the philadelphia phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball! >> a voice so distinct and recognizable emma knitting from a man that ca necked with fans throughout his career that took him from hawaii to houston to philadelphia. >> harry always had time to sign an you to graph, he always had time to take a picture with a fan. fans could would come up and hand him his cell phone and ask if he would record his outgoing message. >> you have reached kathy and kevin and they are not in writing now. >> it is out of here! >> it is a voice that provided the sound track for nfl films for 34 years. >> whatever we asked for harry delivered and he did it on the spot, he would would hand him the script and we expected perfection and got it. >> we got the ball back in 57 seconds, a chance for both teams. >> upon the news of his passing, fans in philadelphia create add make-shift memorial outside of citizen's park with candles pile out. the phillies flag flew at half-staff. >> i literally grew up only listening and knowing the voice of harry callus for the phil

you and rafe were in philly the week your son was murdered. (sniffs) yeah, well, i don't have to talk to you. no, you don't. it's just your kid who's dead. and yet you keep jerking us around. keep it up, i'll have the da pile on conspiracy, and extend your stay. not like i got anything waiting for me out there. well, there's always vodka. my mom liked hers straight, you know, in those plastic bottles that don't break when you pass out. gin. mm-hmm. hey, i get it. i mean, my mom was no june cleaver. the messed-up thing was... i still loved her. and in her own way, she loved me. what do you want from me? i want to know why you went to philly. because i missed my son. hey, baby. where's mick? thought you were gonna bring him. i couldn't. uh... rafe is here, isn't he? i told him to stay in the car. you're wrong about him. okay, i mean, he's, he's got me on the straight and narrow. is that why you smell like gin? you ask me to come all this way so you can judge me? i want mick to come live with me. what? you don't know the first thing about raising

without my shop, philly never woulda taken off. i had a plan, too, till somebody beat me to the punch. (bettie serveert's "palomine" plays) (skateboard clatters) hey, check this out. just like the one you sent your brother, but this one's got a carbon-fiber ply in between the wood. impossible to break, man. cool. these are high-end blanks, man, not some chinese crap. it's all coming together. really? yeah, man! and check it, your name's gonna be on every board. gonna do it right, soon as i get the funds. that sounds awesome, but, um, i'm-i'm just getting started. and this is how you do it, man. i'll be your sponsor. we'll keep it east coast. i can't. don't tell me you're not ready. you're better than everyone in philly. that's not it. i already got a sponsor. what? accelerator. skated a live demo for them. they're gonna hook me up with a board. when? yesterday. love park. i couldn't wait. if you needed money, man, all-all you had to do was ask. you can barely make the rent, hess. i didn't wanna. look, i'm sorry, but i gotta take my

them to know her. >> i know where i've been, and if it worked for me-- the little girl from north philly that didn't know how she was going to make it-- it will work for them, and i am just hurt to see the kids that don't know that it works. >> reporter: the crime rate in south philly has been going down. the mayor says it's because there are more police on the streets and more citizen involvement. the business of burying is less brisk than it once was. so charlene can spend more time doing wh she would rather be doing. for "religion & ethics newsweekly," i'm lucky severson in philadelphia. >> abernethy: we remember two prominent women who passed awayú this week. radical feminist theologian mary daly, who pioneered women's religious studies, died at the age of 81. she taught for more than 30 years at jesuit-run boston college and was considered by many the mother of modern feminist theology. and veteran newspaper editor deborah howell was killed in an accident while vacationing in new zealand. she provided leadership for religion news service and was a feisty advocate for religion report

for the moment dallas advances and philly is done. 34-14. the wendy's postgame report is coming up on the other side of the break. .

for the moment dallas advances and philly is done. 34-14. the wendy's postgame report is coming up on the other side of the break. .

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nothing like philly. that's what sports is about. when you think of , yo of philadelphia fans.sbe philly fa as thetionand theyfeelat --love their sport and stick with their team till the end. >> you coach two number one picks in the draft, two guys that were multiall- stars in that league. that has to make you proud. >> well, it makes me real proud because i think a lot of the thicks you do are segmented. you want people to graduate and be good students and decent human beings but successful in the profession they're in. >> the people that play in philadelphia should cherish that, man, and should really feel good about the sport they have. it's definitely thick in that gym. i had my ups and downs towards the end. i realthiaf thos ars,w, s th thaedmetode wereng f witall e but ing invome, ow. i think some my fall. >> i have been through too much to let somebody with a pen and paperer and a microphone and a camera kill me or dry allen iverson crazy. >> some people in the organization. >> if allen feels you know, he doesn't want to practice and watoplitt workanlong >> k hesthing az

