control arm bushings, lower ball joints, new springs, complete brakes... ...wheel cylinders, new brake drums, and it went together pretty good considering i didn't take it apart. megan clementi: don had a little help preparing the cutlass frame. alan's friend mark went through the driveshaft and got it working great. i'm here with mark at the driveline shop. now, mark's been doing work with alan for, what, 20-plus years now? and you do a lot of the rear-end work for the muscle cars and his other cars, right? so what do you guys really specialize in here at the driveline shop? differentials and drive shafts, anything from the transmission back. what exactly do you do to the rear end? change gear ratios, rebuild, add positraction units. a little bit of everything? yeah, basically everything with them. once someone has brought their vehicle here and you've worked on their rear end and the drive shaft, what is the difference in drivability? it depends on what the customer wants. you have to either-- you gear for performance, or you gear for economy. and there's different posi units, so it

news. >> spring training rolls along. d today giants ace tim lincecum facing his home-town team, the seattle mariners. he has never gone up against the m's in the regular season. has a few times in spring. today was just smoking guys left and right through a shut-out for 3 2/3 innings. struck out seven. a great day for timmy. the bats were alive today as well. miguel tejada with a cut there, sends that baby to deep center field. the triple scores two. the giants have 3-zip. and look who made his spring debut. the beard is back. brian wilson came in the fifth, rung up a couple guys in a perfect inning. bottom of 5, buster posey gets into the act knocked to the right. it would put the g-men up 6-0. they take it 6-1. >>> ace splitting up the squad today, taking on the brewers here where gonzalez had a nice day on the mound, threw three shut-out innings. did not give up a hit, and fanned five at the plate as the a's take it, 5-4. >>> and the other game, san diego edges the a's, 7-6. josh outman's bid for the sixth starter spot

we do not need a new spring. we need to clean what god gave us. i run to challenge the corrupt system. i run to dream of all the things that could be and make america that place for you. i am preparing to run for president. you come, too, iowa. you are our heart. thank you. [applause] >> you go, buddy! >> tim pawlenty often says that people's politics are rooted where they come from. that is south st. paul minnesota, a blue-collar neighborhood that was the home to the largest stockyards in america when he was growing up. one of five children, his father was a truck driver, and his mom passed away when he was young. he worked hard and became the first in his family to graduate from college. while he went on to law school , his siblings went on to become homemakers and grocers, and they became the center of his life. although they were democrats, at least until when he became governor of minnesota in 2002. i sure you his background because his leadership is rooted in the values he learned growing up. the values of hard work and family, and a promise

. >>> in other health news, spring is almost here, so allergy sufferers, be warned.be pollen that is making you sneeze and itch. kendis gibson reports. >> any problems with your ears? >> reporter: lucas has allergies almost all year, and they make him miserable. >> i'm allergic to pretty much anything in nature. trees, the pollens. >> reporter: but what some allergy sufferers eat, like fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts, can make them feel even worse. >> the food contains certain proteins that are similar in nature to the pollen. and the body confuses the two, and it reacts as if you're having an allergy attack in your mouth or throat. >> reporter: it's called oral allergy syndrome. not an allergic reaction to the food itself, but what is called a cross-reaction. symptoms include itchiness or tingling on the lips or in the mouth and throat. about one-third of allergy sufferers get it. in the spring, tree pollen can trigger reactions to fruits like apples and oranges. and vegetables like celery and peppers. in the fall, bananas and cucumbers can be a problem for people

john boehner and the rest of his republican cohorts in congress have taken a week off to enjoy the new spring weather. of course for the rest of us any day that republicans are in congress is the day that the middle class isn't getting screwed by their budget cuts unfortunately though in state governments of across the nation conservative governors and lawmakers are picking up on boehner slack and there's a common theme to their crusades if you've heard the story a robin hood then you know exactly what i'm talking about after thirty years of failed reaganomics that has seen the richest one percent of our country accumulate eighty percent of all the new wealth created on the back of working americans over the last thirty years leading to a wealth inequality gap today larger than it any other time in american history since one thousand twenty nine republican still thing these millionaires and billionaires don't have enough money so they can tailor robin hood story of an honorable thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor and turn it on its head they're stealing from the poor to give

