where in the world is paula deen now? i think you can give never trophy, judge. >> oh!hat in contestants. where did they shoot that? in the break ram of a -- i don't know. a kinkos? >> every pr manual will lead with paula deen. >> look how pink she was duffle do her make-up? >> you know, when i do my own make-up it does turn out looking like that. it is just one person's career that imploded. it is not like it is a civil rights kind of moment for the history of the united states. i also have to say, i have a hard time with that story because i just feel, i've heard you say this. you tried to be curious, not judgmental. when you dig into that story and find out the context of what happened to her 30 years ago and where she had said those hurtful words and to whom, i just felt like the way that she was roasted and the way her career imploded was completely unfair. so maybe i'm making an argument for you, brian. that was a sad story to watch. >> and that wasn't a fun implosion. i kind of felt a little sorry for this. it clearly affected her emotionally. if you put that up

ochoa estÁ en la placita olvera para contarnos cÓmo se sigue viviendo este dÍa, buenas noches, maria paulangeles celebraron una misa en su honor. >> fanÁticos le cantaron a ritmo de mariachi como si quisieran mandarle un regalo al cielo dejaron volar globos blanco en su honor. >> nos hablÓ del recorrido que hizo para recordarla. >> y ahorita venimos del panteÓn y fuimos a la casa de jenny y otra foto allÁ en la casa ahÍ afuera y me vine para la misa ahorita. >> la casa de su madre se acercaron varios seguidores y dejaron flores y velas para la gran seÑora. >> ♪ (mÚsica)♪. >> inolvidable, como lo cantaba la propia jenny asÍ la consideran miles y miles de nakts entre ellos un grupo de mujeres en vÍsperas de su primer aniversario luctuoso derrocharon su sentimiento de nostalgia cantando su mÚsica en un barrio de ontario california. >> desgraciadamente es un dÍa triste pero queremos celebrarlo como era, cantando, tomando tequila es una guerrera, una luchadora y a mÍ me enseÑÓ a ser una luchadora, una lu chona. >> los miembros uno de sus clubes de fans se reunieron para ver el tributo jenny sie

paula. now in september the world held its breath as the u.s. threat destroyed syria in response to a chemical attack would show washington blame squarely on the assad government but russia's diplomatic efforts managed to prevent the use of force and a resolution on the syrian toxic arsenal was eventually there's talk of brian burke who's director of the antiwar i'm so coalition joining us live more in the current state of the water in country roiled morning once after the afternoon to where you are you haven't been assured in the new year you yet we've got to go to seventy minutes to go it's coming what are you that is what i would have told you but this . geneva two peace conference on journey the twenty second it's still a big question mark about who's actually going to sit down at the table the opposition groups are still bitterly divided on. they are since the beginning the assad government has made it clear that it's willing to enter into talks to try to seek a negotiated a political settlement to the three year long dispute since the begi

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bear in mine in the case of paula deen. you talk about somebody using a racial epithet.he basic sport he was in. in the case of martha stewart with tax evasion. those are all things where we as a society broadly agree that they're bad. on the issue of homosexuality about, half the country still does not agree that this is an okay thing. so they're not in the same circumstance where it is very clear you've turned off part of the audience. to the contrary, as we noted, maybe half the country is saying right now, well, half is saying this is unthinkable. maybe half is saying good for him. he said what we believe even if people don't always like it. >> a & e had to know what they were getting into when they put the robsons on tv. he has said programs even more offensive things about women. and i just find it, i'm shocked that they didn't know that this is how this guy thought and what he believed in. >> they knew exactly what they were buying. in 2010, there is actually video of phil robertson doing a sermon where he makes the exact comments in the gq interview. like the jer

