let's welcome linda. mihara. >> thank you, donna, that is a wonderful introduction and you do look magnificent. >> you too. >> thank you >> this is a labor of love. this is my 7th year of participation, i get a call one day from jeff cauter and he said that he had this concept for the tree and he had heard about the tree about sadakal and it is a famous story that was true that was the inspiration for this tree. i came on board because i am the professional oragami artist and the story of sadako goes in japan if you have a wish that you want to have come true, you fold 1,000 cranes, and by the time that you have finished your 1,000th crane your wish will be granted so during the hiroshima bombing a girl became ill and had will leukemia, she passed before she finished, however her school mates completed the rest of the 1,000 that are buried with her. there is a monument to her at iroshima peace park. >> the celebrating of the cranes is celebrated worldwide. and this as an inspiration for this tree and how

pero es linda de verdad. ♪.estado lleno de risas y lagrimas, con mucha emotividad, una de las nuestras, maricruz esto presente, ganó su viaje a méxico, el ver tu video me conmovio mucho. el verte junto al señor roberto gómez bolaños, también como te sentiste >>verme a su lado, fue un sueño, fue una experiencia muy linda, él me dio un beso, ya con eso estoy feliz. >>maricruz es costarricense. >>si, estoy feliz de estar aquí, y con ganas de volver >>me dieron torta de jamón, se la recomiendo a todos, también me dieron mi chipote chillón >>tu que viviste tu infancia con chespirito, que'sigue. que le puedes decir a la gente que tiene familia y pueden seguir tu ejemplo >>que no se den por vencidos, nunca te dejes vencer, síganme los buenos, no se depriman porque todo pasa. todo pasa. >>definitivamente esta es una gran celebracion y tú eres parte de ella, mari, continuamos con más de esta celebracion. ♪. ♪. (aplausos) >>me encanta. es impresionante como chespirito sigue trascendiendo generaciones vamocon chiquibabys.

let's welcome linda.e. this is my 7th year of participation, i get a call one day from jeff cauter and he said that he had this concept for the tree and he had heard about the tree about sadakal and it is a famous story that was true that was the inspiration for this tree. i came on board because i am the professional oragami artist and the story of sadako goes in japan if you have a wish that you want to have come true, you fold 1,000 cranes, and by the time that you have finished your 1,000th crane your wish will be granted so during the hi

i don't think linda has either. so no. >> jennifer: linda, what was the mood on the picket line?espond when they saw the signs? >> they were pretty happy. they were for us. they told us keep fighting. >> jennifer: and so do you think, jonathan, will you take this from new york to other cities? >> i think the idea that you know 200 workers walked out on strike faced their bosses. faced management. faced the multibillion dollar corporations and showed they could do it. they could express their rights in face of management and hopefully it inspires a movement of workers throughout the city and also around the country. tomorrow in times square, we're going to be meeting up not with just fast food workers but carwash workers and supermarket workers to continue this movement. i think there will be more of this into the future and hopefully it spreads across the country. >> jennifer: so is the umbrella union that's partnering with you the seiu, the service employees international union? >> there is a coalition of community organizations clergy, elected officials labor unions, they're al

and linda mahara, thank you for your wonderful presentation, you know the stories that linda tells every year that updates us. these are the stories that i am proud of. because for every story that she has told about the original, the origin of origami, we inherit those stories and spread them to generations of our friends and children and so they understand what hope is about. >> halahanzo, and our san francisco, polorio. thank you for being here tonight. i also know that veronica klaus, thank you for being here. sisters, i was going to say the sisters of petulince. thank you for being here as well. [ applause ] and of course, you will hear and you have heard them earlier, our san francisco boys chorus, thank you, boys chorus for being here to celebrate. and then, tonight, many of you will be treated to goodies and some refreshments all donated through the world fund and their volunteers and all of the small businesses of san francisco. thank you for your wonderful donations during these holidays. said earlier, the tree of hope is our symbol of tolerance and acceptance. and i know what

