kudos go out to her. also kudos go out to lola elementary school. their principal just returned from washington d.c. where he expected the 2011 national blue ribbon schools award. only a few schools in the nation were selected and it says a lot about our school district when one of our very own is in that group. congratulations go out to them. [applause] it is a good way to end the year. the new san francisco unified school leadership -- i want to let you know that not only is cecilia special ed leaving, we are bringing someone else on board. there is cecilia. [applause] we also have our general counsel who left. when the new year starts, we will shape up a little bit differently. there will be new people on there. we were lucky to identify some top notch individuals and they're going to join the sfusd family. it will be great to have them on board. as most of you know, today the governor pulled the trigger. as bad as things were in our budget, they are getting worse. there is somewhat of a silver lining. it could have been even worse than that. the

it's biting my -- [ laughter ] still, still, kudos to brian williams for taking a frankly annoying situation in stride all the way to the commercial break. i'm sure they finally fixed that alert. >> friday 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. >> as we continue to deal with a fire alarm that is stuck we press on nonetheless with tonight as broadcast. that means we're back with the latest installment in our series of reports [ siren ] the war next door [ laughter ] >> jon: he's not even pretending anymore. he is just like -- [ laughter ] i will let everyone in this building burn. you know who i feel bad for the audience at home for nbc nightly news the high pitched incessant noise must have done terrible damage to the hearing aids. [ laughter ] seriously williams, nbc nightly news is like a centrum silver delivery system. [ laughter ] anyway in other news newt gingrich [ siren ] oh, for -- oh, this better not be what i think it is [ siren ] [ siren ] >> are you trying to do a show, jon? >> jon: just right throughout trying to tao a show and i would appreciate it if you -- >> not so funny is it, funnyma

kudos to him. he is a good player. >> halls refused to get involved on that run. it was a good call. he was holding. he even threw the flag. he got 15 more yards. he is emotional but emotions get in a way of concentration. >> regardless of whether you like to call or not it is your job to him yourself in a professional manner and not pertain in a hole with a 15-yard penalty. those of the things i talk about with the football team. if you make too many of those mistakes eventually, you are not with us. >> when you get off the field you can let it fly. look at tom brady get off the offensive coordinator. they were fired up. it would be great to see that emotion on the field. there were the first two to hug after beating the redskins. the redskins will play the giants next week. the cowboys should have won it. watch the past by tony romo. he has time. romo has to get that baby. dan bailey with a field goal. rekick. some time to think about it. the cowboys lose again 37-34 to the giants. giants and redskins play next weekend. the miami dolphins have fired the head coa

team has been instrumental on getting the planning department and the port through this process, so kudos to them. >> we are adopting the sub- alternatives when we adopt this? is that correct? >> yes, it is complicated, but for environment and impact coverage purposes, yes. we are calling it the project, just the simple about it, because it blends all of these pieces. >> i did have one minor question from the staff reports. there is reference to it implementing a program to protect against sea level rise so the affordable have a community facility district to be formed. i am not sure what the committee phyllis diller the district is. -- i am not sure what the community facility district is. >> it is often formed under the laws of the state. it is a special tax district that is usually approved by property owners for specific pieces of property to handle specific infrastructure or the service in need of those properties. in this case, it would be obligating future tax holders -- taxpayers of these two sites to pay for the maintenance of the works. >> ok, thank you. and the other question?

so kudos to all of them. [applause] anyway, i would just like to add that i hope you'll enjoy this next few days with the fwn. you have the opportunity here to learn, to network, to make new friends and acquaintances. and believe me, you will walk out of here with such a great feeling, because you have bonded with your filipina sisters to the i am sure that all of you who have thoughts about perhaps going further or doing something else more important, you'll walk out of here with the confidence to know that you can do it and it can be done. thank you. [applause] >> the third filipina mayor, but she cannot be here, was the mayor for davis, california for at least two terms. has not come back from the philippines yet. she is retired now. she was there for a conference. she is not here. that is ruth. congratulations, and hooray for the three filipina women who have become mayors in the san francisco bay area. i want to recognize all those who have achieved and our commissioners. we are about building a pipeline

