numbers don't add up. >> get neal in here. neal, i took statistics and we know we can play with the numbers. but you think that senator coburn it is show boating. >> he is called dr. no. he should be dr. nonsense. it is political pandering. the treasury secretary is borrow 125 billion dollars a month. i know that people don't like pancakes for yuppies and a lot of thing to throw stones is nonsense and not solving our problem. we have to get rid of medicare and medicaid. and raise taxes. >> you can't ignore it. we have bigger problems. >> johnathon, i want to get you back in here. it is aggregious and i am going back to the monkey feces study. >> i think it is a philosophy. we end up with a bailout because we say yes to all of the government interventions and spending. it is thievery. there is no other way. medicare and medicaid is your problem. >> you know that i don't. and what is disconcerting to me, it is ineffective as well. and spending 10 million on sesame streett in pakistan has not engentered the middle east tous. >> w

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thanks to neal for that. tomorrow when patricia cornwell instructions terrymoran in the finer points of cutlery. >> this is more for decapitating people. i don't mean to be gross but it's a good knife for cutting someone's throat. >> she talks about the perfect crime. patricia cornwell tomorrow night. we thank you for watching abc news on this night. please check in with our friends at "good morning america" working while you rest. we're always online at

here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> got any pennies today? >> reporter: you hardly need a penny for joe henry's thoughts. >> are these good ones? yes. >> any dimes? >> reporter: he's on a first-name basis with bank tellers in med foford, oregon, scouring banks with one thing on his mind. pennies. buying some, changing others back in for cash. it all seems a little weird. but he's no collector. and he's not alone. he's what's known as a penny hoarder. from the orange tubs that hold an astonishing 200,000 pennies in a shed next to his house, to the hours spent sorting, it's no joke. he's really into pennies. but not just any pennies. only those that are from 1982 or earlier. because those aren't just spare change. they're med of copper, and get this, a copper penny is worth more than a penny. it worth 2.4 cents. >> the copper has such a different sound than zinc pennies. real money has a definite sound of money and if you listen to a modern zinc penny, they don't sound the same. they sound sort of tinny. >> reporter: here's the thing, copper's

thanks to neal for that. tomorrow when patricia cornwell instructions terrymoran in the finer points of cutlery. >> this is more for decapitating people. i don't mean to be gross but it's a good knife for cutting someone's throat. >> she talks about the perfect crime. patricia cornwell tomorrow night. we thank you for watching abc news on this night. please check in with our friends at "good morning america" working while you rest. we're always online at abcnews.com. "jimmy kimmel" is coming up next. i'll see you back here. dsk up next on an all new "jimmy kimmel live." >> when i see a pedestrian in l.a., i wonder what they're up to or what happened to. >> he was stabbing himself repeatedly -- this is a great story for late night tv. >> dicky: director guy ritchie and music from jack's mannequin. >> jimmy: now that he is back home mrs. cain has a huge to do list for him. clean out the garage and live in

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here's neale godfrey c.e.o. of the children's financial network. >> it's the perfect time of year to make sure your kids understand the importance of giving, appropriately. an overgenerous gift can indicate too much of a need for approval or control and can embarrass the receiver. or, it can signal the beginning of an unhealthy materialistic competition. you can explain to kids that parents and grandparents love all gifts the same, no matter how much is spent. a solution is to have the kids pool their resources for one gift, with everyone putting in what they can afford as a percentage of their allowance. once your children know how much they're going to spend, they can for very important gifts, like for parents or grandparents, you may want to help your kids with a matching fund. non-monetary gifts really convey the most important message. let kids be creative. cooking a special dinner for grandma or helping to put photos in albums take more thought and might be a better way to say i love you. let your children

