. >>> former stanford star michael thomas has been named the afc defensive player of the week.mazing story. in the winding seconds of the dolphins-patriots game, thomas picked off tom brady to clinch the miami victory. thomas played for jim harbaugh down on the farm and in fact, he was on the 49ers practice squad less than two weeks ago. >> brought a smile to everybody's face as we got that news on the plane and started seeing the highlights. mike's just a great guy and a great teammate. and everybody is just happy for his success. fewer players i have coached that i love more than michael thomas. >> coaches, all coaches. >>> southern illinois basketball team lost 73-65 last night to murray state. the head coach added his name to the list of epic post-game rants. >> marcus was absolutely awful! that's about as pg rated as i can say it! he was awful. our guards were awful. our three starting guards have one assist and seven turnovers! they must think it's a tax credit! it's unbelievable. how our starting guards played! let's talk about our big guys. two for 11! how can you go tw

the 76ers michael thomas also got his triple-double. a 126-125 win. it was the first time in nba history two rookies had triple-doubles in the same game. >> good for the new kids. >> exactly. in hockey, a furious fight as chicago's andrew shaw and antoine lucef of dallas dropped the gloves. oh, geez. they're flying. this is no joke. officials tried to step in but they were getting punched themselves. they finally separated them. the stars edged the blackhawks 4-3. i think it's kind of part of that sport. >>> the official ball for the 2014 world cup was revealed in a star studded bit in brazil. it will be used in world cup matches next june. football fans, rob hawkins pleaded not guilty to assault and reckless endangerment for an incident at a buffalo bills game last month. he was captured on video sliding down a railing and falling about 30 feet into the stands and landing on another fan. both men were treated and released. hawkins says it was a simple accident. centerfielder jacoby ellsbury, one of the stars of the boston world championship team sign

the sports ministry consultant michael thomas pointed out that the brits i've been interested in such projects as expo two thousand seventeen universe i get in the boxing world championship he congratulated the people of kazakhstan on the twenty second anniversary of independence and was prosperity and good luck the event featured dishes of the cause of cuisine in performances of caustic students studying at british universities. it should be noted that the two countries have established very close cooperation in the field of education a record number of students study in the uk via the ball shot program. more over britain is the first western country to recognize the independence of its ten official it's that whole host of festival events dedicated to the independence day in kazakhstan be started on the top and then continued all regions of the state the main celebration was held the day before the deputy prime minister of turkey bacon post doc took part in the event the prominent figures of turkey military men to local students were among the guests causing national songs and dances

former stanford man michael thomas ?aled off the practice -- snagged off the practice squad. if you are a packers fan green bay and dallas. tony romo back of the end zone to des -- dez bryant. dallas goes up 12, but following an interception and lacey dives into the end zone. green bay with 34 second half points his second fourth quarter pick and he stopped on the route. second beggest collapse in dallas -- second biggest collapse in dallas history. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. one basketball note. cal wouldn't play. they beat uc bakersfield 70-51. >> thank you, colin. and thank you for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:theater for leigh and colin -- at 4:30 for leigh, colin and shu and all of us here. have a great night. >>> he's not a monster. he's one of the best people >>> he's one of the best people i knew. >> this morning on "world news now," a stunned school community tries to come to terms with the horrible shooting as the young victim fights for her life. >>> a final farewell to the man who transformed the world.

three consecutive incompletions before the interception by michael thomas sealed the deal, improving 5 and 20. the miami streak win snapped a streak of seven losses against the patriots. how does that affect the play-offs. here it is. denver, new behind. they are the four leaders. if the play-offs started, they'd advance to the play-offs. there's a race to the wildcard. they technically have a chance to win the number one seed. if we win today, they are there for the play-off. miami with an advantage over ravens. the charges are alive and the jets limited based on a win by miami. that is what we are facing. there's a few more games and that could shift everything we saw on the graph. it's game to tame. >> it's do or die. >> absolutely. >> it takes a lot of energy to ship food across the country from california to chicago. that's why vertical farming is growing in the windy city. john hendren has more. >> beneath a fluorescent sun in a former meat-packing plant is the latest trend in farming. it's called vertical forming. these fields grow on multiple floors far from the fields that f

