do you really love the lamp or are you just saying you love the lamp because you saw it. >> i love lamp mitt romney. there's a new viral video taking over the internet. an australian lawyer created a video by splicing tv clips of president obama, mitt romney and others speaking to form a spot-on parody of eminem's "the real slim shady. "the video is called, "will the real mitt romney please stand up?" >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of united states. ♪ >> can i have your attention, please? can i have your attention please? will the real mitt romney please stand up? ♪ i repeat -- will the real mitt romney please stand up? ♪ we're going to have a problem here. you act like you haven't seen a mormon before. down on the floor, i'm not concerned about the very poor. got it wrong, sorry, those not whey meant. i want everybody american to be the top 1%. willard is my first name. i'm not looking for 00 colony on the moon, just for someone to blame. i like being able to fire people. you're fired, boom, boom. >> hugh at kin is the guy who put it together. check it out on youtube. >>> still

. >>> this new lamp may take the place of the lava lamp. >> oh, my gosh, they're real?ey are deceased, but they're real. they make these lamps with jellyfish after these naturally expire. they freeze them with liquid nitrogen, put them in this ee boxy covering and you've got a lamp. here is the thing. these guys naturally emit a light to ward off predators. so they absorb light during the day and when the lights go off, they look like that. >> jellyfish only skr a life span of six months. and once a jellyfish breeds, it gets a bacteria and that's what makes it die. these live longer than six months, but after they breed, they use them to make lamps. so they lead a happy, natural life. >> lamps can cost $25 to $29. a rare one with cost you anywhere up to $180. >> i love these lamp peps. >>> this is an actual job in amsterdam. the sole purpose of this device is to fish bicycles from the palm of the canals. >> you've got quite a catch. look. >> there's a million ways. >> it's called a water net. >> they rescue 10,000 to 15,000 bicycles from this canal annually. >> are they

powered by carbon arch lamps which were state of the art at a time. popular lamps that would later be popular at movie premiers. >> what they were doing is throwing a spark between two electrodes. it simply wasn't enough power to heat up -- to light up a significant area of downtown. >>> owen refused to admit defeat. he published stories of success including a testimonial from a survivor who claimed he could read his newspaper from 2 miles away. >> people said that chickens could not sleep two miles away because of this highlight power light over the city. >> reporter: even though it didn't light up the town, word of san jose's tower traveled to paris, the city of lights. >> there's a report that people from paris came here before they built the eiffel tower. >> reporter: public opinion was split. >> any project of that size would be controversial, there's no doubt about it. >> reporter: what little light people had in their homes came from costly gas lamps and gas companies feared an electric light might put them out of business so they mounted a fie

we have a photo of one of the two famous lamps. there were 6 lamps in all.he lamps have gone from the establishment but a few motorcycles are now hanging from the ceiling. the lamps are expected to be more than $2 million when they hit the auction june 14th. >> new research offer as possible explanation for the ongoing decline of the bee population. two new studies point to a common pesticide. researches suggests the pesticide reduces the number of queens. it also makes honey bees disoriented, causing them to fail to return to the hives. >> had a slight break in the rain today but according to chief meteorologist, bill martin, that's going to change. >> things will be coming back to rain. we had a little bit of rain this week. now, showers getting ready to move in, just in time for the bay area weekend. for the north bay, maybe sprinkles up there tonight and tomorrow. lake county area, they're getting showers up there. it's been really wet north of the lines. they're going to continue wet. march has been an aggressive month for rainfall. look at all the days

twenty nations it's like a lava lamp there was no lava lamp work that blob of wax you know it forms the base and kind of blew. up to the top and then it somebody is back down to the bottom so now we've got the student loan blog it's working its way to the top of the bubble chart apple stock is working its way up the top of the bubble chart and the market pops whether it was the crash of eighty seven the edge of whatever crash of the dot com crash of the mortgage crash apart. and then it goes back to the bottom and the cycle repeats itself it's a bubble lava lamp economy that's the entire basis of the economy and it's fueled by zero percent interest rates which are not going to ever change because the european central bank will just expanded their balance sheet by three trillion euros they are both grown to thirty trillion euros the federal reserve bank will expand its balance sheet to thirty trillion dollars bank of england will spread this trillion trillion pounds bank of japan same thing it doesn't matter the money is becoming just tokens in a global game called reality bill that has

