tonight we're live in haiti, new york, and los angeles. mick jagger, jennifer lopez, seal, and many others are here toou thank you. because your money is going to the american red cross and the u.s. fund for unicef. our celebrity guests are working the phones for the next two hours in los angeles and new york. you can talk to them. we'll go live to haiti showing you what your donations mean to this country in ruin. joining us right now, ryan seacrest, he's the host of "american idol." he'll be in our tweet suite later. black eyed peas front man will i.m. is here, and molly sims, the actress and advocate for haiti. we'll start by going right to haiti to port-au-prince to a hotel where anderson cooper is standing by with we understand desperation boiling over, anderson. looting, violence. what's going on? >> larry, i don't want to paint too negative a picture. this was as far as we know an isolated incident in downtown port-au-prince, but it is a taste of what could occur here if security is not brought to bear on a large scale in the port-a

and khrushchev, mayor of los angeles. and met him before he died in 2000, and khrushchev had told me that president eisenhower hold him in the middle of the night and told that son of a, meatballs, that all of my foreign policies were destroyed. and he destroyed. >> guest: being friendly. >> host: being friendly. and remember what you wrote that he told khrushchev arrived, gone away. and khrushchev was very tall, and he looked at him and told where is your boss, asking my father? my father thinking another publication. and khrushchev look at him and say, we are pretending we are really run all this does is. my boss showing his wife, your boss with roses. and then they change all these think. and it was also khrushchev, the same relations would he have to start the work in united states. and my father, think that he is here, but he was here. we will lose half a billion people, but still we would win. >> guest: and that is one of the most chilling things i've ever read and your father's memoirs were he and mao are walking i

the los angeles city council gave final approval to close most shops that sell medical marijuana. there are currently between 800 and a thousand pot clinics operating across l.a. but under the new rules, that number will be capped at 70. mayor antonio villaraigosa still has to give his approval for the ordinance to take effect. on wall street today, stocks made early gains, but those faded in the closing minutes of trading. the dow jones industrial average lost more than two points to close at 10, 194. the nasdaq fell seven points to close over 2,203. former republican senator charles mathias has died at his home in maryland of complications from parkinson's disease. mathias represented the state of maryland for 26 years in both the house and senate until his retirement in 1987.

we'll take you inside one man's determined crusade to clean up los angeles' skid row. >>> and the humant of government budget cuts. how one state's efforts to reduce spending are taking a toll on the most vulnerable. >>> it is a place that tracks thousands of people every year. people who are homeless and many who are without hope. one man who experienced life on the streets himself is making it his mission to try to change things. our jason carroll walked the streets with l.a.'s only homeless public official. >> reporter: it is a haven for crime and the homeless. attracting thousands from all walks of life when their luck runs out. this is skid row, los angeles. >> not only are the people homeless, they're hopeless. >> reporter: jeff page landed here three years ago, after his career as a rap promoter fizzled. a mission for the homeless became his new home. >> to actually be in the community for a long extended period of time and seeing day after day after day the living conditions of the people here and how deplorable the conditions were and it started to sink home of how close on tha

i heard once, i don't know if this is pocketful or not come but in those los angeles years before he went to rand he spent time as a salesman at a shoe store. i would not be surprised if that was the case. one of the truth are, he was very good at raising money. from the u.s. government. defense department, particular air force, particular others. there was sort of an army and 80 air force contract, you know, sort of on the ball. but it was a tendency to use some of the same materials in various contracts. people have pointed that out. and one day, this is a story i did not witness. it took place in the plane. somebody was saying to him, you know that study which caused the air force more than a thousand dollars and so on, it's a lot of junk. there's nothing really in that. and presumably, i'm sure it was true, he picked up the book that he told out the page from the middle and he said this alone is worth half a million dollars. >> and that was very much the way that herman was at times. max singer who was mentioned, tony who is mentioned, they sort of had the task of reining him in

in action, taking on the los angeles in l.a. los angeles kings, the matinee against the caps. the power play, mike green, back of the net. we are tied. in the third, he maneuvers, short-handed goal. that was a back breaker. the final shot for the caps, alexander ovechkin with a chance, tries to bang home the rebound. he shut down. >>> the 4-11 washington redskins mercifully close their season sunday in san diego against the chargers. this season salt dreadful losses, changes in the front office, and a lot of speculation. some say jim zorn's tenure is over, so was the season, and it appears that the fans are the only ones anxious to get this over with. >> this year will stick with all of us for as long as we play. going through everything we went through this year, i think it helps, in a way, knowing, ok, this is something you never want to experience again. >>> george mason starting the leake portion of their schedule. caa will be a walk in the park for mason, taking on old dominion. later, ty stretched their lead, 63-47. the dish, the flush. mason wins the game. >>> g.w. plan