former stanford man michael thomas ?aled off the practice -- snagged off the practice squad. a packers fan green bay and dallas. tony romo back of the end zone to des -- dez bryant. dallas goes up 12, but following an interception and lacey dives into the end zone. green bay with 34 second half points his second fourth quarter pick and he stopped on the route. second beggest collapse in dallas -- second biggest collapse in dallas history. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. one basketball note. cal wouldn't play. they beat uc bakersfield 70-51. >> thank you, colin. and thank you for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:theater for leigh and colin -- at 4:30 for leigh, colin and shu and all of us here. have a great night. (ticks) (ticks) (ticks, buzzer sounds)

brady intercepted by michael thomas ending the game snapping a 7-game losing skit.'s a third-straight win. in the afc if the post season were to start, this would be the four top seeds: however, that would leave two wildcard spots remaining, but the chiefs are in a spot to win the number one seed, although, of course, they are a lock for the play-offs. miami has the inside track if baltimore defeats detroit. a loss by the jets to the pan theys would eliminate new york. the bears enter the game against the browns tied or a lead. monday night against baltimore. detroit has a head to head tie breaker. chicago passes on the must-win games. the bears did what they had to do as jay cutler started the day. he threw three touchdowns in the game. the last two tying the game and giving the bears the lead for good. he flew for 250 yards in the game. the bears ran, 137 yards from matt and a 40 yard run by michael bush as the bears win 38 to 31. let's look at the nfc play-off picture. >> seattle, new orleans. philadelphia and chicago the leaders. philly could be knocked out. the

then michael thomas picks brady off, and that was that, miami wins, which means the patriots lose oney could have taken off the number one playoff speed. instead the bengals had a chance to get a first round buy. james harrison playing in pittsburgh for the first time as a member of the bengals. the bengals saw fit not to send him nor hardly anybody else after big ben here. can't you give him that much time. 14-0 steelers. he fractured his jaw on the play. the bengals let a big opportunity slip away by losing to the stealers. >>> denver could have home field advantage, but the bengal's loss keeps them at 3 and puts the patriots at 2. >>> moving on to the monday night football matchup the lions and ravens meet with a lot at stake. both teams come in at 7-6. but the lions will have a racous home crowd cheering them on. both teams are in danger of losing control of their playoff destinies with a loss tonight. >> i notice you didn't report the redskins lost their sixth in a row. >> i'm trying to be kind to you dell. >>> new pictures coming out of the moon. first images from china's succe

officer thomas smith. officer michael wolf. officer ronald laberto. >> mike wolf decided to be with his wife, having a baby and missed our ceremony. see if he ever gets anything again. >> and the silver medal awarded for the first officer on that night sergeant roberto. and although captain told the story as well could be told. i was there that night. and the story pales by comparison if you saw what these officers encountered. and the fact of the smoke and the rounds going through floors and ceiling and fire and all the buildings attached. i can assure that the shot taken that night by officer hines saved lives as well as all of these officers. [applause] and one person that is not mentioned in the report is captain jason turnis, i don't know if he's here. but he's the captain on scene that had the courage and experience to call for the green lights. and green lights are less common than gold medals. because it takes that much thought and puts the commanding officer out there. and for jason to make that call merits appreciatio

michael tomaski. gang, we're physically all in the same space but we are separated by floors and a little studio distance. >> separate but equal, thomaseparate but equal. >> exactly. michael, let me start with you. the new iowa poll conducted by quinnipiac university shows chris christie with a five-point lead. so for those people in a hillary clinton presidential camp, presumably, should worriers in that camp look at this and question the strength of chris christie? >> yeah, i think this poll is something for hillary clinton partisans to worry about, thomas. it's not just a stand-alone number. i've seen other polls from purple states, colorado, ohio and so on that show christie competitive with her or ahead of her. there's a little paradox i can't quite put my finger on. she's the most admired woman in america for 17 of the last 20 years. she left the state department with an approval rating in the mid-70s. and yet as a potential presidential candidate, can't quite make the sale with independent voters, among whom christie led her in this poll. so she's got some work to do there with independent voters, despite her high personal stan

but if you expand it into looking into the other council members, michael brown, kwame brown, no relation, harry thomasjunior, you have several agencies he has looked at locally. you have federal agencies he has looked at. the numbers are actually much greater. i could not even sit here and begin to tell you how many people have been convicted or have pleaded guilty under his tenure. the number is quite high. and he is very serious about this public corruption. >> michael brown is the son of -- was the secretary of commerce. he died in an airplane crash some years ago. what did michael brown do that got him indicted? >> it is an awful situation because it was a bribery case. and it was a sting operation. otherccurred after council members were already being scrutinized for corruption. machen's office set up a sting operation were guys who were pretending to be contractors said, can you help us get this contract? now we have video of him accepting cash. around here, it is a redskins bug. the dollar bills were all balled up and placed into the mug. it is a sad situation. what is interesting about that ca

