. >> america is, you know, johnny and suzie can't read but billy just invented three new ipod apps. so, you know, we've got to get more rigorous on the whole. they want to get more creative. now, frankly, i would rather have our problem than theirs. >> for american students, they don't have so much pressure. they just, like, oh, this is my hobby, or i like this, i want to do this. so, maybe i can try this. they don't have a very specific goal, like chinese students. >> reporter: but in china, hundreds of millions do have a specific goal and a whole family, whole country, pushing them to the finish line. so much hope. but before we leave this subject, there is one note of reality we want to introduce. even in china, with this economy, there are thousands and thousands of brand new university graduates who can't get jobs. and here, they're called the ant tribe. look at the pictures.

. >>> the ipod touch became one of the top ones, you remember the old ipods? the new ipod? they love the ipod touch. this offers a lot more than just listening to music. you can connect the wi-fi, you can play games, even take pictures and hd videos. the newest model has two cameras. one in the front and in the back. 8 gig model. the 64 gig is $400. we love his christina aguilera collection. well done. >> very good. >> people like me on the treadmill with christina. >> that's what we need on the treadmill. >> thank you. >>> well, from pretty gadgets to ugly people. washington makes the ugly list. we're the 6th ugliest city. >> we rank number 2 as the most cultured city though. so who's uglier than d.c.? >> apparently memphis is the ugh least city in america followed by baltimore and philadelphia. >> charleston, south carolina is ranked as the hottest city in the country. is that temperature or looks? >>> howard bernstein has your weather and day planner. here's what else coming your way in this hour. a four-legged feast. we'll tell you about one really bad dog. >>> fast foo

thanksgiving night 50% off toy story 3 talking buzz lightyear. $50 gift card if you buy an ipod touch. back to you. >>> thanks very much. have a great weekend. >> thank you. you too. see you monday. >>> excitement is building about the upcoming royal wedding. this morning we're learning how much it may cost. $40 million. it will be paid for by the queen and prince charles. charles's son prince william announced his engagement to kate middleton this week. she's already looking at venues and reportedly wants to have the ceremony at westminster abbey. the wedding for his mher and grandmother were held there. the funeral for prcess diana was also helthere. >>> "washington post" sports page will soon be missing something. michael willbond's column. the celebrated a award-winning writer is leaving at the end of the year and taking on a bigger role at espn. he has been with the post for three decades. he has written more than 6,000 articles and columns during that time. quite a body of work. >>> we are approaching 6:51. weather and traffic on the ones. tell us about our forecast. >> it's a c

sometime during the thanksgiving break, thieves broke in and took 25 apple macbook's plus 30 apple ipod touches. >>> beats also broke into a berkeley school -- thieves also broke into a berkeley school and stole several laptops from the library. it was the third-best at the school within the past year. someone still cameras and more recently someone broke a window into the computer. >>> the san francisco arts commission says it is seen a dramatic increase in vandalism targeting artwork. the commission has $15,000 budgeted for cleaning up graffiti but it can cost up to $25,000 -- up to $5000 from a single monument. >>> a union representative estimates 20,000 bay area workers will be affected by a freeze. it would amount to $20 billion in savings over the next five years. john elwood, a public policy professor said it will not make a real dent in the nation's deficit. >> is small potatoes. the chilean dollar deficit is there because of a dramatic decline in revenues -- the dollar deficiency is there because of a dramatic decline in revenues. >> the proposal does not apply to congress whic

this is a one-day shop event for the ipad, ipod man quo, the ipod touch and the i mac as well as a mac book pro and mac book air. we have posted a black friday survival tab on the front page of ktvu.com. it contains information on where to find the best deals both in stores and online. >> there are still a lot of questions surrounding the shooting dead of a young woman in san francisco. her body was found in the parking lot of an apartment building here san francisco's japantown. ktvu's allie rasmussen has been talking to people in the area. >> reporter: yesterday evening, some of the residents of the st. francis square cooperative department came home to find crime scene tape blocking the parking lot to the building. police and emergency wokers are long gone but you can see that the crime scene tape is still here. this shooting happened around 9:00 last night when san francisco police arrived, they discovered the body of a 20- year-old woman who had been shot in the parking lot. she was pro numbered dead at the scene. several neighbors told us that, just prior to the shooting, they ha

