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this year, more than 1,200 people traveled to miami, florida, to network, play, and relax. one of the great new voices performing at the black enterprise pepsi golf and tennis challenge is grammy-nominated singer and songwriter ledisi. i caught up with her a few hours before she took the stage. thanks for spending time with me today. >> thank you for having me. >> i heard you're ready for the big show tonight. are you excited? >> i'm very excited. >> this has been a long run for you, i mean, for the last few weeks, last few months you've been everywhere. everywhere i look i see you. >> yeah, you know, god is good. >> every time i turn on the radio i hear not just about the album but i hear the actual songs. it's a huge hit. did you expect that to happen? >> not at all, not to this level. i knew something great would happen but not to this level. >> what do you attribute that to? this is not your first album. people say overnight success. no. you've put out studio albums. why is the radio taking notice and the public listening? >> i think it's the song writing. i focused mor

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. >>> this comes to us from wfla news channel 8 in miami, florida, in palmdale a skating rink helped a soldier pull off a surprise reunion. after a decade of missing christmas, this ftime a vet mad it home from afghanistan for the holiday. she surprised her grandmother, turning a family outing at the mall to a very tearful reunion as a special added bonus she got to see her 8-year-old niece skate for the very first time. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> temperatures are often like wild start this morning. a chance for rain. showers down along the eastern shore. more showers reaching into western maryland. some is coming down as it wintry mix. temperatures will stay warm to keep it just rain. plenty of chances for rain this week and warm temperatures. >> 4:57. we're remembering a co-worker, friend, and professional, ron smith. stay tuned as we take a look back of his life. >> we have one problem on the roads in anne >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> i am lisa robinson. than're 20 degrees warmer we were yesterd

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. >>> this comes to us from wfla news channel 8 in miami, florida, in palmdale a skating rink helped a soldier pull off a surprise reunion. after a decade of missing christmas, this ftime a vet mad it home from afghanistan for the holiday. she surprised her grandmother, turning a family outing at the mall to a very tearful reunion as a special added bonus she got to see her 8-year-old niece skate for the very first time. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time right now. we have 51 degrees here in the nation's capital. pretty mild for a winterlike day. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm angie goff, in for eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" on this tuesday, december 20th, 2011. >>> new from overnight, firefighters battle flames at a northwest apartment building. this is at the intersection of euclid and mozart streets. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> a developing story on capitol hill where the fight over a payroll tax cut continues to heat up. house republ

. >>> en miami florida lourdes. >>> y hoy se cumple el aniversario del bombardeo en contra de pero jaras las rejas una banda de secuestradores en mÉxico. elegÍan a victimas entre empresarios, comerciantes y figuras del ambiente artÍstico, le contarÉ como lo hacÍan. >>> y en piden la renuncia de ar - arpaio. >>> y tambiÉn el robo en una tienda de armas en indiana donde ladrones estrellaron un vehÍculo contra la fachada para poderse su mercancÍa, los detalles esta noche. >>> regreso contigo. >>> gracias. >>> y nosotros vamos a la pausa comercial y en seguida guerras cibernÉticas cada vez son mÁs pem grosas, regresamos con esto y mÁs, no se vaya. >>> la red cibernÉtica gana terreno y cada vez ma sus difÍcil verde donde amenaza contra estados unidos, y luis nos tiene el informe por quÉ hallar a los responsables de este delito es un verdadero desafÍo y cual son los objetivos que mÁs han trata tratado de penetrar los piratas cibernÉticos. >>>. >>> no es el tipo de guerra que estamos acostumbrados, pero la amenaza a los estados unidos es tan real como la de cualquier conflicto armado. >>> tod

. >>> this comes to us from wfla news channel 8 in miami, florida, in palmdale a skating rink helped a soldier pull off a surprise reunion. after a decade of missing christmas, this time a vet made it home from afghanistan for the holiday. she surprised her grandmother, turning a family outing at the mall to a very tearful reunion as a special added bonus she got to see her 8-year-old niece skate for the very first time. quite a day for them, i'm sure. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> express service at one restaurant in prague, i model train runs through the bar delivering a pint or picking up checks from the customers. the bar staff moonlights as train operators and say it's a time saver but the high-tech equipment doesn't cost cheap. it costs almost $800,000 to install and run through the crowded tables. >>> in england, the letter to santa sparked a holiday science experiment of sorts. worried santa wouldn't fit down the chimney of his new home, a little boy wrote a letter to the builder expressing his concern

