on october 2, she will be on hand in milwaukee with many others for the 25th anniversary of farm aid. we are glad you joined us. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us live better. >> with every question and every answer, nationwide is proud to join tapis in working to remove obstacles to empowerment one obstacle at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from the words like you. thank you. -- from viewers like you. ed thank you -- thank you. >> i am pleased to welcome norah jones to this program. she is on tour in support of her most recent cd. you can pick up a copy of her next project, a copy of many collective collaborations, and on october 2, she will be in milwaukee with an all-star lineup to celebrate the 25th anniversary of farmaid. before we get to that, here is the video from the song, "chasing pirates." >> ♪ and i do not know how to slow it down ♪ ♪ my mind is racing and ♪ i am chasing pirates ♪ my mind is racing, i am chasing pirates ♪ ♪ my mind is racin

he was director of programs for the bradley foundation in milwaukee.e served as speech writer for attorney general edwin meeks and director of the office of personnel management connie horner and secretary of health and human services lewis sullvn and he was co-director of a.e.i.'s constitution, he served on the committee for records and he served on the board of directors for the corporation for national and community service. bill crystal is editor of "the weekly standard" which he co-founded in 1995. he frequently appears on fox news sunday and the fox news channel. before starting the "weekly standard" he led the project for republican future and served as chief of staff to vice president dan quayle and secretary of education william bennett. he taught politics at the university of pennsylvania and finally, senator alexander's coed tore is joining us, checker finn is president of the fordham institute, a think tank devoted to furthering educational excellence. he's part of the task force on k-12 education. he's senior outstand -- on education refor

. -- low income neighborhoods in milwaukee. there were social service professionals who claims to know better than everyday citizens how their affairs should be managed. the results there and elsewhere across america have been disastrous. detaining families, dysfunctional schools, rising -- decaying families, dysfunctional schools, rising crime rates. for the first time, low income parents were able to make one of the most critical lot choices on their own, selecting the school their children would attend with public support. the notion of parents was anathema to the teachers' unions. it proved equally unsettling to anyone possessing a professional social-service credenza. shortly that it is to get up expertise merited acquiescence from ordinary americans who had mismanaged their own affairs without professional supervision. as that battle raged in milwaukee, lamar alexander, who managed to overcome his own credentials to side with the parent in the school choice battle, began to explore the underpinnings of "government's immor

there are currently 2,000 city and bank owned foreclosures in milwaukee and an additional 6500 filings. some of the blighted homes in the program are going for less than $20,000. one reel for says after you fix it up, the mortgage on many of the homes is about $500 a month or less. >>> and facebook is redesigning the profile pages of its 500 million plus users to make it more of a reflection of your real lives. the website said in a blog posted on sunday, "the changes are meant to make it easier for users to tell their story, who they are, where they work and who the important people in their lives are." they say the changes include not only who you are and where you live, but a set of the most recent photos your friends have taged you in. >>> five of the most influential people in the arts and entertainment world were honored at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. this year includes oprah winfrey and singer paul mccartney and country singer legend merle haggard and jerry herman who composed "hello dolly." >> they are being honored for their unique ability to bring us closer togethe

well, milwaukee tops the list. san francisco actually took the number 3 slot. >> wow. >> wow.ist was based on the average number of alcoholic drinks consumed per person per month. >> milwaukee makes the top of the list. it's really cold there. >> hope no one from milwaukee is watching. >>> get out the windshield scraper. it is so cold this morning. >> i know, cold? the studio, too, tracy. where is it the coldest? >> that's not in your toss to me, is it? [ laughter ] >> elizabeth? >> yeah, my mic is not on. yeah, it was. it was in the script. i'm just reading it. >> i don't know where it's the coldest. how about napa, santa rosa? yeah. we are talking about seven-day forecast now. highs in the lower to mid-50s thursday. rain showers friday, saturday, sunday and monday. tuesday and wednesday, a little bit of sunshine. and our mypix photo a view from the fairmont hotel. boy, now, that's a view. christine farber, thanks. if you have a photo to share, and it to mypix@cbs5.com. for your traffic, here's gianna. >> thank you. first reports of an accident in san jose. northbound 880 at

prior to joining hudson institute, but was director of programs at the valley foundation in milwaukeee of -- and director of the office of personal management connie horner and also secretary of health and human services sullivan. he was also director of social policy programs for aei and codirector of aei's decadent study of the constitution. he served as member of the national historic publications and records commissions to which he was appointed by president reagan. and from 2003 until 2006, served in the of of directors of corporation financial community service. bill kristol is editor at the weekly standard, which he cofounded in 1995. he's one of the nation's leading political analysts and commentators. he forgot me appears on fox news sunday and on the fox news channel. before starting the weekly standard, though lead the project for republican future and prior to that service chief of staff to dan quayle and chief of staff to secretary of education bill bennett before coming to washington in 1985 by bill kristol taught politics at university of pennsylvania and harvard's kenn