allow ipad users to switch between applications was is a feature that available of what iphone and ipod trading positive about seven tenths of a percent. >> thank you we'll be right back to the kron 4 morning news continues to live look over san francisco, trent, clouds a chance ever shower to. helping story, a survey into oakland and as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. these are large cities in the area richmond comes in and number six, it moved up eight spots it was 14 last year oakland is the fifth most dangerous city in america it has dropped from third place last year. this report uses fbi data from 2009 and determines which city has the most violent crimes. dahlin has more. >> this is not competition any city wants to win or replaced in the top-10 and national study released ranks oakland the fifth most dangerous city in the nation. oakland ranked third last year by the same organization it did drop two spots. from interviews the people who live in east oakland into a great is their way to many homicides in this part of town with a the agree with the senate or not,

looking for an ipod touch? pick one of those up for just $225 at both wal-mart and target plus a free gift card. it's a $30 gift card at target. $50 at wal-mart. and if you are not into tech toys, how about a mark jacobs bella bag? a lot of girls in the newsroom have been talking about this today. half off at nordstrom.com with the promo code holiday10. join our consumerwatch holiday shopping call-in tonight at 1- 888-5-helps-u tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. tell us what you're looking for and we'll help you find the best prices but experts from cnet, ebay, shop it to me and the frugal find. phone lines open tonight at 5:00. we'll take your calls until 7:00. no early phone calls. if you call now, there won't be anyone there to answer. but we have our volunteers standing by who are helping with consumer problems so not to confuse you too much. if you have a problem call now. if you want a deal, call at 5:00. >>> new details coming out about the royal wedding. when and where william and catherine will tie the knot

. >>> mountain view-based mobile app maker looped will give away ten ipod touches to travelers who get touched by the ts affiliaa on the busiest travel day of the year. you have to check in at the airport using looped with a smartphone or ipod touch and push that message to twitter, touched by the tsa. >>> the number of food manufacturers, including butterball, have agreed to use less salt in their products, part of the national campaign against high blood pressure. so far 22 companies have signed on to cut salt in packaged food by a quarter. they include snyder's of hanover, twinkies and wonder bread. cutting salt could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year. >>> are you joining millions of americans for a last-minute trip to the grocery store? bring some extra cash. tracie potts says the average price for a turkey dinner is up a bit over last year. >> reporter: hitting the grocery store late? don't be surprised if tom turkey costs more than you thought. >> feed corn prices are up over 50% over the past year causing kind of a pullback in turkey production. >> reporter: the food

the airport check-in service looped is giving away 10 ipod touches for those who choose patdowns overy scans. they will be awarded next wednesday, on national opt-out day. protests are planned that day by people opposed to the ts a's new security measures. they have to tweet about their pat-down experience to be eligible for the ipod touches. >>> presint george w. bush is making the rods promosing his new book "decision points." he showed his sense of humor on the latest on "the tonight show." >>e have predent bush on the program tonight, so everybody gets patted down. >> even you. this is your show. >> makes no sense at all. >> tell me about it. grope master. >> president bush came out to rousing applause and the crowd gave him a standing ovtion. mr. bush was last on leno's show ten years ago. he thanked the president on all the material he gave him. president bush was quick to respond with i barb of his own. >> in the last ten years, thank you for all the material. >> that'shy i hadn't been back in ten years. and that's why people don't usually come back. does any of that bother you

unanimous vote from all our experts, $225 for the 8- gigabyte ipod touch.you buy it at wal-mart you get a $50 gift card. we have experts here from various places including ebay. i'm here with their style and fashion expert. you have a lot of great black friday deals that are straight from manufacturers? >> absolutely. we have ugg boots up to 40% off msrp. you're getting a great deal. they are still on style. you have to get them on black friday. >> reporter: something about group giving? >> if you want a big gift for your family, pool with your friends. you can do an ebay group gift. just get that money together, gather it on paypal, tell your friends on facebook and twitter and you don't have to pay it all yourself. >> reporter: who knew. a great way for all the siblings to get together. thank you, karen, from ebay.com. our phone lines are open until 7 p.m. and our experts are standing by to answer all your shopping questions. 1-888-5-helps-u. call us until 7 p.m. >> phone call and advice are free? >> reporter: absolutely. >> take advantage of that. >>> we

