. >> i'm john bell, on the board of the glbt historic society. i'm here to speak on behalf of ike and ike's place, who has been a huge supporter. he has been a major sponsor to our largest fund-raising event of the year held at the green room across the street, and he has also drummed up quite a lot of interest in our event. when we started marketing the events, and they heard ike's was going to be served, people got very excited. we were able to open a museum in the castro this year, so we are very excited. very blessed to have his support, and we hope you will still be in the community. thank you. >> crime charles norman. i live on sanchez street, half a block away from where ike was located and about half a block diagonally from where it proposes to be located. i strongly oppose this application and i urge the commission not to approve it. i have lived there for 15 years, and for 15 years, we have no problem on the street until ike's moved in. we had everything going on. the block between 16th and market completely blocked and congested. hours

people would come to the church and say we heard the bell tolling, who died? johnof them. i will paraphrase -- no man is an island entire of itself. every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. if a clod be washed away by the sea, europe is the last. europe is the less. any man's death diminishes me because i am involved in mankind. therefore, never send to know whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. to paraphrase john dunn, not only are you and i continent, but so are communities, so our states, and so our nation's. us,us with ted's going from some of you somehow have lost we will say green of sand. some of you a pebble and some of you, like me, a boulder. to the state of alaska, and to our nation, the state and the nation have not lost a grain of sand, they have not lost a battle, they have not lost a boulder, alaska and the nation have lost a mountain. i sincerely hope that somewhere in a mountain range in alaska, a great on named mountain will be found. , a mountain which can be seen, not hidden, among which can be seen and named after the senato

bell are here with us now. let me start with the simple question. why? >> well, i'll tell you, johnthis is a decision that my family and i had to come up to. six or seven months ago, we decided we had to take a close look at where the democratic party was going. i'm an elected official. i represent a district that was carried strongly by john mccain. i only have about 20 to 25% african-american vote. my district's already pretty conservative. i've been a conservative democrat my entire life. but when i looked at the party after this last election, we realized there were no conservatives left in the democratic party. >> state party, national party, or both? >> let's say both. both, i would say, it's fair to say, if you're a conservative, you've been put on the outside of the democratic party. so i had to make a choice, would i rather be a party where i could rally the base, or would i rather be in a party that really questions a lot of my stances of where i am. >> so answer the critic who says, this is opportunistic. that you have a republican wave, republicans clearly in the state o

if you want to meet santa john, come down to lefty o'douls. >>> and the sound of ringing bells made ita lot like christmas in san francisco's union square today. >> come and get any jar you want. this is all for a good cause. it is for the salvation army. >> reporter: yes that is ktvu's own sal castaneda and rita williams were just two of the many media professionals and many others taking part in the salvation army annual celebrity bell ringing contest. it is the ceremonial kick off of the season where people get to fill the buckets with cash to help the needy. >> this year, we're going to help families. on christmas morning we're going to be serving 4,000 hot meals. that helps a lot of people. >>> this year the salvation army also honored san francisco protocall director as founder of the celebrity bell ringing event. >>> president obama gets some big time democratic event for his tax plan. see what secretary hilton is saying. >>> general motors says it's growth is being hindered. see who they are blaming and why. >>> president obama brought in a political superstar today to rally su

on united technology which is fell after the bell after announcing it expects 2011 revenue to fall short of expectations. >>> and finally, thousands of john f. kennedy pictures by white house photographer cecil stauton, including a rare image of marilyn monroe with the president and robert kennedy at a democratic fund-raiser sold for $151,000 at auction yesterday and considering, actually, quite a deal. >>> coming up, the celtics come up big in the clutch. dallas looks dominant and a freshman saves ohio state. >> plus, peyton manning found the perfect cure for what ails him. the tennessee titans. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> in weather, it's a stormy weekend forecast. i'll have that come right up. you're watching "early today." [ cow moos ] ♪ kids came out. they said, "johan, can i see the dairy? can i see how the cow get milked?" [ children shouting ] you should see the eyes of the kids in the barn. when the cows give their milk. or even i squirt milk to the kids. they actually love it. you know where the milk come from! all right, whoa! smokin'! [ children shriek ] uh-oh. okay, all right. >>> good morning. if