prior to joining the hudson institute, he directed programs for the bradley foundation in milwaukee.e was director of the office of personnel management and also the director of health and human services. he served as a member of the national historic publications and records commission, to which he was appointed by president reagan. he served on the board of directors for corporations and national community service. bill kristol is editor of "the weekly standard." he frequently appears on the fox news sunday and the fox news channel. he led the project for republican's future. before coming to washington in 1985, he taught at the university of pennsylvania. finally, senator alexander's colorado-editor. he is director of the fordam institute's think tank. he is the senior editor of the outstanding journal on education reform. he is a fellow at the hudson institute. for 40 years, he has been at the forefront of the debate on school reform. he is the author of innumerable articles. he has a master's degree in social studies and a doctorate in education from harvard university. with tha

the state estimated the high speed rail line connecting milwaukee and madison could create 5,500 jobs by the third year of the project. to walker this is a win. >> push came to shove. even if it meant it wasn't roads and bridges, i was not going to go forward with a train line between milwaukee and madison. that's a victory. >> let's turn to gene robson, "washington post" editor, pulitzer prize winning columnist. author of "disintegration: the splintering of black america." p wee beil. ve d knidco gd as phe ro interstate highway system, right now, just kind of seems like a grim's fairytale. you can't imagine it with this total anti-government attitude that we're getting from scott walker. >> gene robinson of "washington post," as always, great, thanks. i'll meet you at the railroad deep powe. >> let's synchronize watches. >> thank you, gene. >>> this man decided where to play baseball next year. because of that a reporter may have to cover spring training wearing a speedo. >>> and there it is. actual video of the governor of arizona about her death panels by a british reporter. >>> ra

. >>> the state of wisconsin will pay at least $25,000 to a milwaukee man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. robert lee simpson says he needs the funds since he hasn't been able to land even one job interview since he was cleared by dna evidence two years ago. the state legislature is being asked to approve $90,000 more in compensation. >>> starting next month, all new stamps will be labeled forever, eliminating first class stamps with denominations and the need to add one and two cent stamps when rates change. the u.s. postal service says this was designed to help frustrated customers cope with postage increases. >>> and in peru -- several police officers are being treated for injuries sustained in a raid targeting illegal fireworks. one of the vendors decided to retaliate by setting off a firework known for launching small shrapnel chips when it explodes. >>> and now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day -- the dow opens at is 11,525. the s&p was up a fraction and the nasdaq shed four points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning

. >> the city of milwaukee, wisconsin, has started a program to reduce the list of forked home. as a result, ten homes soldier -- sold for one dollar. there are 2,000 homes in foreclosure and 6500 filings, some homes are going for less than $20,000. one realtor says after you fix it up, with taxes, the mortgage would be about $500 a month, or less. >>> san francisco officials are pondering a proposed new lieu -- law that would require at least 50% of workers hired on city project would have to be san francisco residents. san francisco chronicle reports the board of supervisors is set to vote on the local hire rules. the new rules would be phased in overtime. in the first year employers would be required to hire 25% of their work force from san francisco. if you're looking for work, check out our next job fair. it's next tuesday, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the winham hotel in san jose. >> a group attempted to adopt out hundreds of rats. and leigh glasser will be here to tell us how much more rain is coming our way. >> mike: stanford is going bowling, it has a citrus flavor.

the state estimated the high speed rail line connecting milwaukee and madison could create 5,500 jobs third year of the project. to walker, this is a win. >> push came to shove. even if it meant it wasn't roads and bridges, i was not going to go forward with a train line between milwaukee and madison. that's a victory. >> let's turn to gene robson, "washington post" editor, pulitzer prize winning columnist. author of "disintegration: the splintering of black america." for those who got elected and said, what, do you think i was going to cut my nose off despite my face? we've had a couple of them that cut off their noses? >> we do. it's amazing. i can't believe they've done this. 5,500 jobs. gee, no thanks, i won't take the jobs. it's amazing, but this is one of the consequences of this election, and you know, you elect these people and some of them might actually do what they say they're going to do. >> are the political consequences of this in these states as straightforward as you would expect? are people waking up and going, our governors-elect eliminated how many jobs? >> there is