now, to qualify for the ipod touch you have to check in using looped with a smartphone or your ipod touch and then what you want to do is push that to twitter using this hash tag touched by tsa. not to be outdone, the tsa has its own app. this one for the iphone offers advice to make your trip through the line a little smoother and what can we say to access that app you have to touch your phone. >> nice marketing ploy. thank you. >>> san francisco's hay straight may be known for love, peace and happiness culture but not when it comes to selling cigarettes. r.j. reynolds was told to snuff out cigarette ads. they say the campaign is exploiting the image to target young people to smoke. a spokesperson for the company says the ad campaign is designed and marketed to adult smokers. san francisco forced r.j. reynolds to abandon its joe camel character. >>> toys are out of happy meals in san francisco. the san francisco board of supervisors voted today to override mayor gavin newsom's veto of that legislation. toys will not be included in children's meals that contain more than 600 calories and

>> i had give tennessee kids an ipod touch so they would be happy and love me.r it, even though each had one. i just grabbed it and smashed it right in front on them. it's just a thing. and it just got really big. especially here in silicone valley. there's so much of it and so little time to absorb stuff. i like the fact that it put a break into time. a moment. we actually took that thing apart together. and i took pictures of it. and my wife goes you should do something with it. >> there's some chance that you're going to be a folk hero. this sounds like the jet blue guy getting off the plane. are you making money off this? is this an exhibit in san francisco? >> well, you know, when you used to be able to go to a rock concert and pay them $20 and it was just you and the band. pepsi came in, and this is going to be good. faps forward, and it's like $300 to see the rolling stones. i don't know what happened to that. but i think you can't do a concert without having a sponsor. it was really important for me to pay for it myself. it was important that it's a new

looped will give away ten ipod touches to travelers who get patdowns on tsa today. you have to check into the airport using your looped account with a smartphone or ipod touch. then push that link to twitter using the hash tag touched by tsa. >> as you know now, it is a freezing morning literally. people getting ready for work across the bay area are facing record cold temperatures and "today in the bay'" bob redell is live at the dublin-pleasanton bart station with how people are handling this cold blast. bob. >> reporter: well, it's good for business at this little coffee shop here. good morning, brent. they're getting a lot of first-time coffee drinkers. your not a regular coffee drinker, right? >> no. >> reporter: why this morning? >> because i'm extra sleepy because i have to wake up at 5:00 to get on the bus. >> reporter: i also notice that you don't have any gloves. is it keeping your hands warm? >> not really. i'm planning on getting gloves. >> reporter: that's probably not a bad idea. what did you do to prepare for the cold weather? >> i'm from san francisc

of the content about artists, the stories behind artists we have had on line, but those on to the ipod touch. >> could you talk about the education role that the museum plays in the city of san francisco? >> we are in the middle of a new initiative to provide more resources and programs for families and the locality. we are benefiting from a grant from the wallace foundation, and in the last two years many more bay area families have come to the museum, participated in the programs, most of which take place on sundays. we will see more and more different offerings rolled out in the coming months. >> thank you, dominic, for being part of "culture wire." >> the museums are almost like a team sport. there is a tremendous amount of talented staff that puts together patrons to help support the institutions, but they all need a coach. the coach is the director. neal, could you let the viewers know, you have been director how long? >> we are working on eight years. >> now you have the 75th anniversary. how does that feel? >> we opened this building in 1995. it was bought at that time as a mov