the first step aside ever connected was los angeles at the ucla campus. it was the first connection of the internet, 40 years ago in october of 1969. >> icann is obviously a unique beast. you have been there now for four or five months. what has been your biggest surprise, either positive or negative, since you have been there? >> the biggest surprise is just the massive volume of communication activity. stakeholder groups are generating 350 pages of new material every group of issues around the world. a massive amount of documents, thousands of people involved, and economic stakes are so massive. we are just a tiny local nonprofit organization in the middle with billion dollar players of fighting over the economic outcomes of these policies. what has surprised me is the power of these tectonic forces that are hitting the internet, and thus adding that little role in the middle and how it is all coming together. i am thrilled to be here, and is all fascinating. >> how do you get that authority? do you foresee that an organization such as icann could go ou

jennifer lopez is back with us in los angeles.here, supporter of unicef and a bark of unicef's raising funds for water and sanitation product. and joe madden has stopped by, goodwill ambassador for unicef. his twin, benji, wanted to be with us tonight, couldn't make it. he'll be tweeting, urging help for haiti throughout the show. joe, how has this affected you? >> it's hard to watch, you look at a country with haiti and almost half the population is kids. to just think about, you know, what they've already been through, what haiti's already been through, but what the possibility of what now they're looking at for the future is -- that's why i think something like this is really important, trying to stop that second wave disaster of what could happen in the next couple of weeks. >> larry: because you know it's coming. >> right. >> larry: j.lo, is it hard for you to watch? >> absolutely. a lot of it is watching the children. when you finally have your own children and you feel what it must feel like for everybody out there, it's ju

and comedian and actor maz jobrani also in los angeles tonight. so again, thank you all for joining us. what makes iranian-americans so unique? i'll start with you, azar. >> well, one of the unique things about america, actually, is that you can bring your past with you. so being an iranian-american, every nationality brings their own uniqueness and originality with them. i have always felt that being an iranian and an american at the same time i can constantly look at the two cultures through the alternative eyes of the other. and each of them gives me a fresh view of the other. and sometimes living in america the gift that one brings from iran is reminding this country of things that it takes so much for granted. >> and bobak, i had two guests on last night. one of them said they believed this was a civil rights movement with the likes of the civil rights movement here in the 1960s. do you agree with that? >> the civil rights movement, yes. i'll take this back to the founding of the constitution and this government. iranians feel like they have

alex ovechkin a tough game against the los angeles kings in l.a. they held them very well close to the net. a lot of shots picked up by jonathan. the caps popped up a shorty. that usually doomsday a team and the eventual game-winner. alex ovechkin and the caps lost three straight. >> 2009 did not end up well in relation. 2010 not off to a good start and they try to change that tuesday against montreal. >> we hope so. >>> up next, we'll hear from the head coach of the capitals. >>> maryland trys to rebound from its loss to william & mary. the terps at greensboro at 1:00 right here on comcast sportsnet. we're back. [holiday music] ♪ fa-la-la-la... ♪ la-la-la-la... ♪ they really made him drop. ♪ a perfect gift so sure to lift the hostess right next door. ♪ ♪ oh! give the gift of scratchers... ♪ ♪ give all four and more. give the gift of scratchers...♪ ♪ and watch their spirits soar. holiday scratchers from the virginia lottery. welcome home, man. >>> welcome back the capitals looking to end a losing streak. they get 8 shorthanded goal. what is your ga

the los angeles show opens wednesday. a group of broadcasters is planning to use a gadget to push their demands to live tv for mobile devices. the group wants to offer news, sports and other content on cell phones, lab tops and other portable devices. the group hopes to offer much of thatontent for free. >>> one of the most expensive movies ever made is also one of the most successful." avatar" surged past $1 billion in ticket sales over the weekend. the fastest to hit that mark, by the way. only one of five to reach that milestone. another "titanic." pirates of the caribbean, dead man's chest and the dark knight. >> everyone i know who has seen "avatar" says you have to go see it. >> i think it would be interesting. >> visually stimulating. >>> next on this monday, an accused captured. >>> the nfl playoff picture gets clearer with a late- >>> welcome back to "america this morning" on this monday. we continue now with a look at the road conditions you can expect for your monday morning absolute. slippery with blowing snow

