they will be hosting pittsburgh tomorrow night. san diego, we're so used to them getting off to a slow start. last week they were 4-8. norv in his two years there winning the division there each year going to the a.f.c. title game the first year then the divisional round last year, knocking out the wild card round. peyton manning and the colts.

they lost in overtime to pittsburgh. he had the opportunity to steal the game that night and he had the opportunity to steal a game >> alan: he was the one capital that was not tired because he didn't play last night. he was tight in his movement, he was controlled. he gave them the opportunity all game long. he did a good job to stay outside the crease. that long shot, the bouncer, a couple of weeks ago, that might have went in. here on the door stems, he gets a couple of great ones. keeping the body square, the shoulder squares, the pads flat to the ground, he never took his eyes off the puck. that's one thing he is doing more and more as the season goes on here. i think kulemin had seven shots all game, cues me, grabovski had seven shots all game and they are all great shots. john mitchell had some great shots. here is a great chance by hagman. he stays tall. i thought he did great job of keeping kessel at bay all game long and not getting back inside his crease or under the cross. he stones kaberle right there. at th

the classic from kansas city, wichita state and pittsburgh. early action, ashton gibb drives the baseline and they take the two-point lead and later, wichita state responds and they're connecting with murray on the ally-oop and there's another look and the shocker within one. first-half action hits the tough turnaround jumper for two and the game tied at that point and pittsburgh leads it 21-17 in the first half. still more to come as we take you up to the paradise jam championship game ahead. more hoops, highlights, including a top 25 upset in maui. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas about all the discounts we're offering. i've got some catchphrases that'll make these savings even more memorable. gecko: all right... gecko: good driver discounts. now that's the stuff...? boss: how 'bout this? gecko: ...they're the bee's knees? boss: or this? gecko: sir, how 'bout just "fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance." boss: ha, yeah, good luck with that catching on! anncr: geico. fifteen minut

they then allow us to do the whole pittsburgh team. subsequently there have been over 75 papers validating the test in confirming that it is a narrow cognitive tests that is baseline. if there is a concussion, we testing to assess cognitive function, an extremely important aspect that all the panelists have spoken to at this point. and i'm also here as part of the mtbi committee of the nfl. one thing, concussions are serious problems. i know personally. they have the potential for long-term neurological damage. at the university of pittsburgh, pa receive 150 athletes of week. i will say that again, 150 athletes a week. post concussion syndrome. this is a very upset -- this is a very serious entity, one that we need to work to prevent. i'm here to tell yet prevention is essential. the first responsibility of a position is to prevent illness. it that is impossible, cure it. unfortunately we do not have any chores, as mr. nowinski said, for this entity of post-dramatic problem. third, i am here to tell you that from my experience, the nfl

. >> he was the icon of pittsburgh sports. a legendary outfielder and a renowned humanitarian. >> pittsburgh pirates outfielder roberto clemente headed up relief efforts in his native puerto rico. crashed shortly after takeoff from san juan. the governor of puerto rico has proclaimed three days of mourning for clemente who was a national hero on the island. >>> at a heavyweight title fight in las vegas, fans had become accustomed to expect that anything is possible, especially after this incident in 1993. >> a parachute has just landed on the edge of the ring, has been pulled away by security guards. the fight has been brought to a halt. there's a massive melee at ringside. this fella with a motorized parachute has landed right on top of spectators and officials at ringside. we'll take a look at an earlier shot of the parachutist before he came down. there he was on the left of the ring. now, let's see what happened as he approached ringside. there it is. he hung himself up right on the light. as you see there. and his body la

according to a poll taken by players by si.com, pittsburgh steelers receiver hines ward.has a long history of physical play. last october fined $15,000 for hits in back-to-back weeks. they were not penalized, though, during the game. that's a look at sports. i understand hines ward's kid goes to school with bob's kid. used to. i'm not judging. i'm just pointing out information. >> so does he -- bob, does your son need to wear helmets to class? >> no, he's a darling little son. i like him. on we go. >> all right. coming up on "showbiz tonight," why is sandra bullock battling a porn star? here's hln's a.j. hammer. >>> natasha, good morning. coming up beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern, america's sweetheart, sandra bullock in a nasty, dramatic fight with a porn star who used to be married to her husband and it's all over a 5-year-old child. also, josh and fergie versus the stripper, the startling claims that he cheated on fergie with a stripper. how josh and fergie are fighting back. we'll see you at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on hln. natasha? >>> a proud military mom says she was

