good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfulre, filling the air, ♪ ♪oh how they pound, raising the sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ --al sur del estado, las inclemencias del tiempo han --al sur del estado, las inclemencias del tiempo han provocado inundaciones que c .cc1: >> ♪. >> al sur del estado las tormenta han causado estragos en las familias de la región . >> esta es el caso de la casa de joe chino garcia que vive acá desde que era pequeño. >> la casa esta llena de lodo adentro. >> cuando vimos el agua venir, sólo salímos de la casa, sólo sacamos los vehículos. >> el canal quedo saturado de fango y se acumulo el mar de lodo que alcanza los 3 pies de altura. >> así tambiñn estaba el viendo los daños que pasaron en la casa de los familiares . >> mientras las labores de limpiezas sólo sre realizaban en la calle. >> los otros sólo estában en sus casas sacando sus documentos y regwalos de n

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfulilling the air, ♪ ♪oh how they pound, raising the sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ ---la administracion del seguro social planea adoptar un nuevo metodo de pago para los jubilados.---el pago se hara de forma electronica utilizando el sistema de deposito directo en la cuenta de un banco.---si los jubilados no tienen una cuenta bancaria, el dinero podra ser depositado en una tarjeta de debito.---pero habra algunas excepciones:.. las personas mayores de 90 aÑos, las que tengan problemas mentales y las que vivan en zonas rurales seguiran recibiendo un cheque por correo.---se espera que este nuevo sistema de pago entre en vigor el primero de marzo de 2013. --entre ayer y hoy millones de personas en el mundo se quedaron sin poder saludar a sus seres queridos a traves de uno de los medios ciberneticos mas populares en estos dias... "skype".--el miercoles,

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfulound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ ---tras un secuestro de siete meses, hoy fue liberado el ex- candidato a la presidencia de mexico "diego fernandez de candidato a la presidencia de mexico "diego fernandez de cevallos". >> tras un secuestro de 7 meses hoy fue liberado el ex candidato a la presidencia de mñxico, diego fernández de ceballos, y afirmando que se encuentra bien, en lo que se considera el plagio más grande de la historia, el jefe diego dio a conocer su postura sobre sus captores. >> en lo que se refiere a los secuestradores, como hombre de fe yo perdonñ y como ciudadano croe que las autoridades tienen una tarea pendiente. >> diego fernández de ceballos estaba desaparecido desde mayo pasado. >> el agua potable que reciben los habitantes de al menos 31 poblados del país tienen un elemento que podría causar cáncer, en ciertas cantidades este

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfuld, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ --el agua potable que reciben >>> el agua potable que reciben los habitantes de al menos 31 ciudades del país, contienen una sustancia qúimica que podría causar cáncer y una de ellas es san josñ, tenemos todos los detalles >>> el vital elemento fue analizado en 35 ciudades de estados unidos, y en 31 casos se encontró un nivel superior al aceptable >>> estudios de laboratorios con animales, causa cáncer, y ahora hay varios estudios que encuentran este vínculo del qúimico con cáncer en humanos tambiñn >>> el gobierno federal no fija límites para la presenciad de este químico en el agua >>> a veces no ayuda >>> los estándares normalmente no están establecidos para proteger, digamos a un niño, un infante, o una mujer embarazada se establecen, digamos a un hombre de 180 libras que está saludable >>> el cromo6 fue usado por m

mandy joye is leading a national since foundation expedition to the heart of this spill and the gravef many a sea creature. >> there's a lot of dead worms on the bottom. >> reporter: we course through the water like some alien body. inside this titanium sphere, we're bundled up against the cold. temperatures inside plummet to about 40 degrees. it's the size of a car's interior. cramped. so, this is where the pilot would sit and he would be scrunched up against this little tiny window there, looking in there. there he is right now, sean. this is not a very convenient place to be if you're tall. >> reporter: but it offered an unparalleled view of the destruction to the area near the site of the spill. >> oil is a complex mixture and it's -- you can sort of make an analogy of eating, you know, chocolate versus cardboard. the chocolate's going to get eaten pretty quickly. the cardboard, not so much. >> reporter: it looks like a blizzard hit this spot. it's called oily fluff, and it's thick. >> that looks like about three or four inches of material. >> reporter: it's not exactly oil, but o

