. >>> well,ly li will be back at top of the hour, but "your bottom line" starts now. >>> 2011, time for a fresh start. how we can all be smarter when it comes to our houses, our jobs, our savings, and our debt in the new year. "your bottom line" starts right now. >>> a full 3/4 of americans say they'll make at least one financial-related resolution for 2011. that's according to a td ameritrade new year's resolution survey. that's good news. and even better news, if you can stick to those resolutions, we're here to help. jeff gardere is a clinical psychologist and contributor to healthguru.com. ryan mack is the president of optimum capital management and rick newman is back. rick, fed chairman ben bernanke recently said that it could take four or five years to get back to where things were in terms of the unemployment rate. i think 2011's going to be the year that people who are newly unemployed are going to have a slightly easier time finding a job. but people who have been unemployed for a very long time is going to be a tough year. what do you think? >> i think you're right about that

i lied about everything. i kept lying because i was afraid to lose her. told her the truth, she wouldn't have stayed with me. i even lied to my sister and told her i had the marriage license when i didn't. i don't even think my sister knew i wasn't divorced yet. it's not in my personality to lie, but once i lied, i had to keep lying to cover it up. >> really. >> dr. phil: that's what he says. >> he's only done it for two years. >> dr. phil: so you don't have anything to do with him now? >> the only reason i have anything to do with him now is because financially i can't do it and that's the only reason, and i have a 13-year-old daughter. and i feel like i'm going to fail her. that's the main reason why i talk to him, because he calls me every day. he doesn't even give me a chance to call him. he doesn't give me a chance to heal. he just is just calling all the time. i miss you. i love you. i'm like, john, you're not giving me a chance. i can't even tell if i miss you or even ever love you again. i don't know. >> dr. phil: i've got a bell going off in my h

police say heidi jones, you are seeing there, she lied about an attempted tex july assault and admits to lyinge's wondering now, why? they're not clear about the motive right now. her bosses at wcbs-tv suspended her. >>> also, here we are a year after the infamous underwear bomber incident and now word al qaeda is planning suicide attacks in the united states and europe this holiday season. the officials say that word coming from captured insurgents in iraq. there's no specific threat, however, against the united states. >>> we are going to get back now to the developing story out of london. we got this just a short time ago, a british court granted bail for julian assange, the wikileaks founder. wanted in sweden on sex charges. sweden didn't want him out on bail. atika shubert is live for us now in london. atika, he is granted bail and has to get the money together and post it. he is not out just yet, is he? >> reporter: no. basically waiting to make sure that that more than $300,000 is actually hit the court's account and when that's finally basically achieved then they'll allow him to walk

. - the lies aren't helping you any here, pal. - i'm not lying. look... even know anyone named marie. - oh, i'm betting you do. some poor patsy that you deluded into thinking that she was your girlfriend, who's oh so understanding about your dysfunctional sex life? who you trot out just to throw people off the fact that you're a pedophile! - would you stop calling me that? i would never hurt a child. i am a member of c.o.a.p. - "citizens organized against predators." - it's a neighborhood watch group. i also volunteer as a mentor. - so you can get unsupervised access to kids. - so a man cannot help a child without... without being a suspect? are you really that jaded? - with perverts like you out there? you bet, i am. - my sister... my sister... was raped. and it destroyed her. and when i was 16, she killed herself. so what you are accusing me of... i would never. [knock on door] - detectives? mackenzie confirmed that erik here is, in fact, the infamous eddie d. - really? - you doubted it? - not too may pedophiles make goo-goo eyes at you the way he was.

b.a.r.t fired her accusing her of lying to investigators about the shooting but today the arbitrators at a hearing found no evidence that she lied. >> she feels vindicated. she is very pleased with the outcome. she is glad to have her good name back. >> we are disappointed because we believe we did the right thing. >> the lawyer says she will possibly return to work sometime next year. >>> pay back for bernard madoff's victims. who is giving them billions of dollars back. >>> and the months of training come down to this. two self- proclaimed excouch potatoes. the white collar brawler left standing be a secret grand jury investigation into him or his organization. and he's retained a u-s law firm. "...153220 no doubt some >>> tonight the founder of wikileaks says it appears to be a grand jury investigation into him and his organization and he has retained a law firm. >> they are seeking to gain fame by taking us on but they would lose. we don't pick what to publish. we have a publicly stated policy that like lawyers we are journalists that will assist forces getting out certain information to the public. it is information that is

