the people who are familiar with bay lum's prophecies are people coming from that side of the jordan river. >> they led the wisemen to look for a star and star led them to jerusalem. this is the tower of david, spot where herod's palace stood, wound rous beyond words. it was here that herod summoned the wise men to a secret meetg. >> the humor, they come to the king of the jews, herod who does not know his own scriptures and has to asked his advisors to search the jewish scriptures while they who are gentiles know the prophecy of bay lum. >> herod's men micah, the scripture that led are the wise men to the birthplace of the messiah. >> they went to bethlehem and found joseph, mary and jesus, brought gold, franken frankincen and myrrh gifts brought by the prophe, hundreds of years earlier. but while they worshipped jesus, herod planned tokill him. >> nowadays, we would consider herod the great suffered from pair noi ya >> wise men fueled his parano. they were in herod's palace looking for the one born king of the jews, herod saw their visit as a threat. >> he is a concrt with no actua

retro jordans. if you didn't get them, it's probably too late because if they didn't sell out they are only available until midnight tonight. >>> every year we do the stories about the last-minute christmas shoppers but this year one group is singled out. mike sugerman tells us why some have dubbed today dad thursday. >> reporter: there is black friday and cyber monday and because today is thursday, two days before christmas, we're calling it dad thursday. here's why. >>> reporter: >> we have waited to the last possible moment and now we're desperate. >> reporter: is there anything more desperate than a dad with his kids trying to find mom just the right christmas present? the day before the day before christmas? try these boys and their uncle chad. >> what does mom want for christmas? >> hm... >> makeup. >> makeup? >> makeup? >> reporter: today is known and we're not quite sure why as dad thursday only because this thursday is almost but not quite the last shopping day before christmas. and you see

i spent a fair amount of time working in the middle east in jordan and iraq and traveling through loud the milk -- throughout the middle eastern areas, so i feel very much at home, and it is important that feeling is well represented in city hall. i look at the flags that are well illustrated year. it amplifies the need that much more that san franciscans, californians should understand and become more acquainted with the arab-american culture. if the census proves me right, when the numbers come out next year officially, we will see a significant growth of the arab- american population in the san francisco bay area but also throughout the state of california. that is critical because it means that much more that arab-

you know her well, barbara jordan, former member of congress out of texas. she once said that the american people all want the same thing, that we want to live in a nation as good as its promise, a nation as good as its promise. nobody's asking for more, nobody ought to settle for less. talk to me in terms of how this special will push us toward that place where we will one day become a nation that really is as good as its promise for all of us. >> well, i think we have to kind of join our arms together and work for that and be candid with one another and i think it's across the political spectrum, across the ethnic spectrum, across the race spectrum. everybody has to step up here and i think when you watch this broadcast that you'll see that there are some very candid observations that are made. for example, wes moore talking about the other wes moore, went to have a conversation with him in prison and he said, do you think we're the products of our environment and the other wes moore who was in prison said, no, i think we're the product of our expectations

this is the part of the show that features lebanon, jordan.wearing traditional garb from damascus. i do not know if you can tell but there is a lot of handstitched detail at the top. lena is wearing a traditional jordanian start out with handstitched work. these stars represent different countries. this dress is more of a jordanian style. this is a palestinian dress with hand importers from the top to bottom. -- embroidery from the top to bottom. this is all handstitched. could the other models join the girls on the floor? [applause] >> let's have another round of applause for the models. thank you for participating and showing not only the diversity of our culture and region. through our clothing, it says a lot about how diverse the arab people are. thank you all for coming out tonight. ♪ again, thank you to everyone who has helped. everyone here, let's give them a round of applause for coming out tonight. i would personally like to thank michelle from the arab film michelle from the arab film festival and

does it surprise you that jack jordan is doing this again?d trigger this kind of an action? >> good morning, george. it doesn't take much to trigger it. and we've got to appreciate celebrity stalkers has people whose emotional identity is overly wrapped up in the notion that they can have a relationship with someone famous. they're overly invested in it. and because their lives are otherwise disconnected, isolated and even empty, that level of investment makes them vulnerable to a whole host of triggers, to go right back to where they were before. >> and we read one possibility could be that he recently cut back on his meds. does that make sense to you? >> well, in my experience in dealing with stalking cases, there are four, essential components, if you want to eliminate them or limit them. separation. redirection. and that may involve treatment because some people are not going to respond to treatment. some people aren't going to respond to medication. and finally, deterrence. part of the reason why we shouldn't find this surprising is ther