kudos on that. but the quote of the piece had to be michele bachmann.t to be america's margaret thatcher. somewhere in the back of my head, i heard ronald reagan saying i knew margaret. she was a friend of mine. michele bachmann, you're no margaret thatcher. was she serious? >> i think she is serious, but she has a terrible problem. she's spending a lot of time here. she won the ames straw poll just a couple months ago. but she looks like she's headed to the bottom of this pack in this very fluid race. it's been remarkable. we interviewed the seven candidates. five of them have lead in iowa at some point in the past few months. rick santorum is now on the r e rise. it's been quite a race here. >> you talked to mitt romney. we have heard over the last day or two, he's been maybe even a little giddy on the campaign trail. yesterday he was saying let's have the caucus now. i'm wondering how he seemed to you. the wrap on him is that he has this shell. there's a coldness to him. a slickness i guess. >> he's had some troubles connecting with an audience. when

(laughter) kudos. (cheers and applause) now he was on the air with cnn when it broke. >> i acknowledge that i've known her for about that period of time but the accusation that i had a 13-year affair with her? no. >> there was no sex? >> no. >> none? >> no. (laughter) >> never banged her. >> no. >> (bleep)ed her? did you (bleep) her? (laughter) all right, well, let's move on to libya. did you bang her? (laughter) wow. 13 years, no sex. so either one of these two people is lying or herman cain is the worst deal closer in the history of extramarital affairs. (cheers and applause) it almost makes you feel sorry for the guy. >> no, wolf, no sex. 13 years, lot of hotel rooms, lot of gifts. (laughter) never sealed the deal. just... (laughter). a lot of hello, this is mr. cain in room 1102, gonna need a cot. (laughter) again. but cain wasn't willing to say that this was the last time he'd be accused of something. >> do you expect other women to be coming out and making similar kind of accusations? is there an

we have all given him kudos for his debate performances so far.think we're now seeing he didn't have a real challenge before now, and now he's getting that challenge from newt gingrich. >> it was interesting yesterday. speaker gingrich responded to why he quit being speaker. and he gave a more philosophical answer. here's what he said. >> why i stepped down? >> yes. >> sure. i had run out of the ability to convince my members to be reformers. they were burned out. they were exhausted. four straight years and they were just tired. i wasn't really to -- >> i think one of newt gingrich's political gifts, and bill clinton has the same gift is this ability to take what is a negative where he admits he takes an element of truth, his members were burned out, he couldn't convince them anymore. he couldn't quinconvince them os terms. he puts a rose petal on it. >> you have how many former members who are going to be willing to like come back to him on this and say that's not exactly how i tomorrow. but i think it also really illustrates how well known this

kudos. >> reporter: henry levi sanders will appear in a courtroom tomorrow afternoon. he also faces numerous charges here in montgomery county. reporting live, i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thanks, jane. >>> the woman wanted for a series of crimes across the area has been locked up. police arrested stephanie schwab this afternoon after trying to rob a bank in virginia. cops caught up with her after a chase on the beltway. she has been charged with robbing two banks and carjacking a woman at tyson's corner. she is also accused of assaulting a woman in baltimore county on thanksgiving. >>> a former tv talk show host who wants to open medical marijuana facilities in the district pleaded his case tonight. montel williams spoke to residents in northeast. he has applied for two cultivation center licenses on queen's chapel road. neighbors said they are worried about crime and the site's location across the street from a strip club. william's organization will refurbish the warehouse and rebuild the neighborhood. >> the building could be a flagship facility to bring revenu

i have to give kudos to sheila jackson of texas. unless she had partnered with james, the law would have died. it was that partnership that allowed the bill to pass through congress unanimously on the house and senate side. this was the first time ever that a civil rights law had passed unanimously. tavis: what to do you make of the journey you had to make that locket signed into books? -- law signed into books? >> i endured a death threats. these were attacks against me and my family. it was not just me. the beauty of the story is that so many workers joined me in this incredible fights to pass the no fear act. some employees were fired. we suffered a number of casualties in this battle. there were two people i can think of that died in the process of trying to get a law passed. this was a movement. this was a battle that we, as a group, came together. it was a moment in time or the government said there is something more than just my paycheck. we are staring history in the face and we cannot fail. tavis: what were the authorities