gps, ipod and cell phones are all reason enough for a thief to smash the window. if you are shopping with kids, make sure they know to find a clerk or security guard if they get separated from you. it's a good idea to shop with a group of friends or relatives. >> reporter: if you are shopping late in the night, try not to park your car in an area that is poorly lit. when you are walking to and from your car have your keys in your hand. this shopping here, as you can see the line is around the corner, this is not the first shopping that has been going on. shopping has been going on earlier and earlier. kate thompson has more on the bargain hundters. >> reporter: open and ready for business. stores were open this holiday, rolling out the sales early, trying to attract customers before black friday. >> $10. >> i got a skirt and head bands for $10. good deals. >> reporter: $10 shirts, $5 gloves and 30% off boots had market street packed. old navy, shoppers cleaning up on discounted items. lucking out with the holiday sales and getting their gears for less. >> i came t

por otra parte, anuncio que ellos tambien van a dar sorpresas espectaculares de ahorro en sus ipads, ipodss de mac, asi que si ya habia estado ahorrando para comprarse algo de esta marca, ahora es cuando.--best buy tambien, va a abrir sus puertas esta medianoche y desde anoche ya hay gente haciendo fila.---ahora que si prefiere hacer sus compras y no lidiar con la locura en las tiendas, si es que entra.... compre por internet, que por cierto el mejor dia para hacerlo seria el lunes que es "cyber monday" similar a black friday pero en linea. ---asi a comer pavito para agarrar energia y a comprar se ha dicho y ...buena suerte. ---bueno: tal vez usted y su familia esperan este viernes para madrugar, buscar ofertas, y hacer muchas compras ... pero tal vez no ....---quiero que me diga que piensa del llamado "viernes negro" .... ---llamenos gratis al 1-866- 229-4848 ....o escribanos a "noticiero 48 @telemundo.com" ... para opinar. ---y con esto, nos vamos a la primera pausa ... ---- en minutos: la enfermedad que mas mata en el pais, afecta cada vez en mayor medida a las mujeres ,ya le digo de qu

. >> nos dicen por qué no tiene un ipod ni cuenta en twitter ni en facebook. >> el grande, el grande.e estrellas de hollywood. >> el departamento de policía los angeles facilitó dos autobuses paraunivis traunrtar n mineros. >> y pronto vamos a ver varios prunivtos den películas hay varios actores que quieren presentarlos a ellos precisamente. >> después de lo que sufrieron. >> que disfruten. >> ellos a hollywood y después ell hollywood a ellos. >> buen fin de semana. >> (♪). >>union

some of the crimes that we are saying are theft of the use of cell phones, ipods, laptop computers while in public. we encourage everybody to be alert and aware of their surroundings at all times, even if they're exiting their home or their car. a lot of times, they're comfortable with their surroundings so they're not really paying attention. what we encourage people to do is whenever they're out in the public, just pay attention. look around you. notice if there are people hanging out suspiciously. notice people that are too close to you. carry your purses and your wallets close to your body. do not carry them in one place. we suggest to carry them at different locations on your person or in your purse. that way if something is stolen, your hole world and your purse and your wallet is not taken away at once. we encourage people to report suspicious activities to the police at all times, calling 911 or nonemergency will definitely get a police response. also, another crime that we are seeing is car breakins or auto boostings. people leave items in their cars that are visible. so we enco

the second grand prize is an ipod nano.aking qualifiers all this week. you can still qualify by being the 10th caller at (410)481-4545. of sugar land, the incredible machine cd. it's brought to you by hollywood caaino. >>> a recall involving hundreds of thousands of nissan cars.ú what would problems the company has detected. -p>>> next he was a part of a sleeping victory. andy harris joins us to talk what change if only there were a place where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. >>> ang deharris has had a week ii thinks new job. he is 1 of the several republicans who beat a democrat. in his first run against kratovil two years ago, harris %-this tiie he won by more than 35,000 votes. now that he has the job, representing maryland's in congress, what is next, congressmen elect andy harris >> good to be with you? >> congratulations, that was a