lying to investigators about the shooting. but today the arbitrators at the hearing found no evidence that she lied. >>> in san jose police are investigating a series of robberies at pot clubs. they say burglars hit four dispensaries and one marijuana grower this week. in one case a masked intruder knocked the dispenser owner out of his wheelchair then robbed the business. so far no one has been seriously hurt. police are investigating the possibility that the crimes are connected. >>> and a federal appeals court is upholding a decision that strikes down a ban on military recruitment of miners. the cities passed the use protection act two years ago. the government sued saying the cities can't regulate the activities of federal authorities. >>> friday night is fight night for two former office workers in berkeley. now, these guys used to be couch potatoes but they quit their jobs, hit the gym and about an hour ago they stepped into the ring to beat each other up. the white collar brawl. how did this end up, grace. >> reporter: they did it with love. they fought with love in their hearts. this is where it all happened. right he

lying to investigators about that shooting. but today, the arbitrator said that the hearing found no evidence that she lied. domenici's lawyer said she will return to work but it's not clear when. >>> parents take their children there assuming they are safe but tonight, a bay area daycare is shut down after allegations of sexual abuse. joe vazquez on what two young girls say lapd to them there. >> reporter: mary's daycare in vallejo is closed shut down by the state following allegations the daycare owner's son molested two young girls. police say they also confiscated digital images of children. >> we have seen some pictures and videos . at this time we are trying to investigate further if they are connected to child pornography. >> reporter: 30-year-old samuel cowper is now in jail charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious sex with a minor. he was arrested after mary's daycare, which also happens to be his parents' house in the 1300 block of elliott. he lives there, too of officials say two girls have come forward recently to report cowper molested them. one girl is now 13 but says she was molested be

lied at times of being led by the u.s. prosecutors who should have known he was lying. one of the -- at one point he says that he went and talked to sog conversah was indicted largely based on the fact that he lied on a number of points in the grand jury testimony. >> who was the u.s. attorney -- [inaudible] >> bob norman led the questioning before the grand jury. okay. anybody got anything else? i feel like i'm being, have not been cross examined or examined or something. i don't mind. [laughter] i'll sign books or talk until the cows come home on this one. way back in the back again. >> some of the -- [inaudible] >> again, i can't hear you. >> skroggs has a motion pending to set aside the conviction which in my opinion is strongly based in the supreme court opinion. >> yeah, my sense is that zach has a motion to government yesterday i believe or maybe it's the day before, answered his motion, and they have come up with their own calendar to his, and now zach is in the process of his lawyers of yet another motion against the federal government. at some point the judge i

lying to investigators about the shooting. but the arbitrator said a hearing found no evidence that she lied. >> she is pleased with the outcome and happy to have her good name back. >> her lawyer says she'll probably return to work sometime next year. >>> the founder of a well known restaurant in downtown san jose has pleaded no contest to a felony charge of possessing child pornography. the owner of amill's restaurant has been in business for 33 years. he changed his plea last week from not guilty to no contest. that means he must register as a sex offender and will probably spend a year in jail. federal documents show he spent nearly $400 for access to child pornography online. authorities seized his computers last year and found a disk with images of naked children. >>> two men from different regions linked by a life-saving donation met for the first time last night. one is the donor. one is the recipient. wyatt andrews shows us their meeting. >> reporter: there were four finalists last night for the golardi trophy, basically the heisman for division 3 college football. but for finalist matt hoffman, learning if he would w

about their government lying as well steve people still continue to watch these sources ok i agree my description is obviously exaggerated but you still get these people the fear and lies and their ratings continue to grow their revenues continue to go and it's that's why i'm mocking it it's a business model it seems to work because traditional media is having a very difficult time. i'm not sure i understand that and i agree with all that up to this point and that is that i'm not sure a lot of people watch this media the same way that they watch a traffic accident the same way that watching a car crash because it's entertaining to see bill o'reilly bluster and bloviate along with the. lies that he tells as we've documented on on a regular basis at faire is can be very entertaining how much people believe what they're watching i think i think it's less than it was twenty five years ago when my group fair was founded i think that's a healthy thing i don't think that's healthy i think to know that media get stories wrong all the time that governments lie quite often and i think that's a good thing so i don't think yes it's an age of disbelief that's not necessarily a bad

lying. say i just lost once, everybody lied about me. they lied about you because they didn't just want to beat you 35-85. you lost because you didn't have if resources to respond properly. you didn't have the credibility. you don't need all five but the more of them you have, the better. one is you need fire in the belly. you have got to want to do this. ok? because as walter said before, it is hard! it takes a lot of money. a lot of effort. time away from families. you got to admire anyone who runs for office. they got a screw loose but you got to admire them. sonny bono once said politics is show business for ugly people. you have to have a nire the belly. you have to want to do this. the second thing is a -- a winnable district. i don't care how much you want it, if you're running against charlie rangel and you're a republican, i don't think you're going to win. some districts are just unwinnable. you should establish the secondry reasons in your campaign plans. it has to be a winnable district. the third thing is a vulnerable incumb

