still to come, mckenzie phillips as she tries to clean out her closet.e biggest star weddings of 2011. >> when "e.t." rolls on. and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the big boys have abused the system to enrich only themselves, while workers are still hurting. it could be a layoff after 22 years of working for the same company. or choosing between food and heat for a sick child. or after working your whole life, you don't have what you need to stay warm. you played by the rules, but who changed them? even though oil prices are soaring to record levels, in washington, fuel aid for the poor was cut in half. citizens energy asked big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. they all said 'no,' expect for citgo and the people of venezuela. for the last 7 years, citgo has helped struggling families in the united states in good times and in bad. so if you need help staying warm this winter, give me a call. because no one should be left out in the cold. >>> "ente

his name was isaac mckenzie from grenada, 24 year old guy.ent to the canal zone to work on the canal. he got a job working on the gigantic amazing lock gates. his job, he was hired to go down inside the lock gates and help direct the big bolts that white skilled workers would hammer in from the outside. he wasn't sure he wanted the job because there were no lights down there, and his sad story was revealed to me through these legal records. one day he went down in there, and the skilled worker on the outside hammered the screw in and it didn't go in straight. they told him to go down there and help direct it. he gets down close to it, and the white worker shouts, watch out then, andy shouse as he is taking his arm back to pound a hammer in and the ball goes through isaac mckenzie's eye. such a horrible tragic what's interesting about isaac mckenzie is how he went to court to demand payment for this accident. and the court, he demanded i think $10,000. the court said yes, the company was responsible for this injury, but the court said well, yo

mckenzie, i want to highlight the education.ementary school teacher and pursuing your master's degree? >> that was my plan. things changed. i took last year off from school and i'm registered for classes in january. i'm going to university of south daco. the i'm going to pursue speech-language pathology, a masters program. in january, i am back to being a normal person. >> bob: dana,vy a question for you. do you ride yourself a lot? do you ride horses? >> dana: not a lot, bob, because i have been riding the acella back from d.c. to new york with you. >> bob: i just wonder. >> all you do is stand here. >> dana: mellow. >> andrea: bob has more energy. >> dana: they're alive. they're not stuffed. >> bob: i know that. okay. >> dana: i grew up riding. when i was a little girl, i had a pony named sally. i had some other animals. my grandfather's ranch. we'll get to come tonight to the rodeo. you can see it live on gm

mckenzie, i want to highlight the education.and pursuing your master's degree? >> that was my plan. things changed. i took last year off from school and i'm registered for classes in january. i'm going to university of south daco. the i'm going to pursue speech-language pathology, a masters program. in january, i am back to being a normal person. >> bob: dana,vy a question for you. do you ride yourself a lot? do you ride horses? >> dana: not a lot, bob, because i have been riding the acella back from d.c. to new york with you. >> bob: i just wonder. >> all you do is stand here. >> dana: mellow. >> andrea: bob has more energy. >> dana: they're alive. they're not stuffed. >> bob: i know that. okay. >> dana: i grew up riding. when i was a little girl, i had a pony named sally. i had some other animals. my grandfather's ranch. we'll get to come tonight to the rodeo. you can see it live on

let mckenzie take care of 'em. always got something good to eat there. i'm starving. aw, me, too. had enough of that prison chow. ohh, man. hey, old ed here, he don't care. his old lady's got him on a diet. [vomiting] [coughing] hey, somebody get in here quick! get a hack in here! he's getting sick back here. let's go! he's foaming at the mouth. we're almost to the prison. come on, he's choking! come on. come on. just wait. aah! ohh! oh, god. kimble! kimble, get over here! you're a doctor! do something! unlock me. unlock me! here. hang in there. you're going to be ok. [train whistle] what the hell was that? give me a hand with this man. oh, the hell with you. copeland, give me a hand with this man! now, you listen. i don't give a damn which way you go. just don't follow me. you got that? yeah. hey, copeland... be good. tony, eat a snickers. why? 'cause you get a little bit whiny when you're hungry. better? better. [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry™. hey! my back hurts. [ grunts ] [ male announcer ] snickers satisfies. [ roseanne ] now my front hurts. great fall.