. >> reporter: typically made up of about 25 families co-ops like this one in los angeles have foundew popularity in a struggling economy. >> the people whoenerally really need a co-op the most are young parents with young babies. and they're overwhelmed anyway. there is a little bit of inertia that has to be overcome. it takes momentum to get one started. >> reporter: when it comes to safety... a strict vetting process is in place to make sure no criminals are slip through. >> i didn't think i would feel so safe about it and i really do. i feel like my kids are going to their friends' houses, it's my friends and i know they're going to protect my kids. >> no children in no problem. there are some websites that offer dog sitters, house sitters, even transportation on a co-op basis. all you have to do is log onto the internet to find out if any have been set up in your neck of the woods. in los angeles, casey stegall, fox news. >>> new tsa rules go into effect. >> new at 10:30 we are breaking down what it could mean for your next flight. >>> energy star appliances are supposed to be e

brian rooney is in los angeles. >> if they did cancel us, it would be an easy move for me. i still haven't unpacked the show they canceled. >> reporter: jay leno continued to bite the hand that feeds him. and his successor jumped into the night fight. >> nbc has finally come up with an exciting new idea, they want me to follow jay leno. >> reporter: a cbs executive said today that nbc's misfortune has been a boom to other networks. cbs also said it's negotiating to tie down david letterman through 2012 while nbc sorts out its mess. several reports unconfirmed by the network say, nbc plans to return leno to a half-hour show at 11:35 weekdays. >> we got a great show for you tonight. i have no idea what time it will air. but it's going to be a great show. >> reporter: now, eyes are turning to nbc universal executive jeff zucker. who gave jay leno's 11:35 slot to conan in hopes of attracting a younger, hipper audience. it's turned out to be a program debacle. that has lost nbc and its affiliates millions of viewers and hundreds of millions of dollars. will zucker survive? >> je

and i was walking in los angeles. they realize he's not going home. all of a sudden i wasn't invited that much and i really did know what to do with myself. and i remember one lady i met at the party was very rich and she was collecting paintings because she had painting by picasso. she said if you ever have time and you would paint an egg, i would pay some money for a. so i thought that the solution that i bought lots of eggs and painted them and try to blow the inside. i have hated eggs ever since. i made eggs with little hats that i started to bring her eggs all the time. she just wanted one egg, really. [laughter] >> so a friend of mine who was head of the municipal art gallery who still loves my work, she got me teaching job in los angeles. but i did hold it long enough because i didn't understand that i, prague schools were for free and all of a sudden this was cool people pay for and i was supposed to be nice to them so they would keep on paying. but in the same time from the prague school i was used to people who weren't really prepared to sac

jennifer lopez is back with us in los angeles.s here, supporter of unicef and a backer of unicef's project raising funds for water and sanitation prachl. joel madden has stopped, goodwill ambassador for unicef. his twin bengie wanted to be here tonight and couldn't make it. he'll tweet to urge help for haiti throughout the somehow. how has this affected you? >> it's hard to watch. you look at a country with haiti with almost half the population is kids. so to just think about, you know, what they've already been through, what haiti has been through and the possibility of the future is -- that's why i think something like this is really important. trying to stop that second wave of disaster what could happen in the next couple weeks. >> you know it's coming, right? >> yeah. >> larry: j. lo, is it hard for you to watch? >> absolutely. a lot is watching the children. when you finally have your own children and you feel he be what it must feel like for everybody out there. it's just -- it's daunting, all of it feels so huge. you just

the trial was moved to los angeles. during yesterday's pretrial hearing, a judge said cameras would not be allowed in the courtroom. the whole shooting was caught on tape by several bystanders and posted on the web. it sparked several protests in the bay area in the days afterward. mehserle's lawyer said he meant to use his stun gunt on grant but accidentally fired his gun instead. the trial could start in may. >>> one of the questions on this year's census has upset a lot of people. it's the question about your race. for 2010, it's listed as negro. it's alongside black and african-american as it has been on last forms, like the last one from 2000. the 2010 census isn't blue but some say the word is outdated. >> personally, i don't care for it. i believe that african-american pretty much states what we need to know. and it's very clear. >> negro sounds like something in the slavery time to me. >> it's not so much what we're called but what we respond to is the thing that matters. >> the san francisco chapter of the naac