at the things these folks do in their classrooms -- in our strategic plan, we talked a lot about joyful learners. what you see in front of you are people who have figured out how to make learning so exciting that it is joyful and that kids kind of do not even recognize that they are being taught, that they are actually learning, because it is fun and exciting and new for them. that is the caliber of teachers and principals we have up here. some of these principles, as you know -- if you do not have a great principle, sometimes it is just going to work. it is not fun. these people up here make their schools a fun place to go, where teachers, parents, students, and everybody comes together and actually enjoys being there with the same common mission of making all kids successful. we are blessed to today to be able to acknowledge the type of caliber of teacher that is here in san francisco. when you look at our test scores -- eight years in a row, the highest performing urban district in california. these are the people who make that happen. on behalf of our district, thank you. [applause]

cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyfuloling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas, ♪ >>> "eyewitness news" is brought to you by cadillac. the new standard of the world. visit your cadillac dealer today. . >>> we all know the story, it happened long time ago, the story goes that a star led the three wisemen to amanger. era to a manger. but is there any evidence of a star. that's today's "good question" faith and tradition was handed down over 2,000 years. it turns out the astro momical record of the time is much clearer. >> we know the planets wept through the motions, astronomers can crank the clock back, they know the motions of the planet very, very well, and they know exactly what the planets were doing when. >> scientists say things like comets and supernovas, each ah roar wa

but the spirit, at times, was anything but joyful or merry. this is jake tapper traveling with the president at bagram air base. >> and from jake tapper traveling with the president, we continue on afghanistan. and we want you to know that starting this weekend and all next week, on every abc news broadcast, we will be asking and trying to answer the question, afghanistan, can we win? and, tonight, let's return there, where martha raddatz is standing by, who has been there, i believe, six times just this year. and, martha, when general petraeus brings back that big report later on this year about afghanistan, what is he expected to say? >> reporter: well, i think you got some big hinlts of that tonight, diane. president obama himself congratulated the troops, saying they were breaking the momentum of the taliban. so, those are some pretty strong statements and that's what i think you'll see in the review they put out within the next several weeks. but the progress is really tenuous here, diane. it truly is. and people are telling us, as we are

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyful ♪oh how they pound, raising the sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ ---los "golden . >> ♪. >> los golden lograron la victoria en un partido no apto para cardiacos. >> el equipo empato en y ganó en el tiempo extra. >> golden había perdido los últimos partidos. >> los lakers regresaron a casa después de siete partidos, pero ahora piensan en el partido contra el miami heat . >> el partido fue el más pequeño . >> tanta fue la frustración que se fue expulsado del partido . >> esperan a lebron james . >> pacquiao a elegido la pelea, será el próximo año . >> jorge vergara acuso a la directiva de monarcas . >> pero respondieron. >> fue a traves de intermediarios, pero no fue con esa cantidad, no la vamos a decir, pero nunca el acercamiento tan claro conmigo no lo hubo. >> pero conmigo así no fue. >> barcelona 0-0 hasta ahora. >> esto es todo, que la pase bie

and she was relieved that i was the other one, and i was relieved that she was an eating, drinking, joyful nun as opposed to some of the ones that i had in school. and so she gave me the book. i mean, it was just very kind of loose. tim had a production company, and i kind of showed it to him, and he's a lapsed catholic also, and he was interested in the death penalty, but nothing really happened for a year, and i started to get really antsy. and i was turning down all these parts, and then finally, i had a little meltdown on sixth avenue and said, "but why are you holding onto this one? "why can't you-- if you're not going to do it, let's give it to john sayles or something." and he was writing cradle will rock, and he could not get the money for that, and his company, you know, was eager to do this. so he started to write. he said, well, let me take a pass at it and see if it captures... his imagination, and sure enough, it got his hands in his imagination, and he did such a brilliant job of kind of, you know, making one character out of the two, and it was his idea to make it the most h

. >> ya regresamos and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfuleverywhere, filling the air, ♪ ♪oh how they pound, raising the sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ plantas de energia Ás antiguas de california, y una de las que mas contamina el medio a . >> una de las plantas de energía de california más grandes pero también una de las más dañinas cerrara el próximo añoi. >> durante años se alego que la contaminacion de esta planta ha causado enfermedades a las personas . >> la planta en cuestion es la única que seguia funcionando así en san francisco . >> el cierre de la planta es el resultado de una esfuerzo de miles de personas de la ciudad. >> la planta ha estado relaciónado con las enfermedades de las familias en la ciudad. >> nos afecta a los niños y a nosotros para respirar. >> me gusta que se cierre, esta muy vieja ya. >> fue el año pasado que el fiscal de la ciudad de san francisco logro un acuerdo legal, d

