flash mob of anti-planking. >> do i want to plank?o plank you.

planking is a very stupid and dangerous trend. basically, you lie like a plank in weird places.hat's it. sometimes you get run over. welcome to the internet. >> so this week, a guy in wisconsin was convicted in an all-out planking spree. here are a few of the photos. here he is on an atm. here he is on the belt in a store checkout line. and here he is on a police car. the police didn't really think that one was funny. no, they didn't. so they went and talked to the guy. he said it was photoshopped. a judge convicted him of disorderly conduct and fined him $303. the website i the smoking gun, calls the guy the first victim of the planking craze, legally speaking. but this isn't something that only bored kids in wisconsin find amusing, not by a long shot. justin bierber planked, gordon ramsey is a planker. even hugh hefner has been seduced apparently by the mystifying effort of planking. he looks almost dead there. ominous. okay. maybe i'm not hip. maybe i'm not a cool cat with wicked rad mojo or whatever the kids say today, i don't get the planking thing. still, i'm not sure peop

flash mob of anti-planking. >> do i want to plank?

planking is a very stupid and dangerous trend. basically, you lie like a plank in weird places.the internet. >> so this week, a guy in wisconsin was convicted in an all-out planking spree. here are a few of the photos. here he is on an atm. here he is on the belt in a store checkout line. and here he is on a police car. the police didn't really think that one was funny. no, they didn't. so they went and talked to the guy. he said it was photoshopped. a judge convicted him of disorderly conduct and fined him $303. the website i the smoking gun, calls the guy the first victim of the planking craze, legally speaking. but this isn't something that only bored kids in wisconsin find amusing, not by a long shot. justin bierber planked, gordon ramsey is a planker. even hugh hefner has been seduced apparently by the mystifying effort of planking. he looks almost dead there. ominous. okay. maybe i'm not hip. maybe i'm not a cool cat with wicked rad mojo or whatever the kids say today, i don't get the planking thing. still, i'm not sure people should necessarily be charged for crimes for p

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walk the plank contest. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. today we begin with courting cain. now that herman cain's presidential campaign has collapsed, his one-time republican rivals are competing for his support. cain's camp denies reports he will back newt gingerich later today in what could be a big endorsement in an already volatile race. brian moore reports. >> reporter: herman cain won't be the next president, but he may have an opportunity to play kingmaker. >> i am not going to be silenced and i am not going away. >> reporter: the now former presidential hopeful says he will be endorsing one of his republican rivals in coming days. the iowa caucus is now less than a month away and the battle for his supporters are heating up. >> they saw herman cain as an outsider. >> politico.com reports cain is leaning towards newt gingerich. gingerich already had a strong lead in iowa. 26%. well ahead of mitt romney and ron paul. and gingerich edges up to 28% with cain out

walk the plank contest. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm aditi roy. today we begin with courting cain. now that herman cain's presidential campaign has collapsed, his one-time republican rivals are competing for his support. cain's camp denies reports he will back former house speaker and current front-runner, newt gingrich today, in what could be a big endorsement in an already volatile race. tracie potts joins us from washington. >> we're still weeks away from iowa, anything could happen. but even without that endorsement, newt gingrich has a strong lead. a poll shows newt gingrich leading iowa with 26%. the apparent beneficiary of tea party conservatives defecting from herman cain. but the party chairman says, it's not over. >> i think it's going to be up to the voters in iowa and new hampshire and south carolina and florida. >> reporter: mitt romney is in second place with 18% and drawi

he's planking between two planks. >> there he is on top of an atm. >> oh. >> what's the story, beth.e tell you why this planking video is in the news. alexander heart was found guilty of disorderly conduct by a judge and fined $303. his brother, ryan heart, with a was also arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. but he is still awaiting his trial. and let me show you the planking photo that started this on the police officer's memorial. they weren't considering what this memorial meant. >> that was completely disrespectful to the fallen officers who have lost their life in service. >> they put the photos on facebook. they put the video on youtube. and then the disorderly conduct charges came. >> a copy of citation for disorderly conduct, all right? >> officer from squad 57 is shown here giving alexander a ticket. >> this has sparked an outrage online. >> this could have very easily left this photo out. >> future plankers beware where you plank, i guess. >> when you go on a train, you pay your ticket, right? to ride on the train. >> sure. >> not this dude. >> come on off! >> thi