. >> these are the orphans, some of the first new spring babies that need help this year.r has never turned away an injured or orphaned animal even during the relocation crisis. that is what keeps volunteers like john sweeney coming back. he found an injured animal. >> most people take in wildlife and there are no other places. it's great to see them get good care and get back to living a good life. >> dan ashley, "abc 7 news." >> last year the wildlife center rehabilitated more than 700 animal animals and they need more money and volunteers to do it again this year. to find out how to help, go to our website and click on see it on tv. >> coming up next, michael finney reports on where you can get your taxes done free of @Ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ ♪ ♪ hello sunshine ♪ sweet as you can be ♪ iove waking up [ chuckles ] ♪ to your morning melody ♪ i can tell it's gonnae ♪ a sweet day [ female announc ] wake up to sweetss with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey for a yummy sweet ste that's just right. and the 10 natural whole grain oats treat ur heart sweet. because th

donald rumsfeld's new book "known and unknown," which appears to be either a revealin: memoir or the new springter ] [ scattered applause ] ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you, christina aguilera, for forgetting the lyrics to "the star spangled banner" at the super bowl. everyone knows it's, "bright stripes and bright stars so gallantly" -- well, whatever. i'd learn it if i had to. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what are you gonna do? it happened. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, tiny space between the stove and the kitchen counter, for being an unlucky graveyard for dust bunnies, bottle caps, uncooked spaghetti and old sponges. [ laughter and applause ] i like that space. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, mark zuckerberg's facebook stalker pradeep manukonda, for having a last name that sounds like the first ever syfy channel porno. [ laughter ] "coming this fall 'manaconda.'" [ laughter ] ♪cc1: >> steve: "is that a snake in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"cc1: >> jimmy: "it's a snake." [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: it actually is. it actually is a snake. it actually is

and now there are two exotic new scents, hawaiian aloha and new zealand springs scent. you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> they left me all. >> tonight, gadhafi in total denial. plus, how some big names in show business have profited from the libyan leaders fortune. >>> a confession in the jaycee dugard kidnapping case. what phillip garrido's wife admits happened. and the role she took in the birth of jaycee's two daughters. >> check this out, google's new thing. how google is putting this tricycle at your disposal. it's a story you'll see only on cbs 5. >> and sick of your friends? >> anyone that says otherwise is lying. >> how to recognize a new kind of depression. it starts with all those fabulous facebook posts. >> it can make you feel worth. >> good evening, i'm dana king. >> and i'm ken. tonight the u.s. is gearing up for possible military action in libya. >> tonight, the pentagon is moving american forces into the regions. charlie reports in a tv interview today, moammar gadhafi showed some serious signs of dilutions. >> protests in liby

we do not need a new spring. we need to clean what god gave us. i run to challenge the corrupt system. i run to dream of all the things that could be and make america that place for you. i am preparing to run for president. you come, too, iowa. you are our heart. thank you. [applause] >> you go, buddy! >> tim pawlenty often says that people's politics are rooted where theyome from. that is south st. paul minnesota, a blue-collar neighborhood that was the home to the largest stockyards in america when he was growing up. one of five children, his father was a truck driver, and his mom passed away when he was young. he worked hard and became the first in his family to graduate from college. while he went on to law school , his siblings went on to become homemakers and grocers, and they became the center of his life. although they were democrats, at least until when he became governor of minnesota in 2002. i sure you his background because his leadership is rooted in the values he learned growing up. the valu of hard work and family, and a promise of

and now there are two exotic new scents, hawaiian aloha and new zealand springs scent.pposed to pay for research . >>> did you notice it? it's on your bill. 19-cent surcharge that's supposed to pay for research into clean energy. all california residents pay it and it adds up to $62 million a year. it turns out the california energy commission has been using it to study things like salmon habitat, restoration and bird migration habits. >> is this the best priority for tomorrow? who knows but we stand by that as an appropriate example of peer research. >> reporter: when do the rate play payers recover their cost to see a reduction in rate? >> reporter: they say research saves money, the energy sur charge expires next year unless lawmakers and the governor decide to continue it. >> you know that little check engine light that comes on in the car? now there is a new device that works the same way for your health. grace lee introduces you to the santa rosa man testing an early warning system for heart attack patients. >> my wife says i think you are having a heart attack, w

