congress people connie mack and mary mack, politics to the macks, get it? and adam lambert.ght now. you can come in, john. you just have to dance in. we've got the music going. our panelists this morning, congressman joseph crowley is with us. he's a democrat from the great state of new york. margaret hoover is with us, cnn political contributor. ron brownstein is the editorial director of "the national journal." john berman has made his way to his seat. >> no music. >> that's your music. i heard you singing it earlier. you don't like adam lambert, his new theme song? i kind of like that. >>> our starting point is the president and the house speaker finally getting face to face to discuss the fiscal cliff. until yesterday's unscheduled meeting at the white house, john boehner and president obama had gone 23 days without sitting down to discuss the fiscal cliff. it's a significant development because in 22 days we go off over the cliff although some people have described it as a gentle slide down a little slippy mountain. but that would be a time when we face severe tax hikes

the macks are here. they're both leaving congress next year, not on their own terms but not before trying to figure out our fiscal future and even they don't agree on what to do. >>> plus, a major fight over the role of labor and their power. it all unfolds in michigan. is it the new wisconsin? find out what is driving the big change in the state. that's home to one of the most powerful unions out there. the united auto workers. good morning from washington, tuesday, december 11th, 2012. i'm chuck todd. one of those times in washington when the less that is said the better the news may be, that is if you hope lawmakers and the president come to an agreement on a verdict in this so-called fiscal cliff. we know some of you don't want to deal, but the president has no public events today and not many planned for this week. many at the white house and congress believe the less that anyonecome pains publicly the better the chances are at striking some sort of fragile deal. the president was back on the road m

we'll talk to mary bono mack and connie mack. we'll talk about mental health.esidential campaign 18 months long, and gun control hardly came up at all. >> almost never. >> now that issue very much back on the table. today, first day that kids return to school across the country since the connecticut massacre. schools are expected to review security plans to satisfy anxious students, parents and teachers. i was receiving updates from my kids' school all week. departments are expected to increase school patrols, and many districts offering additional counseling services to students today. >> you know they need it in the wake of this. "saturday night live," normally known to take kind of a funny and satiric look in the news, a much more subdued approach in the wake of this. the new york city children's chorus opened the show singing "silent night." it was beautiful. ♪ silent night holy night all is calm all is bright round yon virgin ♪ . >> bravo, "saturday night live. a beautiful, moving tribute. a question a lot of people have been asking, i've been asking. how

mary bono mack, always nice to talk to you. i'm going to take you occupy that. i will continue this conversation. i think people are sick of all the -- you know, the conversation around it. and we never actually do anything. and i -- you know, maybe in nation people of tired of that at this point. i would like to see that. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you, soledad. i think we should be talking about all of these issue. thank you. >> reporter: i appreciated that. mary bono mack, congresswoman, joining us this morning. we have lots to update you on. we've been waiting for a press conference. it was supposed to happen at 8:00. it's been delayed. unclear why it's been delayed.

we'll have republican congressman from florida, connie mack, and california republican mary bono mack joining us as well. and former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez, tiki barber is with us, as well. "starting point" begins right now. good morning, welcome, everybody. our "starting point" this morning is those pacific storms in northern california. third one in five days from san francisco to sacramento, floodwaters and fierce winds have been knocking out power to thousands of people. some people who lived in the areas for decades say they have never seen anything like this. >> thing just went up fast. >> we've had previously where it's gotten up real high but hasn't gotten this bad. >> do you live right here in the park? >> right here. >> right here? yeah, right there. i got my mom out. i took her down to a friend's house down the street because you never know if water like this what it's going to do. >> people are evacuating out of the cars, and as you see, you can't get out. i had to march up the hill and walk down the side hill to get in here. so it's really, really very bad. >

