sunny from washington the mclaughlin group. the american original. for over two decades the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >>> it's the 30th annual mclaughlin year-end awards, 2011, part one. here is the master of ceremonies, john mclaughlin. >> biggest winner of 2011, pat? >> momentum year of the profit down. islam is the most powerful force in the world today. >> a positive nod to the arab youth protesters but the wall street crowd which has changed the political agenda and put the concerns of the 99% on the national scene. >> the navy seals who dispatched osama bin laden with lethal efficiency and did us all proud. >> i will give it to newt gingrich, john. if that surprises you because i think he went from loser to winner most effectively this year. i am not going to say what happens next year. >> what am i doing, friends? >> let's her it from car mack the magnificent. >> johnny carson, remember him? the biggest winner of 2011 the arab street. long dismissed as an implement if not a mythcal force. 2011 was the year when arab street ro

>>> from washington the mclaughlin group. the american original. for over two decades the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> if. for such a small word it packs a wallop. >>> it's the 30th annual mclaughlin year-end awards. here is the master of ceremonies john mclaughlin. >> biggest winner of 2011, pat? >> mohamed. islam is the most powerful force in the world today. >> i give a positive today to the arab youth protesters, but the occupy wall street crowd which has really changedle thli concerns of the 99% on the national scene. >> rich? >> the navy seals who dispatched osama bin laden with lethal efficiency and did us all proud. >> i will give it to newt gingrich, john, if that surprises you. he went from loser to winner most effectively this year. i am not going to say what happens next year. >> thank you very much. the envelope. what am i doing? >> let's hear it from jay carson. >> johnny carson. remember him? the biggest winner of 2011 as pointed out the arabs. 2011 was the year when arab street rose unpassed from tunisia to egypt,

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> so much frustration, people are hopping around, looking for somebody. and i think quite frankly, that might be the reason we're going up in the polls. >> momentum. republican presidential candidate ron paul has it. the big mo! the libertarian candidate who is running on the republican label. dr. paul is now positioned to win the iowa caucuses because iowa republicans remain dissatisfied, many believe, with republican contenders. notably, romney and gingrich. republican voters see gingrich as zany, and romney as inconsistent. the iowa caucuses, less than three weeks away, january 3, are closed caucuses, limited only to registered republicans, ie, g.o.p.'s, true believers. that gives dr. paul the inside track. also, this -- one, ground support. politicians in the state say that paul has the best ground campaign. that means he will turn out his vote, reminds a phone calls, car pickups and returns, helping registrati

southbound 280 heading towards mclaughlin, if you're heading to the 680/101 interchange, an accident happened in the last few minutes, a car went into a guard rail. ambulance is heading the the scene. we'll track whether or not anyone was injured and whether any lanes are blocked. none reported by chp. i'll give you the ep date in a few minutes. >>> 6:01 right now. the occupy movement in san francisco has faced another police raid this morning. after rejecting an offer to relocate to a vacant lot in the mission district last week, they were all moved out. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live where san francisco police moved in early, closing the encampment at justin herman plaza. what's it looking like here. >> reporter: there still is a police presence around the plaza. that's because there are still some occupiers lingering on the periphe periphery. what police are telling me is they want to make sure the folks from dpw, department of public works, can go ahead and clean here without being disturbed. it's important to make sure people keep their distance from there. it's muc

another injury accident southbound 280 before mclaughlin.little slowing in that direction northbound still looking good through the downtown area. accident in san leandro southbound 880 on the marina off-ramp. traffic on the freeway still looking good. mass transit reporting no delays. get the latest by going to abc7news.com/traffic. updates 24/7. >>> just about 6:20. convicted fell:in illinois picked on the wrong -- felon in illinois picked on the wrong guy to rob this is 24-year-old anthony miranda before he tried to rob a man last try day night. his victim ebbed up being a 6'2, 250 pound ultimate fighting champ who by the looks of miranda's booking photo put up a fight. miranda pulled a gun on the man and demanded money. that's when the victim fought back. miranda was badly bruised, as you can see. if you thought this couldn't any worse for the would be robber, he also shot himself in the foot during the struggle. he's in police custody. >>> 6:20. bit by his own bug, the security through has hit the founder of facebook. >>> a furry new tw