. >> reporter: he's helping mckenzie clean out a closet that holds painful memories. what do we have here? >> that's weird. those are pill bottles. i want to throw them away. >> reporter: tonight dutches case daring down. that and more coming up later on entertainment tonight. >> that's at 7:30 only on wjz 13. >> still to come, the ravens return to a practice field after a bad loss bow in a good mood -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> i guess mood changes in owens mills when you put the pass behind you. mark is here with wjz sports. >> the players found it rather humorous. ravens players were laughing today about the mood change in their sometimes emotional coach. joe flacco says that john harbaugh was noticeably upbeat. that's quite a shift in demeanor after that loss to san diego in the reason for the good mood was the ravens returned to the practice field finding themselves in first place thanks to that steelers loss last night. pittsburgh is downfall served as a baltimore pick me up. >> it changed the mood of the team today. you come in here, guys are happy. not saying

mckenzie's sweet 16 bash didn't resemble the sweet 16 party we've seen thrown so many times.ad, this birthday girl wanted to give. she told party gusts to come with donations for the toys for tots charities. a little showing of it can be better to give than receive. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> this is what it looks like right now on this 19th day of december outside, 34 degrees. it's cold out there this morning. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs >> and i'm angie goff, in for eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" on this monday, december 19th, 2011. >>> north korean leader kim jong-il has passed away. there were indications his son kim jong eun will take his place. yesterday state media announced the 69-year-old leader died of heart failure while on a train saturday. his funeral is set for a week from wednesday on december 28th. a national period of mourning will be held from now until december 29th. korea's kospi index dropped nearly 3%. japan's nikkei and hang seng indices both fell about 1.25%.

mckenzie's sweet 16 bash didn't resemble the sweet 16 party we've seen thrown so many times. instead, this birthday girl wanted to give. she told party gusts to come with donations for the toys for tots charities. a little showing of it can be better to give than receive. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. the work weekto as we slowly head towards the holiday. we're starting out with high pressure in control. a lot of 20's across the mid atlantic. we will see sunshine to start off. the storm system in the south -- looks like a lot of rain. this will develop into a blizzard in places like kansas. this is something we will keep our eye on as rain chances increase as the storm heads our way. >> 26 degrees on tv hill. a notorious leader has died. look back at the career leader. >> it was a deadly weekend in baltimore city. >> the ravens feeling a bit down on themselves. have they just did not make the cut -- how they just didn't make cut -- how they

mckenzie's sweet 16 bash didn't resemble the sweet 16 party we've seen thrown so many times. for these me first kids. instead, this birthday girl wanted to give. she told party gusts to come with donations for the toys for a little holiday comfort showing the teen generation, showing that it can be better to give than receive. >> you are saying my big sweet 16 party was out as a me first kid. >> where you got your new jeep with the big bow on it? >> a hummer, jeep wasn't good enough many. >> i'm not surprised. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> home to the largest sa sculpture festival. some measuring over 16 feet tall. it's comprised of over 2,,400 tons of sand. >>> in beijing, visitors of a shopping mall are greeted with a wonderland of lights. the light festival follows a fairytale theme this year and displays over 1,000 works of art over more than 30 acres. the show, complete with fitting musical numbers, is environmentally friendly, using materials that will help minimize energy consumption. final

credit. >> mckenzie issued a three volume study trying to analyze differences between what we sent for health care in america and what other rich countries spend. and they essentially concluded that the biggest deal was the fee-for-service medicine instead of pain and overall enrollment plan, which dartmouth and other people say has led to about 40% of the american people getting health care likely to be more expensive than they should get it not been optimum care. the second was that we finance it with private insurance companies, which has massive amounts of the energy cost of not just the insurers, but also the insured. and if you have insurance on the job, then it's more paperwork for the medical providers, for the employers and for the insurance companies themselves. it's about a $200 billion item that we wouldn't pay if we had the administrative cost of any other country. the third thing was we pay more for medicine than anybody else. but if we park and more for bettis said, we could do that. that is about 75% cut 85% of the difference. in the biggest chunk less, about $150 billi