. >> this year's big draw at the philadelphia event was the program's partnership with charlie mack'singing in lots of stars in sports and music. >> they meet with them, they talk with them. it was a perfect match. >> a program like this, and a woman like maria battle and a man like charlie mack has the ability to unify the community. >> coming here, trying to raise awareness educate kids about asthma, about getting better health information. about living a healthy life. and this allows us to do that. >> now in its ninth year, the program is still growing. they're having a clear impact on health care costs. >> i want to continue doing what we're doing in a bigger way, because we can do more. >> with asthma affecting some 9 million children in the u.s., maria knows there's a bit fight ahead. >> she's wouldn't super bowl with healthy hoops. this is a miracle. >> i am blessed to be able to have a job that i can go into the community and bring these type of programs to the community. it's a joy that i can help save one life. that we can change one life. it energizes me. >> we'll be right

those who are familiar or not familiar with a mack truck don't think it will fit, but he made it happencame to denver, my kids' first question was, dad, why can't you drive that truck? so thank you for that, senator campbell. and i want to say a profound thank you to speaker boehner and for the architect of the capitol who organized this event. this was a ton of work for a lot of people in our state. we are very proud of this tree being here and on behalf of the state of colorado, let me make the offer that we would like to do this every single year. finally, it's a great honor for me and it is and this isn't political talk, to introduce my senior senator, my friend, somebody -- there is no greater champion for forest health, special places in our state than mark udall. but he outdid himself when he went on a survey to find not particularly this tree, but a suitable tree, to stand here in front of the capitol years and years of mountaineering made that possible. which give you the senior senator from the state of colorado, mark udall. [applause] >> i let senator bennett know he had to v

mack trucks, the colorado tourism office [applause] >> national association of convenience stores ands. these organizations all played a significant role in helping choose outdoors, which is the name of the organization and the national forest service to safely deliver this magnificent spruce from our own white river national forest. i'm proud to welcome fourth generation cheryl st. john, the winner of this year's art contest with our entry awaiting spring. cheryl's appreciation for nature and environmental preservation can easily be seen through her artwork. congratulations are also in order for the winner of the capitol christmas tree song competition, lindsay lawler who wrote the song "standing tall. she is going to follow me and you will be very moved by this song and the way in which she will sing it to us. let's give her a round of applause, too. [applause] >> as i conclude, i hopefully don't have a long speech, i want to conclude in the same vein that congressman tipton and others, as we gaze upon the beauty of the people's tree may we stand here and remember that this tree is

the mack family lives here amid the rocky mountains. >> we love the mountains. our whole family. we sure get out and explore it in it the winter. >> we live and breathe the mountness. some people like the oceans, we like the mountains. >> for the macks, nothing is better than venturing into colorado back country and riding on fresh powder. >> just kind of the place where we go to get away from the busy resorts. it pretty much feels like you have that whole mountain and you're kind of just floating. >> but the macks know full well that the back country is risky and the threat of an avalanche is real. colorado averages six to eight avalanche deaths per year. >> it's a very dangerous place. you have to respect the mountains around you. you are at the mercy of your earth. >> who you're going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something would happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage in a pristine area of the back cou

mack trucks, the colorado tourism office [applause] >> national association of convenience stores and vail resorts. these organizations all played a significant role in helping choose outdoors, which is the name of the organization and the national forest service to safely deliver this magnificent spruce from our own white river national forest. i'm proud to welcome fourth generation cheryl st. john, the winner of this year's art contest with our entry "awaiting spring." which has been inspired by the white river national forest. cheryl's appreciation for nature and environmental preservation artwork. congratulations are also in order for the winner of the capitol christmas tree song competition, lindsay lawler who wrote the song "standing tall." she is going to follow me and you will be very moved by this song and the way in which she will sing it to us. let's give her a round of [applause] >> as i conclude, i hopefully don't have a long speech, i want to conclude in the same vein that congressman tipton and others, as we gaze upon the beauty of the people's tree may we stand here an