. >> i know among some folks saying outrageous or incendiary things will get you a lot of kudos and drive your numbers up, but it's not going to win us the white house. >> reporter: the issue of gingrich's temperament is being debated inside washington. surprisingly, a one-time adversary, senator lindsey graham came to gingrich's defense. >> even his worst critics would say newt is a guy that can hold a room, a very smart fellow. >>> romney is not only having a tough time in the polls but also on the trail. today he found himself on the defensive with a vietnam veteran on the issue of gay marriage. >> you do not believe that everyone is entitled to a constitutional right? >> no, actually, i think at the time the constitution was written it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman. and i don't believe the supreme court has changed that. >> we have to get to fox news now. >> oh, i guess the question was too hot. >> reporter: there was a silver lining. while mitt romney was behind double digits the leading second choice candidate of gingrich supporters is mitt romney. bria

kudos to you and i support from my organization, not only locally, but nationally. director kim: thank you. >> we have a couple more cards. if you want to speak, line up or submit a card. >> good morning, and directors. i am a community advocate for chinese for affirmative action. representing chinatown and we would like to support the pla. we would also like to see stronger local hiring provisions on this project labor agreement. in that way, there will be more doors open for job opportunities for underserved residents of san francisco. thank you. director kim: thank you. >> good morning, everyone. jackie plan. we are also in support of the pla. -- flynn. we feel the current pla is in line with product standards and is being completed on time and on budget. we appreciate that. we would like to see, as my colleague said, more definition around the apprenticeship programs, opportunities for disadvantaged residents. we would like to see a realistic, measurable goals for targeted hiring and community unregenerate recruitment. thank you for your time. director kim: than

kudos. >> the hermanator, appeared on fox news.d neil, in a round-about way asked him if there were any more ginger whites to look forward to? >> can you say unequivocally tonight, that there were others that might be coming forward? >> i have worked with and helped a lot of people, male and female. there's no way for me to say unequivocally. >> that's right. heard that right. there's no way for you to say what? >> that's no way for me to say unequivocally. >> i can't say it, either. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> sta

second team all-american, yeah, he's a freshman who ran for over 1200- yards and scored 29 touchdowns, kudos terrence west. >> baseball downtown at the warehouse today, the o's introduced the newest birds of the flock, 30 year old japanese left-handed pitcher, last year in the japanese major leagues, he was 16 & 5, era 153 and had 168 strike outs. >> the words of the great oreo manager, earl weaver, we want to have deep depth. >> short and to the point. finally, pro indoor soccer, baltimore blast looking to better their 5 & 3 record tomorrow night when the missouri comets come to town. >> we have a great tradition here in baltimore. we've been successful in the past decade and let's face it, we play a game to win championships and anything else isn't good enough. >> it will be a good game, both teams have beaten each other once already so it's like an icebreaker in game three tomorrow. >> exciting. thank you, stan. >>> coming up a new twist on an old holiday tradition. >> the record breaking attempt >> the record breaking attempt to ring in the holidays,,,,,,,,, hi. i was on carmax dot com a

. >> i know among some folks saying outrageous or incendiary things get you kudos and drive your numbers up but it's not going to win us the white house. >> reporter: the idea of gingrich's temperament. senator lindsey graham came to gingrich's defense. >> even his worst critics would say newt is a guy that can hold a room, a smart fellow. >>> romney is on the defensive with a vietnam veteran on the issue of gay marriage. >> do not believe that everyone is entitled to constitutional rights? >> i think of the time the constitution was written it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman. i don't believe the supreme court is changing that. >> we have to get on. >> oh, i guess it was too hot. >> reporter: the leading second choice candidate of gingrich supporters is mitt romney. brian, it means this time if somehow mitt romney can vanquish newt gingrich. >> the democrats opposition research is predicated upon him being the leader and not gingrich. do you think the romney folks in their heart of hearts expect to pull this out? >> reporter: they do. they have a huge organiza