. >> these little orphans are some of the first new spring babies to be held this year.ething that's different and ended up saying only san francisco. >> the entire theater is a cable car. . >> a new play is absolutely fraft. our don sanchez takes us [ female announcer ] we asked coffee lovers to come and try coffee-mate's new cafe collection flavors. then we asked them to show us how the taste inspired them. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new rich caramel macchiato. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] indulgent white chocolate caramel latte. ♪ oh, do it ♪ [ female announcer ] and creamy cafe latte. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] add your flavor... with coffee-mate, from nestle. óa >> absolutely, san francisco is a new show that just opened in a theater off union square. it's a trip through san francisco on a cable car and a testament to the determination of the producers. abc 7 arts and entertainment editor don sanchez gives us a taste. >> in embarkcadero art and sunshine. >> she meets five people on a cable car ride that will cha

and spring climbers examine the best way to get up the mountains work out new routes and compare melton terrain with its map descriptions. what we are going to be i spritz. let's try and climb through that snow there and come from the right side through the rock. treating rocks. well we'll see when we reach the place. which i thought ok let's get going. climbing even to the lower peaks of the mountain range takes no small effort. the air is humid and rarefied the sun is blinding. snow may collapse at any moment the climbers have to exert themselves to conquer the fight mountain. in accordance with tradition one setup the summit rock climbers drink tea with bitter chocolate. help yourself. which is why in my ear your attracts me to the mountains that's the most difficult question i can think of i don't think any climber or family stream sports could answer it but simply i enjoy rock climbing and the beautiful landscape. descends on the mountains rapidly and in spring the weather could change very quickly the climbers need to get down as fast as possible. but mazes received in. their grou

new storm for the plains and great lakes region today. before dawn coming down hard in madison at the state capital there in wisconsin. doesn't seem like spring starts in just a week and a half there. rain forecast for later today. could cause more flooding in the northeast. some of the worst floods are in patterson and other towns in new jersey. >>> in connecticut, repairs under way on railway tracks left dangling when floodwaters washed away their supports. >>> north texas cleanup continues after severe storms and at least two tornadoes there. >>> there is tragedy in pennsylvania. this morning, a fire at a farmhouse has killed seven children. all from the same family. that fire broke out last night about 20 miles north of harrisburg, pennsylvania. the children's mother was near the house in a barn apparently milking cows. another child 3 years old, the only sibling to survive, saw the smoke and told the mother. the children's father we are told was sleeping in his milk delivery truck at the time. the children ranged in age from 11 months to 11 years old. >>> on this ash wednesday, roman catholics in philadelphia are watching new development

we3q experience the new limited edition white collection from air wick, a choice of elegant spring fragrances like white lily and orchid, to brighten up your world. add a touch of pure sophistication to your home, with the new limited edition white collection from air wick. 3q twizzlers. the twist you can't resist.

from 47 to new york. spring training, 87 degrees.e have some rain and snow around kansas city, st. louis and severe weather in the southeast. no delays right now but they will develop and you can ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. i'm sue thompson live in concord where crews spent much of the night to try and fix a derailment. after 19 hours shut down here in concord things are back up and running. >> in japan, engineers are racing to keep the reactors at three power plants from melting down. government leaders say the delegate toll will climb to about 10,000. >> santa cruz engineers will conduct a sonar sweep following the tsunami followed by japan's earthquake. >> remember that rain we talked about friday. here it is and the fog is following. where it's going and several more chances and much cooler weather in the forecast. >> look out for thick fog as well across the richmond, san rafael bridge. 15 minute delays related to an equipment problem. but if you're driving in towards san francisco roads a bit slick but no trouble through the

he won the award as the spring's top new comer but there is still question as to whether he will make opening day roster. >> reporter: good problem to have. >> yeah. it. same time, it changes things. we understand that. when we do decide on the club, probably going to effect a guy or two. maybe playing time. this kid, he has done a great job to put himself in this situation. >> can't say i wouldn't be disappointed. you have to get over that and play baseball again. that's why we are out here. we have a job to do. we go down there if that's where i am sitting. >> reporter: of course, cody ross going on the dl list. it may help bell's chances. right now the giants aren't tipping their hand too much. i see few a's fans here. we will have a live report tonight at 10:00. >> all right and they will be playing in oakland this week. mean time, other sports. exciting news for the stanford women, they hope, and they will face gonzaga tonight trying to get into the final four again. >> exciting. >> thank you. >>> a man who served 20 years for a crime he said he didn't commit is free tonight. com

