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senator mike leigh is joining the push for what he says is a cleaner and simpler and better tech solutionke dc outsiders coming actually has the power to do it. welcome to the show. senator, the flat tax has been an idea for four or five years now. you think thaa there is any sort of reception at this time? >> i certainly think that there needs to be. i think this is a good opportunity for us to revisit the idea. when we have a president who is trying to pit one group of taxpayers against another, promising to increase government spending, we need to revisit the fact that anytime we raise taxes, even if it's only raising taxes nominally on the rich, we are making all americans were poor. charles: i do agree with that wholeheartedly. to be frank, this division -- getting one person against another -- i am digressing a little bit. think about four years ago at this time when everybody on both sides of the aisle, maybe this country will come closer together. now, we are being ripped apart because someone is marginally more successful than their neighbor. i find it to be despicable. what i al

. >> thank you, leigh. >>> mike shumann is off and rick quan is in.t is here now. the niners finish the regular season with a victory. the nfl playoff picture is all set. we'll show who you is playing who the first round. as for the 49ers, they can sit back and watch the first week thanks to a career performance by michael crabtree. >>> the nfl playoff picture is set. the 49ers are the number two seed in the nfc and we will get a first round bye. to win the division they had to take care of the cardinals at the stick. the niners looked pumped up, but they trailed 6-0 after the first quarter. the offense got going in the second and kaepernick and crabtree team up for a two-play, 80-yard drive. first he hits crabtree for a 30-yard gain, and then the next play kaepernick gets away from the pressure and finds crabtree for a touchdown. while that connection was clicking, akers continues to have problems. he made two of four field goal attempts. this meant they only lead it 7-6 at the half. with smith still sidelined, francois is trying to fill the void. fr

. >> thank you, leigh. >>> mike shumann is off and rick quan is in.fs. >> it is here now. the niners finish the regular season with a victory. the nfl playoff picture is all set. we'll show who you is playing who the first round. as for the 49ers, they can sit back and watch the first week thanks to a career performance by michael crabtree. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. go to our website below to get at&t u-

thank you, leigh. mike shumann is out. rick quan is in and you have the niners highlights. >> a lot of excitement i might lose my voice. >> ama: all the screaming. >> rick: for the 489ers to win the nfc west and earn the first-round bythey had to beast arizona and green bay lose to minnesota. the offense got going in the second. kaepernick and crabtree, the two-play drive. hits crabtree for the 31-yard gain, and then kaepernick finds crabtree open for a 49-yard touchdown. that connection was clicking. david akers continues to have his problems, making just two of four field goal attempts. with justin smith still sidelined, francois is trying to filled the void. frenchy is just that, sagging brandon hoyer, in the third, kaepernick and crabtree dream up again. crabtree, 172 yards and two touchdowns, the first niner to have more than 1,000 yards rereceiving since terrell owens in 2003. gore gets his 51st rushing touchdown, a franchise record. for the second straight year, san francisco wins the nfc west. >> really happy. with

of course, mike niko will be here with an update 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> sounds good. thank you, leigh. >>> shu is here with sports. and dare i say it was a great day for the teams? >> first time in awhile the 49ers and the raiders are on the winning slate. highlights and reactions. >> and we will take you to our >> and we will take you to our combos and plays of the day. and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your sm

of course, mike niko will be here with an update 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> sounds good. thank you, leigh. >>> shu is here with sports. and dare i say it was a great day for the teams? >> first time in awhile the 49ers and the raiders are on the winning slate. highlights and reactions. >> and we will take you to our combos and plays of the day. >>> game of the day in the nfl. 49ers and patriots in new england. two different halves. 49ers dominated the first while tom brady roared back with 29 unanswered points. if you like rollercoasters, here we go. a cold and rainy night. storm front coming in. kaepernick strikes first and 7-049ers. second quarter and on the money to walker. he makes up for a fumble in the red zone earlier. 34-yard strike. let's go to the third quarter. his third td pass of the game. threads the needle and 27 yards and 31-349ers. game is over, right? >> huh-uh. 28 unanswered by the patriots. down the sidelines and he had 10 catches. 190 yards for the former 9er. we have a tie tbaim. tie game. after they returned the ensuing kickoff and the next play and four td passes t

leigh glaser is up next with the forecast. >> mike: the warriors are on fire. i'm mike shumann. seven-day swing ending in two days, and with the win the warriors come home with a record of 6-1 for the first time you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> ama: a previously scheduled gun buyback program for oakland and san francisco got a boost today. hundreds of guns were bought by the oakland and san francisco police department. them to mass roman has the story. >> i just decided to get rid of the guns. >> michelle, who did not want to give her last name, was one of more than 200 people selling their guns to the police. many who wai