. >> and ringing a bell for you can see ♪ >>> later today the man many have come to know as santa johnl start his new job at an old san francisco bar. john toomey has been santa at the union square macy's the last 20 years but he was fired after an adult couple complained about a slightly naughty joke he told him while they were sitting on his lap. the owner of the bar offered him a new gig with a nice pay increase. he will start at 3:00 this afternoon through christmas eve. anything who visits is asked to bring awe new unwrapped toy for a holiday-sponsored holiday toy drive. >> many familiar faces helping to ring in the holidays for the salvation army in san francisco's union square today. ho ho ho! merry christmas! >> have you seen the gentleman before? i have. he's abc 7's own arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez and he got into the act a short time ago in front of macy's. this marks the 30th year local celebrities are ringing bells to encourage people to toss coin and bills into the salvation army kettle. the bell-ringing tradition started in san francisco in the 1890s befor

bells now that they are forced into 12 days of furloughs. >> it's fairly critical at the district attorney's office. >> reporter: john cope is trying to cope with rising anxiety. as the supervising prosecutor for the homicide team he sees an alarming spike in the county. >> yesterday we had four homicides in antioch when they only had i think five all together last year. i am worried about that. >> reporter: you would think his worry is over how to build a strong case over avula and how to get justice for its victim shelly baker. tonight it's not. >> on top of the staffing level reductions, you know, to cause us to have to take 12 furlough days in six months, it is just going to be serious. >> reporter: that's because cope and about 70 other prosecutors face the board of supervisors tuesday morning. a board is expected to approve a contract that would mandate every prosecutor to take 12 unpaid days off before june 30th. but many county and state workers have already faced furloughs. so what makes deputy das different, you ask? >> we are the type of workforce that if you reduce our staff, and you reduce the number of people on the job, publ

bells now that they are facing more than two weeks off the job? >> it's fairly critical that the district attorney's office. >> reporter: john cope is trying to copeith rising anxiety. as the supervising prosecutor for the homocide team he sees an alarming crime spike in contra costa county. >> last week we had three homocide in four days in antioch when they only had i think five altogether last year. i'm worried about that. >> reporter: you would think his worry is over how to build a strong case against accused murderer louisiana i don't rivera have a yoular and how to get juts for victim shelley baker. tonight it's not. >> on top of the staffing level reductions you know to cause us to have to take 12 furlough days in six months is going to be serious. >> reporter: that's because cope and about 70 other prosecutors face the board of spies, tuesday morning. a board expected to approve a contract that woman date every prosecutor take 12 unpaid days off before june 30th. but many county and state workers have already faced furloughs, so what makes deputy da's different you ask? >> we're the type of workforce that, if you reduce our staff and redu

now john mooney has come home to stay. next week he opens the bellnhattan, very exciting for him. the restaurant comes with a rooftop garden where john is actually going to grow his very own produce. we're so happy to have you with us. >> thank you. >> especially in this monumental week for you. >> absolutely. >> last week we gave our viewers three entrys to choose from. the people spoke, the winner is the patty melt, the perfect comfort food. starting with a butternut squash soup. >> i've split it virtcly top to bottom and scooped the seeds out of the center here, very simple. >> okay. let me help you with that. we scoop the seeds out. then what we do? >> kind of a circular motion. you can see it's pretty simple, right? >> a little bit easier said than done but i'm doing it. >> okay. >> so, we get those scooped out y. don't we go with yours since mine is coming along. >> so then i brush it lightly with a little oil and protect it while it is cooking. >> so we're going to cook this actually, rather than cook it up before cooking it. >> right. i sprin

john. thank you for joining us. ♪ sleigh bells ring are you listening ♪ >> and we're back on this saturdayek away from christmas. everyone here out on the plaza is in the holiday spirit. we're all bundled up. thank everyone for spending part of their morning with us. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. coming up this half hour -- >> you had mentioned that we'll explain why we're in front of a truck there a moment. >> we're going to be talking about casey anthony. she's come back up in the news. >> stunning new details this morning. prosecutors have released new documents, pictures and jailhouse letters. we'll tell you what's in them. >> and if you're looking for the perfect gift in this holiday season, why not try a book? this morning we've got the best tabletop books and the best reads for the holiday season. you can curl up by the fire and have a nice read. >> then look who's cooking in the kitchen this morning. the food network's sunny anderson. we like her food and we like her name. some delicious holiday desserts that you can sink your teeth into. >> and now the explanation. first

bell and his guests debate whether the u.s. should continue to be the main broker in the middle east peace process. the official location. for me. john.