i was actually off all last week and that's what i was doing, walking the plank with the pirates. >> i thought i saw you. >> everyone on the east coast is wondering what's going on. northern new england is wondering where their snow is. all the cold air is locked up in the middle of the country. it's not a fun morning if you're in colorado or new mexico, even west texas. we have a ton of heavy rain this weekend that continues this morning through arkansas, tennessee, up through areas of kentucky. we're starting to see a changeover from some of that rain to snow in west texas. here is the setup. another mild morning for the eastern seaboard of i-95. another rainey morning for you from the mississippi valley, tennessee valley, up into the ohio valley. and then just bitterly cold air has escaped canada and rushing down through areas of colorado. as far as the rain/snow goes, here is the transition, from midland, you're cold enough for snow. abilene, you're getting snow. we have winter storm warnings for many areas of new mexico and it's plenty cold in albuquerque where you're watching t

flash mob of anti-planking. >> do i want to plank? no plank you. >> so the next time you think i wonder if i should plank on this police car, remember the guy in wisconsin. just say no plank you and stand up for what's right on the ridiculous. >>> tonight, crime and punishment. patricia cornwell the story on real life cases and the death of natalie wood and the courtroom drama that's captivate america, casey anthony, amanda knox, was justice served? i'll ask a man who knows the legal system inside out. another best-selling author, john grisham. >> we have the crime of the century every six months. so for people like me who enjoy taking the stories and writing about them, the materials. >> plus, she was born to make it in hollywood. why aren't you as a productive two superstars just lying on some sun lounger in a bikini spending daddy's money being a brat? >> that's a really good question. i often ask myself that. >> she is sharing the screen with the muppets. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> she sold 100 million books and scared the

flash mob of anti-planking. >> do i want to plank? no plank you. >> so the next time you think i wonder if i should plank on this police car, remember the guy in wisconsin. just say no plank you and stand up for what's right on the ridiculous. >>> newt gingrich leading in the polls, picking up support. courting the tea party. court, court, court. will they ever marry you? he got two tea party endorsements but the movement isn't behind him. he has to win them over. >>> disturbing videotape of fbi agent-turned-security consultant robert levinson. he disappeared in iran. senator bill nelson out front to tell us what america is doing to get him back and the bottom line on that top secret classified drone seized by iran earlier this week. despite the way iran's ambassador to the u.n. reacted to our question last night, they might be sharing america's top technology with china. let's go "outfront." i'm erin burnett. >>> "outfront" tonight top secret american technology in the hands of a sworn adversary. at this hour, iran has the cia's rq-1

. >> just look at this spontaneous flash mob of anti-planking. >> do i want to plank? no plank you. >> so the next time you think i wonder if i should plank on this police car, remember the guy in wisconsin. just say no plank you and stand up for what's right on the ridiculous. >>> newt gingrich leading in the polls, picking up support. courting the tea party. court, court, court. will they ever marry you? he got two tea party endorsements but the movement isn't behind him. he has to win them over. >>> disturbing videotape of fbi agent-turned-security consultant robert levinson. he disappeared in iran. senator bill nelson out front to tell us what america is doing to get him back and the bottom line on that top secret classified drone seized by iran earlier this week. despite the way iran's ambassador to the u.n. reacted to our question last night, they might be sharing america's top technology with china. let's go "outfront." i'm erin burnett. >>> "outfront" tonight top secret american technology in the hands of a sworn adversary. at this hour, iran has the cia's rq-1

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dem straited plank walking skills and theyish -- contivitiant issued pleas of mercy. they were judged on plank walk style and costume and the degree of difficulty on the splash. >>> lawmakers can't seem to pass any legislation, but they will pass presents for the first time ever. it's secret santa initiative and names of democrats and vice versa and the only rule is gifts can't cost more than $10 and have to be wrapped. in congress. wow? that exchange came from the idea of democratic senator al frankin of minnesota but in true congressional fashion they decided not to participate and they are going to abstain. >>> children need you to be their santa this christmas. and you can help out during a 13th avenue kinder time toy drive and abc2 is a proud sponsor. you will have until december 22nd to donate new unwrapped toys. drop them off at 15 wal-mart stores state police barracks or fire stations in baltimore and anne arundel county. it's listed on abc2news.com and this year, the toy drive is partnering with the bso's program so if you've used instrument drop that off as

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. >> we're introducing the anti-planking industry. have a friend take a picture of you standing straight up. >> straight up. >> straight up. >> hands by your side and upload it to your favorite social network. >> have fun with these pictures. try standing up against planking in an interesting or unusual place. >> just look at this spontaneous flash mob of anti-plafrpging. >> do i want to plafrpg? no plank you. >> so the next time you think i wonder if i should plafrpg on this police car, remember the guy in wisconsin. just say no plafrpg you and stand up for what's right on the ridiculous. >>> tonight, crime and punishment. patricia cornwell the story on real life cases and the death of natalie wood and the courtroom drama that's captivate america, casey anthony, amanda knox, was justice served? i'll ask a man who knows the legal system inside out. another best-selling author, john grich grisham. >> we have the crime of the century every six months. so for people like me who enjoy taking the stories and writing about them, the materia