he has every team winning, which >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel with a message about new irish spring deodorant, the deodorant that'll make your freshness legendary, not to mention, popular with the lasses. >> but don't take his word for it, listen to me, an authentic irishman. irish spring deodorant smells so good, it makes me miss my childhood in ireland. erin go bragh. >> jimmy: you're an authentic irish man? >> si. >> jimmy: i had no idea. >> yes. i was born in the rolling green hills of the emerald isle. >> jimmy: and -- [ laughter ] is guillermo a common name in ireland? >> si, it is short for guillermo'brien. see? >> jimmy: let me have a look at that. wow, it is short for that. >> and also i got a tattoo. look. >> jimmy: you do? oh, yeah. i see. you are irish. i was positive you were a mexican, i had no idea. >> and if i wasn't irish, could i do this? hit it, lads! ♪ >> dicky: irish spring deodorant. legendary freshness that'll make you popular with the lasses. want the best st. paddy's day tips and activities? visit and "like" irish spring on facebook. >> jimmy: "jimmy kimmel

news, los angeles. >>> when we come back tonight, wild spring weather, much more like winter. >>> and later, remembering one of the greats of the big screen of all time, elizabeth taylor. >>> and a woman who can heal body and soul making a difference where it's really needed in this country. >>> spring may be well under way, but it didn't look like it today in the northeast. snow in new jersey, pennsylvania and new york. not just a dusting, mind you, 4 to 8 inches in some places, and more violent weather passed through the pittsburgh area today, with a major hailstorm spread over a wide area along with some tornadic activity. all of it is headed east toward new england tonight with connecticut, massachusetts and new hampshire set to get their dose of spring snow tonight and tomorrow. >>> it is a sickening sight in the waters off the shores of louisiana. more oil, and now more containment boom and cleanup crews, just as they are still trying to recover from last year's catastrophic spill and environmental disaster. tonight louisiana state officials say they have traced the spill to an oil company based i

new york, roads were shut down because of heavy snow. all this with just two weeks before the official start of spring. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> we want to go now to the weather channel's mike seidel. he is in syracuse, new york where it is really coming down tonight. mike, good evening. >> reporter: hey, lester. if you think you've had a bad winter, here in syracuse, where they average 10 feet of snow a season, they're closing in on 14 feet of snow tonight. you can still see it coming down. look at the radar. that snow and rain with this storm is pulling out. it will be out to sea by tomorrow afternoon. then we turn our attention to the next storm on tuesday. a foot of snow, wind, maybe a blizzard in parts of the central plains, severe weather and isolated tornados south of vista there, and the warm air. we'll keep an eye on oklahoma city, little rock, and shreveport. on wednesday more dangerous storms in the deep south. rain and the risk of more flooding in the saturated ohio valley. march is a month of extremes, lester, and on a single day on the weather map you can see just about every

we do not need a new spring. we need to clean what god gave us. i run to challenge the corrupt system. i run to dream of all the things that could be and make america that place for you. i am preparing to run for president. you come, too, iowa. you are our heart. thank you. [applause] >> you go, buddy! >> tim pawlenty often says that people's politics are rooted where they come from. that is south st. paul minnesota, a blue-collar neighborhood that was the home to the largest stockyards in america when he was growing up. one of five children, his father was a truck driver, and his mom passed away when he was young. he worked hard and became the first in his family to graduate from college. while he went on to law school , his siblings went on to become homemakers and grocers, and they became the center of his life. although they were democrats, at least until when he became governor of minnesota in 2002. i sure you his background because his leadership is rooted in the values he learned growing up. the values of hard work and family, and a promise

we do not need a new spring. we need to clean what god gave us. i run to challenge the corrupt system. i run to dream of all the things that could be and make america that place for you. i am preparing to run for president. you come, too, iowa. you are our heart. thank you. [applause] >> you go, buddy! >> tim pawlenty often says that people's politics are rooted where they come from. that is south st. paul minnesota, a blue-collar neighborhood that was the home to the largest stockyards in america when he was growing up. one of five children, his father was a truck driver, and his mom passed away when he was young. he worked hard and became the first in his family to graduate from college. while he went on to law school , his siblings went on to become homemakers and grocers, and they became the center of his life. although they were democrats, at least until when he became governor of minnesota in 2002. i sure you his background because his leadership is rooted in the values he learned growing up. the values of hard work and family, and a promise

