i have to ask bobby how did kate middleton make the list? >> she is one of several runners up.year. whatever we feel about her, she gets attention. the way she looks, the way she dresses, the way she conducts herself. something that people around the world are paying attention to. and it is important. she has changed the way we look at this royal family. this stodgy, dull old family that we've looked at in one particular way for so many years. diana changed it a little bit. kate middleton is changing it a little bit. >> there you have your answer for the people sending you tweets. only you can answer that. let us know what you think on facebook. do you agree with time's pick of the protester. >>> just ahead, elizabeth taylor's stunning collection of jewels sets an auction record, one piece alone went for nearly $12 million. we'll tell you what piece of jewelry that was. >>> first a lot is going on. today here are some things we thought you should know. president obama will give the final state of the union address of his first term on january 24th. speaker boehner said he was l

but everyone here in new york city on the arms of their princes, kate middleton and katie holmes. day, the tale of two kates. the duchess dazzled. at an award ceremony awarding soldiers. kate was all smiles as she walked the red carpet. stunning in a dress designed by alexeneder mcqueen. a strapless gown that showed off her figure. >> you have to look they designs of the designer of the bridesmaid dress. she know house to access her best asserts. >> with a ruffles an homage to princess diana. >> there were elements of the dress that were similar. the jewelry bore a resemblance and of course, the same ring. >> tom and katie on the red carpet. towers in heels, 5'9" katie in her own krea united nations and black stockings. is she brings back on ald style. and the stars of "mission impossible" all smiles before it guys in theaters tomorrow. >> are you doing anything here in new york city? >> we want to the nut crack interwent to rockefeller center and saw the rockettes. suri loves that stuff. it's a family tradition here in new york. it's beautiful and we will go home and hang out and

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of the national stayed yule for the 2009 beijing olympics, paul ryan and duchess of cambridge, kate middleton>> they are among barbara walters 10 mostrq fascinating people of we have len -- 2011. -- >> maybe my favorites were the two guys who play the two gay guys in modern family. we follow modern family on our special tonight many one of them is gay himself the other one is straight. the straight one plays it more gay, the gay one plays it more straight that's eric and jesse tyler ferguson they are also, the president has said that's th family favorite show >> he just revealed that today. one big endorsement. who is this year's most fascinating person? find out tonight when barbara walters presents the 10 most fascinating 9:30. >> she is up there on the top of list. >>> auction of liz taylor's jewelry collection made a record setting 115 million dollars among the big purchases christie's in new york last night pearl necklace sold for a price of more than 11 million dollars. a 33 carat ring sold for nearly nine million purchased by a private buyer from asia. part of the proceeds will go to t

just squeaking past kate middleton for the honor.joining me now is protester, activist and freelance journalist jesse lagreca. >> how you doing, ed? >> what do you make of comments from the people on the other network describing protesters? >> i'm surprised they didn't throw death panel in there as well. i think it's a conversation they don't want to have. they don't want to talk about our democratic responsibility to govern commerce. i mean, the commerce clause is clearly stated in the constitution. i thought these were the constitution guys. if anything, it shows the rank hypocrisy that's infested the entire republican fox news complex. that if you're protesting for more tax cuts for the rich and denying people health care, that's all well and good, we can promote that, but if it's anything opposing their ideology, it's not any good. >> you're person of the year. you're a protester. you're going to be in washington tomorrow. what does this do for the movement in anything? >> it does quite a bit. it gives voice to the concerns that

several dozen attended church service and all eyes were on the duchess of cambridge, kate middleton,al after marrying prince william and the queen included the wedding as part of the annual christmas event. >> the porps of family came home to prince phillip and me this year through the marriages of two of our grandchildren and each in their own way a celebration of a god given love that binds the family together. >> one notable absence from the royal gathering from year, queen elizabeth's 90-year-old husband prince phillips while he recovers from the heart procedure. and comedian says he made a million dollars after offering his self-produced stand-up website at five bucks a pop and giving most of the money away and says 280,000 will go to charity and another 250 k for his staff as he put it, i'm giving them a big fat bonus and a big chunk will go to cover production cost leaving him with less than a quarter of the money to keep himself. that's a good holiday story and recapping the story tonight. a shooting at a welcome home water and left a u.s. soldier in the hospital paralyzed an