unemployment benefits so put aside the talking points aren't publicans really the party of big government kudos to barney frank for calling them out the bad bill o'reilly. favorite talking had weighed in on the ron paul presidential candidacy this morning on an interview with n.b.c. paul is the only anti-war candidate among democrats and republicans which according to bill o'reilly just this qualifies him for being president. ron paul. his foreign policy disqualifies him in my eyes as an american. look there are a lot of reasons why paul should be president but his views on our nation's war machine is perhaps the one reason why he should be president but o'reilly and other neo cons over g.o.p. t.v. know that war is profitable so let's keep building those tanks and missiles and let's keep invading as many foreign countries as we can assume that every president since reagan is starting the new war it sadly appears that being a warmonger is a requisite for the white house. and the very very ugly rush limbaugh so guess who live in balls is picking on no try children living in poverty that's right o

. >> kudos to the nfl and mcclain has some 'splaining to do. officers arrested him on thursday.is expected to play tomorrow against the dolphins. raiders have listed him as questionable. he is being charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly assaulting an individual, holding a gun to his head and firing a shot next to his ear in alabama. this attorney denies the linebacker was even involved in a fight. either way, hue jackson isn't happy. >> i'm disturbed by this. anything that hurts this organization or hurts this football team, and what we talk about and what we're trying to become, i'm very disturbed. >> mike: stay tuned. tee it up in thousand oaks where a familiar name is atop the leader board, tiger woods. the chevron world challenge. tiger's lead evaporates. headed to the drink. one of five bogeys on the day for tiger. on 16, tigers approach. ball is right in the creek. tiger is one stroke back of zach johnson. al had two eagles, including one on 18. johnson, 4-under 68, one-stroke lead over tiger heading into sunday. college hoops. north carolina visiting kentucky. te

." >> truly kudos to nick for exposing that and how that affects all the women in that particular prisonfghanistan. >>> as we go to break, back to those live pictures in california. oil tanker engulfed in flames. trying to put this out. tell me again the name of the overpass? paramount overpass. back in two minutes. ♪ sen♪ co-signed her credit card - "buy books, not beer!" ♪ ♪ut the second at she shut the door ♪ ♪ girl started blowing up their credit score ♪ ♪ she bought a pizza party for the whole dorm floor ♪ ♪ hundred pounds of makeup at the makeup store ♪ ♪ and a ticket down to spring break in mexico ♪ ♪ but her folks didn't know 'cause her folks didn't go ♪ ♪ to free-credit-score-dot-com hard times for daddy and mom. ♪ >>> take a look at these pictures. fewer flames here and what appears to be a double tanker here. this is the 60 east. so, west coast, this is lunchtime. you want to avoid this. this is a 60 eastbound. this is just about ten miles east of downtown los angeles. this is montebello, california. oil tanker on fire. fire crews there. you see the foam all out so that tells

>> kudos to you. >> kurt loder, put him on. how are the occupy people more annoying than those kids who hang outside the mtv window in time square? >> i forget. how are they not? they claim to have an agenda where kids outside the mtv building don't claim anything of the sort. >> you don't think trying to get close to justin timberlake by anything necessary is an agenda? >> it is a dream, not an agenda. >> a dream, i give you that. how is it going? >> good. >> you believe the new york city subways are soft targets? why is that? >> well, they are an easy target because you can get on and you go through the gate and you say buzz me through and you walk through the gate. look at you, sherrod. >> it is dark. >> i am over this way. follow the teeth. thairt. i can say -- that's right. i can say it. >> do you have a theory they are not a soft target? >> it is not as soft as people might imagine. i learned a month ago when i tried to jump the turn style and two others came from a secret door. >> they do come out of nowhere. >> they hav

