postmarks help me remember where i have been. there are so many favorite post offices i have been due for different reasons, for architecture, -- many favre post offices that i have been to -- many favorite post offices that i have been too, for architectural reasons. there is one in the back of a shop. few people know about it. the guide is sold me the big goals -- sold me the bagels also ran the post office and the bat. if you take the time to look around, you really do discover there is much more to it. in many cases, the post office is the embodiment of the community. without the post office, there is nothing to bind the people together. the post office has been vital to the founding of community is all throughout america. -- of communities all throughout america. perhaps i can inspire other people to go out, and if not go around to hundreds of post offices, at least look at theirs with more appreciation. >> a charming story. getting as many u.s. postmarks as he can. and a reminder of our main story tonight. north korea has c

postmarks are a way of documenting a time and place. if you possess something with a postmark, you have a little piece of history. that is what was here before 1971. it has been this way since the 1600's. there is no way i could trace my whole route across the united states. postmarks help me remember where i have banned. -- been. there are so many things -- a favorite post offices. there are the 1930's depression era post offices which are so grand. my favorite is in pennsylvania. there is a post office in the back of a bagel shop in new york. few people who live in the city know about it. the guy that sells the bagels in front also operates the post office in the back. the first reaction is, why post offices? if you take the time to look around, if you go out in the country, you will discover that there is much more to it. in many cases, the post office is the embodiment of the community. without the post office, there is nothing to buy in the community together. if i cannot save them, i hope that i can at least preserve their history

is there a way to get a letter from santa postmarked from the north pole. >> the postal elves will postmark them. place the envelope you want postmarked in a larger envelope and mail it to 4141 postmark drive in anchorage, alaska. any letters you want postmarked by the office mailed by tomorrow, december 10th. we'll have this information on our website, go to www.nbcwashington.com and search north pole. >> that's cool. >> yes, they are busy, busy, busy out there. >> extra revenue for the post office, too. a bonus. >> the last question is from zeo in d.c. why do some stores change their return policies around the holida holidays? >> they do it for a few reasons. some make their policies more lenient because they understand there's a lag time between when a gift is purchased and then received. others tighten the policy to deter return fraud and shoplifting to see if there are changes, look for the return policy online or the back of your receipt or on one of the walls at the stores. you need to check. sometimes they change. if you have a question you would like us to consider, send it to askl

postmarks help me remember where i have been.vorite post offices i have been due for different reasons, for architecture, -- many favre post offices that i have been to -- many favorite post offices that i have been too, for architectural reasons. there is one in the back of a shop. few people know about it. the guide is sold me the big goals -- sold me the bagels also ran the post office and the bat. if you take the time to look around, you really do discover there is much more to it. in many cases, the post office is the embodiment of the community. without the post office, there is nothing to bind the people together. the post office has been vital to the founding of community is all throughout america. -- of communities all throughout america. perhaps i can inspire other people to go out, and if not go around to hundreds of post offices, at least look at theirs with more appreciation. >> a charming story. getting as many u.s. postmarks as he can. and a reminder of our main story tonight. north korea has called on the people t

he was the only one working in these extraordinary hours in the run-up to the september 18th postmark in the second wave of anthrax which was postmarked october 9th, so the government informed his attorneys that they were getting very close to indictment and that they could be a death penalty case. that information was communicated directly and july 29th 2008 she died of a massive overdose of tylenol p.m. so the case regrettably was never brought to a conclusion and the judicial system. it was either a guilty plea or a trial. >> more questions? >> you said he had the flask with anthrax. was it ever determined how he got it out of the hands he essentially? did he just walked out the front door of the flask of anthrax? >> there were no video cameras to monitor activity or that kind of creature. this is the material that is so small it could be put under a coffee and taken out so the symbol and search your question is no. there is no videotape insert how anthrax would have been taken out of there. i would say two things that i think reflect all that question or there on that question. on