gary barlow performed and photos of kate middleton -- he is big over there.ddleton fueling pregnancy rumors from pictures. what do you think? well, whatever. the daily mail posted images of the dutchess of cambridge describing the shorter black and white dress as departure of her usual fashion choices. but us weekly pointed out she suspiciously held her purse in front of her stomach all night. what about the prince? >> he is holding his hand. >> and what about camilla. is she pregnant? >> why do magazines and newspapers have to rush all of this stuff? when she is pregnant she will announce it. >> right. good luck. >> does the prince have a hernia? >> i think it's a royal thing to carry yourself this way. >> it's the way they carry themselves. >> think most of the massagey in on mtv reality show comes from men? >> think again. it turns out that women display morris qai behavior. a new -- jersey shore finds that women engage in 88% of the sexual dialogue. >> what? >> they also insult each other more than the men. and i guess more than the men insalt them. and t

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of the national stayed yule for the 2009 beijing olympics, paul ryan and duchess of cambridge, kate middletons 10 mostrq fascinating people of we have len -- 2011. -- >> maybe my favorites were the two guys who play the two gay guys in modern family. we follow modern family on our special tonight many one of them is gay himself the other one is straight. the straight one plays it more gay, the gay one plays it more straight that's eric and jesse tyler ferguson they are also, the president has said that's the family's favorite show >> he just revealed that today. one big endorsement. who is this year's most fascinating person? find out tonight when barbara walters presents the 10 most fascinating 9:30. >> she is up there on the top of list. >>> auction of liz taylor's jewelry collection made a record setting 115 million dollars among the big purchases christie's in new york last night pearl necklace sold for a price of more than 11 million dollars. a 33 carat ring sold for nearly nine million purchased by a private buyer from asia. part of the proceeds will go to taylor's aids care foundation.

but you also list the runners-up, and one of them was kate middleton.t any knock on the royal family, i have to ask you, really? if this is acknowledging of somebody who changed the world. >> well, we're trying to, you know, have an interesting buffet of stories for people. and kate middleton, you know, captured hundreds of millions of people's hearts. and in a way that was a little lighter than some of the others. so part of that is about the mix. >> all right. thanks very much for joining us, rick stengel. we appreciate it. >>> still to come, remembering "vanity fair's" christopher hitchens, msnbc runs a horribly unfair story about mitt romney. and chuck todd forgets the lesson that the camera is always on. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea. mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. >>> time now for the "media monitor." christopher hitchens died thursday night. he was a character. not ev

the prince saw his grandson, prince william mayory kate middleton in april. president obama visited in may. he was fitted with a stent to keep a coronary artery open. heather kovar for cbs news, london. >>> prince phillip is expected to slow his hectic schedule. his treatment could also include changes to his diet as well as medications routinely prescribed for heart patients. >>> coming up next, olga has our forecast. >> what started out as a very light shower around the 9:00 hour has turned in into a pretty steady rain. when will we see the sun come back and will our temperatures ever get out of the chilly 40s? i'll have your full seven-day forecast when 9news now continues. >>> businesses around the verizon center are feeling better this afternoon because the wizards are back! the team hosted their first regular season game last night after the nba lockout delayed the start of the season by nearly two months. kristin fisher has more. >> back playing ball and back to bringing the fans to their home court in chinatown after the nba lockout. >> you hear the w

on the short list for person of the year coming in at no. 5 was kate middleton. if you did not get enough of her this year, do not worry. you will see plenty of her and the rest of the royal family in 2012. our royal correspondent has more on the and itinerary. >> the golden jubilee of 2002 brought up the crowd and took the queen and her husband to different parts of the united kingdom. the program for the diamond jubilee is said by buckingham palace to be even more extensive. the queen will concentrate on the united kingdom across four months, starting at the end of march, she and her husband will spend more than 20 days living in different parts of the country. as with their visits to australia last october, it will be a test of stamina for a couple who will be 86 and 91 years old by next october. >> she has been going for 60 years. also, her entire devotion, which is what she gave her life for, and she really has given her life for it. >> visits outside the u.k. will be led by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. they are going to canada, new zeala

but the real star of the evening was kate middleton, the dutchess of cambridge dazzled the crowd and cameras with a stunning black velvet dress designed by alexander mcqueen, the same british fashion house that turned out kate's memorable wedding dress. to complete the classic but elegant look, a matching diamond bracelet and earrings and a diamond and ruby necklace, given as a wedding present by a family friend. >> i think kate was making a statement that she's a far more confident royal now that she's been married for half a year. >> accompanied by prince william and harry, the royal tree row stood out in a crowd that included international soccer star david beckham. kate, herself a military wife, was visibly moved as she listened to stories of loss and heroism. >> like any person related or knows anyone serving in the forces, she will feel it in her heart and i think that's why we saw her tearing up a little bit and getting emotional. >> reporter: attending her first buckingham palace christmas lunch as a dutchess earlier in the day, she's embraced her new role as a supporter of ch