twenty nations it's like a lava lamp visual lava lamp work that blog of wax you know it forms the basis of. the look up to the top and then it disseminates back down to the bottom so now we've got a student loan blog it's working its way to the top of the bubble chart apple stock is working its way up the top of the bubble chart and the like it pops where there was the crash of a survey of the asian financial crash of the dot com crash in the markets crash of pop. and then it goes back to the bottom and the cycle repeats itself it's a global lava lamp economy that's the entire basis of the economy and it's filled by zero percent interest rates which are not going to ever change because the european central bank. the federal reserve bank will expand its policy to thirty trillion dollars bank of england will spread this trillion trillions of. the money is becoming just tokens in a global game called reality bill that has no accountability whatsoever. but this law the lamp economy the people picture ride and ride for all it's worth and if you don't get in the right place at the right time

in competition, so this is just a great outlet for those horses. >> from ice-cold spas to infrared lamps special walkers and more, pat believes that working horses deserve cutting edge treatments when they become fatigued, sore, or sick. and just like shorty, many get just that at this unique rehabilitation center. in jameswn, charlotte fadipe for "california country" tv. >> and gd ws, the equine center actually has expanded, and it's now in oakdale. and it has a mobile spa, too, for horses. don't u wish they had that for us? that'd be nice, huh? ha. coming up next, are you >> welcome back to "california country." >> at the kitchen in sacramento, chefs are busy preparing tasty dishes using a vegetable that's increasing in popularity. california endives are showing up on more and more dinner plates. >> i mean, you see a lot of people use, uh, the endive as vessels. so they'll take just the leaf off and put things in it and serve it that way. uh, think it has a lot of different uses. >> the chances are if this vegetable's on your plate, it's probably grown by california vegetable specialti

on someone's desk and said, "that's a big lava lamp.ongratulations." [ laughter ] ironically, the lava lamp was better at natural conversation than mitt romney. [ laughter ] [ as romney ] "that's a decent key chain you have there. you roll your sleeves up and -- and you don't." [ laughter ] "get me out of here. get me out of here." not good with the conversation. "that's a big lava lamp. congratulations." [ laughter ] what? get this. yesterday, energy secretary steven chu said that he would give himself an a for controlling the cost of gas. on behalf of americans, i'd like to give him an f. [ light laughter ] and a u. [ cheers and applause ] $5 a gallon for gas? you turkey! here's some big celebrity news. it's rumored that "jersey shore" star "the situation" has checked himself into rehab. [ audience aws ] man, it always happens to the ones you totally expect. you know -- [ laughter ] that's what i've always said. man, this is huge news. it looks like tim tebow might be traded to the new york jets, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ bu

big lava lamp.you've got to be proud. >> sadly. >> do you have that one? >> i saw that. is it lovelady's note? >> russell lovelady. >> he is adding little touches to it now. >> he's very good. >> he wears a scarf. >> he works on it by a lava lamp. he does. >> i can't wait to see. do we have that quote on video? >> yes, we do. >> no way. because last night we heard that -- >> no, we have unearthed the footage, it exists. >> those are big pancakes. >> can we move on? >> ok. >> again, just let it be a moment. don't add to it. >> hold on. just want to see this clip for a second. >> oh, my god. >> it really does look like -- and i'm not being mean. it looks like a sitcom. never mind. >> yeah. ok. >> cue it up. get it ready. those are big pancakes. >> the man likes pancakes. >> he does. >> he's just a bit stiff. >>> time for a look at the morning papers. in "the new york times," there is evidence of more health advantages from taking aspirin. two new studies show that people who regularly take aspirin hav

