montagu had an opportunity to do this through phnom. he is doing alfred hitchcock's by movies but hitchcock has no idea his producer is a spy. [laughter] but this goes on five or six really good movies like 39 steps. i will give you one quick short story what of a typical week in his life, he could move so quickly through social circles it was remarkably blunt dash remarkable. his other hobby was ping-pong. he was probably the only person that had enough money to start the federation he gets the international table tennis federation going when he is 20 to start having will to kinships on his way he decides to write a letter to drop in on trotsky. he already had a split and was living in exile in turkey and very worried about being assassinated as he was ultimately but he let in this young aristocratic englishman. he has no idea he is a spy. they set up all night to talk politics at the end of the evening trotsky confesses he is worried he could be assassinated at any moment and hands montagu loaded pistol. we know that he was not a kill

montague supports the idea. mao supports the idea, and they're also trying to industrialize as a rapid rate. everyone is throwing every steel thing they have on this homemade furnaces and the country fails. and depending on who you believe, if you believe the chinese statistics, 17 million people die between 1958 and 1961. if you believe the most recent statistics by historian in hong kong, the number is actually 44 million. now, to put that in perspective, that would mean if you left tomorrow morning from miami and decide to walk to washington, dc, your wouldn't actually see anyone on your entire walk. now, montague wanted to do his bit for the great leap forward, and he offered the chinese the chance to host their first ever world championship in any sport. that was going to be table tennis, in which they could show themselves in a really good light to the rest of the world. seemed like a nice idea. what happens is because the great leap forward is such a dollars, this -- such a disaster, this is a vital oppor

road -- montague road which is slated for a major business project. the city of san jose reportedly plan a joint project to accommodate planned growth. >>> and seen in cysts are using drones to learn more about agriculture and the environment. they are creating bond paid to -- bonafied drones they can take water samples perform under walter photography and go back to the base with information that plugs right into a laptop computer. >> we want to use the drone as a flying sensor to understand how the crop grows with stress levels and we can use minimum possible water and minimum possible -- >> experts say by the year 2025, ago culture will de-- agriculture will depend on the use of drones. >>> they are replacing the old magnetic strip culture and it is being used in europe and canada. and it is more like the big one that happened in target, target and visa tried out the chip based cards but shoppers complained it slowed down the check out process so those cards were abandoned. >>> and there is no connection between two people arrested in texas and the

there was an earlier crash approaching montague.o daytime! jonathan: it's a trip to the bahamas. (screaming) - this is so crazy! - "let's make a deal" coming up, let's go! it's time for "let's make a deal!" now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: what's up america welcome to "let's make a deal." i need a couple right now for my first deal. let's make a deal. let's see, let's see, let's see, come here, waldo, everybody else have a seat. let's get this started. you guys stand right there for me, welcome to the show. all right. you are beatrice? - yes. wayne: nice to meet you, manuel. - nice to meet you. wayne: pleasure, pleasure, whipped cream and waldo. well, i found waldo and he's having a great time.

the backup, is it resort of a accident at the montague expressway., the peninsula is just a mess. southbound had accident as sand hill road the back up the traffic all the way to crystal springs reservoir. this is a route that you should avoid. >> 35 is jammed and 101 is also. southbound is backed up all the way from san bruno and to san mattel and beyond. northbound into san francisco is barely backed up for to aiding and 1 01 northbound there was an accident at the sky way. >> we are finally getting a released westbound on 24 for your ride to the caldecott tunnel. this was backed up with an accident over two hours ago. 680 south of both into walnut creek and danville are still quite slow. the san mateo bridge ride westbound is starting to return to normal and i think we may have passed the peak of the flow. currently there are no stop and go. the bay bridge, westbound ride, the backup is diminishing with heavy traffic in the center line. >> let's head over to the weather center. >> there is another day a record-breaking highs. yesterday, the south

i think the young ladies like the tiffany haddish and robin montagues who are doing sketch comedy andons. now you have one, have all. i need five sisters on now. they need more diversity. how you cracking these jokes. i will guest host, but you don't need me in all the sketches. >> let me get a word in, girl. this is not the talk that you're the co-host of. >> i just wanted to make sure. >> why do you think it took six years to hire another black woman? >> you know what i think? i think what kerry washington did increasing the ratings, that's what you have to prove. having black women on the show increased the ratings higher than they've ever had. now that you see diversity will work in your pocket, let's have diversity. this is not going to hurt you. this girl did a wonderful job. everybody loves scandal, so we need more of this. look at what's happening on "the talk." ratie inings increasing on "the talk." >> right, there are two african-american women on "the talk" on "the view." barbara walters was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone on that. you take a look at the cast, there are