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfulod cheer, from everywhere, filling the air, ♪ ♪oh how they pound, raising the sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfulle sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ >> y pasamos con carolina sandoval para que suelte el tijeretazo del día. >> señores el tijeretazo del día una vez más se la lleva alicia machado, imagínense que en méxico le han dado el galardón de "el oso del año" cuando ella escribió en su twitter la confusión entre corea del norte, corea del sur y la china. >> la verdad se pasaron ellos al generar noticia con esto. >> pero eso lo hacen todos los años. >> yo hubiera escogido a cristian castro, cuando le preguntaron sobre los héroes de méxico. >> carla alvarez que dijo que estaba ensayando,. >> pero me parece una bobada ensañarse con eso que dijo alicia machado. >> alicia yo te defiendo mi amor. >> ay señores, ya, antes de despedirnos los invito que el domingo no se pierdan famosos en la noticia 2010, con la cuenta regresiva de los 25 personajes que hicieron noticia, esta vez bajo la conducción de elizabeth sandoval, con los comentarios de pau

navidad y todo por unos buenos samaritanos ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfulrds of good cheer, from everywhere, filling the air, ♪ ♪oh how they pound, raising the sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ independientemente de su raza, idioma o hasta condicion economica, todo niño espera un regalo durante esta navidad. --pero a como está la economia, esta vez santa clos podria no llegar a todos los hogares.--por fortuna, como nos cuenta "beatriz ferrari" existen unos "angeles guardianes" que sacaran una sonrisa a los niños mas necesitados. la mision de los angeles guardianes, una entidad sin fines de lucro, es mantener seguras las comunidades, y en esta temporada de fiestas, ademas de patrullar las calles, tambien estaran trayendo sonrisas a los niÑos... ♪ ♪ ♪. >> limites son de 12 años de edad . >> dicen que estos regalos fueron entregadospor los marines. >> este es un segundo año que los ángeles guardianes hacen un aff . >> fiest

cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyfuloling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas, ♪ at st. jude children's research hospital. we're 'the three musketeers'! three friends... each with a brain tumor. they came from across america to st. jude where we've helped raise their survival rates to as high as 85%. do you wanna be the fourth musketeer? oh, do i! one for all and all for fun! give thanks for the healthy kids in your life. and give to those who are not. go to stjude.org or shop wherever you see our magnifying glass.

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfuld cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ >> en los angeles un obrero hispano recibiÓ una sentencia de 51 aÑos de la cadena perpetua que se le pedÍa por la muerte de una persona cuando viajaba bajo los efectos del alcohol. reconociÓ que fue un grave error y lamento lo sucedido,1 de las vÍctimas era un prometedor lanzador del equipo de bÉisbol de los argelinos. hoy en detroit se le dio el Último adiÓs a brian terry, el agente fronterizo, la secretarÍa interna estuvo presente, cuatro de los atacantes ya estÁn tras las rejas. una legisladora hispana es tema de como sanciÓn por todas partes, y no precisamente por su trabajo en el congreso ni por su exitosa carrera polÍtica sino por una simple idea que tiene que ver con la navidad. claudia nos dice de que se trata desde washington. >> desde diciembre, el tiempo perfecto para que la congresista loretta sÁnchez se destape con estas tarjetas navideÑas, en la cama con su gato en una motocicleta, en un auto convertib

fast ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyful all caroling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas, ♪ live, from the bay area's news station this is kron 4 news of 5:30 >> a officer involved shooting in oakland. you can see 13th avenue and nearest east 33rd ave. jonathan blum is there and joining us live in the update and one person is on the loose. the less come spoke. >> yes, and considered armed and dangerous-the last time we

