the cavaliers continue to roll. 17 points during a 12-0 run. 69-42 -- mike scott has been on a tear.ayer of the week for two straight weeks. pro basketball, the wizards do not like the publicity they are getting today. the wizards play in atlanta tomorrow night. they want team players, not these guys. >> someone talking about getting this shot or whatever, it is a team score not an individual score. >> in miami, a look at lebron james. he gets the best deal, of the speech, and that made it 14-9 miami. how about duane weighed tonight? -- dewayne wade? do not forget tomorrow, the military bolt -- air force and toledo will tee up tomorrow afternoon. >> so what will we do about women fletcher? >> i think he will be selected as an " alternate member. without a doubt. >> that is such a disappointment. >> he is a course. >>> just ahead stars of the twilight series. >>> and let me tell you about the magazine cover. >> it hit the internet yesterday. by the looks of it, the cover story is about "twilight" actor taylor longer coming out of the closet. there was a lot of congratulations, but the

los cavaliers jugando de local derrotaron a 69-42 estern shores, con buen trabajo de mike scott que terminoias, darion atkins agrego 13 puntos y joe harris 10 para consolidar la decima primer vicotir de la temporada con solo una derrota para los cavaliers de virginia. bueno lo que para otros deportes es el partido de las estrellas en el futbol americano es el pro bowl. pues les cuento que dieron la lista que estaran en hawai, con mayor numero de jugadores de los patriotas y los empacadores 8 cada uno. rodgers y brady fueron nombrados los mariscales de campo titulares de sus conferencias cuando la nfl anunciÓ las alineaciones de la nfc y afc, respectivamente, para el prÓximo pro bowl, programado para llevarse a cabo el 29 de enero en honolulu. los ravens de baltimore tendra representantey sera encabezado por el veterano linebacker ray lewis quien no es desconocido en este tipo de partidos. en su momento lo comentamos y pues hoy se confirma.el campeÓn superligero del consejo mundial de boxeo, el mexicano Érik "el terrible" morales, finalmente no combatirÁ ante el estadounidense danny garci Ía

next possession for the cavs, joe harris goes inside to mike scott. gets the hook shot to go. scott with a game high 20 points. virginia up 43-24 at the break. second half, more virginia. scott double-teamed. great pass for the wide-open dunk. virginia defeats longwood 86-53. cavs are now 7-1. up next the home game against george mason on tuesday night. >>> college football, virginia tech plays clemson tomorrow night at 8:00 for the acc championship. if the hokies receive redemption, they would earn a spot in the orange bowl for the fourth time in five years. james madison taking e ining on georgetown state. >>> the longest road trip in the history of jmu football. bison strike first. touchdown. his sixth in the last three weeks. north dakota state up 7-0. the dukes respond. 30 seconds to go in the half. jus ton thorp to smith. that's good for a 20-yard touchdown. see it again. great concentration from smith. the defender all over him. james madison ties the game at 7. thi first and goal, this time from six yards out. blocked extra point. bison lead 19-7 right now in the secon

evans causes a turnover and races up court and gives it to mike scott. second half cavs up 13. evans with another steal ahead to scott who finishes with another dunk. scott with the game high 17 points. next possession for maryland eastern shore and another turnover. they were sloppy. look at the passing. no look to scott. tony bennett lost a couple of players to transfers recently. uva wins it 69-42 and improve to 11-1 on the season. georgetown a surprise. uva a bit of a surprise. maybe it won't be all as dry as we thought in college basketball. >> we need someone to be ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or th

later it ask going to be mike scott grabbing the offensive rebound staying with it. spin move in the lane up and off the glass. he went for 19 in the first half. seattle beating virginia 43-41 early in the second. >>> up a level in the nba florida a key state in the championship race. they are having fun in orlando. magic hosting the heat. it's pre-season. a couple of missed dunks and lebron cleans up the mess. the magic down by as many as 22 points in this game. nelson for the magic out to richardson. look who's there. dwight howard just throwing it down. the magic come back to beat the heat tonight. and the nba regular season starts on chri >>> so you night hire a server at a holiday party. but in canada they are enlisting flair bartenders. they send bottles into the air kicking it up a knock. they pour you a drink and charm the crowd a little bit. practice it takes to make this happen. if you can master it you will do well. they make $100 an ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a specia