paula deen scared them. they came out so quickly to say this is terrible.hey didn't really stop and think he is the star of the show. you kill him you pretty much don't have a show. >> paula deen scared people in television everywhere just for the absolute speed with which you can lose everything with just one statement and one bad followup. >> true. >> the three of you, peter and brian and paul, thank you all. appreciate the comments. you got a huge show coming up on sunday with this one. >>> from one crazy talking guy to another, dennis rodman. he's back in north korea. he says he is visiting his good friend the dictator. is his mission really about basketball or is it about something else? or does this guy just absolutely have no clue what he is doing? [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car. thanks for giving me your smile. thanks for inspiring me. thanks for showing me my potential. for teaching me not to take life so seriously. thanks for loving me and being my best friend. don't forget to thank those who helped you take charge of your

a very different outcome for paula deen, the belle of southern cooking. >> bigger than a tablespoon.s. when a former employee sued for racial and sexual discrimination. a first apology offered on youtube did not go well. >> i want to apologize to everybody. for the wrong that i have done. >> reporter: a judge tossed the racial bias part of the case. and deen settled sexual discrimination charges. >> i love you've. >> reporter: the damage was done. the food network canceled deen's show. she retains a loyal following. deen lost $12 million in endorsements. as for nigela, the question is whether her cooking crown remains intact. >> it is really important in this case. because the the world is watching her. they're watching her to see do we still trust her? scan weep trust this woman's reputation in terms of her brand. now, i believe that -- that so far, that, what has been revealed in, the court proceedings, that this is a woman who had put forward her case. from her poenpoint of view of i clear way. >> so far the court of public opinion seems to be in nigela's favor. a poll for a briti

deen. >> this was a terrible year for paula deen.ing the seconds until 2013 ends. she admitted to making racial slurs in the past. food network cancelled her show and she lost endorsement deals and lost respect of her fan base. at her lowest point, she sobbed on national television for forgiveness. not a great 2013. >> can she have a rebound? >> she's been laying low. one has to assume the will mount a comeback next year. >> everybody should have a second chance in life if they are sincerely sorry. >> hopefully she is excited for 2014. >> let's talk about miley cyrus. a weird year for her. she has become a lightning rod. >> you loved or hated her but you definitely talked about miley this year. she went through a breakup and emerged more independent. and confident. her album got to the top of the charts. she twerked on national television. people have been talking about her vma performance months and months after the fact. all in all a good year. >> which will we remember more the twerking or strange cat? when two years passes. >> th

paula took part in today's protest. she is being evicted from her apartment after the landlord died. >> what happens, the google bus, the apple bus, they are all the same to me. this is helping to draw attention to something that is at a critical stage in our city. >> reporter: not everybody believes this is a productive tactic and people are saying wait a minute, these people have just on their way to work. what can they do? why are you attacking people on their way outwork? >> i mean, we certainly weren't attacking them. and whatever work they were doing, they could do on their phones on the bus anyway, but we were, you know, imploring them to stop and think and hear these voices and think about what they could do. they could get off the bus and protest with us. >> reporter: joe vasquez, kpix5. >> they understand the anger of rising rent but it is unfair to blame a single industry. >>> we got the word out about two hours ago. the wild fire near big sur is almost fully contained. more than a dozen homes were destroyed.

what can we say about a year that gave us anthony weiner, paula deen and rob ford? say that twice, rob ford, because it seems like a story that never ends and that bogus south african sign language interpreter guy. remember him? >>> beam me up, baby. seldom you get the crack question of the year and the crack answer of the year in the same place. but it happened to the now notorious star of his own crack-smoking video. >> am i an addict? no. >> reporter: toronto mayor rob ford when he got put on a spot in an open forum with the whole world watching. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> yes, i have. >> reporter: ford was a trend-setter in 2013, leader of the pack in the category of mayors gone wild, with honorable mention to number nine, san diego's mr. smooth himself, bob filner, who resigned as mayor, facing a tidal wave of sexual harassment allegations, including a former female employee who filed suit, irene mccormick-jackson, alleging that filn pechlt r asked her, wouldn't it be great if you fook off your panties and worked without them