, into east los angeles to do away with drug consumption there?en. so, the notion that maybe one day the u.s. will do this and when it does then the supply of drugs coming through mexico from colombia or even being produced in mexico will dry up because demand has dried up. i quite frankly that is an ahistorical, foolish and e ignorant view of history. chris: chapel hill, tennessee, independent line, tony. john: thank you and thank god for c-span. i'm so tkhrad we have it. -- glad we have it. my question is, by the way the people interested there is a back by gary westbound called dark alliance. it will tell you a lot about the drugs passed through the country and within more thing, if we do stop the war on drugs, the sheriff deputy and police department and c.i.a. and f.b.i. won't be able to confiscate people's houses and money and property and they are going to be out of money. and that will be a big problem. people, marijuana is not harmful. i don't care what anybody tells i. thank you so much for c-span. chris: let's take one more call and tha

absolutely. >> larry: quite a night recently, the naacp image awards here in los angeles. and cast members with trophies in nearly every category you were nominated in. >> and the image award goes to -- >> tyler perry's "house of payne." >> larry: and you co-hosted with halle berry. let's take a look. >> sit down. all of the walking up and down the aisle, we're on tv. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. we're live. we're live. dr. maya angelo couldn't be here so i said i would do this. we have gathered tonight to celebrate the power and the influence of images have had on the world. >> larry: what was that like for you? >> it was really great. this is the 100th year for the naacp, 100 years ago to the day was the night of the show. to stand there with halle berry to have al gore, and for the show to win, it was all so surreal. i had to take it all in. >> larry: the election of barack obama has had an emotional effect on many people, and for example colin powell cried on camera. what did it mean for you? >> you know what, larry, i got to tell you. i was beginning to see the world as blac

system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time and, you know, he's our time. because the dropout rates -- he was -- l.a. officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50%. and i heard they're both wrong. it might actually be 60%. i mean, can you imagine that if -- i flew here on southwest airlines. imagine if their failure rate was only 30% of the time, right? [laughter] >> imagine if your brakes, you know, only worked 50% of the time. we might think there's a problem. and most of these problems are tied to union power. and the unions are not interested, obviously, in reforming things. they're interested in protecting their members. and if it means protecting their worst members, so be it. if it means protecting a system that harms children, so be it. you know, in the school system. it harms of rest of us and everything else. okay. as far as what do we do about it? well, i always say it's taken a long time to create this mess. so it's going to take a long time to unravel it. so we start unraveling the mess. now, technical solutions don't seem

communities northeast of los angeles were threatened. mountain areas there were burned bare by a wildfire last summer. today, los angeles county sheriff's deputies went door-to- door ordering residents to leave about 600 homes. the virginia couple known as the white house gate crashers have balked at talking to a congressional committee. at a house hearing today, tareq and michaele salahi invoked their right against self-incrimination, and declined to answer questions. a federal grand jury is investigating how the pair got past secret service checkpoints at a white house state dinner last november without invitations. members of a house committee tried in vain today to shed light on what happened. >> you dressed the part with the intent of attending a state dinner. you did not receive an official invite, your backgrounds were not checked, your names did not appear on a guest list, and your request for an invitation from michelle jones was denied and rebuffed. can you tell me what more did you need to know you were not invited? >> on the

the one thing that surprises, these guns were not showing up on the streets of los angeles.couldn't figure out what they were going. one of the other people on this task force, they found out they were being shipped, not one piece at a time. they were being trucked into tijuana across the border. so naÏve me, i said what's the american government doing about this? he said, well, they came back later on and said, this is a mexican problem. so this is where i left. and it was unbelievable to me that this massive amounts of -- one guy, he had photographs of the trucks going across the border from stolen arms from the los angeles area. has that changed at all? has there been any more concerned with american government with the arms all coming from the u.s.? >> it's gotten worse. of course, the american government is aware of it, but the problem is all of this activity benefits the u.s. mexico's economy is in chaos. so the rich people of mexico come to the u.s. and invest their money in our country. low unemployment, it's hard to get an apartment, fancy houses, forget. they're al

and i'm told she has an attorney, a great attorney, gloria allred out in los angeles. but we have not received any communication on -- >> that's one of the last things i would want is gloria allred chewing my behind. i can tell you that much, mr. levine. so no threat of a lawsuit right now. now, mr. levine, let me ask you this. the alleged other woman gave her side of the story -- hold on, let me go to ellie jostad. ellie, i know this woman is denying the affair. what does she say? >> rachel uchitel gave a long interview to the "new york post" -- >> i think i would call it rambling. she kept saying the same thing over and over. >> this interview apparently took place last week before she was using the services of gloria allred. she tells the post the story is ridiculous. she said a word of it is not true. she said the sources were just out for a pay day. she said she only met tiger twice, short meetings, never spoke to him on the phone. and she says they are not having an affair. >> okay. barry levine, back to you, the executive editor of the "national enquirer." mr. l

unless you're in los angeles. that's where it's 78 degrees.igh is only 29. 53 in miami. 24 in boston. so we're actually very close to yarls in the northeast and the southeast, and then as we head across the country, we're looking at nice conditions, if you're looking to get away and maybe escape the cold weather, you'll probably want to head to southern california, where it's 78. 69 in phoenix, arizona. seattle at 53 degrees. and across the midwest, the bitter chill continues. kansas city, you'll warm up by tuesday and wednesday, but a high today of only nine degrees. i'm meteorologist bonnie schneider for hln. >>> you may let a bad word slip every now and then. but one san francisco politician is taking it another level. >> just updated my facebook status update. allowing that in 2009 i'll use the word [ expletive ] in every board of supervisors meeting. so my apologies. >> his constituents and fellow politicians think about his promise. >>> most people make new year's resolutions that better themselves or others, right? but one san francisco