sadly, former defensive lineman chester mclaughlin died last night. four-time pro bowler during his career had currently been working as an assistant coach with the stanford cardinals and college ball. they don't know the cause of death, chester mclaughlin, a friend of the ktvu family as well, just 42 years old, there is chester, nice man, and apparently they will do an autopsy and find out the cause of death. >> and he had a wife and two kids. >> yeah, a big loss. >>> i want to correct what we said about the crabbers, we said wholesalers, offering 2.25, i apologize for the misspeak a moment ago, that is our report tonight. bay area coverage continues on ktvu.com, and the west oakland shooting coverage that critically injured a one-year- old boy. >> right now you can listen to the family, they are speaking publicly, it happened a little over an hour ago, thank you for joining us on ktvu channel 2 action news ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit

the team is a joint venture of kaplan, mclaughlin, diaz architects. they are in the process of completing the second phase design, which should be done in march of next year. the goal for the design team under contract is 15%, but i'm pleased to announce the team has achieved a 44% lbe participation rate. staff request approval of a contract amendment with a design team to include services for phase one construction administration, to increase the amount of the contract from $8,110,903, to an amount not to exceed $8,888,292, and to extend the term to april 1, 2013. furthermore, authorize a contingency fund of $285,000 for any unforeseen design and related services. finally, staff request to increase the funding for the remaining scope of phase one construction for turner construction company or our construction merrill general contractor. for turner subcontractor trade packages, the local hire for dissipation has been set at 20%, with a goal of not less than 10% of project work hours to be performed by disadvantaged workers. the local business enterpr

and the very very ugly john mcloughlin those of the weekly show known as the mclaughlin group gave his take on president obama's teddy roosevelt speech last week and appears he got his talking points from the g.o.p. t.v.'s fox so-called news referring to the speech in which president obama said our nation is better off thanks to things like unemployment insurance the eight hour work week in a progressive income tax mclaughlin asked question did president obama more like teddy roosevelt all more like hugo chavez. because giving help to the unemployed to making sure the rich pay their fair share which is what our nation has done for the better part of the last seventy years is exactly what chavez is up to in venezuela i guess that means america has a long list of so-called socialist presidents teddy roosevelt franklin roosevelt harry truman eisenhower john kennedy lyndon johnson rich. nixon gerry ford should i continue simply put conservatives today try to paint our greatest accomplishments as a nation over the last hundred years as socialist that's very clear. coming up in tonight's dai

. >>> at the meeting tonight, mclaughlin read aloud the names and ages of the victims.irst of the month, mclaughlin has a meet with the mayor session. >>> and planning to site citations, by o.s.h.a. they cited the fire department for four violations and recommended a fine of $21,000. the fire happened inside a home on berkeley way this past june, killing firefighters perez and vallerio. while the fire department plans to appeal o.s.h.a.'s finding, they also say they were cleared of responsibility for the deaths. >> o.s.h.a. said that the violations do not comply that our -- say that our department was at fault for the members that died. >> the fire department is still conducting its own investigation into the firefighters' death, and plans to meet with state investigators next week. >>> new at 10:00, new businesses in old store fronts in old oakland, and not by chance. ktvu jana katsuyama has more. >> reporter: yes, the holiday lights are up, and for some of the stores this is opening night. this whole idea of the pop-up hood is really a unique partnership that is all t

. >>> former oakland raider great paid a tribute to their teammate chester mclaughlin who died suddenly last week at age 42. the funeral service celebrated his life outside of football. teammates such as tim brown remembered him as a jokester and others had to hold back tears when talking about the impact he had in his life. >> i will miss our conversations. i will miss my friend. i already do. >> members of the stanford football team also attended the funeral. he will be buried in north carolina. >> a construction project to turn a toxic dump in east palo alto into a park has begun. sky 7 was overhead when ground was broken on phase one. the site of a dump for 30 years. a trail system will be installed on the property. the park could be open as soon as summer, next year. >> and recycling is not only a good idea. but it may soon be mandatory. and this waste management authority would fine people up to a thousand dollars if throwing the items into the trash. supporters say it could take 700,000 tons out of landfills. opponents worry it will cost both ratepayers and haulers more money. >>