mike niko will be here 4. a 30 to 7:00 a.m. to give you another update. >> thank you, leigh. rick quan is in for mike shumann. >> stormy times for the raiders and the niners. but things might get better later in the week. coming up in sports, the raiders are in desperate need of a win and suffer a brownout in oakland. and the 49ers let one get away thanks to some late game mistakes by >>> despite a sub par performance by kaepernick, harbaugh is standing by his man and is planing on starting him next week against miami. the first quarter action and frank gore powers his way in from the one. that will be san francisco's only touchdown. it was still 7-0 in the third quarter and colin kaepernick retreats and throws the ball out of bounds. he was flagged for intentional grounding that gives the rams a safety. late in the fourth and kaepernick makes another critical mistake. jenkins recovers and is in for a score. he can only watch and wonder. they side up with a two-point conversion of the -- conversion. it was 10 apiece. kaepernick tries to make up with the play. thanks to great b

mike niko will be here 4. a 30 to 7:00 a.m. to give you another update. >> thank you, leigh. rick quan is in for mike shumann. >> stormy times for the raiders and the niners. but things might get better later in the week. coming up in sports, the raiders are in desperate need of a win and suffer a brownout in oakland. and the 49ers let one get away thanks to some late game mistakes by >>> despite a sub par performance by kaepernick, harbaugh is standing by his man and is planing on starting him next week against miami. the first quarter action and frank gore powers his way in from the one. that will be san francisco's only touchdown. it was still 7-0 in the third quarter and colin kaepernick retreats and throws the ball out of bounds. he was flagged for intentional grounding that gives the rams a safety. late in the fourth and kaepernick makes another critical mistake. jenkins recovers and is in for a score. he can only watch and wonder. they side up with a two-point conversion of the -- conversion. it was 10 apiece. kaepernick tries to make up with the play. thanks to great b

. >> ama: thank you so much, leigh. and mike shumann is here with sports.ig college rivalry game. >> mike: still one left. the college football bowl season is upon us so we have one regular season game left, army versus navy. navy's dominated in the past. army had their chance ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >> mike: after losing to the giants in the nfc title game last season, in the niners knew what they needed to do in the offseason, more wide receivers and they brought in randy moss. mario manningham and a.j. jenkins, malmanningham went down with a shoulder injury last week and is doubtful tomorrow in miami. so

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leigh. bill back to you. >>> mike, this morning for the first time i tried to look at the pictures of those beautiful first graders, couldn't do it, i honestly got angry. where are you in processing this whole thing? >> i don't think i'm whole lot different from you. a weight of sadness in any soul, i think in the souls of a lot of people that carry into this week about the events of last week because as you said, the images, the pictures, the season the promise of children, the memories that you have of your own children, the snap shots that so many people have in their mind's eyes about their time with their children when children were 6 and 7. days at the beach. christmas season. it's been very much diminished. also an edge of anger that i carry about this. about us as a nation, about what's not been done about what happened and how it happened. so, it's a jumble of emotions that i think and i'm not alone, certainly, that i carry into this week and have carried all weekend. >>> now, lot of people still in shock going through and into morning, did it surprise you yesterday, sunday, the mo

i'm ama dates for leigh glaser and mike mike shumann and everyone here.ave a safe and wonderful holiday. good night. >>> this morning on "world news now," fired up. advocates on both sides of the gun control debate take their emotions to the streets. >> while lawmakers and gun shops are expressing sharply divided opinions about firearms after the newtown tragedy. it's christmas eve, monday, december 24. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> merry christmas eve, everybody. i'm rob nelson. and we have another familiar face. to my left this morning, welcome back from the west coast, brandi hitt.

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leigh glaser is up next with the forecast. >> mike: the playoff picture cleared up today in the afc. andruw expluk his colts -- andrew luck and his you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> take a look at this, time lapse look as the storm moved through from the camera on mt. tamalpais in mill valley. you can see lots of rain and serious wind gusts blowing around the trees. the strong and steady storm is pounding the sea wall along coastal communities. giant swells and pacifica closed the local pier while stinging rain kept most people indoors. >>> a little farther north in san francisco. a two-mile stretch of the coast highway was bloc

leigh glaser is up next with the forecast. >> mike: the heisman trophy handed out today two quarterbacks and a middle linebacker your finalists. man ty -- manti taio, johnny manziel, and collin klein anxiously awaiting >> removing a whale carcass from a southern california beach will be left if to mother nature. the 40,000-pound whale washed up on a beach in malibu. the beach is privately owned and no government agency will take action to remove the carcass. the remains will stay until time and mother nature take their toll. >>> scientists in the antarctic will explore a portion of the planet cut off from the rest of the world for 500,000 years. they set up a camp at a remote area to search for ancient life. this is video from the expedition. crews will drill through two miles of ice to reach the lake below. scientist hope to find species that can teach them about the earth's past climate. >> what we find will be interesting. we could find any number of microbial life and that will be very interesting itself, to find out how those mine croaks are surviving in such an extremely tough cond

