tyson: mike brown and david jewitt. back in the 1980s, david started a search that would put pluto in a new perspective. tyson: so you start looking in the outer solar system. that's kind of crazy because everyone knew the solar system ended at pluto. uh, it's a little crazy, but, you know, the flip side is, it didn't seem reasonable. it seemed peculiar that the outer solar system would be this really, really empty place, compared to the inner solar system, which we already knew was full of planets and comets and asteroids and all sorts of stuff. well, it's got to end somewhere, why not pluto? yeah, i mean maybe, but maybe not. tyson: despite what felt like impossible odds, david teamed up with jane luu, then a graduate student, and they started a search that would take a lot longer than either one of them expected. luu: why did it take so long? um, it was a matter of technology catching up with the problem. tyson: while it's easy to see distant stars because they radiate their own light, other celestial bodies are much

. >> we have public speaker cards from mike brown, danny campbell. if there are other members of the public, please line up. >> good morning, directors. michael brown. senior agent. i wanted to complement again maria ayerdi-kaplan and bob, the lso wanted to remind you, local 22 has been rebuilding sanlocal francisco since the 1800's. you want to continue to do so and we're looking forward to building the project. also, on the helmets too hard at part of the program, i am a veteran. tomorrow is veterans day. i would like to see this pla past. >> i just want to take the opportunity to take you for your work and leadership. giving your upcoming retirement, making so much for all that you have done. >> manny flores. local carpenters 22. tough act to follow. on this project ever agreement, it has proven over time, this can be two things that it could bring. coming in under budget and time frame. very important. we look for your support. on another note, the last time i spoke, going back to the high schools apprenticeship program. i am happy to report by s

what a daunting task for mike brown. he replaces phil jackson. chicago in los angeles. look at bryant -- make this is jumper. they take a six point lead. 28 for kobe. last year's nba mvp leading chicago. they score, the final seven points of the game. rose drives, it's 88-87 bulls, one last chance, who are you going to call in kobe but this time three defenders go on him all day. bulls win, 88-87. how wow feel if you lot of the nba finals to dallas last year? then had to open in dallas and watch the mavericks raise their first championship banner. that's what miami had to deal with and they get pay back. james slams, that's two of his 37. james also had ten boards and six assists. the mavericks trailed by as much as 35. james tips to back for wade. have you to like that. six assists for wade. marchon just a bystander. >>> dallas traded for odom number seven in white. he gets fouled. he gets called for the offensive foul. doesn't like it. gets ejected. in his debut. beat the mavericks. >>> spike lee and chris rock in madison square guarden to seat knicks take on boston.

nail-biter for mike brown that came all the way from indianapolis after booking the trip back in augustaking out. a lot of mid west skiing is ice but man made hasn't been a problem. >> and george in australia. >> a little bit concerned. you can't control the weather. we'll have a good time, why not? >> reporter: hotels are not panicking, harrahs almost full occupancy but as we heard from visitors, there is haggling on websites for prices. >> dan: you can see behind him no snow on the streets. heavy fog in the bay area turns what should have been a light day of travel into gridlock. >> we do have more fog and frost in the overnight forecast and rain, i'll have seven-day outlook. >> store clerk successfully turns the tables on man who fried to rob him. you'll see what happens. >> plus, is america's love affair with going to the movies waning. what is behind the low ticket sales [ 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 morning ideas made easy. [ youn

and it's been a nail biter for advise he tores like mike brown who came from indianapolis after booking in august. >> freaking out. and a lot of mid west skiing is just ice and hasn't been too bad. very worried about here but it hasn't been a problem. >> others traveled farther, like george from australia. >> a lot bit concerned. you know? that is lack of a draw. you can't control weather but man made snow is just as good. we're having a good time. why not? >> hotels are not panicking. harrah's is almost at full occupancy. higher rates do apply in places but there are web sites where you can haggle for some lower prices. >> that is good opportunity to get deals out there. here is a look at how far the snow pack is. the central sierra is just 25% of normal. state wide, just 35% of average but keep in mind there is a big storm that can turn that around. >> heavy fog and drivers are anxious to get home. and there is a three-car crash at the mid span that closed lanes. and right now, things are moving and the fog could change things in a hury. fog so thick that signs had to be put out to z.