linda managed to get david's heart beating before ems arrived. >> is he breathing?> yes. >> we get to the hospital, and at the hospital he flat-lained three more times. >> reporter: what followed was three more days of doctors with bad news. >> from then on, that he wasn't going to make it, and i didn't want to hear. that. >> reporter: linda poured her heart out to friends and family on facebook. >> and i asked them if they could come up and visit him, talk to him, touch him, and over 60 people came and saw him that day. it's a miracle. it's definitely a marry cal. i'm thankful. i'm thankful for everybody that helped. because, you know what, i wasn't going to let go of him. i wasn't going to let go of him. this is my child. >> reporter: david is doing fine. the 24-year-old says he took meds to try and end it all after battling years of chronic testicular pain that countless procedures and operations couldn't fix. he says the outpouring of love and care showed him the value his life has. >> all may friends have told me after this they're like, you're one of the best

linda yee is at the mall with more on what happened tonight. linda? >> reporter: well ken, it was a scare when somebody saw sparks flying on the roof, they called the fire department. while the alarm sounded, fire trucks set up aerial ladders just in case rescues were necessary. well, it turned out it was just a small grease fire inside the slew of one of the restaurants. students at san francisco state extended classrooms on the top floor were told to leave, but they did it voluntarily. they decided to shut down the theater. and now at these times, that made for some very tense moments. >> because of the alarm, i said oh, i hope there's no gunman coming here to shoot up. because that's what happens in america, you know? >> reporter: well as the movie goers left the theater, it turns out that the stores were still open and shoppers were still shopping. i talked to some fire commanders at the scene saying no evacuations were ever ordered. it was all voluntary and no one was ever in any danger, ken? >> don't try to stop them when they are shopping, righ

his mom linda says she cannot stress enough how important it is to know cpr. without it she may not have her son today. >> great story. >>> well, almost everyone can agrow on one thing. this redskins and dallas game going to be epic. win the game and you win the division. along with being -- getting the playoff berth. but everyone around here is just trying to win some tickets because they don't come cheap. one standing room only? try $300. and rising. >> it is the biggest thing we've ever seen here in the washington area. the tickets are drying up. i mean the price could definitely go up. people that want to make a move should look now and get it while they can still get it. >> sideline seats already up to $10,000 yep. on stub hub. even parking passes are going for sky high prices. get 10 grand for some seats? >> buy a car before i buy tickets to a football game. >>> it's 4:38. whether you're going to the sunday night game or making new year's eve plans, do in the miss olga's -- not miss olga's forecast. >> why right now might be a good time to refinance the

linda so is live at the small in columbia and linda what are people waiting for? >> reporter: well, i got to tell you something. macy's did something that they have never done this weekend. they were actually opened nonstop starting friday night up until last night at midnight and they are opening their stores early today for all the last-minute shoppers. doors will open again here at 7 this morning. you note parking lot is empty right now -- you know the parking lot is empty right now. but it will be filling up. as you mentioned, 17 million people plan to shop today. yes, they have waited this long. you know, there was actually a psychologist who says there are some benefits to waiting procrastinating up until the last-minute to get shopping done. fry gallonity goes out the window and you spend more which for the person frugality -- frugality goes out the window and you spend more which for the person you are buying for. again, most of the anchor stores here at the mall in columbia will be opening at 7 this morning. macy's, j.c. penney's nordstrom will open at th

own 24/7 and abc2 news linda so is live this morning at the casino and linda, are you playing yet? >> reporter: no, not yet. you said it yourself. it all happens at 8:00. you know it's never going to look this quiet again. because when they open those doors this morning at 8:00, this place as you said will be open every day of the week, 24 hours a day. this is the first casino in maryland to do so to tell us more about it this morning the general manager here rob norton. thank you for joining us. exciting day for you. >> yeah, exciting another step. >> reporter: so what is this mean for the casino? will the restaurants -- everything be open 24 hours? >> we'll have food offering up to 24 hours, one of the restaurants will remain open all night. some of the others will remain on the same hours we expect about a 500 crowds that we currently kick out every night will now have a place to continue their entertainment experience. >> reporter: we were talking about this earlier but a lot of people don't know that you do have live entertainment here besides the casino obviously. >> yeah liv

linda will help answer some of your questions coming up on 9news at 6:00. derek. >>> matt, four people were taken to the hospital this morning after the driver of a stolen car smashed into a metro bus while fleeing the cops. it happened right on the d.c./maryland line at wheeler and southern avenue. kristin fisher has more from the scene. >> reporter: what happened was, police spotted three people driving inside a stolen car a mile from here. police tried to pull them over but they didn't stop, they sped off, and police chose not to pursue them because this is a very busy road. wheeler road. a busy time of day at 9:00 a.m. but that didn't stop these suspects. they were zigging and zagging in and out of traffic, very dangerous. then when they tried to turn here on southern avenue they spun out of control and slammed into a metro bus. a head-on crash that september the metro bus driver and one passenger to the hospital with minor injuries. two of the suspects in the stopple car were also taken to the hospital, but all three suspects were apprehended by prince

