. >> reporter: paster strauss met whim while chaplain and for years theying to worked to and this pastday celebrated roger create, the published author. >> yeah, we did it. >> it may not have looked like your typical manhattan book release party, but what it lacked in glitz, it certainly made up for in heart. >> i could only offer you my deepest heart felt thanks. it's a wonderful day for me. thank you very much indeed. >> absolutely. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," how to stay safe in the kitchen on the holidays when everybody wants to help. plus, cotton balls and orange juice, the dangerous way teen-agers are using them to lose weight. [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> beautiful crisp start to the day in san francisco and

(applause) our closing prayer will be delivered by paster emeritus of the saint luke united methodistim the brand new future that you continue to offer us beyond our tragedies and our triumphs. and as we go farther grant that we may not be centered on where we have been or on what we have done, but on where we are going and what is possible by your grace, for us to become a beloved community which celebrates and a if i weres o our -- affirms our unitty and in the challenging words of a benediction, may god bless us with discomfort and easy answers and half truths and super official relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts, may god bless us with anger and injustice oppression and exportation of people so that we may work for justice, freedom and peace for all. and may god bless us with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection and starvation and war. and so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and turn their pain into joy. and may god bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in this world so we can do together w

. >>> a surprising safety recommendation for children in paster seats.new report, from the insurance institute for highway safety suggests that parents keep their children in booster seats, until the age of 12. the study also looked into the safety of particular car seat brands and found that the most expensive aren't always the safest. officials say booster seats are 45% less likely to sustain injuries in crashes by children restrained by seat belts alone. >> taking a rare trip on public transportation. >> prince william and wife kate hopped on board a double-decker for a ride in london. the royal couple was celebrating london poby day in a day to remember veterans. >>> right. with a of security. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,, good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. sh

. >> paster rubinino says the church has been gathering funds for the victims. >> one friend said we cannot change the path of the typhoon, but we can have a good attitude in facing in the. so as a pastor, i want to speak about the pope, about the resource in our faith, to rise up from death to life. >> faith he says they will need as information of the scope of the disaster unfolds. >> paritioners here at the united crunch of christ say they want to help their friends and family devastated by the typhoon but their biggest fear was damaged roads and bridges is that the aid won't get there. >> kill many dukehardt, richmond hill, new york. >> after three days of talks, no deal with iran on its nuclear program. iran says it will not give up. secretary of state jong kerry defended his strategy. >> we are not blind, and i don't think we are stupid. i think we have a pretty song sense of how to measure whether or not we are acting in the interest of our country and of the globe and particularly of our allies like israel and gulf states and others in the region. we are absolutely determined

and evangelical paster said can you leave this one day to family?tion could extend broader than just walmart's hours, into the way we treat workers in general. i'm wondering if the left is missing a potential ally right now in the ee vvangelical righto could get behind the labor movement. >> walmart is doing a lot for workers, giving them bonus pennies, a holiday meal and a discount on future purchases at walmart, which is really sweet, so they can spend the bonus penny at walmart. i find this disgusting in terms of what they are doing to workers which will make them have to leave families and also what they are doing to consumers in putting this out there, you are as rick warren suggested destroying this important family moment. a lot of people will want to leave their family to be part of this. what is thanksgiving evening about, being together and arguing about whether you want to watch football or new movie. >> i feel like a fly on the wall in my family -- >> i'm sure you have had that argument. this is a critical family time. with we stop the e

find common ground, and let's make a downpayment on the debt, and let's get this economy growing paster faster. >> thank you very much, chairman ryan. i look forward to working with you. i want to thank all the members of this committee for joining us this committee and helping us kick this important conference off. after seeing the partisanship and discomfort the last few weeks, i know many people across the country are unhappy with their elected officials and frustrated that we in congress did not get anything done. i believe this bipartisan conference offers us the opportunity to find a path to compromise and work together to create jobs and boost our fragile economy. it won't be easy. it will require both sides to step out of their comfort zone and ideological corners. we won't be able to tackle every one of our nation's challenges in these few short weeks, but i'm hopeful we can show that bipartisanship is possible. that we can work together to solve some problems, and that we can break free from the gridlock and dysfunction that's dominated our nation's capitol for far too long .