>> paula, thank you. good luck out there today. >>> we move on to another story breaking overnight. nsa whistleblower edward snowden giving an extensive interview to "the washington post." his mission is already accomplished because the disclosures have brought about a conversation about the nation's surveillance programs. snowden says he is not trying to bring down the nsa. he says he wants to prove it. he does not way whether or not the leaks will continue. >>> also breaking overnight, a bomb exploded outside of police headquarters building. north of cairo. killed at least 14 people, injuring dozens. left the building on the verge of collapse. the government blamed the overthrown muslim brotherhood for this attack, a sign of egypt's fragile atmosphere. >>> the healthcare.gov website was jammed with customers who had waited until the very last minute. and even though he'll never use it, president obama signed up for health coverage, as well, as a show of solidarity. >>> nasa says a spacewalk this morning at the international space station should wrap up repair work on the faulty co

involves nigella lawson, british celebrity chef and domestic goddess, who like martha stewart and paular. lama hasan takes us inside a courtroom showdown. >> reporter: celebrity chef nigella lawson on the hot seat for the past three weeks, front and center of a fraud trial that isn't even about her. a case that involves her beloved former assistants, accused of embezzling more than $1 million of nigella and her former husband's money. but a grilling in the courtroom has been spilling some dirty little secrets about the tv cook. forcing her to confess she had taken cocaine. and to use her word, smoked the odd joint. in court, nigella found herself in the witness box as a key witness. >> she strode in her five-inch heels, knee-high boots. went in meaning business. physically rolled up her sleeves. gripped the box and gave the oratory. >> reporter: the daughter of a british politician, nigella started as a restaurant critic 20 years ago. by 1998 she published her first book "how to eat." >> having people around my table makes me really happy. >> reporter: a year later the tv show that made

fret not, paula deen, you gave miley competition, came in at number two.ou why did this resonate so much with the people? >> we all know hannah montana, but to see her up there twerking with a home finger, it's like what is going on? on top of that, she has talent. from cutting her hair, breaking off her engagement, twerking up a storm. she stole the spotlight. >> one of the biggest entertainment moments. >> i would say kimya situation, naming your baby northwest. the fact they got engaged in such a major huge way was one of the stop stories and also beyonce. beyonce everywhere. >> the album she dropped in the middle of the night. >> woke up, hi, album. 14 songs, 17 videos. i went to an experience with beyonce where she showed all the videos and she came and spoke to us afterwards and said she wanted people to not just see the single, but whole album. she changed the game. >> it's funny. this is how kids are getting introduced to music. they watch the videos when they're looking for the song. when it comes to movies, the biggest hits at the box office? >>

--ity -- paula deen >> she handled herself very well in court. with both humor and humility and making fun of her situation. some of these charges in the context should go away. >> we will have a guest on who has followed how they handle themselves in scandals. talk about fights, to billionaires are in a space race. we will find out the winner this week. this is elon musk. he is an entrepreneur who just launched a rocket into space. he wants control of the launch pad at the kennedy space center. nasa wants to turn it over to a private company to save maintenance costs. musk has made a proposal for spaceex. jeff bezos has his own space company, blue origin. he has made his own bid to run the launch pad. this will be ruled on by thursday. what is with these guys and space? >> they see a business opportunity. i know the case about jeff bezos. they have this fascination since youth. there is a wonderful biography about jeff bezos called -- he talks about the interest in space. it is something that he has been fascinated with. he started this blue ori

so this hearing is based on the incredible work of paula jones and the city food security task force and it will show case the findings of their reports. the assessment of food security in san francisco and the second report is a changing landscape, food security and services in san francisco tender loin, i would like to thank the report for their leadership in putting together, this thorough and authority taive overview of hunger and how to combat it in san francisco and for both reports but, sisy boniny is a member of the public, and karen, paula jones, the head of the food systems in san francisco, in our department of public health, and terry. oly from san francisco and marin food banks and coleen of saint anthonies and meals on wheels san francisco and leave on a number of the public and thank you so much for the hard work and many others. i would like to now ask if my colleagues have any opening programs as well. >> supervisor yee? >> i want to thank you for taking the leadership and i grew up in the china town and so i recognized the lack of nutrition of food for many people,