thomas p o'neill junior, democratic speaker of the house late golf at haines point, a public golf course, with bob michaelthe republican leader of the house. there were not limos. they did it regularly. i want to endorse what nina said about money. it is pervasive and corrupting. the secretary of agriculture from kansas said when both parties take from the same sources financially it becomes difficult to distinguish any differences in their policies. >> assessing the democracy. >> the middle is a lonely place in congress. >> the congressman retired last year. congress passed just 57 bills this year. the 100th congress in session in 1988 when this program began passed over 1000. once considered staunch conservatives are leaving. the heritage foundation considers them less conservative than other house members. frank wolf less conservative? >> yes. >> i do not get it. >> what you have had over the last 30 years is an ideological polarization of the country. there are fewer liberal or moderate republicans. there are fewer conservative democrats. in the 1970's, there was the coalition for a democratic majorit

thomas, abc news, washington. >>> well, just ahead here tonight, 7 on your side's michael finney delivers an important christmaspeople who lost >>> sending a letter to santa or any place else just got a little more expensive. a three-cent price hike for first class stamps was approved today, bringing the cost to send a letter now to 49 cents. the new price will take effect on january 26 and will last no more than two years. postal officials say this hike will help the struggling service recoup nearly $3 billion in losses. they're just draining money. and the cost of stamps is not the own thing going up. bulk mayor, periodicals and package rates will rise by 6%. >>> a san jose for severely disabled adults is struggling to make life enjoyable for its residents. and among their favorite activities, watching shows on a big screen television. but this fall that set broke, and they could not get it repaired. so they were resigned to a gloomier holiday, until 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in. >> watching television is the one activity that brings residents together here at shamrock house in san jose. >> it's

scientists more decor was michael led to an aerial port tool kit chemistry award for developing powerful computer models. american schemes grossman in rejecting a german american thomas sold off with the medicine prize for their breakthroughs in explaining how the transport systems in our cells work the cctv. at least eight people and been killed in argentina and wheel of looting during a police strike. the violence coincide with celebrations of three decades of democracy bringing into question the timing of the strikes. stalwart units has this report from blindness. she's they shouldn't be that day celebration in argentina. get the fiftieth anniversary of the return to democracy salute sing and dance around the country. stokes was smudged unrated the police were absent on the highway just from the barracks the violence began last week when police pulled the bill went on strike the ccm god that there was general chaos that today it's been more than one hundred injured. but for the police. it was a victory. local government agreed to double in weight. a wave of similar them on sped across the country to include lease in nineteen of argentina's province is intact thoug

so what's your first reaction to michael steele's comment about the tone deafness of the party as it currently stands? >> hey, thomaslet me first start off with saying that it's great to be here. and since this is my first time on your show, i'd like to sort of break some news by setting the record straight. early sunday morning the rnc sent out a statement, a statement right here that a lot of press offices received as well as msnbc honoring the legacy of rosa parks. a few hours later a tweet went out that had a typo in it, a typo. we later clarified that typo and -- but continued to focus on the statement that honored rosa parks, yet no one wanted to cover this statement. a statement that didn't have that typo in it. you yourself noted that as well as others at nbc. >> we did cover it yesterday, orlando. we did cover the statement yesterday that came out because we got it right before -- on monday actually because we did a segment on this and you guys had sent us that statement. so we did get it on the air. some people would say that the autopsy report, you know, that came out -- >> thomas, i was just going to say

michael schumakers condition has improved slightly. the formula one legend remains critical after hitting his head while skiing in france. >>> edward thomas african analyst and told us despite talk of a ceasefire, this latest fighting could lead to a long level of violence. >> i hope it's not the start of a civil war. the outlook is not good. it's terrible how violently the landscape has changed in south sudan over the last few months. it is also important to remember that south sudan and sudan are countries where there are a lot of big negotiations between security men happening all the time. and in the run up to negotiations there is often an intensification of violence as political leaders seek to strengthen their land at the negotiating table. so perhaps that might work out. i certainly hope that some kind of interim agreement can be reached, but the -- the -- this whole episode has shown that -- the contradictions that exist in the south sudan ese society need to be addressed in a thorough way. >> the situation in south sudan, where it's time to get more news from london in europe. let's cross back to julie. >> steven thank you. >>>