kate middleton. kind of her year. got married. everyone looks to her for style.re is the key piece. if we tap here. okay. yay. sound effects and everything. the dress, how much would you think this dress was? >> $200? $300? >> nope. $95. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's from topshop. that's a favorite store of hers. it's an english import. they've opened some stores here. it's really accessible. all the looks today, you can go to the different stores and find these pieces. they're available now. the belt, $5.8. superer inexpensive. the jacket. that's a piece for everyone's wardrobe. >> that can go with everything. >> with jeans, with dresses. $80. and my bob barker moment, the total price, $215.79. moving on. jennifer aniston. ignore this backpack. it's being held by somebody else. it's like the picture of the woman's arm that makes her look nude. disregard that. but boho-chic. we're going to see the pieces here. this is all from joe fresh. the jeans, 49 bucks. the shoes, a hiking boot but kind of with a heel and kind of chic and young. and an oversized boyfriend sweate

. >>> kate middleton's first royal christmas with the queen.

. >> first, kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge.teve jobs, congressman paul ryan, admiral william mccraven who led special forces team who killed osama bin laden. and representative gabby giffords who survived a gunshot wound to the head. nup of these people made the list to be time magazine's person of the year. time's final pick, the professor. so, go figure. what, what's your reaction, jud judy? >> it's an appropriate choice. when i think of the events and the arab spring meant to the middle east and to american policy in the middle east and what it's going to mean and i see the way we've all changed for our conversation because of the 99% and the occupy wall street people. i think it was appropriate and it was also a little, you know, out of the usual suspects. >> and i guess my question is, is it right to lump the occupy wall street folks in with the people who are leading those protests in the middle east? >> i think that's a good point. i think that the conflation between the people who overturn dictators in the middle east a

republican paul ryan and kate middleton. >>> it's a gift that keeps on getting lost or stolen. what you should do to protect your gift cards and maybe catch a criminal in the process. >> i always enjoyed christmas as a kid. >> how bay area prison inmates play the role of santa's helpers. >>> good evening, everyone, from the cbs 5 weather center. here comes the rain. but the big question now is, how about the snow? the cbs 5 ski report still coming up after this. ,, thick black smoke surged into >>> an amazing amount of energy being released... >> look at that. thick, black smoke surged into the sky today after a tanker truck flipped and burst into flames. it happened in montebello near los angeles. the smoke and toxic runoff closed both sides of the freeway stranding thousands of drivers. no reports of any injuries and no word on when the freeway will reopen. >>> president obama made his first trip to fort bragg in north carolina today to welcome troops back from iraq. [ applause ] >> the president and first lady thanked soldiers and their families. they also honored the more t

this year's candidates include secretary of state hillary clinton, the occupy protesters, kate middletonds, and steve jobs. don't forget, you can watch the "today" show right here on nbc 4. all of those candidates sound very interesting. i think aun san suu aun san suue interesting. i'd like to see a woman this year. >>> another down to the wire

prince william and kate middleton are fast becoming global superstars, but british taxpayers won't beill for their travels and their security. prince charles will pick up the tab. it's the latest move by parliament to cut the kingdom's own deficit. the monarchy's budget has been trimmed already, but now there's more. no repairs for the royal palaces and fewer royal parties, too. but the queen already has a reputation for being frugal. >> don't really realize that the queen is going around buckingham palace turning off the lights, having fewer staff and in the winter turning the heating down. she sometimes even writes letters in her very old fur coat. >> reporter: the queen has even offered to rent out part of st. james palace during the 2012 london olympics. but even though there may be cuts, parliament knows that the royal family is a huge tourist magn magnet, bringing in $785 million to great britain every year. >>> when we come back here on "world news," so many long lines here in new york this weekend, but we give you a front row seat at the elizabeth taylor jewel auction. [ male