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. >>> an unusual sight in miami, florida. a police car vertical on a utility pole.was apparently reaching down to get a dropped pen and wasn't paying attention and well, you see the result. the officer was not hurt but suffice to say a bit embarrassed. >>> watch your screen. look at the truck in kansas city, missouri, a suspected burglar decided to break into a store earlier this month. that suspect backed into the front door. the officers say the suspect stole $1,000 worth of goods and caused $80,000 in damages to the store. >>> bizarre story from california. this may be the most unusual going out of business sale ever. a medical marijuana dispensary is going out 6 business so it's planning a pot giveaway. it's happening friday. with police cracking down on dispensary owners a lot of them forced to close, they are focusing on the larger fight and making medical marijuana completely legal. >>> looks like the presidential dollar coin will be a thing of the past. why the treasury department says they are going to stop making the money and how much they are claiming it

my name is josh lewsey i'm from miami florida and days one through nine in a moment second trip they are centered coming back from miami right even take a little time off work so now we were here last night about one thirty two o'clock in the morning everybody was cleaning up getting ready for police to come bust this down basically seven o'clock and start cleaning and suddenly i ended up not happening for you elated were you excited what was the reaction when you realize that that eviction notice maybe was napping quite yet well i was really excited i mean first of all i'm happy that we can hopefully comp with some sort of a resolution or we can say here because it's important that we have a right to protest respected and also really shows the strength of our movements really important victory now there were of course the marches that were going on on the side today and there were some arrests josh i know that you witnessed something you tell us about it. arose for civil disobedience i saw. a softly speech down a protester pretty badly. what triggered it i don't know i didn't quite s

. >> my mother was born in miami, florida. her father came from the bahamas.ater moved to new york when the family moved to new york. she wanted to be an actress. and her father, my grandfather, was going to do whatever he had to do to give her the tools she needed. my father was born in brooklyn, new york. his father from the ukraine. my father went to the military at a very young age. he was a green beret. he was a jungle expert. he was pretty scary. when i was a child. >> yes. tell me about the mixture of your mom and your dad then. your dad is this tough, hard core green beret. your mom, from what i'm gleaned, a softer character? >> yes. >> a little bit more creative, statistic, giving that you side of it. but the combination pretty fascinating for someone going into the entertainment business. >> yeah. >> and watching the way you took off, you have that strength of character your dad had to not take no for an answer to do 0 things tour way, to seize the moment, if you like. >> well, because of my father, and just to let you know, i love my father dearly a

from snowy savage, minnesota to miami, florida dozens of post office properties are up for sale. built in 1939, in this post offices on the national register of historic places. it features 14 ft ceilings and it works process mural that dates back to 1941. >> the fact of the matter is, our network is too big. we have more capacity and our network that we can afford. >> as the postal service downsizes, what is to become of the facilities once the doors are closed for good? >> the first thing that comes to mind is a chalky cheese. where a starbucks. >> the post office is showcasing properties on their website. >> a beautiful old historic building like this could be we developed and a be profitable. >> the buildings are likely to attract buyers interested in opening restaurants or general retail. others will be toward down. >> to this is a disposable culture even in terms of architecture and properties. nobody is going to shed a tear about a post office that faded away. >> there are sure to become plans about the loss of convenience. but there is still not winner announced that the

. >> my mother was born in miami, florida. her father came from the bahamas.ved to new york when their family moved to new york. she wanted to be an actress. and her father, my grandfather, was going to do whatever he had to do to give her the tools she needed. so he worked four, five, six jobs, sent her to school, took her to the theater in new york, enrolled her in howard university in washington, d.c. she studied at the shakespeare institute stratford in avon. my father was born in brooklyn, new york, his father from kiev, the ukraine. my father went to the military at a very, very young age. my father was quite hard core. he was a green beret, he was a jungle expert. you know, he was -- he was pretty scary, you know, when i was a child. and just to let you know, i loved my father dearly and at the end of his life we became closer than ever. but it wasn't always that way. >> well, your parents divorced. >> yes. >> how old were you when that happened? >> i was 21. >> what effect did that have on you? >> it had a very deep effect on me. it had a very deep eff