they then allow us to do the whole pittsburgh team. subsequently there have been over 75 papers validating the test in confirming that it is a narrow cognitive tests that is baseline. if there is a concussion, we testing to assess cognitive function, an extremely important aspect that all the panelists have spoken to at this point. and i'm also here as part of the mtbi committee of the nfl. one thing, concussions are serious problems. i know personally. they have the potential for long-term neurological damage. at the university of pittsburgh, pa receive 150 athletes of week. i will say that again, 150 athletes a week. post concussion syndrome. this is a very upset -- this is a very serious entity, one that we need to work to prevent. i'm here to tell yet prevention is essential. the first responsibility of a position is to prevent illness. it that is impossible, cure it. unfortunately we do not have any chores, as mr. nowinski said, for this entity of post-dramatic problem. third, i am here to tell you that from my experience, the nfl

jim brown, pittsburgh and the washington redskins. and so i do have intimate knowledge based on my interaction with a number of players and owners about the nfl. georgia was a very close friend and john shaw who is president of the rams and chip the new owner are friends. however, having said that, i remained extremely concerned about the plight of football players, particularly, some of the older ones who worked and played when times were even a lot more difficult for players. let me just ask mr. goodell, in october of 2009 issue of g.q. we were told the story of mike webster, legendary center for the pittsburgh steelers from 1974 to 1988. at the height of his career, mike webster was publicly revered as an unstoppable titan and formidable force in the league. and yet shortly before his death in 2002 at the age of 50, mike webster spent his latter years homeless, suffering from dementia while in a contentious legal battle with the very organization that made him a legend. the g.q. article called the legal dispute a battle against a m

their last game at pittsburgh under 20. they need more against varly. >> joe: the canadiens thought their forwards were excellent against ovechkin but honestly it was the blue line pair that was top notch. >> craig: look at ovechkin's numbers then look at hamrlik and spacek. they have to work hard against alex ovechkin. jacques martin told us this more than it's more by committee. it's five guys, look for the line to be line to be matched up against ov's line. >> joe: the capitals have been getting a steady diet of canadian teams. they have been playing outside of the southeast division for weeks. they finally get to see one of their own in a couple days' time. when they square off against the canadiens they look forward to an up tempo type match-up when jacques martin doesn't want to play running guns. >> craig: he doesn't want to but the caps can get a team on their heels on the road they can set the tempo and the type of game they want to play. they have to be the table dressers tonight. if montreal sets the table it wil

pittsburgh, trying to get in or out of this city, the high temperature today in pittsburgh about 57 degrees, low clouds out there. you can see how it looks here. dmroomy, little cool, temperatures in the mooitd mid-50s, rain off and on for the day. away from pittsburgh, go to the northwest, a new storm system, a heavy onement let me show you. you have a fetch like that, that much wind over that expanse of water, the rain is going to be heavy at times. we have it there in blue, the white is snow, snow levels about 2500 feet right now. that will raise to 4000 later this afternoon. rain around portland stretching into scent. travel delays possible due to weather, too. more on that, richard, in about a half hour. >> thanks, bob. >>> we told you about a government panel's new mammogram guidelines recently, but now the health and human services say there's something even more important than those new recommendations. >>> and then -- you might have to forget that old pumpkin pie tradition. what's going on with the great pumpkin shortage of 2009? >>> keep talking to your doctor. that's the big mess

wait until you see what he has in pittsburgh this weekend. who knows. terrell owens will engage in a friendly on-line roast, throwing light-hearted jabs at each other to see who gets mad first. two receivers who will do anything for attention, like this. this will be fun. it's a good day for charities supported by the nfl. jay cutler or pony up $20,000 for his conduct towards an official in sunday's blowout loss to arizona. it taps off a bad week for cutler. he threw five interceptions on thursday. >>> madoff belongs will be auctioned off. among the items, that jacket. there's expensive jewelry, rolex watches and hundreds of pairs of mens shoes all bought with someone else's money. but the collection is largely underwhelming. that's sports. >>> hi there, i'm robin meade. we salute the troops every weekday. let's do it on the weekend too. it's private first class aaron william oxeford from his mom. she missed his birthday and he's missed at home. >> my salute is going out to private first class aaron oxeford. he'll pick on me for this. i am going to cry.

bantam, the owner of the company and she expanded into cleveland, his home town and charlotte, and pittsburgh. so, 7 stores, 7 stores and, yeah, we focus on being regional book sellers. [inaudible conversations]. >> sarah palin served as a republican governor of alaska from 2006 to 2009. and, was a republican candidate for vice president in 2008. to find out more, visit facebook.com/sarah palin. >> deborah gordon in 2009 how main cars are on the road in the world today. >> just over a billion cars on the world's roads, not just cars, motor vehicles, cars, trucks, buses, lots of scooters and two wheel,in asia. on the road today. >> how many in the u.s. >> in the u.s., about 300,000. >> 300,000, 300 million? >> 300 million i'm sorry. >> is that too many? >> is it too many? this is the issue, if we want... if what we have, mobility we have which is wonderful, if we want to replicate that to the world, we cannot do it the way... the world can't do it the way we've don't. in terms of oil, internal combustion, it is just, there is not going to be enough air, enough, in terms of climate change, enou

