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by far, the world's most radical new year's observation comes from the south pacific island nation of samoa. they are knocking friday december 30 of the calendar, is keeping straight from thursday the 29th to saturday the 31st. the move across the international date line puts samoa on the same calendar as its major trading partners. in new york, visitors from around the globe are moving in for the party. of course, it will be televised. it is the 40th anniversary of dick clark's new year's rock andin -- rockin' eve. >> every year, when it is 11:59 you start to get an adrenaline rush. >> when the ball drops at midnight, the temperature should be above 40 degrees. >> should be a warm new year's. of course, as ryan seacrest told you, you can watch right here on abc 7 tomorrow night. starts at 10:00. >>> what about our temperatures here? >> probably about 40 degrees. cold air will not be in until new year's night. new year's eve looks good around here. let's get you started. temperatures well above average and books just to the north of the metro area are jumping for joy. all those resort

but by far the world's most radical observation comes from the south pacific island nation of samoa. they are knocking friday december 30th off the calendar. >> it's good, very good. >> reporter: the move across the international date line put sass mowia on the same calendar as its major trading partners. back in new york, visitors from around the globe are moving in for the party. >> i'm in new york for the first time, so it's very special for me. >> reporter: it's the 40th anniversary of dick clark's rocking new year's eve with ryan sea crest. >> every year you start to get a real adrenaline rush when it's 11:59. >> reporter: when the ball drops at midnight, the temperature should be above 40 degrees, so they are expecting a record turnout this year. >>> all right. check it out. a fairly quiet night out there. temperatures running around 46 degrees, and we were up above 50 in many spots earlier today. we'll be in the 50s just about all weekend before the bottom drops out. check out continues each north of the city. on the whole, this has ban good- looking day of weather. manchester

the pacific island nation is going to shift its time zone from one side of the international date linee other. as a result they will lose december 30th altogether to make it equivalent to australia and new zealand. those countries are currently nearly a full day ahead. >>> and mary tyler moore turns 75. she devotes her time today to various charities including helping homeless pets. she's written a book recently about her life called "growing up again, life, loves and, oh, yeah, diabetes." >>> and doctors appointments for last-minute checkups. coming up, a list of medical tests you probably should talk to your doctor about getting done. >>> and the new tax come january 1st. >>> and pitfalls to avoid if you plan to trade in gift cards. you're watching "good morning maryland." we return in a few minutes. >>> a deadly bus crash shut down a busy maryland highway . i'm linda so. what you can expect for the commute this morning. >> and i'm corrine redmond, the iowa caucuses and the latest gop standings coming up. >> and playing for a sellout crowd. how the bengals got the fans to buy the tic

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friday, this friday, december 30th, will not happen this year in the tiny pacific island nation of somoa. somoa is canceling friday, dropping it from the calendar just this once, because it has decided to move from the eastern to the western side of the international date line and it needs to sync up with its two biggest trading partners new zealand and australia, where today is already tomorrow or something like that. maybe they can cancel mondays. >>> a quick look at wall street. it was not one of the market's better days. the dow fell nearly 140 points, nasdaq down 35. >>> up next here, the right recipe for making a difference. >>> finally tonight, making a difference. what started as one grateful woman's simple recipe for thanking america's troops has now become a holiday tradition making a difference for more than two decades. here's nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: this is her recipe for gratitude, omelet fixing, a hot griddle and a heaping help of appreciation. >> you're working hard and i appreciate everything you're doing for us. >> reporter: for the 23rd year the air force res

the south pacific island nation of samoa is skipping friday. at midnight tonight, its calendar will change to saturday, december 31st. the reason? after nearly 120 years east of the international date line, samoa has decided it wants to be west of it to match up with trading partners like australia. american samoa to the east will stick with the current calendar. news," the latest on a drug to treat ovarian cancer. >>> plus, why california is banning cough syrup sales to teenagers. >>> but, first, jeff glor with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> staying healthy. as you grow old. we will tell you about new research that shows it may be possible for seniors to keep their bodies very young. tonight on the "cbs evening news." tonight on the "cbs evening news." the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune syst

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the small pacific island nation skipped the day and went straight to the weekend, changing the side of the international date line they're on. about 120 years oog traders convinced them to move east so they could trade easier with california. somebody will figure it out. a letter accusing former hewlett-packard ceo of sexual misconduct has been made public. nothing short of a scathing and damaging letter, huh? >> yeah, it's the letter that cost him his job as head of hp. it was written by gloria allred. the letter accuses her of all kinds of things, including sexual harassment when their board saw the letter, herd was let go. nothing is new the accusations, but it's the sort of distasteful stuff they would like to avoid. here we see him in a reality show. everyone concerned has tried to keep the contents secret. herd to fisher to show her his multimillion dollar bank statements. he told her about his intention to buy the company eds for $14 billion. now a letter is not a conviction. miss fisher herself has denied the a accusations of some of the accusations in this letter they wanted e

tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow and once pacific island nation. one >> there will be no friday december 30, 2011 and some of what. tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow. >> 120 years ago traders convinced samoa's to move east so they could trade with california. they now realize it was not such a good idea. >> at the stroke of midnight, this small island nation will shift the date line east. there will be no friday december 30. >> this week we are going to be losing a day. we are going to move the date line so we will be in line with new zealand and australia. >> the date line runs north to south and the pacific ocean. on one side the see the first sunset of the day and on the other side the city last. confused yet? if it is friday in samoa, it is saturday and australia and new zealand. >> it is really urgent, we have to come in on sunday. otherwise we have to wait for them to come in on monday which is really tuesday. >> the prime minister says enough is the death. it is time for a time warp. there will be no births are death on december 30. fo

the pacific island nation is skipping right over friday because officials have decided to change time zones. the move will put them on the same schedule asamoah's biggest trading partner's. >>> those are the top stories. i'm zain verjee. "world business today" starts now. >>> good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. >>> i'm andrew stevens from hong kong. welcome to "world business today." the top story this friday, december 30, the final wbt of the year. >>> penultimate. anyway from austerity measures and anger on the streets to bond yields going from bad to worse, it's been a rough year for the eurozone and there could be more of the same to come. >>> traders have had a turbulent time of it, too, as major stock markets slumped. we'll take alike at the best and worst performance. >>> and it's been a quiet christmas for occupy london protesters, but eviction from their central london camp looms in the new year. >>> and as the year draws to a close, we have seen a modest rally here in asia following those gains on the u.s. overnight and ahead of a higher open in europe, charles

>>trace: and a pacific island nation wants to skip the day on friday putting the country in the samelia and new zealand which is 20 miles east of the international dateline which designates where each day begins, they will make the decision to move the nation to the other side of the date lane, or more accurately, move the line east of the island. we are told that not everyone in the tourism industry is thrilled about the change. samoa will lose the distinction as the last place on either to see a sun set and mark the new year. if you keeping tabs on the corner of wall and broad, it is flat, and it is almost dead flat for the day. in fact, flat for the year so the 401(k) did not make a penny but it does not lose a penny, either, keep that in mind. that's it for "studio b" back

a pacific island nation located between hawaii and new zealand...hey're skipping today all together.the tiny nation iss jumping right from thursday... to saturday. and according to the samoan prime minister... it's an important move because it puts the nation on the same side of the line as its key trading partners... in new zealand and australia. "we can now have five workings days a week to continue and sustain our economic ann commercial contacts with our business partners in new and japan. presently before the change, we only have fourr working days out of seeen days a week." week." samoa last switched sides of the dateline in 18-92 to beeter work with california and other american trade partners. lady gaga will play an important part in ringing in 20. 20-12.lady gaga nats nats not only will she perform in times square on new year's eve... but she's been charged with pushing the button to signal the famous ball drop at exactly 11:59 p-m.the pop star is in town as a special guest of mayor michael bloomberg.his office says that whileethe mayor has

. >>> and the south pacific island nation of samoa is about to >>> still ahead this morning, we've been watching these spectacular pictures. >> it is so amazing. >> great whales making a big splash off southern california and returning in record numbers right now. >> we'll take you there for amazing whale watching. you don't want to miss this on "the early show" on cbs. it feels totally different from a regular toothpaste. new pronamel iso-active is a toothpaste in a can. the gel transforms into a foam and surrounds your teeth. pronamel iso-active helps protect against the effects of acid erosion. absolutely. thank you so much. no problem. man: do your simple return with the turbotax federal free edition, and now get our free, one-on-one, expert tax advice, live by phone or chat. get the federal free edition, at turbotax.com. hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in little drops of milk chocolate. and cookies n creme. pure hershey's. is this your normal? jamie lee curtis?? oh, hi, yes...wow, you really went all out on the decorations, huh?! yeah, but i'm so slow taking them down

tomorrow will be saturday, not friday in the pacific island of samoa. the nation is skipping a day because it is crossing the international dateline to coincide with business partners in new zealand and australia. right now, samoa is behind those countries making a trading challenge with their partners. now they will be the very first to ring in 2012. >> we have a little surprise this afternoon. we know it has been very disappointing. this was the perfect kind of snow. it did not bother anybody. you could drive around. it was nice to look at. in the extended forecast, we will get thmore. our little showers were triggered by the clipper that came by the great lakes. i know it is not very warm outside right now, but in the upper levels of the atmosphere, it is warming and little bit. we are making a transition in air mass. it is trying to create some precipitation. but this is not really reaching the ground. you may get a sprinkle or a flurry in some areas. but it is not hitting the ground. we will actually get some clearing overnight. when you wake up tomorrow morn

it was canceled for one island nation in the pacific. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. how do you plan to ring in the new year? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> north korea's first official statement with the outside world after the death of kim jong il is a warning to south korea that the policies will not change. the message referred to politicians around the world as foolish and read in part, " public forces should not expect any changes from us." king john own is the third member of the family to rule on north korea -- kim jong on. the nation is skipping a day because it is across the international date line cars on with business partners in new zealand and australia. or not samoa -- righ