the philadelphia phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball!stinct and recognizable emma knitting from a man that ca necked with fans throughout his career that took him from hawaii to houston to philadelphia. >> harry always had time to sign an you to graph, he always had time to take a picture with a fan. fans could would come up and hand him his cell phone and ask if he would record his outgoing message. >> you have reached kathy and kevin and they are not in writing now. >> it is out of here! >> it is a voice that provided the sound track for nfl films for 34 years. >> whatever we asked for harry delivered and he did it on the spot, he would would hand him the script and we expected perfection and got it. >> we got the ball back in 57 seconds, a chance for both teams. >> upon the news of his passing, fans in philadelphia create add make-shift memorial outside of citizen's park with candles pile out. the phillies flag flew at half-staff. >> i literally grew up only listening and knowing the voice of harry callus for the phillies. >> the thin

the philadelphia phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball! >> a voice so distinct and recognizable emma knitting from a man that ca necked with fans throughout his career that took him from hawaii to houston to philadelphia. >> harry always had time to sign an you to graph, he always had time to take a picture with a fan. fans could would come up and hand him his cell phone and ask if he would record his outgoing message. >> you have reached kathy and kevin and they are not in writing now. >> it is out of here! >> it is a voice that provided the sound track for nfl films for 34 years. >> whatever we asked for harry delivered and he did it on the spot, he would would hand him the script and we expected perfection and got it. >> we got the ball back in 57 seconds, a chance for both teams. >> upon the news of his passing, fans in philadelphia create add make-shift memorial outside of citizen's park with candles pile out. the phillies flag flew at half-staff. >> i literally grew up only listening and knowing the voice of harry callus for the phil

jones goes 49 yards and the cowboys' turn back philly. a solid game, second have action.mostly gets it, back in that quarter. turks went 93--- terps win. georgetown wins, 67-50. the jets vs. the bingles just ended. the jets win because and will take on the bengals' next week. the jets win because and will take on the bengals' next week. it's so hard to choose one. you know, during the sign then drive event, you can get a cc, tiguan or fuel efficient jetta for practically just your signure. you can get scheduled maintenance at no cost. there's got to be more to it than that... i'll never doubt you again. he doesn't have a business address. he doesn't have a cfo. but he does use digital currency, so he can take fares who don't have cash. visa digital currency brings mo business and greater safety to 13,000 cab drivers and their customers. this is ossman. this is progress. visa. currency of progress. >> less windy and still call will be the name of the game for the next few days. 31 degrees for the day tomorrow, flurries on tuesday. wednesday and thursday will be dry, but fr

. >> reporter: meantime, philly's big chill rced many into a big bundle. in parts of new engnd snow settled into a stubborn layer. >> i pushed the driveway with a oom the first time. now i'm just going over it again. you keep up with it, it's not so bad sfwlr in bad. >> reporter: imaine, eight inches had skiers flying gh. >> it's a winter wondeand. >> now here's a look at som other stories making news early today in america. >>> three teenagers were rescued after being stranded on an ice sheetin a michigan river. their boat diedn a frigid 4 degree weather and that forced them to float across a floating piece of wayward ice. firefighters usedn air boat to rescue them. >>> orange farmers in florida are sambling to save their trees. some have sprinkler running all week. the younger trees arespecially vulnerable to frost and e constant miss ma make the difference between a fruitful orchard. > on colorado couple to a snificant starting line. the pair decided to get married on a racetrack, as it's the activy that first brohthem togetr. while the two survived fie

minnesota waits for the endf the dallas/philly game to find their playoff standing. here are some plays of the day. houston, the texans hosting the patriots. this is something the patriots did not want to see. tom brady to wes welker. welker untouched here, basically, goes down and it looks like a serious knee injury. he would be carted off the field. less than two minutes to go in the game and ariane foster scoots in for a three-yard touchdown one and the texans win 34-27 and cinchheir first winning season ever at 9-7 so it will be very interesting to see how the last games play off. the redskins winning