the list includes miami, orlando, houston, pittsburgh among others.age, though, too. >>> a freak snowstorm turned a family camping trip into a struggle to survive here. how a dad and seven kids finally were rescued after being trapped in their van for days. >>>ed national rifle association wants to stop florida adoption agencies from asking couples if they own guns. the ncht ra claims the question invades the privacy of gun owners and violates a florida law prohibiting the state from registering guns. the states child welfare department says the question is included on some but not all forms that prospective adopting parents fill out. a republican senator says he'll introduce legislation now banning the question from all adoption forms. in fact, an editorial in it gainesville sun argues passing the measure proves gun rights trump the welfare of children. that's a quote from that paper. so this is our "your views" topic. richelle carey has been checking out her facebook page. >> checking out our facebook pages on this one, richelle. i'm surprised how m

the owner of the company and then he's expanded into cleveland, his hometown and charlotte and pittsburgh. seven stores and yeah, we focus on being a regional booksellers. [inaudible conversations] >> sarah palin served as republican governor of alaska from 20062009 and was a republican candidate for vice president in 2008. to find out more, visit facebook.com/sarahpalin. >>> we are here with the author of the new book the venus fixers. who were the venus fixers? >> they were in the government in the cemetery in 2002 whose job it was to prevent damage to monuments, works of art during the campaign between 1943

. >> warman's family told the "pittsburgh post gazette" she had only been at ft. hood for 24 hours, being processed for deployment to iraq. >> only there for a day. richard, thank you. we'll be learning more about these people. >>> a woman's soccer player caught on video getting physical has been suspended indefinitely. do you remember this? this is the video where she pulled the ponytail of an posing player and a lot of people were like, ahh. hi there, rafer. >> this woman has become a national sensation for the wrong reasons. she's been suspended indefinitely by her coach for her broodish actions on the field. the biggest offense was the ponytail takedown on bsu. however, their season is likely over. as a junior, it could carry over. meanwhile, do you remember this guy? florida's brandon spikes, gouging a player's eyes? he got suspended for half a game and then he was the one who lengthed his own suspension to a full game. is this a double standard? go to cnn.com/robin, click on the facebook icon and leave a comment. we'll read them on air later. >>> hideous cre

the list includes miami, orlando, houston and pittsburgh. what google is hoping is that when you get the free wi-fi you'll set the google page as the home page on your browser and you'll try some of their other products. it's not just because they're nice. and we're going to have the whole list. we do have it now, the whole list of the airports participating on cnn.com/robin. so maybe if you get delayed or something it could be a saver. >> it's like 47 airports. i think you'll be hard pressed to find one that doesn't participate in it. >> it's the major ones. >> thanks. >>> i know you remember the former astronaut accused of trying to kidnap romantic rival. lisa nowak is due in court today. you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to a

seven for the pittsburgh steelers and one for the chicago bears. the pride of my career, a series of concussions cost my career and nearly took my life. after my second concussion, i was escorted into the training room right flat line. as part of their be resuscitated, i popped back up and the rest me to the emergency room where i lay in the icu for two days. for the first 24 hours, i could not recall my wife, my daughter, or my brother who were there at the time. i was confined at home for weeks and could not leave unless someone went with me. i had to learn how to read again, i would for depression, and these major symptoms took nearly two years to recover from. two things wrong -- went wrong for my first concussion on a monday night game in kansas city. first, i never saw neurological doctor. second of all, i was cleared five days later to play the game of football by family practitioner. to the contrary testimony, i will say this. there has been significant changes in the national football league based on the nfl and the nflpa. what happened to

hines ward of the pittsburgh steelers.ard hosted a bunch of bi-racial kids, dozens of them, from his native of south korea. he's half korean and half african-american, and says he was mercilessly teased growing up in a country where being bi-racial is a cultural taboo. kids have said looking up to ward has really changed their lives, helped them out a lot. >> he's our true champion today. >>> and a bunch of guinness world records why broken recently including the record for the fastest 40-meter human wheelbarrow run. i was terrible at it. these guys were very good. 17 seconds by adrian rodriguez of mexico. it was a unilateral -- it was like the united colors of benton, people from everywhere. we'll have the records broken throughout the morning and a lot of weird ones. that's sports. >> all i remember is it seemed to be on the dirtiest gym floor, like your hands come up -- >> and then when you would bite it -- >> all right. are you a small business owner who is really having a tough time? hln money expert clark howard has

it would be the second stunner of the day with kansas city already surprising the pittsburgh steelers could see the raider it is going into thanksgiving off of the big win. and maroney -- of course new england on its way to 7-3. indianapolis, a perfect 10-0. and cincinnati. they will have to hold their breath here on the janikowski field goal try you have to figure that would win it for the raiders if he converts. from the patriots standpoint, they have a date with miami a couple of weeks away down in miami. phil: yeah, they do. miami showing how resilient they are, playing without ronnie brown, winning on thursday in carolina. jim, as we have seen every year, do not start predicting too early who will win these division races. jim: you have new orleans next on the patriots schedule. they go on the road and play a nighttime game against an undefeated team. and then at miami, carolina and buffalo. phil: those next two games, at new orleans and then division rival, miami dolphins. jim: you can see on your scoreboard, the raiders kicked a field goal with seconds to go. here is brady on t