situation is under control certainly because because it's being rendered useless now following the news that the spring of warsi inside the reactor it's a rescue operation is still ongoing but it's more of a salvage operation as search operation now because they they know obviously the chances of finding reliable are pretty slim at the nine days since the earthquake and tsunami struck having said that though they've had what's being dubbed a miracle an eight year old woman and a sixteen year old boy were found alive in months the rubble in a town in a reality prefecture called ishinomaki which was one of the worst hit areas at least two people have been found alive that engulfed the miracle because not only with the. sort of things the search and rescue operations following natural disasters like this incident after seventy two hours pretty unlikely to find the line five percent survival rate up to ninety six hours these people survived for more than double that amount and that was even in unseasonably wintry conditions. and i was archie's ira going to reporting from japan and now i will be back with a

finally in this news block with spring just around the corner it's time for a group of people to get high and get to head high and get dirty chimney sweeps our profession may seem a bit old fashioned but they're still very much in demand as artie's tom martin explains romantic stereotypes of city boys with brooms just couldn't dent one woman's dreams. it's snowy and cold little miss moscow roof but this team on skid to remove snow they're interested in the chilly suit rather poignant this is a very old thing we don't even know if it's possible to paste it sometimes templates can cut the chimney for. apart from the love of rooms galina is also unusual in being moscow's only female chimney sweep she runs the company the art of the chimney sweep cleaning city stacks all over the capitol including some rather special ones career. we worked inside the kremlin some old mansions and all chechens i met my profession because i got to see very interesting places others didn't get to see. the e-mail stop make covers the chimney pots and consult billion of some of moscow's especially complicated

definitelyi definitelying -- definitely eating there. >> in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> well, we springard. it is 5:19. otherwise you're saying what's going on, what are they doing on the air. well, spring forward. >> and tonight sun setting at 7:24. that's a switch. if we can stay up that long! long at the darkened skies. we are gonna see mostly cloudy skies when that happens because we do have a cold front off the coast. that will be bringing in a little bit of rain headed our way this morning but more likely it will hold off until this afternoon. good morning, oakland. it's 52 right now for you. 49 redwood city, 53 san francisco with 49 napa. livermore 49 and 47 in los gatos. so temperatures this morning are warmer by anywhere from 4 to 6 degrees out across the bay area. 6 degrees warmer in napa as well as santa rosa. 6 degrees warmer in san jose. on average definitely feeling the difference out there. so we are looking at the cloud cover. but the rain's gonna be slow to move on in. the bulk of the activity this afternoon but sonoma county could see light rain showers before noon. we

usually when you see new york city it's covered in gray, or snow -- >> spring is almost here. >> waitesterday in new york city, i mean, that was one of those like classic, new york city days. you were lucky enough to be here for that. >> she's taking credit for it. >> i brought it with me. >> i love it in new york city, all of the streets are covered in tables. like what happens is the second the sun comes out here, every single restaurant rolls out, you know, the balcony or whatever. >> the patio. >> in front of them and all of a sudden you can eat outdoors at all these places that look like, you know, they had only indoor -- >> some of them you didn't even know they were there. >> exactly. >> even on wednesday when it wasn't so warm outside walking down the streets, folks are outside bundled up. >> we just want it to be spring so fast, we will do anything to act like it. >> from a official standpoint, one of the worst winters on record nationwide? >> absolutely. i mean, look at new york. >> well, i know. we felt it certainly. >> yeah but you know, spring starts tomorrow, of course a

. >> i learn something new about you every day. >>> spring ahead. your health. >> health problems could be difficult for early birds and night owls and to help with the effects, doctors suggest not eating or exercising before bedtime and take a warm bath or soothing music before bed. >> i don't do any of that and that's my problem today and for the next two weeks. ,, 3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, vavair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart ndndition or

spring. details at amtrak.com. >>> new allegations of misconduct against the san francisco police officers. judge in san francisco threw out a case, after videos. police say he commit add felony sale of marijuana. the video shows three officers dressed in plain clothes, searching the apartment building without showing their badges much the report says the three officers had stars exposed in the outer most clothing. >>> today public defender jeff adhaka said that's not true. >> went inside for approximately 35 seconds and returned to the hallway and turned and said okay, could you come in now? that's not true. the officers were not aware of the videotape until they were confronted with it in court. and when they were confronted with it in court, their demeanor, their testimony clearly changed. >> here's the response from san francisco's district attorney george gascon. would disagree and order the transcript to review the appellate. and the statement goes on to say: in previous incidents the d.a. dismissed case that could not proceed but this appears to be a different situation. >>> breaking