well paula and could not afford the huge living expenses can do is make up but it's fifty percent of the propagation in the muslim majority nation the community has been living out of chaos to see me soft target of attacks abductions false confessions and i think it's the continuing persecution had to get things notice up in the family stewing get enough yet. indian weddings are an extravagant affair and the ongoing in the bridal fashion week is already setting trends for the upcoming season. take a nap. you seemed to be at the event since announcing team meetings and on the fashion event in entertainment that i was trying to get in on sunday and it's not great at seven thirty bands in the sun yet so it is done and with much gusto. the fifth edition of the annual trek to fax me a stick stuck to my kids and adults not the body the bottom up and splashing in bright pinks. protected by the production was not a high beamed brightly and sequins it seemed right at the wedding attire is also in the creepy crawler those beads and feed him. the debt to junk and can understand what i think the

. >> whether it's paula deen whose use of the n word came out in court or chip wilson, the now former ceo of lulu lemon who firmly inserted foot in mouth, blaming female customers for the way his clothes fit. or alec baldwin once again using an anti-gay slur against a photographer. baldwin clearly in a rage. but of all the words out there, it is still the n word with its brutal history that america struggles with the most. whatever its use today, at its root the experience of slaves like solomon northup more than 150 years ago. it's a story nearly lost to history. >> we don't know the circumstances of his death. we don't know where he's buried. but to me, he is everything that is good and great about the world and about america. >> to have that material have that effect on me the way solomon's words did, the way his work did, i can absolutely say i will never have an experience like this as a writer. >> i survive. i will not fall into despair. >> for "the 11th hour" miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. >>> you heard about matt barnes of the los angeles clippers in that story. he accepted

is a post painting of a pipe this is not a pipe corridos only for me paula tall i'm going to put all of them so. you could use. to blow as usual school i mean first they trickle in you. see not everything is the real core in charge over people are suffering they're not suffering in this country they're merely expressing their patriotic fervor for the coalition government they're not starving they're not freezing to death they're merely expressing their patriotism well he does look a bit poor scene you might say so he could be. judged as book oh yeah he's a big fat pig let's be honest about of those as brother in arms david cameron david cameron is. my impression david cameron more of these approved talks dinners you know he's like. oh i do not go over every word the poor brute would is going through we're. going to broke to poor people. no good because they well let's look at those who are so poor a scene and this is the people who can't even afford to eat this is looking at the true state of the british economy now george osborne as we said he likes to deny this.

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and also this year, there may be a new chance to negotiate the price way down, abc's paula faris has that. >> reporter: stores are at an all out war for your business with five days until christmas, some retailers open around the clock. catering to late game shoppers you like to wait until the last minute? >> i don't like to. it just happens that way. >> reporter: these next few days are four of the busiest in the holiday season, with an estimated 51 billion to be spent. and our retail expert mark ellwood says, you're the one who benefits. >> this is the most desperate i've ever seen retailers. >> reporter: tip number one, you waited this long, hold out. >> on december 24th, there is going to be a panic among retailers, to off load whatever they can, before the scrum of after christmas sales begins. >> reporter: retailers continue to price match, just make sure you ask for it. tip number two, to find the best online deals, install price blink to your browser, it scours the internet for the best prices. that's how we found christmas favorites like wonder loom bracelet kits for 12.88 n

abc's paula faris did with help from one of the best hagglers "world news" could find. >> reporter: with only two-thirds of us finished or nearly finished with our holiday shopping, retailers expecting a blizzard of business over the weekend got a lump of coal instead. despite some of the deepest discounts ever at stores like macy's and kmart open around the clock, there were fewer holiday shoppers. >> there is retail panic across the country from california, the carolinas, shoppers still aren't spending. it's a race against time. >> reporter: on saturday and sunday 7% less foot traffic in stores. according to moody's investor service, consumers are willing to wait as long as possible, even if that means doing their shopping after christmas. not feeling the heat? audio equipment. headphone sales are up 14% and sound bars a staggering 80%. if you are hitting the mall -- >> these are lovely but they're a little more than i want to pay. >> reporter: use your voice. with hidden cameras our retail expert, mark ellwood, showed us how to ask for a better deal. >> do you guys sometimes have coup

