joining us here in new york is joann reed and the managing editor of the grio.com. dyson, i want to start with you. you heard in top lines ron paul call himself dangerous to wild applause. and i guess as far as some republicans are concerned, is he dangerous. though his meandering speech sounded a little like a deluded fan taist. >> no doubt. i think his danger lies in the fact that he's willing to take facts out of context to reinterpret ideas and particular understanding of the world according to his quite distorted viewpoi viewpoint. i'm even afraid to praise him because he took said out of context and ran it as an ad in new hampshire. so the thing is is that the danger is that what's in danger here is the truth and the facts in the context that is balanced and insightful. i think that rambling speech proves ron paul is trying to backtrack over some of the stuff he said back in the '70s and '80s that was quite problematic and destructive and trying to present himself as an open minded libertarian when it's a repackaging of the same old bigotry we've seen before.

joanne. >> joanne. >> oh, yes. nobody was crazier than me. >> you! >> slow rider was there. and we should -- oh. >> low, low, low. >> by the way, he was great. everyone was -- a bunch of people on stage. >> pit bull was great too. >> pit bull started the night off. you guys, he has a concert scheduled in south america, but he made a pit stop here for us. look at that. >> pit bull made a pit stop. >> that's right. >> that was crazy. the edison ballroom in new york city. a lot of fun. >> a big thank-you to megan, who somehow organized that massive party along with everything else all week long. >> she needs to hibernate like a bear for the rest of the winter to recuperate from what she put into this. >> and collett was the other person in charge of that edison room. it was a great space. the party was supposed to be over at 10:00, but they kept going. >> spouses were invited. i called frank, and i said honey we'd love to have you and your favorite people are performing, pit bull and slow rider. frank would have loved it if doris day was singing. he passed on it. i love those g

joining us here in new york is joann reed and the managing editor of the grio.com. professor dyson, i want to start with you. you heard in top lines ron paul call himself dangerous to wild applause. and i guess as far as some republicans are concerned, is he dangerous. though his meandering speech sounded a little like a deluded fan taist. >> no doubt. i think his danger lies in the fact that he's willing to take facts out of context to reinterpret ideas and particular understanding of the world according to his quite distorted viewpoi viewpoint. i'm even afraid to praise him

joanne, would you like to start with a few words and then chief greg sir after that? >> thank you, anne, for the kind introductions. it was amazing 22 years ago this city in the bay area region experienced the loma prieta earthquake. i was not yet in the fire department. it was about five months before i joined and like anne alluded to, if anyone lived here, they remember where they were. >> i was at a high school when it happened and all of us remember the frightening moments and the aftermath of loma prieta. and it's always fitting when we celebrate an anniversary to take a minute not only to commemorate that but to next on the importance of how the community needs to step up and assist the paid professionals, if you will. the san francisco fire departments, our respective departments are adequately resourced for any given day for emergencies here in san francisco. as you know, though, that all goes out the window for a large-scale disaster be it man made or not. that's why we always talk about preparedness. the more prepared we are, the quicker we'll be able to res

but joann will be there to represent baltimore and to assist in nfl play 60 activity. pretty cool. >> we'll change the title to super mom. >> she is, for sure. >> mary, thank you very much. >>> her son gets to play madden with ray rice. >> that's the envy of everyone. >>> pretty nice there. maybe 85. not as warm here. but not too bad. let's take a look now. down in the upper 40s. 48. no wind at all. the barometer on the way back up. we'll look at a slightly cooler day tomorrow after this. ,,,,,,, >>> here's a live look outside right now. we see moon. and that's venus up there on the left. >> moon is just beginning to come up there. eastern sky. can't quite see it yet. >> we've got it pretty clear tonight. it will get cool tonight. but not as warm as it was last night. last night, at midnight, we were in the low 40s. tonight, we get down to freezing most places, which is still well above normal. take a look at temps around the area, after a very, very mild afternoon. washington, still coming in at 55. 47 up in cumberland. 54 in easton. and we're at 48 now. dew points do

joanne will be there to assist in the nfl play 60 activities. as we said, her family gets to go with her. >> congratulations. >> yes. really nice. can you imagine just being in your basement, playing madden with ray rice? that would be a good afternoon. >> super weekend. very good to have. that's a long way to go. >>> let's take a look at temps here. not quite as warm as hawaii. but not quite as bad. 52. right now, west/northwest winds at 5. not quite as warm tomorrow. but still not too bad. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> just a few clouds out there. but all in all, amazing weather once again. just like spring again now. cool and 52. 41 in oakland. 47 in ocean city. 49 in elkton. dew point is back down in the mid-30s. and we'll get down into the upper 30s and mid-40s. 50, rock hall. 48 annapolis and kent island. and 52 in columbia. 48 in westminster. 59, 41 today. 59 both at the airport and in the city. the normal high now is 41. and by the way, tomorrow, our normal high jumps to 42. we have reached the bottom. the coldest of the entire year. last coupl