. >>> quick notes pittsburgh loses to west virginia.hat's going to do it for this half hour of sports nite. thank you for watching. we will see you again at 11. check out our web site.

all the blue is light rain, and the pittsburgh radar picks it up pretty well.s around eastern parts of ohio, back in towards western pa. more rain around buffalo, too. you see the radar picture there. all that sliding in towards the finger lakes later this afternoon. and the end stages of yesterday's clipper is still working through eastern parts of massachusetts. real light rainfall, but it's out there. eastern massachusetts, parts of rhode island, too. get away from that, heavier downpours across southern florida. that's because of a front to the south. thunderstorms will be more prevalent this afternoon than what we're looking at this morning. but it's out there just off the coast of miami, west palm, ft. lauderdale, too. more details in just a bit. natasha, good to see you on a thursday, right? >> it is thursday. we're almost to friday, bob. >> there you go. >> see you soon. >>> well, sex addiction was the topic that got hln's joy behar all riled up. check out her interview with dr. drew pinsky and some of the stars of the show on treating sex addiction. >>

but his primary political mentor within the catholic church was bishop john wright of in the pittsburgh diocese. he was asked a diocesan priest and the boston diocesan and he got to know john tierney immediately after world war ii. his career then takes off within the church just as kennedy's takes off in politics. eventually right became the highest-ranking american in the vatican. he was named cardinal and brought to rome. wright was offering him advice about how to run, and in the book i discovered archival material else has found that goes into great detail with what that relationship and the kind of advice that kennedy had. kennedy applied what i call that kind of technical rationality to this problem. he didn't fully understand why his catholicism was a problem in places like texas or tennessee or alabama or mississippi, but he employed the resources to understand and then try to address the issues that got identified as he had talked to these advisers. you see dexterity of policy and action in kennedy's mind. when he found the problem he said to her the best people we can bring t

his primary political mentor within the catholic church was bishop john wright of the pittsburgh diocese. he had gotten to know john kennedy immediately after world war ii. wright's career takes off within the church, kennedy's takes off within politics, and eventually wright became the highest-ranking american in the vatican. he was named a cardinal and brought to rome, but they maintained a relationship where wright was offering him advice on how to run as a catholic for the presidency. and in the book i discovered archival material no one else has found that goes into great detail about the kind of advice that kennedy had. so kennedy applied what i call a kind of technical rationality to this problem. he didn't fully understand why his catholicism was a problem. he employed the resources he could find to understand it and then he tried to address the issues that got identified as he talked to these advisers. and so you see a kind of dexterity of policy in action in kennedy's mind. when he found the problem, he said, well, who are the best people in the world we can bring to help us wi

it is heinz ward of the pittsburgh steelers. recently ward hosted some biracial kids of his native south korea. he says growing up there, he was teased a great deal and one kid said that growing up biracial in south korea such a cult call that too, he contemplated suicide. >> really? >> yeah. meeting ward, his whole outlook on life has changed. >> good. >>> aah! and another bizarre by mess world record broken. britain's manjit singh pulled when double decker by his hair for almost 60 feet. we'll have more of the bizarre world records all morning long. >> we are? >> we have more. sorry. you like it or not. >> go ahead and run the animation. i'll talk over it. i just have this thing about the bizarre world records where someone goes, how about the record for the most hair follicles on a brush? >> that's what we got. >> hi, bob. >> juggling cobras at the same time. i know. i'm with you. it's rough. >> you gave away both the next stories. >> i have to see that. at the airport right now, new york city metros, newark, a two and a half

monday night football, the broncos hosting pittsburgh, giving a little thank you to the veterans before the game. thank you for your service. and then the steelers with this come from behind win. look, hines ward just jump over champ bailey. that's a little embarrassing. but this is cute. he finds a few steeler fans in denver and finds a guy wearing his jersey and says you wear my jersey, you can have a ball. that's a good day for him. meet 44-year-old scott smith from new jersey who has almost every "sports illustrated" ever printed and he also got many of them signed by those on the cover. he says he spent between $300,000 and $400,000 to get the signatures and now he is selling the whole thing on ebay, starting bid, $2 million. >> wow. >> starting bid, $2 million. >> wonder if he'll get some real bids. that's a lot of time in your life spent collecting, isn't it? >> yep. >> bob, do you have a collection of anything? >> mad magazines, but my mom tossed them. >> still got your beer can collection. >> still have my beer can collection. my pabst is in the center. the big story today is t