. >> and the thought that kate middleton will spend her last seven minutes as a commoner with her fatheroman gabrielle gef fords, fighting back from that tragic day in tucson. to understand where she is today, you have to look back at what it took to get here. ♪ oh girls just want to have fun ♪ >> is there a word for mark? >> brave. >> brave. thank you. >> brave. >> that's what i think of when i think of you, too. tough as nails. >> tough as nails. >> the congresswoman in the end, teaching us all you can never give up. that is "world news" for this evening. "nightline" coming your way later. and we'll see you right back here tomorrow night fred a. from all of us here at abc news, good night. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!"

kate middleton sparkles at an award ceremony honoring british soldiers. we'll tell you what happened there that nearly moved her to tears today, tuesday, december 20th, 2011. >>> welcome on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> take a look at conditions in garden city, kansas right now. this is one of the cities hit hard bite storm. >> that's right, carl. blinding snow and fierce wind as you can see from the flags have combined to make driving nearly impossible across the region. the national guard has already been called in to rescue stranded drivers on one highway in texas. al is going to have the latest in a live report straight ahead. >> also late night developments in the fight to avoid a new year's tax increase for millions of americans. today house republicans are moving to shelf a senate approved measure to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for two months. house speaker john boehner says the short-term fix isn't enough. we'll get details from capitol hill coming up. >>> we'll also have an exclusive interview with the mother of f

runner-ups paul ryan and kate middleton. >> i'm hanging out with my friend john. >> it starts right now. >> i don't think it's very funny. >> but one object than tha is thinner than you are. what did you make of this? >> it's part of the 99%, what confuses me all the protestors just want it. >> greg: time is telling children it's okay to poop on police cars by putting protestors the. >> i'm glad you mentioned sexiest man of the year. >> greg: i'm not sure what gravitas is. speak english. >> i don't dispute it could be the protestors of the year. there are brave people that stood up in had libya. they ended in the depths of khadafy but to lump them with a grime any group of anarchists that was started by ad busters in canada. >> there is unfortunate aspect, some of the protestors are criminals. if they explain that in the article that is one thing. i do think it's really sad they picked such a controversial topic that is getting all this street publicity. "time magazine" is really suffering through this right now. [ laughter ] >> greg: who is tom's magazine of the year? >> it would be th

. >> reporter: and the thought that kate middleton with spend her last seven minutes as a commoner withreporter: congresswoman gabrielle giffords, fighting back from that tragic day in tucson. to understand where she is today, you have to look back at what it took to get here. ♪ oh girls just want to have fun ♪ >> reporter: is there a word for mark? >> brave. brave. >> thank you. that's what i think of when i think of you, too. tough as nails. >> tough as nails. >> the congresswoman in the end, teaching us all you can never give up. that is "world news" for this evening. "nightline" coming your way later. and we'll see you right back here tomorrow night. from all of us here at abc news, good night. >>> tonight a billion dollar decision by the state supreme court. limits on what sacramento can do with your tax dollars. >> surprising fire danger facing the bay area and one of the driest holiday months on record. >> have your children outgrown their booster seats? california's car seat safety law is about to change and the kids may not like it floating start up. a weigh station that could

but the real star of the evening was kate middleton, the dutchess of cambridge dazzled the crowd and cameras with a stunning black velvet dress designed by alexander mcqueen, the same british fashion house that turned out kate's memorable wedding dress. to complete the classic but elegant look, a matching diamond bracelet and earrings and a diamond and ruby necklace, given as a wedding present by a family friend. >> i think kate was making a statement that she's a far more confident royal now that she's been married for half a year. >> accompanied by prince william and harry, the royal tree row stood out in a crowd that included international soccer star david beckham. kate, herself a military wife, was visibly moved as she listened to stories of loss and heroism. >> like any person related or knows anyone serving in the forces, she will feel it in her heart and i think that's why we saw her tearing up a little bit and getting emotional. >> reporter: attending her first buckingham palace christmas lunch as a dutchess earlier in the day, she's embraced her new role as a supporter of ch

on the fastest rising image searches followed by swimsuit model kate hudson, justin beiber, kate middleton'sttle sister, pippa and five, hope solo. >> we're looking at what people are interested nchl we try to put ourselves in the shoes of people who use google. we want to know what they're interested about. if we figure that out and listen to them and see what they're saying we can make the search a lot better. >> mountain view-based google design these lists every year. and april's voice activated assistant sir sismt said to be working on a similar feature called nagel, named at nagel barett roddenberry. her name may not be familiar to you, but maybe her voice is. >> direction, unclear, please repeat requests. >> she was the voice of starship yernt prize on all six versions. she was also married to star trek creator gene roddenberry. the it will reportedly upgrade the voice actions app letting users get directions and perform searches. >> and a utah woman pinned under a bus thought she's going to die until an officer crawled nar bus, held her hand and promised woe not leave her this, photo