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here's neale godfrey c.e.o. of the children's financial network. >> it's the perfect time of year to make sure your kids unrstand the importance of giving, appropriately. an overgenerous gift can indicate too much of a need for approval or control and can embarrass the receiver. or, it can signal the beginning of an unhealthy materialistic competition. you can explain to kids that parents and grandparents love all gifts the same, no matter how much is spent. a solution is to have the kids pool their resources for one gift, with everyone putting in what they can afford as a percentage of their allowance. once your children know how much they're going to spend, they can for very important gifts, like for parents or grandparents, you may want to help your kids with a matching fund. non-monetary gifts really convey the most important message. let kids be creative. cooking a special dinner for grandma or helping to put photos in albums take more thought and might be a better way to say i love you. let your children c

here's neale godfrey c.e.o. of the children's financial network. >> it's the perfect time of year to make sure your kids unrstand the importance of giving, appropriately. an overgenerous gift can indicate too much of a need for approval or control and can embarrass the receiver. or, it can signal the beginning of an unhealthy materialistic competition. you can explain to kids that parents and grandparents love all gifts the same, no matter how much is spent. a solution is to have the kids pool their resources for one gift, with everyone putting in what they can afford as a percentage of their allowance. once your children know how much they're going to spend, they can for very important gifts, like for parents or grandparents, you may want to help your kids with a matching fund. non-monetary gifts really convey the most important message. let kids be creative. cooking a special dinner for grandma or helping to put photos in albums take more thought and might be a better way to say i love you. let your children c

neal karlinsky explains. ♪ you're a foul one mr.inch >> reporter: as the story goes, it's the grinch that stole christmas. ♪ mr. grinch >> reporter: but this year on front doorsteps coast-to-coast, surveillance cameras have the proof. there's a new kind of grinch in town. in utah, this guy walked up. stole a complete stranger's waiting package. and walked away. in san diego, this man peeked through the front door to make sure the coast was clear before making off with a freshly-delivered box. >> at least now i have a suspect. >> reporter: in seattle, there was the hooded porch pirates whose big haul turned out to be a shipment of cat urine deodorizer. but much bigger ticket items are at risk of pilfering. estimates 16.5 billion packages will be shipped in the month before christmas. everything from computers to gift certificates. as we learned, it's not too hard to find waiting packages just sitting on porches. often for hours or even days. this one sat outside all morning before the owner opened her door. would you do something dif

it's great to be with neal and linda and rich. i very much liked the last few months -- i always liked "national review" but the last few issues have been and now ily strong realize it's due to the influx of harvard graduates. it's good to come to yale to see how the other half lives. enough of all that. unlike rich, i've been married 35 years so i'm used to being told i'm wrong so i don't need to have that in public. you know. i need a little positive reinforcement. i also was a huge fan of "national review" as a kid. my parents got it at home so i read it as soon as i started reading magazines. i remember reading it as early as 1963 and 1964. i spent the entire summer and fall of 1964 believing what i was reading in "national review" which was that there was this hidden majority that would elect barry goldwater and i shouldn't believe those gallup polls run by the mainstream media. >> i wrote some of them. >> yeah. i love "national review" and it had a big influence on me. i'm a neoconservative in many ways and i personally actu

neal lane says her engagement ring is flat and with a round diamond and 90 small diamonds circling the band. the sherlock holmes sequel was top at the box office. it sold $40 million worth of tickets. another franchise cold and 23 million. mission impossible, goes a protocol made $13 million. >>vicki: the broncos had this charming halftime spectacle. there you go. enough said. good night.