abc's paula faris shows you how to keep the money in your pockets. >> reporter: john and jennifer law in circles spinning their wheels on the high cost of parking. they're dropping an eye popping $785 every month for work, appointments and events. astronomical when you break down the numbers. >> you're making me think about it. >> reporter: but our parking expert jeremy smith says parking shouldn't put the laws' budget in overdrive. tip number one, never pay full price, spot hero.com is where we find a monthly spot for 30% less than what john is paying. >> located just a few blocks from where you're going. >> reporter: if you're flying to grandma's house for the holidays check out the app airport parking discovers discounted lots that have free transport to the airport. tip two, did you know rates fluctuate wildly from block to block? in chicago downtown parking was $42, but just five blocks south, only 13. tip number three, when attending that big game or holiday concert, prepay on sites like park whiz.com, they guarantee you a spot. finally, find metered parking without driving roun

of the snooping television chosen to play down the scandal so he more or less lets talk to artie's paula slater she joins us live now. this uprising that israel doesn't seem to be taking that seriously especially considering it hasn't exactly been getting on well with the u.s. recently. well the prime minister's office the defense ministry and the foreign ministry have yet to officially comment however one senior israeli government source has said that israel will not allow this announcement to pass without any kind of comment and that an understanding has to be reached at that meeting is one doesn't do among friends having said that there is no visible outrage from the israeli side and this of course is because israel presumably is well aware that the u.s. is spying on other countries and so the assumption is there that israelis know that they too are being watched israel is quiet and this is certainly the word that we're getting from people we're talking to because it once its relationship with the united states to continue particularly in terms of intelligence sharing and in terms of

after all, this was the year of weiner, filner, ford, and of paula deen. so how did they choose?ing website solicited nominations from the public in several categories including best general interest scandal, the achievement in the crazy, and outstanding achievement in corruption based chutzpah. it then submitted the names to a panel of judges including author dan savage. the winners have been chosen. in a "hardball" exclusive, we're going to reveal who they are. joining me to go over the winners is josh marshall. he's the founder and editor of the talking points memo. we are ready. we're starting with the big award. best general interest scandal. there were some major competition in this category starting with mayor rob ford of toronto who made this shocking confession earlier this year. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. but no -- do i? am i an addict? no. have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors. probably approximately about a year ago. >> how do you outdo that? joining mayor ford, bob filner of san diego. this year mayor filner was sentenced to 90 days of home

would be much happier with a ukraine that was more ensconced with the european union and of course paula. let's be honest it doesn't like russia and of course it would be more comfortable with ukraine which was more against firmly in the european union so i think that's partly what explains that. given the sheer thoughts and i'd like to see how did you do so. fracking is more and more around the world the i guess stems from the fuel extraction techniques potentially enormous environmental dangers do the latest anti fracking rallies have taken place in romania or northern england now has pretty boy to report smokes it's a tough struggle for locals and activists cracking and protests seem to be synonymous certainly in my experience of covering the stories there hasn't been an area where locals haven't been opposed to this technology taking place on their doorstep and there's just been a crackdown we've heard reports from romania where police have forcibly removed local villagers from where energy giant chevron was supposed to start test drilling well i can tell you i can believe that that

and paula scott there in the center kevin but earlier will in other developments present in a coach's dismiss the deputy security defense secretary and also the mayor of kiev in the wake of the ongoing investigation into police conduct on november thirtieth but the past few weeks of unrest have been bad news for everyone as is often the case with some businesses in central kiev capitalizing on the chaos. this story. ukrainian capital has been in a protest mode for more than two weeks now it looks completely different than a month ago people are living here they're cooking food. and definitely life has changed when the protests kicked off talking about food underneath the square of the protest you can literally chew on the e.u. donuts with the european union flag are now available for sale. thank you very much . and the taste delicious local fridge magnet manufacturers were quick to pounce on the idea of the protest and now you can purchase a very peculiar more ability from sending yellow coverage to prison to localizing international brands. it's no wonder that central kiev is the pla