through the year ♪ ♪ sleigh bells in the air, beauty everywhere ♪ ♪ yule tide by the fireside and joyfulr ♪ ♪ oh that we should always be the spirit through the year ♪ ♪ oh that we should always be the spirit through the year ♪ ♪ christmas time is here >> that is great. gets you right into the spirit if you like that should everybody should, antoinettemontague.com. you can buy some of the more amazing music we just heard right there. >> the name of the cd is "behind the smile." i have to say i spent a lot of time with annanette. she's not only gorgeous, she's one of the nicest ladies ever. antoinette, thank you so much for coming and sharing your beautiful voice with us. >>> coming up, quite a christmas concert and who may have gotten into the holiday spirit. >> and the member of the osbourne family who was the victim of a hacker next on "the skinny." >>> it's that time of year when celebrities and us mere mortals send out holiday cards. and kesha has done something very interesting. she decided the holiday card was too boring so she went with something she posted on youtube. we're going

cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyfuloling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas, ♪ >>> oakland police are working to identify a body that was found floating in the bay today. the body of a female was found on rocks here in the oakland estuary. the coroner and homicide detectives were called to the scene about 4:30 this afternoon. the victim had knife wounds on her arms and apparently tried to fight off her attacker. the body's condition indicated it had not been there more than 24 hours. >>> rain out there. not the only time this week. will it impact your christmas? details in minutes. ben usually has red curly hair, just like me. and we both love boarding. unfortunately, ben has a rare tumor. he was referred to st. jude children's research hospital where our ground-breaking re

i want to wish our students and our family, staff and administrators a warm and a really warm and joyful season. good luck to all the student who are in the midst who are taking end of the semester finals. we wish you good luck. do well. we want to congratulate everyone. black friday right before winter break, we're going to finish first semester. big work for everybody and thank you for the great work. and happy holidays. >> thank you, carlos. we don't have any resolutions but we do want to welcome marly to the family. unfortunately our student is ill this evening or taking exams one of the two. our current advisory council so if we could have our pac representative. if there's no objection from the board, we'd also like to move up out of order the special order of business which is the opponent of four pac members on to on to the pack. we'd like to do this all at the same time. so no objections. michelle, we're going to allow do you do that. michelle? so you can do your pac -- is it nominations or are they the four that are coming on to your pack? >> yes. they've already been chosen? >

she thought the battle was to live a joyful and meaningful life. >> joy was shattered by john edwards' infidelity. their divorce would have been finalized next year, but with no next year possible, elizabeth called the father of her four children to her side and for the last few weeks, the fractured family reunited. >> the mystery of what is ailing singer aretha franklin may have been resolved. news organizations are reporting the queen of soul has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. neither the singer nor her spokeswoman will confirm or deny the report. franklin announced she was taking six months off and underwent what she called a successful surgical procedure. pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest forms of the disease but has been treated successfully with surgery. >>> still ahead tonight at 5:00, from berkeley to london. a swim coach makes history for women. >> also coming up, men and marriage. what they're less likely to do after saying i do. >> why testing for an unborn child's genetic health could soon become safer and easier. >> anger over the wikileaks scandal takes th

cheer ♪ ♪ to young and the old weak and the bold ♪ ♪ ding dong ding dong that is the song ♪ ♪ with joyful to hear words of good cheer ♪ ♪ from everywhere filling the air ♪ ♪ oh, how they pound raising a sound ♪ ♪ through hill and dale telling a tale ♪ ♪ gaily they ring while people sing ♪ ♪ songs of good cheer christmas is here ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry merry christmas ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry merry christmas ♪ >>> and merry christmas, america. i'm bianna golodryga. >> and i'm dan harris. this is saturday, december 25th. this morning, christmas is here. as you open your gifts, as you welcome your family, as you celebrate this day, we're here to help you kick it all off. >>> and santa's job may be over. but the job of spreading christmas cheer has just begun. so, have your family join ours, for good christmas music, heartwarming christmas tales, and one more visit from the big man in red. ♪ merry, merry, merry merry christmas ♪ ♪ hark how the bells sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw cares away ♪ ♪ hallelujah christmas is here ♪ ♪ to young and the old weak and the bold ♪ ♪ ding dong

. >>> later, how sweet the sound, talented young people making a joyful noise. making a difference in a place that could use it. >>> millions of people take it because they're convinced it works to combat the common cold for which there are, of course, is no cure. there have been various studies over the years, but tonight the results are in from the largest ever study of echinacea, including the big question here, does it work? our report from our chief science correspondent robert bazell. ♪ >> reporter: in this season of travel and shopping, the common cold is a frequent, unwelcome visitor. everyone has a favorite remedy. >> plenty of orange juice. >> chicken noodle soup. >> green tea. >> those zinc things. >> reporter: another is the herb echinacea. the fifth most popular herbal supplement, with sales of $16 million a year. native americans used echinacea, and it became a popular homeopathic remedy. smaller studies of its effectiveness have produced conflicting results. but the biggest and best study, financed by the federal government, finds it offers virtua