nail-biter for visitors like mike brown who came from indianapolis after booking in august freaking outolis, skiing is ice and hasn't been too bad. definitely worried about here with manmade, hasn't been a problem. >> reporter: others traveled farther to see era snow like george from brisbane, australia. -- >> you can't control the weather, it is still manmade snow is just as good we are all having a good time, so why not. >> reporter: hotels are not panicking, higher holiday rates apply as we heard visitors there are -- there is some haggling on the website for lower prices. >>> here's a look at how far behind the sierra snow pack is this year. central sierra which includes lake tahoe is 24% of normal. statewide, 35% of average for this time of year. one big storm can turn that around quickly. >> we don't see that any time soon, right? >> i guess i'm going to be the bearer of bad news. we are looking at statistics, last year at this time, remember all that snow, we were at 200% of normal. what a contrast. >> if only you could save it in reserve. >> if only. today we have to deal with f

senate, as usual, and the full house up for re-election, and it brings to mind something senator mike brown of massachusetts, who's running for re-election next year, said this year. he released a statement bashing his republican colleague in the house, and today he wrote, "it angers me that house republicans would rather continue playing politics than find solutions. their actions will hurt american families and be detrimental to our fragile economy." dana milbank, we talk about some of the more intransigent members of the gop-controlled house. they're going to have to stand for re-election. you wonder when they're going to take the pulse of the folks at home as pertaining to the data that we've been sharing. >> right. and a lot of the guys making things the most difficult right now are ones in fairly safe conservative districts. but, yes, they're making things very difficult for their senate colleagues in massachusetts, in nevada, the rise of newt gingrich has also put a drag on these guys as well. and at the same time, look, we don't know where the economy is going to be, you know, what

redskins tackle, jamal brown, mike sellers out of sunday's tilt in new york. brown continues to suffer from an injured groin. one of the redskins have to play for? not much. pride next year, etcetera. how about spoilers? they would love to play against big blue. the giants are in the middle of a division race with dallas and wouldn't it be nice to derail that plan? >> yeah. to go to the playoffs, why not ruin someone else's chances at trying to do whatever they are trying to do. >> a lunar eclipse coming up. a special edition of special coverage. talking skins in depth as they get set to head at 11:20. a change in the coach ranks at maryland after just one season, offensive coordinator is out. he will not return the terps averaged 23 points a game, but juggled quarterbacks and never found a rhythm. mike, who is a d.c. native coached in new mexico is one of the candidates. so some changes at college park. >> all right, thank you dave. that's it for us. the cbs everyoning news is next. >> at 7:00, derek is here with our area's only local newscast. >> and we will

with heather cox, hubie brown, mike tirico. thank you for watching the nba on abc, home of the nba finals. merry christmas from los angeles. >> a life cut short by violence is extending the life of another. good evening and merry christmas. a man is recovering at a san francisco hospital after getting an organ transplant. one of several people who received an organ from charles butler who was shot to death three days ago in oakland. on this christmas his dispreppedz -- friends and family are celebrating the young man. >> the liver transplant surgery began this morning at 7:45 and continued for six hours. while the surgery was in progress here in san francisco, a church congregation in richmond was paying triebt to charles butler,, jr. >> at 23 years old, he was looking forward to a future full of adventure. he had just been awarded hismer chant marine passport. >> where do you see yourself in three years? >> on a boat, traveling the world. >> this is video of butler when he started a maritime training program a few months ago.

ed brown, mike davis, and linda hamilton. they're here to answer questions and there are also here showing their commitment to the program. -- and they are also here showing their commitment to the program. we appreciate their hard work right alongside coming up with a new form of contract. the next won't spend a lot of time on this one unless i get the dreaded beep-beep from the president. in the terms sheet, there are key parts i wanted to highlight. it addresses how the electronic transaction information would work. what the contractors role would be, and the term sheet does specify that they would be locating because interactivity is in san francisco. there is even a date specified of no later than six months after the launch of the program. let me touch base on timeline. were we are here now, the sf puc contract and the 19.5 million. a parallel path, we expect the master contract to be approved by the board of supervisors. we're working toward the completion of the contract that noble americas. introduced at the board of