. >> reporter: earl mack falls well within the rang of wealthy as a multimillionaire. he agrees millionaire earners should see taxes rise. >> we are, this country, is in a lot of fiscal trouble. and i think it's the obligation of all those that can give and help out the country. we're americans and we should. and it's our -- it's aour heritage. >> reporter: mack, who is a former ambassador to finland says the rich could chip in other areas. he made his fortune in real estate development and investment. he says leave the capital gains tax alone because that encourages business development. but he says the dividends tax rate should be raised back to 25%. he says congress should close tax loopholes on luxury items for jets and yachts. founders stock, he says, should be taxed at ordinary income tax rates and he says it's time to touch entitlements. he believes there should be means testing that cuts off the megarich from government health programs from medicare and even though it may be unpopular, he says you have to reform social security. >> they say a child born today c

mack is not the only one worried. >> a 1% decline would result in a loss of $300 million a year. student scholarships that would be lost. >> $10 million giver could be disincentivized. >> earle mack says he will continue to donate, deduction or no deduction, but knows many others who will not. >> if we were all angels, we'd be up in heaven and i wouldn't be sitting here. >> and the real concern is that congress could create a disincentive for people to give to charities at the same time it's cutting government spending and services. normally it's the private social agencies that fill in the gap, for example, if unemployment benefits are cut, but if some of these changes go through, well, those nonprofits may have a harder time serving those in need. wolf and kate? >> lisa, thank you. >>> still ahead in the wake of the connecticut shooting, parents are looking for ways to make their children keep their children safe. could bulletproof backpacks be one of the answers? so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs

congressman mack also of course married to congresswoman mary bono mack. california. she also lost her bid for re-election. congressman mack joins us from our msnbc exit interview. good sat to you, sir. >> great to be with you. thanks for having me on. >> go ahead. you were about to say? >> i'm not sure i like the "exit interview," but i guess it is what it is, right? >> it is. turn in your card cue before you leave. you represent a portion of florida. your wife represents a portion of california. the common ground for both of you, washington, d.c. many former lawmakers, of course you know this, they head straight to k street. are you likely to stay in d.c., becoming a lobbyist, something that might be under consideration? >> you know, we're still trying to figure that out. i mean, obviously, i decided to leave my congressional seat to run for the senate in hopes that we would win. that didn't happen. and so we're trying to figure out what we do next and where we go. we haven't ruled anything out. but we also haven't made any firm decisions, and that's abo

write and promote the contract with america the mid 90s republican manifesto if you will, or connie mackflorida or some conservative figure who has had time in the government does have those connections. but also has another foot in the conservative movement, and has those conservative bona fides which dick army did which made him so appealing as head of that organization. >> jennifer: so many fascinateing developments on the far right. it's a good day to be a democrat. that's andy kroll. thank you so much for coming on "the war room." if alan west ever left the house of representatives some sort of of--how shall i say--some incident would be involved. then patrick murphy came and sent him alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the a

coach mack was a finalist at cal remember.up in boulder. >> yes we have a long way to go but i have been there before. and i know what to do. i just left a program of young men who care deeply, would went from 120 in the nation to 24th in every poll in two and a half years. i like the foot prnt of the pack 12:00 o'clock. i have coached in california now and recruit that had state. know all the in and out of it. >> spartans set to play in the military bowl december 27 against bowling green. in the clear if mack will coach san jose state in the game or more aichele one of the assistant will fill in for the bowl game. 49ers suspended running back jaibs jacobs final 3 games of the season. openly frustrated because he carry the ball 5 times for 7 yards the entire season and he tweeted that he is rotting on this team. >> i really don't have a comment on that. no comment. quote fifth amendment i have no comment about that. >> yes just at this time out right choose to have no comment on that. >>reporter: no comment. jacobs injured the