do you really love the lamp or are you just saying it because you saw it? >> i love lamp.>> bad comparison but life imitating art, maybe? remember this scene from "anchor man." robert dinero says he didn't mean to offend anyone over his joke that america might not be ready for a white first lady. newt gingrich jumped all over that saying it was inexcusable. >> what dinero said last night was inexcusable. and the president should apologize for him. it was at an obama fund-raiser. it is exactly wrong. it divides the country. >> no direct response from the president. but his election campaign called the remark, quote, inappropriate. but de niro said, my remarks were not meant to offend anyone. in america, we believe in a future that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy homes. put their kids through college. retire how they want to. ameriprise. the strength of america's largest financial planning company. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with

lamp kin. so essentially what this letter the field secretary writing to carl murphy saying we're depending on you and "the afro" to drum up membership. and in 1935 they so did. there were meetings that took place throughout the city, and they were able to include over 2,000 new members within the course of a few weeks. and this is on the throws of the 1935 donald gains murray case which took place in early 1935. so in many ways carl murphy and "the afro" are sort of the axis upon which the entire civil rights movement in this era revolves around. i could go on and on, but you want to hear from these lovely people tonight. so we'll begin our conversation -- and that is what this is. conversation amongst u with dr. michelle scott of unbc. i don't want us to take for granted that anyone in this audience really knows what the civil rights movement is. so my question to you, dr. scott, is if you could sort of frame or define as best as you can what the civil rights movement is particularly because

i almost knocked my light lamp down -- night lamp down to the floor. the longest it lasted was about ten seconds. some people also feeling it this morning. and daily city. not in altos. still shaking according to carrie despite the earthquake being over. and also concord, soon leandro. people are also knew telling us they felt it. a nice shaking by san francisco state university. so we're still working to get more information about exactly what happened but we are counting on people to go to our facebook fan page and on our website. there are some good resources there that you can find as far as what to do in case of an earthquake. any time this happens, that seems to be where our conversation goes next. were you ready and are you ready, and most people aren't. so, we made a good section on our website. you can go there, click on the earthquake link, and you can find out all the things you might need in your emergency kit as far as food and water, medications, the type of paperwork that you should have with you. our twitter feed is also waiting for peo

street lamps in santa rosa.ccording to police about 8,000 feet of cooper wire along fountain road parkway just disappeared. crews received reports the street lamps were not functioning on friday morning. the -- police believe the thefts likely happened the night before and are now conducting an investigation. >>> will the weekend's warm weather stick around for the weekend? meteorologist mark tamayo is coming up next with what you can expect. >>> the calendar says it's still winter but today's warm weather had people out. parts of the bay area experienced highs in the mid- 70s today capping out a really great weekend to be outside. >> it certainly was nice outside. some reached in the 80s right. >> that's right heather and ken. a few 80s for the first weekend in march. just an extreme weather story. seems like that for this time of year. changes are setting up over the next two or three days. right now on the maps the first change we have fog developing offshore. here's a closing inspection. already a few patche

the lamp was already blazing with intensity. my growing hard on >> he seemed amenable. he got cold feet? may be he lost interest. ben shrugged. who knows. i would be with us in the second. i am serious. don't you feel abandoned. it's a three way honey, i don't think two people can feel abandoned. he might be late. i looked at the clock again. 25 minutes. only hustlers can get away with that. he's not a hustler? ben turned and looked at me. you think i bought us a hustler? how pathettic tic do you think we are? >> i sort of felt like he targeted us. i didn't get that sense. may be i'm wrong. ben smiled. you are disappointed. no , i said, no just annoyed. he pulled down the waist band. i don't need a mercy suck. he looked up. mercy suck. whatever. undeterred ben got down to business. mercy i said, there was when mr. johnson knocked on the door. you may have figured it out by now. to us, he was still the great dark man. a mythical man or object to desire. it was probably why we jumped to attention. jesus. tucking the incriminating evidence. wait. let this go down first. >>

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i lift my lamp to the golden door. >> ♪ [applause] [cheers and applause] >> good mo.g here in our city administrator, namely kelly, thank you for being here. of course, our new public works director and his wonderful staff here. thank you very much there is a reason why there's three public works directors on this side. ed risk then, our new mta director, and i have the former public works directors. we're here with muhammed and with our city administrator naomi. one, to get an idea of where we're at with the rebuild of our wonderful general hospital. i need not repeat how important this institution is but to tell you that we are honoring that level of importance by being out here in full dress, because we want to make sure that we're on time, with an budget, and this is proceeding with all of its complications as a major, important hospital-first city. i want to think the whole team that has been working together. i want to thank our dpw construction management team and the inspectors, because they're doing a great job. the reason why this is on time and we look forw