that's what happened in the pacific nation of samoa. the islanded a day on the calendar going from thursday to saturday. officials decided to align their time with their closest trading apparentlies, australia and new ze -- trading partners, australia and new zealand. >>> up next a delay in the museum for ground zero. >>> also ahead. reporter: tomorrow these little guys wrestling around on the floor here will officially have a new dad. i'm beth parker, that love story a long time in the making.  >>> the dispute over 2 will pay for a 9/11 now -- who will pay for a 9/11 museum at ground zero might delay the museum's opening. it's supposed to open in 2012, but the museum foundation and port authority can't agree who has to pay millions in costs related to the construction of the project. so as of now, work on the museum has stopped, but it hasn't kept people from coming to see the newly unveiled memorial. >> 1 million visitors from all around the world have come to this site. those 1 million people have come here and set foot

pacific nation. the tiny pacific nations move it the other side of the international dateline at midnight so they jump 24 hours ahead and wipe december 30 off the calendar. the islandsre time traveling to sync up times with trading partners. >> seems like time is passing too fast before our eyes. >>> let's take a live look at our hi-def doppler. it's a little active this morning. you can see a little bit of spotting out there. so we are seeing a little bit of drizzle across the bay area right now. not too much. this is just very light stuff. but you may want to bring an umbrella if you are about to head outside right now. i had to use my windshield wipers as i was coming into work this morning. we have low clouds, fog, as well. so kind of similar story to yesterday. it's really foggy across the bay area yesterday. took a long time to clear. so yeah, kind of mostly cloudy skies across the bay right now. temperatures mild in the 50s across the bay area. not really seeing any 40s out there so temperatures not too bad. we are going to be slightly above average this afternoon. so we'll warm up to the upper 50s, low 60s. once again, we are talking rain or at least a showe

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at the stroke of midnight this small island nation in the pacific will shift the date line east. there will be no friday, december 30th. >> this week we're going to be losing a day. we are going to move the date line so we'll be in line with new zealand and australia. >> reporter: the date line runs more or less north to south in the pacific ocean. on one side they see the first sunset of the day. on the other side they see the last. confused yet? put more simply if it's friday in samoa it's saturday in australia and new zealand making business deals with samoa's largest trading partners a nightmare. >> it is really urgent, we have to come in on sunday. otherwise we have to wait and come in on monday. >> reporter: at least she has it figured out. the prime minister says enough is enough. time for a time warp. there won't be any births or deaths on the 30th, no car accidents, no school, no work day although employees have been promised to be paid for their lost time. there will be church services held to acknowledge the lost day and bells will ring at midnight. >> i think it's a g

pacific island of sawoa. years ago they agreed to align time with u.s. territories to assist trading with california. as the nation over the international dateline, at the stroke of midnight tomorrow, time in samoa will leap forward24 hours to december 31st. no december 30th. under our government decree, all of those scheduled to work on this nonexistent friday will get paid for the day. >>> a long-time fixture of san francisco's entertainment scene will wrap up its run at its current home on new year's eve. >> it is a throw back to another time. the show opened along the embarcadero for what was supposed to be a six-month run. but the audiences just kept coming. it is being renovated for the america's cup yacht race. >> we are currently in the midst of packing everything now and crating it up, and it will be moved to a temporary location and then it will open back up on broadway and the embarcadero. >> they plan to reopen just in time for next year's holiday season. >>> larry beil is off and colin rush is here. you should see this guy do hand springs. pretty impressive. >> i'm pretty good. thanks, buddy. >> mark

pacific island of sawoa. years ago they agreed to align time with u.s. territories to assist trading with california. as the nationrosses over the international dateline, at the stroke of midnight tomorrow, time in samoa will leap forward24 hours to december 31st. no december 30th. under our government decree, all of those scheduled to work on this nonexistent friday will get paid for the day. >>> a long-time fixture of san francisco's entertainment scene will wrap up its run at its current home on new year's eve. >> it is a throw back to another time. the show opened along the embarcadero for what was supposed to be a six-month run. but the audiences just kept coming. it is being renovated for the america's cup yacht race. >> we are currently in the midst of packing everything now and crating it up, and it will be moved to a temporary location and then it will open back up on broadway and the embarcadero. >> they plan to reopen just in time for next year's holiday season. >>> larry beil is off and colin rush is here. you should see this guy do hand springs. pretty impressive. >> i'm pretty good. thanks, buddy. >>

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nation is going to skip an entire day for what reason? >> let's see. birthday party. crazy football time. >> pacific island of samao. back to the future. samoa skipping friday this week. switching sides of the international date line. the prime minister said it puts them on the same footing of trading. the new time zone puts them three hours ahead of eastern australian time instead of 21 hours behind it. it did this before. 1892. they had two july 4th when they changed the date to help sailors on ships bound for san francisco. >> what was the days of twice? two fourth of julys. you know it's inevitable. someone not paying attention and enjoying eggnog and wake up and like -- what was in this stuff? my gosh. so strong. i 50e78 missing an entire day. >> it's a resort joint. you're staying there for the week. are they going to charge you for thursday? >> interesting. the refunds. interesting story on refunds, no question. >> maybe we should both go there and check it out. >> i'm there. >> thanks. >> you bet. >>> politicians gave comedians a lot of material to work with in 2011. we'll count down the top ten stories in p