new fixodent cleanser plus scope ingredients. >>> coming up, the trend for spring is 70s looks reinventedcal news and weather. to the chobani factory just so that i could see where my favorite yogurt is made. cc1: and i got lost a few times. sure, go up the road, make a big right at the tree there. it's down there. no, it's a left. hey, those are some fancy pants. ha. i finally made it to the chobani factory. this is awesome. it was totally awesome. that's what we do for love, people. chobani. rich and creamy yogurt, with only natural ingredients. share your story at chobani.com ♪ [ female announcer ] mini, meet berries. introducing new kellogg's frosted mini-wheats with a touch of fruit in the middle. helloooooo fruit in the middle. >>> good morning to you. it's 9:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new developments this morning as yet another defendant in the de anza college rape case is dropped from the lawsuit. the third defendant to be cleared from the case, he owns the house where the alleged attack took place and was accused of negligence. two other men were also cleared earlier

new year. one of the traditions is to jump the fire. >> whoa. >> reporter: young and old, jumped the fire. it is part of a 13 day celebration, leading up to sunday, the first day of spring in new ruse. which means new day. >> there's a saying you're supposed to say when you jump over the fire, you want to transfer your sicknesses and will to the fire, and take its energy. >> one of the things we do in the beginning of the year is we have to forgive all the bad things happened that particular year. tonight we have to forgive all of those things. give forgiveness to everyone. >> reporter: mike grew up in iran, and remembers the traditions in the old country, and now here. >> i'm really proud of persian people, which they've been keeping that tradition, and teaching it to the young ones. >> reporter: another tradition is to set a table, beginning with seven items, beginning with the letter s, it represents good fortune for the coming year. it is a joyous time. like so many other cultures, a time to start anew. >> time for rejuvenation. for starting over. leaving everything in the past, and going onto a new year. >> how do you say happy new year? >> [ speaking in foreign la

new year. one of the traditions is to jump the fire. >> whoa. >> reporter: young and old, jumped the fire. it is part of a 13 day celebration, leading up to sunday, the first day of spring in new ruse. which means new day. >> there's a saying you're supposed to say when you jump over the fire, you want to transfer your sicknesses and will to the fire, and take its energy. >> one of the things we do in the beginning of the year is we have to forgive all the bad things happened that particular year. tonight we have to forgive all of those things. give forgiveness to everyone. >> reporter: mike grew up in iran, and remembers the traditions in the old country, and now here. >> i'm really proud of persian people, which they've been keeping that tradition, and teaching it to the young ones. >> reporter: another tradition is to set a table, beginning with seven items, beginning with the letter s, it represents good fortune for the coming year. it is a joyous time. like so many other cultures, a time to start anew. >> time for rejuvenation. for starting over. leaving everything in the past, and going onto a new year. >> how do you say happy new year? >> [ speaking in foreign la

spring training, this is not official. but i was at the -- >> i'm gonna need a new picture clearly. at's important here, it's spring training. >> yeah. anyway, i was at the elk's lodge, somebody said "i can't wait until the season starts so i can hear da,,,,,,

spring training, this is not official. but i was at the -- >> i'm gonna need a new picture clearly. nt here, it's spring training. >> yeah. anyway, i was at the elk's lodge, somebody said "i can't wait until the season starts so i can hear dane a. >> i had a good year last year, i was batting 900 and something. >> you had a bad year starting this year, your hair went grey. [ laughter ] ,,,,,, california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. >>

new york. probably going to be a little crowded today. >> yes. >> one would think. >> what a beautiful day. >> springy it arrives in parts of the country today. it's going to be beautiful here in new york. hopefully you're having a beautiful friday wherever you are right now. coming up here on "the early show," you make sure your kids get their annual physicals, but what about your pets? >> they need it too. >> debbye turner bell is here to walk us through a help checklist for our furry friends just in time for spring. >> that's nellie, i believe. we'll meet nellie later as well. >> bright colors on for spring. >> everybody is brightening up. >>> also ahead we're making muffins. our good friend, chef marcus samuelsson is here taking breakfast to a whole new level. muffins featuring not just blueberrie blueberries, but zucchini and a savor savory one. >>> let's go back out to marysol who's in central park with another check of the weather for us. you have got the assignment of the morning, i must say. >> i picked the correct straw today, for once. >> you had an advantage, though. >> well, you know, i

spring break cancun yo!!!!!!!! >>> new at 6:00 cracking down on cell phones inside prisons, tonight how bad the problem has become and what might be done to reign it in. >> we're celebrating the fact we're here. >> the real reason they're celebrating in daily city tonight. the woman whose past time tells the tale of the san francisco suburb. >> thank you. >> and that is going to do it for us. world news is coming up next. >> from all of us here we appreciate your time.