michael mckee and matt miller. tom keene is offer the week. our guest host is thomas. >> the hobbit, it was the fifth movie i have seen in this series. -- in the full franchise. the movie that first brought visual effects into mainstream culture, the visually remastered , the man behind those effects went on to work on another sci-fi blockbuster, lord of the rings, which grew two point nine $2 billion worldwide. grew $2.92 billion worldwide. it got back-to-back academy awards. if we take a look at the business behind visual effects. awards. had for academy >> four. havewanted to make sure i my facts. >> how often do we get to say that? know how often you can say that ever. do have them all lined up? >> one on the mantelpiece, the rest i keep in the office. >> can i ask which one is on the mantelpiece? >> from "the two towers." >> that was a good one. me -- it is to great because you cannot tell the difference between the real and the fantasy. the effects have gotten so good. it makes me wonder how much this costs and how much it is to do. it must be an amazing amount

thomas mazzucco. and the command staff. commander hector fines. commander joseph garrity. commander charlie ork. commander alie. commander richard korea. deputy chief denise smith. deputy chief david chen. deputy chief john loftus. deputy chief michaeluty chief tomakia, my boss and the chief gregory pesir. and last and not least the mayor of city and county of san francisco, ed lee. first i would like to start with vice president turman and president mazzucco to say a few words for you. >> thank you very much, inspector monroe, distinguished guests. tonight i ask my vice president turman to be present, because he actually participated in the selection of these awards. on behalf of the police commission i want to congratulate the officers and their families. we have had a busy week at the san francisco police department, on friday night we graduated 46 brand-new officers from the 235th recruit class, and during my speech to the officers, i talked about being courageous. you are courageous. i talked about becoming san francisco's finest. you are san francisco's finest. on tuesday we had a promotion ceremony and another speech speaking to officers and commanders and i spoke to them about their role and what is expected of them training

thomas paine versus edwin burke. to reading this tomorrow. president obama is a genuine man on the left. bill clinton, michael dukakis, he's not jimmy carter. he's a man on the left. a law professor. i live with law professors. we get the debates, we go out a h academics, no it with great deal of world experience. property d use with prospectors, they don't have an idea of what they're talking about. the planning of parks and streets. obama is esident really professor obama. and as a result politics has polarized, not as bad as it's opinion in the 20s were fore, the terrible. civil wars, the federalist papers. throwing, name calling, terrible times. the segregation years, the effort.gation the country has gone through worse than this. this is as vigorous as it's ever been. much. cared so >> the question isn't what your opinion is of the president. but why is it that these talk hosts and maybe you're one of them. although i listen to you. doing this mber you exactly this way. burr they start at the beginning hours. goes on for three it's a constant negative. bored by that. that would boar me. >> does it work? >> it does work. say there's at

michael, do you think that this is much ado about nothing? >> yeah. but, you know, if it does have an upshot, thomasink you're on to something, i hadn't thought about that before, but if it does have a broader political upshot in our discourse, i hope it's that it forces a conversation about our embargo and about this policy that's been going on for decades that is by now counterproductive. a lot of american farmers could be making a lot of money selling grain and other things and american manufacturers selling goods to cuba. this is a policy that is in place only because the most conservative right wing forces in south florida want it to be in place. i think most other americans don't really want this policy to exist anymore. any american under 30, even cubans a lot of them, are against it or don't understand why it's there. so i would like to think that it might have a chance, this handshake, of forcing a conversation about that. >> i want to move on, though, and get this in because we have limited time about the selfie picture, the picture of the selfie that was taken. the president was spotted w

michael who was here yesterday, and annika cardenas, who is also working with us. thank you very much. happy new year. and please, i would like to recognize and with gratitude the presence of ambassador thomas shannon here today. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next on c-span, a look at the situation in north korea followed by a hearing on security following the navy yard shooting in washington dc. stonesifer.th patty later, washington journal live with your calls and the day's newspaper headlines. >> on the next washington journal, we discussed the federal reserve's decision last week to adjust it on buying program. our guest is the economist ip.zine's gregoery then advice for preparing your 2013 federal taxes and a look at new taxes taking effect next year. we are joined by kevin mccormally. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> all this week, we will bring you encore presentations of our q&a program. today, watch former michigan republican congressman and reagan and and stray show and -- reagan administration budget director david stockman here on c-spa

michael barton was overworked and left town yesterday. and also working with us, thank you very much. had been new year. and please, i would like to recognize with gratitude the presence of ambassador thomas shannon here today. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ..