seven for the pittsburgh steelers and one for the chicago bears. the pride of my career, a series of concussions cost my career and nearly took my life. after my second concussion, i was escorted into the training room right flat line. as part of their be resuscitated, i popped back up and the rest me to the emergency room where i lay in the icu for two days. for the first 24 hours, i could not recall my wife, my daughter, or my brother who were there at the time. i was confined at home for weeks and could not leave unless someone went with me. i had to learn how to read again, i would for depression, and these major symptoms took nearly two years to recover from. two things wrong -- went wrong for my first concussion on a monday night game in kansas city. first, i never saw neurological doctor. second of all, i was cleared five days later to play the game of football by family practitioner. to the contrary testimony, i will say this. there has been significant changes in the national football league based on the nfl and the nflpa. what happened to

they will be hosting pittsburgh tomorrow night. san diego, we're so used to them getting off to a slow start. last week they were 4-8. norv in his two years there winning the division there each year going to the a.f.c. title game the first year then the divisional round last year, knocking out the wild card round. peyton manning and the colts. phil: well, all the injuries norv turner has had on both sides of the ball, what they've done, jim is gotten over it and re-established themselves for what they are going to be the rest of the year. jim: think about this win turnover colts. the ball goes right over sproles' head. the colts have won nine straight games. lose to the chargers on a first-possession game. now have won eight straight at the start of this year, so 17-18 with the loss being in the playoffs to this chargers bunch. for the very first time, the giants had that awkward, unusual, "what happened" kind of moment. philip rivers, can he direct a game-winning drive on the road? they've got to snap it before the two minute war

prior to each season, he sets up a fund to pay league fines, so wait until you see what he does in pittsburgh this weekend. he and bills receiver terrell owens will engage in a friendly, online roast to see who gets mad first. two star receivers for which silence is forbidden and who will do anything for attention, including things like this. >>> nfl charity's really cleaning up friday. jay cutler and his comment toward an official -- caps off a bad week for cutler, who threw five interceptions on thursday. cinco interceptions. >>> the belongings of bernie madoff will be auctioned off today and among the items, a personalized jacket. more than a dozen rolex watches and mens shoes. no, i don't know the size. that's sports. >>> did you know clark howard serves in the georgia state guard? this weekend sh you will see him serving our troops. clark and our own robin meade teamed up to help soldiers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >> you want to talk about investing in a certain plan. >> since becoming parents in the last year, my wife and i have been concerned with the forecast

we have worked hard in cities like pittsburgh to avoid any type of dispute.e are working with them to try to reconfigure the systems so they can service the people that need the service the most. it is a long, complex issue. host: you were just elected president of the afl-cio. when did you first joined the afl-cio? guest: i first became a union member in 1968. the union was not part of the afl-cio. i became president of the mine workers in 1982 and in 1988, i brought the mineworkers back into the afl-cio. host: kenny is a union member in huntington, new york. good morning. caller: in asking about living wages for most people. i work in part-time job. now i am getting 10% of my paycheck taken out because of the hospital bill that i could not finish paying. host: they take it right off the top? caller: yes, 10%. it is hurting me financially. i would like to see at least getting -- having a better paycheck for most employees out there when they go to work. i live on what i make, but i'm not living comfortably. host: he used the term living wage. when you hear t

we agree to move forward with our agreement at the g-20 summit in pittsburgh to pursue a balanced, while ensuring that emerging countries like india have a greater voice in shaping the international financial architecture. we've made progress in confronting climate change. i commended the prime minister for his commitment to areas like green building and energy efficiency, and we agreed to a series of important new efforts, a clean energy initiatives that will create jobs and improve people's access to more affordable energy, a green partnership to reduce poverty through sustainable and equitable development, and an historic effort to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels. with just two weeks until the beginning of copenhagen, it is also essential that all countries do what is necessary to reach a strong operational agreement that will confront the threat of climate change while serving as a stepping stone to a legally binding treaty. to that end, prime minister sing and i made important progress today. we reaffirm that an agreement in copenhagen to be comprehensive and cover all the issu