we're surrounded by 24 in philly. 21 richmond. in the mountains undrop to the teens, they are locked if with cloud cover and snowfall from altoona, towards state college. we could take a flurry here as we head through this afternoon with the heavier snow locked up into the mountains. this afternoon, locked in with a mostly cloudy sky and strong winds but not as strong as yesterday. snow continues into the mountains through wednesday morning. when we could actually follow this band dropping down south, just reinforcing the cold air and we'll try to ease that pattern at least a little on thursday before we get back to a chance of snow. 32 downtown baltimore. mostly cloudy today and we'll stay in the upper 20s to low 30s in the hereford zone and back towards westminster with the chance of light snow. >>> traffic looking pretty good around the area in terms of accidents. really none to let you know about. though we have heavy-to-moderate volume in the southbound lanes of the harrisburg expressway between padonia road and the top side

espn is reporting that gilbert arenas teammates that participated in the gun simulation prior to philly's game will be fined between 20 and $25,000. 9 sports caught up with one of the players involved. >> we wasn't thinking about the circumstances right there. regret it and try to move past it. >> reporter: that's not likely, especially after a "washington post" report which detailed a much more serious account of the locker room argument between arenas and javaris crittenton, one that including cite cite loading his firearm. >> anyone that conducts themself in that way should be gone. >> reporter: word surfaced that the incident may be captured on tape. tmz is reporting that there is locker room surveillance video and the team is working on getting it to d.c. police. when contacted, however, team sources said there are no cameras inside the locker room and d.c. police wouldn't confirm the video's existence. >> there is a lot of people that have to be interviewed before the fact finding is complete. in the process of getting the acts together, nobody will comment on the investigation. >>

later in the quarter, philly down 17-7. vick takes the snap, tries to hand it off to weaver. bobby carpenter all over it. a game changing play. that leads to another dallas touchdown. eagles pretty much out of it after that. here's the cherry on top for dallas. felix jones was the man. gets the ball. runs right. right through the eagles defense. and says excuse me, folks, i'll cutback right here and go 73 yards for the touchdown. dallas wins 34-14 their first playoff victory in 13 years. owner jerry jones high fiving george w. bush. they were having a heck of a time in the new stadium. to cincinnati. bengals. joe gibbs the hall of famer and joe theisman calling the game. mark sanchez to sean green. goes 39 yards for the touchdown. does the rookie. a big day for him. rushing for 135 yards. then my favorite fans, check this out. sneaking in a drink. sanchez on the bootleg, rolls out by tight ends dustin keller wide-open. check out keller. stays inbounds. does the rest. gets in. 45 yards before the jets beat the bengals. this time 24-14. two catches, 28 yards. college hoops now.

. >> reporter: mean time philly's big chill forced many into a big bundle. in parts of new england snow settled into a stubborn layer. >> i pushed the driveway with a broom the first time. i'm going over it again. >> reporter: but in maine eight inches of fresh powder has skiers flying high. >> just like a winter wonderland. >>> well, we don't have much of a winter wonderland here but certainly cold outside. 24 degrees right now. and the wind is gusting out there as well making it feel a whole lot colder. it was a rough weekend. >> it certainly was. the wind was whipping around. everybody was bundled up. >> let's find out what we have for the rest of this day and the rest of this week. up said there might be a chance of some snow headed our way? >> perhaps by the end of the week. the big story, again, is the frigid air that continues to blow in on northwest winds that are still gusting to around 20 to 25 miles per hour this morning. these are the temperatures now down into the low 20s. 24 in washington. we're in the low 20s in montgomery, fairx, prince georg

sidelining the parade this year, but the city and organizers worked out a deal much to the delight of phillyive and actor kevin bacon. >> it's great the way we all came together. my brother specifically worked really, really hard on this whole project. we're happy to have it come full circle. >> florida. a set of twin boys born a decade apart. one baby delivered just before midnight on new year's eve. the other coming out seconds in 2010. the delivery coming by cre section in tampa. that -- c-section in tampa, that allowing the doctors to give the parents a choice. >> i turned to nobles and her husband and i said do you want them to have the same birthday or different birthday? >> because of their early delivery, the twins will stay in intensive care for eight weeks before they can go home. their mom said to be doing fine. that is a fox watch across america. >> julie: the nation's first paperless postal system is up and running in major cities across the u.s., converting snail mail to digital transmissions. residents get a digital mailbox based on the street address, basically an e-mail addr

since it's not too far from philly and try to make it there. >> larry: you said haitians are tough ateart and deal with things as best they can. it's tough to be a haitian, isn't it? >> it is. all their life, you can read the history of our life. we fought, you know, our heart out. we have our dependency for over 200 years. ever since then things have been going tough for us. we keep smiling and through misery we have a situation where nobody, other places would dare make fun of. that's who we are. we're tough people. we're appreciative people. we're lovable people. hardworking people. for whatever reason we're going through all these disasters. we keep on praying. we're really spiritual people, too. >> larry: do you expect, samuel, the nba to help? >> yes, they're doing everything in their power to help out. through the media and through organizations and facilitating accessibility for me. they're doing everything on their hands. my teammates and teams and loved ones around me helping out and doing everything they can. everybody is pulling together here. we're not going to -- we're n