, and the second wave of anthrax mailing which was postmarked october 9. so the government informed ivins attorney that they're getting close to indictment, and it possibly could a death penalty case but that information was communicated correctly to bruce ivins. and on july 29, 2008, he died of a massive overdose of tylenol pm. so they? regrettably was never brought to a conclusion in the judicial system. either a guilty plea or a trial. >> more questions? >> you had said that he had a flask with the anthrax in it. was ever determined how he got it out of the armies and essentially? if you just walk out the front door with a flask of anthrax? >> there were no video cameras in the hot sweep or elsewhere to monitor activity, that kind of nature. this is mature that is so small that could be put under a cup and taken out. the simple answer to question is, no, there is no video taped evidence of how anthrax would've been taken out of there. i would say two things though that i think reflect on that question, or bear on the question. one is that bruce ivins, d

postmarks as he cared.before we go, argentina has been battling dollars and euros being taken out of the country by currency speculators. their solution includes specially trained dogs. it has been so successful, authorities have renewed the contract. around 300 dogs began working last june. since then, they have found over a million and a half dollars hidden in cars and luggage. >> you have been watching the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. thanks for joining us. all of the stories are on line at the bbc news website. seymour on the death of kim jong il. good to have you with us. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global strength to work for a wide range of financial companies. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. 

and the second wave of anthrax postmarked october 9th, so the government informed the attorneys that they were getting very close to indictment and that it possibly could be a death penalty case. that information was communicated directly to bruce - sand was too lightly ninth 2008 he died of a massive overdose of tylenol p.m. to the case regrettably was never brought to a conclusion in the judicial system it was either a guilty plea or a trial. >> more questions. >> you have said that he had a flask with an approximate. was it ever determined how he got it out of the army's hands easily? i mean to suggest what of the front door with a flask in the anthrax? >> there were no video cameras to monitor the activity through the this was material it was so small it could have been a problem breakoff. there is proof videotaped evidence of how anthrax would have been taken out. i would say two things that i think reflect on that question. one is that during november of 2001 was telling the fbi said he certainly thought it was possible. the other fascinating thing that happened in my book is t

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postmarks as he can. an ambitious plan to expand subsidized food program to cover almost 2/3 of the population. this is expected to increase the government's food bill by more than $5 billion. critics accuse the government of using this to shore up political support. >> you have been watching news today on bbc. >> a reminder of our main news this hour. the united states has consulted its allies in east asia after the death of a north korean leader kim jong il. more of that to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global strength to work for a wide range of financial companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

the postmark features three wise men following the star of bethlehem. if they close, holiday mailers can get special most marks from north pole and santa claus, ind ind and efforts to make the holiday season shine for people who are often overlooked at this time of the year. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, save big on holiday gifts this friday and saturday! get in at 6am saturday for giftbusters like 60% off the warmest family coats. 70% off stunning gold jewelry. 60% off the coolest hoodies. and 19.99 bos for juniors. plus with jcpcash get 10, 15 or $20 off storewide. no exclusions! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >>> new tonight at 6:00 shrinking middle class in america. average income families being slowly squeezed out by haves and have-nots. >> and a surprising local scientist with remarkable ability to adapt to climate change. plus... >> you won best hair. >> to i? >> what did you win? >> i didn't. >> charlize theron stars

even the postmark says it's so. they took the idea and ran with it.er the film's angel who earns his wings by saving george bailey. >> that's what i was sent down for. i'm your guardian angel. >> reporter: and the zuzu cafe is named after one of george's daughters. they hold the "it's the wonderful life" festival each december where fans gather to celebrate their favorite film. >> it's like a mecca for wonderful life fans. >> this is the original bedford falls. that's what brings us here. >> close down for a week and then.... >> reporter: look-alikes perform the show "merry christmas, george bailey." and this year fans lined up to meet two real actors from the 1946 film, stars once more. caroline crimes who played zuzu. >> daddy! >> my little ginger snap. how do you feel? >> fine. not a bit of temperature. >> reporter: and carol coombs mueller who played her sister janey. >> i had six minutes of film footage if that movie. >> i had six minutes of film footage if that movie. >> reporter: but zuzu had one of the most memorable lines in film history. >>