and everything apple has right now, terra ipod, the touch, the ipad, it is ben gold. >> and cannot leadales? >> yet, they are busy at saturday, sunday, and the do not even needed those sales. >> and look that it to you think that they can keep the momentum? but the short-term be a good deal. >> it is $4-60%. >> and i was wondering? >> netflix, they're continuing to get higher. and your surprised. why? >> that was one of my favorite for this year, and with $60, and it feels like it is going to be going 120 m.p.h. perhaps a bit too fast. spock stock perspective, it is just too fast, and with your television, it is really evolving quite nicely with their streaming. and with microsoft perhaps the will to the exact same thing. back lex will probably get acquired on the road by perhaps google, apple, microsoft. and they are what we want. with media, anytime you want it-netflix. microsoft said that perhaps and one year and another alternative to cable. with all of the major tiered packages for a consumers. so perhaps no more $1004 cable television. and that is just going to be a $100 for the s

everybody uses the ipod. how do you get out of that model? the fact that they have itunes makes it so easy. the service connects to the product so seamlessly that people want to use that hardware as well. i think you can say they are advertising on television, but they are actually advertising on a product level, at stores on the retail level, through a service called itunes. >> they are very prolific digitally, relative to how they use the digital environment to know your customer, to understand them. that saves time. if you think about the knowledge that apple has a, each of every one of you that is injured -- each and every one of you that is interfacing with their website, the knowledge they have of your behaviors and how dynamically -- when you think about knowledge, whether you are out there or not, we can see what you are going to, what you are shopping for. you start to build preferences' around that. >> what do you do with that? >> that is kept at h-p. i think privacy is a huge thing, and security is a very big thing. we would not se

it's the size of an ipod worn around the calf.es electrical stimulation too override it. >> i didn't do that last march before i got this machine. i'd be tripping over myself, so i've already seen improvement in the seven months i've been using it. >> the maker of the walk aid hanger prosthetic says the cuff on the advice uses bluetooth technology to communicate, the same type of sensor used in wii games and it's miraculous. what a great thing for that young lady. >>> giants, i guess, have work to do to fill the holes on the left side. >> of all the teams he could have gone to, he went to the dodgers. the giants fans are up in arms. it's not that bad. we'll let you know what's going on with juan uribe. there's more to the story, including a tidbit from the world series as well. >>> carroll interesting exschang with local beat writers today in alameda and the biggest daredevils ey're in town.netwn.. we're heading to the beach. stick around. 'r >>> ilgts it's that time of year where a lot of people going shopping, but we found one m

al stg right now over your ipod. we're live in the i apple store. if you want a quick glee or just take a look at apple's home page. this is just another day is in the corner for the paul mccartney song, "another day i.i. when you go on. and those designer. i do everything on my i pod and iphone, anyway. glinl to the music load. >> it going to be a young people know and know. now, i can actually hit your stu? not everybody is halg harrison ste stera. peters that wasn't a choice of selli selling. >> the world's largest retailer is about to end. >> i guess the new generation had to hear it on roughly 90 percent and to make a lot of home from. if, n, there's so much creature on rick. three things you could do tonight to make your family happy. >>> you can call in an x-rated turkey truck -- if you dare -- and a local business turns up the heat on that holiday. >>> more heat in store fuss tomorrow. not quite as high about those low 80s. i usually have to drink from south sweater on the zam bees righ after the gruk and the pepper spray bandit. ♪ ♪ [ femal

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. >> the major glitch with the iphone and ipod. and how it can cause some of you to be late for work. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. back out to pleasanton, westbound 580 before hopyard road at the scene of this multi- vehicle crash. they are working hard to clear this accident hopefully the next 15 minutes. they got the flatbed tow truck out there now. one of the cars with major front end damage is now loaded on to it. right now just one lane is blocked. they had the two right lanes shut down for quite some time. but right now just one lane is blocked. unfortunately, the backups are really bad on westbound 580 stretching all the way to livermore into the altamont pass now. there were only minor injuries reported in this crash, so not a long investigation. now they are just trying to clear the scene. there was a big rig involved in the accident, as well. they are hoping by 7:00 this morning they can get all lanes at westbound 580 right there at hopyard re-opened. unfortunately, it is going to take a while for traffic to fully

. >> an ancestor of the iphone and ipod is coming up for auction in london later this month. i want you to look at the apple one. it was the first computer offered for sale. this is number 82 out of only 200. the computer features a 2 megahertz processor and eight kilobytes of ram. people had to provide everything else. originally sold for $660. it could go for $242,000. that is it for us. we will see you back here the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite.