. >>> a quick baseball note -- the milwaukee brewers made it official and acquired former cy young winner zack greinke. 22 wins over the last two seasons. >>> and finally -- the uconn lady huskies won their 88th straight game matching the men's mark set in the early '70s. uconn beat ohio state, tenth ranked. they'll try to break the record tomorrow against florida state. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> we'll not only tell you who won at the box office this weekend, we'll also tell you who stunk up the joint. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus these are tough signs to see any time of the year, but we'll tell you about one man who is trying to make sure no one forecloses christmas. you're watching "early today." >>> it's a rainy monday morning that's going to lead to a rainy tuesday and wednesday. this is three more days left in california of this miserable weather, and we're still watching a lot of heavy rain up here around santa barbara to bakersfield. i mentioned hawaii. another rainy day out here in paradise, t

. >>> well, a fantastic finish in milwaukee. the head gator leaves the swamp and sid the kid continues to melt the ice in pittsburgh. plus, new york is a basketball town again because the knicks are getting all the right bounces. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. nnchts weather, we've hit the peak. from here, slow arctic weekend. you're watching early today. that's going to go right in your glove. ohhh. oh. see that? great job. ok, now let's get ready for the ball... here it comes... here you go. good catch. perfect! alright now for the best part. let's see your pour. ohhh...let's get those in the bowl. these are way too good to waste, right? oh, yea. let's go for it... around the bowl and... [ male announcer ] share what you love... with who you love. mmmmm. kellogg's frosted flakes®... they're g-r-r-reat!™ good catch, dad. [ laughs ] >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, turns out it's the boston red sox and not their rivals, the new york yankees, who make the first

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ronald mcdonald himself turned over a $1 million check to an unemployed constructions worker in milwaukeee man showed up at mcdonald's for a soda and ended up with a winning monopoly game piece. it was excellent timing. the man had recently received his last unemployment check. virginia, there really is a santa claus. >>> lauren scott with all the sports, next up. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> lauren scott here now with the sports, and lauren's golden state needs to show a little sign of life. >> the warriors have been so bad recently we were actually looking into whether they have a lemon law and they could exercise the right to return the team to chris cohen, but things looked a little brighter with the warriors visiting the kings. kings up by 16 in the fourth quarter but the war i don't remember storm backing down. it's going to overtime where the complete comeback would not be denied. the maluk brothers who also own the palms, monty ellis goe

. >> i came from milwaukee to cleveland and looks like i cancelled after i came here so now waiting for flight to chicago. >> supposed to come out here 11:00 now it's thursday. >> it could be friday before every stranded passenger is rebooked. >> almost like very three storms. had the snow, the heavy winds and then when we get to melting we have to scrape again. >> travel is a little better by train though amtrak should warn passengers they should expect delays even between boston and new york today. >> because of all this bad weather, home for the holidays is taking on a different twist for millions of passengers stranded at airports. now the task is to get home now before the holidays. it isn't just the weather that complicated p things. airlines have reduced the number of flights and grounded planes to save money. stranded travelers may not get on a seat on the plane until the end of the week. for up to the minute information on flights, take a look at our flight tracker on the front page of our website abc7news.com. you'll see the flight tracker box. >> san francisco police are sear

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day i taught class at the university of wisconsin, i had 500 students and an entire front row were milwaukee police officers. i told them that i just got a federal prison. they looked at me, and i said, "we are going to have a good time." [laughter] hey, it is real. that is what i want to do for you today, make it real. what you see is only a piece of the story, what happens in that courtroom. what happens later is when they go to prison. >> could you tell us some of the barriers you faced from the transition from prison into the community? >> when you get a prison, now, there is no date money. they all walked out in many states in their prison uniforms, with a number across their chests. it is really a miracle they do not get shot as escapees. they are coming home to the community with no winter clothes, no eyeglasses. they have had no medical attention in years. they are usually silver and not on drugs. usually, not always. -- they are usually sold -- sober. the idea is in prison they dry out. in prison, they are just warehouses. there is no prison programming anymore. there's no college p

m&i is based in milwaukee. m&i shares jumped 18% on the offer, but remain well below the implied buyout price. it has struggled due to its real estate loan portfolio. as part of the deal, bank of montreal will repay the more than one and a half billion dollars m&i received from the tarp bailout. british-based drug maker astra- zeneca still has not been able to get the u.s. okay for its blood thinning drug. like many big name branded drug makers, astra-zeneca has been racing to blunt the impact of expiring drug patents. this drug's failure to get into the u.s. has investors worried. a.z.n. shares fell 6% on heavy volume. this brings the stock down to its lowest price since late june. but drug maker intermune had better luck with european drug regulators. a panel in europe endorsed intermune's application to for a drug to treat a rare lung disease. it has been a wild ride for intermune shareholders. the stock popped in march when an f.d.a. panel recommended the medicine. but the stock fell when the full f.d.a. sa

