our guest is hillary kramer with gax*im changer stocks.com. here's what we're watching for tomorrow: we'll see if weekly jobless claims continue below the 400,000 level, as they have since the middle of november. we'll also see whether the nation's realtors are signing more deals for homes, with november's pending home sales index. also tomorrow? holiday sales have been strong for cars and trucks. we look at how the holidays drive auto sales. >> 1600 positions from the payrolls by the first quarter of next year. now we're hearing 600 of those layoffs come at the new york city headquarters. insider expect them to come from morgan stanley's bond fund. >> tom: more than 30 million retirees will get a pay raise in the new year. that's just one of the changes for retirement plans in 2012. in the "money file" tonight, karen gibbs of "the gibbs perspective" on what to expect in the year ahead for retirement money. >> good news for retirees and those saving for retirement. as of the first of the year, social security recipients will see an annual incr

carl kramer, the san francisco living wage coalition. speaking to the issue, wholefoods might be in store, but it is on the low end of wages and benefits. it is the wal-mart standard of wages for workers. we have an example here of an owner of a neighborhood store who is coming in, asking for saving those stores that are paying families supporting wages. our owner is obviously supporting his family. the big difference, and i met with the ceo, he was a firm believer in unions and of paying a living wage at cal foods. the ceo of whole foods has written a book against labor relations. helping to keep the neighborhood businesses open that are paying decent wages and not allowing them to move into a neighborhood in close them down. thank you. -- and close them down. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. >> good morning, supervisors. i have lived in san francisco for 29 years. in taking exception to the comments made by the supervisor in regards to the so-called public benefit -- i am taking exception to the comments made by the s

kramer" and woody allen's "manhattan."l on her way. >> woody allen: are you writing a book about our marriage? >> streep: will you leave me alone? >> safer: her range was astonishing. one year, a texan, karen silkwood. >> streep: let's not fight. >> safer: the next, danish in "out of africa." >> bror has asked me for a divorce. he has found someone that he wants to marry. >> safer: she wore spandex for "mamma mia," a nun's habit for "doubt," and a beard, playing a rabbi in "angels in america." >> streep: it always really bothers me when people imagine that characters that don't look like you, or have the same accent as you do, are far from you. the great actress sybil thorndike said, "i think we all have the germ of every other person inside of us." and i think we do. >> baroness thatcher, how are you feeling? >> safer: margaret thatcher is 86 now. her daughter carol has written openly about her mother's slide into the darkness of dementia. the film tackles the issue head on. did you have any concerns about showing this on

hey, kramer, what're you doing tomorrow? going to the beach with the kids. can't go with ya.tomorrow, do ya? no. good, 'cause i'm... goin' to the game. yeah. i heard. (monk) oh, my god! oh, my god! he's gonna be here any minute! any minute! julie, julie, put on some music. please, natalie, don't go away. stay--stay right there. i need you. i need you. natalie? which one? which?! they're exactly-- which one?! that one! mr. monk, you're gonna have a heart attack. no, no. i'm fine. i'm okay. just, uh--just, uh-- keep going, ask me another one. uh, okay, uh, what's a forward line? ah, in professional hockey. the forward line consists of the right wing and the left wing. and the center. this year the sharks have had a outstanding forward line. outstanding. let's--let's say their names. okay, joe thornton. uh--uh--uh-- oh, kaspar--no! mr. monk, why don't you just be honest? tell him it's your first game. no, no, no. i tried that honesty thing. it was a total disaster. [classical music plays] no, no, no, no, julie. no, no, no, not classical. put on something cool. you know, the rock

you know detective kramer? he's waiting for this at the lab. hey, check this t-shirt out.ted. exactly. mr. monk, what did you think of your first rock concert? i like the old songs. why don't people write old songs anymore? i don't know, mr. monk. hey, we'll meet you guys back at the car. jared, what do you think? how about a couple of pictures for my wallet? so i got a good one for the next time you take off. all right. [camera clicks] [camera clicks] [camera clicks] [camera whirring] captioning by elizabeth at captionmax www.captionmax.com

he regarded as crime against american citizens let me give you another example a couple of kramer couple we are guilty for what i believe is a murder of a boy which was adopted in russia. was released these are double standards of u.s. judicial system one person. very possibly will get if not a life sentence so that many years of imprisonment. the u.s. citizens guilty of the murder of a russian boy being released where is the fair judicial process and as a matter of fact this russian boy was already an american citizen yeah i mean he would have loved to hear you know like russia russia is are really is very true ok as the number one challenge for the russian diplomacy in two thousand and eleven was the u.s. and time i miss and plan of course. are we on the collision course with nato today because and because of this and to missile system we have just heard what president medvedev said in his address to the federal assembly to our parliament he said we are still very ready and prepared to agree on this issue but what is needed here that our partners not on the listen but hear our points t