. >>> at the meeting tonight, mclaughlin read aloud the names and ages of the victims.irst of the month, mclaughlin has a meet with the mayor session. >>> and planning to site citations, by o.s.h.a. they cited the fire department for four violations and recommended a fine of $21,000. the fire happened inside a home on berkeley way this past june, killing firefighters perez and vallerio. while the fire department plans to appeal o.s.h.a.'s finding, they also say they were cleared of responsibility for the deaths. >> o.s.h.a. said that the violations do not comply that our -- say that our department was at fault for the members that died. >> the fire department is still conducting its own investigation into the firefighters' death, and plans to meet with state investigators next week. >>> new at 10:00, new businesses in old store fronts in old oakland, and not by chance. ktvu jana katsuyama has more. >> reporter: yes, the holiday lights are up, and for some of the stores this is opening night. this whole idea of the pop-up hood is really a unique partnership that is all t

chester mclaughlin died tonight, he was only 42, he passed away they believe after suffering a heart attack. he was the raiders' first round pick in 1992, selected to play in the pro bowl four times -- in the nfl. he was in his second season as a defensive coach at stanford. mclaughlin is survived by his wife and two children. >>> and environmental activists and out door business owners gathered in golden gate park today to urge governor brown to restore funding to state parks. the parks are slated to close in july as part of 11 million in budget cuts, they claim that the cuts are short sighted. saying that the parks actually generate more than four billion in business every year. >> over 85 million people come to visit california state parks, every year. to go picnicking, hiking, biking, enjoying our natural beauty. >> reporter: today's rally was part of the state wide push by environment california to convince the legislature to restore complete funding to the park system. >>> an exclusive poll showing president obama is losing ground here in california. the poll shows fewer califo

with a raiders chief broncos, before becoming a rising star has died at age 42, cause of death for mclaughlin and a ravens coaching intern two years ago yet to be announced. >>> meantime from the pacific northwest, mike leitch at one time a top maryland -- has reached a verbal agreement to be the next football coach at washington state university where paul wolf was fired yesterday. hey, that's sports. hope everybody has a good night, including you all. >>> well, thank you. >>> coming up a holiday mystery. >>> how this christmas tree went up, up and away into the sky. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> some military families get a sneak peek at this year's -- they get a chance to see some of the 37 christmas trees around the white house. another big hit was the ginger bread white house. it weighs in a mars i pan replica of beau the dog. >>> the air force should be on the look out for a flying christmas tree. it was inadvertently launched. nobody thought this through? the tree was supposed to be at the timerred to the ground and just float but it had other ideas. i guess the tree wants to star in th

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >>> issue one, newty. >> this may be the most important election since 1860. eight years of barack obama would be a disaster. i am going to ask you to be with me, because together we have to stand shoulder to shoulder. >> newt gingrich is less than a month away from the first contest of the republican presidential season, iowa. january 3, the iowa caucus. the former republican speaker of the us house of representatives has a 14-point lead in iowa over mitt romney. gingrich, 31%. romney, 17%. gingrich is now the number-one choice of the republican party. but that doesn't mean that all republicans are pleased with gingrich. some republicans who served under gingrich when he was speaker of the house don't like him at all. in fact, they have recently slammed him. here's new york republican congressman peter king, chairman of committee on gingnd security committee on nd security he's too erratic, he's substantive. >> her

. >>> now sean mclaughlin is filling in for lonnie quick. am i the first person to do that?>> not the first in the last 20, 30 years. >> 2011 looking clear in the southern plains. a mixture of snow and rain in the northeast. northern plains, future radar here from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for the first day of 2012. you can see wintry mix of rain and snow through minneapolis but here's the hot spot. chicago. up to an inch by tomorrow morning. possible flight delays. and then up to 3 to 6 inches up in through the northern and eastern great lakes. in fact, the great lakes, russ, heading into cleveland, down about two feet of snow that will all change in the next 24 to 48 hours. >>> coming up next, two sisters who made 2011 their year. which sisters are they? well, you're looking a picket of them. we will look at the winners and losers in the year that is just about to come to an end. [ male announcer ] you have plans... moments you're looking forward to... what if they were stolen from you? by alzheimer's. this cruel disease costs americans more than $180 bill