. >> our last question is a viewer e-mail from alexa in miami, florida. how many calories are there in a cup of eggnog? is there a skinny version i can make at home? >> eggnog is potent. it can have up to 450 calories per measly cup. here's a great slimming strategy. fill your class with 50% skim or fat-free milk or almond milk and the rest will bow traditional eggnog and you will substantially cut calories, fat and sugar and you still get to enjoy your seasonal fix. >> what about the rum? >> the rum's another story. a little bit and then you try on the dress. >> joy, thanks so much. >> thanks, al. >>> still to come, country singer mindy mccready has her day in court after allegedly kidnapping her 5-year-old son. we'll have the latest. >>> coming up next, jill's steals and deals. we have exclusive discounts just for you right after these messages. i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would have appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loan

character and the amateur sleuth and has a rocky relationship with her hot, hunky detective from miami, floridaew which is great. they noticed how you mixed humor in a murder mystery. is that hard to pull off? >> it is a little hard and a line to walk. really homicide is not funny. i was a reporter for many years but you have to find funny ways to go over the top with these characters and whatnot so that's what i try to bring the humor in. >> the nice buzz on the book and had a red carpet book signing i believe. we have video of you on the red carpet. ooh there's a lone paparazzi. no, i thought we were going to see keri there. you have legions of fans. >> legions. >> it's just you and i. is kerry supportive of your writing? >> he's incredible. >> did he ever give you good ideas? >> he does give me good ideas and he actually reads the book. >> good for him. is he legally required to? >> he must. >> are you working on your next one? >> i am, that's called "mama gets trashed." >> my goodness. based oen what we know about mama that's not really a surprise. deborah sharp great to have you here. "mam

parts of west texas and southern new mexico and some rainshowers if you're flying down towards miami, florida, for your christmas holiday. around here, the clear skies are just down to our south and west. those clearing skies will be moving in here for this afternoon. we'll end up with a decent looking day. highs today up into the upper 40s and low 50s. the skies will be clearing out here early this morning. overnight a clear night for santa over the atlantic. a beautiful christmas day on the way. so your christmas eve forecast, clouds this morning. clearing out a little breezy today. highs in the 40s a northwest wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. tomorrow we'll start out with sunshine. clouds later on tomorrow afternoon. it doesn't look like anything in the way of rain chances. it looks like your christmas weekend will be dry. good weather for boxing day on monday as well the 26th. 48 degrees. next chance for rain rolls in on tuesday. that looks like a pretty good bet for some showers there. no real cold air and not a single snowflake on the seven-day forecast as we get into the last week of 2011

and today, she plans to start a 30-hour flight from oakland to miami florida. trip the original amelia earhart tried when she vanished from the world. >>> a christmas miracle of sorts for an indiana family. they are welcoming a new baby. >> and that is special enough but what makes this baby extra special, is that he is a she. >> babies are born numerous times every day but still always special. especially this baby. >> i don't know what to do. of course, we thought this is going to be a boy. >> ashland and mary ward was born to chris and meggen who have a son and expected this one would also be a boy. >> one of my older brothers, i have three brothers, he said he called it a girl and i was going to break the streak, in his words i was going to choke. >> ashland is the first female born in the ward family in about a century. it has been five generations. since the last ward girl back in the early 1900s. >> i think probably the most common comment is this girl is goes to be spoiled like no other girl in history. >> and they're already starting to notice with all

"the new york times," "los angeles times," among other publications and she's originally from miami, florida, and now lives in new york. francis flaherty has worked as a columnist and editor at "the new york times" for the past 17 years and is currently the deputy editor of the home section. is written for harper's, atlanta, commonwealth and the progressive. and his teaching journalism at the new york university. we will, just a quick housekeeping, please turn off your cell phones. as you probably seem, c-span booktv is filming the event tonight. for the q&a we'll be passing around a microphone, so if you could wait for the microphone to reach and then ask your question. thank you so much, and now please welcome brooke hauser and her book, "the new kids." [applause] >> so, as suzanne said we're here to discuss brooks new book, and it's about, just to give a summary, a high school in brooklyn called the international high school, which specializes i in the immigration of it and your dreams. and brooke spent much time at school article in a you'll in his life, the life of its seniors. i wanted