. >> you actually, from what i understand, spent time in their home in los angeles as well. >> i did. >> when she wasn't there, obviously. >> yes. yeah, this happened probably a month after we had been seeing each other. he flew me out, came and picked me up at the airport, and i stayed there for a night. >> spent time in the family home? that's certainly putting the perfume on the pig. you just saw tiger woods' alleged mistress, corey rist and jamie junger on "today" show. she's a fine journalist. she certainly cut tiger woods some slack when she said you spent time in the woods' mansion? i don't know if that's really a correct description of what they did in tiger woods' mansion, according to rist.  >>> do you think that tiger is a sex addict? >> the man that i knew, the tiger that i knew, i would never think that. it was never about that. he never just said come over, and that's what was going to happen. >> it wasn't one woman, it wasn't two, we think the number is up to 13. >> if these women are to be believed, the relationship with tiger woods would go on for a couple years. how

salcedo, also known as bobby, was a member of a school board in a district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural leader from a very young age. he was student body president of mountain view high school. he went to boys state. wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. >>> fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox had threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and have a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. but signals were extended as talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time warner cable is no longer a part of time warner incorporated, hln's parent company. it was sold in 2009. >>> police in georgia are blaming celebratory gun fire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church on new

but i am indeed joining from you "all my children's" brand-new home here in los angeles.w across the country in l.a. after 40 years of being in new york. now, while the location of the set has changed, the show itself definitely has not. still all about family, about timely social issues. and lucky for me, it's still about having a lot of fun. >> reporter: for four decades "all my children" has been a fixture of daytime division capturing the imagination of local soap fans with weddings, funerals and memorable love stories. it's been over 10,000 episodes, for my character alone, i have been married four times, engaged eight, shot four times. died, come back from the dead and had a six-month relationship with a ghost. hmm. >> it's amy, i have to talk to you, i'm coming over there right now. >> reporter: from the very beginning "all my children" creator agnes nixon sought to create a different show. >> she created sole topics that affected thinks you care about. you could deal with the vietnam war and abortion. >> reporter: it's been high-profile guests such as oprah winfre

to send the army into the projects of chicago, into the projects and tenements of new york, in los angeles, to do away with drug consumption there? i do not think so. i don't see any reason to believe this will happen. so the notion that maybe one day the u.s. will do this, and when it does, then the supply of drugs coming through from colombia or even being produced in mexico will dry up because demand has dried up. up. i quite frankly that is an ahistorical, foolish and e ignorant view of history. chris: chapel hill, tennessee, independent line, tony. john: thank you and thank god for c-span. i'm so tkhrad we have it. -- glad we have it. my question is, by the way the people interested there is a back by gary westbound called dark alliance. it will tell you a lot about the drugs passed through the country and within more thing, if we do stop the war on drugs, the sheriff deputy and police department and c.i.a. and f.b.i. won't be able to confiscate people's houses and money and property and they are going to be out of money. and that will be a big problem. people, marijuana is not harmfu

even noted conservatives such as the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time, and you know, he's right here because the dropout rates, family officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50% that and i heard they're both wanted it might be 60%. can you imagine that? i flew here on southwest airline. a match in if their failure rate was only 30 percent of the time, right? [laughter] >> and imagine if your brakes, only worked 50 percent of the time. we might think there's a problem. and most of these problems are tied to union power. in the unions are not interested obviously in reforming things. they are interested in protecting their members. and if it means protecting their worst members, so be it. and if it means protecting a system that harms children, so be it. in the school system and harms the rest of us out, and everything else. what do we do about it? i always say it's taken a long time to create this mess so it's going to take a long time to unravel it. so we start unraveling the mess. technica