fired her accusing her of lying to investigators who are looking into the killing of oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station on new year's day 2009. bart claimed domenici lied about what she saw and entered descriptions of the events that happened that day but an arbitrator ruled just the opposite, that those accusation were false and ordered her reinstated with fullback pay and benefits. domenici had a backup plan. this morning she graduated from a contra costa firefighter academy. nevertheless she plans to return to bart likely early next year. >> this is a company that doubted here and essentially called her a liar. she wants to go back to work for them? >> absolutely. it's what she enjoys doing, loves and planned to do with her life. >> is it difficult to welcome somebody back who you fired? >> uhm, listen, we're -- the arbitrator made the final ruling and that according to the labor agreement is what we must abide by. and so it will be what it is. >> reporter: but essentially if the arbitrator is saying she didn't lie and didn't exaggerate and didn't see what was going on, isn't that a rebuke of your claims? >> the fact that the arbitrator says it does

lying in her testimony. she was on the platform at the fruit vail station on new year's day 2009. a labor arbitrator today concluded there was no evidence she lied. >> the arbitrator had questions to our case. we presented a vigorous case, we thought we took the right action, but we must live with the decision the arbitrator made. >> she graduated this morning from a fire academy, but her attorney says she plans to return to work as a bart officer. >>> when you serve your country, the call to duty can come at any time and holidays are no exception. today was the sendoff for members of an east bay unit of the california national guard. while they realized they have a job to do. shipping off this time of year can be difficult. rob ross has the story. >> reporter: many women of this pittsburgh based guard unit stood stoically here. their family and friends appeared equally stoic. the 870th police battalion is ordered to afghanistan. when the army says go, it must go. >> it sucks to put it bluntly, it sucks. the kids don't understand why you're not there, and you know, they are all excited because it's christmas, but they just don't quite understand

lying in her testimony. she was on e platform at the fruit vail station on new year's day 2009. a labor arbitrator today concluded there was no evidence she lied. >> the arbitrator had questions to our case. we presented a vigorous case, we thought we took the right action, but we must live with the decision the arbitrator made. >> she graduated this morning from a fire academy, but her attorney says she plans to return to work as a bart officer. >>> when you serve your country, the call to duty can come at any time and holidays are no exception. today was the sendoff for members of an east bay unit of the california national guard. while they realized they have a job to do. shipping off this time of year can be difficult. rob ross has the story. >> reporter: many women of this pittsburgh based guard unit stood stoically here. their family and friends appeared equally stoic. the 870th police battalion is ordered to afghanistan. when the army says go, it must go. >> it sucks to put it bluntly, it sucks. the kids don't understand why you're not there, and you know, they are all excited because it's christmas, but they just don't quite understand

lied when he said he was not being paid for his testimony. judge miller also found that the lead investigator earl sanders knew the witness was lying. sanders went on to serve as police chief in 2002 and 2003. the d.a.'s office must decide whether to appeal today's ruling, seek a new trial or recommend conley's release. >>> a citizens panel that is supposed to redraw legislative districts in california is officially now in place. the final six members of the first ever california citizens redistrictsing commission were elected today. the panel is formed after a 2008 ballot measure took away politicians power to carve up their own political boundaries which many accuse them of doing so just to keep themselves in office. the 14-member commission has until august 15th to come up with its decision on voting lines for congress, state lawmakers and the board of equalization. >>> and coming up tonight at 6:00 -- >> temperatures are dropping and quickly out there. already 40s on the map. 46 in novato. 48 in fairfield. 52 in san jose. we'll stay clear throughout the morning hoursn the south bay we're talking about rainfall and lots of it. we

lying to investigators and a judge. lyanne melendez has reaction from bart officials. >> former bart officer was ordered reinstated with full back pay and benefits. this after an independent arbitrator found she had not liedher statement and testimony during the investigation of the shooting death of oscar grant. john burris is the attorney representing grant's family. >> they will accept this as part of the process. >> but a bart director was disappointed with the decision and proved that she was untruth and covered up some of the facts. >> we got internal and external investigation, so to have one arbitrator you need to rehire her because you can't prove she lied. yeah, we can. >> a former bart officer were on the platform in when oscar grant was detained. things quickly got out of hand. unarmed and had n handcuffs, oscar grant was shot by johannes mehserle. he was sentenced to two years in state prison. her attorney says the client feels vindicated. >> she was consistent in everything she said from the very first night all the way through her testimony in the arbitration. so she has always given the same statement. >> she must be retrained. >> the process she must undergo a fitness for duty evaluation