i guess it's part of the bureaucracy, but you know, in philly a guy is driving a $3500 car around andou put him into a $45,000 car, the mortgage crisis reduction coming six months down the road. why don't you let the guy keep the $4500 in his taxes so we don't have to watch him saddle up and get this handout from the auto thing and judge him harshly. >> yeah, i knew the cash for clunkers thing was in trouble when i saw jed clampett and granny drive up ♪ listen to a story about a man named jed ♪ . >> this seemed low rent to me. anything that helps, but really, it seems like too selective. there's a lot of industries in trouble. >> i like the fred sanford line though. we should put all of these cars out in front of the white house. and with martin wilson sticking out doo, doo, doo. >> i want to provide everyone with a few brief updates on some of the channels we're dealing with right now. >> don't you think that it really isn't a press conference anymore, that it's just an excuse to get free air time from the networks? i mean, we'll give barack obama free air time anytime he wants, that

from baltimore to philly, new york to boston. then you make a u turn and head back to frosty florida. jeremy hubbard reports that everyone is shivering. >> reporter: residents along the great lakes are used to near whiteout conditions but not inside their football stadiums. the colts/bills game resembled a snow globe yesterday. but snow totals measured far less than here in new england. with vermont buried under as much as three feet of snow which has fallen since saturday. the main coast was battered by blizzard conditions with destructive surf in boston harbor. >> this is the second or third time i've shovelled today. the wind keeps blowing everything back on the driveway. >> reporter: in the midwest another six to 12 inches of snow forecast for parts of michigan and indiana but the winds will lessen somewhat in the northeast, even usually balmy florida is anything but with much of the state under freeze warnings, a danger to citrus and berry crops. >> it scary, if you lose your whole crop you're talking a million dollars' wort

. >> reporter: meantime, philly's big chill forced many into a big bundle. in parts of new england. snow settled into a stubborn layer. >> i bushed the driveway with a broom the first time and now i'm going over it again. if you keep up with it, it's not so bad. >> reporter: but in maine, 8 inches of fresh powder has fears flying high. >> it's like a winter wonderland. >> reporter: frances coe, nbc news. >> no snow, but it is cold. >> too cold. let's go to tom kierein. >> these temperatures are way below the averages for this time of year. our average high for this time of year is 43. we're probably getting within maybe ten degrees of that on the low side. it's now 29 in washington. probably only going to make it near freezing here over the next couple of hours. elsewhere, in the mid- to upper 20s, around 30 degrees around the bay. windchills are in the teens now, mid-teen windchills with winds that have been gusting to up around 30 miles per hour. we had a gust here in washington to 29 miles an hour. so that is a cutting cold wind that continues tolow out of the northwest. out of t

phillis greenberger, who's the president of the society of women's health research, told be that theyhad been trying for years to get minorities and women included in clinical trials, and then having results analyzed. because for too long, women might have been included in the trials, but then the results were thrown out. and what she said is that amounts to, that women's health in this country is really, really getting short shrift. so, here we are in 2009. young women routinely are getting fired when they become pregnant, in stark violation of the law. and they don't do anything about it. for two reasons. one, because they don't know it's against the law because the law is not enforced. and two, because they are afraid if they make a fuss about it, they will be blacklisted in the industries. one in every four adolescent girls have some form of sexually transmitted disease. our teenage pregnancy rate is soaring. we have the highest end of the western world. we have a popular culture that denigrate women, that would rather have me via manipulated mommy wars with fights rather than eng

dallas and philly playing for division supremacy and this one all cowboys. the boston shutout the eagles 24-0 to capture the division crown and set up a rematch next week in the first round of the playoffs. the first winning december/january for dallas since 1996. andy reid and the eagles coming out, flat in this one. they stunk. first drive of the game, boyd going 80 yards and the drive capped by tony romo to jason whitten touched down and then romo threw for 311 yard and a couple touchdowns. third quarter, dallas up and they toss to felix jones and this is why they drafted this kid. i mean, he's speedy. he has a fourth gear like nobody else in the league. 49 yards scored and cowboys win, 24-0. same two teams face off next week in the wild card playoffs and the game will be at jerry's place in dallas. >>> love this shot. great day for brett favre. second quarter, favre to his go-to man, his second touchdown catch of the day and puts the vikings up 31-0. favre b, 316 yards, four touchdown passes and vikings win it 44- and the giants miss the postseason for t