hosting maryland, eastern shore 1st half percy woods has it stolen by johntel evans who gives it to mike scott7 a game high. 2nd half malcomb brogden comes away with the loose ball. virginia cruises past maryland eastern shoric. >>-42. cavs won nine in a row. >>> kevin barnett and the celtics against the heat. 1st half a block by wade. marquise daniel loses the handle. now the heat go up ahead to chris bosh who pump fakes and leads in two of his 18. lebron with a team high 26. the heat defeat the celtics 115- 107 to prove to 2 -0. boston drops to 0-2. and the wizards seek their first win tomorrow night in atlanta against the hawks and ranked georgetown begins big east play tomorrow night on the road against no. 4 louisville. wiz dam, that's a look at sports. -- wisdom, that's a look at sports. we had a minor microphone dysfunction and we corrected it. >> that's okay. you're still our mvp and you're in our pro bowl. let's go to gary right now and look at what's happening outside with our wonderful weather. >> a little breezy overnight tonight, wisdom, but tomorrow it's going to be down right bl

find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike scott. the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our. welcome back to spotlight and i'll get it over in just a reminder that my guest on the show today is under a good eleven co the famous russian basketball player in the n.b.a. as a k forty seven hundred eight well there we started talking about the ability of russians to play abroad the sort of a comfort of this come for that you have when you play well when you play in a fairly well this is true. you know really for basketball this is also true for hockey players in the n.h.l. this is also true it might sound funny for the russian girls in the modeling this last of them or are working work it's also a kind of sport you have brought well what do you think what's the reason that russians do really when they do really fit into that though they may be very good professionally well oh i know a lot of examples for the athletes who plays in america and you know they feel very comfortable and i know a

he did this to mike scott for the jam. uva up by 10 at the half.e second half, it was all virginia. they excused past maryland eastern show 69-42. >>> in the nba last night, kevin garnett and the celtics on the road against the heat and duane wade. first half, ray allen drives baseline and is blocked by wade. the heat recover the ball and it is tossed up to chris bosh. he had 18. lebron james with a team high 26 points. the defeat the celtics 115- 107 to improve to 2-0. boston drops to 0-2. >>> georgetown begins big east play tonight on the road against number four louisville. >>> new year's eve preparations are under way in the big apple. we'll take a look at that next. >>> coming up, the late action from the campaign trail where the candidates now have less than a week before voters make their choice. over 200,000 people are hospitalized every year with flu complications. lysol disinfectant spray is approved to kill over 50 germs on surfaces. this includes cold and flu viruses. so we recommend using lysol every day. >>> final prep rigs are under

later in the first half, evans with the steal and nice in the giving spirit, and gives to mike scott. had a game high 20. the cavs up 19 at the half. the second half, joe harris known for his shooting, decides this time he will take it in for the dunk and contributes 13 as virginia cruises past longwood, 86-53 and they're 7- 1. >>> 'tiz the season for the bb&t classic, celebrating the 17th year and games starting at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon. gw plays bcu in game 1 and the terps will play notre dame in the second game at 4:45, and the tournament benefits the children's charity foundation. >> the terps come into tomorrow's game at 3-3 after losing 71-62 to illinois on tuesday. the sophomore scored 25 points and it was not enough. maryland is 14-11 all time and the bb&t classic, with 2-5ness is the tournament went to a single day format in 2004. the head coach wants the team to make strides but is growing impatient. >> and i ask him all the time, hey, you want to be good? -- no, i'm serious. do you want to be good? raise your hand? i want to be good. okay. i'm tired of not sleeping. if yo

evans with the cross over to mike scott for the hoop. virginia wins 67-54. they are now 9-1.ave a great monday. >>> there is a now way to play secret santa. >>> the death of kim jong il and the watch to see what is going to happen now in north crease. >>> monika. >> reporter: a live look at 270. traffic moving well out of germantown all the way down to the point where the lanes are. you are watching 9news now. we'll be right back. good morning, welcome back to 9news now on a monday morning. a monday after our redskins win. how about that? >> they should never play at home again. >> back to back wins on the road. thank you for being with us in back to back hours. >>> even john rig begin was jubilant on the radio this morning. you never hear haggai love home games. really. i do. >>> just cold this morning. >> reporter: 29 in the northwest. >> it will warm up a little bit today and turn wet tomorrow into wednesday. that is the wetter day, wednesday. temperatures this morning. 2 here in washington. mid-40s by noon with sunshine. this afternoon you'll notice an increase this cloud