. >> mckenzie phillips. horde shame. >> i spent a year in the closet.n and cocaine. >> finding stashes of pills.

articulated which is more women on boards and senior management, the better the financial performance, mckenzie did a study and it showed that 60% of senior executives understand it, buy it, support it, but only 29% act on it. they don't see it as key to the business strategy. in europe, they're not waiting around. they have decided, we're going to change it and force companies to do it. and the rationale behind it, this minister from norway said is a it's a top-down strategy. putting more women on boards then increases the percentage of women in senior management and they're not there right now and improves the lot of women, including pay equity, for instance and child care. so, that is the reason behind it. the reason is, frankly, the business case. europe is suffering dramatically right now. their economies are in -- well, not yet tatters but getting there. and the hope is that changing board composition and adding more women, adding different perfespectives might improve economies. >> your thoughts? >> well, i can go off on so many tangents on this one. i just don't even know where to begin

look at mckenzie child. >> the bag is sensational. >> they have all these different things for your officehese planters. this is a great gift to give in a beautiful way. this i love. ornaments by mac cosmetics. it's for nail polishes. >> that's very, very cute. >> $25. i want to make sure i'm going in order here. our office is obsessed, look at my wrist here, with these hair bands that don't leave a dent in your hair. this is a new company. they have blinged out all these different hair bands. they say bff, they say fun on them and they don't leave a dent in your hair. and there are ornaments for $12. new things for kids. feel this. $20, socialgoodies.com. isn't this great? >> that looks like a hanna present. >> it does. >> this is too little for hanna, but look at this. it's a rattle. givesimple.com. >> where's the box? i want you to see they have a little baby going like this on the box. this is one for hoda. let me do something first. this is a new line shen-beauty.com. it's instant fixes. this is dry conditioner. this little breakout balm you have a blemish for the holidays, you put a

all the proceeds go to the mckenzie foundation which helps kids recognize their dreams.ove the bracelet, but the story added. >> you sent some along to us. thank you. >>> sweet guy. >> daniel baldwin on his new movie, his life and that thing they call the scog kettle bell workout. >> he lost 50 pounds. >>> hollywood buzz. hoda is a lucky millionaire. to. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongue or throat swelling, occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness and morning drowsiness. ask your doctor i

. >> when you are in the private sector and you have a company and you offer advise like mckenzie does and a bunch of other companies do you have to charge money for it. >> it is called free enterprise. >> big shot brett low former lobbyist jack abramoff joins us. he wrote "capitol punishment" about washington corruption from america's most notorious will e lobbyist. is newt gingrich a lobbyist? >> he is not registered but he's doing what a lot of lobyists do. a lot of what i did is what he is doing and earning a lot of money from it. >> he was c you were convicted with nye a bunch of white house staffers. you are not alleging he did anything improper? >> no. the problem is most of what is corrupt or trouble some in washington is legal and quote proper. i think that is unfortunately what we see in newt as we see in so many members crossing the line going from public service to cashing in on that public service. >> when he says he was historian or strategic advisor what do you say? >> i was a strategic advisor, too. that's what we do. i can't say i was a historian or not as well paid as

mckenzie said if you don't get the story you get pulitzer prizes were you get sent to prison, so i don't know where i'm going with that question. >> are you aware of the newspapers you have worked for that are paying for information from credit card companies? >> actually yeah. i'm fairly sure the start they were able to attract people's credit histories or where they've been with credit cards. they have a recollection to fall back particularly, but again, i see nothing wrong with knowing for example if the government of the bank of england has the debt because that might be relevant to the job and something worth publicizing. >> that is twice you've given the same sort of example to rule over us is one. now the government of the bank of england. >> what do you distinguish? because a moment ago you were talking about the celebrity. >> yes. this is the whole point about circulation and the public getting with the public wants. they want that because the circulation stays high. it is with the public wants to read and i think the public is clever enough to be the judge and jury of what goes