. ♪ ♪ ♪ bring your drummer and be merry while you play ♪ ♪ we will listen as you play for a joyful christmasecame the day with the drum so be merry while you play ♪ ♪ come be merry while you play on the joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ the angels lean to the new born king ♪ ♪ i will sing to the blessed babe on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ ♪ be merry while you play ♪ be merry while you play on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ angels weep to the newborn king i will sing for blessed babe on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ ooh ooh ♪ bring you little drum and come ♪ ♪ oh the kings keeps the praise on these joyous christmas days ♪ ♪ come ye merry while you play on these joyous christmas days ♪ ♪ come be merry while you play >> larry: for many of you watching, the night before christmas is a story that parents read to you on christmas eve, and now you read it to your own children. but i'll bet you have never heard it read like this. queen latifah puts her own spin on the classic as she reads to children from the milton hershey school. >> oh, a wonderful christmas story called the night before christmas. you wi

good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold, ♪ ♪ ding dong ding, dong, that is their song, with joyfule sound, over the hill and dale, telling their tale,♪ ♪ gaily they ring, while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ ♪. >>> tal y como adelantamos, la novia del ex esposo de jennifer lópez interpuso una demanda millonaria. >>> bien temprano arriba cludía vasquez. >>> estoy satisfecha, no quiero ser más tapete, estoy contenta y llena de dios. >>> sorprendió que llagará sin el ex esposo de la cantante y actriz, aunque dijo que la apoya. >>> los abogados de jennifer son buenisimos, y harán una contrademanda. >>> dice que recibió amenazas de muerte. >>> alguien me llámó para decirme que no hiciera la demanda. >>> la acusa de arruinar una película que hace de su novio. y sería por un contrato para no revelar lo que ocurrió entre ellos. >>> el sábado estuve en méxico, y estaba lleno de gente, y resulta que 14 mil personas estaban por el concierto de marc anthony en el ángel de la independencia, es primera vez que el artista está allí

cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyfuloling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas, ♪

. ♪ ♪ ♪ bring your drummer and be merry while you play ♪ ♪ we will listen as you play for a joyful christmase the day with the drum so be merry while you play ♪ ♪ come be merry while you play on the joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ the angels lean to the new born king ♪ ♪ i will sing to the blessed babe on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ ♪ be merry while you play ♪ be merry while you play on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ angels weep to the newborn king i will sing for blessed babe on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ ooh ooh ♪ bring you little drum and come ♪ ♪ oh the kings keeps the praise on these joyous christmas days ♪ ♪ come ye merry while you play on these joyous christmas days ♪ ♪ come be merry while you play [ j. weissman ] it was 1975. my professor at berkeley asked me if i wanted to change the world. i said "sure." "well, let's grow some algae." and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomics have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae are amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels. they also absorb co2. we're

security, as always also, was tight but the scene was calm and joyful. back in the u.s., there's a double-barreled blast of winter under way. one storm is making a mess in the south, and now a blizzard warning as a nor'easter is preparing to slam the east coast. the national weather service forecasts 11-16 inches possible from new jersey north. whiteout and blizzard conditions and wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour. for those trying to get home from their holiday visits, the dream of a white christmas might end up more of a nightmare. elaine quijano now with more. >> reporter: the punishing winter weather continues to leave its mark after a week that saw torrential flooding and mudslides in southern california and snowy conditions in most of the midwest. overnight, it also brought something rarely seen in parts of the south-- snow on christmas morning. in chattanooga, tennessee, where about three inches fell, residents relished the chance to play in the snow. >> i like it. we ain't had a lot of snow in, like, a long time. >> reporter: in huntsville, alab