she is originally from miami, florida. francisco heardy has worked in -- said deputy editor and written for harper's atlantic commonwealth and progressive and is teaching at the university. please turn off yourself phones and as you have seen, c-span booktv is filming the event tonight. for the q&a we will be passing around the microphone so please wait for the microphone to reach you. thank you so much. please welcome broke hauser. [applause] >> we are here to discuss brooke's new book. it is about just to give a capsule summary, a high school in brooklyn called international high school which specializes in the education of immigrants. brooke spent much time at the school chronicleing the life of teens. she will do a reading of a portion later but i wanted to ask some introductory questions. the first of which is you are an experienced journalist. you have written a lot about hollywood. this is a subject matter far afield from that. how did you come to the stop it? >> the person who led me to the international school is

caller: i am in my house in miami, florida.as working out, but i thought i had to talk about this. host: being able to afford cable tv at home when you say you do not have enough money. you saw this at a gym facility. caller: yeah. host: what is the name of your book, by the way? caller: "i am not my father's daughter,"the story of being luther campbell's daughter. host: the c-span facebook page. you can be part of the conversation. it will also continue on the c- span twitter page @cspanwj. up next, congressman henry cuellar will be here to talk about jon corzine testifying on the mf global bankruptcy. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> a dollar an hour for your labor. i have no health care. that's the most expensive single element. no environmental controls. no retirement, and you do not care about anything but making money. there will be a sucking sound going south. >> ross perot spoke out about trade issues during the 1992 presidential debate. he made two attempts for the presidency. the first time, getting over 90 million votes

country in the past year, literally from concord, new hampshire to los angeles, california, to miami, floridathe american people are hungry for a change in the direction of our national government. they are concerned and disturbed about the trends being followed by our national leadership. there has been no response by any of the parties the which showed the american people that they are heeding the growing disillusionment that amounts to the one-party system in the united states. no prospective candidate of the two existing parties or anyone in leadership positions have come forward with any indication that there will be any difference in their platforms. no one has suggested that the wishes of the american people will be heard. so, today i state to you that i am a candidate for president of the united states. my wife, the governor of alabama, joins me in this decision. my wife and i, together, in making this announcement are carrying out our commitment the people of alabama made during her campaign in the year 1966. i will run to win. we will, of course, discuss in depth as time goes on the

i grew up in carroll city, which is kind of a lower income community in miami, florida.u wade in it long enough, it becomes you. so it was kind of to escape from the environment. i enjoyed it enough that i thought, that's where i would be for the rest of my life. >> there was a time in the marine corps which i just assumed i was going to -- i was going to stay there and i was going to do that. i was going to do my 20 years. >> i, too, thought i would have a career of 20 years. i was interested still in school and college and academics and i took classes while in the marine corps, but i never thought that i would give up activity duty to become a full time student again. >> all are full time students today because of programs like the g.i. bill and a matching grant program from veterans affairs, which allows veteran to attend school without paying anything out of pocket. >> the military and the department of veterans affairs has been a launchpad of socioeconomic mobility for me. >> there's no way i would have been able to afford to come to this school had i not received t

you know, we still need the postal service, but consider this, you can mail a letter in miami, florida, and three days later it will arrive in nome, alaska, and cost you only 45 cents. but that's the problem, 45 cents is not covering the costs. ann, back to you. >> point well taken, tom costello, thank you so much. >>> there are new developments in an emotional custody case involving custody singer mindy mccready. he appeared at a closed-door hearing in arkansas monday just days after defying an order to return her young son to florida. kerry sanders is in north ft. myers with the latest. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. mindy's son had lived here with his grandmother, his legal guardian since he was a baby. this morning sources close to the investigation tell us that her son is in a foster home in arkansas. u.s. marshals found mindy and her son, 5-year-old zander, hiding in a closet in arkansas, but this morning mindy is free and has not been charged with kidnapping. like the country song she sings, mindy mccready's story of heartache has taken a happy turn. >> i

florida. wet weather stretching from new england all the way down to the gulf. sunny in miamig to you. give yourself ample time. you might be scraping frost off your windshield. many cities across the bay hovering around that freezing mark. we're starting to warm up just a touch. we're still very cold in places like fairfield. 29 -- 25 in gilroy. 62 later on in san jose. 62 in gilroy. we continue the fair stretch of weather through the weekend. atest weather. let's go over to annie pink boots. >> all right, al, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, we've got "today's professionals" in the house. donny, dr. nancy and star tackling everything from a new hangover pill to engagem that's coms for men. that's coming up right after this. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is prim