that's a phrase that the late richard qaeda a pittsburgh specialist used to use in this downward spiral in relations. you have on one side the iranian view. and i typify that in many famous rhetorical question that ayatollah khamenei opposed. with relations with the united states, his reply was, what for? what does the will have to negotiate with the sheep? in other words, they are the sheep, we are the wall. they are not interested in meeting and equitable and fair agreement. they are interested in eating us, or if not liberally, humiliating us. and now a on a view -- his view of history. but it became a reason, based on mistrust, became a reason for continuing the estrangement. now, interestingly enough on the american side, you find something similar. you find the view, and if you think this is -- if you think this is dead and spirit you are wrong. i can tell you this view is alive and well. i've encountered it recently as last week -- as last week. the view is that one could never have successful negotiation with iranian leaders who do and say what the current leaders of iran do and

we agree to move forward with our agreement at the g-20 summit in pittsburgh to pursue a balanced, whilensuring that emerging countries like india have a greater voice in shaping the international financial architecture. we've made progress in confronting climate change. i commended the prime minister for his commitment to areas like green building and energy efficiency, and we agreed to a series of important new efforts, a clean energy initiatives that will create jobs and improve people's access to more affordable energy, a green partnership to reduce poverty through sustainable and equitable development, and an historic effort to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels. with just two weeks until the beginning of copenhagen, it is also essential that all countries do what is necessary to reach a strong operational agreement that will confront the threat of climate change while serving as a stepping stone to a legally binding treaty. to that end, prime minister sing and i made important progress today. we reaffirm that an agreement in copenhagen to be comprehensive and cover all the issues

that is why steelers safety ryan clark is expected to sit out tomorrow night's game, matching up pittsburghnver. two years ago, clark nearly died after the steelers' trip to the mile-high city. he had a rare sickle cell disorder that's activated by high altitude. he had multiple surgeries, his spleen and gallbladder removed and lost nearly 30 pounds in the ordeal. the starting safety for the steelers will make the trip to denver, but he won't play in the game. >> it's a tough decision. you know, it's tough to go home and tell your wife that's been worried about you, you know, for a year that you're going. you know, and it's tough for me to tell the guys that i don't want to play. >> reporte >> rarely does phil mickelson get the best of that man, tiger woods, but he was able today at shanghai. mickelson and woods playing in the final group, and for the first time, phil beat tiger when playing together in the final group. tiger, the bad shot there out of the sand on 7. phil, a good putt on 16. he gets the victory and wins $1.2 million in the process. well done. >>> for the first time, the ric

open intervals published by the university of pittsburgh.nd keith while jump for transcendental studies of trilogy published by the university of california. it was a very, very difficult decision. we spent literally hours and hours and got to know these books sell well and ended up loving all of them. it was almost impossible to decide. but in the long run, we decided to give this year's national book award in poetry to keith waldrep for transcendental studies. [applause] [applause] >> how will i ever live this down? i really appreciate this honor. i think also that one should take it as one of one direction that poetry can go. there are not only the five books that were selected here, but a dozen others that are very good and i would hope that the existence of this award would simply get people to read more poetry. but anyway, thank you. [applause] >> the national book award and nonfiction will be presented by david. he is class of 1954 professor of american history at yale university and author of many books on 19th century american histo

pittsburgh in towards ohio. not much to slow you down. good news. here's what we do have.ou can't see it on the radar, wind will pick up later today. boston, new york, atlanta, l.a., denver, minneapolis. a little bit of a wind moving by. watch for that to slow you down about 30 minutes to one-hour delays. >>> 911 operators get some really weird calls. and here's one of them. >> you get the idea. hear what happened when drunk drivers called to say i want to report myself. >>> polygamist church leader warren jeffs is appealing his 2007 rape conviction today. his attorneys argue that jeffs should get a new trial because they say the judge improperly seated an alternate jury after deliberations began. jeffs was convicted of rape as an accomplice for his role in a 14-year-old girl's marriage. the hearing is set for 3:00 p.m. eastern in salt lake city. >>> okay. get this. a football player caught on camera trying to gouge out another player's eyes. his punishment's got some people really worked up this morning. here's rafer weigel with the video. >> we all know that eye gouging

we have worked hard in cities like pittsburgh to avoid any type of dispute. we are working with them to try to@@@@' its coat you were just elected the president of the afl-cio. when did you first join? >> in the 19 -- in 1968 i joined the united mine workers. i became president of the mine workers in 1982, and in 1988, i brought the mine workers back into the afl-cio, so i have been a member since 1990 -- since 1988, but i have been a member of the netted nine -- united mine workers since the late 1960's. host: we go to cannae in new york. caller: living wages for most people when they get jobs, i work a part-time job. now they are taking -- they're taking 10% of my paycheck taken out because of a hospital bill i could not finish paying. host: did they take a run of the top, -- did they take it right off the top, kenny? caller: yes, 10% of the top, and it's hurting me financially. i would like to see at least getting, having a better picture for most employees out there, when they go to work. because let me tell you something, i live on what i make, but i am