arrived to find a 12 foot by 12 foot structure built with planks.one claimed responsibility for this one, unlike last time. police adeclared it abandoned and said it violated federal law and then dismantled it. the last time three weeks ago the protesters said that volunteer architects designed it to federal regulations so it would be temporary and would be ok to stay in the park but police insisted that it looked permanent and that the protesters did not have a permit. ben eisler reporting from north west, abc 7 news. >>> three men wanted for robbing a seven eleven store in northeast washington around 12:00 third new this morning on seventh street and maryland ave. no one was injured. they got away in a gold dodge intrepid. >>> 5:37 this morning, 42 degrees. >> local rapper shot and killed while getting in his car in maryland. the latest on the hunt for his killer. >> and an effort to track down home burglar's imprint or discounted. police of surveillance video will help to make an arrest. >>> you are a looking at 395 southbound. [ child ] it's so

it was made of planks and snails and was found last night.ok it down because it violated federal law. >> investigators searching for suspects in a series of daring daytime burglaries in cheverly. police say the suspects may be behind at least seven burglaries in the prince george's county town and could be linked to burglaries in other towns as well. >>> equipped a check on traffic and weather. we do that every 10 minutes. >> traffic looks pretty good right now. in springfield, moving smoothly from 95 around dale city. around the beltway, no accidents or incidents. still doing wdealing with the closure of the car parked in parkway in potomac. your best bet is river road. >>> the big headline in the weather is the wind. winds gusting up to about 40 miles an hour with air temperatures in the 40's. it will feel like the 30's all day long. warming on the weekend. very cold. >> new year's day looks nice. >> good morning

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the state highway administration is working on it as part of a 6-year planks now, the only thing they are funding for, is the initial planning. to address the immediate safety concerns, the state agreed to construct j-turns. >> this is a band-aid. it's not going to help. >> reporter: that's the opinion of several parents and residents in queen anns county, mothers and students gathered 5500 signatures on a petition, told that full funding for a intersection just isn't there. some parents are having trouble with that considering the bay bridge toll would increase to $4. >> we are not going to see that money. it's like that chesapeake bay at the atlantic ocean. >> reporter: this community was affected by the latest death. >> that morning, that little boy was not just the rice family's son, he became every mother's son in this county. >> reporter: queen anns county sheriff thinks the j turns aren't the answer and feels the design isn't sufficient now. >> sometime of vehicles have had trouble negotiating the radius of the turn. >> reporter: in the last six years, there has been five fatal

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it's brought us cute cat videos and planking. but the dark side can be nasty. smoking baby in indonesia? even though he has now quit, i met him and he promised me -- no more cigarettes? >> i will never smoke again. >> reporter: though he says he's done, his online fame has respond a rash of imday torps in his native eindonesia but back o the teenagers in tampa. this has become a handy tool for the police. >> if there was any damage done to the property, looking at probably a criminal mischief. >> reporter: the cops say they already have one of the names of the kids involved. you got to imagine that when officers show up at these kids' doors, they won't be nearly as giddy as they seem on this videotape. for "nightline," this is dan harris in new york. >> ah, youth. thank you for watching abc news. we do hope you check in on "good

not one of the plans contained the whole plank of the street to the back of the yard and i could even checked, studying the residential design guidelines where i could even tests. i will show you one picture that is particularly deceptive. how do i get this to go up? ok, thanks. >> speak right into the microphone. >> after a few requests, i was able to get a copy from the planning department as a 3d rendering. using the diagram, i was trying to figure out the rear yard setback. the 25% rear yard a setback, the lots are pretty long. last night, i measured and 28 feet is about here. this line that i have just drawn is actually where the expansion will end. lots of the neighbors have discussed, and it is a little bit confusing. but this is absolutely where the plants, where the extension would end. this is my house, obviously. this is our back, and this is where there is a better room. the privacy issue is this a stairway, and there is habitable space on this next level. if you can imagine, and the proposal has windows all along here, and this is your. all along that area, i do have a pr

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. >>> and pirates show off their skills in the national walk the plank contest. >>> good morning, i'm aditi roy, those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with courting cain. now that herman cain's presidential campaign has collapsed, his one-time republican rivals are competing for his support. cain's camp denies reports that he'll back former house speaker and current front-runner newt gingrich today, in what could be a big endorsement. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. >> good morning, everyone. to put it in perspective, we're still weeks away from iowa, anything could happen. but for now the latest big poll, which is our poll, shows that nut gingrich has a strong lead. the nbc/marist poll shows that newt gingrich leading iowa with 26%. the apparent beneficiary of tea party conservatives defecting from herman cain, but the party chairman says it's not over. >> i think it will be up to the voters in iowa and new hampshire and florida. >> reporter: mitt romney is in second place with 18% and drawing fire f