barbara cook, singer songwriter neal diamond, and actress meryl streep all attended a retension at the white house prior to the ceremony. the awards are given for a lifetime of contributions to american cultures. the kennedy center honors will be broadcast right here on channel 9, tuesday, december 727th. starts at 5:00 p.m. >>> howard and monika are back with weather and traffic after the break. >>> plus we'll have some of your responses after the break. this is a good one. good morning. welcome back to 9news now our time is 5:14 on this monday morning. we have been talking about pretty mild temperatures up to now. >> we start the week mild. yes it will change. the second week of december practically. >> i know. it is. seasonal, though, right? now in the 50s. >> 50 is where we should be. yesterday is 55. today is still around 60. even wednesday night, wednesday night we have got a chance for snowflakes north and west of town. if everything works out. i know it's been tough for snow lovers, other than october 29th this year. that's all i'm seeing right now. let's get moving this mornin

mattie lee neal de 61 aÑos, tambien debera pagar al gobierno mas de 300-mil dolares que obtuvo del gobierno5, en beneficios de discapacidad al hacerse pasar por un familiar... hoy las lineas del metro corrieron sin problemas despues del accidente ocurrido ayer en la linea anaranjanda a la altura de la estacion de lenfant plaza... pero como medida de precaucion, las autoridades del principal sistema de transporte de la ciudad ordenaron la puesta fuera de servicio de 16-vagones y tambien la inspeccion de mas de 190 unidades de la serie 5-mil como el involucrado en el accidente... una pieza del sistema de freno del vagon se solto paralizando el sistema por varias horas... los vagones que estan siendo inspeccionados son de los mas nuevos en la flota y fueron puesto en circulacion entre el 1998 y el 2003.... y la administracion de transito de maryland informo que el aumento en el precio de los pasajes es necesario para que el estado pueda alcanzar sus metas de ingresos, sin tener que efectuar recortes en el servicio... el estado incrementara 65-centavos, el proximo ano fiscal y 25 mas en los pro

we'll go in focus with rich and victoria and rick and elizabeth and dennis neal and what do you think about the special projects? >> you got to get rid of them entirely. the problem here is a lot of money, less this year than last year. banning them, saying that didn't work. we are talking about nine billion dollars and everyone is guilty. looking through the projects. even the good congress people are stuffing in their projects. they are dirty politics and it is it a lot of money. >> mike, you couldn't be against getting rid of the special projects. >> i am because they don't solve the problem. which is too much spending. that is set before a single earmark is appropriated. it will not help the economy. the stimulus plan didn't have an earmark from congress and yet money was sent for turtles and tennis courts it is real money. >> and also tom cobern, a senator said they are a gate way drugs to spending addition and bigger appropriations bills. the government has doubled during the time. this country existed for 200 years without earmarks and they are not in the powers of the constitu

they have sealed off a pedestrian tun neal turned into -- tunnel that turned into a magnet for criminals. >> reporter: an underground tunnel has provided landsdown residents a way to walk. vandals, drug users and others have taken the walkthrough. this week the county completed work to seal it off. >> unfortunate it was attracting a lot of crime, attracting graffiti, drug use, people. using it use -- people using it as a bathroom. >> the county spent more than $12,000 sealing it off. jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> the baltimore city police departments a teamed up with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearm. the police announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest. the number is 888-atf-fire. >>> a 50-year-old man is in police custody arrested for two home invasion robberies. durante ricco ervin assaulted the homeowner. ervin is being held without bail. >>> a follow-up to a story we brought you two weeks ago. the glen burnie truck that spilled on the turnpike has been fined. he will have to pay a thousand dollars dollar fine. road crews spent hours cleaning the sealant o

we'll go in focus with steve forbes and rick unger and dennis neal and victoria barrett and what a great crew. what about it, steve? time to eliminate the sick pay. only in the public sector do you get paid twice. one showing up to work and not getting sick. it is two-thirds retirement pay. and health care benefits pay. and so unaffordable. and dave in the public sector they are benefits and over all pay. dinner than what you have. >>> and we are fortunate enough to go the whole career. first thing you need to do is thank god and after that. your next move should not be to move out your hand and demand six figure pay outs. do you agree or disagree. we'll look at essentially these people negotiate these and these are part of the benefit package and they are paid less money than what they are paid for in the private sector. this is what people are relying on and we paid people for years. i take it to kin telling steve he can't take the stock option and cash those in. yes, there is it a need of reform and paying these people more money. >> victoria, some of the people you take issue with. s