. >>> to miami, florida, and a couple lucky to be alive today after being run over by a truck as they sun bathed. lilia luciano is there with details. >> reporter: good morning to you, carl. every year miami beach welcomes an average of 14 million tourists, not to mention the locals who like to enjoy fun in the sun almost year round but what happened to this couple last month would cast a horrible shadow over anyone's idea of a day at the beach. for denise and orlando jiminez it was a perfect sunday for sun bathing, the kind of day that unspired the newlywed couple to pick worry free south beach as their new neighborhood. >> get out of the norm, experience something different. >> reporter: they did experience something different, unexpected and horrifying while laying under the sun. >> i just remember waking up and realizing the gen inwas already over our bodies, over my head, so i just started to panic, that's when i realized oh my god we just got run over. >> reporter: what were you thinking right then and there? >> i was honestly petrified. i was worried he was going to move forwar

miami, florida. man, how in the world do you do that?running his cruiser up the light post. the officer does not have a scratch but probably has a lot of paperwork to fill out. this is daylight version. i guess took it all night to get it down. martha: looks like an eddie murphy movie. bill: good point. the cop says he dropped a pen and reached down to grab it and was diverted. he wasn't texting apparently. no. martha: this is a big story today. a possible new breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. researchers are testing a new vaccine that may help to treat the disease. fooks news medical a-teamer, dr. manny alvarez. dr. manny how promise something the vaccine? how will it work? >> it is very promising. basically the science is you take your own immune system and fighting cells teach them to recognize cancer. in this particular experiment with breast cancer. and the natural cells of your body can destroy the cancer cells. what they have shown is in the animal model this science works and is 90% reduction in the cancer cells. s

with a 30 hour flight from oakland to miami florida and a trip the original amelia earhart completedrying to fly around the world. >>> a look at traffic and weather coming up. >>> good morning. the fog is rolling in along the freeways. and we are getting word of a fog advisory on the bay bridge. issued a few minutes ago. very light as far as traffic goes. dense fog advisory in effect. so limited visibility. also possibly working out of marin county. a fog advisory for the richmond san rafael bridge but not for the bay bridge. and san mateo, foggy along 280. and socked in along 880 as well. use caution as you hit the roadways. no accidents. that's the good news. that's a look at traffic. elizabeth, look at all of the fog. >> fog is definitely the big weather story right now. and making it pretty hard to see, with coit tower in the distance, a live look from the roof cam. the other big weather story, cold temperatures, waking up to temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and a few spots in the north and east bay in the mid- 20s. and 27 right now in the area. and 31 degrees out in santa rosa.

. >> otro sujeto fue ultimado a tiros en miami beach en la florida, el oficial saliÓ de su patrulla paraue lo disparÓ dos veces en el abdÓmen. >> la vÍctima muriÓ poco despuÉs en un hospital. >> y se declarÓ en alerta el departamento de bomberos de un condado en los Ángeles por una ola de incendios provocados intencionalmente. >> dos sujetos ya fueron arrestados como sospechosos, pero se han reportado nuevos siniestros en el Área por lo que socorristas tendrÁn que permanecer en sus puestos cuando terminen su jornada de trabajo. >> cara a cara con la muerte se vive un adolescente y su perro en california, estaba escalando una montaÑa con su hermano y su padre cuando de repente este lanzÓ una botella al vacÍo y la mascota saltÓ para atraparla y quedÓ suspendida en el aire. >> sin pensarlo dos veces Él se deslizÓ por la ladera para rescatarlo, pero tambiÉn perdiÓ el equilibrio. >> afortunadamente lograron salvarlos. >> y de las garras de la muerte escapÓ un conductor en michigan que estaba ebrio, segÚn el reporte de la policÍa detuvo su auto pero lo dejÓ encendido y puso el pie sobre el ace