. >> forcal mckenzie, yes. >> obtained a staff job working not the sunday sports. >> does news editor there for three months. it was a bit of a postgraduate silliness. >> and then you work for an agency. >> yeah, it was in france. >> before working for "news of the world" for a period of seven years, including working for part of that time at the deputy features editor. >> yes. >> he then moved to the sunday express for a period of around two years. >> any investigations that were there quite >> he also worked for the national enquirer. >> the last three years before they had a body out and couldn't afford a european correspondent and a longer. >> is it great that you are not semi-retirement to the journalists working party is at your nearest him partly as public inquest >> yeah, a listed building has seven bedrooms and is closed off the top floor. it's quite important. we need a fighter escape to the listed buildings can say you can't have a fighter escape. but yet again i come up against government annoyance. so that's why i'm working two jobs. >> thank you. i think we can concentra

. >> forcal mckenzie, yes. >> obtained a staff job working not the sunday sports. >> does news editor there for three months. it was a bit of a postgraduate silliness. >> and then you work for an agency. >> yeah, it was in france. >> before working for "news of the world" for a period of seven years, including working for part of that time at the deputy features editor. >> yes. >> he then moved to the sunday express for a period of around two years. >> any investigations that were there quite >> he also worked for the national enquirer. >> the last three years before they had a body out and couldn't afford a european correspondent and a longer. >> is it great that you are not semi-retirement to the journalists working party is at your nearest him partly as public inquest >> yeah, a listed building has seven bedrooms and is closed off the top floor. it's quite important. we need a fighter escape to the listed buildings can say you can't have a fighter escape. but yet again i come up against government annoyance. so that's why i'm working two jobs. >> thank you. i think we can concentra

we will be right back as the kron4 mckenzie's. here is a live look from the james lick freeway. the winds are starting to die down and traffic is pretty light. more on our hot spot, a big traffic problems on 880 in fremont. how >>mark: congress is getting nowhere fast. if they do not do something at the end of the year, every american will take some 2% level. house republicans are refusing to vote on a bipartisan senate. the house a republicans are saying debt than they want an extension for a full year. other republican presidential hopeful the new and gingrich are commenting. a >> senate majority leader harry reid was is really leading the united states interning us to look like italy. >>mark: a president says the only viable option for avoiding the tax hike is pushing the temporary plant roof. one hall 60 million americans will be affected. house republicans and democrats are going to the podium and house republicans are saying that they want a full one-year extension. acropolis congress is having a hard time finding the money to pay for it. hawks >>justine: let's take a quic

. >> and when you're in the private sector and you have a company and you offer advice like mckenzie does, like a bunch of other companies do, you're allowed to charge money for it. it's called free enterprise. >> it's the taxpayer's money. we had to bail these people out. >> i'm not for bailing them out. in fact, i'm for breaking them up. >> you've made similar accusations. you called him the poster boy of crony capitalism. did he answer your concerns? >> well, when you're talking about taking over $100 million and when your office is on the rodeo drive of washington, d.c. which is k street and you're taking money to influence the outcome of legislation in washington, that's the epitome of the establishment. that's the epitome of a consummate insider. your question was who's the proven constitutional conservative in this race, and that would be me. i'm 55 years old. i've spent 50 years in the real world as a private business woman. live ago real life. building a real business. you have to take a look at the candidates that are on the stage. you started out with mitt romney and with