"nine" opens this friday in new york and los angeles. and across the country on christmas day. it's been nominated a record ten times by the broadcast film critics association including nods for best picture, best supporting actress and best ensemble. he remember earlier today "nine was voted for nine golden globes, best comedy and best song. joining us is the cast. kate hudson, academy award-nominated actress. this is going to sound repetitive. nicole kidman, academy award-winning actress. penelope cruz, academy-award winning actress and golden glam nominee. dame judi dench, academy award-winning actress. daniel day-lewis two-time academy award winner and golden globe nominee. marion cotillard. ed academy award winning actress. fergie, the grammy-winning recording artist. rob marshall, the academy award-nominated director. and from geneva, sophia loren, the academy award-winning actress. we are out of time so good night. before we get into our discussion with this talented bunch, let's take a look at the film everyone is talking about. here is a segment from "nine." ♪ ♪ >> lar

>> well, that's like predicting the great earthquake in los angeles.nd it's a pretty good comparison. we all know -- all scientists know that there's going to be a catastrophic earthquake along the san andreas in los angeles and another along the hayward in san francisco. there's no doubt about that. i mean, even fox tv doesn't go and get somebody who thinks it's all a hoax when they discuss it. we know it's coming. when is an entirely different matter. it's momentarily in geologicalic team. we don't have long-term vision in our discussion with these things. i have a whole chapter on apocalypse when as i title it. and i compare it to trying to forecast earthquakes. you can't. there's no date. but when you look at each of the threats and you see the degree to which they have intensified and the utter lack of response to them by any agency of our government, by any leader, then you know that it's inevitable. >> so the inevitable decline as you describe it, is that something that was -- >> not a decline. a crash. >> is that something that could possibly b

with four seconds to go, sacramental leads los angeles by two. 109-108, and you might want to cover himext game. that will do it for sports. >> if you're looking to find to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and millions of americans who depend on it would lose out. let's tell congress to keep free antenna tv as part of our communications future. always free and always local. >> temperatures are in the teens tonight, and near 30's tomorrow. it will feel more like the cold. maybe some flowers on wednesday and a shower or to. >> thank you for joining us. nbc nightly news is up next. [captioning made >> this is a wbal-tv 11 news editorial. >> as we come to the close of another year, we're reminded of our loved ones of sacrificing their lives for pursuit of happiness. we take our regular editorial time to talk about these families. these editorials are billable on wbaltv.com. happy holidays

yesterday in los angeles they were turned away by u.s. olympic goaltender jonathan quick who made 27 saves. first period no score kings on the power play. ryne smith in front gets the rebound puts it in 1-0 kings caps were out shot 11-4 in the period. early in the second, caps answer on the power play. mike green rips it past quick. we're tied at 1. tenth goal of the season. watch closely. stays with it. ovechkin checks richardson but forgets the puck. kings take a 2-1 lead. less than six minutes to play. caps still down a goal. they have a two man advaage. morrison fires a shot. stopped by quick. he recovers it. after the whistle the puck slides in the net. no goal. the caps lose 2-1. it's their third loss in the row. caps back at home on tuesday against montreal. college hoops. george mason ended the decade with a stellar performance, 27 point defeat. one of the worse losses in program history. a new year offers a fresh start and that's what faiths need playing their first game of 2010 yesterday afternoon against old dominion. the patri

harry, you're in los angeles. if you had to come to new york, you'd probably fly.you feel safer the city or the county of los angeles operated that airport? or if the airlines that have invested billions in their assets operated that airport and decided who could get on the planes and who couldn't? >> private companies buy far do a much better job at practically everything. in this case, i think the fundamental, though, is we should be attacking them militarily. on offense, not hunkering down in defense and subjecting the citizens to being treated like cattle. >> i want to get into the $160 billion borrowing. >> let me go straight to it. >> next week the government is planning to make the largest acquisition in the debt market that it's ever made. it is going to go out and look for $160 billion. "a," what does it have to do to get there? "b," can it raise that kind of money? >> yes, it can raise that kind of money. the question is what price? it will put out bids in other words. who is going to lend us the money? they're hoping that tons of people want to lend a gr

in los angeles, adam housley, fox news. >>> from tackling cybercrime to tackling the new year's resolutions. >> we have the strategies to help you shed the holiday pounds and keep them off for good. >>> later, we'll introduce you to the twins born in different years and oh, so close together. stay with us.  three people started 2010 a million dollars richer. they had the winning numbers in the virginia looter's millionaire raffle. one ticket was sold in bert. six people won a $25,000 prize and 300 won a $500 prize. they not collected in six months, the money will be pil putt into virginia's literacy fund. in case haven't checked your ticket yet, these are the winning numbers for you. 034241 -- 0, 3, 4, 2, 4, 1, the third one, 270023. >> a lot of people checking the numbers. you have to collect them. >>> if you are thinking about a new year's resolution, this is one for you. start out with maybe a small body. snout time to hit the gym to get your workout on. >> reporter: new year's pties are over. now, is getting in shape one of your resolutions? men's and women's health bi