. >> former raider defensive lineman chester mclaughlin passed away in his sleep overnight. stanford assistant coach was just 42 years old. >> is always walking in every single day with the smile on his face and want to see you and helping and assisting with the defense staff or whatever we needed him to do. he just thought that nfl experience and that believe that, if you guys can play as well as he can play, but no one can beat you. i think a lot of that has ripped off on her guys and will try to continue to run the into that. >> to say he was coming into his own as the coach was understating it. he was already blossoming. >> in addition to his coaching career but laughlin also served as an analyst on the fifth quarter shows during the past four years. he is survived by his wife and two daughters. >>> the stanford women have little trouble with uc davis today, the fifth -ranked cardinals went 93-44. >>> and baseball season now. david duke got it to 40 last year with the as. so lots of women and dealing coming up. >> that such of shock about chester, 42 years old in the pri

south 280 at mclaughlin avenue. more on that coming up. let's get your forecast with lawrence. >> gianna week, literally freezing in some -- gianna, we are literally freezing in some parts of the bay area, cold temperatures, clear skies, numbers dropping off in a hurry right now. 29 degrees in fairfield. 32 in livermore and napa. 30 degrees in santa rosa. looks like this afternoon we will be enjoying high pressure and that will be holding on bringing us some nice mild temperatures at least seasonal for this time of the year but the cold temperatures to start, that's going to play out over the next couple of days. chilly temperatures to begin with. but by the afternoon we're looking at temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s. looks like a cooldown over the weekend a few clouds coming our way, too. right now they are iffy on the chances o rain. back to you guys. >>> 70 years ago today in a surprise attack, japan bombed american ships at pearl harbor, hawaii. survivors are gathering to mark the anniversary of a day that will live in infamy. al

stanford assistant coach chester mclaughlin died this morning of an apparent heart attack.is great nfl career spanned 12 years and went to all 4 of his pro bowls as a raider. he was just 42 years old. back to you. >> scott, thank you. all the coaches around here said chester mclaughywas a a way as a coach. too bad. thanks, guys. >>> we'll be right back. >>> finally tonight, when "sesame street" premiered in 1969, it was supposed to be a fictional street in new york city. now, there's a "sesame street" in afghanistan. we recognize him. that's the international edition of elmo, speaking afghanistan's dari language. with one-third of afghanistan's children not enrolled in school, researchers hope that "sesame street" will help preschoolers learn their letters and numbers. >> that's what elmo likes. so cute. >> thanks for joining us tonight. stay warm tonight. we'll see you tomorrow. >> bye-bye. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday mo

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest mi >>> issue one, traveling man! ♪ i'm a traveling man, made a lot of stops, all over the world. >> it is good to be back in scranton! >> traveling man and incumbent presidential candidate barack obama was on the road this week scranton, pennsylvania. mr. obama hit the road to whip up support for a cut in payroll taxes that funds social security and medicare. but the scranton trip was widely regarded as a de facto campaign stop. pennsylvania is one of the 12 battleground states that are pivotal to winning the white house in 2012. pennsylvania, nevada, colorado, new mexico, iowa, wisconsin, michigan, ohio, ida, and new hampshire. why are those 12 states so important? all 12 are battlegrounds, which could go either to president obama or his republican challenger. since september, mr. in the state of california -- e diego, los angeles. those 12 battleground states and california collectively have 206 electoral college votes. nearly all of the 270 electo

i'll be >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest mi >>> issue one, traveling man! ♪ i'm a traveling man, made a lot of stops, all over the world. >> it is good

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sh >>> first is freedom of speech and expression. the second is freedom of every person to worship god in his own way. the third is freedom from want, which translated in the world's terms means economic understandings, which will secure to every nation a healthy, peacetime life for its inhabitants. >> as americans gather around the family table this 2011 thanksgiving, the words of the 32nd u.s. president, franklin delano roosevelt, bear new relevance. unfortunately, not pleasant. the 2011 budget for food for the average american family is more stretched this year than at any time since 2008. the u.s.'s unemployment rate hovers around 9%. state by state, unemployment ranges as high as 13.4%. little wonder that the gallop polls if other polls report that two out of three americans, 66%, are preoccupied with the economy as their number-one concern. to give that wench of worry an extra turn, the world's economy, not just the u.s. economy, crashed four years ago,