people but we we were quite tolerant to this will russia be drawing all my expenses it's a done in jordan who is head of the south african but committee but german bid committee which has the world cup in two thousand and six x. from will comp will be drawn. in their experience of course where you would know many of the organizers of these two successful world cup personally will certainly use their experience their expertise we know mr giordano very well he came to russia as part of the inspection commission i'm sure it's not it was not his last trip to our country sure there's going to be many more we have excellent relations with the german national association sure we will be in contact with them so we but most of the knowledge transfer will come from of course that's the organization where a lot of experience have been collected over many years well the phase he said going to be there can expect in january what are they going to be looking at what are they going to be trying to find out from the russian side the sort of inspection it's a working visit we don't know the contents we be

this 32-year-old came back from jordan two months ago. >> translator: before i came back, i imagined the economy and security were much better. >> reporter: but he was in for a disappointment. he can't find decent work, so he and his pregnant wife have no choice but to live with his parents. there are continual blackouts. and the tap water is not clean enough to drink. >> translator: the situation is much worse than i expected. my wife is pregnant, so she can't drink water straight from the tap. >> reporter: and they live in a constant fear of terror attacks. a bombing in the neighborhood killed ten people and injured more than 20. he's thinking of sending his wife back to jordan if security doesn't improve. >> translator: i'm not asking to live in luxury. i just want to live peacefully. >> translator: the government hasn't done anything for us. the people in power are mostly the same as before. so i don't expect anything of them. >> reporter: the new iraqi government is under close scrutiny from people who have been forced to endure hardship for a long time. where they can meet the

while michael jordan is a near choice for the greatest basketball player in history he is getting his due from north carolina where he went to college there forty seven was actually chosen into the state sports hall of fame in one thousand nine hundred three but the search only went ahead this week the former chicago bulls page long list of accomplishments include five regular season six finals m.v.p. trophies defensive player of the year fourteen all start awards national hall of fame selection onto the gold medals. quite a record and finally we finish with mixed martial arts with the latest m one global champions fight night has proven a successful one for russia two of the country's most promising fighters came in world crimes in moscow and this was the pick of the action. live . live live. live live earth look live . lead. live live. live . that is all your sport i'll see you soon where the weather's next. hungry for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news maker. wealthy british. time. markets. find out what's really happening to t

you are on with jim jordan.ler: i have always been a democrat but i have changed and become a republican. guest: you have seen the light, god bless you. caller: well, i am having my doubts about that now. when you passed this bill, republicans got with the democrats and put earmarks into the bill that is just swine, crazy stuff. i wonder why the republicans signed this bill, approved it, knowing all this money was being no?t and not say and that is why i became a republican. guest: well said. i could not have put it better. by the way, there are two bills. there is a tax measure and the big spending measure. the tax measure does have some costs to it, but you are right on both accounts. there is new spending in both bills. the election in november was to stop the spending. i could not have said it better. host: chrisnbama tweets -- guest: we are at a point in american history where if we do not deal with our entitlement plan and -- paul's those of us who support it, is about saving social security. that is a pro

in the middle east and certainly it will be important for our relations with palestine israel and jordan. one of the visits main goals is undoubtedly to contribute to the creation of favorable conditions for the resumption of movement towards peace a comprehensive peace in the middle east and an atmosphere that would make this peace process irreversible. the second vital aspect of this visit will naturally consist in strengthening our bilateral relations. russia has formed and developed friendly relations with the palestinians the israelis and the jordanians cooperation in various fears is developing and we hope that the visit will give new impetus to this project. but going back to the quartet role i would like to ask you about tony blair's role in the quartet the latest wiki leaks publications and avoid him do you think he should be replaced i think. i think that as the quartet special envoy he's carrying out a very important mission which primarily concerns assistance in finding a solution to the economic and social aspects of the situation in the palestinian territories issues well i

. >> michael jordan's son marcus looking like the old man, 18 points central florida stunned.a. you every get your hand caught in the cookie jar? tony allen got just that. the hawks beat the gris. >>> number 1. do the clippers matter? blake rip yen is the talk of l.a. i'm sorry kobe. even baron davis grease that griffin is becoming a show- stopper t clippers beat san antonio, griffin had 31 points, 13 rebounds, the clippers are still 4-15. >> yeah you know. they could use a little showtime. >> baron has missed 10 games because of injury. he is back tonight. they got a long way to come back but blake griffin is a player. >> michael jordan's son is not that tall. >> yeah. there's another brother not good as him but he can play. >> got the moves. we'll be reinprecht back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ it comes along just once a year ♪ ♪ on winters wings, decembers rear, ahha humbug faces come and dear ♪ ♪ then appears at perfect christmas time. ♪ ♪ a tiny tree, christmas, tinsel, the lights ♪ ♪ the star that sings, top your tiny tree, yeah ♪