tim duncan and the spurs hosting the milwaukee bucks. five seconds to go.ver hit a game-winner in his career. never say never. you the manu. spurs win 92-90. an nba best 21-3. >>> to the ice we go. sidney crosby and the penguins hosting the rangers. sidney crosby helping evgeni malkin. he's had a point in 20-straight games. that's a career-high. but the pens lose, 4-1. >>> that's your espn news update. for all your other scores and highlights, check out the highlight express, until 3:00 p.m. eastern today. >>> one of baseball's greatest right-handers has lost his battle with cancer. hall of famer bob feller died in a hospice last night of leukemia. feller broke into the major leagues in 1936, just shy of his 18th birthday. he left baseball in his prime to fight in world war ii. robert feller was 92 years old. >>> when we return on this thursday, a dress code for new york city's cab drivers. stay with us. hi. chili's tonight? do i know you? yeah. your mother's brother went to summer camp with my uncle's friend's accountant. we're practically family. jason? w

. >>> in the nba now, miami beat milwaukee. dwyane wade of the heat had 25 points, and hit some clutch baskets in the fourth quarter against the bucks. miami's 88-78 win was their fifth in a row. >>> and in chicago, carlos of the bulls scored 13 of his 29 points in the third quarter against oklahoma city and the bulls beat the thunder 99-90. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and court tv. the legal battle over same-sex marriage is televised for the first time. [ male announcer ] 100 potato chips or 100 pringles. both cost the same, but only the pringles superstack can makes everything pop! ♪ hey [ male announcer ] same cost but a lot more fun. everything pops with the pringles superstack can! [scraping] [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new in

. >> i came from milwaukee to cleveland. and my flight got canceled after i came here. now, i'm waiting on a flight to providence, rhode island. >> i was supposed to get out of here at 11:00. now, it's until thursday. >> boston's logan airport says it could be friday before every passenger is rebooked. >> it's like having three storms. we have the snow. we have heavy winds. when we get melting at the end of the week, we have to go out and scrape again. >> travel is a little easier by train. amtrak is warning passengers they should expect up to hour-long delays, and cancellations between boston and here in washington. rob and mike? >> emily schmidt from washington. glad she found a warm spot today, as opposed to yesterday. >>> it will be a while before we can remove all that snow. and things are not moving completely smoothly. imagine looking out your window and seeing this. >> oh, my god. >> a brooklyn resident posted this video on youtube, showing sanitation workers demolishing a ford explorer. they were trying to free a front end loader from the snowdrift, while horri

y los milwaukee le cortó una racha de 5 victorias a los lakers, así que si ellos pudieron, los heathuna, washington tabárez está dolido, le robaron medio millón de dólares, y fue su propia hermana. y no se puede confiar ni en la propia familia. y qué caso. >>> nosotros confiamos en ti. >>> y los días están contados para la navidad en la casa de papa noel se preparan con todo. >>> amanece en el circulo polar Ártico, vine en busca de santa claus. ♪ >>> para conversar tranquilamente con él me dijeron que tengo que buscarlo en una casa campesina donde se refugia para leer cartas y pensar en todos los niños del mundo. ♪ >>> hola, quién está aquí? >>> santa! >>> oh, oh, oh. hola. buenos días. >>> estoy emocionada de conocerte. >>> bienvenida al circulo polar. qué placer. >>> y santa quiere que recorramos y conozcamos sus animales, este perro será capaz de recorrer 200 kilómetros, y se monta en un uno de estos aparetos para enseñarnos cómo es el viaje. me cuesta convencerlo, pero podemos entrar a casa finalmente. >>> quiero saber algo más de tu vida privada. tienes familia? >>> hay una pers

number one on list is milwaukee wisconsin 13 drinks a month, no. 2 north dakota, san francisco at no. 3, 8% of the residents are considered heavy drinkers, 20 percent are binge drinkers. starting midnight saturday laws will change for everything from cupcakes, cannabis. 700 new laws go into effect and katherine takes a lot a handful of them. >> it may have gone down in defeat of pot smokers will get a break. possession of an ounce or less of marijuana will be downgraded from a misdemeanor to infraction. it is one-hundredth of dollar fine but no criminal record. on the highways drunk drivers will have stiffer penalties after a third conviction they could lose licenses for 10 years not just great. amber lurch will be joined with blue-collar does to warn people if somebody has been looked at for shooting an officer. , school kids rules california starts rolling back the starting-gate for kindergartens they have to turn five before december 2nd, 2014 the day will be september 1st. parents could be charged with a misdemeanor if children at school too much. ranges from $2,500 fine and a yea