but i am still responsible for my family but this film i was invited into los angeles in 1982 to make a film for the of the big games in 1984 the company making the film also made the first video clips for a new channel of television and called and tv. in desoto there was seven minutes of animation and others as to make this film for bob dylan. mtv and it was fantastic because i love music and bob dylan mtv nobody knew if it would be successful. who cares? i started to do the animation and that is when everything came together. i was in hollywood, they had white suits and swimming pools but it was nice to be invited. and everything was okay for two months but what people don't understand who are born free in a totalitarian country, they give you permission to ask for a be set and only for a certain period of time. if you do not come back in that time you are in trouble and a passport would be taken away or if you came very late you could end up in prison. and since you were a doughboy a it was said indoctrination only the bad people leave their country toward gore across the border. i

. >> reporter: conrad muirry has returned to work if houston, but will likely be back in los angeles facing trial. hattie kauffman, cbs news, los angeles. >>> here to it talk about what these possible charges might mean is beth karas. good morning to you. let'smanslaughter, second-degree murder. how will this this sort it out? >> i'm assuassuming a grand chi hear the charges, the jury will decide which to votef any. there's a fine line between second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. both of them are unintentional killing, but the murder is where you know what you're doing creates a grave risk of death and you consciously disregard it, you don't care. that's murder. the difference with involuntary mabs slaughter, also unintentional, but you just engamg in negligent conduct that causes death and that's more likely what will happen in this case. >> we're getting real mixed signals here from different sources on what's going to happen. when does this get sorted out? >> let me tell what you has apparently occurred. the lapd has completed their investigation. once they complete

. >> i work for a public radio station in los angeles.king about california, which got a green light, there were a few things i did not understand. one was the booster seat. how could that be improved? can you talk about laws about teen driving, and anything else you think we could do better? >> on booster seats, the reason california gets half credit is because they do not cover children through age 7. we have tried to get that passed in california to raise the age. that is the optimal law. we do give a half credit if you have something, but. not the. on the gdl laws -- the graduated driver's license, in california, on the laws we included in the report, that california needs to have a 16-year-old age for the learner's permit. they still need a night time restriction that does not have secondary enforcement. we do not count the law if it is secondary enforcement. secondary enforcement means they have to be stopped for another reason before they can give eight ticket. -- a ticket. they also need a passenger restriction, which they have, b

i will to get around to bring it to los angeles. there is a museum for clothing. i will bring it to japan. this woman was fantastic. she brought it around the world and to make a long story short, the lost part of december there was an auction in london with clothing from stars and the dress was auctioned and we were in the house during the south of france and heard the phone with the auction house with here is what is happening. and all of a sudden on here that day dominique was monitoring my heart because i really thought that something was went to happen. i heard the auctioneer say i have an offer on the telephone call for $300,000, 400,000 common new york is coming, 500,000. the dress of audrey hepburn sold for $900,000. not only we could repeal the 15th school but we were able to build 20 others and when i and nagareda the first new one built in front of thousands of children on a really talked to autrey and i said whole last years of your life you have given them to the children of the world suffered in. she was working for unicef and was very a generous wom

. $3.50 downtown in san francisco and $4 i'm told in los angeles. southwest d.c., i'm roz plater, fox 5 news. >>> well now a plan to in stall speed cameras in prince george's county school zones has been scrapped. instead police will use mobile cameras when needed. county executive jack johnson lobbied hard for the speed cameras like these in montgomery county. he is now against them. he wants to ensure public safety. you can be mailed a $40 ticket. >>> pocket books have taken a hit and so have credit scores. coming up, how to boost the very important number. >> and gwen is back with a look at today's weather and a workweek preview. stay with us everyone, fox 5 morning news will be right back. [ male announcer ] it's our hottest offer of the season, but it's melting fast. this is your last chance to get $150 back plus a free multi-room dvr for 3 months when you switch to verizon fios tv, internet and phone fojust $99.99 a month with a one-year agreement. with fios tv, you get an amazing hd picture along wi internet service that's fiber-optic fast. b

here now, fox news, from los angeles, lesley marshall, both are liberal thinkers. all right, lesley, what say you here? >> bill, i think people are going to say you're rubbing off on me today. i elected this man. i like the idea of transparency and i think that these should be held on c-span because i believe that our representatives are our employees. we elected them via vote. we pay them via our taxes and we certainly, unless this is some kind of a national security breach, which health care reform certainly wouldn't touch upon, they should be on c-span. >> why is reid and pelosi hiding? why, in your opinion? >> i really don't know. maybe they're going to talk badly about some of the republicans. >> i don't think that's going to hide. why do you think they're hiding? >> lesley is right. they're hiding because it's a lot easier to do stuff in private than in public. i love, bill, these open government absolutisms spreading through the republican party. where were these guys the last eight years? >> wait, wait, stop with that. >> no, it's a fair -- >> president oba