line from gaza there and just to remind our viewers as well well with our middle east correspondent paula slee a little bit later on in the program as well hopefully within this hour of news as well to get an update from. western countries are gradually changing their approach to the syrian conflict realizing the threat posed by islamist rebels there that's the view of russia's foreign minister who spoke exclusively to us about this she has made results in foreign politics to go piskun office among those who interviewed sort of a lover of. we spoke for an hour and there are lots of things to talk about since it was quite an eventful year which did bring russia several diplomatic victories like for instance the syrian chemical arms deal and currently with the international community now working on the peace conference according to the foreign minister one of the key obstacles in that sense remain preconditions being voiced by the syrian opposition including calls for president assad to step down at the same time mr lavrov said the stance of the west in that sense has been shifting because

thanks, paula. even in that bag, it stunk up the whole lab. hey, what are you doing?ght horatio already nailed stephen rowe. he's on ice. but horatio still wants to build the federal case for the hate crime. i was just waiting for these to dry out to tie up melissa's loose ends. what's that? it's a fingernail. well, that musvet' hurt. valera: lucky some skin was still attached to your fingernail. usually, there's no viable dna. duquesne: hey, valera, let me ask you, if you saw a woman wearing pantyhose in miami, what would you think? hooker. or from out of town. my money's on whoever redressed melissa is not a miami native. i thought this case was closed. ( printer buzzing ) i compared the dna to the blood we found at the house. i never thought... this case just reopened. caine: you are not from miami originally, are you? connecticut. my family gave me the house here, so i moved down. what does this have to do with anything? it explains why we found pantyhose on melissa's body. young women from miami don't wear them. caine: yes, and why you redressed her for a night o

it's like saying paula deen at the apollo. >> oh, yikes. all right, steve.r guy, your guy. >> listen, the criticism coming from the republicans now is the president is overstepping his executive authority by making changes to the health care law. you can't be a lame duck and overreach your authority at the same time. the congress, if you want to look at a lame duck, they're the worst congress in the history of this republican. >> why? because they won't do what republicans want? >> they're having the least work done -- >> the last i checked they tried to repeal obamacare the same way the president is doing himself. >> the president says i will not rest until whatever controversy is fixed, except he goes to the vineyard with tiger woods and goes to vacation in hawaii but he's not going to rest. the second term presidents go too big too fast. clinton played small ball and the president should probably have done this as well. >> we of course cannot leave 2013 without revisiting anthony weiner's attempted come back. what else is there to say about this, will? we

number three is paula deen. what would possess the host of a cooking show to get embroiled in a lawsuit where somebody was going to ask her under oath whether she ever used the "n" word when she knew she did. can you say settle the case already? and speaking of legal problems, number 2 on the list is the not so secretive nsa, the national security agency. who would have thought that one government outfit that was supposed to be stealth city could manage to embarrass or manager everybody in the u.s. by letting a rogue former contractor named edward snowden download a bus load of secrets from its computer system. splash some of it to the media, then run off to russia, of all places, while the goodies continue to be spilled. and finally, coming in deed even for first for the broken government award of the year, congress, for the absolutely government shut down crisis of 2013, that featured an absurd dramatic reading of a doctor suess classic in the middle of a talkathon. and not to be overlooked, the obama administ

paula deen and phil robertson getting dealt with and handled quickly. look at martin beshar that they let walk away on his own. >> no walk of shame for him. >> they waited a week or so to part ways with alec baldwin. they try to put the fire out before they let you go. >> i also notice had the when something like this happens from a conservative thing, you have the activists rushing to condemn. others rush to defend. i always go back to we have to pick teams. it's never going to be black and white. they're always going to be like -- i disagree with things he said. at the same time i want things to be said than suppressed. it's the only way to have a debate. >> there's an article by a gay writer who make this is point. why when somebody says something we disagree with that's un-p.c. do we make them go away? he clearly said something wrong, made an apology. we all make mistakes. >> was anything said about what he said about black people? i don't think the did. they're making a business decision for the gay rights community. i'm surprised black leaders hav