it is postmarked in a fiscally responsible. i urge you to support it. supervisor mirkarimi: -- supervisor chu: with regard to the $50,000 cost savings that was mentioned, i of the there is an estimate of 46,000. when you have the reduction of one inmate, we don't see the budget and go down by $50,000. you have a fixed budget. correct? >> true, but if this works, then we do see that savings. supervisor chu: you'd need a certain amount of folks to not be incarcerated to have an effective savings. but if it is a wonder to, there are fixed costs -- one or two, there ar fixed costs? >> i would say that there would be savings because they are saving the police from going out. supervisor chu: there are many other costs that are not included, but in terms of the share of's -- sheriff's department costs, it might not go down by one in may. -- inamte. >> that's correct. -- inmate. >> that's correct. supervisor mirkarimi: adult probation, please. >> david cook, chief deputy adult probation officer. i regret that the chief can't be here personally, but she wants to

in the past, as you may know people have sent holiday mail to be postmarked in places like bethlehem, indiana, chestnut, illinois and antler, north dakota. all three post offices could be shutting down. they are on the list of 3,700 post offices slated to close. >>> jerry robinson has died. he gave us the characters of robin, the joker and alfred in the early days of batman comics where his characters became icons and downright scary when caesar romero portrayed the joker in the tv series. jerry robinson was 89. >>> you know how contagious yawning can be? a new italian study has found we catch it most from members of our own family, and not because we find them boring. the research shows there is a longer yawn delay if you don't know the yawner. they say the reason might be empathy -- how you feel toward your own kin -- that causes the urge to yawn when a family member does it. >>> well, nobody at blackburn elementary school in florida ever admitted to pulling the fire alarm, but as teachers are fond of saying it didn't just pull itself. the alarm went off and firefighters arrived but

always speak on english russians between between themselves and between ourselves or russian these postmarked years were the most difficult in this situation to us because he cannot speak in on chain yes. i see well these are alexander small yes he had to be there but this is a great start of the morris five hundred it's proven spotlight we'll be back shortly after a break so stay with us we'll continue in less than human. whether you dive from high or to the depths. catch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. being well prepared is a must and if you're lucky. you'll never forget your experience we only need them a screen that's going to be heaven. in the flight see up close and below the ice on our team. in the least exploding areas. and i'm touched by much cooler surrounded by steep rock. case paintings on display for thousands of years. eastern science beyond the time. on oxy. to cook. welcome back to spotlight and i would love and just reminded of my guests on the show today on. alexander small yes he and diego would be in a participant of the morris five hundred e

we will postmark from the north pole.u want to do that, please go to usps.com, that's our website, all the instructions are there. you can send as many letters as you want up there to the north pole, we'll get that postmarked for you. >> let me ask you in general terms because this is the time of year we talk a lot about the postal service and how busy you are. we know it's busy year round, but unfortunately we hear talk about perhaps not as busy as in the past. i know you wanted to set the record straight about what's happening with the postal service. are you seeing a decline in the mailing and first-class shipping? >> the shipping is growing. we grew last year 5% on our priority mail, 15% on the last mile of what we call parcel select and that's where we team up with u.p.s. and fed ex, , a lot of the e- commence, our advertising mail, standard mail has been growing. where we're hurting is first- class mail. people pay bills online, we know that. that's why we've got to make some changes, we take no tax money, we're 100

it needs to be postmarked for this year. also, pledges are not deductible. it is the payment that you write off that you can deduct. >> let's get a look at the unchristmas like weather here in december. chuck? >> yeah, pat and jim, it's been a mild stretch around here. it's one of the warmest decembers on record around here. the warmest december we have had was december, 1889. we may break the record before the month is done. as you look live into downtown washington, the old executive office building to the west of the white house. beautiful evening. temperatures mid to low 40s. 37 in winchester. a cold night toward the blue ridge and shenandoah valley with temperatures near freezing by tomorrow morning. if you are going to get out and enjoy this december 26th evening, it will be dry. clouds on the increase late this evening and overnight. no chance for rain between now and midnight. rain chances sneak up as we get into tomorrow and widen out the storm 4 doppler here, looking at all the rain from st. louis to the gulf coast of florida. it's moving in our di