you can fight right here on abc-7 enough new year's morning, and mike shumann is already in pasadena and will give is highlights. >> leigh glaser is here ex-checking out the forecast. >> leigh: it's been a terrific day. terrific weekend, and we're looking live now from the emeryville cam. a few little high clouds just off the coast. this is the golden gate bridge. but it is going to be another cold night so get ready for some frost inland by tomorrow morning. live doppler 7hd taking some time off as well. oh, yes, we're spinning live but no returns being picked up at this time. so we'll keep it dry there check out these current readings. it's cold in fairfield. 49 degrees already. san francisco 51. oakland, 56. 51 in mountain view. 49 in san jose and los gatos. here's a look at our forecast. we will go with some more cold temperatures overnight. definitely get ready for inland frost. clouds and a little cool for our new year's eve. just a few patchy clouds out there. no reason in the accuweather forecast. most of the rain will stay off the coast and then we'll bring on the sunshine for the first day of the new year on tu

. >> leigh: winter on friday, you're right. >> ama: mike is here with sports. >> mike: the niners facing patriots today, and michael crabtree working on his dance moves. we have it next in >> mike: the 49ers-patriots matchup has the makings of a great game. tom brady against the 49ers defense, and the patriot defense trying to confuse colin kaepernick, michael crabtree has 66 catches, 761 yards, averaging almost 12 yards per catch. biggest improvement this year has been what he does with the ball everywards according to his coach. >> his yards after catch, he has been doing that the entire year. he is -- playing as well as anybody in the game running with the ball after the catch, yard after catch, yards after contact. as good as anybody in the league. >> mike: going to need a lot of those touchdowns. >> players get days off. they rest or take care offer rans but mr. crabtree is helping kid that remind him of himself growing up in texas. >> video game publisher was demonstrating its latest game this week, hip-hop dance experience, to the local boys and girls club of san francisco. this g

mike shumann has highlights in sports. >> valley fog is developing. >> valley fog is developing. i'm leigh glaser. lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and there are no withdrawal fees at over 17,500 chase atms all for one flat fee of $4.95 per month. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >> ama: new data suggests that dinosaurs died from a volcano. a massive volcano near india spew toxic gas into the atmosphere for thousands of years. it poisoned the earth and eventually killed off the dinosaurs. they traced ancient lava flows to come to their conclusion. they were wiped out about 65 million years ago. the scientists behind the volcano study don't believe the asteroid had a big enough impact to caused ex tings. >> scientists in thentarctica will explore part of new area. its remote section to search for ancient life. this is video provided by the expedition. crews will drill through two m

mike jackson returning home to brooklyn. this turned out to be a very happy homecoming in new york thanks to david leigh.coming up next. did you get chips for the party? nope. cheese plate? cheese plate...nope. i made something better. ♪ you used the oven? boom ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. the second final in 20 years the warriors have won 12 of the last 19 games. coach mark jackson was b in brooke loon. brooklyn. his confidence is growing and the steel here and you take it to the rack. he finished it with 32 points and the nets by 6. but curry went from simmer to boil and knocking down three's. steph a pull up jumper and he made it 28 to the fourth quarter. not the shot, but the dish and he had six points and 10 boards and three steals. david lee cleaning up inside here. he had a double-double 30 points, 15 rebounds 109-102 warriors. they are doing all of this without andrew

back with us on set, mike barnicle, number one best-selling author jon meacham, leigh gallagher and michaelbout but we do have to begin with the ties, if we could. mike is getting all the focus here this morning and that is inexcusable. >> could i just say, in the words of speaker john boehner, we need to find common ground here. we need to do it quick. >> there ain't going to be any between these two ties. over here, good news, jon meacham will be number one on "the new york times" bestseller list this weekend. the bad news is he's going to get there wearing that tie with rabbits on it. here they are. can we get a text poll. >> can i just tell you i got this from harold pord? >> that explains a lot. >> it does. >> that means it's tree both ends. >> a disgrace to michael steele who dresses so well every day. >> i just show up and play. >> you do a good job of that. steele is going for it, the pocket square. the book going gangbusters. >> thank you, thank you. it's been fun. been out talking to folks and everybody has been really nice. >> why are people so thrilled? i'm not saying this to gi