neal cavuto will be there asking the tough questions.arting tuesday with a whole special series of shows. he's a potential gop running mate. and bernie marcus. a few of the big names you don't want to mix. after the surge. the slumm. and the early christmas rush on stores may not be t best newws for the season and for yourr wallet. news you can't afford to mix coming up next. [ nadine ] buzzzz, bzzzz, bzzzz, bzzzz, you know, typical alarm clock. i am so glad to get rid of it. just to be able to wake up in the morning on your own. that's a big accomplishment to me. i don't know how much money i need. but i know that whatever i have that's what m going to live within. ♪ ♪ oh, there's a prize, all right. [ male announcer ] inside every box of cheerios are those great-tting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholester. is it a superhero? kinda. ♪ cjc penny buying a stake in cone in three holiday shopppers say that's it. sales are dropping after the record kick off to the cruciall shopping season. steve, you don'

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. >> my name is neal desai from the national parks association. we are and abbas group for the enhancement of the national parks for all americans to injury -- we are and advocacy group for the enhancement of the national parks for all americans to enjoy. this is giving us an option to look at. we have been shortchanged. we have the opportunity to look at a willing partner. they have said they would be willing to take a step forward in forging a partnership with the city of san francisco. the city needs to do the first step. this ordinance does it. the national park service has stated they will assume responsibility by creating a new public park that will enhance access, recreation, and the use of the clubhouse as a visitors center. it is within the legislative boundaries. they're legally allowed to except management of the property. you have all seen the national park service statement. the national park service is well equipped and mandated to protect. we need to look at an alternative that provides policymakers with partnership opportunities. [

and dennis neal and kim mcincomenicholas. if you are against it you are a killer. >> david, biggest emitter of toxins is the mouth of barbara boxer. this epa rule will kill jobs and jobs and the epa has two choices. a low thres hold. that is harmful or no thres hold. they are gone from the no thres hold standard. and so rick, this is strong rhetoric, isn't it? >> once again the narrative is not true. i have awesome facts on going to the notes quickly. university of massachusetts political economy, what did they report? every year. it is 300,000 new jobs in this country. the 2010 report to congress. clean air and water. and 1999 and 2009. and they created 533 billion in economic benefits. what did it cost, 29 billion. this is not anywhere near a job killer. i got the facts and happy to put them on line at forbes. >>> and so rich, according to rick, not only did epa rules actually help people but they actually create jobs, do you buy that? >> no, i don't. american electric power for instance said the epa and said this in june w

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, hollywood. >>> speaking of hollywood, the nation'stunt. first, bo obama was spotted on a shopping trip with the president in washington. then, he was seen in hawaii, where the rest of the obamas were on vacation. >> it all had tongues wagging. is there a doggy doppelganger? here's abc's yunji de nies. >> reporter: it's been quite a week for the first pooch. bo has been everywhere. his likeness featured around the white house for the holidays. button bo. trash bag bo. marshmallow and licorice bo. pom-pom bo. and a 4 1/2-foot-tall felt bo. the first lady told abc's barbara walters, bo has an enviable life, saying she wouldn't mind being reincarnated as the family pet in her next life. >> i would want to be bo. he has a great life. >> reporter: bo made the obamas' holiday card, much to the chagrin of sarah palin who wondered aloud on fox news radio, why the card didn't accentuate family, faith and freedom. he's so ubiquitous, bo is now the center of the ultimate canine conspiracy. >> i'm ready. this is holiday, bo. >> reporter: on wednes