. -- great colt's rates s, orlando brown, and mike flanagan.'s look back at some moments from 2011 to baltimore fans will for ever enjoyed. the red sox had the 10-game lead. in the bottom of the ninth, that ended boston's season and gave orioles fans something to truly care about. celebrate that. to november 6 at hines field. going back to smith after a huge drop. earning redemption from the playoff loss last january. alloys make me think that ravens have a chance. we will have another check on the forecast right after this. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> year is a look at some stories we're working on for later tonight. the clouds are getting thicker as we count down to 2012. 11 news will be live at the inner harbor where there is a heightened security. we just confirmed a shooting investigation in southwest baltimore. police say a man was shot near baker street. we'll have those stories and much more when you join us ton >> i

ed brown, mike davis, and linda hamilton. they're here to answer questions and there are also here showing their commitment to the program. -- and they are also here showing their commitment to the program. we appreciate their hard work right alongside coming up with a new form of contract. the next won't spend a lot of time on this one unless i get the dreaded beep-beep from the president. in the terms sheet, there are key parts i wanted to highlight. it addresses how

jammal brown and mike sellers can't say the same. both are ruled out due to injury.limp into the meadow lands facing the giants. eli manning and the g men are fresh off a win over dallas in week 14th and fighting for the playoff seed in the nfc. the redskins will not make the playoffs but it is their chance to play spoiler. >> yeah, why not? you know if we're not allowed to go to the playoffs then why not ruin someone else's chances of trying to do what they are trying to do. >> i am not a guy to try to ruin it but i would love to ruin it. i want to win regardless whether they have something to fight for or not. but when you are left to all you can do then why not do it? >> the game is at 1:00 from the meadowlands. met life stadium. >> that team got a lot of years of being spoilers. >> nobody wants to play that role. >>> we'r >>> she cited irreconcilable differences. kobe is estimated to be worth $200 million and no reup in. >>> in romania, a 36-year-old blind man got behind the wheel today. he gets to drive occasionally. he ge[ male announcer ]onally. this...is the

mike, as you were mentioning, brown christmas looking more and more like a sure bet for so many of us>> looking at that map, there's really no need for you to come to work. >> some people say that all the time. >> you could just phone it in. another great monday night football game last night. >> this one was really exciting. i stayed up to midnight watching this. >> a stellar match-up. the seattle seahawks against the st. louis rams monday night football. wow. the seahawks trying to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. first five minutes of the game, st. louis punts. seattle's doug baldwin comes off the edge, stuffs the kick. his teammate michael robinson grabs the ball. takes it 17 yards into the end zone. seattl seattle, 7-0. marshawn lynch puts it away for seattle. the replay shows the speed. do we have a replay here? do we want to see a replay? do we care? >> no. >> no. all right. to celebrate he gets showered by skittles after he scores. darren rovell of cnbc reports the skittles company is offering lynch a two-year supply of skittles in appreciation for all the free publicity.

in a related story offensive lineman jammal brown and fullback mike sellers out for sunday.when the redskins visit the giants for part two in their series. the g men are making a run at the playoffs despite losing four of their last five and now are tied with dallas for the top spot in the nfc east, but this means only one thing for the redskins, boiler alert. >> i would love to ruin it. i'm -- spoiler alert. >> i would love to ruin it. i go out to the game saying i want to win regardless whether they have something to fight for or not, but when you're left that's all you can do, why not do it? >> why not? if we're not allowed to go to the playoffs, then why not ruin someone else's chances? >> that's basically what it's come down to, so absolutely. if we can't get it for ourselves, we're going to try and mess it up for anybody else we can that we play. >>> a federal judge sentenced barry bonds to 30 days house arrest, two years probation and community service for his obstruction of justice conviction in a grand jury appearance eight years ago. the sentence has been delayed p

jamal brown and fullback mike sellers will not play.ty la ron landry game the fifth redskins starter to land on the injured reserve. needless to say, somebody needs to step up and play sunday. it could be a chance for the rookie class to continue to shine. dan hellie discusses that more with head coach mike shanahan. >> reporter: three games left in the season. very important to evaluate the young guys. a lot of them are playing. is there one position you need to see what guys can do? >> not really. they are playing because of injuries. you get a chance to evaluate these guys and see how they play against great competition. >> another door opened for roy helu. the other rookie is finally getting runs and producing. how nice is it to see them doing things for you? >> it's nice. young guys taking advantage of an opportunity. helu is getting stronger as the game goes on. he's averaging about five yards a carry. for a young guy, it's impressive to see how he stepped up. over seven yards carry last week. they can average over seven yards, it