news". the royal coach gets a spring cleaning ahead of the wedding of prince william and kate middleton.id agencies and the ivory coast said it will soon be unable to assist the tens of thousand people fleeing increasing violence and the main city unless they receive more funds. fighting has intensified. he refuses to give up the presidency. >> hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced from the conflict already. but still they come. the city folk never thought their lives in are of ivory coast, once one of the richest countries in africa, would come to this. this old man saw three days of shooting and fighting. so he is leaving the city and returning to his native village. abidjan is and flames because the income and refuses to leave office. everyone but his closest associates says he lost last november's elections. now his army and militia under pressure from all armed opponents and sanctions from the international community are lashing out. >this woman paid for her ticket but said she was forced off the soldiers. gbagbo's they did not want the world to know the population of

like 20% of all martha stewart pets products, including the new spring collection.ublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book matters. expedia. [ female announcer ] there's a place called hidden valley where kids not only eat their vegetables, they can't get enough. ♪ hidden valley ranch, makes vegetables delectable. as the towel used to dry them. so why use the same hand towel over and over instead of a clean, fresh one every time? kleenex® brand hand towels. a clean, fresh towel every time. >>> we're back with more on the death of elizabeth taylor. >> jeff kagel is the managing editor of "entertainment weekly." thanks for joining us. you got to interview her. what was that like? >> i interviewed her about five years ago. in 20 years of interviewing celebrities, i have to say, it was probably at the top of the list, because she was very frail at that time. but the violet eyes just still sparkly. she came down, she was in a wheelchair, but she had jose ebert do her hair, just for the interview. she was doing the krupp diamo

>> susie: new-home sales land in the basement, tumbling almost 17% to their lowest level on record. still, some buyers are hoping for spring. >> we're hoping that people who have been holding out on putting their homes on the market will be doing so now. >> tom: a glut of foreclosures means even lower prices for sellers, but more homes to choose from for buyers. you're watching "nightly business report" for wednesday, march 23. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. new signs today the u.s. housing market still is struggling. susie, that's even as many parts of the economy are recovering. >> susie: tom, what got everyone concerned is the latest new home sales numbers. they fell to a record low. sales tumbled almost 17% in february. even lower prices couldn't bring in the buyers. the average selling price for a new home fell to $202,000. at the current sales pace, it would take almost

the campus he is living -- leaving is now looking for a new leader. [ music ] . >>> a spring training accident in arizona today is reminiscent of the incident that seriously injured a marin county high school pitcher last year. philadelphia pitcher's roy oswald was struck behind the ear by a line-drive. luckily he was able to get up after being struck by that ball. an x-ray showed there was no injury. patrick was hit by a line-drive last year. he was seriously injured but has since recovered. >> ntsb took action after an air traffic controller fell asleep on duty. two planes landed at washington, d.c. without clearance from the tower late last night. the pilots say they repeatedly tried to radio the controller, but apparently that western was asleep. secretary ray lahood ordered that from now on two air traffic controllers be on duty at night. >> we have an update on a story we first brought you last night on the 10:00 news. philippine airlines said today a phoned-in bomb threat at sfo last night was a hoax. the flight arrived from manila at 7:20. the jet was moved to a remote area of

. ♪ vj/vo: it's the super spring event. new styles for everyone from just $15 bucks.ipe your card please. excuse me...? this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welcome. with chase freedom, you get cash back on what you buy everyday. this is yours! thank you! that's 5% cash back in bonus categories every three months. and an unlimited 1% everywhere else. activate your 5% cash back today at chase.com/freedom, or at your local chase branch. it mthe new focus canelieve that virtually park itself. till you actually see it . . . park itself. the all-new ford focus with class-exclusive active park assist. >> dicky: this week on "jimmy kimmel live" -- britney spears, david beckham, johnny knoxville, danny mcbride, sara ramirez and the first cast-off from "dancing with the stars." with music from duran duran and sum 41. portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by wwe all-stars. the greatest match-ups haven't happened until now. two generations, one ring. my contacts are so annoying. they're itchy, dry and uncomfortab