. >> reporter: neal diamond was among the five artists honored last night at the kennedy center. actress meryl streep was also an honor re, among with chartwellist, yo-yo may. >> the film stars jeremy irvine and emily watson. >> i saw the play first. after about ten seconds, i turned to my husband and said i don't think i'm going to be able to sit through this. >> steven spielberg brings the movie war horse to theaters christmas day. director david lynn save known for his quirky filmmakerring but he is also into tran sent dent al med -- he is also into meditation. >>> charlie sheen's ex-wife is out on bail. police arrested brooke mueller in aspen over the weekend for assault and cocaine possession. mueller was in rehab earlier this year. she will be back in court later this month. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now. >>> it is here. 2 days until christmas. >> i only have one thing left to get. i'm mike hydeck. >> you said the 5th of december. >> i could still get it today and i could be done. >>> weatherwise, you will be able

this year's honorees include barbara cook, neal diamond, sonni rollins and meryl streep. smokey robinson performed sweet caroline. the kennedy center show will be broadcast tuesday, december 27th, at 9:00 p.m. >>> coming up, people facing foreclosure with breathe just a little bit easier over the holiday season. we'll explain, when we come back. >>> plus the efforts to save the pay roll tax cuts. virginia congressman jerry connolly will be in the studio with me in just a moment. >>> iran says it shot down an unmanned united states spy plane. iranian news reports say the country's armed forces shot down the plane yesterday because it violated iranian air space. the pentagon is not commenting, but the united states-led coalition in afghanistan says american forces lost control of the drone over afghanistan late last week. >>> motorists are catching a break over the holidays according to the lundberg survey, prices at the pump have dropped 9 cents a gallon in the past two weeks. that means the average price of regular gasoline is now $3.29 a gallon. however analysts predict

the newspaper industry backdrop and the remarks neal for dr. racks neal, -- rational -- and the cereal killer, like cheerios and smart dots -- tell us about him and why he was critical to the tactics and strategy in executing this deal. >> i think the deal with sam is always the deal from hell and the tribune made a is to be in purgatory first when it both the times mirror. it was -- you know, basically the atmosphere at the time was buy or be bought, and aol and time warner had just merged, and things were going quite well. and so when the tribune decided to buy this, things looked pretty good. the future looked bright. we paid a lot of money for it, and it was -- and the way the deal was structured is we bought the company, even though mark willis, the cereal killer, the ceo of times mirror -- he used to be the cochairman of general mills where they made all the cereal, and the staff of the l.a. times -- if the staff of the l.a. times had done as well with journalism as coming up with nicknames we wouldn't be here. they nickname him mark the

some of the spirit of the summit was positive but the results of the summit with neal basically we. russia offered a certain plan which could have mean a compromise between russia and nato on the a.b.m. issue but this plan this suggestion was not accepted by nato and recently we have heard from the u.s. state department that the united states will not allow russia to have a veto or. u.s. plans. a.b.m. deployment in europe. that russia will not be able to change the plan itself and the schedule basically this was a no which was the answer to offer to resume negotiations addressing the federal council of the russian federation midriff once again stressed that we are ready for negotiations basically he once again hand. although as i said the united states have already given us a negative answer so now i think it's up to washington to decide whether they want to share quite a bit of or they want to let it hang in the air do you think that both with russia and the us having presidential elections and twenty twelve do you think that there's going to be some sort of impact on bilateral rel

-- neal disconnected from peach other. they're searching for that answer and authenticity. searching for somebody to bring them together and they say here's the promised land. you don't have to have all the answers but here's we're goin 're not going back to the way we wer here. i think somebody's going to have to say you have to reild the in substitutions in aifferent way to meet people's needs. nobody right now is going to do that. and we are at a time when every other time this happened, somebody stood up andaid i have to rebuild the instooksz as thein--substitutionininstitutio. nobody is willing to do that. i think that's really in the end what the country wants. >> charlie: if you look and the nominee is newt gingrich and the president, understanding the anger whatever it is that, what is it about him that makes him people angry at him. >> at the president. >> charlie: because he had pretty high approval relatively personally. >> yes. he's got, because people like him personally. they think he's got a great family. he