browns, his appeal. meaning he won't play against the niners. steelers coach mike tomlin not exactly relishing in playing that game without harrison. >> we know quiet frankly how hard he's worked to play within the rules. he's worked extremely hard to adjust his game and we have to be accountable for that. he has to be accountable for that. >> reporter: that video hurts just looking at it. meantime it's not all great news for the 49ers as they will be playing the game without one of their better offensive line men joe staley. you know things haven't been going for the offensive line. boone will take staley's place. >> i expect a lot of blitzes i feel in the nfl when you can't pick up a blitz one time everybody just hammers you with that same blitz. they just keep throwing it at you, throwing it at you to see if they can get the same thing out of it. we're expecting a lot of blitz and pressure. we're excited for it. >> he will have a lot of pressure. that will be his first start in the professional nfl. that is sports for now. gasia take care of that cold. >> lots o

steve brown has more like in des moines. mike huckabee got the evangelical vote last election but this time around they have not rallied around a certain candidate. >>reporter: well, no, and the challenge has been, if you talk to evangelicals, trying to sort through the differences between the candidates because by and large the republican field is viewed as consistently, u.s.ly conservative, so they are taking to hard the rule to measure twice and cut once. >> iowa voters, christian voters are intellectual, very savvy, and they vet their candidates. what they are looking at, people say you talk about core value issues they are hiring someone to be past. we want to know if they can trust them. >>reporter: if you are pro life and pro traditional life, and absolutely, they will look at the rest of it but a lot of the examination is on those two topics. >>trace: sounds like some of the evangelicals wish huckabee was still in the race. >>guest: well, there are. there are. there are, in fact, yes, several of them. and every few week o

given mike his proclivities i pay a finder's fee. come on. john brown. angry.meone must have a question. >> you would not know if which still has a sizable african-american population. i wonder what the response of african-americans was at the time and what sort of response you're getting to his story? >> yes. it is, again to one of these extraordinary things about brown he is a man who really lives his beliefs. he has black people, at times, living in his own. he stays with black people as well. he stays with frederick douglass, the famous abolitionist. and over three weeks to become friends. he lives for a time in a pre black settlement in upstate new york. billy quite extraordinary in that sense. very uncommon in the state what do you think about amalgamation was last june. he says, well, not really for a call but i prefer that my daughter is married industrious black man rather than idle white. this is 1859. i will add that he also has great political ambitions. he writes are rewrites the american constitution at one point to give rights not only to blacks,

mike. joining us here in washington, is democratic senator sherrod brown of the great state of ohio. senator brown, thank you for being here tonight. >> you bet, rachel. thank you. >> today's speech had a pretty overtly populist message from president obama. do you feel like that is the right note to be sounding in today's politics? and in today's economy? >> yeah, it's the right note for a couple reasons. first of all, this view from many in the mainstream media that populism is about a bunch of people with pitchforks storming the castle has it wrong. populism is fighting for workers, fair trade, fighting for jobs, taking on special interests. when wall street does what it does. when insurance companies or drug companies do what they do. and that's exactly why -- that's why his tone was exactly right. to me, it's more interesting, not so much this is the beginning of his campaign. my interest is the impact it has on the congress to finally move away from special interests and do what we ought to do on infrastructure, on jobs, generally on the payroll tax, on protecting medicare. all

mike dukakis win. bill clinton beat his opponent and coasted against jerry brown. john kerry beat john edwards and coasted against howard dean. you create a situation where they really won't be a incident grim-romney primary which is what you need to have at this point. ron paul will get in the middle of it. >> in virginia there is only going to be romney and ron paul on the ballot. everybody is off there. iowa is all about organization. that is why ron paul looks like he could win this thing, they are certainly organized. newt got this far on debate performance alone. at this point that won't be enough to carry him further? >> i think that is true. don't forget, mark, he is not on the ballot in missouri. it's a beauty contest, they have delegates. it's the only primary between january 31 and some of the other primaries at the end of march. missouri comes on march 6th. it really would be an opportunity for whoever loses florida to regain momentum, but gingrich won't on this ballot so it may not be possible to do that. i think what it really reflects is during this

brown. the poll also finds that attack ads have hurt the favorability among likely voters. interesting race. >> yeah, mike barnicle -- it is a fascinating race, we're still early in the process. but scott brown's got a tough fight on his hands. >> elizabeth warren is a very, very strong candidate in massachusetts, made for massachusetts, she has a message, she's articulate, she's confident, and barack obama's going to be on the top of the ticket in that state. he will carry that state, it's not ohio. she's going to be a very, very strong candidate. she is a strong candidate. >> now, this poll was taken this past week, the same week that massachusetts voters saw the republican party elevate newt gingrich to the top of -- the top of possibly the republican ticket. that obviously, and this is the story that republicans need to start looking at. there's no doubt that has hurt scott brown in this poll. it'll hurt republican candidates in wisconsin, in minnesota, in michigan, in illinois, in pennsylvania, in new mexico, in arizona, in swing states across america having newt gingrich at the top of the ticket wou