plank breaks the law they change the law if the government is failing to do what they were elected to do they change the definition of what it is they're supposed to be doing or they change the statistics that they are reporting to somehow reflect them in a better light because this is how in fact they make money they probe the globe's financial orifices and they root out all the detritus that they find there as collateral for five hundred trillion dollars worth of anus collateralized j.p. morgan spanked or bonds which are the basis for jamie diamond's christmas bonus. download the official anti application to your ipod touch from the. video on demand tease my old girls and feed now in the palm of your. dot com. crusher is scaling back its relations with qatar following an attack on its envoy in doha the assault is being linked to moscow's criticism against qatar's u.s. backed position on the unrest in syria is going to take on reports with washington's weight behind it that off eels it can get away with almost anything. a small country with gigantic ambitions qatar with a population

how much wiggle room might there be for the president inside of that particular plank? gwen: how much bipartisanship is evident in these negotiations at this late date, at this latest date? >> today, they're starting from the morning, there was a sense that they were -- there was a deal within their grasp. and there was real work being done. you had leadership, commonly, reid, -- mcconnell, reid, coming out and not slamming one another. and even at the end the rhetoric was not as we have seen it before where they come out and blame one another. so again, we got -- we have to see what they've done. but it raises the specter that what they just couldn't get it done now. and that they're going to take the two months to try to figure fought. they were very close. it's $119 billion that they needed to find. and they got $100 billion of it pretty easy. it was the last $19 billion that were there. and the house version of the bill did things like freezing federal employee salaries and playing with the retirement. increasing medicare costs for wealthy people. and the senate was

population and this is the result of the democratic process but taking into account the militant planks makeup of the parliament and how to form coalitions with other parties of the various issues and this is what power means and democracies all abound and the leaders of other parties said that they're ready for that. and we have a clip showing some of the party's agenda as well as a little bit of the criticism that united russia has faced coming into this election which i think we can watch now. as russians pick for parliament who are the main contenders in the race for a do list six party leader vladimir putin he swapped seats with dmitri medvedev in two thousand and eight and may do so again in twenty twelve after midday proposed putin for the presidency campaign slogan future is dos priorities modernization growing inequality fighting corruption maximizing russia's impact in international affairs criticized as a monolith that's too slow to react to social change the award for being home to the tons of logic and dmitri medvedev wanted russia. action two thousand the eleven on forty.

taking into account the planks makeup of the parliament. over the various issues this is what limits and democracies all about the leaders of other parties said they're ready for that. and john if i can go to you i mean it's interesting that you would hear again i mean maybe i'm going to portray my age you know here a russian president talking about you know how to build a much stronger democracy on the back on the heels of a electoral defeat quote unquote because they're still the main party here but i mean if this does make united russia engage the other parties because for years they did whatever they wanted to do they didn't have to listen to anyone else in the parliament now they do definitely and you know on balance that's probably a good thing i think there's one aspect that as far as i know people are not commenting on that is that the there was only one name on the united russia list on the ballot paper and that was dimitri medvedev to what extent then is this defeat or at least this reduction in the share of the united russia vote

relations between the two countries ok heads of the independent news website called it report dot com planking thank you alice now addictions are heading back to the polls for the second round of the revolution part about action islam is have taken an overwhelmingly to the playing round with the muslim brotherhood freedom and justice party reportedly winning forty percent of the vote the future of egypt depends on who the prophet who chooses to align with according to dr dollar and fire from the center for global research in international affairs. the muslim brothers even if they control the parliament together with the salafist whoever they choose to ally with won't be able to impact on foreign policy for a while yet we'll have to wait till the presidential elections which of course do in the summer of next year into two thousand and twelve at that point should the muslim brothers win those elections too should an islamist president come to chip that we could be looking at a very new situation with regard to this for it does depend very much on who the muslim brothers who will have the contro

people in places like grand central station or on motor cycles were planking and every time you put onbook, -- >> i'm plugged in! >> thru go. jamming. >> there you go! >> i swear to you. i just looked down and i was about here and my left knee, it shouted at me! (laughs). >>> there is another -- if you want to kill some good time. >> hold on, i have to show that i can do it. ouch! >>> my! there is a video viral on the net, the start of this, an ringment that this was skipped, with a cohost, it is a match up done video style and all he did, all he does is win, do we have that? bring it up. (rapping). he is a play maker, all he does is win, games. he shattered them all. all he does is win. let him play! let him go. turn him loose and let him play. going to church sunday. >>> this thing is all over! it is raising over facebook. on you tube, it is getting hundreds of thousands of hits. the huck is on here. my gosh! my knee hurts so bad! type it on on you tube and watch it. >>> we have a front over the area. it is going, let me tell you something, if the worst thing that happens to the nfl,