. >> reporter: the family home, dream and nest egg for wisconsin's linda and jim mcmahon. until it had to be sold out from under linda to pay back a reverse mortgage as soon as her husband died. >> i get a letter, sorry to hear about your husband passing away. buy the house or move out. >> reporter: reverse mortgages give homeowners an immediate cash payment in exchange for future equity. allowing them to stay in the house until death. but only people 62 and older quali qualify. linda was too young to be on the mortgage, so, when her older husband died, she lost everything. it's only one danger inherent in the reverse mortgage. >> hi, i'm fred thompson. >> hi, i'm henry winniklewinkle. >> reporter: critics say the commercials prey on vulnerable seniors. and today, the government is warning that reverse mortgages are not free money. >> turn their equity into tax free cash. >> give you tax free cash. >> they are not being told about the down side. >> reporter: right now in america, 57,000 seniors in reverse mortgages are in danger of losing their home. a nearly 10% foreclosu

primer impacto. >>> gracias, linda.que seria una limpia de los malos espÍritus que terminÓ con su cabeza en llamas, en la grabaciÓn de un programa televisivo. yo quise hacerle una bendiciÓn, algo que he hecho por mucho tiempo en privado me saliÓ mal. fue un accidente. >>> franklin, como puede respondes a las alegaciones que se tratÓ de un daÑo intencional y que atentaste contra de la vida del ilusionista. >>> a quien en su sano juicio, le interesa lastimar a alguien en un programa de televisiÓn o sea, saliÓ mal el acto. y por el cual saliÓ herido. sus heridas, entiendo tambiÉn, no son de gravedad. puesto que el mismo dÍa en que fue ingresado a la clÍnica, saliÓ. me da mucha pena que se haya hecho esta propaganda que fue un acto intencional. siento que eso nace del dolor, de que sucediera el accidente y social security consecuencias. >>> cuenta que lleva mÁs de 20 aÑos haciendo terapia o liso tica jamÁs pensÓ que cuando la roceo con agua florida, una bendiciÓn fallida en la que resultÓ lesionado finalmente que ledee rays

linda, good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning. it all happens about two hours at 8:00 this morning. they will be opening the doors for good opening 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. and exciting day here it's never going to look like this with nobody here ever again. joining us this morning is the general manager here at maryland live casino rob norton. thank you for joining us. exciting day for you guys. >> yes, good morning, very exciting! tell us what will be happening. 8:00 this morningment that will be it. the doors will never be looked again huh? >> that will be unlocking the doors for the last time which is kind of a fun thing to say. we get to go 24 hours and be able to take the excitement and fun all night long now. >> reporter: with the november referendum voters approved table games. can you give us a timeline and how soon? >> you'll actually start seeing changes on the floor in the early january. as we reshift and adjust the entire casino to make videotape for the table games. we hope to open in early spr

from linda young. pieces of evidence floating or a longtime. i imagine everyone is trying to get the bad guy. there are pieces floating around, not everything came together. thankfully to the dogged persistence of -- especially when linda young, being able to pull the pieces together we are pretty much there. there will be more tweaks coming along. >> good evening commissioners. thank you for inviting the city administrator's office. my name is linda young, deputy city administrator. i will discuss quickly the justis project. the transfer of function to the city of ministers administrator's office which occurred in march, 2011. our mission is to support the criminal justice department and need to share information in compliance. the justis project is to provide sharing data get abilities, provide individual case management system to address departmental business needs for the police department, the sheriff department, district attorney's office, public defender, adult probation and to connect the court system. the city administrator is the exec