michael and guerrero has also worked with us. thank you very much. happy new year and please i would like to recognize with gratitude the presence of ambassador thomas shannon here today. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> as a moderate in the privacy debate and in the privacy world i have calmed to a troubling conclusion. the data broker industry as it is today does not have constraints and does not have shame. it will sell any information about any person, regardless of sensitivity for 7.9 cents a name which is the price of a list of rape sufferers which was recently sold. lists of rape sufferers, victims of domestic violence, police officers, home addresses, people who suffer from genetic illnesses, complete with names, home addresses, ethnicity, gender and many other factors. this is what is being sold and circulated today. it's a far cry from visiting a web site and seeing an ad. what it is is the sale of the personally identifiable information and highly sensitive information of americans. see i was a donor to martha's table like so many of your viewers. i would do -- michael and i would do t

michael darden was kind of overworked and -- [inaudible] also working with us. thank you very much. happy new year and please, i would like to recognize the president of ambassador thomas shannon. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> david hawkins is senior editor at "roll call." the senate finishes with lengthy debate. though the process in the filibuster fight is over in january? >> i think they will. just earlier this afternoon, the senate majority whip, mr. dirt and propose carrying over the nominations that didn't get voted on in the past week until the new year and was rebuffed by the republicans. this is usually a plain old courtesy that very few people noticed and suggested republicans have not lost their sense of anger. >> your writing and 2014 about your headline that rollcall.com and now the hard part, three weeks to apportion. looking ahead into the next three weeks, what is that house appropriators have to work with? >> the grand total, $1,012,000,000,000. so that looks on paper like $1.012 trillion. i think it is the first time we've ever had a discretionary spending budget of $70 trillion. it is obviously

michael who here yesterday, and annika cardenas, who is also working with us. thank you very much. happy new year. please, i would like to thegnize and with gratitude presence of ambassador thomas shannon your today. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> as this event wraps up, we will take you live to capitol hill, where democratic leaders will talk about the passage of the bipartisan budget cream yesterday and the senate legislative priorities for my 14. >> it has been a very eventful fall, to say the least. the highlight come in peace me, was a delicately crafted budget compromise led by senator murray . it is a step in the right direction, one of the first steps we have had in the right direction for some time. it moves us away from the lurches we have had to face, from crisis to crisis, and puts us on a path restoring regular order in the senate. the economy is based on what chairman bernanke said yesterday, and we can see all over, is picking up. it is as good as we would like it? of course not. this agreement divides -- provides the continued growth. for far too

michael who was here yesterday, and annika cardenas, who is also working with us. thank you very much. happy new year. and please, i would like to recognize and with gratitude the presence of ambassador thomas shannon here today. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] dome will. capitol undergo a two-year restoration project. we will talk about the project later. and on this morning's -- that is journal" live at 7:00 eastern. the stateng, look at of u.s.-saudi arrays -- relations. live coverage from the hudson institute at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> she was everyone's soul sister. everyone thought they knew,. she laid her life out for everyone to see. she told us about what life was like in suburbia. one of the wonderful things wroteher, she what -- mainly humor. it was humor that was accessible to everyone because it was humor that happened in everybody's lives, but they might not recognize it until they sought written on the page or in a newspaper column because funny things happen to us all the time , but we have to be on the lookout for them and she was the one who focused o

michael who was here yesterday, and annika cardenas, who is also working with us. thank you very much. happy new year. and please, i would like to recognize and with gratitude the presence of ambassador thomasshannon here today. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming up on c-span, defense secretary chuck hagel in a pentagon briefing. then, efforts to curb corruption. later, the afl-cio president. morning, a look at the state of u.s.-saudi relations. at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3. defense secretary chuck hagel took questions on military compensation. chairmanined by cap martin dempsey at this briefing. >> good afternoon. first, let me wish all of you and your families a happy holiday. i know you probably won't be sorry to escape for a while, those of you who are. i know news is made all the time everywhere, so you never get too far from anything. but have a wonderful holiday with your families. as you all know, this year in 2013, it has been a challenging year for the department of defense. and for all the people who represent this institution all over the world, civilians and