three pointer from john williams and the third quarter was also a neck and neck affair this time portland that scored their opponents' by two points to tie the game at sixty six old roger bell leveling matters at this three point jumper but in the final quarter the trailblazers just have the upper hand trying their first victory against the jasmine six attempts ninety six ninety one victory. for all of the salk a variety now and while. and roman pavlyuchenko are now grabbing the headlines in the english premier league that still have some way to go to match under a country which found both feet caught up with a former manchester united star who looks back at his time abroad as well as a future coaching career in russia. andriy thank you very much for joining me to tell tell me what you're up to at the moment so hey you're sort of taking some coaching badges for a future career as a head coach i'm only coaching just to work in the region small team. more school it's my contract finished low. looking for a new job but it's certainly usual route because normally so makes players or famous explains such itself a try and take a route straight into a premier league club but you'r

john, you're not giving me a chance. i can't even tell if i miss you or even ever love you again. i don't know. >> dr. phil: i've got a bellng off in my head here. are you still intimate with him? >> we have been. yes. >> dr. phil: even after everything you found out. >> and the main reason for that is because he neglected me for a long time, and it almost felt good to be wanted or hugged or caressed, even if there was no emotion involved with him, and i might as well do it with him and not somebody else. i'm not like that. i hear you. my friends think the same thing. >> dr. phil: well, melissa's best friend and bridesmaid roxanne is here. she says that they shouldn't stay together. what do you think about this? >> as this started happening and unravelling i thought, wow, this guy really loves her. and as things kept unfolding and i kept learning more about what john has put melissa through and how much he contacts her constantly, he manipulates her, he's controlling her. i think now that she's gone, he's going into this mode that -- a panic mode. he doesn't have her to control anymore, so she definitely needs to get the d

bells ] ♪ [ cheers ] >> jimmy: thank you. this is a country song about being home for the holidays. and here to help me out with it, please welcome my very special guest, country music superstar johne ] >> ho, ho, ho. >> jimmy: that is the way to do it, my friend. that is the way to do it. >> i'm feeling festive. >> jimmy: you're feeling good, man, and looking good. all right, here we go. let's do this. >> okay. ♪ christmas is a time a special time of year for peace and joy and happiness and wonderment and cheer ♪ ♪ for opening your presents underneath the tree and spending countless hours with your family ♪ ♪ that's why i'm drinkin' drinkin', drinkin' i'm gonna drink all day ♪ ♪ i'm going home for christmas and my family is insane ♪ ♪ just gotta make it through the day ♪ ♪ and there's no other way gonna get drunk, drunk, drunk on christmas ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ can't be sober when i'm over everyone's bipolar so cut the crap and get some jack ♪ ♪ and put it in my soda and make it strong enough to put a reindeer in a coma ♪ ♪ gonna get drunk, drunk, drunk on christmas ♪ ♪ i'm headed home for the holiday season my dad's got a stick up his ass for no reason ♪ ♪ and my mother an

john. a traditional southern dish we'll start with. i have my pan hot, putting in a bit of oil. >> right. >> and onions and red bell pepper to get some goodw why black-eyed peas are considered good luck. >> i want to know. >> well, it dates back to the civil war. >> okay. >> in vicksburg, mississippi. they were under attack and were about to run out of food. they didn't have anything left to eat and somebody found some dried black-eyed peas so they were considered lucky after. >> that except, they still ended up losing the battle. >> yes. >> just a point. a point of fact. >> at least they didn't go hungry. >> we actually found out the other day there was a message left in a bottle decoded by a cia guy and they found out that there were reinforcements across the river and they basically said, we're not coming. and they lost the next dave. >> but they had black-eyed peas. >> all right. >> i use tan plaque-eyed peas, about a dollar per can. super inexpensive and cook really quickly. that's vegetable broth. put that in and you're just going to let this cook about ten minutes and it's going to come out looking like that. >> whoa. >> doesn't th