was not aware that there was such a thing called an ipod. it's been amusing watching him set up an account. >>> this is when we find out. >> they get cats all their shots and controls the cat population. so they are trying to raise awareness. if you want to more more about them we put two e-mail addresses on the screen. give them a contact and so help them out. >> with so much attention being paid to the east coast weatherwise, especially winter weather wise at 10:00 this morning, and there will be a briefing show ho -- to show how maryland is getting ready for the winter this year. it might be something you don't necessarily want to attend but you still want to know how the state is getting ready for the winter weather should it arrive. >> and if something is happening in your community, all you have to do is e-mail us. the address is on your screen. e-mail meet charlie or morning show at wmar.com. write it down. let us know what's happening. we'll be right back. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-

. >> and printing from your ipod or iphone. insen toughs for consumers to buy. >>> vatican officials say it's not revolutionary but to many the pope's comments about condoms marked an important moment. the pope said in a newspaper interview that for some people such as male prostitutes, using condoms could be a first step in accepting moral responsibility in reducing the risk of infection. the comments created a firestorm as they appear to contradict the 1966 edict that bars catholics from using artificial contraception. there are reports that the vatican was considering releasing a document on the subject. >> we heard for years there might be one. now perhaps then the remarks will spur completion of a document that the vatican has been working on for years. >> the pope chose to make the statement in an interview with a german journalist, due to be published this week. >> more and more people are turning to the internet to watch movies and tv shows. that has netflix changing its focus. the company now with lower priced streamin

all of these will work with an iphone, ipad or ipod touch and most of them will also work on other mobile platforms like android phones. the app flight status gives you real time updates on all aspects of your flight. it provides you with imformation like delays, expected arrival times and baggage claim numbers. flight status works with all airlines and destinations. next up an application called gate guru. this one is really cool, long layovers are no fun but this could really help. gate guru helps you navigate the airport, it provides a comprehensive list of what businesses and facilities are in each airport. search within your terminal for the closest gift shop or a certain type of food your craving. last flying app i'm going to show you is tsa wait. you can use tsa wait to calculate how much time you'll spend at security, the app pulls up real time stats from the tsa and shows the average and maximum wait time. and now let's move on to apps that can help you when your travelling car this holiday season. an app called sit or squat helps you find the closest and cleanest bathroom, it sh

it is a -- because a number of stores will give you some green for your gadgets, cell phones, ipods and video games are among the tradeable items, target, radio shack, game stop, walmart, staples participating in the program. electronics can have a second life instead of going right into that landfill. >> depending on the condition of the item, we will go ahead and give you what we can or will appraise it for. you're also welcome if there is no value to it for some odd reason, we can recycle it for you properly. >> a 3 g phone can get you about 100 bucks, ipods can earn you almost 30. video games, get between $5 and $20. >>> hunger is a sear ruse matter but food and fun drives don't have to be. bay area food banks pretty creative offers helping to raise the money and millions of pounds of food it takes to feed people all year long. nbc bay area's kris sanchez shows us how some folks are helping and how you can join in. >> reporter: usually, we try to keep hair and food separate but at alchemy hair studios in willow glenn neighborhood of san jose, the pair is a natural fit. for the tenth

. >>> is the long and winding road about to end on your ipod?t hours away from apple's latest announcement. >> apple says it has big news for us tomorrow morning. the company is only saying it has something to do with itunes. speculation hot and heavy tonight that tomorrow will be the day the beatles come onboard itunes. "the wall street journal" reporting apple core will meet apple inc. there's talk they will stream your music from anywhere via the cloud. we'll let you know when the company makes its move. we do know that facebook has something new. the social networking giant showing off what it calls a social in box. a mix of your texts, instant messages and e-mail all to be on facebook so you'll never have to leave. a hyper competitive online market facebook which has 500 million users wants to build even more loyalty. and as if that's not enough tech news to kick off the week, cisco launched its new home videoconferencing today. we tested it out with some potential buyers willing to smile for the camera. go ahead, show off your toys and int