how do you get a letter postmarked from the north pole and why do some stores change their return policiesnswers on news 4 at 5:00. >> thank you for the answers. wendy? >>> still ahead on news 4, an athlete takes an unconventional approach to find someone to sponsor him for the olympics. >>> coming up on news 4 at 5:00, washington post food critic will show you how to get great deals at great restaurants. >>> a happy ending for an adorable pet. we'll have the latest on foxy the dog. tonight at 6:00, a tool to help drivers avoid accidents and traffic jams >>> a squirrel was caught red hapded. security cameras show it pulling the fire alarm at a florida elementary school. he gets five feet up the wall and hangs on the lever. he doesn't hang around to get caught. it happened last year. the squirrel remains a legend in the school district. they showed it this week to justify extra money. >>> a british sprinter is taking an approach to find a sponsor. 26-year-old put himself on the ebay auction block. for 30,000 pounds. the 200 meter sprinter is ready to compete after boupsing back from injurie

kennedy was postmarked on the day of his assassination.his woman was a second grade teacher and assigned her class to write letters to the president. well, president kennedy sent her a letter to her home, thanking the students for their correspondence. this is -- she said the letter arrived when the nation was in mourning, so she just filed it away with the children's art projects. >>> some new fallout from a bruising fight over the payroll tax cut extension. some critics saying republican in fighting over the bill shows serious divisions inside the party and it might have consequences for the 2012 election. let's bring in syndicated columnist cal thomas and former clinton pollster doug schoen, both are fox news contributors. cal, let me start with you. cal, did republicans get snookered or outmaneuvered by the democrats or did republicans kind of pull a barney fife and shoot themselves in the foot? >> well, to bar from david lee miller's report, i think they got their chestnuts roasted on an open fire. look, every time that the republican

even the postmark says it's so. they took the idea and ran with it.l who earns his wings by saving george bailey. >> that's what i was sent down for. i'm your guardian angel. >> reporter: and the zuzu cafe is named after one of george's daughters. they hold the "it's the wonderful life" festival each december where fans gather to celebrate their favorite film. >> it's like a mecca for wonderful life fans. >> this is the original bedford falls. that's what brings us here. >> close down for a week and then.... >> reporter: look-alikes perform the show "merry christmas, george bailey." and this year fans lined up to meet two real actors from the 1946 film, stars once more. caroline crimes who played zuzu. >> daddy! >> my little ginger snap. how do you feel? >> fine. not a bit of temperature. >> reporter: and carol coombs mueller who played her sister janey. >> i had six minutes of film footage if that movie. >> i had six minutes of film footage if that movie. >> reporter: but zuzu had one of the most memorable lines in film history. >> look, daddy. teach

it includes popular holiday postmarks like bethlehem, indiana, chestnut and snow. but not to fret.t here, religion and sports. >> do they mix? a lot of people talking about it this year. the argument over quarterback -- actually more of a discuss, not really an argument. after over quarterback tim tebow who very proudly wear his faith on the field. we will talk more. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> he's on a big winning streak. [ female announcer ] ornaments are not for decorating. dad. did you know it's 22 days, 11 hours and 2 minutes to christmas? [ mumbling ] ...enny days, 8 hours, 9 minutes... 18 days, 17 hours... [ mom ] let's go, young lady. [ female announcer ] they're for building excitement for christmas. 12 days, 18 hours... come on. it's no days! [ female announcer ] the hallmark countdown to christmas ornament. 5 hours and 59 minutes and 41... 40...39... 38...37...36... hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male an