. >> michael jordan's son marcus looking like the old man, 18 points central florida stunned.a. you every get your hand caught in the cookie jar? tony allen got just that. the hawks beat the gris. >>> number 1. do the clippers matter? blake rip yen is the talk of l.a. i'm sorry kobe. even baron davis grease that griffin is becoming a show- stopper t clippers beat san antonio, griffin had 31 points, 13 rebounds, the clippers are still 4-15. >> yeah you know. they could use a little showtime. >> baron has missed 10 games because of injury. he is back tonight. they got a long way to come back but blake griffin is a player. >> michael jordan's son is not that ta,,,,,,,, [ bell rings ] what are you doing, friending somebody?

the hospital officials the match was between jordan's largest palestinian team and a jordanian team from a fierce rivals eyewitnesses say the palestinian fans were pelted with rocks by actual danes and it was as they try to leave the stage or riot police reportedly sealed the ground and five tear gas was in panic triggering a stampede. this is affected leader of a mexican drug cartel is among eleven dead following two days of fierce clashes between security forces and gang members thanks again officials saying those are a marina nicknamed the craziest one was gunned down in a shootout with police in the west of the country the violence began on wednesday when gang members attacked federal police cars on a road in the city of a down and eight month old baby who was also killed in the crossfire. and the u.n. summit has approved a crucial deal on oranges aimed at tackling climate change on the final day of the conference they agreed to set up a green climate on one of measures to combat global warming but libya was the only country to reject the deal saying don't do well enough the cou

that means marcus jordan, son of michael, kicks off to herzog.6-46. jordan, on the crossover. of his papa. straight to the rack. he had 14 points. minute left, florida down three. vernon macklin, trying to keep the gators alive. florida down one. with 20 seconds to go, three-point ball game. irvin walker for the tie. that's off the board. but another chance. gators, 2 of 13 from outside the por rob la. central florida winning over the florida gators for the first time in ten meets. and that's your espn news update. for all your highlights, watch the highlight express on espn news until 3:00 p.m. eastern today. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> the white house is shimmering this morning, all dressed up for the holidays. >> first lady michelle obama showed off this year's decorations, along with all 19 christmas trees. there were several versions of the dog beau, including this one made of 40,000 pipe cleaners. mrs. obama said the greatest blessings of all are the ones that don't cost a thing. >> took a week to make the winter wonder

joining me now to take a closer look where healthcare goes from here is human rights attorney jordan secculo and federal healthcare advocate larry mcnealy. thank you both for joining me, gentlemen. mr. mcnealy, let's start with you. what does the ruling mean for legislation and ultimately for consumers? >> ultimately it's just one more step in a legal fight that's really dragging out last year's political fight, but if this ruling ever were to become -- were to be upheld, consumers would be the worse off. they'd be looking at a continuation of a hidden tax of over $1,000 a year that's been levied on families who buy family health insurance and that extra money they pay every year is because other folks aren't who can't afford health insurance aren't going out and getting it and they end up in emergency rooms treating their e.r. as their primary care physician. >> i've got to ask you how county white house say this is just a minor setback? would you say this is a minor setback? >> you know, i can't answer for the white house here, but what i would say is that there have been two feder

a riot following a football match in jordan has left some two hundred fifty people injured according to local hospital officials the mass was between jordan's largest palestinian team and a jordanian team who are fierce rivals eyewitnesses say the palestinian founds were pelted with rocks by jordanian supporters as they tried to leave the stadium riot police reportedly sealed the ground and fired tear gas causing panic and triggering a stampede. this is affected leader of a mexican drug cartel is among eleven dead following two days of fierce clashes between security forces and gang members mexican officials say. nicknamed the craziest one was gunned down in a shootout with police in the west of the country violence began on wednesday when gang members attacked federal police and torch cars to block the road mate month old baby was also killed in the crossfire. the u.n. summit on climate change has wrapped up by approving a deal and tackling the problem on its last day of the conference in mexico over one hundred ninety countries agreed to set up a green climate fund of one hundred b