paula is joining us by the phone. what are you hearing there?on, we're hearing merrill newman has been deported. the state run news media saying newman had tried to confirm the whereabouts and terrorists have been trained while he was in north korea. this is why they had arrested him in the first place. they say he was part of a special operations team during the korean war which is working against north korea. his family always said it was a case of mistaken identity. they said because he admitted to this crime, we saw that last weekend, he was reading out a sheet of paper admitting to this crime, we don't know if that was co-horsed or not and because of his advanced age and health condition they deported him from a humanitarian view point. we're trying to decide if this is the case, if he's in beijing or back to the united states. we're trying to confirm this. >> we don't know about his whereabouts or the condition he's in. we're showing you the video and still shots from the alleged confession he read on north korean state television, he bowe

. >> thank you paula. >> i should mention highway 1 remains open but the road leading down to the the beach is closed. the area of businesses along the hotels remains open. reporting live at big sur amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news . >>> the victim in the scooter crash this morning was not wearing a helmet. it happened this morning. it was across the street of valley fair mall. investigators say appeared no other vehicles involved and the man lost control of his scooter and hit a concrete parking barrier >>> things are getting better tonight at the san francisco airport. after 2 a.m. a hot water pipe burst in the sky bridge. the hot water set off the fire sprinklers. officials limited security screening to terminal a to just one line. >> you have water cascading down the stairwells and the escalators and it was spreading out to the ground level. >> crews planning to work over night to clean things up. it is not clear when things will be back to normal. passengers should arrive two hours early and check for your carriers for any delays. >>> there are signs that point to its passage. fibe

paula, abc news, new york. >> we have a new development in the massive credit card security breach at target. 40 million accounts compromised. by hackers who obtained the credit and debit card information between now -- november 27th rather and december 15th. ceo of the target today offered a 10% discount tomorrow and sunday to shoppers. and the company says that customers will not be held financially liable for any credit card or debit card frau fraud. in the mean time, cash was certainly king at target stores. they eliminated the problem but people were not convinced so showed up with cash money just for some peace of mind. >> well as we have been reporting grinch in the bay area have been targeting packages that have been delivered to homes in an attempt to steal some holiday cheer. mountain view citizen captured these images on security camera showing suspected package, thief approaching the home. now the female suspect picks up the package and conceals it in alarming bag. investigators say the thief normally travel in pairs this woman got into a waiting white cadillac and driven

no me puedo imaginar mi querida paula que se nos une al equipo.>> yo tambiÉn tengo dos perros. son como mis propios hijos. >> definitivamente, me muero si algo le pasa a mis perros. tengo muchas aventuras para contarles sobre ellos, pero tengo otras cosas para Ños arles. de este perrito tiene que tenerlo adentro, especialmente maÑana viernes, se viene otros peligros, pasÓ un tornado, ahora la lluvia helada, para indiana, y parte de illinois, y parte del centro norte del paÍs. las temperaturas les cuento, luego de tanto frÍo, en el sur de la naciÓn, ya se fueron recuperando, hoy no hubo tanto frÍo en la maÑana, y en la tarde, 62 en charlotte, y temperaturas 60 en atlanta y georgia, en texas, 70 y 75 grados, temperaturas incluso en la capital, alcanzaron a 61 grados. sigue el frÍo, en el extremo norte, todavÍa temperaturas incluso bajo cero, en algunos puntos. y las mÁximas estuvieron frÍas, todavÍa. va a continuar el frÍo por ahi. un Área de baja presiÓn deja frÍo, y bastante nieve en dakotas, al estado de minnesota. lo que preocupa es el sisautema

