it's like a village, says pham hong dung. these days, he works in a bank.he has fond memories of the house he grew up in. i still remember people waking up and saying hello and exchanging the news of the day. it was quite close. >> the old town is a jumble of busy roads, winding lanes and rickety houses. it survived the vietnam war largely intact, and poverty in subsequent years was so widespread that the government never got around to renovating this run-down part of town. things changed in recent years as the vietnamese economy opened up and private sector development was legalized. anyone who owned property in the old town soon discovered the potential of tourism, and the neighborhood began to transform. some streets are lined back-to- back with souvenir stores, banks and fast food chains. pham hong dung is off to the temple to pray. he buys some offerings on the way. when it's full moon, the residents of the old town traditionally go to the temple to pray to buddha and the old vietnamese kings. this temple is over 700 years old. inside, the noise of the

peter pham and tom bowman, thank you both very much. >> you're welcome.nk you. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": state of the union rhetoric and reality; economic promises and pitfalls; medical prevention comes to the telenovela and a year into the egyptian uprising. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: syrian government forces launched a new assault overnight, in a key central region. the opposition said the military stormed districts around hama. at least seven people were killed there and elsewhere. amateur video showed military tanks patrolling hama. activists said shells had exploded throughout the night, and communications were cut off. meanwhile, the russian foreign minister insisted again that moscow will block any u.n. sanctions against its longtime ally. >> ( translated ): we cannot support the proposal to give retrospective blessing to the one-sided sanctions against syria by means of a u.n. security council resolution, as these were sanctions that were declared without any consultation wi

phi pham flaunt hall is still battling critics from his own party who say he is unelectable. >> that might be more propaganda than anything else >> mitt romney half of offensive. >> the gap between his promises in his performance is the largest i have seen for says the kardashian wedding and a promise of till death do us part. devon did gingrich is trying to that of a vast against a barrage of negative television ads. >> i was struck by the political analysis, the sheer volume of anti-gay bridge as run by running. for a state this size, to spend that number of dollars into negative ads is pretty amazing. >> one of the biggest surprises is the rise of rick santorum kharif of months, he struggled to gain fraction. now, polling shows and in third place. >>darya: we are back in just a couple of minutes with more however, traffic and developing stories. this is the first monday of the new year hurrian here is a look at walnut creek traffic. very light traffic. we will be right back. third tough and >>darya: with our focus on the weather as we head into the first week of the new year witho

huntsman placed thirty third laugh we can, despite exhausting much of his pham pain funds. >>> russian military officials sill a failed probe crashed. the focus ground was one of the heaviest and most toxic pieces of space junk ever to crash to earth. >>> after extensive searches, two fugitives are now in custody. where police caught serial home invasion suspects synergraft and the highway as break their big east losing streak. it has a little something for everyone. stay with us. good morning. wind chill factors down to the single digits in some locations. a bit milder for this holiday. especially compared to the weekend. milder and wet for your tuesday, dry and colder for the middle of the week. here's a look at your satellite radar pick. you can see clear skies out there. currently 25 in downtown. 16 inn manassas. it feels like 21 in downtown. look at gate ners. 9 degrees. manassas in the teens. a very cold start to the morning. here's a look at your futurecast. lots of sunshine. high, thin clouds coming in late this afternoon. a wet commute for your tuesday morning. a half inch by

>>robin: all expected to be in court today phi pham. >>justine: we have much more ahead, from will take another quick breakfast, i hope your day is already off to a great serve. we will have an update on the palace outage in san francisco in just two minutes. clear is a live look at what is happening in walnut creek. >>justine: a quick update on a developing story in san francisco. this is a live look from downtown. the crews are working to restore power between van ness and a fine line and eight analysts. for 360 customers have been in the dark since 7:00 a.m.. pg&e in san francisco police are on the scene. you can see from the live pictures death the street lights are flashing. there are not working. that is what police are on the scene. it is not that apartments or businesses are without power, it only seems to be affecting street lights. pg&e tells us they hope to have power back by 8:30 a.m.. we are watching message wishing because we know that it could affect the morning commute. >>justine: to earthquakes haven't near the geysers

phi pham 6 in. and weighing about 170 council flight here and brown eyes, last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans in a dark minivan. you have any information about the whereabouts of either of these people you are encouraged to call the san jose police department's. >>darya: giselle esteban could enter a plea today, she is charged with killing nursing student michelle lee. lead disappeared in hayward last may and her body was not found until september. >>mark: an update on a story we carry yesterday morning, the driver of this is tv that drove into the muni tunnel snarled traffic for hours. he is behind bars. police say he was drunk at the time. the driver has been charged with driving under the influence. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. >>george: we have been tracking a hot spot just past the toll plaza westbound on the san mateo. caltrans is getting positioned at, the chp at blocking the right hand lanes as did a tow truck driver clarence to move the vehicle out of th

phi pham here is where temperatures are right now. 20s and 30s around the bay area. in the south bay, san jose has cooled off a couple of degrees. it is now down to 36 degrees. chile this morning. here's how the temperatures should evil fairy by 7:00 a.m., 20's and '30's. bosnian will have lost were seized and '50s. feed invites you fee of, of all as far as the day, 53 this is the cape 53 weather. if even that is barely 50 off for today is if ethnical down from there to last weekly take a look at the 7 day around the bay. defense thursday and friday will be the big days for rain. saturday and sunday, although the chance of rain diminishes, it is still there. a 40 percent chance for saturday and sunday. in all likelihood the 49 a game will be a wet one. the field is going to be saudi and the slippery but it will be great football to watch on tv. it will be called for and windy and wet. let's get a check on tropical george. >>george: we have something of a hot spot in the dublin and to change. let's take a closer look.. there is a spilled load of lumber on a connecting

i call phyllis on of the big customers affected phi pham the pg&e crews are out there. we have a live crew out there as well. >>mark: california regulators are launching an investigation on whether or not the dna broke any laws leading up to the san bruno explosion. copping ever court stated that the gas line blew up because the company cut down on maintenance and improvement while at the same time awarding executives millions in bonuses. the blasts killed dozens and destroyed 38 homes. pg&e could be slapped with a string of the penalties. the president says the company takes the findings seriously and will cooperate with the investigation. >>darya: the 49ers are in the playoffs. a saturday afternoon game against the new orleans saints. the first playoff game in nine years. the kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.. they are expecting the parking lot to open early for tailgaters. 8:30 a.m.! they are hoping that will help with traffic instead of everyone arriving at once. visit our facebook fan page. there is an entry form of the left side of the page for you to enter. you do have to

dif phi pham if you go to their web site for, the page only pops up for a second. cough over 1 million people use of wikipedia. once you hit surge in the page pops up, hit the escape key in your page will pop up. media companies say that they are losing out because content is not paid for and they're pushing lawmakers to make it easier to punish those who participate in on- line piracy. major web sites like cragslist, wikipedia and global say if that the bill has a major problem in the way it was written in violates the first amendment. >>darya: the latest on the capsulized khrushchev out of italy, rescue workers will not be in the water today. they have suspended operations today because the ship has shifted slightly on to profs and there is concern for the safety hall divers and firefighters. for 20 people are still listed as in the face of this morning fury afford the captain of the boat is now under house arrest and facing criminal charges. the cruise liner slammed into the rock on friday. another kaftan said see if stunts at the allegations cuneiform >> he sho