we are the once we have been waiting for as the poet june jordan. if we can bring ourselves to great clarity as to cause and effect. the environment is us, it is our wombs, our breast milk and families. our children to thrive in our bodies, unpolluted. the beauty industry and on to the next clean up project, the plastic industry, oil and war industries, too until there are no more toxic chemicals in babies, no more rocket fuel in breast milk or communities burdened by pollution. that is the work before us and that is what we are here to do and thank you so much for joining me for beauty and make over. >> foreign language speaking. [applause]. >> foreign language speaking. [applause]. >> foreign language speaking. [applause]. >> foreign language speaking. w3 >> i am very happy to be here. i feel very honored to have been asked to interpret this poem and make it a song. it's funny because something like two days before he asked me to do this, i was thinking to myself, i wonder what it would be like to write a song to the poetry. the reason i love the

in the middle east and certainly it will be important for our relations with palestine israel and jordan with one of the visits main goals is undoubtedly to contribute to the creation of favorable conditions for the resumption of movement towards peace a comprehensive peace in the middle east and an atmosphere that would make this peace process irreversible the second vital aspect of this visit will naturally consist in strengthening our bilateral relations. russia has formed and developed friendly relations with the palestinians the israelis and the jordanians cooperation in various fears is developing and we hope that the visit will give new impetus to this project. is anything going to change in the middle east and russia's view. but as the saying goes hope dies last we should have an objective view of the situation we shouldn't fall into despair but we shouldn't be too optimistic the most important thing is to take a scrutinizing book of the problems encountered by the peace process and work together including the parties concerned i.e. israel and the arabs towards the solution of th

. >> reporter: chicago housing authority chief lewis jordan calls it the end of an ugly era. >> you wouldave had to live there to understand how bad it had gotten. >> reporter: and no place was worse than cabrini green. built in 1942 to provide decent housing for the poor, it became a symbol of concentrated poverty and neglect.ga gangs ruled entire buildings. residents were terrorized by violence. snipers fired at police, elderly residents, even innocent children. this image of people looking out at the world through steel fencing made cabrini seem more like a prison than a place to live. >> these kind of things kind of break your spirit down. >> reporter: tearing down cabrini is part of a $1.6 billion overhaul of public housing in chicago. >> it is called the plan for transformation and it's the most sweeping reform of its kind in this country's history. but it has plenty of critics who say the decision to demolish these high-rises is not eliminating the poverty. it's just dispersing it around the city. >> janet smith co-authored a report on the city's progress that found only 15% of dis

jordan was extradited to new york city yesterday. he apparently claims those calls were a drunken mistake. jordan was convicted of stalking thurman back in 2008. he's pleaded not guilty in this case. >>> did you see it? politics getting ugly overseas. look at this. it sort of looks like a food fight, but these are lawmakers in ukraine parliament. members of the ruling party stormed the party during a corruption hearing. it started going to throwing fists, tables and chairs. at least six lawmakers went to the hospital with concussions, a fractured jaw, some bruises. scuffles between lawmakers are frequent in the ukraine, but yesterday's fight was the most violent one to date. >>> a virginia gas station clerk is tased during a robbery attempt. coming up on the news edge at 11:00, police have made an arrest of one of the robbers. >>> and a milestone is reached as they're rebuilding one world trade center. hear why its height symbolizes an important date in the history of our nation. >>> imagine working for months to put up your christma

investigators say jordan had been stabbed to death. and judge ruled in oakland man should stand trial on two counts of murder for the shooting death of sisters in a motel room last year. the murder charges against curtis stem from the deaths of geraldine and and the law he should also be tried on charges of being an ex felon in possession of a gun and having four convictions. we will take a break 6:22 a.m. alive look of the james lick freeway. traffic moving right along. no fog either not like we had yesterday. more in a moment. >> the storm is over new jersey but we still have a mountain of problems to dig out of the very latest coming up. . drenching rains across australia prompting evacuations you can see how expensive the flooding is through communities rescue crews evacuate people from these films. officials have already declared disasters owns in several places of queensland. following the latest out of china they are getting slammed with snow. that snow shut down highways stranding drivers here in north china 1000 people in 700

a special air jordan promotion. the trouble started with people trying to cut in line.oman was arrested p that melee. shoppers in florida and texas came to blows over the shoes, hundreds of people waited in line for hours to get the $175 air jordans. the crowd started to get out of control before doors opened this morning. >> they run in there, pushing everybody out of the way. so that they can be first to get them. >> the town east mall says it's evaluating the incident. >> and that is over shoes. >> it's a new take on an old giving idea. >> there is a fun factor, absolutely. >> up next 7 on your side with a new twist with gift cards. >> time is running out for anyone that still has christmas shopping to do. >> yes. >> and it's getting close. if you need an idea we may be able to help you. >> there is a suggestion, a new take on an old giving idea. >> a bunch of new ideas. there is most cards give the gift of shopping. this card is unique. giving the gift of giving. this late gift cards are looking like a good idea. these racks are getting a good going over. you know a