bernie mack and nipsey russell, red foxx, freddie prinze, pygmy martin and flip wilsion. they kind of have the same face. >> there's only one guy they didn't put up there that -- i want to get a redone and that's you know, the seven words? >> jimmy: the seven words? >> little trivia right there. who did that? >> jimmy: george carlin. >> all right, then. >> jimmy: why isn't he up there? >> because i was trying to get everybody. but george carlin did the seven words and that's really big. >> jimmy: george carlin. >> carlin. yeah. that's what i said. wow, correcting me on national tv. i want to get -- >> jimmy: george curlin? >> yeah. i said garlin. yeah, i think he worked for ringling barnum. >> jimmy: ringling barnum? >> the greatest show on earth. >> jimmy: all right. >> this mic pack is killing me. i feel like a reality tv star you know. mic check on their bra or something, right? that ain't reality. real stars don't do that. steve mcqueen never did that. >> jimmy: no he did not. >> my biological uncle. stevie queen. we used to call him stevie queen. he's the one that sa

now we've seen mack on the show with his pancake rapper video.hat he's doing he's looping himself with the iphone, beat boxing, recording it and playing itback. he doesn't just use his mouth, beat box, he keeps adding more elements to it. >> he's like dick van dyke from mary poppins when he had the harmonica and the drums. using technology to update. >> the digital dick van dyke. >> he's got like layers upon layers of this crazy beat he just created right before our very eyes. then he gets into some pretty spirited lyrics in this thing about some of the stuff going on right now. if you want to check out what max rapped about go to rightthisminute.com and click on. he's an impressive guy. >>> this is t.j. langren. he's one of the world's best skydivers. he and buddies spent a year traveling all over the world doing amazing stuff. >> it's incredible. two parachutes stacked on top of each other. then they turn completely sideways, parallel with the earth below them so an american flag can fly between them. >> look at these guys go. they will jump ou

. >> what's different about this giant mack truck?g there? >> he's pulling not one, not two, not three, but four trailers. this is basically what -- is called a road train. >> i've seen these before, too. it's such a long overland haul in australia that to make it efficient, they've got to carry as much as they possibly can. >> it's scary to watch it go by. it just, it's like a caterpillar or centipede coming over these hills. >> i hope the route is straight because turning this thing, imagine trying to make like a three-point turn? you'd be all over the place. >> are you more respected in the trucker world if you can walk into a place and say -- i hauled four trailers. >> i think so. i think you're measured by, you know, the length of your trailer. >> size does matter in this profession. >>> plastic cups and a bunch of ping-pong balls. >> beer pong for nerds. >>> see how this one blows up, next. >> and cute kids hamming it up. >> cute kids hamming it up. see what jasmine and zane put down on video, "righ >>> welcome back to the show.

raised the face mack of cruz. he is stacked with that fine and an assault on his reputation as a player. very good question. obviously the system is not perfect. although the motivation is correct. the idea is right. stilly work in progress. our guys are doing everything they can. i am really proud of the way they responded. sometimes it is easier said than done but they are doing their best. >> michael or found himself getting grinched. a $10,000 fine. he is really not to blame. the play he made is what he was told to do. but when a teammate also engaged, it then became a penalty. why he was fined makes no s ense. great match of to and baltimore. loyola hosting bucknell. first half. the rim agreed. nice touch there. bucknell had a weapon for which loyola had no answer -- mike mescala. great footwork and the handle. spinning back. 29 points. second half. leila makes a bit of a move. then more loyola. bucknell withstood the best loyola had to offer. an impressive win at loyola. 66-46. the harry potter bowl against

she put too many sprinkles on the mack flurry. >> dangerous employee.ouldn't be first offense. >> i got to figure. i don't know. i'm not qualified to testify about the black market in sprinkles. melissa: yeah. >> looks like, only, personal use. no intent to distribute. [laughter] i think mcdonald's wanted to fire her because i think the position must have been she was stealing because she gave another employee extra sprinkles. melissa: i don't know. >> less money than bob cratchet took from scrooge. melissa: maybe she was repeat offender. i got to think there is more to the story than the sprinkles. >> you would think so but that is not the case. she was written up an excellent employee. she was exceptional at her job. that is why i think she decided to file a lawsuit. what i think happened mcdonald's lawyers said it will cost more to read the complaint than to giver her a little it about money. melissa: $5,000, that is nothing. she has to pay her lawyer. do you have to pay tax on settlements? she will end up with nothing. >> well come to the legal prof