even after all this came up, this week at a game in philly he joked around in pregame faking like heas shooting his teammates with his hands. now, rick, what he did was bad enough, but his attitude afterwards, is that why he's suspended right now? >> well, the big words would be authenticity of contrition, how does that sound? i don't know if he was serious about his apology. and so the guy has a contract that is 111 million bucks over six years, so it's $147,000 a game that he's missing when the commissioner says you're suspension is indefinite. if he wasn't sorry before, he sure is sorry now. >> so what is the league going to do with this guy? we have seen incidents before, including sebastien loaded a gun on a plane. suspended two or three games. so what do you do with this guy? >> well, it's a really good example, okay, because the guy has been a poster child for the nba in some context, nba live video game, had him on the kor cover. and frankly, the nba is about image these days. it's a $5 billion business. frankly, david stern or anybody else around the nba doesn't like somebod

with the preserves bubbling and thickening on the stove and the jars ready for philly, aunt lily tookhe wrapping from the smoked pork, slicing the meat like it was goldleaf, aunt lily showed us how to make it last for the winter. when i learned that your mother might join you in the white house, to care for your girls and to support you with this awesome job, i was ecstatic. young people can always use a second mother. it reminded me of my aunt lily coming to support my mother during difficult times. as first lady, you will definitely be in an exhilarating but difficult time. i'm writing this letter for my aunt lily. she didn't get a lot is going, but she gave a lot of love. she knew how to be a second mother. if my aunt lily were alive she would tell you not to let anyone push you around, and make sure you take care of your baby's. while your mom doesn't have to bring apples and pears in old suitcases to the white house, i know she will be toting bushels of love for your entire family. written for my aunt lily. [applause] >> and i want to add that if you go to our blog or the faceboo

he was suspended for the past five games without pay for his pregame actions last tuesday in philly and subsequent post-game comments. the source speaking on condition of being anonymous he could face community service and probation or a combination of most. he has already lost $711,000 in game checks. >> a lot of money. >> spare >> only guy i had in 14 years. until it changes, those guys as players don't have a chance. and he said i department get a shot. if you're 6'10", 6'11" you can get a shot by getting an offensive rebound getting shots. >> that was flip saunders a couple days ago. welcome back to the comcast sportsnet studios. wizards falling to the hawks. chris miller and ron thompson. that was flip talking about andray blatche and why he had to suspends him for one game. he had a disagreement with the training staff about getting some treatment on sunday in the game against new orleans then the following day complaining about some opportunities to get some shots his way. so, ron, as i ask you to put that coach's hat do you agree with flip suspended andray blatche four games? >>

they think like they can get a win over washington they got philly coming in here detroit they got a chance to do some good things. phil: next four game stretch at home against teams that are struggling as well. steve: from behind by butler and picked up by lee who scores again. lee second year from western kentucky averaging just over 11 points a game. came to the nets from orlando in june in a deal for vince carter. phil: one of those players that has had injuries too. steve: nice pass. haywood nearly traveled. here's butler. he takes the baseline shot and rims it. lee again, and he's red hot. phil: yeah. he got his stroke doing. he's certainly feeling good about himself. a perfect 4 for 4 with 8 points by lee. steve: he's going to take a time-out as his team trails now by 5 at the meadowlands with by 5 at the meadowlands with to inst q. re asmanaren - so likelai? likeay ielle - . 7did et ie? ye's k wei yeth a- blueroniw ca fii perv fo get an extra 8% instant savings or 18 montinte. totctro ay player with select samsung t . went. get hou he3 mo player with select samsung t hingat?

philly up at the break. back come the wizards. antawn jamison taking over in the second half.he basket and the foul. the wizards within 3. time winding down in the third. antawn jamison drains the three- pointer. wizards down by just 2. we go to the fourth. nick young providing a spark off the bench. a three-pointer of his own. off the arenas steal, young will take it in for the layup and the foul. nick young getting it done off the bench. he scored 8 in a row as washington takes the lead. later wizards putting it aware. arenas finds antawn jamison. the wizards come back to win 104-97. afterwards agent zero facing answers. >> if i did something wrong, it would bother me. i would feel remorse. i didn't doing. >> there are reports now that they are not licensed guns and you may not have had a permit? >> that's something i will have to deal with the da. >> were they licensed? >> what was it like to go in the da's office? >> were you nervous? >> of course i was nervous. i thought i was going to be seeing a movie. we were at a conference table. you have no idea. >> we're just think