. >> we're here to look at the lamp. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, come on in. >> would you care if i use yourestroom? >> go ahead. it's to the right. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> hell no. [ bleep ]. >> what? [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> in the shower? >> this is risky. >> it is. >> really risky. >> it's incredible. they had a goal in mind. it's to showcase why it's dangerous to sell things on craigslist. you never know what you are going to end up with. they are trying to promote reply board. it's a way to communicate to craigslist users without exposing your e-mail address. you can read about them before. you could get crazy people like this. that's a cardinal sin right there. the things they did. every instance, they bought the item they went to look at. >> good. >> just as a disclaimer, reply board has no affiliation with craigslist. >> i use craigslist a lot. i may use this because you scare the hell out of me. >> good. >>> if you think that parking spot is the primo one, it might not be the case. this is from the netherlands, you have two guys in a classic american car going to a classic

in all this, you want to make sure you take something back with you, like blessed oil from the oil lamp. >> in addition to the history, culture, and heritage of cyprus is the present-day political aspects of a successful, yet divided, country. what is the relationship between cyprus and the united states? >> we have enjoyed an excellent relationship since the independence of cyprus in 1960. first of all, there's a separate community in america. even though the community is not as big as other ethnic communities, it is very lively and there are many distinguished members -- academic, economic, and social life of the places that they live in the united states. we have a very close cooperation of nations for security in the fight against terrorists. of course, also, we enjoy very good trade and economic these. >> what is cypruses relationship with turkey? >> turkey does not recognize the republic of cyprus as a state since 1974. since the summer of 1974, there are no diplomatic or political relations between the republic of cyprus and turkey. as a result of this policy of turkey, a of nonr

suv crashed directly into a pole on san pablo avenue that that was holding up the street lamp. the passenger in the seat did have on her seat belt. man was tha was driving was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the crash is being investigated as a possible indictment. speed and the rainy weather appear to be factors on this crash northbound on 101. she was rear ended by a red pickup truck. truck hit the center divide and they suffered a minor head injury. >> water was pooling in the usual places near sir francis drake boulevard making tricky driving conditions. >> in healdsburg a few dwruilt lines landed on fitch mountain road. this time the transformer sparked but there was no serious damage. john alston, "abc 7 news". >> carolyn: and this accident in pleasant hill rain and alcohol may have contributed to it. police say a female driver was travel on contra costa boulevard around 7:00 last night then suddenly veered off the road, hit another car and landed on top of a fire hydrant. they say she tested over the limit for blood alcohol content and has been arrested. >>

for years, some very expensive lamps sat behind a san francisco bar. now they're about to find a new home. also, you have to see this. just look at these pictures. escaping children in indiana. it's just before a tornado hit their school bus. >>> good morning, highway 4, not a bad look driving up to the willow pass. we'll tell you more coming up. ! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cu

discovery kids an mated marine and safari lamps were called because the defect in the circuit board can cause electrical circuits. you can call and also the sling rider baby slings were originally recalled in march 2010 because they can suffocate infants. the kick and crawl was recalled because the valve of the inflatable ball can come off and children can choke on them. call 1-800-432-5437. fisher price's little people stand and play ramp way is being recalled because of a cloaking hazard. it was originally recalled in september of 2010. >>> a bit of good news for drivers out there. gas prices down slightly for the secondÑi day in approach. aa amount of say -- aaa said prices dropped about 3/10ths of a cent. the national average remains at $3.76. if you go to our traffic tab, you can find the lowest prices around. right now it's about $3.45 at the safeway in pasadena. so you want to check that out for more information. >>> now to democracy 2012 coverage it was a sweeping win for mitt romney and he is feeling confident. after super tuesday it was all about the math. he won six out of 10