. >> he goes to a kramer tire station, speaks to the manager. >> it was a chevy silverado, maroon colorthe next witness, come forward, please. >> reporter: tire store manager rick kuehn remembers that truck and wesley earnest. >> and the gentleman picked the least-expensive tires that we had in that size. i said, "you sure you want to replace those tires?" i said, "i don't see a thing wrong with them." because the tires were almost brand new. he said, "yeah, i don't like those tires. they give me a bad ride. please take them off." >> i can't speak for that tire expert, but all i know is wesley, if he thought they were damaged and needed to be changed, he would change them. changing the tires does not make him a murderer. >> reporter: then, on april 1, 2010. >> raise your right hand to be sworn. >> reporter: april fool's day, the star witness, assistant principal wesley earnest would finally tell his side of the story. >> did you learn of jocelyn's death? >> i did. >> reporter: earnest told the jury when he learned of wife jocelyn's death... >> it was devastating. >> reporter: ...and he

we knew in advance how many times we were supposed to say long live the soviet to kramer of the soviet union. all of that was written down everything was absolutely pre-determined the law everybody had to keep within certain boundaries and whenever someone tried to exceed them they were immediately slapped on the wrist. to get rid of the so called big brother that was always controlling them personally was the dream of the leaders of many soviet republics and the eyes of their people they put it like this i will liberate you from the kremlin oppression but by the time of gorbachev that oppression had long since gone. this archive footage shows typical propaganda of prosperity and friendship the soviet people were promised that soon they would live again under a communist regime. three years after perestroika the u.s.s.r. reintroduced to rationing system on certain goods for the first time since world war two a wave of strikes and spontaneous rallies swept the country people demanded the prices because one of those a records was signed billion nine hundred ninety one the soviet union wa

. >> he goes to a kramer tire station, speaks to the manager. >> it was a chevy silverado, maroon color. >> appear the next witness, come forward, please. >> reporter: tire store manager rick kuehn remembers that truck and wesley earnest. >> and the gentleman picked the least-expensive tires that we had in that size. i said, "you sure you want to replace those tires?" i said, "i don't see a thing wrong with them." because the tires were almost brand new. he said, "yeah, i don't like those tires. they give me a bad ride. please take them off." >> i can't speak for that tire expert, but all i know is wesley, if he thought they were damaged and needed to be changed, he would change them. changing the tires does not make him a murderer. >> reporter: then, on april 1, 2010. >> raise your right hand to be sworn. >> reporter: april fool's day, the star witness, assistant principal wesley earnest would finally tell his side of the story. >> did you learn of jocelyn's death? >> i did. >> reporter: earnest told the jury when he learned of wife jocelyn's death... >> it was devastating. >> reporter

. >> reporter: ron kramerer is the executive manager of the habitat for humanity restore. >> this is blaes where we make money to do the things we do. >> reporter: sunday night, he got a call from his cousin who was driving by. he saw the garage door open. once he arrived, they realized someone had broken into the store flu a very small back window. >> shock, just total shock. i mean just unbelievable somebody would break into an organization's facility that wear out trying to help people. >> reporter: he says once the burglar got inside, they ransacked all the office spaces, took the cash register from the counter, took a safe that was in the back of the room and took that with him which was pretty heavy and then just opened the desk and strew things all over the floor. >> reporter: in addition to the cash register and the store safe, ron says the burglar endedded up taking between $5,000 and$10 thousands worth of expensive tools. it was a pretty big setback for the habitat restore. ron says especially when you consider this is the season of giving. >> we are definitely going to car

attorney jeff kramer >>this is not too surprising ... it was clear yesterday that the judge agreed with the government on the legal issues. i don't think the former gov. dick himself any favors making his statement today. did himself any favors today a special with the use of the word permissible and reference to government favors and that statement. >>i think the judge came close to what the prosecution asked for ... the number speaks volumes ... 14 years clearly indicates the judge took this very seriously. and blagojevich may not have. and the jury thought that he perjured himself because they did not believe him at times >>jeff, one of the theories is that the former gov. was getting more than double of what governor ryan received ... do you think part of the judge's decision is to send a message with a deterrent to future elected officials? >>i think you are spot on. we had a former gov. serving six years while this gov. was committing crimes in office himself and with that 10 and a half year sentence for tony rezko i think the mess