matt: philly, back inside they go to foster. foster back inside to warren. foster with the lead.t. the kid to go to, because right now, when you look at these two teams, both of them are going inside and the defense is going to utah. daymeon: over eight minutes since l.s.u. hit a field goal. they led 47-35 and it's now a 52-51 game. there are five points and they've all come from the free-throw line and spencer, it goes from bad to worse for bo spencer. he's now 1-5 as he air balls that attempt. daymeon: i commend spencer for not trying to force it tonight. but you can't turn it on and turn it off. you have to get a better look to that. if i'm spencer, too big, strong, too athletic, i'd be trying to get to the rim a little bit more. matt: utah hit an early three point bucket and puts them back in the lead! daymeon: we got us a ballgame. utah defending. l.s.u. struggling. warren not getting it done inside. right now, look for mitchell to get it offensively for l.s.u. matt: nine minutes for l.s.u. since they scored a bucket. will they ever score again, daymeon? kinsley and finally!

[laughter] if you think of the philadelphia phillies or the eagles or whatever, who sort of is theviewson you think of it? is there anyone face that comes to mind? just write it down. if you do not have anyone, that is also falling. what have you got, bill? >> that is hard. my first instinct is to push satan, but -- [laughter] >> two people wrote down "satan." >> yes. >> i was not sure of the spelling of beelzebub. >> that is that the natiofascin. i would not have guess satan, but that is why we do a. >> there was not the face perce. i wrote stodgy old white dude. >> great. ok. good, who else? >> nancy pelosi and harry reid. >> she is right. -- guest: she is right. i have been in congress and there are a lot of staunchy old white dudes. a set of words sethow people feel about reelecting congress and how much the want to reelect their own incumbent. this december the numbers today are worse than october 2006 or of october 1994. today the numbers are worse. if you are the democratic party and you have an 80-vote majority, it will be severely john. we can see it coming. poll we ask if you

i am just outside city limits, so is like an extension of philly. i recently retired from my job and i was looking to start a business in the city. i was going to be an enindependt contractor, llc. i was going to open in the germantown part of the city. they can use all the jobs they can get. i was taken aback by the red tape, the potential in taxes and other thing that i may have encountered. my question is, what are you doing to help small businesses create jobs in the city? guest: thank you for the question. that is something we have been working on since i came into office. i would encourage you to get in contact with the commerce department. we want people to start businesses, get their licenses, make sure everything is streamlined as much as possible to make it easier for you. if you are in philadelphia, certainly cal 311 or you can reach out to the mayor's office. host: alabama. rarchie on the republican line. caller: unemployment used to be 4.4% and the economy was growing at 5%. the dow was almost 14,000. gas was just above $2. crude oil wa

i appreciate the remarks from the gentleman from pennsylvania and it bears truth that philly fans and cubs fans can unite on common goals. earlier this year the house passed the no child left inside act a bill and initiative i support whole heartedly. this past summer, following our congressional footsteps, the illinois general assembly proclaimed june no child left inside month. chicago wilderness, a network of over 240 organizations statewide, makes giant strides to promote this initiative. the organization works to get more children outside and increase the amount and quality of the time they spend there. children who grow up with an understanding of the land, air, and water surrounding them grow into environmentally conscious adults. it makes them more physically fit. these individuals are people who are actively involved in efforts to clean, restore and preserve our precious resources. chicago wilderness knows this and works hard to better the lives and communities of everyone in the chicagoland area. chicago wilderness should be commended and recognized for their efforts to prom

having to live near photo to all my life, and for any of you who have taken the train or lived in philly, the thought of swimming in the schuylkill is so disgusting. [laughter] smack that's the point of the movie. that's what i chose to do for my midlife crisis that it was a beautiful, beautiful day the. >> we're all glad you survived. that's the good news. the bad news is of course that since you completed the deal with nbc universal, there's been this almost a freefall of controversy over jay leno and conan o'brien. conan o'brien was paid $40 million plus, your money, partly your money, to leave the network. jay leno joke the other night that he felt like it been left on the titanic. you can't be too happy about all that. >> you know what? i missed all that. i was awake over christmas. you know, obviously, this is a new space, tough business, that has an incredible, incredible implications of decisions to get me. it's a frustrating period of time because we are unable, legally, to be involved. and there's something called gun jumping roles, and i really, you know, we're an observer. th