. >> reporter: jordan wells was the surviver of the crash that killed four people. she's filed a lawsuit against the faa and air traffic controllers. they were on their way home from a carnival and crashed. >> everything is in slow motion, i thought, i'm going to die here. >> reporter: they were air lifted to a hospital and never made it. >> it's fogged in and we're unable to land there. >> andrews called in and they lost the radar. >> reporter: the helicopter crashed and killed a pilot, and three others. jordan layed there alone. >> i looked up at the sky and the stars, i said, god, please let them save me. >> reporter: she underwent 20 surgeries and they underwent intense scrutiny. they had out dated weather information and the pilot wasn't proficient in landings. her attorney's asking in $15 million in damages. >> reporter: the state has demanded second pilots and paramedics be added. >>> the attorneys haven't returned our calls for comment. >>> author tom clancy is the proud owner of more property -- at the harner. -- harbor. all six condos have been joined as a

they say jordan was stabbed to death. no arrests have been made in either case. police and crime stoppers are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of the killers. >>> police have arrested a homicide suspect wanted for shooting in broad daylight earlier this week. police say 21-year-old danny web surrendered to the police yesterday afternoon. he is suspected of killing 30- year-old david parry on monday. that shooting happened at noon. the officers say there were several potential witnesses. and they are now asking anyone with any information to call the police. >>> soil and un installed lights discovered in a warehouse that caught fire in east oakland. officials are now looking into whether that building was home to a marijuana greg operation. crews were called to 10 higginbottom place at 5 a.m. this morning. they declined to say if there were marijuana plants in th area that burned but they are investigating the cause. no one was in the building when firefighters arrived. damage is estimated at $30,000. [ music ] >>> well, how did you

you are quite correct that it was the british who crafted jordan and, the president of saudi arabia, and really failed to help their clients, the people, the hashemites who would help to defeat the turks during the war and let the wahhabi's, the south family, defeat, which made necessary the establishment of jordan, and of iraq. but no, this was a british, certainly british thing. and, of course, the balfour declaration and the failure to support that, again, we are not the only power that has practiced that diplomacy. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> find out more about the paolucci/bagehot book award or the intercollegiate studies institute, visit isi.org. >> watch the entire process including the house impeachment, the senate trial and the final votes on line at the c-span video library. las..

you are quite correct that it was the british who crafted jordan and present-day saudi arabia and really failed to help their clients, the people whom the hashimites had helped to defeat the turks during the war and let the wahhabis of the match family defeat was made necessary the establishment of jordan and iraq. this was a british thing. and, of course, the declaration and the failure to support that. again, we are not the only power that has practiced diplomacy. [applauding] >> to find out more about the paolucci/bagehot book award or the intercollegiate studies institute visit the isi got org. >> a hugh pope, where did you get the title "dining with al-qaeda"? >> better than eating chinese with al-qaeda. recounts an episode in the book, one chapter. very soon after september 11th i was sitting down with the missionary from the al-qaeda camps where most of the saudis who were the canon fodder on the jets here in washington had been . the dinner started off with him saying i am going to kill you. i said to a soldier that's not necessary. and after about half an hour i convinced them t

the victim is jazz mean jordan of fresno. her body was found last tuesday. investigators say she had been stabbed to death. officials say the two deaths are not connected. >>> a trouble couple of seasons for the san francisco 49ers and the man in charge of the nfl team is fired. mike singletary will no longer be head coach even though the season isn't over. a look back otmike singletary time as coach, his reaction and details on who is replacing him. just ahead on kron 4 news. á@8f2& . >>> world headlines, a bomb found that greek embassy in rome. now others are inspecting other packages, days after the mail bombs were sent. police believe they are related. >>> 9 men accused of plotting terror attacks were charged today in london. they were arrested last week. three of the arrested have been released. they will not say what the targets were but said the arrests were necessary. >>> the man responsible for leaguing hundreds of thousands of classified documents on documents on the internet is getting a million dollars book deal. julian assange is writing a book