jude. as you all know, they're angels, especially what has happened in connecticut, which has broken my heart in connecticut. our children are precious. and i really plead the people that come by and enjoy this magnificent display. in my opinion this is one of the most fabulous traditional christmas displays anybody can ever do which is my passion. if i can bring the joy that i have to those children and just put a smile on their face, it kind of breaks my heart when you see them suffering with cancer. and basically that's all i do. if i can do a little good and give back to what has been given to me by god, i would really appreciate the people who come see my home and hopefully they will donate. >> joseph, we saw someone stop right there behind you. this is an incredible display. when do you start putting it together? and it's not just outside. we see lights inside. i know there are themed rooms. >> thank you very much. i believe christmas is not just for outside. i believe christmas shoul

jude firsthand. it's amazing. no place i go to speak is there someone that doesn't stand up and say my cousin went there, my neighbor went there, we're using the protocols in our city. you know, our children are -- our laboratories may not be in every community, but our discoveries are. everything we're doing is being sent out worldwide, all of our discoveries. what distinguishes st. jude from all the other hospitals, all the other children's hospitals is that we're a research center and a treatment center. so every child has a scientist and a doctor work on their case. and every child is getting a customized treatment. that's why we've been able to raise these survival rates from all, the most common form of cancer in children is leukemia. 4% when my dad opened the hospital to 94% today. but what's exciting is working on that 6%, you know, to find the customized treatment that's going to bring every single one of those kids. >> it's amazing the break throughs that comes with all these treatments. i know somebody

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when a ski i worked for jude went to ski and you know he'd been. seventy six wrote an article the two santa claus theory and very very probably the most important op ed article in history and basically suggested that democrats have always been santa claus you know they they had social security and they had work place benefits and the republicans had always been screwed say no we can't afford that right and that the republicans had to become santa clauses and so the republicans became the tax cuts that was a suggestion the reagan administration virtually tripled the national debt as a consequence of tax cuts becoming the tax cut santa clause but not shooting. the social security santa clause as it were and the extension of judes theory was at least as it seems to have been carried out by republicans over the years since then was forced the democrats to shoot their own santa clause by running up huge debts when republicans are in power and it seems like that's how it's played out what are your thoughts on well i think there was an unstated assumption

the social security santa clause as it were and the extension of jude's theory was at least as it seems to have been carried out by republicans over the years since then was forced the democrats to shoot their own santa clause by running up huge debts when republicans are in power it seems like that's how it's played out what are your thoughts on well i think there was an unstated assumption that maybe jude didn't even realize that was a powerful part of his argument which was that there was a limit to the deficit so the theory was if you cut spend taxes and create a bigger deficit then to the extent that people are concerned about deficits and want to reduce deficits that will get channeled into cutting spending and that became something that is more popular known as starve the beast and it's the underlying principle underneath the tax pledge but it turned out that there wasn't that much of a limit to the deficit and so you ended up simply with lower taxes and higher spending and that's what we saw during the george w. bush era where he increased spending and cut taxes at the same time

jude is working on that. go to st. jude dot org or shop where ever you see the st.ude logo. >>> so this is what christmas eve looks like far, far away. these are the latest pictures from mars, taken on december 24th and throughout the past week by nasa's "curiosity" rover. the new photos also include the best self-portrait we've seen of the rover made by compositing more than 50 separate images. by the way, in case you were wondering about the weather on mars the latest readings showed a high temperature of 23 degrees and a low of 85 below zero. >>> lots of families are spending time together over the holidays of course including those with college students, home on break. but what happens when they head back to school? you've heard of over protective helicopter parents. the story you're about to hear is the most extreme version -- so overbearing they drove a young college student in ohio to take an newer step. here's nbc's michelle franzen. ♪ >> reporter: aubry ireland is pursuing her dreams -- studying singing and acting at university of cincinnati college conserv

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jude dot org or shop where ever you see the st. jude logo. >>> welcome back. a san francisco church is making sure the needy are able to celebrate the holiday. ktvu channel 2 all righter alex savidge is live with us this morning to show us the christmas breakfast being put on by glide memorial church. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. it's a tra capacity tradition at glide in san francisco. take a look. we're inside the prep room where all of the activity is going on. these volunteers have been up early and been out here carving up the ham and turkey working to make sure those in need get a nice, warm christmas meal. they are getting ready for a very busy day today. let me show you the scene downstairs -- downstairs. breakfast is served. hundreds are enjoying ham, egg and grits a yearly tradition. all told, glide expects to serve about 5,000 meals. many people have nowhere else to go on christmas. one man who is prepping today's meal toll me he takes part because he has family members who live on the streets. >> it's a great feeling. it's a great

