i'm john larson, hari sreenivasan is off. nelson mandela was buried today in the remote community where he was raised. he was remembered. >> as your journey ends today, it must continue in earnest. one thing we can assure you as of today as you take your final steps, south africa will continue to rise. [ applause ] >> more about the future of south africa after the new summery. china's president launched what is being described as the highest level corruption investigation in the 65 years since the communist party came to power there. "the new york times" reports that the former head of the nation's security apparatus is being investigated and is now being held under guard at his home. the president has vowed to take on low and high level corrupt officials, officials he described as flies and tigers. the eu sustained sended talks about a deal to bring that nation closer to the east. ukraine has not signed the agreement because of opposition. 200,000 protesters filled the square demanding that the government move forward on th

i'm john larson. hari sreenivasan is off. >>> bells tolled in newtown, connecticut as the town remembered and honored the 20 children, six educator and xloo employees gunned down one year ago. in virginia protesters demanding new gun control laws marched outside the headquarters of the national rifle association. president obama led the nation in mourning. he and the first lady lit candles and observed a moment of silence to mark the event. >>> in a denver suburb today police searched the home of karl pierson who shot and critically wounded a 15-year-old girl in their high school yesterday and killed himself. authorities first visited the home last night. police believe the gunman was targeting a teacher with whom he had the dispute. >>> the navy may first have its first female admiral. the president's nomination of michelle howard requires senate approval. howell has been quoted as saying the best ambassador is a warship, a graduate of the naval kaktd akd me and serves as deputy chief of naval operat

i'm john larson.be back next weekend. for the first time in 13 months there's been a bomb explosion on know israeli bus. authorities blame palestinian militants for what they call a terror attack. the bomb went off near till aviv, shattering windows and causing no injuries. everyone had been evacuated prior to the blast after a passenger warned the bus driver about a suspicious package. no one claimed responsiblity for planting the bomb. after an israeli cabinet meeting today, several high-level officials condemned the united states for spying on israel. one cabinet minister called it unacceptable. documents leaked by edward snowden that were made public friday showed that the united states spied on then israeli prime minister olmert and defense minister ehud barack in 2009. a number of israeli officials today called for the release from a u.s. prison of israeli spy jonathan pollard. he was sentenced to life in 1987 for spying on the united states for israel. in neighboring syria today, dozens were ki

for more on this, let me turn to my friend congressman john larson of connecticut. have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you, ed. great, great introby the way. >> well, thank you, sir. you add to it. you're now taking over "the ed show." what do you think? what is going on here? >> the other thing, is this is all the underpinnings for the true message. and when they talk about entitlement reform, this is what really cuts i think to the core, and democrats especially. but people all around the country, whether you're democratic, republican, independent, green, tea party, it doesn't matter. entitlements. let's be clear about one thing. social security and medicare are not entitlements. >> they're earned benefit programs. yep. >> this is the insurance that you have paid for. as you see what they're setting up here as we head into the new year is to go after this. and the hostages they want to take are presidential appointments, the debt ceiling debate again. and then what they would call entitlements, which are actually the insurance that people have paid for an

larson and john berman is here as well. >> i actually see this being -- >> drones. >> use those amazonhave drones deliver food to the table. >> i don't know that i want to eat at that -- it will be cheaper than anyplace else. we're seeing these pop up a lot in airports, in terminals. it speeds up, reduces the need for people. it reduces errors. if you're sitting down, you have 20 minutes to catch a flight, they can bring you a cheeseburger in ten minutes and know where you're sitting. i see this being good in terms of speeding things up. i don't see it as replacing the waiter. >> is there evidence it's being used? >> yes. >> i've seen them being used in airports. >> i've always seen them in airports. this is new we'll see them in an actual restaurant and restaurant chain. they have test marketed them in over 1,000 applebee's. what they've found -- >> that's what i wonder. do people like it? >> they're ordering more appetizers and more desserts. >> because of the picture menu. >> i want the bloomin' onion and you know the waiter is like, okay. and the tablet doesn't judge you. it's not

francisco transportation authority my name is john avalos the chair of the authority and today's authority meeting is broadcast to us by jessie lar larson thank you for your work. madam clerk will you please call the roll. >> campos absent. chiu absent. mr. farrell farrell present. commissioner kim. tang present. commissioner wiener. wiener present. we have quorum. ? m. any comments or questions on the minutes? okay we can do comment on item number 2 seeing none we'll close public comment and the motion to approve the minutes a roll call vote. commissioner avenue avenue. >> aye. >> commissioner breed? >> chiu absent. >> commissioner cohen. >> kim aye. >> wiener aye. >> commissioner ye the item passes. >> chair report this is an information item. >> good morning colleagues it has been another busy and productive year at the transportation authority. in particular i wish to thank vice chair scott wiener for your partnership and leadership on transportation issues and eric mar for plans and programs and on behalf of my colleagues i wish to thank all of our aids to help with the large work we have here and the transportation staff. during t

francisco transportation authority my name is john avalos the chair of the authority and today's authority meeting is broadcast to us by jessie lar larson thank you for your work. madam clerk will you please call the roll. >> campos absent. chiu absent. mr. farrell farrell present. commissioner kim.

francisco transportation authority my name is john avalos the chair of the authority and today's authority meeting is broadcast to us by jessie lar larson thank you for your work. madam clerk will you please call the roll. >> campos absent. chiu absent. mr. farrell farrell present. commissioner kim. tang present. commissioner wiener. wiener present. we have quorum. ? m. any comments or questions on the minutes? okay we can do comment on item number 2 seeing none we'll close public comment and the motion to approve the minutes a roll call vote. commissioner avenue avenue. >> aye.

larson. three wins for the san jose sharks. they beat the coyotes in the shoot-out. >>> the hunger bowl going to levi stadium next year. johnfor the huskies and he is gone. a 100-yard kickoff return as washington beats byu31-16. a nice win for marcus. >>> a leg best, eight 49ers are going to the pro bowl. after the raiders, their own reparennive for the second straight year is marcelle reese. >>> the 49ers wide receiver was placed on injured reserve. he made nine catches for 89 yards in six games this season. nambi became one of the best quarterbacks in the league with the raiders. today the 32-year-old was back in oakland to announce his retirement. he wasn't exactly a household name going into the league. >> he put my last name before my first name. it was like it was all, it was pretty messed up. so when tagala boo. [ laughter ] >> small and very big. >> very big indeed, joe in the house of prime rib at the annual 49ers offensive line men dinner. i'm told 42-pound of beef was consumed. ricky carter ate a double king henry cut. that is 32-ounces of prime rib. also a big hit, bread pudding a la mode. make sure you have had