. >> dana: give kudos for the people on her p.r.people to fall in love with you. >> bob: you could put all the i.q.s together and they wouldn't a rhode scholar. >> andrea: who says people are in love with her. she said they were entertaining people. the only person in the kardashian household that has done anything is bruce jenne jennear. he is nowhere to be found. >> dana: when i was in vegas i saw a billboard, 2011, new year's eve, kim kardashian. what happens there? she just show up and say i'm here? >> bob: i can understand she contributes something to society. she was a stripper. but i mean -- >> dana: well, actually -- >> greg: you are a progressive feminist, bob. >> bob: seriously, someone explain the idiots to me? i want to hear it. >> greg: i think that they are heroes in the sense they are scaring the hell out of celebrities. for barb ra walters to say you don't have talent, barbara walters saying that is hypocritical, don't you think? stool before you get in >> eric: before you get in trouble. the other thing that rush sa

. >> kudos to me. >> way to get that in there. >>> coming up, a shocking report about wiener, but is it true? that's actually a good tease finally. >>> are we on? >> we are on. >> i speak of south carolina's governor nikki haley who is taking heat that all agency answer the phone by saying "itis a great day in south carolina, how may i help you? " a pair of democratic lawmakers say it is inappropriate and want to ban the cheery cheerio as long as certain pack feers hold true as long as the say the unemploy unemployment is 5% or higher, school funding is sufficient for the 21st century and "glee" is still on the air. said a state rep, quote, it is insulting when we have to call agencies in the state and hear them say it is a great day when we are suffering here at home. you have a governor with no heart for the people here in south carolina. let's discuss this in the lightning roooouuuunnnd. lightning round. >> jim, should these guys be impeached for this stupid thing? >> what do you want an honest message? hi, life sucks, what do you want? i would prank call them all day long. it is

kudos to melvin. >> where does he put it? i know he starts in july. but those other whatever, six months. >> reporter: two attics, two crawl spaces and a secret area his wife doesn't know about. >> okay. she does now. >> thanks, doug. that's a lot of fun. >> yeah. >>> hey there. >> doug threw melvin under the bus. geez. >> top that. >> it's going to be tough. this is a cool story. former wizards head coach is still coaching, just not in the nba or college. the most successful coach is doing something he's always wanted to do. for him, it might be the most rewarding job he's ever had. it wasn't long ago, eddie jordan was here, courtside guiding the wizards to the playoffs, four straight times. the most successful stretch for the franchise. >> good play, good play. >> reporter: this year, he's here, coaching the freshman basketball team in cheryl. he coached in the nba for 18 seasons, this is a new experience. >> i'm getting just as much satisfaction here playing against the celtics and winning games. you see growth here. it's the most crucial part of t

and kudos to "saturday night live" to have the flight crew their buddy alec baldwin abused come on the show. no, they had alec baldwin come on and joke how he abused the flight crew. and mvp testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. we will look at whether he piewts the -- he puts the ju in juicer. >> can we talk about "new year'seve" later in the show? >> the movie? >> yes, the movie. i yes we can. >> i do that for you and what do i get in return? >> i feel like it is for both of us, greg, and for america. >> you say that every night. >> only because it is true. >> it is true. >> go away. bye. >>> let's welcome our guests. thank you, announcer. she is so hot that stockings are hung on her with care. after three long years i am here with fox news anchor julie banderas. if rains did the hustle we would be doing him. and he is the author of the declaration of independence, a great book. i read it myself. and his hallucinations even can't stand him. my repulsive sidekick, bill schulz. and if comedic gene yuses- geniuses were snow angels wooy would do them all the time. his latest

if you don't use it, kudos to you. >> yeah, yeah. >> harvey levine, tmz and we'll catch you after the news edge at 6:00 for all of the latest juicy gossen from l.a. and thank you, harvey. >>> ahead on the news edge at 6, maryland enters a new fight against fourloco. the company changed the recipe of the strong alcoholic beverage. some people say that is not enough. the state officials have a new demand. >>> and the fight at ground zero that could affect flans for -- plans for a museum there. the surprising announcement from new york's mayor today. >>> and emreleases archives of the early days. here's steve jobs creek is how he came up with the company's name. join us for the news edge at 6.  >> rate off of the top tonight, another lead change in the gop presidential race. a new poll out has a new name. leading the pack in next week's iowa caucus. tom fitzgerald has more on this. >> reporter: this is an indication of how close this has looks like mitt romney is b on top after a brief leave by ron paul. >> in the back-and-forth race, the latest poll finds the former governor of massach