lying and a judge in the killing. >> former bart officer was ordered reinstated with full back pay and benefits after an independent arbitrator found she had not lied in her statement and testimony during the investigation of the shooting death of grant. the attorney representing grant's family. >> they expect this part of the process. >> bart director libett sweet was disappointed and said they've proved he was untruthful and covered up some of the facts. >> we've got an internal investigation. an external investigation. very this one arbitrator coming back to el us you need to rehire her. well... yeah. we can. >> she and her partner were on the platform when oscar grant and others were detained january 1, 2009. things got out of hand unarmed and in handcuffs grant was shot by officer mehserle. he was sentenced to two careers in prison. his attorney says her client feels vindicated. >> and and there is testimony and arbitration. she's always given this same statement concerning the events that occurred. it's just not true. >> before returning to the fort she must be retrained. >> process is that there must be an evaluation. following that can be r

lying to investigators and a judge about the killing. lyanne melendez has reaction from bart officials. >> former officer was ordered reason instated with back benefits that is after they found she had not liedcome. >> there is a civil case still pending against the three of them. >>> if there is a glimmer of good news in the newly released jobless figures the state's unemployment rate hasn't gone up. it's held steady for four months at 12.4%. and construction hiring has increased for two months in a row. >> in this kind of economic climate can be fined ago job as much work as keeping one. wayne freedman some job seekers. >> in a county with 11.3% even the prospect of job can bring hope. they now have visions of their future. >> they said it didn't guarantee a career but you get a will go leg occupy the competition. >> a single father of three, he has been out of woke for a year but he has a shot at doing this working for east bay mud as a plumber. the district expects a third of the staff to retire in the next five years. these students graduated from a program that taught them the basic skills. >> math algebra. >> starting salary is roughly $5,000 a month plus benefits, in the tough econom

we've agreed if those lies occurred during a confirmation hearing, if it was an act of perjury, then certainly you would have a potential impeachable offense. i think that the lying is -- that the line being drawn here is i think this may be the thrust of your question is that if it is pre-federal conduct, the answer is no. that is -- this body has stated in cases like archbald that it will not consider pre-federal conduct for a very good reason, the constitution guarantees life tenure for good behavior in office. that's how the framers defined it. if you allow for the house to go back in this case three decades -- three decades and say look at all these things you did before you became a judge, we're going to have a doover. we think that now you should be removed because of those things. not because of what you did as a federal judge. and i think there is a distinction. i'm willing -- i believe that if -- if there was perjury in the confirmation hearing, i would -- i'm not -- i don't think that mr. schiff and i would disagree on that point. but there is a big difference. that's the constitutional rubicon. that's where this body has never gone. and i do believe i

we've agreed if those lies occurred during a confirmation hearing, if it was an act of perjury, then certainly you would have a potential impeachable offense. i think that the lying is -- that the line being drawn here is i think this may be the thrust of your question is that if it is pre-federal conduct, the answer is no. that is -- this body has stated in cases like archbald that it will not consider pre-federal conduct for a very good reason, the constitution guarantees life tenure for good behavior in office. that's how the framers defined it. if you allow for the house to go back in this case three decades -- three decades and say look at all these things you did before you became a judge, we're going to have a doover. we think that now you should be removed because of those things. not because of what you did as a federal judge. and i think there is a distinction. i'm willing -- i believe that if -- if there was perjury in the confirmation hearing, i would -- i'm not -- i don't think that mr. schiff and i would disagree on that point. but there is a big difference. that's the constitutional rubicon. that's where this body has never gone. and i do believe i

we've agreed if those lies occurred during a confirmation hearing, if it was an act of perjury, then certainly you would have a potential impeachable offense. i think that the lying is -- that the line being drawn here is i think this may be the thrust of your question is that if it is pre-federal conduct, the answer is no. that is -- this body has stated in cases like archbald that it will not consider pre-federal conduct for a very good reason, the constitution guarantees life tenure for good behavior in office. that's how the framers defined it. if you allow for the house to go back in this case three decades -- three decades and say look at all these things you did before you became a judge, we're going to have a doover. we think that now you should be removed because of those things. not because of what you did as a federal judge. and i think there is a distinction. i'm willing -- i believe that if -- if there was perjury in the confirmation hearing, i would -- i'm not -- i don't think that mr. schiff and i would disagree on that point. but there is a big difference. that's the constitutional rubicon. that's where this body has never gone. and i do believe i