i also would echo senator brown in thanking mike van buskirk, the president of the ohio bankers' league, and the general counsel of the credit union league, thank them for their help and support over the past month and for the work we've done together over many years. i also want to acknowledge that i believe chairman jon leibowitz was here earlier and had to leave, commissioner julie brill of the ftc is here. they have been tremendous partners in helping us set up operation and have forged a collaborative enterprise for us that i think will mark the years ahead. so there are other friends here, but i won't it is a it can committee's patience. i'm grateful for their presence. if it's point front at this time -- appropriate at this point in time, senator, i do have an opening statement. >> yes. >> okay. i'm honored to be here as nominee to be the director of the consumer financial protection bureau. i appreciate deeply the confidence that the president has shown in me, and i thank professor elizabeth warren for her pain staking and thoughtful work to turn the consumer bureau from an abst

. >> reporter: the vigil is at browns memorial baptist church on west belvedere avenue at 7:00. mike hellgren, wjz 13. >>> we will have more of phylicia barns family and the memorial garden dedicated in her honor. >>> arson investigators are looking in to a suspicious house fire in west baltimore today. started after 7:00 this morning in the 800 block of west lumbar. crews found three separate fires burning inside the home leading investigators to believe they may have been set. now the cause of the fires is unknown. >>> the down economy is taking a toll on maryland homeowners, according to media partner, the baltimore sun, home values have fallen 17% since 2008. that's based op assessments from the state. the drop was steeper in baltimore with home values down an average of 19%. >>> encouraging news on the health of the chesapeake bay. scientists say the setment plume left over from hurricane irene and tropical storm lee is doing less damage than expected. there were fears that the plume would destroy under water grass beds as a feeding and nesting place for blue crabs. oyster popul

mike: a lot. >> and he needs to work in some chocolate brown, a little bit of gray and get the foils going and blackand he's a good looking guy and not-- not a gay hair dresser saying i am he' mitt romney's hair guy. >> mike: incredible political insight, heather. >> i don't know how to follow that. mitt a b for boring. and i'm sorry, but like, the poor guy, steven colbert made the great point it's not that the other candidates are ahead of them, they're not mitt romney and the problem is that mitt romney is mitt romney. the guy can't excite his base, can't excite the mainstream and the middle of the republican party and you know, look, he seems to want to change whenever way the wind blows to try and get someone to like him, but he, you know, he is a weak leader, he flip-flops on every issue and incidentally, this is a tough election and he doesn't have what it takes. >> you guys are tough on him. okay. a z? >> i'm giving him a cz not just because i'm having mitt romney, z is a variable. you can't stall for mitt romney. anything you say about the man could be true and anything presidential opportun

mike wallace. pittsburgh in front, 21-0. strike a pose. end of the half, cincinnati punting it away. antonio brown gets it, room to run, making a play. 60-yard punt return for a touchdown. the steelers crush the bengals, 35-7. pittsburgh is now 9-3. they look good, the steelers. they always do, i guess. >> a lot better than we are, right? >> the redskins are just -- >> thanks. that's news for now. "nightly news" is heading your way next. we'll be back here at 11:00 right after the game. have a good night, everybody. [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars pa

. >> mike you make a great point about elizabeth warren moving on to politically to run against scott browns. poll numbers show she's leading in the polls in massachusetts. explain why people in washington, d.c., were so against elizabeth warren who you pointed out pretty much created this bureau, they didn't want to see her oversee it. >> reporter: for largely the same reasons, ideological, economic, you name it, in terms of economic policy, republicans feel the dodd-frank legislation that created this agency to begin with is overly restricted, promotes regulation, hamstrings businesses large and small as the economy continues to struggle, this is something obviously part of the republican brand, and on the other side of course we've seen democrats embrace the opposite attitude and the president of course doubling down now on the rights of private citizens over those of corporate interests in the speech he made tuesday in kansas echoing something theodore roosevelt said in the same location so a theme emerging here you really can't separate the politics and policy at this point, thomas. no