meetings among the co-con supporter tos occurred in miami, florida and elsewhere around the world. specifically while in miami they planned in detail to purchase the cocaine in colombia and ship it to europe for distribution. the prince used his royal jet under the cover of diplomatic immunity to transport the cocaine from venezuela to paris, france. although part of the cocaine was seized by law enforcement authorities in france and spain, about 1,000 kilograms of cocaine were distributed and sold in the netherlands, itsly and elsewhere in europe. in 2005 two of the conspirators were convicted of drug trafficking and conspiracy and federal district court in florida and each was sentenced to over 20 years in prison. however, in 2007 the u.s. court of appeals for the 11th circuit vacated their convictions. the court reasoned that there is no violation of federal law when, absent congressional intent, the object of the conspiracy is to possess and distribute controlled substances outside of the united states. this is true even though meetings and negotiations to further the crime occu

a live look at miami, florida down there, 72 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. high today expected around 82 and it may be one of your travel destinations as it is one of the busiest days for travel of the year. will the wild weather keep some families coming together for the holidays? paul beban has the latest. reporter: it's the peak of the holiday season, almost 92 million americans expected to travel. in denver several feet of new snow is slowing things down at the airport. >> we're waiting to get outta here. reporter: this year thanks to the sluggish economy more people are driving than flying. road crews are out in force to keep things moving, but snow isn't all mother nature has up her sleeve. in california high winds toppled some tractor-trailers. >> a sign already flew off and almost hit us. reporter: across the south, severe weather, strong wind doing damage in louisiana. but so far the overall travel picture isn't too bad, even flying to houston from afghanistan. >> it was surprisingly smooth. reporter: in denver it wasn't the nightmare some had feare

host: grady joining us, republican line, miami, florida. these republican debates. the latest last night. you can watch it again tonight on c-span. what's your take on this? caller: i think the debate is really more so -- they don't seem to be real serious. mitt romney offering the bet. i think we have to get down to the seriousness of the candidates. and despite his past werks know his baggage. host: who is your favorite in this race so far as a republican? caller: right now i flip flop because of the -- all those -- rick perry seemed he was strong then can't debate. i think ron paul is the best chance in my estimation. host: thanks for the call. a lengthy profile of mitt romney called the problem sover. one or two sentences we want to share. this morning from the "washington post." the problem sover is the headline. we're going to stay on our line for republicans. joe is joining us from connecticut. what's your take on last night's debate? we'll try one more time for joe. we'll go to raymond. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm kind of become a fan of ron paul

let's go next to an independent in miami, florida. go ahead, kelly.aller: thank you for taking my call. is this on the videos? host: right. today influence heard in -- today influence her thinking? caller they have a lot of impact. a lot people share these videos and i have a great impact on the public. one that has really struck me was when president obama was calling out donald trump at the correspondents' dinner. that was extremely powerful. it showed the american people what a small player donald trump is in this world. and his berating the president over the birther issue and all the insanity that the far right is involved and, he just really called him out and showed -- this is the day before osama bin laden -- host: and at that point down on trump was considering a bid on the presidency. caller: that shot him down in one day and put him right out of the news cycle. he was a laughing stock. and now he has back. and now he is back with his debate that never happened. and now he is trying to mount of third-party bid. host: all right. if he and oth

yep, it happened in miami, florida, the officer apparently dropped his pen and took his eyes off theen he swerved and drove his car right up the light pole and the officer walked away unharmed. however, he knocked out power to the entire community. >> oh, my! >> an army vet turned baptist pastor never thought his military training would come in handy in his church life but he was wrong. the pastor was relaxing at home when he spotted someone throwing a rock into the church's window and crawling inside. he ran to the church and found the burglar and wrestled him to the ground. >> then i pulled him up and we went back down the hall here to a place that i know that there's a telephone. >> well, the suspect says he wasn't trying to steal anything. just trying to use the phone? likely excuse. >> even jon corzine doesn't believe that. can you hear me now? the federal government is considering banning all cell phones behind the wheel. >> that's right. the national transportation safety board recommendation would even include hands-free devices but is this really a good idea? >> stuart varne