oh, she'll lift her lamp and open her golden door for anybody. your tired, your poor, and not just one-on-one. she'll take on huddled masses. everybody line up for a peek under her toga. the real victim-- the real victim here is rush. this whole birth control controversy started with that georgetown law student, sandra fluke. whose testimony was no fluke. >> jim, tonight we're going to connect the dots for you. >> follow me here. president obama on the ropes with the economy and specifically with women voters, gets mrs. fluke to create a controversy, and the liberal mainstream media puppets play along as scripted. >> it's all part of a plan. it is not accidental. none of this stuff just happened. whoa! lookie over there what judd happened. it's all orchestrated. >> there's no doubt in my mind, in my investigator's mind, that this woman from the very beginning was what they call "run" by very powerful people. >> oh, yeah she's awe pawn. >> stephen: oh, yeah, she was run by powerful people. she's a pawn. i mean, what's the alternative that a 30-yea

hope is patientvce with a lamp lit.he american poet emily dickinson rights "hope is that thing with others that perches in my sou and singe -- in my soul and it seems the tune and never stops at all. thank you and happy holidays. can all the speakers join me? and all the speakers join me so we can light the tree? is peter still here? ok. >> no, peter left. a surry. >> welcome, welcome. this is going to be gorgeous. i have not even seen the tree at. we're going to do a cat that. is everybody here? ok. i want to hear the children doing it, to. will will start with 10. ok? here we go. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [cheering] [laughter] >> beautiful. >> 13,000 stars. and how many cranes? >> 7000 cranes. unbelievable. isn't that beautiful? doesn't that give you hope? >> thank you for being with us. rita moreno. thank you for being with us. and now some music. >> thank you.

a kerosene lamp is the only way to define the darkness. 12-year-old rebecca does her homework in theragic accident when she was tiny starter for life. her mother will never forget that moment of inattention. >> in attention. [speaking german] >> in addition to causing accidents like this, kerosene accounts for nearly 150 million tons of fossil emissions annually. it damages the climate. a team is working on an alternative. after all, the mobile phone industry has already shown that technological innovation can thrive in remote regions. the driving force behind the project knows there is a major obstacle. not have access. in 2011, it was 10%. 6% added to the grid over the last 40 years. it is not a fantastic record. we are trying to accomplish this solution that will address the problem immediately. >> the bright led's the first step. they generate carbon credits. ♪ >> they are testing the new lights in a pilot project. they hire local entrepreneurs who know their customers very well. demand was enormous, but there was the issue of how to recharge the batteries. at first, they were ex

. >>> well, the flyers light the lamp before the buzzer, a new number one in golf, and down to the sweet 16? march madness continues for the jayhawks as kansas dunks purdue. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> add the record code heads high into the midwest we're getting thunderstorms. 's going to continue. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports, if you love nonstop do or die college basketball, this was your big weekend. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. if your bracket wasn't already busted, it might be now. we'll start in the midwest where 11th seed north carolina state pulls off a huge upset. had a three-point lead at the half against georgetown. held onto it all the way through the second. jason clark with one last chance for the hoyas. nbc state is onto the sweet 16 with a 66-63 win. a fin yish between purdue and kansas. the boilermakers had to leave the game up till the final minutes. the layup, purdu

lamps month the white house faced a major backlash from religious organizations over the mandate. under pressure the administration announced a revamped policy. it will be the insurance companies who will reach out to women employees and provide that coverage free of charge. that still wasn't enough for some religious leaders. >> religious people determine what violates their consciences. >> reporter: the measure goes into effect this year but religious -- religious groups have an extra year to comply. >>> take a look outside. gorgeous shot on a gorgeous first day of march. 60 degrees at bwi. as we take a look, you can see the sweeps are all clear. they're going to continue to remain clear tonight and into the first part of tomorrow as we work into the friday night, early saturday time frame. that's where we could see crption and cooler temps after a warm day, especially for the southern half of the day. 61 in dulles. cooler at the beach. winds shifting north and cool air coming in will replace this very mild air. 0 in d.c. for a high today. 67 at the inner harbor and 70 in cambri