the cardinal pack torr the pack 12 -- capture the pack 12 mack lyon. a timely bible lesson the lord's way. churches of christ in the to have you visit one of worship assemblies. just do that? you will. week, will you? >>> after beating ucla six days ago coach shaw knew the rematch would be tougher and he was right. with a trip to the rose bowl on the line it was a knockdown drag out fight in the rain. it was about half full because of the rain. stanford hammered the bruins, but up 14-7ucla's quarterback picked off by ed reynolds. he had three pick six's this year, and this should be four. the refs botched the call after an 80-yard return even though they -- and they spot him at the one even though it crossed the plain. taylor with 76 yards and becoming stanford's all-time leading rusher and it tie itself at 14 apiece. to the third quarter and jonathon franklin guiding in 20 yards for the touchdown. he gashed stanford for 201 yards for rushing and 24-17 bruins. but stanford answers and hogan on third and 15. a 26-yard strike to terrell. hogan throws for 155 yards and that touchdown 24

. >> reporter: mack afee has been investigating for months and they say the evidence is clear. hackers are planning to attack your bank account. he has so far detected hundreds of computers with sophisticated malwa will re. >> when you try to log into the financial institution, that is when it will activate. it rereplicates on a server in russia. once they clone it they try to log into the bank. >> it involves funneling money out of 30 banks. hope is the financial industry way of dealing with seener thieves will minimize any loss. chief investment of merk fund. >> utility companies that deal with i.t. and from that point they have the resources to deal with these issues. it's the cost of doing business. >> he says the plan likely involves targeting people with high net worth but all customers are advised to make sure the anti-software is working the way it is supposed to. >> the evidence real personal for attack, we think the likelihood is high. >> eric: 4:45. oakland and san francisco police departments, both depth will hold gun buy-back programs. they will get $200 cash per w

mack lyon. a timely bible lesson the lord's way. churches of christ in the to have you visit one of worships. just do that? you will. week, will you? >>> here is something you don't see every day. behind the wheel of a car and shifting. this video was shot by the spca in new england. they want to help rescued dogs get into good homes by showing how intelligent they are. they use doggie treats to train the animals and touch the brakes and the steering wheel. it is very disturbing. lock at that image. next week they are putting the dogs to the ultimate road test. they will be driving live on national television in new zoe land. in new zealand. >> molly, my little dog at home, we have work to do. we are practicing. >>> raiders day on abc7 kicks off tomorrow. larry beil is hosting a special raiders pre game show at 4:00 p.m. the greats will join us for that. at 5:00 the nfl network's coverage of the denver-oakland game live from the coliseum. once the game ends larry, lincoln and rod will return with after the game. there is more. abc programming "grays anatomy" will air at 9 and" scandal" at 1

and jimmy page of led zeppelin, actor dustin hoffman, bluesman buddy guy and ballerina nationally mack rova it will be broadcast on december 26th right here on cbs. next up on tonight's "cbs evening news", they were in need following katrina. now they're the ones helping after sandy. >> jeff: a contributioned to superstorm sandy rebuilding effort is coming in the form of cash. as elaine quijano tells us tonight an invaluable contribution 6 time and skills is being made by out of town firefighters eager to repay a debt of gratitude. >> they had never met before. but ken rueter and david nick connected like old friends. >> i'm from new orleans, we hug people. >> a lot of happy memories here. >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: for 16 years rueter has worked as a dispatcher for new york city's fire department. >> how high did the water come. >> the water was up to about here. >> reporter: sandy's storm surge devastated the home his family has owned since 1987. david nick is a new orleans fire department captain. one of 36 firefighters from his city volunteering in new york. helping fire depar