then a hawaiian flight had to land in los angeles after a man started harassing a woman. >>> authorities have found a man wanted in connection with the security breach at newark airport. he admitted he was the person seen in the security video walking past a checkpoint. the terminal was cleared, thousands of passengers were screened again, and flights were delayed. >> i never imagined he would do that. >> is facing charges of defiant trespassing and a $500 fine. he will not face federal charges. the transportation security administration has been criticized because the cameras at the checkpoint or not working at the time. >>> economic experts are giving the stimulus bill and mixed grade. the state would raise health- care spending slightly and provide coverage to an additional 34 million americans, but over time, cost cutting measures and the legislation could reduce annual increases in health-care premiums. >>> paying to part in the district will cost more. richard reeve is live on the national mall with more on not what driverseed to know. richard? >> pam, feeding the meter, something

they are in action right now, taking on the los angeles kings. mike green gets the puck on the power play. back of the net, we are tied. we e now in the third, and the teams have add -- the kings have added a goal, so they are winning 2-1. >>> the colonial athletic association is tough. ol dominion, a dangerous team, taking on a george mason. mason extends the lead. the dish, the flesh. mason wins the game. >>> g.w. welcoming howard into the air arena. he knows how to make it count. collins led howard with 17. islicing into the lane, it's a hard way. the colonials turn back howard. >>> with a cloud of uncertainty surrounding their head coach, the florida gators headed into the sugar bowl against no. 4 cincinnati very focuse urban meyer, may be his last game. tim tebow, definitely his last game. florida goes up 30-3. he throws for 482 yards, runs for 51. he sets the pc as bowl record for total offense, 533 yards. >> the most successful senior class in the scc, and considering the strength of this conference, the guy sitting next to me into a great

here in los angeles, entrepreneur diana jenkins, also co-anchor of the jenkins-penn haitian relief. she lived in a tent in bosnia and spent the last decade trying to rebuild that country. sean, our focus tonight is children. what's your impression of what you've seen so far, the children of haiti? >> well, it's a country of people that i think have been bullied by god in ways that are unimaginable, for so many years. and in many ways, very new to me, it's my first time here. and there's -- the focus on children also has to be a focus on their parents, those that have parents. orphanages are going to be needed, of course, as your parents were in the home and the child was outside and a child just left on the street. and that's true in tens of thousands. but also, because of its history, the children, the adults, everyone here has such a moving stoicism. there are people who are so strong and so beautiful and so courageous that it's -- they're just so necessary to protect. we need people like this in the world. >> larry: diana jenkins, you grew up in a bosnian refugee camp and you've

jalopy, in los angeles. part of the maker movement. a photojournalist, and mr. jalopy, the maker movement, you can't open it, if you can't fix it, then don't buy it and actually says he has the world's biggest ipod in this shop. >> what? really? >> yes. >> and what other stories, and what other stories, do you have a favorite? of course, one favorite? >> reporter: so i definitely enjoyed john's piece about the injured. >> the quilts. >> 9 quilts. i was excited when we opened up the voting for favorites and that was one my personal favorites. i was happy it made into the hour special. >> talk about how difficult. we have a lot of photojournalists. communicate wig men and women. what was that process like for you? >> reporter: it's been great. over 120 photojournalists in cnn and over 40 participated in the project. it's wonderful to give an opportunity to do these pieces. because as you mentioned, we call them natural sound packages. people telling their own stories. a photojournalist, they shoot, they write, produce and edit the story themselves, and it's so gre

>> yes, they all came to los angeles for the workshop.rful to see all the new people, dabney, lily, jane and i sitting out in the audience watching everybody. they got a big kick out of it. the musical is going to be good. i have a new single out called "back woods barbie." and i have a video coming out on that too. that's going to be released in march, just after the show opens. >> is the musical the story line of the film? >> well, i tried to write -- actually, the show is -- basically what it was in the movie. we just added some great music that -- well, i like to think it was great. we added music, and that was a great element to the story. the characters are true to what they were in the movie. the people that we have, we have a wonderful cast, and i'm proud to be part of it. i would hate for it not to get its just do, so let's hope for the best. >> last season you mentored the contestants on "american idol," what do you think of that show? >> i think it's a great show, people love that show. i can't believe the viewers that they hav