. >> these have been rough times for raiders with the passing of al davis and justin mclaughlin.e news that the sister of chris johnson was shot and killed in dallas. johnson left the team to be with family. and he is expected to play sunday in green bay. and the raiders on the field were crushed by miami last year. and on the road at lawmaker bow field, packers come in a perfect 12-0. green bay defense kind of vulnerable. rogers is not concern i'd believe the two worst defenses if you will as far as yardage are patriots us and. i think we're both doing well this year. this is a very good defense that understands how to play. when you add offense into it. >> this is unusual for 49ers prepping for sunday's game. niners are division champions. they're going to the playoffs and alex smith says they cannot afford to get complacent now. >> just beat a good dallas team. so this is different and no less pressure. >> and this has been a brutal year in college sports filled with corruption and scandals. there is a sign apocalypse is upon us. the big east expanded to include san diego stat

>>reporter: this weekend's stanford assistant football coach passed away. 42 year- old chester mclaughlinseasons with the football team. >> chester work with the defense of line this past training camp. it was a shock and it was just sad. >>reporter: 49 as head coach jim harbaugh was affected by the death of chester o'clock and, news of his untimely death and an impact like he once had on the football field. >> he was big, athletic and strong he dominated. >> he always has something going on thinking about the next business still in what he could do with his life after football. >>reporter: at his stint as a defensive assistant coach and then the university of tennessee he landed coaching the offensive line in 2010 under then head coach jim harbaugh and most recently david shaw and he brought his competitive nature with him. >> to sit in he was coming into his own as a coach would be an understatement. >> he had so much to give to the younger players for his knowledge and experience. >> he was my racquetball player over at stanford he had a positive huge presence. >> we have crystal clear

chester mclaughlin passed away at age 42 believed he died of a heart attack.e played 12 years in 1992 at 6, 4, he was unblockable at times and made pro bowl four times in, recent years got into coaching and spent two years on stanford staff. >> so positive with players and coaches just had a coaching advice or spiritual advice. and there is a smile for you. just a positive, huge presence. >> this morning, when i found out news it was kind of tough. there are guy that's played with him, players that know him. this hit them hard. >> and warriors coach dropped in on niners practice maybe getting tips following a hockout. and 49ers host last place rams on sunday at 9 and 2 they can clinch nfc west. and alex smith says focus sont post season and players have been focal about it. >> i don't know why a team won't. it's, i think for everybody team in the league it's the first goal, now to have it, yae. we're talking about it. >> and raiders taking a record to miami. moore sat doubt out with a foot injury. there is a ton of injuries saying they're focused on a win in m

. >>> raider nation is certainly stunned by the sudden death of chester mclaughlin. he spent 42 years playing in the nfl. he went to four pro bowls as a raider. for the past couple of years he worked with cardinal as an assistant football coach. the cause of his death has fot been released. >>> a peninsula city wants to protect low-income families by making it more difficult for payday lenders to set up shop. the city council approved a law to place restrictions on small loan lenders. they have to be a certain distance away from homes and from schools. council members say many lenders get caught up in a cycle of bar rowing. >>> the former zynga worker who stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment will not face jail time. he was caught stealing 30 laptops from zynga headquarters. he will get three years probation, 200 hours of community service. he will have to pay restitution. >>> organizers of the mavericks serve contest say the competition will start a month later than usual. they pushed december 1st start date back to january 1st because of a lack of s

aaron mclaughlin live in london. out of that shopping met were you in yesterday and into this story where the prince was taken to hospital over christmas. missed sort of christmas with his family but now back in the game? >> reporter: that's right, ali. prince philip is home, safer and sound. that's after following that four-day hospital stay. the 90-year-old was hospitalized as you mentioned on friday when complaining of chest pains. later tests showed he had a blockage in one of his arteries and underwent what buckingham palace called a minimally invasive stenting procedure that was successful in relieving that blockage, however, he remained in a hospital there for a number of days under observation. he didn't have to spend christmas alone, though, ali. he had several high-profile visitors including the queen who came to visit him on saturday by helicopter, joined by some of her children including prince charles and prince andrew. the next day, on christmas day, prince william and prince harry drove to see their gr

. >> funeral services held for chester mclaughlin. but the service was anything but solemn.mer teammates joined in the celebration in a church in hayward. he died suddenly last week. the cause of death has not been revealed. also at the funeral was the stanford football team. he coach there'd and seemed to enjoy mentoring young people. >> just can chester was a fan favorite in all summer camps. when he said something, people listened. >> i will miss our conversations. i will miss my friend. i already do. >> the four-time pro bowler will be buried in north carolina. he's survived by his wife and two daughters. he was 42 years old. back in a moment. >>> tablet computers are the hottest gadgets and there are many to choose from. and there are two that seem to be getting all attention. >> over a dozen different shiny tablets with bright screens beck onshoppers. but foremost... >> it's a two-horse race. apple i pad two and kindel fire. >> the editor of tech markets.com did a survey vealing a third plan to get an ipad 2 and almost another third plan to buy the new skinned kindel f