mack live here at airport. tony mentioned as wind gusts. that is the primary reason why it many airports are still seen delays and cancellations. live at bwi. >> thank you. in glenn bernie, frightening moments for a family and friends after a tree fell on their home. it crashed into the roof of this house about 7:00 tonight. 5 people were there inside at the time but nobody was hurt. jason bower says he was playing his xbox when the house shook. >> the house vibrated. we heard a big boom. i thought that was an earthquake. >> fire officials say it is not clear right now whether this incident is weather-related. everybody is out of the house and in a hotel room for the night. you can track storms with our iphone and android apps. you can see interactive radar in full screening at the forecast every day at wbaltv.com. one man is dead after a police involved shooting dead a carroll county. authorities say edward becker jr. was shot and killed after a confrontation with taneytown police. police were called to the unit block of commerce street ar

according to survey by parenting app baby center the name suri jumped 5 percen over last year mack went percent and apple aa name saw a rise of 15 percent. >> oh, boy. fans are getting ready for raiders day this thursd rate here on 7. many of yoursening in the fan photo. this is xavier and aden already looking like they have season tickets in the black hole. we invait to you e-mail photos to o web site. we'll post the photo at abc 7 new news.com and show some of them on the air. >> they look fired up. >>bsolutely. >> larry off tonight. >>ike is here. we are talking niners now. >> frainer day. jim harbaugh says don't count alesmitht ou out. magic and orlando highlights ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right? 'cause we shouldn't really h

coach mack took them from the bottom of football and now going back to the bottom again but in the pack 12 for ton of money to rest regular the 1 and 11 team. no word if he will coach san jose state in the military bowl on december 27. >> i think they will do fine without me to be honest. that sounds crazy but they are prepared. a lot of my staff will stay there of course and i think they will be extremely successful and get the 11th win and be the winningest team in football history. >> 49ers visit new england on sunday night. tom brady did tonight was flat out scary. patriots hosting the 11 and 1 texans. new daddy. brady performed surgery on the texans without anesthesia. first of the 4 touch down passes to hernandez. 7 nothing patriots. he's mixing up the potion there. lesson for the niners. watch the play action fake because he will throw to it former niner. wide open. 37 yards. 21 nothing patriots at the half. third quarter dropping the biscuit in the basket. dante made a 1 handed catch. 63 yard score 28 nothing over houston. 11 and 1 and when going your way it's going your way. sc

downs over the last years but maybe i can come if and bring some consistency and build off what coach mackid and keep it at high level the. certainly looking forward to that opportunity and embrace that challenge. >> hockey tonight. san francisco bulls played in the shark tank this evening. almost 13,000 fans hungry for hockey during the nhl lock out watch the bulls stockton thunder. tickets free but some stars paid other people to get the free tax. in the end lulls lost 6-4 but at least hockey for a night at hp pavilion. >> baseball news. a 3 year deal in the neighbor of 15 million dollars resigning this guy an that's good neighborhood. he pitched in 73 games for the world champion this past season and reported 25 saves. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> fun to watch him blossom. >> remarkable. >> thanks very much. >> when we come back we'll recap the latest headlines on the school shooting and sandy ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's

this we are going to be partnering with your department and park and rec and puc to mack sure the outreach is done properly. our news letter goes out every other month. we will cover and provide updates in the news letter, thank you. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else? being none, public comment is closed. >> commissioners? moved by commissioner -- >> second. >> seconded by commissioner bonia. all in favor, opposed. hearing none, that is yan, thank you. >> we are now on item 10. the transit center district plan priorities for open space impact fee revenues. >> good morning, commissioners. recreation parks department. apologize for my voice. the fact you got your staff report late due my sniffles. as you recall in september this commission held an informational hearing on the transit center district plan where you heard about plan developments, transit improvements, planned open space, as well as shadow impacts. in addition you were presented with impact fees with information on impact fees that would be paid by developers within the project. and the next study that was the basis for tho