apple computers and viacom ok why are these interesting well because when this story was published kramer's charitable trust own them also mcdonald's honeywell conoco phillips these are funny because what is he telling kids to get invested in getting that being a war contractor and pillaging the world for oil. you know i think i remember the famous video that was circulating around where he talked about. basically creating sort of level of market activity and a fiction around the stock. if you want to stock up you pumped it up with one of down shut it down and this could really be an attempt by you know it's we all know that kids love stories in general and fiction and fairy tales so i think you kind of moving to an easier prey thread for the holidays jim a just one of the pump and some of these stocks up pump because it's because the buy them you know create a fiction pop the stocks up in the dump and you know and make and i think it's the moans apple and viacom to have the companies that he's suggesting is this child exploitation i mean if you search on load some of those stocks are in th

revisit the concepts of judicial review and judicial supremacy as stanford law school's dean larry kramer notes in his book the people themselves and it's time to reconfigure our government back to the way jefferson and ended it with the people being the only safe depository of the ultimate powers of our society and no matter how imperfect the messenger may be and in this case newt is a pretty damn imperfect messenger it's time for americans to have a serious discussion about the supreme court and the very very average behavior they've been exhibiting since two thousand when they gave the presidency to george w. bush and twenty ten when they unleashed in visual invisible money on our political processes check out move to amend for good starting point. as the big picture for tonight for more information on the stories we've covered visit our website at thom hartmann dot com and free speech dot org and our team dot com also check out our two you tube channels there are links at thom hartmann dot com this entire show is also available for free video podcast and i tunes and we have a free tho

streep won her first oscar in 1980 for "kramer vs. kramer." >> i don't love you anymore.sitting near or next to lawrence olivier, bet davis was in the house. james stuart. it was a really long time ago. and the greats were there. >> reporter: soon after she received a letter from one of those greats. bette davis. >> basically she wrote, don't let the bastards get you town. >> reporter: and did you know what she meant right away? >> oh, of course. of course. she tried to have an interesting career around the corners of what was then a system that made people be one thing. and so she tried to buck that system. >> reporter: many years later streep realized that she finally bucked that system. her 2008 musical "mamma mia" made more than $600 million at the box office worldwide. ♪ >> reporter: at age 58 when actresses were supposed to be past their prime, streep made the leap from critical darling to one of hollywood's most bankable superstars. >> and then you realize, or the powers that be realize, there is -- there is an audience out there and there's not an age people, if y

. >> former federal prosecutor jeff kramer who prosecuted former sun * owner conrad black also the police commander john burke for serving time. 14 years some say harsh and some say perfect, would you think about that and will this deter others from corruption. >> the judge clearly agreed agreed with the government on a lot of issues. in the context of things i think it's a fair sentence, will be a deterrent, i don't know. you always hope that these things will send the message, it may not end for someone with the governor or like the governor who thinks that they are not going to get caught but you would hope that a 14 year sentence >> judges are human i know there's a federal sentencing guideline but the judge did talk about the political ramifications or at least implied in terms of what mr. book by pitch did and was convicted of, had gov ryan for example not on the six and a half year sentence is it possible that blagojevich's would have been less in other words it seems like it was a stairstep can we stop this plays we are seeing the progression and if you go back to the ryan case of

. >> this present kramer early and it's perfect. this is it. perfect. i can't wait to go home and make him some [ speaking spanish ] and [ speaking spanish ] whatever he wants. [ laughter ] >> reporter: many. these soldiers say the first thing they are going to do is simply relax. now, there's always that possibility they could be deployed to afghanistan. the commander of 297th says that probably won't happen for four years. reporting from san mateo, gil diaz, cbs 5. >>> don't date americans? the new ad campaign at the center of an international controversy. >> gun sales shoot up on black friday. why more americans are packing heat. [ singing ] >> and can singing help reverse the effects of alzheimer's disease? ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, electronics weren't the onlg sellers on black friday. according to the f-b-i, gun broke >>> high-end fashion and high- tech electronics weren't the only big sellers on black friday. according to the fbi, gun sales last friday broke single day records by more than 30%. requests for federally mandate background checks during firearm

. >> reporter: when jody kramer brought her three kids here it was like christmas all over again. >>audible ] >> reporter: game developers and toymakers lining up to see what kids think of their latest creations. >> what we see is developers testing with their niece, nephew, two kids down the street. what they are miss something feedback from 50 or 100 kids. >> reporter: that's what they get by coming to the new innew england lab. the lab has only -- innovation lab. it has only been around 2 1/2 months it has become the place to try out ideas. >> kids are brutally honest if something is boring they will stop playing immediately. >> reporter: they could start playing it in a new way. david never imagined his new puzzle gauge would be for multiple players. >> we imagined one person sitting down, when you get two or three kids playing, each will take a cube itch >> reporter: it is not hard if get kids experimenting. curiosity is why -- why they came to the museum. >> very fun to color and try new things. >> i'm playing all the games. >> reporter: the kid -- >> the kids are coming here t