keep your valuables out of your site near car like your ipod, i your ipod charger, your gps. often these will look at that and think there is a cell phone is at the carnegie get ahold of they will smasher window to get to it. just a couple of tips. 5:07 a.m. taking a quick break we will be back with more talent a lot of this san jose said it traffic in as a light if you were to be out there among the early birds here is the current temperature in san jose it right now in the '40's and not mistaken. 034 even colder than that. 57 is your high it is cold dress in layers please. we will be right back. 5:11 a.m. quick check gone market stocks headed for quick open down futures down more than 100 points at this hour. today will be a short trading gave many investors absent for the holiday. retail stocks will be on the radar today as people flocked to stores tried to get their hands on some of those day after thanksgiving sales. with no economic reports on the agenda today few investors in the market will probably take their cues from developments overseas that is the korean peninsu

one victim did see the thieves leave in a saturn after they stole his wallet, ipod and a backpack. >>> president obama is in japan tonight for one last meeting before heading home. brian moore reports, while the president wraps up his ten-day asia tour, he's already talking about ways to perhaps work with the republican majority back home. >> reporter: as president obama winds down his asian trip, he's looking for ways to work with the incoming republican members of congress. >> we have a chance to advance the interests, not of republicans or democrats, but of the american people. to put our country on the path of fiscal discipline and responsibility that will lead to a brighter economic future for all. >> reporter: the president was to eliminate earmarks, those pork projects lawmakers piggybacked into bigger bills. and this past week, a presidential commission released radical suggestions for raising revenue, and slashing the deficit. that includes a cut in the home mortgage tax deduction. republicans say they're ready to make some tough decisions. >> we're also tracking down every l

the british invasion is inally invading your ipod. apple starting to sell beatles music n itunes. and albums are available. >>> verizon planning to add 900 workers. it needs more people o handle a bump in wirrless business. >>> ups hiring 50,000 workerss3 forrthe holidays. they are oping to ship 50 million packages between thanksgiving and christmas. >>> the world's largest retailer expecting strong hhliday saless wal-mart quarterly profit rising and sales topping $1 billion. >>> stack profits soaring in latest quartee. that chain predicting a big holiday season.3 that's business. >>> coming up local residents wonder if a strange light spotted in the skies above centreville is aaufo. ú%e video that clears up the mystery. >>> and this is what is left after 80--ile-an-hour winds rip through northeast

. >> that is what is on my ipod. >> mine, too. > tavis: how do these songs lend themselves to you'rean favorite rec? >> -- record? >> it may be a test for the fans. the first thing was rick wanted me to do a lot of writing. fans as much as i like to hear the beauty of the singing and the orchestration, fans want to find out about the artist drew their songs. i'm always so pleased when i can get or give a song that is -- speaks to me and i can interpret. given the opportunity to write from the heart and bring some personality and -- to this genre, it was a great opportunity. i would have been perfectly happy singing a group of cover songs we felt would be great for the fans and me. he said keep going and make it personal. )0 there are personal messagesr me on this record. a total of 13 tracks. the other thing is we recorded it. we took away a lot of the electronic elements of how it recorded in the past. many of the songs were recorded in one or two takes. there is a performance aspect of it that i think is exciting for me and the fans and the left part of the promotional tour that w

the original apple 1 was a forerunner to the various max, -- macs, ipods, and iphones. britain's prince william and his fiancee had decided on april 29 as their wedding day. government ministers have agreed it will be a public holiday. the ceremony will be at westminster abbey, scene of several such events. as you would expect, this report has some pretty intense belts of flash photography. >> it is a place woven into the history of this country. william and kate are said to have chosen -- said to read joe's in westminster abbey for its beauty and history. it was described today as the royal parish church. the clergy are preparing for an event which will be both a national occasion and a family wedding. >> perhaps the middleton family there, family and friends all around, and then here, this is the point at which the marriage will take place, and the blessing. >> this is said to be the end to read part of the vast abby. >> it does feel into bed, and it is very important to the couple, as to any couple getting married, that it is their commitment to each other -- it does