. >> the prospect of a ban on macks or assault weapons had people in atlanta standing in line for more than an hour at a gun show. customers at this shooting ranging in arizona say those weapons are widely used by sports cnn guys that shoot clays, guys that shoot trophy animals, a lot of them are done with semi-automatics. >> a group representing mothers says it will fight hard for a ban. >> 80 million moms are not going to let the 4 million members of the nra drive the discussion on this. >> both sides are prepared for the biggest battle over gun control in 20 years. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> what is open today if you need to get out of the house? and an epic fail on one of the biggest movie batching weeks of the year. your first look at this morning's business head lies lines is straight ahead. >> and which new flicks are hitting the screen. are you watching "first look." because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds on

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we have a look at the east shore freeway this is those headlights are folks heading down toward the mack maze. let's head over to steve. >> thank you, tara. a little bit of a break here. there will be one more system. although it will be much, much weaker. today a lot of high clouds. patchy fog in the morning. it's dry. it will return to the north bay tuesday evening. and for everybody on wednesday. it won't be anything off the charts. a lot of high clouds today. weaker system arrives late tuesday and wednesday. that will be the last one in the series. 40s on the temps. fog, petaluma, napa. this next system is heading toward the north. it will give asterion. the air is saturated after the three power house systems. the most rain i saw was at montem numb. over 15 inches of rain. partly sunny today. a lot of high clouds. overall at least a break here. 50s and 60s on the temps is really not going to be much of a difference between the high temperatures today coast, bay, or inland. clouds increase. rain comes to the north and spread to the south. clearing thursday and friday look good. we wi

downs over the last years but maybe i can come if and bring some consistency and build off what coach mack did and keep it at high level the. certainly looking forward to that opportunity and embrace that challenge. >> hockey tonight. san francisco bulls played in the shark tank this evening. almost 13,000 fans hungry for hockey during the nhl lock out watch the bulls stockton thunder. tickets free but some stars paid other people to get the free tax. in the end lulls lost 6-4 but at least hockey for a night at hp pavilion. >> baseball news. a 3 year deal in the neighbor of 15 million dollars resigning this guy an that's good neighborhood. he pitched in 73 games for the world champion this past season and reported 25 saves. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> fun to watch him blossom. >> remarkable. >> thanks very much. >> when we come back we'll recap the latest headlines on the school shooting and sandy hook. hook. >> stay with us here's the wake up weather first thing in the morning. chilly l. cool near the bay. grab a sweater or coat when you head out the door. slight

this we are going to be partnering with your department and park and rec and puc to mack sure the outreach is done properly. our news letter goes out every other month. we will cover and provide updates in the news letter, thank you. >> thank u.

coach mack took them from the bottom of football and now going back to the bottom again but in the pack 12 for ton of money to rest regular the 1 and 11 team. no word if he will coach san jose state in the military bowl on december 27. >> i think they will do fine without me to be honest. that sounds crazy but they are prepared. a lot of my staff will stay there of course and i think they will be extremely successful and get the 11th win and be the winningest team in football history. >> 49ers visit new england on sunday night. tom brady did tonight was flat out scary. patriots hosting the 11 and 1 texans. new daddy. brady performed surgery on the texans without anesthesia. first of the 4 touch down passes to hernandez. 7 nothing patriots. he's mixing up the potion there. lesson for the niners. watch the play action fake because he will throw to it former niner. wide open. 37 yards. 21 nothing patriots at the half. third quarter dropping the biscuit in the basket. dante made a 1 handed catch. 63 yard score 28 nothing over houston. 11 and 1 and when going your way it's going your way. sc

it's been speculated mack could resign with the team after being cut earlier. huge news though, the redskins win. they keep on rolling. >> let them roll. thanks, jason. that's the news for now. nrn is co "nightly news" is coming up next. we'll be back with news4 after hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today.