had the privilege to observe a mediation an occ mediation don on a salazar r5i7b8gd it two meters paula johnson and attorney crystal-clear were the mediators on this it was held at the law office. i was grateful to the officers involved and the person who affiliated the climate in allowing me to observe their mediation. it was informative. i think it was conducted with the highest degree of proving. the mediators were very skillful. you know, un plaza like a lot of the mastectomies the attorneys around the table are very he centered around a particular resolution have a problem it's usually a monetary problem or business type of problem here it's a matter of having the citizen and the officer involved talk to each other and really listens to each other and the met quarts facilitated that in a skillful about how far way. the officer it was very clear the officer was listening very careful to what the complainant had to say and responded in a professional manner. and in both shared what was happening on that particular day in that particular incident. so just a report in and codify a test

. >> reporter: so is paula deen. celebrity chef gave a tearing interview after she was accused of discrimination and using the "n" word. her empire was badly damaged after that interview. >> i tell you what, if there is anyone out there that has never said something that they wished they could take back, if you're out there, please pick up that stone and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me, please. >> anthony weiner's sexing scandal behind him launched a serious bid for new york city mayor this past may. he performed well in the polls until another woman came forward in july with another story about relationship. >> he got controlling towards the end. >> reporter: weiner didn't lie but gave a public apology. >> there is no question what i did was wrong. >> reporter: this time with his wife at his side. >> i love him. i have forgiven him. i believe in him. >> reporter: the public had enough of weiner. his campaign sank and weiner lost. >> reporter: rob ford is holding on to his job even after his behavior was

paula faris, abc news, new york. >> quick reaction. while i show another picture.hink, diana? >> she's perfect. clearly. she is perfect. >> are you outraged? >> no. >> it's not the most tasteful picture. >> she's an easy target. >> that's true, too. >> check it out. >> i feel you girl she wrote along with her photo and a mimicking photo. fake baby, soy milk, shameless. there you go. she put herself out there. >> here's the thing, it is easy for me to hate on gisele because she is famous and beautiful and perfect and in a lot of ways but i can't hate on her if i'm not going to hate on the mom who poses having a baby two days later that has the perfect six pack. >> i'm with ya. >> little discretion. i'm not outraged. i think really. >> i think the obnoxious part is not that she is showing off her body. she does that every time she walks a catwalk but the fact i have all of this help and moms at home are like oh, come on. "the skinny" is coming up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny >> welcome in to "the

cnn's paula hancocks is there. paula, good morning.m to be okay were he went to beijing? >> well, victor and poppy, he certainly seemed to be in good spirits. he looked clearly relieved, we could see as he was walking through beijing airport and said he was very good. we understand he was in good health which is why he was allowed on that flight. of course, the question is, why was he leased? it was a very sudden move. of course, north korea made a sudden move when they decided to arrest him back in october. they worked with newman during the korean war. more than 60 years ago. they say he was leading part of an antique communist guerilla group. this was basically carrying out undercover operations in north korea. this could well have been the reason that north korea arrested him in the first place. remember that video they released last weekend where he was apologizing for his actions during the korean war and allegedly killing civilians. it's not clear whether that was a coerced statement. it could well have been. this was likely the

here's paula faris. >> reporter: well, the cat's out of the bag.ll the breaks, the pretty get all the perks and the gorgeous get all the gigs. >> look at the waitresses. >> reporter: it really ticked off elaine in this classic "seinfeld" episode when she thought this diner would only hire well endowed waitresses. >> you know what? that's discriminatory. >> reporter: turns out it wasn't lookism. it was nepotism. >> they are my daughters. >> oh. >> reporter: beauty bias cuts both ways. >> i was fired because my boss thought i was too attractive. >> reporter: which brings us to fort dodge, iowa, and fields of opportunities. america's heart land for some twisted matters of the heart. >> all she wanted to do was be a dental assistant. >> steve is melissa's high school sweetheart. they are married with two children. >> she job shadowed there, everything fell into place. she loved her job. >> reporter: 34 yeerltd melissa was the dental assistant for dr. james knight, by the dentist's side eight hours a day. for a decade. >> it was a fun working environmen