jude's. >> that's an awesome thing that your family is doing. you can text of that number and remind us of that number. >> if people can text life to 50333, it is a $10 donation and that means a lot to those precious angels. >> how many lights you have up this year? >> i have 200,000 led's. last year, i had 150,000. as you can see i am a light fanatic. >> do you do this all by yourself? >> i have six little else that help make. i directed them and it is a two- month process. >> to all of you out there thank you so much for what you are doing and we appreciate the display, a beautiful job and for a great cause. thank you very much. >> thank you and i want to wish everyone a barry merry christmas and god bless you all and be safe and happy for the next year. >> thank you very much, mary christmas. >> 200,000>adam. >> it is up from 50,000 last year. people go a little more year after year and that was well done. it does put a smile on your face. i wish i could have been there this morning. i think we have a light wintry mix on the way around luncht

jude dot org or shop where ever you see the st. jude logo. >>> well, cold out there p.m. some pog for some. already very mild for others. upper 50s to near 60. coast and bay look rely nice today. big -- really nice today. big change on wednesday. cold air an rain coupling in. >>> 7:14. new problems with the apple -- apple maps on the iphone. police have to rescue people trying to visit their city because the apple map says it's in a national park 40 miles away. some people have become stranded in the park, no food, no water, trying to find the town of mill dora. others have been forced to walk long distances through dangerous terrain 1 15-degree temperatures. apple's ceo says they are working hard to fix the problem. >>> the nation is three weeks away now from falling off thefully. the president and house speaker john boehner met for one-on-one talks over the weekend. are we any closer to a deal? >> reporter: tori, it happened at the white house and we really don't appear to be any closer to a deal. in fact, it was their first one- on-one meeting in weeks but there really

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jude is working on that. go to st. jude dot org or shop where ever you see the st.peratures very mild. the rain will be letting up but still light to moderate amounts will continue for another couple of hours. >>> 8:14. new this morning, north korea may be closer to launching a missil that can carry a nuclear warhead. they have launched a rocket in the northwestern part of their country. reportedly, they plan to launch it as soon as month. north korea has denied having a nuclear weapons program but claims it will launch a rocket for science and research projects before december 22nd. >>> u.n. secretary-general moon says he does not faber an asylum deal for president assad, even if it meansen ending the conflict in syria. he said anyone who commits human rights violations has to be held accountable. now, the secretary moon also warned of huge consequences if assad decides to use chemical weapons in that crisis. secretary of state, hillary clinton, also warned syria of a swift response from the united states if chemical weapons are used. >>> well, today in egypt, supp

jude's children research hospital. they are really sick and in need of their help.ing them this morning. there is the opening bell live. could be a very good day. futures indicate a nice strong morning. good economic news out of china. >>> we'll smile and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us here. it is a monday. it's december 3rd i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time 16:-- 6:30. >> a lot to tell you about. we have tracking breaking news at the altamont pass. that is where a chp flipped over during a high speed chase. allie rasmus has been on this since 4:30 this morning. what do you know? >> reporter: i just got an update with chp spokeswoman sergeant dee an that. it turns out there wasn't just one chp officer involved but two. both officers were riding in the vehicle you see there. they are both okay. their patrol car flipped over during a high speed chase. that chase happened at 3:20 this morning on eastbound 580 between greenville road and north flynn road exits. now the chase initially started on eastbound 580 near isabel road after the office

thanks for standing up for jude jude-christian tradition.st it must be met he head on. sarah sanders. utah. o'reilly, will the pressure show in salt lake city this saturday night be family friendly. miller can get rowdy. we do a pg show, sarah. it's family friendly. check out the dvd. 100 tickets left for salt lake on saturday. elaine from arizona has a verse. ohio riley is a giant among men. smart people give him a 10. we all shot hooray for the word of the day, but please don't use blooter again. a copy of the factor words book coming your way. thanks for the poem. the factor tip of the day. another christmas gift suggestion, and this one free. the best christmas gift i ever received was after i was diagnosed with cancer. my son wrote a prayer for my recovery and placed it inside an ornament. it hangs on our tree every year. you know, that is really excellent, tangie. here's the tip of the day. right somebody you care about a very personal note saying how much they mean to you. put the note in a creative wrapping like her son did. believe

. >> we are saying something controversial, that jude , christianity and islam trace their fathers andancestors and beliefs and faiths, paul back to the same abraham. >> one of her two part series airs tonight at 9:00. >>> the 21st has arrived and the world has not ended. this year hundreds converged on an ancient mayan site to witness doomsday, just in case. the highian calendar ends today which led some -- the mayan calendar ends today, some say it proves the calendar does not mark an ending but a new beginning. >> we knew when new zealand and australia were calling and answering our calls. >> good tip on that the weather is biblical throw. >> it was in some areas, several reports of flooding especially 101 getting and this morning was difficult there's a little break now there are still hot spots out there tahoe the snow is hitting the western slopes now not making it to tahoe you can see the greatness of the clouds definitely deepens as you look northwest and those are the snow laden clouds on the way. if you are not on your way to tahoe now it is going to get difficult soon very q

for many of the folks who come down to irving street or noriega or taraval or jude a a lot of the timeso come here who own the shops are locales are debttionv . they are people who live in our communities who want to help make our neighborhoods thrive. in 2007 when we first came on board and subsequent years, one of the things that we noticed was that there were a number of different businesses that were being targeted with some of these drive-by lawsuits. many a times when i spoke to businesses, they did not know about the requirements that they had to meet with the federal a-d-a laws. once letters came in, they didn't really know how to respond. they sort of put it away.