studied at university of pittsburgh on a second tour awarded the bronze star, two purple hearts, army condemndation medal loved sports, skiing, tae kwon do, reading dreamed of traveling to australia leaves behind parents thomas and diane brothers and sister. thomas vandeling, jr. american hero. thanks for being with us and a special welcome back from our hearts to our supervising producer elizabeth. she's been gone in order to welcome her brand new baby boy. congratulations. everyone, i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. >>> tonight onty joy behar show first car rye prejean threatens to walk off larry king now want mess to apologize for laughing. what next, give anderson cooper a time out? the attorney general no joe halderman will join me for a one-on-one about screenplays black mail and david letterman. and shop aholics, a real addiction or a case of wanting what you can't afford? we'll talk about it. all that and more starts now. christmas is coming and the gift that keeps on giving is back, yes, sarah palin sat down with oprah to promote

. >> warman's family told the "pittsburgh post-gazette" that she had only been at ft. hood for 24 hours. she was being processed for deployment to iraq. >> that's got to be so hard to take. rip a richard, thank you so much. >>> the government says that the official unemployment rate is now at about 10%. it's actually much higher than that and i think a lot of you say that like it feels worse in my community. money expert jennifer westoven is here. who goes uncounted in that number? >> they don't count people, for example, if you stop looking for work. if you're not looking at all there's not much chance you'll get a job. of course when jobs are this scarce, it can be very discouraging to keep getting out there, even when you're getting all those nos. you also wouldn't get counted if you're underemployed. maybe that means you want a full-time job but you're willing to take a part-time job in the meantime just to pay the bills. people working part-time aren't counted as unemployed. if you count up all those people, unemployment would be more like 17%, not 10%. that's one

it is hines ward of the pittsburgh steelers. recently, ward hosted some biracial kids from his native south korea. ward whose mother is korean and his dad is african-american, says growing up in south korea there, he was teased a great g. one kid said that the cultural taboo of being biracial there had him actually contemplating suicide. but by meeting ward and spending time with him, he's completely changed his outlook on life. >>> and lastly, several guinness world record was recently broken. this group was trying to become the largest mixed bikini parade in australia. 235 people, 144 of which were men, wearing speedos, or what the australians call bujis descended on the sydney oprah house, but get, they didn't break the record, the record was 281, so they were 47 people short. they couldn't get 47 more people to put on a bikini. >> and it is very hot down there right now. >> you would know. you're the man of mystery. did i see you in that video? >> i don't have a buji. no bujis for richard. >> and with that -- >> thank you, r

and then he has expanded into cleveland, his hometown, and charlotte and pittsburgh. so seven stores. yeah. we kind of focus on being regional booksellers. [inaudible conversations] >> sarah palin served as republican governor of alaska from 2006-2008 and was a republican candidate for vice president from 2008. to find out more visit facebook. >> coming up next book tv presents after words. this week nomi prins former managing director at goldman sachs and current senior fellow talks about her book "it takes a pillage: behind the bailouts, bonuses, and backroom deals from washington to wall street." she discusses the book with the senator bernard sanders of vermont. a u.s. congressman for 16 years before moving to the senate and the author of the memoire "outsider in the house." >> host: let me begin by thinking c-span for the opportunity of me interviewing nomi prins who is the author of "it takes a pillage: behind the bailouts, bonuses, and backroom deals from washington to wall street." while i was in the house for 16 years. answered on the on the financial service

studied at university of pittsburgh on a second tour and awarded the bronze star and two purple heartsmed of traveling to australia. he leaves his parents and brothers. american hero. thanks to our guests and especially to you for being with us. a special welcome back from our hearts to our supervising producer elizabeth. she has been gone in order to welcome her brand-new baby boy. congratulations. everyone, i will see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. this is your "showbiz tonight" news break. should chris brown shut up already. the horrifying details about the night chris brown beat rihanna. what chris is saying today about her startling tell all. >>> the carrie prejean sex tape scandal. is she a hypocrite? the most provocative news show at the top of the hour here on hln. >>> "showbiz tonight" at the top of the hour.

studied at university of pittsburgh on a second tour and awarded the bronze star and two purple hearts. loves sports, tae kwon do and dreamed of traveling to australia. he leaves his parents and brothers. american hero. thanks to our guests and especially to you for being with us. a special welcome back from our hearts to our supervising producer elizabeth. she has been gone in order to welcome her brand-new baby boy. congratulations. everyone, i will see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. this is your "showbiz tonight" news break. should chris brown shut up already. the horrifying details about the night chris brown beat rihanna. what chris is saying today about her startling tell all. >>> the carrie prejean sex tape scandal. is she a hypocrite? the most provocative news show at the top of the hour here on hln.