i want to thank our fire chief joanne hayes white for being here today.asurer, jose cisneros our rec and park commissioners. [applause] ana and reid, fiona ma. i also want to thank quickly our entertainers for the evening. we have had some incredible entertainment. the golden gate band. the hoover middle school jazz band. the birchen high-school drum corps. the young people music theater company. the george washington high school marching band. the brunos. press, circus -- presscot circus. i also want to thank our co-host for the evening, the newly formed parks alliance. the parks department cannot do it alone. the alliance has really become our best friend. i want to recognize their board chair. our executive director matt o'grady will come up to say a few words. >> thank you so much. the parks alliance is the new kid on the block. a brand-new organization, and yet, a very familiar organization, because we come from the san francisco parks trust and from the neighborhood council. these two organizations got together and realize they can do so much more b

joanne and her family are headingÑi to hawaii tot"keçpgñ i >>> gino's will be coming to camden yards. coming up in 2012. >>> here's a look at what's coming up tonight at 11:00. hazing, bullying. it's happening to our kids. the warning signs and advice from parents. >>> plus, the very latest on a deadly crash in carroll county. cheryl conner remains on the scene. i'm kelly swoope, plus wyatt's forecast. join us at 11. [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra power. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeee

i'm joined by joann reed and jimmy williams and crystal ball.ant to stay on this housing story for a number of different reasons. first of all, it is a big story in florida, but it is also a big story coming up in nevada and the housing bubble, and this is where mitt romney has had a number of different positions and answers. here he is, romney, tonight on the housing how we should help these people. here he is. >> to help these homeowners or not? to help them, of course we help them. pam bonnie in florida is cracking down on people committing fraud, number one. number two, you have to get government out of the mess. government created the mess. number three, you have to help people get more flexibility out of their loans. >> underwater mortgages back in october. >> as to what would you do for the housing industry specifically, and are there things you can do to encourage housing? one is don't try to stop the foreclosure process. let it run its course and hit the bottom. >> jimmy, what do you make of that? >> well, he continually -- he habituall

joanne kurtzberg. >> kurtzberg: i believe stem cells have a lot of promise.y at the infancy. because real stem cells are very difficult to control as therapy. i personally think we're ten years away from seeing real cell therapies that are working and are safe, but i do believe it will come. >> pelley: dr. kurtzberg is a physician and the chief scientific officer of a stem cell research program at duke university. she advises the federal government and is the co- director of this multimillion- dollar laboratory which works with stem cells harvested from umbilical cord blood. dr. kurtzberg told us there is no evidence yet that stem cells can treat cerebral palsy. some of the diseases that we see stem cell cures offered for on the internet include multiple sclerosis. >> kurtzberg: there are no stem cell cures yet for multiple sclerosis. >> pelley: lou gehrig's disease? >> kurtzberg: i wish there were but there are not. >> pelley: you know, i wonder how often it happens that you have to tell a patient, "i'm sorry. there's nothing we can do." and then they come b

. >> i am joanne, a member of the community coalition. in may of 2009, the attorney wrote a letter saying, significant developments in the national and local economy have affected all employers. thus far, they are treating fewer patients than expected. while they have made efforts to reduce costs, more reductions are required. net profit had a staggering weight from 120 42 159 million. the c o was granted a 59% wage increase. the disparity highlights of hallmark. it is what allows the company to come before city officials for approval of the product while denying current employees the right to transfer to it, despite huge community repercussions that would result from a loss of jobs. that same sense of privilege also allow them to exercise of gender bias double standard. also denying the rights to the registered nurses work force, which is 95% female. 40 jobs per year for five years for a projected 4100 new jobs and who would be laughable if it were not so tragic. >> thank you very much. next speaker. ÷:÷>> i am a san francisco resit and

. >> safer: joanne ruthsatz, a psychology professor at ohio state, has been studying child prodigies years. she believes there's a link between autism and prodigies. >> joanne ruthsatz: we know that child prodigies are having autistic relatives at a very high clip, and some of them have autism themselves. >> safer: she believes that what sets a prodigy with autism apart from other children with the condition is the prodigy's genes have been modified so that the genius emerges without many of the severe disabilities associated with autism. >> ruthsatz: in the general population of autism, 10% will have an autistic savant skill where they're exceptional at something, and they've only got that piece displaying itself. >> safer: she says for prodigies-- be it in math, music, or art-- the key to the extraordinary talent is extraordinary memory. >> ruthsatz: they all share this incredible memory, each and every one of them. >> safer: in jake's case, he's 13 years old-- what's remarkable is not just this memory, but his vocabulary is so adult. >> ruthsatz: of course they speak like adults,