the former principal of montague ely was arrested in 2012 after police received a tip he was selling methamphetamine in san jose and san francisco. if found guilty the 32-year-old could spend up to eight years in prison. >> now on to the 49ers' quest for six nfl titles. >> this time we hope to win. yesterday the niners down early to the panthers before dominating the game. kaepernick finding vernon davis. they said he wasn't in, they reviewed it and he was in. gave nem a three-point lead. second half now kaepernick scoring. niners win, 23-10. san francisco face the seahawks in the nfc championship game. a tough time getting tickets. >> bob is live at team headquarters and bob, the seahawks are making sure they have as much home field advantage as possible. >> reporter: they are. good morning to you. when the nfc championship game tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning the seattle seahawks will be blocking people from california from purchasing. if you were to go online and try to purchase directly from the team you'll be denied once you enter your billing. only allowing washington

this is 14-year-old montague.is body was found in the living room of this fire-ravaged house yesterday morning. five of his family members were also at the home when it went up in flames but they were able to escape. news4 spoke with xavier's uncle about what happened. >> we were out here trying as hard as they could. there were a bunch of firefighters when me and my wife pulled up to the house, the house was in flames and they were doing the best they could. >> the house had been in the family since the 1950s. several other members of the family live on the same street. >>> this morning, police are questioning the 55-year-old suspect connected to a deadly stabbing in northwest washington. yesterday morning, police were called to this house on q street georgetown. when they knock order the door a man with blood on his hands answered. officers searched the house and found 88-year-old leroy elliott and his wife bleeding from stab wounds. both were taken to the hospital p leroy did not survive. vonn is recovering. po

martin luther king himself to one it. 25 years ago under the leadership of ashley montagu who is a dear friend, it began to be transformed to focus on artistic excellence and what today we would call to use a buzzword cultural diversity. ashley put me on the selection committee in the past and the foundation generously asked if i would be the chair. so we restructured it and i asked my friends joyce carol oates -- pinker and my fellow friend a man i met simon shah most has remained a good friend. that is in so many years ago that i can't even remember and we have a good time arguing about these 400 bucks, i will tell you that. it's a miracle you guys that any of you one. [laughter] you know it takes actual people on the ground. you could theorize what a prize should the and how splendid and rewarding an event should unfold but it takes people on the ground to particular eyes that vision, to manifest it. i think that it is befitting if we all join in celebrating honoring, and thanking the person who for so many years epitomized the spirit of edith anisfield-wolf. she retired from his pos

. -- an accident blocking one lane northbound 101 before you get to montague expressway backed up toing, quiet commute and even at the bay bridge, the metering lights are off. wayne: go! you got $20,000! (screaming) i got a monkey, i got a monkey! jonathan mangum, fitness profession-- oh! - you're wayne brady. wayne: yes. - who wants to make a deal?! jonathan: it's time for “let's make a deal!” now, here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: hey, america, welcome to " i'm wayne brady, let's do it, let's make a deal! bradley, come here, bradley. everybody else have a seat for me, please. how are you doing, bradley? - thank you, i am fine happy to be here, and i'm ready to make a deal! wayne: why don't you pull back your hat so america can see you. what do you do? - i'm a farmer today but i'm a student at amda, american music and dramatic academy.

adding a pinch of the bed just distracts operators from their coronation that we are calling that montague and that his people. we have been carefully crafted a number of questions to solicit that industry input and we are currently digesting hundreds of comments we have gotten from all sectors of the industry. we are keenly aware that we gain nothing by creating a big paper tiger here that does not value. if we do this right, the transit operators at the local level large and small will see the value that comes from reporting requirements and reflecting on safety profile. it is worth remembering that in the initial transit ap legislation that the obama administration submitted to this committee, we had planned to focus on rail exclusively at the beginning. that is still our focus. the committees went another way in terms of doing a broad rush approach that captures both the rail industry as well as the bus only operators. we certainly plan to taylor that to the capabilities of those operators. importantly, a lot of work in this area is guided by our safety advisory committee, which is a f