jude in new jersey. >> caller: hey, jim, how are you? >> real good. how about you, jude?caller: okay. i have a question for you. do you think the acquisition of real corp by con agra makes it a stronger stock? >> yes, absolutely. i've got to tell you, i thought it was airtight, unassailable and a -- >> buy, buy, buy. >> david in california. >> caller: boo-yah, jim, from southern california. >> lucky man. what's up? >> caller: i wanted to get your opinion on ggc. >> i'm not a commodity guy, i'm a proprietary guy, commodity business offloaded by ppg, which by the way helped bring public while i was at goldman, and, i say buy ppg. let's go to ron in new jersey. ron? >> caller: boo-yah, buddy. >> liking that. what's up? >> caller: where do you see this new mondeliz? >> oh, i like it, mondelez, my charitable trust owns it. stephanie link was telling me this morning because we go over the portfolio, this is the one, this is the one, not general mills, not heinz, not mccormick. this is the one. larry in washington, larry? >> caller: boo-yah from port angeles, washington, jim. >>

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. >> we are saying something controversial, that jude , christianity and islam trace their fathers andcestors and beliefs and faiths, paul back to the same abraham. >> one of her two part series airs tonight at 9:00. >>> the 21st has arrived and the world has not ended. this year hundreds converged on an ancient mayan site to witness doomsday, just in case. the highian calendar ends today which led some -- the mayan calendar ends today, some say it proves the calendar does not mark an ending but a new beginning. >> we knew when new zealand and australia were calling and answering our calls. >> good tip on that the weather is biblical throw. >> it was in some areas, several reports of flooding especially 101 getting and this morning was difficult there's a little break now there are still hot spots out there tahoe the snow is hitting the western slopes now not making it to tahoe you can see the greatness of the clouds definitely deepens as you look northwest and those are the snow laden clouds on the way. if you are not on your way to tahoe now it is going to get difficult soon very qui

for many of the folks who come down to irving street or noriega or taraval or jude a a lot of the times people who come here who own the shops are locales are debttionv . they are people who live in our communities who want to help make our neighborhoods thrive. in 2007 when we first came on board and subsequent years, one of the things that we noticed was that there were a number of different businesses that were being targeted with some of these drive-by lawsuits. many a times when i spoke to businesses, they did not know about the requirements that they had to meet with the federal a-d-a laws. once letters came in, they didn't really know how to respond. they sort of put it away. and it was more egregious especially for our mono lingual communities and our merchants who really didn't understand the correspondence that they were seeing. and, so, it really left them in a bad position. some of the businesses found that they had to close down their shops because they simply could not afford to make the a-d-a improvements and could not afford to pay the penalties associated with that. tha

national clinical trial led by saint jude children's hospital the two-year cancer-free survival fell from 88% to 75% after the substitute drug was administered. >> this is the first studyclearly show that when we substitute one drug for another they are not all of us as good. >> reporter: because of the relapse she had to have a bone marrow transplant, radiation and more chemotherapy. now at 13 she is cancer-free. >> obviously it could have been worse. what if i relapsed another time. >> reporter: the primary drug is now available again. no patients in the study have died. but those who relapsed may have other health problems down the road. this is a clear example of how drug shortages affect patients and why these shortages must be prevented. >> you would hope so. >> reporter: we have more probable needed. >> thank you. >>> paul, we have a lot of rain over the past couple of days but hopefully a little break. >> we have earned the break and we'll get it over the next 24 to 48 hours. i don't see any rain in the forecast until friday evening. mounts this hospital is shot from oakland

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jude children's research hospital. >> this is the first study to clearly show that when we substitute one drug for what we think is just an equally good drug, that's not always going to be the case. so it's demonstrating a negative impact on patients. >> reporter: abby was one of the patients who relapsed. she then needed a bone marrow transplant, radiation and more chemotherapy. right now, she shows no signs of cancer. >> what if i relapse again? or what if i-- something else happens? you know, it's just really scary, that part. >> reporter: the original drug in the study is finally available again after almost three years, but there are still 13 drugs used in cancer therapy and a total of 100 on the f.d.a. shortage list. >> axelrod: jon, congress passed legislation last july giving the f.d.a. more authority to deal with cancer drug shortages. i'm wondering what's become of that. >> reporter: jim, that new law has made a big difference, and the key provision is the requirement that drug manufacturers let the f.d.a. know when there's an impending shortage. since that new law has passe