mike scott did not get the cavs down scoring a career high 33 points. virginia is topping seattle. uva is now 10-1 for the first time in over a decade. congrats, guys. >> last night in fairfax, george mason hosting duquesne. visitors got out to an early 15- point lead and never looked back. four players scoring in double digits for duquesne. patriots lose. they host manhattan tomorrow night. >> it is 6:24. time to check the morning lights. every day this month, we're showing off your holiday displays. >> we have video from manassas, virginia. sent to us by the cherry stone family. there is a train in christmas lights, dancing christmas tree and even more trees and lots of -- i want to see the train. amazing color. this is a great job. then here are the trees. again, this is are great display. >> e-mail your photos or videos to you at lights at wusa9.com. you can also post it to our facebook page. be sure to include your name and where you live. >>> still ahead, what's behind the rush at the mall? people aren't just there to shop. >> the presidential campaign trail winds through arl

last night in seattle, uva's mike scott made a lay-up with 45 seconds left to put the cavs up 80-77. scott ended with a career high 33 points in the win. uva is ranked 24th in the nation. >>> the congressional bickering over the payroll tax cut could also cause problems for people on medicare and the doctors who treat them. an explanation on that story coming up. >> plus, newt gingrich has to finish up business in virginia today or he won't be on the ballot for the march 6th presidential primary in the commonwealth. monika? >> we'll take a live look at connecticut avenue at east-west highway north of this point at jones. watch out for the accident affecting both directions of connecticut avenue. coming up in my next report, another look at maryland roadways. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now this thursday morning. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. you want some cheesecake? >> the chocolate mousse cheesecake went like that. >> took a bite. >> keep eating. monika samtani keeps eating. she has traffic mome

mike scott with the thievery. he is popping in his air force ones. cavs route maryland eastern shore 69-42. that's going to do it for your morning sports. have a great wednesday, everybody! >> still ahead, learn which commercial was rated the top commercial in 2011 and it is a cute one. wait until you see it. a big settlement when it comes to lcd flat panel tvs. learn why you could be getting money back if you bought one of these. here's monika. >> the beltway at river road, you might want to stick to river road if you're heading inbound this morning because the clara barton parkway is closed with an accident between cabin john parkway and macarthur boulevard. more on that coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> we're back at 6:29. this is the place you can always get your weather first, a live look's it at the washington monument. it is in the 40s but is feels a lot colder throughout thanks to some healthy winds. thank for starting your day with us. i'm mike hydeck. andrea and howard are off. olga breese is on the w

mike scott with the thievery. he's popping in his air force is. cavs route maryland eastern shore 69-42. that's going to do it for your morning sports. have a great wednesday, everybody. >> more department stores, another one falls victim to the weak economy. and a sure sign the new year is not far away. times square is just about ready for the big first night celebration there. quick check of traffic now. monika? >> we'll show you a live look of the accident we've been telling you about the eastbound side of route 50 here at route 2 in the perole area. westbound, you can see the lanes are open. more on area roadways coming up in my next report at 5:28. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. coming up on 5:30. i'm mike hydeck. andrea is off today. so is howard bernstein. monika is here with traffic momentarily. go ahead. >> i never thought i would say this but i'm looking forward to cold weather. >> are you? >> i never thought i would say that but wheres that been? >> the good thing is a lot of folks got winter gear for

that temperamentalness, you know, original present of mike scott, and scotty tried to temper jobs, didn't work, and they bring in john skully, a polite gentleman to handle steve, but with steve, there's the whole package. the temperamentalness was a part of it, and it shows just in how he cared even, you know, i tell the story in the book with steve walking me by his house that he grew up in, the house that he was very young in, and his dad, build a fence with his dad, he showed me the fence and we touched it, and he said my dad taught me to make the back of the fences as nice as the front, and i asked why, and my dad said, but you will know. that's why even on the apple ii, he wants the circuit board to be beautiful. when they get to the macintosh, the next one over, even though you cannot open it, he holds it up for awhile because the chips on the board are not neatly aligned. when they say nobody can open it and nobody can know, but he said, mac designers, you will know. the other interesting thing in talking about steve and those two things is steve jobs had the passion of an artist t