[applause] and gavin newsom named the first female fire chief, joanne hayes-white. [applause] and you kept gavin newsom's chief of staff, steve. where are you, steve? [applause] and then, mr. mayor, all this just didn't happen, all the business of the beautiful blue drapery decking out staal and -- city hall and the blue carpet and the horns aplenty heralding your arrival, that all happened because of the committee headed by none other than charlotte cholets and maw enthusiastic, and they put that all together with the inaugural committee. stand up. you're a member of that inaugural committee. [applause] and then, of course, mr. mayor, you hosted, during the christmas holidays, an event for a very important international unit, and as this city obviously unfolds in its international importance under your leadership, the counselor corps of san francisco is going to be very important. and for the 70 or more countries represented, would the council corps members please rise, so people can see who you really are. [applause] >> now, san francisco would never be complete -

joanne's 3-year-old poodle was attacked by two pit bulls in early december.one will be euthanized, the other will be returned to the owner as long as he files new guidelines. the other owner is allowed to appeal that decision. >>> a lot of emotion. the concern the federal government now raised about a drink or two a day, this morning. and a doctor says smoking cigarettes can cause cancer. a new study says smoking reefer may not be as bad as first thought. who knew? you're watching "good morning maryland" on this wednesday, january 11st. Ã >>> believe it or not, this is what winter locks like in the swiss alps. this is video of a blizzard in switzerland during the past weekend. snow usually comes in november but the first flakes didn't arrive until late december this year. despite the snow piling up the i-reporter says the swiss are used to this. so they've taken it easy. >> that almost looks like snowshoe, west virginia. the new village. we have a look this morning at cold temperatures, no snow but there's a little on the way. nothing like what we just saw. 2

[applause] fire chief of the city and county of san francisco, joanne hayes white. and a man whose work as an architect in three or four administrations, a man that i got from the board of supervisors years ago, he became deputy chief of staff and then chief of staff under mayor newsom, steve koba, chief of staff. and as always, you're in good hands of public safety, but only if there is a police chief, and there is one here, the acting police chief, jeff godong. [applause] the controller, a man who could cook the books or make it very difficult for you, ben rosenfeld. [applause] and from oakland, california, an asian person that beat you for mayor of the city by five minutes -- >> a little more than five minutes! >> by five minutes by my account, this is san francisco. gene quan, the mayor of oakland, california. [applause] and the city attorney and one of my lawyers, john russo. [applause] oakland. from the board of education, emily mores. [applause] and i could go on and on with the -- mr. mayor to be of the people who are here celebrating with you on this very h

joanne was a single mother who lived with tyler in eldorado hills, california.pecially vicious. >> joanne had 20 stab wounds over her entire body. >> the crime of matte mat side extremely rare and tyler vehemently denied killing her mother. >> how dare you. >> tyler eventually admitted she planned her mother's murder but insisted steven did the stabbing. he says, she did it. but prosecutors believe tylar. >> you asked why i ultimately believed her. all the other evidence in the case that we have independently supports what she says. >> witt made a deal to testify against her boyfriend in exchange for a lighter sentence. richard slessinger is with us now. little disturbing. >> not great. >> you mentioned matricide is rare. are there numbers on this? >> yeah. they're starting to collect. numbers this is one area of crime that's growing. the latest figures were available from 2008. 260 mothers were murdered that year. those are the latest figures. the thing that's disturbing is that, while other type of crime are going down, this is rising as a percentage of family

the chief of the department, joanne hayes-white, would now like to say a few words.applause] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to our beautiful division of training 21 years ago, i sat in those seats and was a proud member of the 1978 recruit class. we're here to celebrate your hard work and successful completion of the rigorous 14- week recruit academy. this the first recruit academy we've had in nearly six years. you now have the skills and ability to enter the field on your assignments and provide firefighting and emergency medical services to our community to fulfil our mission. i remember your first day here on may 2, 2011. i spoke about the importance of teamwork, getting to know one another, and working together to build on strengths to help those who might be struggling. teamwork serve you well throughout our careers. your ability to do that and be successful has paid off. the staff at the division of trading has provided you with an excellent foundation -- at the division of training has provided you with an excellent foundation. each day, you will gain new