reporter: ron kramer is the executive director of the habitat for humanity restore in frederick. >> everything is donated to the habitat restore. this is place where we make money so that we can do the things that we do. reporter: sunday night he got a call from his cousin who was driving by. he saw the garage door open. >> it was a little suspicious on a sunday evening. the store's not open. reporter: once he arrived they realized someone had broken into the store through a very small back window. >> shock, just total shock. i mean just unbelievable somebody would break into an organization's facility that we're out trying to help people. reporter: he says once the glamour got inside -- >> he ransack -- the burglar got inside -- >> he ransacked all the things. he took a cash register and a safe with him which was in the back of the room which was pretty heavy and opened desks and threw things all over the store. reporter: ron says the burglar ended up taking between 5 and $10,000 worth of money and expensive tools in addition to the cash register and the safe. >> we're still investigating whe

now, leader kramer's reward points were also worth enough for a pure of bulova watches or a week at the ritz-carlton. it would take the average consumer decades to rack up that many points. >>> oakland mayor jean quan already reeling from low performance polls is now facing the prospects of getting kicked out of office. this afternoon, volunteers began collecting signatures for a recall election. as joe vazquez shows us, they won't be cheap. >> are you an oakland voter, registered voter? >> reporter: it's the first day of collecting signatures. >> ma'am, would you like to sign a petition to recall jean quan? >> reporter: there seems to be no shortage of folks signing on to recall oakland mayor jean quan. the group "recall and restore" has one of two petition drives to apply to remove the mayor. they are the only one officially certified by the city clerk's office. >> we are excited because we have a chance to take oakland back. we have had so many problems just in the first 11 months of this administration and downtown, it's all drama and no progress. >> reporter: recall and restore say

a moment ago you said my name i was standing here and you said my name i did a complete kramer.dy? like he is talking to me. a lot of fun down here, bring your family and friends. one of the coolest times in baltimore, no matter what you you turn you see fireworks and people think it is crowded, but there is so much real estate down here. i have been down here a couple of times it is a lot of fun. not overly crowded, but, this is the other downtown area you can see it. it really is cool. i wanted to show you the reparations now. -- preparations now. it is called the new year's eve special for a reason. >> it is so amazing. >> president barack obama born and raised bridgette never misses the fireworks show at the inner harbor, but before the city's skyline can look like this, croups have the set -- crews have to set up shells on two barges. >> it is a lot of work, dirty work, but fun. >> reporter: technicians are saying this year's show is the bistest ever, 2,000 choreographed to music. >> it is bigger, bigger, a lot bigger. >> i want to have a front row seat. that would be nice,

really each morning and late each afternoon nurse kramer entered with a jar full of thermometers and worked her way up one side of award and down the of the distributing a thermometer to each patient. she managed the soldier in white by inserting a thermometer into the hole over his mouth and leaving a balance on the lower rim. when she returned to the man in the first that she took of thermometer and recorded his temperature and moved on to the next bed and continued around the ward. one afternoon when she completed her first circuit of the ward and came a second time to the soldier in white she read his temperature and discovered he was dead. murder, dunbar said quietly. the texan looked up at him with an uncertain grin. keller, yosarian said. what you talking about, the texan asked nervously. you murdered him, said dunbar. you kill him, said yosarian. the texan shrank back. you fellows are crazy. i didn't even touch him. you murdered him, said dunbar. i heard you kill him, said yosarian. you killed him because he was the nadir, don barr said. you fellows are crazy, the texan cried

. >> got that from kramer. time to get an endorsement. up for iowa, karl rove pinpointed a major weakness in president obama's strategy. he'll explain how the gop can win. plus, linking up troops with their families this christmas. we'll tell but a free service that's making it very, very happy holiday season for our brave soldiers. and it's been a christmas tradition for more than 50 years. norad helping kids track santa's flight from the north pole. we'll be live at the command center to find out how they do it. that's all coming up this weekend starting at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. you can also track norad on your iphones, kids. we'll see you at 6:00 o'clock i habe a cohd. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! ♪ in her eyes... the world is never too big. in his...the weather should never keep yo

but kramer, formerly with the district attorney had received his first case at dna.hether it was my states, or the office was making his life difficult, it became a child abuse case. in his own words, he said -- ask another question, i will kill myself. i realized a child had been spoken to 14 different times. he had a radical idea. he broke the file to bring in police officers and social workers. everyone said that he was crazy, but 25 years later and it still works. the amazing part, and maybe this is the disadvantage of ipad culture, i was sent this disturbing report of the clinical director just this morning. a 6-year-old had come home and asked the parents if you was going to jail. two police officers came to school with a gun and another office worker was also there. he was reportedly crying and scared. apparently a report of abuse had occurred. the police, rather than bringing the child to us, brought the child to the school. doing what they meant to do best, but they showed up with guns and ask questions. the child displayed anxiety. the mother indicated -- s