mike mccarthy mentioned was scott wells. here is graham, taking it to the 50 yard line at quarterback for green bay. >> i think the guy they're going to talk about next week is t.j. lang and the job that he's doing on the outside with this defensive line. this was a major question come into the game. no sacks in the ball game whatsoever from this packers offensive line. smith going in, newhouse a nice job. and then we just talked about scott wells. very impressive perform mans tonight. >> al: second and one. he played in the sunday night game after suffering a concussion the prior week in detroit. he turned in a pretty good performance that night in foxboro. that was a great game until the very end. he's the kind of guy he gets an awe tigs here anticipate teams around the league are going to look at this guy. he may wind up with a pretty good free agent contract at some point. >> cris: i think that was the last game the packers lost, right? >> al: it was. game here for the running back. >> cris: bowman took over for jennings

. ♪ good morning to lauren, jon, christina and scott and especially mike.o ♪ >> good morning to all of you. my apologies to marla. i thought jon would be working. i'll get you another one. they're just $5. >> no apology necessary. if you waited until the last minute to mail the holiday pa packag packages, expect long lines at the post office. today and tomorrow are the busiest mail days of the year. they're expecting more than 800 million pieces of mail to come through their doors. that's a 33% increase over the average volume. they will deliver 16.5 billion before christmas eve. and people shopping online are spnding more. new research says shoppers spent 15% more online compared to this time last year. shoppers spent a total of $30.9 billion. >> click away. let's check the forecast with meet rols christina loren. how are we looking? >> we're looking good all the way for christmas. you can see from this live v picture just a beautiful clear sky ahead. there is fog out here. fog will be a factor in the bay area until 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. 5 degrees in redwood c

that temperamentalness, you know, there was original presence of mike scott, and scotty tried to temper jobs and that did not work, and they bring in john skully, a polite gentleman, to, you know, handle steve, but with steve, you got the whole package. the temperamentalness was a part of it, and it show just in how he cared -- even, you know, i tell the story in the book with steve walking me by his house that he grew up in, the house when he was young, and his dad, he built a fence with his dad, and he showed me the fence, a he said my dad taught me to make the back of the fence as beautiful as the front. i asked why nobody sees it, and my dad said, but you will know, and that's why even on the apple ii, he wants the circuit board to be beautiful. when they get to the macintosh ring the next one over, even though you cannot open it, he holds it up because the chips on the circut board are not neatly aligned. they say, nobody can open it, nobody can know. he says to them, mac designers, you will know. the other interesting thing in talking about steve and steve jobs is steve jobs had t

mike mcquery spoke out during a hearing investigating what university administrators knew and when they knew it. our scott was in the courtroom. >> mike mcquery testified he was shocked, not thinking straight and distraught after he saw former coach, jerry sandusky wap raping a boy in a locker room shower in 2002. i believed jerry was having sexual intercourse with him. he was witnessing something he didn't want to see and didn't want to be part of. when he told joe paterno the next morning, the coach was shocked and saddened and promised to tell his bosses. mcquery said he never used words like sodomy or rape in his meetings with paterno, quote, out of respect. there's no question in my mind that i conveyed to them that i saw jerry with a boy in the showers and there was severe sexual acts going on and it was wrong and over the line, mcquery testified. penn state athletic director, tim curly, and former university president stand accused of failing to report the incident to law enforcement and lying to a grand jury about what mcquery told them. quote, i got the impression there may have been some wrestli

mike mcquery. he has live with more. scott. >> well, the assistant coach testified in detail before this hushed courtroom about the attack he claims he saw, but the lawyers for these two administrators and the former vice president said that is not the story they heard when mcquery told it to them. what did penn state athletic director, tim curly, and gary schultz know and when did they know it? today lawyers for both said mike mcquery never used specific words like intercourse or sodomy when he told his story to them back in 2002. here's what schultz's lawyer said after the hearing. >> i'm an italian from brooklyn and you may not have called the police. done what i would have done was get the boys in the car, a few baseball bats and take it to the fellow. actions speak louder than words. that didn't happen because mike mcquery never said such a thing to coach paterno or to my client. >> mcquery said he did not use graphic language with the administrators or coach paterno out of respect, but he was imfattic. there's no questio