. >> richard wolffe is an msnbc political analyst, joanne reid, managing editor of thegrio.com. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> richard, should we be surprise it had seems to be the general election here the way these two are going after each other? >> not really but it is for very different reasons. you know, the obama campaign believes that the other republican candidates have done a terrible job of putting romney through his paces and pointing out his record and going negative on him. so, they feel that they need to step in and do that right now and for romney this is obviously a chance to prove his conservative credentials by taking on obama, which is what is a huge priority for republican voters and not have to deal with some of these tricky questions about the policy flip-flops he has done. so, they want to go at it, but it is still a little bit premature. >> they have got their surrogates out, certainly the president, we heard kiki mclean a little bit earlier and a similar line of attack from debbie wasserman schultz yesterday. listen to this. >> demonstr

aaron yam, roberto bob, gamino, joann and steven bonnacorso. you each have two minutes to speak. >> hello. i am day 4.0 junior at john o'connell. when i first got the acceptance to the high school, i was a little turned away from the alternative. as i give it a chance, it is a great high school. though some of my friends did not give it a chance and tried to go somewhere like washington or mission or something along the lines of just a high school, i even hear a lot from some of my other friends who were just discussing our school. they always ask me, is a continuation school? or is it just a high school? it is called by a lot of names, as dr. gomez said. it is quite confusing, actually. it would actually be good for the school to drop the alternative, in case people are turned away from the general name. thank you. president mendoza: thank you. what grade are you and? >> 11th. president mendoza: good. thank you. >> good evening. i am a teacher at o'connell, but tonight i come to you as an alumni. i graduated in -- i went to school in 1969 and

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members of the council core and our fire chief, our wonderful fire chief joanne hayes-white. i met the person i'm going to introduce next way back in the 1960's and he had tried to buy a house in san francisco in forest noles. and he was refused because of race. and that was a long time ago, but this is a fact and so some of us went out, my daughter who is now a judge was in her stroller and we picketed the developer which was sun stream homes then on 19th avenue and finally that was put to rest. but it gives you and idea of how things change over time and how necessary it is to have people who care about these rights and who were willing to work for these rights. we became fast friends and we have for at least three decades now. i ran for the board of supervisors in 1969, no public official would support me but one. and it was willie brown. and since that time -- [applause] >> i think it's fair to say that willie and i have been fast friends. and i watched him, three years in the california assembly, 15 years at speaker. those were the days when speakers didn't change every

joanne found out she won that day but with the help of votes she was named the ultimate super parentw going to the proball. ray rice will not be there but he practiced his skills with shelly's son who is also headed to hawaii. >> when you come back to baltimore, i will be online waiting for you. >> reporter: she gets to play nfl play 60 activities and her family is excited to go with her. w j.z. eyewitness news. >> they announced they are not going to the proball this year but several other ravens are slated to play. >>> now we know where the infamous ball landed. dr. terry harder was sitting in the end zone and caught the wayward ball. they tried to get it from him for several minutes but he didn't give it up. >> some players could take a lesson from him. when you got it don't give it up. >>> all right, let's look at conditions around the region, clearing out very nicely after a very plenty warm day. it did drop and back up to 40 with a bit of a breeze. humidity up to 72%. right now 30s 39 number cumberland, 39 in washington close to freezing away from the ocean with light winds at

this is a photo of steady rain sent by joanne to my face book. said yes the roadway were wet from castro valley. rain going and tomorrow morning you see more of it. showers tapering officer knight but wet windy again tomorrow afternoon. snow travel to the sierra nevada. here's look at the satellite and radar. high pressure financially broke away. cold front came through. storm no. 1. this just prim to the atmosphere. got moisture goin going. got the ground wet. we have a second storm coming. this one looks lake just year that brings us heavy rainfall along with gusty winds. late sunday this next system comes in and it will bring us rain that your sunday afternoon. so here's computer animation of what it is going to look like. few showers tonight. tomorrow morning some damp road which for the morning drive but not really a bad one for 5:00 a.m. friday. by noon time as the front starts to approach rain becomes a little more wide spread and then the warm front goes through. cold front comes in. moderate to heavy rain in the north bay. santa cruz mou

this is a photo of steady rain sent by joanne to my face book.aid yes the roadway were wet from castro valley. rain going and tomorrow morning you see more of it. showers tapering officer knight but wet windy again tomorrow afternoon. snow travel to the sierra nevada. here's look at the satellite and radar. high pressure financially broke away. cold front came through. storm no. 1. this just prim to the atmosphere. got moisture goin going. got the ground wet. we have a second storm coming. this one looks lake just year that brings us heavy rainfall along with gusty winds. late sunday this next system comes in and it will bring us rain that your sunday afternoon. so here's computer animation of what it is going to look like. few showers tonight. tomorrow morning some damp road which for the morning drive but not really a bad one for 5:00 a.m. friday. by noon time as the front starts to approach rain becomes a little more wide spread and then the warm front goes through. cold front comes in. moderate to heavy rain in the north bay. santa cruz mount