. >> we warn people not to have their ipods on and not be distracted on their phones because there have been robberies. there was one here. and for the most part they listen. >> prejean hawkins was not hurt. he's glad the only thing he lost was his phone and wants his experience to be a warning to others. >> please be aware of your surrounding surroundings. >> reporter: police have not determined if any these recent armed robberies are connected. they have not made any arrests or identified any suspects. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> also in berkeley tonight, police are searching for clues in a case investigators are calling alarming. a man broke into a home on evelyn avenue early this morning and sexually assaulted a girl. they described the attacker as a hispanic man, 20 to 30 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 190 pounds. he has a pronounced nose. speaks with a heavy accent short hair and a clean shaven face. police are urging anyone with information on the case to give them a call. >>> a funeral was held today for the unarmed man shot and killed in oakland earlier this month. t

to qualify you have to check into the airport using looped with a smartphone or an ipod touch.push it to twitter using the hash tag touched by tsa. >>> today is the coldest day of the year so far and a lot of places are seeing overnight temperatures in the 20s. keeping warm can sometimes turn dangerous and deadly. just a little bit ago, we told you about a monterey couple who died and so far they think that maybe a gas heater might be to blame there. alameda county fire chief sheldon gilbert is joining me this morning with a few safety tips. good morning and thanks for coming by. >> thanks for having me. >> let's start with the monterey thing. unfortunately this is the kind of thing we see happen, it gets cold and people try to stay warm. they use a fas heater and you guys see tragedy strike. >> well, i don't know the specifics of the monterey incident. whenever you have a stationary heating instrument in a home, it needs to be serviced to make sure it's properly ventilated and the firebox for the heat is intact and the flame is burning efficiently so it doesn't produce carbon

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at the united states capitol building, this song, "get up" by 50 cent is number one in everybody's ipodt's check weather from nbc meteorologist, broad way bill karins, back in new york. >> did you have another book party last night? >> it never ends. my own personal celebration of me never ends. >> i get it now. you don't write books for the money, you write it so you can travel and party and drink for four straight months. >> you know, when you have great people like nora adonal willing to thrive -- o'donnell willingto throw you a party, who can argue? >>> what a day yesterday through new england and the mid-atlantic. the winds were howling, it was all day long. today it's lighter. the winds are gusty at logan airport. but that should subside through the morning. the winds won't be as bad. temperatures in the 40s. maybe the light winter coat or the heavier fall jacket will be necessary. some hats for the kids. that will be about it for today. temperatures in the mid 50s. all in all not a bad day for this time of november. maybe a sprinkle or shower from syracuse to buffalo. the rest of

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apple says if your alarm is set on repeat some versions of the iphone and ipod touch did not recognize the end of daylight saving time. the alarm went off an hour later on those devices. if you set your alarm manually it was okay. there will be an update later this month to fit the glitch. >>> a chilean miner displayed determination that helped him survive more than two months trapped underground. he crossed the finish line at the new york city marathon today. the 34-year-old needed bags of ice for sore knees during the course. while trapped 2300 feet underground he jogged every day through tunnels until they were rescued. his finishing time today 5 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds. >>> the wet weather kept spectators away from san francisco's veteran's day parade but didn't dampen the enthusiasm. commemorated the 16th anniversary of the korean war. >>> the storm came in and did wake me up. >> we had the rain and win knocking things over at my house. >> we are watching things beginning to wind down a bit as the main cold front has gone on by. let's take you live and outside right now. ple

. >> children in this tech savvy age of ipods and 4g probably more about texting and channeling sureing but turning pages of a good book. each year these students at fountain green elementary get to dress the part as the character of one of their favorite books to help bring the story alive. >> it has become a tradition. it is a celebration of reading. our students get to pick their absolute favorite character. they get to meet with a buddy they get to read. today is a celebration of reading. >> in this classroom the teachers paired kindergarteners with third graders who helped read their favorite brooks. the school day was cut short with an early dismissal making it even more special for everyone. >>> a baltimore county teacher has been named educator of the year by the maryland pta. floyd dobb countries is an agricultural science teacher. they honor educator who compels . congratulations. >>> restaurant chefs are always the master of the kitchen. have you ever wonder had what chefs order when they go out. plus you pack clothes shoes and your toothbrush. what about health insurance? ne