scott goldberg reports. >> mike mcqueary says he hay not have used specific words of the act he saw, he testified he told penn state officials very clearly he saw former coach jerry sandusky molesting a boy in 2002ing after hearing slapping sounds like skin on skin. he said i looked into the mirror i saw him in the shower with a young boy with jerry behind the boy. next day he took the information to then head coach joe paterno saying it was way over the lines. mcqueary described himself as distraught. paterno he said told him he did the right thing. they said they never knew how serious the allegations were. they are charged with covering up what they have been told. mcqueary says he told the same thing he told paterno and shuttle's oversaw the penn state police department, in my mind it was speaking to a district attorney. jerry sandusky faces 52 counts of child abuse against ten boys. he says he will plead not guilty and has a new lawyer. >> showering like that may sound strange but people that are dependent have to be taught basic skills. >> the judge ruled there is enough eviden

the key witness, mike mcquery, that young coach who says he witnessed jerry sandusky raping a boy in a football locker room shower. scott was there for the disturbing and graphic testimony. >> mike mcquery testified he was shocked not thinking straight and distraught after he saw former coach, jerry sandusky raping a boy in a locker room shower in 2002. i believed jerry was having sexual intercourse with him, mcquery testified, saying he was witnessing something he didn't want to see and didn't want to be part of. mcquery said when he told penn state coach, joe paterno the next mo

. ♪ good morning to laura john christina, scott and especially mike ♪ >> you paid $5?i paid $5 for that. i can run it again. $2.50 for each time. had i known that you were going to be on and jon was going to be off, i would have had that changed. but i just had the $5. well, california's first dog has something many of us don't, that's our own biography. it's big dog news. governor jerry brown added a biography to the state website. his birthday is december 24th. he's not birded with dogma but likes dog bones. >> everybody loves their babies. 5:56 now. still to come much more on north korea eegs uncertain future. >> plus facebook is open for business at menlo park. >> and we're tacking a look at the early forecast. >>> and i'm tracking a new accident for oakland. no injuries reported. but i'll let you know if i see slowing. no, i'll show that to you coming up. >>> a live look outside from san jose. all is quiet by the hp pavilion. the sharks were rocking on saturday night. ♪ good morning to laura, jond s especially mike ♪ whoo! [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and

scott goldberg reports. >>> mike mccreary said he my not have used specific words to describe the actsaw but in the courtroom where he spoke publicly for the first time he testified he told penn state officials very clearly he saw former coach jerry sandusky molesting a to boy in 2002. after hearing, quote, slapping sounds like skin on skin, he said i looked in the mirror or and shockingly and surprisely saw jerry this the shower with jerry behind the young boy. he took the information to joe paterno saying it was way over the line, extremely sexual in nature. mccreary described himself as distraught and paterno told him he did the right thing. former athletic director, and the former vice president gary schultz said he never knew how serious mccreary's allegations are. they are charged with covering up what they were told. but mccreary said he told them the same thing he told paterno and because schultz oversaw the penn state police department he said in my mind it was like speaking to a district attorney. >> stay the course. >> jerry sandusky faces 52 counts of child abuse against te

mike. >> and i will turn you over to scott pruitt for the first question. >> governor, good evening. >> hiscott, and thank you to you and to pam and ken for participating in this. it has been an interesting show to watch so far. i hope it stays that way. >> governor, you have traveled to oklahoma, and you know oklahoma is a leader in energy from oil and gas to coal to wind. so when the energy ceo's tell me your epa or your epa administrator may not be much different than the presidents now, what do you say to that? >> well, they don't know what i would do if i were the president of the united states. you know, one of my good friends is mike levit who was the epa administrator under george bush. i asked some of the executives what it was like, and they said it was a lot better than it is today. i think the epa has gotten out of control for a simple reason. it is a tool in the hands of the president. to crush the private enterprise system and to have energy with the oil, gas, coal, and there is a real effort on some in the president's party that don't like the american enterprise system, and