it caps the first full day of the jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of the mack beeian armynd the triumph of light over darkness. >>> in fiscal cliff negotiations, it's looking more like president obama could get his way on tax hikes for the wealthy. he met behind closed doors with house speaker john boehner at the white house this afternoon. no word yet on what came out of those talks, but an increasing number of congressional republicans are indicating they'll accept a tax -- >> we have spent all this time talking about revenue, but as we watched our government continue to spend more. this is really about spending. >> will i accept a tax increase as a part of a deal to actually solve our problems? yes. >> across the board tax hikes and spending cuts will automatically kick in if the white house and congress continueeach a deal now in 22 days. >>> dallas cowboys player remains behind bars tonight after a deadly crash that killed a teammate. defensive lineman josh brent is being held on half a million dollars bond. his lawyer called that excessive. police say brent was drivi

according to survey by parenting app baby center the name suri jumped 5 percent over last year mack went12 percent and apple as a name saw a rise of 15 percent. >> oh, boy. fans are getting ready for raiders day this thursday rate here on 7. many of your sening in the fan photo. this is xavier and aden already looking like they have season tickets in the black hole. we invait to you e-mail photos to our web site. we'll post the photo at abc 7 new news.com and show some of them on the air. >> they look fired up. >> absolutely. >> larry off tonight. >> mike is here. we are talking niners now. >> frainer day. jim harbaugh says don't count alec smith ou out. magic and orlando out. magic and orlando highlights >> last week i said making a quarterback change in december not standard procedure but the coach wouldn't listen. collin suffered a first loss in 3 starts yesterday in st. louis. collin is inexperienced and showed yesterday. called for intentional grounding on the throw from the own end zone. that's a safety. lost this on an option play. game the ram a touch down and tied the game but t

cook says apple is investing 100 million dollars to build some of the mack computers in u.s. city no. word yet on which one. >> san francisco base gaming site wants to create a real money gambling experience. on line company has filed an application for camp bling license with nevada regulator. experts say they needed a national revenue sources and many they lost almost 53 million dollars last quarter. >>> well new here claims of great gas mileage for a new car from ford is being contradicted tonight by consumer reports vl the redesign 2013 ford fusion hybrid is to get 47 miles per hour gallon the highway city and combine. that's really good mile annual. consumer report says its testing of the fusion found the mileage much lower than that. >> 35 miles per gallon in city driving. 41 highway and 39 over all. that's good fuel economy. but far short of the 47 m p g that ford claims. >> ford contend it heard from some of the drives of fusion that they have gotten more than 47 miles per hour. and ford adds that driving styles another factor can cause mileage to vary. >> back to foo

susan rice was a very strong critic of john mack contain and his foreign policy views. gwen: and he was close to chris stevens, the ambassador. >> i think there's a lot of personal feelings there. gwen: how much of it is about what the u.n. ambassador said on a talk show and how much of this is about what the intelligence department didn't do and what the state department didn't do? >> you're 100% right. i mean, i talked to republicans this week about this, and foreign policy expert republicans, who say why are we picking this fight? what we need to be asking is did the intelligence community decide to use the different language because they were playing politics, or did they not know? we've heard that general petraeus said that he immediately assumed that this was a terror attack from al qaeda. so the question is this republican said to me, why are we making this about her? this needs to be about something bigger that is actually bigger than susan rice. did we get it wrong? did we pay no attention to it because there was an election? i mean, those are very important is

cook says apple is investing 100 million dollars to build some of the mack computers in u.s. city no. word yet on which one. >> san francisco base gaming site wants to create a real money gambling experience. on line company has filed an application for camp bling license with nevada regulator. experts say they needed a national revenue sources and many they lost almost 53 million dollars last quarter. >>> well new here claims of great gas mileage for a new car from ford is being contradicted tonight by consumer reports vl the redesign 2013 ford fusion hybrid is to get 47 miles per hour gallon the highway city and combine. that's really good mile annual. consumer report says its testing of the fusion found the mileage much lower than that. >> 35 miles per gallon in city driving. 41 highway and 39 over all. that's good fuel economy. but far short of the 47 m p g that ford claims. >> ford contend it heard from some of the drives of fusion that they have gotten more than 47 miles per hour. and ford adds that driving styles another factor can cause mileage to vary. >> back to foo