she beat out the dutchest of cam bridge, kate middleton who came in second. pitt took the third spot. paula deen is the one most people wanted to prepare their holiday meal with. martha stewart came in third spot. >>> the white house moved to richmond for now, at least a version from the civil war, that is. this is the virginia's capital north portico in richmond. it's where stephen spielburg is shooting his movie "goodwin." it will take place in the area. it's slated for release next year. >>> coming up on news 4 at 4:00, get out of their way. stiletto self-defense. >>> plus, an announce >>> don't put away the oars, just yet. >> no, no, or the boots or the umbrella -- wait. look for your coat. that's what you'll need to do. it's going to turn a lot colder tonight. i have been telling folks in the news room, this is like a jek l and hyde system. we are going from rain, at least five or six more hours of it to cold and windy conditions. we are talking a little bit of snow, too. speaking of snow, let's go down south where they don't normally get snow. this is m

a change and that's to me to two billion people watch the ceremony live as prince william and kate middleton tied the knot. there's also been a medical breakthrough this year or more we're yet to find a cure for the likes of cancer and a time ie the world's first transplant of an artificial organ and given millions of people new hope. it was a very tough year for those pictures we saw ravaged by the earthquake and tsunami that toll through the coast destroying so many lives it was so sad leaving so many others with nothing and of course it sparked a series of incidents at the fukushima nuclear plant ushering in the worst atomic crisis since should all go well twenty two out will begin with one less war on the plan in the u.s. has finally pulled its last remaining troops from iraq after nearly nine years and a trillion dollar mill and of course the news of some of bin laden's killing by american special forces brought hope that the so-called war on terror is on track in finding extremism that continues to strike fear in now will twenty eleven will also be remembered for the biggest informatio

the most desired guest list along with her ex- husband brad pitt and the duchess of cambridge, kate middleton. as far as who is invited to cook the meal? why you would invite someone to make them ". but paula deen was the first choice, followed by gordon ramsey. >> the water cooler question of the day -- >> which celebrity would like to have over for dinner? >> i like that. i want humor. >> will gets a gold star. even tony? >> even tony. >> that was not nice. not nice. but it was true. let's go ahead and see what is going on on the roads. unfortunately, a few things to watch for already. we want to give you an important update. northbound 97 at benfield boulevard, two right lanes closed -- we originally reported it was southbound but it is northbound. southbound 795 approaching the beltway, watch for an accident. davy avenue at annapolis boulevard, a crash being cleared. this one gone, hanover and pote e street. but flooding southbound harford road between montpellier street -- let us give you a live look outside and we will update you on 97. the accident looks outside to the right shoulder b

an estimated 2 billion people tuning in to watch prince william of whales turn kate middleton into princess katherine. actress reese witherspoon found love. leann rimes and blake shelton and miranda lambert and sir paul mccartney. not all stars are enjoying happily ever after. scarlet johansson and ryan reynolds called it quits and jennifer lopez moving on from marc anthony. after a public cheating scandal, demi moore filed for divorce from ashton kutcher. a little too real for kardashian followers. kim kardashian caused the pandemonium filing for divorce 72 days after marrying kris humphries. >> i think a lot of fans are outraged by the split. a lot of people put in a lot of time watching the show, so invested in her journey to find love then she gets divorced 72 days after this multimillion dollar wedding. a lot of people were upset about this. >> reporter: what is hollywood without high profile scandals. arnold schwarzenegger's wife maria shriver saying good-bye. he admitted to fearing a child with the long term housekeeper. >> it's insane. >> reporter: styling the headlines of the week,

when they named their person of the year and you know aside from the protester winning you had kate middleton who is number five but what do you think of the protester being chosen. i grew up in high school buying it garage sales old copies of time from the twenty's and thirty's and i thought it was a spectacular magazine and the time magazine we have today is pathetic by comparison but with that i would say this is an inspired choice i think there's a lot to knock about the way the american media and the global media have covered these demonstrations a few networks have done a very good job i think i'll just zero did for instance but i think the major american networks have really let us down because they haven't gotten into the detail but i think it's correct to say that we're seeing something of a global movement here of empowerment people taking to the streets and demanding something the problem is that you have to look at these country by country and there are different concerns and different issues in every country around the world where we've seen these movements but there also is a th