mike. >> and i will turn you over to scott pruitt for the first question. >> governor, good evening. >> hicott, and thank you to you and to pam and ken for participating in this. it has been an interesting show to watch so far. i hope it stays that way. >> governor, you have traveled to oklahoma, and you know oklahoma is a leader in energy from oil and gas to coal to wind. so when the energy ceo's tell me your epa or your epa administrator may not be much different than the presidents now, what do you say to that? >> well, they don't know what i would do if i were the president of the united states. you know, one of my good friends is mike levit who was the epa administrator under george bush. i asked some of the executives what it was like, and they said it was a lot better than it is today. i think the epa has gotten out of control for a simple reason. it is a tool in the hands of the president. to crush the private enterprise system and to have energy with the oil, gas, coal, and there is a real effort on some in the president's party that don't like the american enterprise system, and

mike. >> and i will turn you over to scott pruitt for the first question. >> governor, good evening. >> hiscott, and thank you to you and to pam and ken for participating in this. it has been an interesting show to watch so far. i hope it stays that way. >> governor, you have traveled to oklahoma, and you know oklahoma is a leader in energy from oil and gas to coal to wind. so when the energy ceo's tell me your epa or your epa administrator may not be much different than the presidents now, what do you say to that? >> well, they don't know what i would do if i were the president of the united states. you know, one of my good friends is mike levit who was the epa administrator under george bush. i asked some of the executives what it was like, and they said it was a lot better than it is today. i think the epa has gotten out of control for a simple reason. it is a tool in the hands of the president. to crush the private enterprise system and to have energy with the oil, gas, coal, and there is a real effort on some in the president's party that don't like the american enterprise system, and

mike: pam bondi. as attorney it is my role to protect our citizens of my state and defend our laws. now as scottaid we have a president who is trying to undermine our constitution and i alongg with 25 other states, we have sued the federal government regarding the unconstitutional health care man date. we will continue to sue all three of us all day long, but ultimately that is not what is going to fix america. what is going to fix america is electing a conservative republican president who shares our values and knows the true meaning of the constitution . >> mike: ken cuccinelli? >> governor i am a constitutional conservative and i am compeeled like my colleagues here to sue the federal government to product the constitution from the federal government and keep it from vialating its own federal laws whether it is it health care or epa. national relations board and fccc and the list goes on on. as pam said it is unprecedented how long that list is. it would be far better if i didn't have to play that role. when constitutional conservative don't have sway to reign in government state attorney gen

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mike. >> i am going to turn you over to scott pruitt for the first question. >> governor good evening. >>and pam and ken for participating in this. it has been an interesting show to watch so far. hope it stays that way. >> you come from oklahoma you know they are the leader in energy in gas coal and wind. when your epa administrator may not be much different than the president's now what do you say to that? >> they don't know what i would do if i was president of the united states. one of my good friends is mike levitt who was epa administrator under george w. bush. i asked some of the oil and gas companies what was it like under mike leavitt? they said it was a whole lot better than it is today. they have gotten out of control for the sim tell reason it is a tool in the hands of the government to crush the private enterprise system to crush the ability to have energy whether it's oil, gas, nuclear. there's a real effort on the part of some that don't like the american enterprise system and they are trying to find a way to do whatever they can to impede the growth in the economy and ener

can be full of surprises here just four years ago, mike huckabee came out on top, a feat the rest of the field hopes it can pull off. >> thank you. scott is going to be bringing us live reports from iowa starting next week right here on abc 7 news. leaders asked the president to push back his request because congress is in resourced during the 15-day window. president obama is expected to make his request within a few days of the new year. >> days after his father's death, today, north korea officially named kim jong un as the country's new supreme leader. the declaration gives him formal control of the north korean military and is one of a string of titles he has received from the government since kim jong il died more than a week ago. >> > following a developing story where police say a young woman was sexually assaulted in her car. investigators say the victim was approached by an armed suspect as she waited at a red light. they say the suspect forced the woman at gunpoint to drive just a few miles away and then assaulted her with her baby still inside the car. authorities are asking anyone with information to call the police. also

scott 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

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