linda, thanks for joining us. you have been following our facebook page. we've been asking our viewers to write questions or ask questions about the fiscal cliff. what are some of our viewers asking? >> they're asking very normal questions, like how would it affect their family with a limited income and a couple of chirp. i had to tell them it affects them quite a bit. if you have children under 17 you are immediately going to lose $500 for each child. >> that's a big hit. >> sts. the young couple with two children, that's $1,000 their taxes will go up on top of the 2% for their salary. >> is there anything people can do to protect themselves in advance of the fiscal cliff happening? the president came out and said he was still mildly optimistic. but if the isn't and the senate can't reach a deal, what could people possibly do? >> contact their congressman. >> short of that is there anything people can do? increase their withholding on their paycheck? what could people possibly do? it's all going to happen automatically if and when the deal goes through be

we sent linda yee to find out, what was that? >> up there! look!> reporter: it was definitely something in the night sky. enrique barrios took this video of lights. >> it looked like flames, fireballs in the sky. >> reporter: david shelly took these pictures as they hovered over him. >> kind of looked like a fiery, floaty thing. >> strange! >> reporter: so what did dance through the sky over san francisco's mission district? even scientists are not so sure. >> it's not a planet. it's not a constellation. not meteors. not the moon. >> reporter: witnesses said the lights flickered on and off, then took different shapes. >> they kind of looked like flying candles. then they started making triangle formations. >> reporter: but there could be a plausible explanation. >> it looks to me like it could have been balloons carrying lights. >> i am a hundred percent sure this was a ufo. >> you do admit you had a little christmas cheer? >> absolutely. alcohol was definitely an influence here. >> definitely not a star ship? >> no. >> reporter: one of our viewers

. >> last night -- >> reporter: linda says it's a miracle her sister survived. paul la lane spent six nights stranded in the elements. surviving on snow and tomatoes. >> she's a survivor. she loves life. >> reporter: last thursday paula and her boyfriend rod clifton were on their way back. rod left to find help but never returned. a day later, paula went looking too. >> it's been a rough haul waiting all those days trying to know if she made it or not. >> reporter: rod didn't survive and time was running out for paula. last night paula's family told her twin sons their mother may not be coming home. but shortly after that her brother found paula. >> when that call came from my brother it was a miracle. >> reporter: paula is expected to fully recover from nothing more severe than minor frostbite. >> she was one very lucky person. i don't know what she did. what footwear she had. gods good grace, but she was lucky it wasn't more severe. >> reporter: paula's doctors say her psychological feeling could take longer after enduring a week long nightmare. she'll recover

linda so is live at federal hill and linda this could be affecting us on down the road. >> reporter: we have the port of baltimore generating lots of money and jobs. but the longshoremen thousands of them if they go on strike sunday, everything all of the cargo that comes through the port will be affected. the stuff that's in the containers are clothes toys electronics. just to give you perspective here, 55 billion dollars worth of cargo is handled in an average month by ports on the east and gulf coast. so if a deal can't be reached by saturday, thousands of dock workers will be walking off the job sunday morning. and at issue are the large containers and the payments longshoremen get. shipping companies pay royalties to dock workers for the containers based on the weight. but they want to get rid of the royalties something longshoremen are not willing to give up. and if an agreement cannot be reached the economic impact from a strike would go well beyond our ports. >> the impact would be great on the dollar value side and on the job side because these ports are major economic gener

aparte de linda, daniela tambiÉn es muy inteligente y estudiÓ finanzas.ropia empresa algÚn dÍa. yo le presto todo el dinero del mundo, sÍ, seÑor, ¡hasta mi Último centavo! cuenta con eso, mi querida daniela. por lo sexy, lo intelectual, porque es colombiana y una diosa mÁxima, daniela es nuestra mamaza de la semana aquÍ en la casa de la belleza deportiva, "ritmo deportivo". >>pues ¿quÉ les pareciÓ la campeona de la semana pasada? nada mal, ¿verdad? pues ¿quÉ creen? ahora tenemos a nicole, que es la competencia de esta semana, a ver cÓmo le va. [♪] omar: ¡ay, bendito, nene! ¡quÉ rico es puerto rico! hoy les tengo una muestra de todas las cosas lindas de mi paÍs, ¡sÍ, seÑor! el equipo de producciÓn de "ritmo deportivo" se luciÓ con la remamaza que les tenemos hoy. [♪] ella es nicole. este bomboncito nos modelÓ y nos enamoro con estos pedacitos de tela. ¿quiÉn fuera brillantes, papalote? como buena caribeÑa, sus curvas no nos decepcionaron y fotografiarla, ademÁs de divertido, fue muy fÁcil con tanta belleza. [♪] si nicole les parece conocida, es porque de p