. >> funeral services held for former oakland raiders -- raiders star chester mclaughlin who died suddenly last week at age 42. this service was more of a celebration of his life outside of a football than a goodbye. the funeral attended by former teammates as well as members of the stanford football team. he was an assistant coach there. >> chester was a fan favorite in all summer camps. whether high school or little kids. when he said something, people listened. >> he did things like help me with home work, help me when i was hurt. he was a great guy. the pro bowler will be buried in north carolina. a cause of death still has not been announced. >> and moving on its beginning to feel like winter around the bay area. we can show you a live picture now from our sutro camera looking towards the bay and presidio. it's gorgeous. beautiful, clear afternoon. tonight we can expect near-freezing temperatures. >> this is clear skies among the reasons it's going to be so cold tonight. with dry air, we'll see rapid cooling and will feet cooling and the result will be freezing cold in inland valleys

we'll ask republican strategist john mclaughlin and ari fleischer to look into their crystal balls. >us parents. a growing number of children are overweight or obese, and their parents don't even know it. how is this possible? we'll talk about it, straight ahead. >>> and they now know what caused that giant wall of water to slam into japan in march. the anatomy of a deadly tsunami is ahead on "american morning." >>> it's 39 minutes past the hour. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >>> welcome back to "american morning." 42 minutes past the hour. >>> a few months ago newt gingrich was considered dead in the water. experts said he didn't stand a chance after his, much of his staff walked out on him, but now he's leading in iowa. the first state to vote? a perfect time for a chat with donald trump. right

erin mclaughlin live from london with that story.ng, the president is on vacation finally in hawaii. how the commander in chief is mixing business and pleasure this holiday season. >>> you're watching "american morning." >>> the hawaiian version of "over the rainbow." i like that. good morning. because the occupants of the white house are not occupying the white house at this particular moment. they are in hawaii. much warmer than in washington. partly cloudy, a high of 47 later on here. >>> and president obama is celebrating christmas in hawaii, sort of, after winning a bruising battle of the payroll tax cut. brianna keilar drew the short straw for cnn and is traveling with the president in hawaii. >> reporter: aloha, ali and alina. president obama left washington friday shortly after signing the payroll tax cut extension into law and because this is the biggest part of his jobs plan, he came here to hawaii with a political victory very much under his belt and now is expected to spend his time here resting and relaxing not far from

i spoke with the gop poll county chairman, kevin mclaughlin, he says he is very upset to see this negativity rising with so few days left because he is worried it's going to hurt the ultimate republican effort come next november. >> shannon: griff, you found on the 45%. griff jenkins live in iowa. >> newt gingrich hit with a new controversy has he launched his bus tour. new evidence has surfaced and it shows him praising romney's massachusetts healthcare law. that is the same law he was bashing on the campaign trail. it says it as potential to affect major change in the american health system. them in 2008 he defended the mandate again. >> i think you have to require everybody to have insurance or to post a bond, but the fastest growing section of the uninsured is people over $75,000 income who is making a calculated gamble if they get sick, you'll take care of them. i think that is just immoral. if you are well off, i don't think -- the truth is we're not going to let you die. i understand the argument if somebody would rather run the risk of dying -- that is not going to happen. so what is

. >>> new crash just reported in the south bay, southbound 28 -- southbound 280 at mclaughlin.were early morning accidents besides that one that have been cleared. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, delay-free at this point. around the bay area, 680 and walnut creek, southbound traffic fine as you make your way towards highway 24 at top of your screen. also head to the south bay and check out the 101 and 880 interchange, headlights north 101, that's 880 southbound going across your screen to the right also, in the north bay, still a good ride on southbound 101 through san rafael on the right hand side moving towards 580. to get the latest traffic conditions go to northbound -- go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> citigroup cutting more jobs. facebook uncovers another privacy flaw that even affected mark zuckerberg. >>> your private pictures on facebook could have been available to anyone. zwickerberg, regardless of your privacy settings the company is working on fixing this latest flaw. facebook game maker zynga getting a big shout out from actor alec baldwin. ejected from an a