. >> stretching out my john deere is off. >> as he's walking towards the officer what's wrong, officer do you get an lwi? lawn mowering while intoxicated. >> he got charged with first offense dui. >> driving under the influence is a broad blanket offense. doesn't matter if you're driving a lawn mower, driving a car. you're still driving. >> i wonder if he had the blades spinning, though. if he did there might be an interesting path on the side of the highway. >> look way up there in the tippy top of that tree. that's a kitten named mitten. and that kitten has been in the top of that tree for a week. >> cats get stuck in trees but that's high up. >> so high up, in fact, that the local animal shelter tried to rescue it, didn't have the right equipment. the local fire department came to help out. they also didn't have the right equipment to get that high. neighbors used a tarp so make a makeshift net hoping the cat might jump and land in the net. even local tree climbers try to get up this tree and they failed. until local tree climber and horticulturist brady came to the rescue. he's got

law before the president delivered his remarks, he spoke with house speaker john deere. speaker boehner will return to the holidays -- will return to washington after the holidays. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi and other democratic leaders also briefed reporters on friday. the your pelosi says that she remains optimistic and that congress should not leave washington without a clear path to a solution. they also responded to the nra's news conference from earlier in the day. this is about 35 minutes. >> good afternoon. for weeks, we have an saying that christmas is coming, and time is growing short. now christmas is upon us, and there is very little time left, but there is still a chance. there is still a chance to reach an agreement that is balanced. the president made concessions in his latest proposal, and we hope republicans will consider it so we can iron out for their differences and bring it to the floor. president obama moved closer to the republicans on rates, tax rates, and said that in terms of spending cuts, he was willing to make more spending cuts. a

we have companies like caterpillar and john deere that do business in our state, headquartered in illinoisand there are investment decisions obviously. they want a predictable situation, and that's why it's so important that republicans join together with the president to work these issues out, these fiscal issues out so we can have a good business climate for investment to take place and job creation. that's what we're all for. there's no such thing as republican jobs or democratic jobs. they are american jobs, and these negotiations are really central to a job growth economy. >> so what do you think seeing where you sit would be the important or easiest ways to cut spending? >> well, we've done it in illinois. we've cut our spending back to 2008 levels, and we may have to go back even further in the coming year. having said that, the federal government has to make economies, but we have to have a fair tax structure in order to have good economic growth during the few. we learned during the time of president clinton that having a fair tax structure based on a little higher rate on the wel

. >> big john deere tractor. >> yes. we'll put you down up front. nice big sturdy tires. >> wow. >> is it me or did you just see a miniature tractor having sex? >> david letterman is known for many things. talking about himself is not one of them, but this morning we'll hear what he says about everything from receiving an honor reto being a middle-aged father. >> and we'll look at how johnny it was like a red rash... very sore looking kinda blistery. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i was a firefighter for 24 years. but, i have never encountered such a burning sensation until i had the shingles. i remember it well. i was in the back yard doing yard work. i had this irritation going on in my lower neck. i changed shirts because i thought there was something in the collar of the shirt irritating my neck. and i couldn't figure out what was going on. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. i always thought shingles was associated with people... a lot older than myself. i can tell you from experience it is bad. it's something you never want to encounter.

it is a giant john deere tractor. take a look at our other camera, all the detail.l these flowers. it is awfully cool. we'll have 13 vintage tractors following them here on the rose parade route that kicks off tomorrow, 11:00 am eastern, 8:00 am pacific time right here on nbc. let's get you caught up as far as your weather is concerned. and we are looking at, for new year's day, new year's eve day, a lot of rain down from the south into texas, mid mississippi river valley, snow showers from west new york back into the southwest. rain along the pacific northwest coast. for your new year's eve midnight celebrations, it is going to be chilly. new york, you're going to be about 20 degrees colder than you were last year. coldest new year's eve since 2009. we've got cold conditions in west texas. we've got 35 in seattle. lot of wet weather for ringing in the new year in the lower mississippi river valley. you'll be looking at snow in your confetti through much of ohio, southern indiana. new year's day it's wet in the midatlantic, gulf coast. sunny and cold in the pacific

some have urged congressman tom price of georgia to challenge john deere for the job.uch more on what is next for the fiscal cliff. one week before we reach that point. the deadline is december 31, january 1. the president is in hawaii. the house and senate are also in set -- in session this week. elliot engel, weighing in on a number of topics, including rumors that former republican senator chuck a bill could be nominated as defense secretary. you heard from the president on friday as he nominated senator john kerry as secretary of state and the new speculation about chuckle over at the pentagon. here are the comments of congressman dingell, the incoming democratic member of the house foreign affairs committee. but there is a huge opposition to the potential nomination of chuckled to become the next secretary of defense, even the president obama has not made his decision. the former senator has come under fire for statements he has made, including one where he referred to the pro-israel lobby as the "jewish lobby." what is your reaction to that remark? >> i think tha

while this may seem like an unfortunate ending for the deer, john bauers with the georgia department natural resources says it's in the animal's best interest. >> in that case, the deer crashed through the plate glass door. there could be significant injuries to the deer, lacerations. that type of stress, deer do not adapt well to and will typically die from stress-induced trauma later on. in that case, i'd leave that up to the judgment of the professionals that were dealing with it. >> it isn't every day an animal comes crashing through a commercial establishment, but it happens more than you might think. just three months before the kwick check incident, there's another deer break in at a taco mack restaurant. it's sunday, november 6th, 2011 and football fans are gathered in the popular restaurant to watch the beloved atlanta falcons play the indianapolis colts. what the excited fans don't know is they better get their defense on because an unexpected opponent is about to deliver them a surprise tackle. >> the restaurant was very busy due to the fact that the falcons were playing a

it is a giant john deere tractor. take a look at our other camera, all the detail. aall these flowers. it is awfully cool. we'll have 13 vintage tractors following them here on the rose parade route that kicks off tomorrow, 11:00 am rrow at 11:0 8:00.m. pacific time. let's get you caught up as far as the weather is concerned. we are looking at new year's eve day a lot of rain down through the south from texas into the mid mississippi river valley. snowshowers from western new york back to the southwest. rain along the pacific northwest coast. for your new year's eve midnight celebrations it will be chilly. new york will be 20 degrees colder than last year. coldest new year's eve since 2009. we have cold conditions in west texas. we've got 35 p in seattle. a lot of wet weather for ringing in the new year through the lower mississippi river valley. you will be looking at snow and confetti through ohio. southern indiana. new year's day it's wet on the midatlantic to the dpul of coast. sunny and cold in the pacific northwest. chilly through the southwest. it will be chi

john door, my iconic civil rights hero and nicholas katzenbach. he was to have as much freedom as any other student. well, yes. but at the same time, there are deer hunters, and it was the season, and we had cop instant, we were constantly aware who might come up on to the campus, didn't look like a student, had a bent mind and a deer rifle, and we had to be constantly aware of that kind of threat to his life. he was a brave person. i was sitting in his dormitory room the first couple days reading the hate mail, the death threats. very accurate, very detailed. james, we know where you live, we know where your participants are -- parents are, we're going to kill you and we're going to kill your twins. he looked at me and said, lieu tempt, i'm late for my spanish class. let's go. that kind of courage stayed with him throughout my association with him. he never cracked, he never blinked. the students blinked. i should say that 99% of the student body went about their way getting an education. they cared little about him being on the campus. to them, it may have been an annoyance. we were the annoyance for the students. there was a handful of student

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