i compliment president obama for having taken the initiative at pittsburgh to bring about.but it is in the state of infancy. it is grappling with the macro economic bubbles. the idea of a peer review of the macro economic performance of the 20 countries can take root, but if it evolves, i doubt that it will. but in which direction, i think it is too early to predict at this stage. >> it may be awhile before india can get a seat on the u.n. security council. would you favor an idea of the g-20 taking on a political as well as economic growth? >> i am sorry. i have not thought that through. as of now, the g-24 rahm is at the early economic forum. -- the g-20 forum is a thoroughly economic forum. i was with another prime minister and i raise this issue with him. he said, no, as far as it is concerned, we want to maintain it because we want to discuss political issues. >> canada has a special reason to keep the g-8 going. it is one eighth of it. >> i'm with the energy policy center. it is an honor to address this question to you. mr. prime minister, when i think about the tensi

miami, orlando, houston, pittsburgh, a lot of others.oogle hopes you'll set the page as your home page. >>> he couldn't get health care reform passed when he was in the white house. what president clinton is doing now to try to make it happen. >>> this is ft. hood, texas, as family members pile what's passed -- they're called battlefield crosses. they are boots, weapon, and helmets from each of the 13 who were killed last week, and uniform military personnel are rendering a salute. family members are breaking down. it's quite a scene. this memorial service was just completed. high ranking officers are filing past these makeshift memorials. the president and first lady met before the service. he has spoken at the service. he is now headed to the hospital on base to attend to and greet the wounded soldiers who couldn't make the service. as you know, 13 people were killed in the shooting. 12 of them were active duty military. 29 people were hurt. these picture need no words. they speak for themselves. he spoke to the crowd about ten minutes

we have agreed to move forward at the summit in pittsburgh.nsure that emerging economies like india will have a greater voice in shaping the international financial architecture. we have made progress in confronting climate change. i have commended him for india's leadership in areas like green buildings and energy efficiency. we agreed on a clean energy initiative that will create jobs and put people back with cleaner energy. it'll reduce poverty through development. with just two ways to the beginning of copenhagen, it is essential that all countries do what is necessary to reach a strong operational agreement that will confront the threat of climate change. we made important progress today. we reaffirmed that an agreement in copenhagen shelby comprehensive and cover all the issues under negotiation. we have significant actions that will strengthen the world's ability to combat climate change. we agreed to initiate these climate changes. through a corporate processes as to their implementation. all of this bill on the progress we made in bei

the study, conducted by researchers at the university of pittsburgh cancer institute, shows that 72% of the patients want their doctors to call them by their first name. 37% of female patients preferred to have their hands held during important visits while only 12% of men wanted the same treatment. 95% of patients want their doctor to be honest with them about their chances for survival and cure. that study was conducted between 2006 and 2008 involving 508 patients undergoing radiation treatments for breast, prostate or lung cancer. the study's author says the goal of the research was to determine what patients want from their doctors and whether doctors would be able to change their behaviors to suit individual patients. he says a strong physician/patient relationship is essential to help cancer patients feel comfortable with their treatment plan. for today's health minute, i'm reggie aqui. >>> this racket is drawing some clicks at cnn.com today and dot-com live's reggie aqui is here to tell us about it. >> reporter: there are illegal tunnels that go between egypt and the gaza trip

having previously played for at least three teams, the cleveland brounls with the great jim brown, pittsburgh and the washington redskins. so i do have intimate knowledge based on my interaction with a number of players and owners about the nfl. georgia was a very close friend, and john shaw, who is president of the rams, and chip, the new owner, our friends. however, having said that, i remained extremely concerned about the polite -- plight of football players, particularly some of the older ones who worked and played when times were even a lot more difficult for players. let me just ask mr. goodell. in an october of 2009 issue of q.g., we were told the story of mike webster, the legendary center for the steelers. at the height of his career, mike webster was publicly revered as an unstoppable tight and and formidable force in the league. yet shortly before his death in 2002 at the age of 50, he spent his latter years homeless, suffering from dementia, while in a contention legal battle with the very organization that made him a legend. they called it a battle against a multibillion-dollar

host: david, from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. good morning. caller: i have not been able to get in since last february. please allow me just three quick points. i am a 60-year-old uncompensated vietnam veteran. i have multiple problems with my body that might stem from agent orange. i had a hernia, a liver disease, bone spurs, arthritis, and it goes on and on. this is complicated by my blood pressure. i do not have medical coverage and the va will love process might claim. what good would it do me to ask congress to switch their debate on medical coverage to jobs if i am too sick to go get a job? that is number one. no. 2 is this, i adopted a phrase from rep homes, the tea party minority, a rush limbaugh entity initiative, is only a cover to hold back progress with medical care until they take back the senate. that is all they want to do, take back the senate. like sheep we are being led astray by the republicans. my third point, let's take the money from tarp funds that they guzzled from us and give it back to us on the ground, here on main s