. ♪ joyful and triumphant >> overall, these marines tell us they're quite appreciative of the down daynd the efforts being made to lift their spirits, but clearly this is not home. and here's a little taste of what several marines had to tell us earlier today about what they missed most on this holiday. >> missing my wife and son this holiday season. not being there on christmas. >> snow. i miss the snow. i'm from up north. we get a lot of snow during this time. >> reporter: also a special visit by the u.s. marine top brass who wanted personally, they say, to come here and thank these marines for their sacrifice, especially during this holiday season. as of tomorrow it's back to business as usual. these marines will be outside the wire once again, fighting in a war which will have seen its tenth christmas come and go. back to you and very merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you as well. jim, thank you. >>> back here at home, many people in southern california are spending this christmas cleaning up after a record setting storm there. with more rain on the way, there could be some di

cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyfuloling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here, ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas, ♪ we are not a nation that says don't ask don't tell. we are a nation that says that of many we are one. we are a nation that welcomes the service of every patriot. >> a historic moment civil- rights as the pentagon gets new marching orders on homosexuals in uniform. a repeal of don't ask. don't tell for the first time gays and lesbians can serve openly in the armed forces but not right away. >> a campaign promise fulfilled. i am overwhelmed. a president great fall for what he called it 17 years of injustice. that is why say to all americans. gay or straight, who want nothing more than to defend this country to form. the country needs you, your country once you will be honored to welcome you to the

i have a cd called "joyful." i am so full of it. exceedingly. tavis: he is talented. those of us who are debarge family fans, we have waited a long time for el to be back with that beautiful voice we love so well, and lyrics that are great. you don't sound like you. i do in my shower, of course. but we sing-along and the stuff is so uplifting. i could not be more happy that you're back. congratulations. the new cd is called "second chance." if you don't get about 1 record this year, you have to get this and add it to your collection. that is our show for tonight. until next time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: join me next time with two of this year's most celebrated authors. that is next time. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in

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. >> it's been a joyful experience so far and that's actually surprising. >> reporter: well, christmas day isn't traditionally a busy travel day, but this big storm could still be dumping snow in the northeast, as you heard, sunday into monday, and that could mean trouble for millions trying to get home. anthony? >> mason: don teague at dallas/fort worth airport. thanks. and then there's that other holiday rush-- the stampede for last-minute gifts. the stores were ready, many were open round-the-clock the past few days, but time is just about up. elaine quijano is in new york's times square tonight. elaine? >> reporter: good evening, anthony, for those shoppers still racing around stores tonight, the finish line is almost here. and this holiday season looks like retailers are turning out to be the big winners. in the home stretch of holiday shopping, the strategies are all the same. >> everybody's coming in and just grabbing whatever it is that they need. whatever they can get their hands on. >> reporter: at 1:00 a.m. this morning, shoppers in new york were out in force and paying for

. ♪ joyful and triumphant >> reporter: but this christmas, she's had the number one album both here in the 10-year-old from pittsburgh, jackie evancho. ♪ the little girl with that giant voice. ♪ o holy night >> reporter: and here's the thing, neither jackie or susan ever won on their reality shows. but they sure are winning over hearts this christmas. ♪ >> really incredible the voice that comes out of that little body. some new competition, but bing crosby is still decades ahead in sales, so for all of you tweeting me this afternoon, it's bing crosby's "white christmas," the top seller of all time. >>> when we come back here on the broadcast tonight, just really how old is rudolph? could you pass the santa quiz? check out our "person of the week." you've got what it takes: zantac. it's strong, fast lasting relief. so let them turn up the heat. you can stop that heartburn cold: (sssssssss!!!) zantac. and then there's most complete. like what you get from centrum silver ultra women's, the most complete multivitamin for women over 50. it has vitamin d, which emerging science suggests supp

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. >> reporter: edwards were determined that her last days with her children be joyful. >> she was ableave normal, you know, good night mom, come and give me a kiss, going to school, it was not a sad place, if you can imagine that. >> reporter: elizabeth edwards knew she would only have a few years with her young children, as she told katie couric in 2007 right after edwards learned her cancer had returned. >> i've often said that the most important thing you can give your children, wings. because you're not always going to be able to bring food to the nest, sometime they'll have to be able to fly by themselves. >> reporter: although a successful lawyer in her own right, edwards built her life around her children. when her 16-year-old son wade died in a car accident, both she and john quit practicing law and turned to politics and public service. >> if you want universal health care plan, who do you trust to actually get it done? >> reporter: and for the sake of her children edwards put aside her anger at her husband's well- known infidelity, as she told nate berkus in her last televise