spring showers are lingering. >> they are. >>> parents, listen up. there are some new guidelines for your child's car seat. we've got details, next. >>> plus, we've got the 411 on at&t's proposed buyout of team mobile. what this could mean for millio. ll >>> the american academy of pediatrics is now urging parents to keep their infants in rear-facing car seats until they're 2. the author of the new policy says keeping young children in the rear-facing position for as long as possible will help protect their neck and head in the event of an accident. it also goes further by recommending that older children be in a booster seat until they're 4'9" tall. that means they'd be between the ages of 8 and 12 and that kids should always, always be in the backseat until they're at least 13 years old. >>> and then there were three. we'll be down to three major cell phone providers if at&t's plan to buy t-mobile goes through. at&t says it will spend about $39 billion to snatch up its rival. among other things, the deal would give t-mobile users a chance to buy iphones. it would als

. >> we don't know how that is in new york. >> spring will come again.me back to "the early show." so many people this morning talking about liz taylor. you saw her star on the hollywood walk of fame. this morning's "usa today" wondering if she was, in fact, the biggest star ever. and truth be told there's not a lot of competition out there. >> i think she's kind of a runaway favorite in that category. coming up on "the early show" we're going to hear some of the many tributes from her friends and fans and look back at her life in hollywood. we have all that coming up. a lot of elizabeth taylor stuff we want to talk about this morning and she is worthy of it. talk about the quintessential celebrity icon. here is jeff glor at the news desk with another look at our top headlines this morning. >> all about the eyes, right? unbelievable. good morning, everyone. a bizarre incident at reagan national airport has prompted a review of air traffic control staffing this morning. early wednesday morning, two airliners trying to land at reagan just outside washingto

we hope to be back in front of you in the spring time with the new mou and then we'll go into details about the changes. this document does not change the current one, it just extends the current one. i'm happy to answer any questions. supervisor chu: a pretty straightforward item. any members of the public wish to comment on item number five? seeing the end, public comment is closed. do we have a motion to send this item forward? we have a motion to send a set of chord with a recommendation. we can do that without objection. thank you. item number six, please. >> item #6 -- resolution approving the agreement between the city and olin corp. and sodium hypochlorite for, which is estimated to exceed $10 million pursuant to charter section 9 appointed11 -- section9.118b. >> one of purchasing's task is to establish term contracts to provide specific products for a specified time at prices determined through a competitive bidding process. this allows us to consolidate the needs of multiple departments to achieve economies of scale and it allows the department to utilize the contract and re

ao this week,embers othe baha'i and zorastarian faiths will celebrate their new years, which also mark the springor jews, purim takes place this weekend. the holiday is a joyous commemoration of a time when jews living in ancient persia were saved from extermination. we visited a celebration of purim last year at adas israel congregation in washington, d.c. we spoke with the senior rabbi, l stnlauf. >> the purim ory actuay one of the books of the bible. it's called the book of esther or megillaht esther in hebrew. jews today often think of it as a kind of fun, silly holiday. it's kind of like mardi gras. it has costumes, and it has parties and festivals. what really sets it apart as unique, in the jewish tradition, is that it has specific mitzvot, or commandments. we have to give gifts of food to each other. the most famous food that's associated with purim is what we call hamentoshen, and we have to give gifts to the poor, and we also have to sit down for a "seudah," or a festive meal together. we have to share the experience with community. you have to hear the reading of the book of esther. >>

new england. >> and a spring-like day here along the east coast. nearly 70 degrees here in new york. springs. >>> i love this story. with 200,000 marchers and 2 million spectators, new york city has bragging rights to the largest st. paddy's day parade on the planet. >> that's right. but one tiny town says bigger not necessarily better. the city of enterprise, alabama, has been holding the world's smallest st. paddy's day parade since 1993. trying to show us up. just one marcher, one flag, one police car and the parade route, well, one block. >> i love it. city officials say they knew they couldn't have the biggest parade, so they decided to go for the smallest. got to have gold. i love it. >> it's its best in its own way. >> we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] many people don't understand their digestive system. gastroenterologists do. they've made align ♪ align is the product of 10 years of research... and it has something you can't get anywhere else, a patented good bacteria called bifantis. and when it's added to your digestive system it supports your natural digestive bala