trustees in his second term as chairman, who also has a clear passion for public service and david mckenzie build the building. by the way david is also the former interim chancellor of umass boston and by the way the interim chancellor of umass law and his has been a life of service. bob chariton is here. he is chairman of the -- [applause] oh he has got some fans in the audience. he is god fans everywhere. he is chairman of the umass building authority that is charged with building the buildings and later this month will be honored for lifetime of service. i particularly also let a thank my friend, chancellor pete motley for all he does for umass boston and for this institution. [applause] you you have to do a lot to get here. thanks to my colleagues from the edward m. kennedy institute board all of whom care so much a work so hard to make this day a reality. but last i want to thank the man that made it all possible, senator kennedy, for the confidence and the vision that he displayed in forging this partnership with the university of massachusetts and for understanding the natural conne

mckenzie said if you don't get the story you get pulitzer prizes were you get sent to prison, so i don't know where i'm going with that question. >> are you aware of the newspapers you have worked for that are paying for information from credit card companies? >> actually yeah. i'm fairly sure the start they were able to attract people's credit histories or where they've been with credit cards. they have a recollection to fall back particularly, but again, i see nothing wrong with knowing for example if the government of the bank of england has the debt because that might be relevant to the job and something worth publicizing. >> that is twice you've given the same sort of example to rule over us is one. now the government of the bank of england. >> what do you distinguish? because a moment ago you were talking about the celebrity. >> yes. this is the whole point about circulation and the public getting with the public wants. they want that because the circulation stays high. it is with the public wants to read and i think the public is clever enough to be the judge and jury of what goes

facto editor of "the sun"'s show biz column which, i think, is still called bizarre under calvin mckenzie've noted it's not uncommon for editors of leading tabloids to have come through the show biz columns of tabloid newspapers. why do you think that is so? >> because you basically constructing a mini newspaper every day. [audio difficulty] column like that. a newspaper in the sense that you're looking for a lead story, a second lead story, smaller stories, a picture. so the framework of a column like bizarre became a sort of working template, if you'd like, for potential future editors. and i'm sure that's why so many became editors. >> yes.. -- [inaudible] current preoccupation in celebrity and that the news values have very much focused on that sort of matter? >> well, no. i think the story patronizing when people say that because i think that in the end you have to be a good journalist to do a column like that, and you have to be a good journalist to do news and show biz stuff. and the art of being a good tabloid journalist is your ability to do both. i've always felt if you looked a

hearing we'll examine h.r. 32, the homeless children and youth act of 2011 which will expand the mckenzieust be top priorities for federal agencies that have homeless programs. if federal programs are not working for the people they are intended to serve, it's our job to find the flaws and reform those programs. and during the past decade two significant reforms to the act have intended, been intended to help children and youth to more easily secure homeless assistance. but our work is not complete. this week the national center on family homelessness released a report revealing that one out of every 45 children in the united states is homeless. the department of education reported that student homelessness is on the rise, there are nearly one million homeless children in the united states. and these statistics are absolutely unacceptable. our subcommittee will work to identify the federal red tape that is standing in the way of local providers who are helping homeless children and youth to increase what they can do. we will pursue reform measures that break down those barriers. one such

facto editor of "the sun"'s show biz column which, i think, is still called bizarre under calvin mckenzie. we've noted it's not uncommon for editors of leading tabloids to have come through the show biz columns of tabloid newspapers. why do you think that is so? >> because you basically constructing a mini newspaper every day. [audio difficulty] column like that. a newspaper in the sense that you're looking for a lead story, a second lead story, smaller stories, a picture. so the framework of a column like bizarre became a sort of working template, if you'd like, for potential future editors. and i'm sure that's why so many became editors. >> yes.. -- [inaudible] current preoccupation in celebrity and that the news values have very much focused on that sort of matter? >> well, no. i think the story patronizing when people say that because i think that in the end you have to be a good journalist to do a column like that, and you have to be a good journalist to do news and show biz stuff. and the art of being a good tabloid journalist is your ability to do both. i've always felt if you look

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