mike jackson returning home to brooklyn. this turned out to be a very happy homecoming in new york thanks to david leigh. sports coming up next. >>> there is a surprise for the second final in 20 years the warriors have won 12 of the last 19 games. coach mark jackson was born in brooke loon. brooklyn. his confidence is growing and the steel here and you take it to the rack. he finished it with 32 points and the nets by 6. but curry went from simmer to boil and knocking down three's. steph a pull up jumper and he made it 28 to the fourth quarter. not the shot, but the dish and he had six points and 10 boards and three steals. david lee cleaning up inside here. he had a double-double 30 points, 15 rebounds 109-102 warriors. they are doing all of this without andrew bogin. even before they kicked off the season dennis alan said raiders management knew they didn't have a playoff contender. i'm sure they didn't envision a 3-10 tau -- tabacle. he says he and the gm reggie mckenzie says they knew it would be a rebuilding project, but it looks like a complete tear down. >> reggie and i have talked about it. we k

mike jackson returning home to brooklyn. this turned out to be a very happy homecoming in new york thanks to david leigh.ise for the second final in 20 years the warriors have won 12 of the last 19 coach mark jackson was born in brooke loon. brooklyn. his confidence is growing and the steel here and you take it to the rack. he finished it with 32 points and the nets by 6. but curry went from simmer to boil and knocking down three's. steph a pull up jumper and he made it 28 to the fourth quarter. not the shot, but the dish and he had six points and 10 boards and three steals. david lee cleaning up inside here. he had a double-double 30 points, 15 rebounds 109-102 warriors. they are doing all of this without andrew bogin. even before they kicked off the season dennis alan said raiders management knew they didn't have a playoff contender. i'm sure they didn't envision a 3-10 tau -- tabacle. he says he and the gm reggie mckenzie says they knew it would be a rebuilding project, but it looks like a complete tear down. >> reggie and i have talked about it. we knew what we were dealing with when we came here. we

parade new year's morning at 8:00 here's on abc-7 and mike shumann is in pasadena to cover the rose bowl. his reports will air on new year's day. leigh glaser is off tonight. lisa argen has our forecast. >> we're starting out with a chilly night. here's the live doppler 7hd on mt. st. helena. and all is clear, and the forecast for the next couple of days, we'll be talking about the chilly air and much of the rain has moved out of our future outlook. so, i'll explain in a moment. right now we're looking at 30s in livermore. 36 right now, and napa. 38 in fairfield. 48 in san francisco. 39 on the coast. certainly cold out there. this time yesterday we were warmer. so we were 11 degrees cooler in napa, on the way to subfreezing temperatures overnight. and it's pretty cold in our east bay valleys. so that's where we're expecting the frost. clear and cold nights ahead. the rain chances are out tomorrow night but monday night, a slight chance of rain in the evening hours and that we can scale back on. looks like a sunny start to 2013, and much of next week looking drive. overnight lows, cold, with 28 in napa. 32 in con -- concord. warmer he

parade new year's morning at 8:00 here's on abc-7 and mike shumann is in pasadena to cover the rose bowl. his reports will air on new year's day. leighlaser is off tonight. lisa argen has our forecast. >> we're starting out with a chilly night. here's the live doppler 7hd on mt. st. helena. and all is clear, and the forecast for the next couple of days, we'll be talking about the chilly air and much of the rain has moved out of our future outlook. so, i'll explain in a moment. right now we're looking at 30s in livermore. 36 right now, and napa. 38 in fairfield. 48 in san francisco. 39 on the coast. certainly cold out there. this time yesterday we were warmer. so we were 11 degrees cooler in napa, on the way to subfreezing temperatures overnight. and it's pretty cold in our east bay valleys. so that's where we're expecting the frost. clear and cold nights ahead. the rain chances are out tomorrow night but monday night, a slight chance of rain in the evening hours and that we can scale back on. looks like a sunny start to 2013, and much of next week looking drive. overnight lows, cold, with 28 in napa. 32 in con -- concord. warmer here

mike barnicle in for joe and mika. sam stein's here. he's sitting in the big boy chair. >> yeah. >> leighgher is still with us, richard haass is still with us. along with richard wolffe in washington. joining us on set, best-selling author, host of the award-winning public radio program "studio 360," kurt andersen. how are you? >> good. happy new year. >> what's on your mind? >> you know, the two pounds i gained during christmas, mainly. what's on my mind? it's always the best of times/worst of times. and you see what the lack of any kind of progress on the fiscal cliff thing happening. on the other hand, i turn the page and i see that apparently the housing market is back. we've had a larger run-up in housing prices the last year off of obviously a terribly low base over the last year of any time in the last seven, eight years. >> front payable, "wall street journal" today. >> it's true. it's true. housing is mounting a turnaround. but this is why the whole cliff mad science so frustrating because by every measure, housing, consumer confidence, auto sales, even. i mean, manufacturing acr