. -- near milwaukee, cause wisconsin. police did not see the humor. a postal worker was ticketed for lewd behavior. he is on unpaid leave from the post office. i do not know what he thought people would think that is funny. >> who knows? still to come, if you are getting last-minute shopping done, we have all morning that will save you money, especially if you're in the market for electronics. >> they actually have set a franchise mark. straight ahead. >> the cold air will hang around for a couple of days. we love a couple of storms moving in. that has the possibility of a couple of storms. 30 degrees ishere's a look at what coming up to 6:00. new evidence showing why the state's economy is slowly rebounding. we continue to follow the news we broke at noon. the massive fire on the plot was no accident. much more on that when y >> we have breaking news right now. >> outer loop of the beltway between baltimore national pride and frederick rd., maryland state police on the site of a four-car crash. traffic is backed up almost all the way to i-70. >> the

in milwaukee we saw the first indication of a populist rebellion against the regime of experts, namelyoice in education. low income parents were able to make one of the most critical life choices on their own -- selecting the school their children would attend with public support. the notion that exports no more than parents on the matters was anathema. surely that certificate of expertise merited willing and even grateful acquiescence from ordinary americans who had badly mismanaged their own affairs without professional supervision. as that great battle raged in milwaukee, lamar alexander managed to overcome his own handsome credentials in order to side with the parents. they began to explore the electoral underpinnings. that led us all to the progressive movement of the early 20th century. he is best known as a proponent of decentralization of public policy. he is also -- he also argued for professional is agent for the turning over of public policy to the credentialed experts as well. the reason for that was that in the complex of interconnected circumstances in the 20th- century,

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in milwaukee they got their first snowfall here's a shot of madison wisconsin cancellations at airports chicago care for cancelled this blue and after rush-hour so at least they got home. the cars were having an ok time in madison and the kids were having a great time. you can see some traffic there and they plowed streets to make way for cars that see if they get more snow in wisconsin today. >> at least two people dead dozens trapped between the mud in colombia this is landslide after weeks of heavy rain 50 homes are very it can see what is left in homes here two dozen people are trapped underneath they're trying to dig them out. trained dogs are locating people underneath. they're trying to get heavy equipment to the scene rains have been heavy this year. >> over night israel's wildfire in history claimed another life. israel's top this woman has become the 42nd victim of this giant forest fire it continues to burn even right now in northern israel it is see from the air in our video the police will not has died had been driving behind a bus of prison guards rushing to evacuate in ne

>> there will years old and -- [ indiscernible ] >> you think about this, washington, portland, milwaukee, denver, portland, clipper, lakers -- do you ever unpack? yeah, i unpack. hopefully i will be able to stick around here for awhile, though. >> you are used to this and in high school you moved around. you're used to that? >> yeah, yeah, you know, you have to go where the situation takes you, basketball, a lot of teams and different cities. it's well worth it. >> why is this a great fit with the lakers? >> and fitting well with my style of play. they have a great team, obviously, and i am enjoying it and it's working out so far. and he finds a way to play the game out there and has a nice sense about the game, makes critical shots, he's willing to be a playmaker. >> he's fantastic, one of the pickups below the radar and in june. you know, and people understand the significance of that and -- >> he said you were a great acquisition. >> they're great at what they do and to the best and player and coach. and i am excited to be a part of the team playing with them. >> opening night -- . >>

milwaukee tops the list and fargo, north dakota is number two. >> forget house parties and pot lucks. report from the food industry said people are willing to spend on treating themselves. experts say stock market gains and consumer growth and built up savings means plenty of people will spend a lot of money at restaurants, hotels and clothing shops. new year's day falls on a saturday that means people could take new year's eve off to get out there and shop. >> new york police are adding security measures to keep the largest new year's celebrations crime-free and making sure manhole covers are sealed and metal pens are ensuring crowd safety at time square. they are enforcing a backpack ban and placing snipers on roof tops. they will can carry beeper-size radiation detectors. they are tweaking the plan after the failed car bomb attempt in time square back in may. yesterday we asked you what you would call that decade that we are about to wrap up. we checked our facebook page this morning. >> karen had an interesting answer. she said we should call it the preteens. >> jim kelly said t