finally the montague tunnel. as you know we have a real interest in restoring this time i'll.give me a status report on how it's going and how the repair is going. >> you my understanding as things are going along well. this is one of benefits that you get him closing the entire facility is you do not have to worry about the safety risks posed by the workers. you have the ability to put all kinds of equipment in the tunnel and you don't have to move trains through the same time. i have heard nothing that they are off schedule or over budget and indeed in some of these tunnels we are making what we call a local resiliency funding some investments to allow them to move utilities to the roof of the time also should we have flooding again we won't lose all the signal capacity. >> though i had? >> yes, sir. >> he i want to thank our witnesses for your testimony today. this hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] >> on the next "washington journal," todd zwilich will preview the state of the union speech. then, rebecca adams on the role young people will play in the health c

. >> finally, the montague tunnel. we have a interest in restoring this tunnel.ve me a status report on how the repairs are going? >> i understand things are going along well. this is one of the benefits you get from closing the entire facility. you do not have to worry about the safety risks posed by the workers. you have the ability to put all kinds of equipment in the tunnel because you do not have to move trains. at the same time. i have heard nothing to the effect that they are on schedule or over budget. indeed, in some of these tunnels, we are making it through our local resiliency funding to just allow them to move utilities to the roof of the tunnel, so should we have flooding again, we will not lose all of the signaling and cabling capacity. >> i want to thank the witnesses for your testimony today. this hearing is adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014]

finally the montague tunnel. as you know we have a real interest in restoring this time i'll.give me a status report on how it's going and how the repair is going. >> you my understanding as things are going along well. this is one of benefits that you get him closing the entire facility, is you do not have to worry about the safety risks posed by the workers. you have the ability to put all kinds of equipment in the tunnel and you don't have to move trains through the same time. i have heard nothing that they are off schedule or over budget and indeed in some of these tunnels we are making what we call a local resiliency funding some investments to allow them to move utilities to the roof of the time also should we have flooding again we won't lose all the signal capacity. >> though i had? >> yes, sir. >> he i want to thank our witnesses for your testimony today. this hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> now our look at the future of connected cars and self-driving cars and how regulations will play a part. representatives from toyota h

montague was his name, right? >> that's right.ther's best friend, his uncle, was never allowed to meet him. and no one quite knew why. now i think i know why. >> yeah, he was a spy for stolin, apparently, in world war ii. interestingly, you talk about a clash, culture clash. it wasn't between the two teams, the chinese and americans. rather within the group of americans themselves. so what happened? >> well, it is actually -- it was an invitation we thought of as spontaneous, so no preparation from the american side. the group of ping-pong players who happen to be representing the country that april suddenly found themselves in beijing within 36 hours of being invited. it was actually this tremendouslily representative group. it had men and women, high school girls, it had ibm program, it had a black immigrant who worked in the documents section of the u.n. one interesting spark in that group and that was because it was also an american hippy in there and another 19-year-old there called john tannehill, a very bright young student

. >> finally the montague tunnel, we have a real interest in restoring this tunnel. give me a status report how it is going, how the repair it's going? >> my understanding things are boeing along well. this is one of the benefits you get from closing the entire facility. you dot no not have to worry about safety risks posed by the workers. you have the ability to put all kind of equipment in the tunnel because you don't have to move trains through it at the same time. i've heard nothing to the effect that they are off schedule or overbudget. and indeed, in some of these tunnels we are making what we call our local resiliency funding some investments to move utilities to the roof of the tunnel, should we have flooding again we won't lose all signaling capacity and cabling. >> full speed ahead? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> i want to thank our witnesses for your testimony today. this hearing is adjourned. >> california governor jerry brown delivers his state of the state address today. we'll bring you his remarks from the state capitol in sacramento. live at noon easte

and you'll see heavier traffic down in san jose on the 101 northbound capital expressway and also montaguewe look outside on the palo alto cam. lots of cars. pretty heavy traffic. it is starting to thin out now. >> maybe a lot of people heading back to work. all right. anthony, thank you so much. we will have another local news update coming up in just about half hour. also, we'll have a full newscast coming up at 11:00 a.m. this morning. thank you for joining us on the second day of 2014. well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this week, so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. kevin! toaster strudel, yah? ♪ warm, flaky, toaster strudel. [ female announcer ] now get two bonus box tops for your school. [ music playing ] >>. >> welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning, january 2nd, 2014. large portions of the country getting ready for a big storm. i'll willie geist with al roker in with fortunately, b