it includes popular holiday postmarks like bethlehem, indiana, chestnut and snow. but not to fret.ght start to the day, also chilly. if you have not been outside so far frost on your windshield is almost a guarantee. 49 degrees today. mostly sunny skies, down tonight to 28 degrees. colder in the north around west suburbs, partly cloudy skies, tomorrow 42, mostly sunny, brisk and colder. for the next 5 days temperatures go up to around 44 on sunday with sunshine and blue skies, by the ravens >>> up next here religion and sports. >> do they mix? a lot of people talking about it this year. the argument over quarterback -- actually more of a discuss, not really an argument. after over quarterback tim tebow who very proudly wear his faith on the field. we will talk more. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> he's on a big winning streak. [ female announcer ] ornaments are not for decorating. dad. did you know it's 22 days, 11 hours and 2 minutes to christmas? [ mumbling ] ...enny days 8 hours, 9 minutes... 18 days, 17 hours... [ mom ] let's go, young lady. [ female announcer ] the

it should be postmarked. how will they know? it in the mail by december 31st is what the law says, but who is going to know? caller: i won a vehicle at a casino in michigan. it is worth approximately $48,000. it is in my possession. the casino gave me a 1099 misc. can i use my losses against that? guest: yes, you can. if you have proof you lost $48,000, you can deduct that. you have to itemize. host: ray from maryland, you are on with mr. mccormally. caller: i put central air- conditioning in with a heat pump. i received a letter that i would get a $500 energy program when i filed my taxes. talking to an attorney, i was told i would not qualify because i did not have social security and did not have any taxable income. can you tell me how to get my $500? guest: i think the attorney is correct. most tax credits are not refundable. the energy credit, which we talked about earlier, is one of the non refundable credit -- non-refundable credits. if you do not owe any tax, you're not going to get the tax credit. host: mr. mccormally,

another mumbai attack, a mass terrorist casualty incident in the united states that is postmarked "pakistan." becoming a hot war. it could be limited hot war. i would say before ending on the disasters that are coming, because i know it is easy to fall into the trap of extreme pessimism about pakistan. you are almost always right when you go down that road. i prefer to go down the road of optimism. i remain an optimist about pakistan because of the pakistani people, and what i had seen written in the pakistan media. the media is still made up of scary stories, but is also filled with a lot of thoughtful pieces by people who recognize what is going on in their country. that is a source of optimism. i do not rule out we might have a silver lining some day for the people of pakistan. >> my fear is the united states does not have the ability to make things better, but has the ability to make things worse, and i hope they act responsibly with our dealings with pakistan in the future. >> that may think this panel and the first panel, which are a brilliant series of discussions on pakistan. when i

another mumbai attack, a mass terrorist casualty incident in the united states that is postmarked "pakistanecoming a hot war. it could be limited hot war. i would before not to end on the disasters that are coming, because i know is easy to fall into the trap of extreme pessimism about pakistan. you are almost always right when you go down that road. i prefer to go down the road of optimism. i remain an opposite -- an optimist about pakistan because of the pakistani people, and what i had seen written in the pakistan media. the media is still made up of scary stories, but is also filled with a lot of thoughtful pieces by people who recognize what is going on in their country. that is a source of optim ism. i did not rule out we might have a silver lining sunday for the people of -- some day for the people of pakistan. >> my fear is the united states does not have things -- does not have the ability to make things better, but has the ability to make things worse, and i hope the act responsibly with our dealings with pakistan in the future. >> that may think this panel and the first panel, wh

another mumbai attack, a mass terrorist casualty incident in the united states of america that's postmarked pakistan like times square, more and more conflict on the duran line between nato forces and pakistani forces becoming, in effect, a hot war. it could be a limited hot war, but a hot war. um, but, you know, i would prefer not to end on the disasters that are coming because i, i know it is ease is si to -- easy to fall into the trap of extreme pessimism about pakistan. you're almost always right when you go down that road. i prefer to go down the road of on optimism about pakistan. i remain an optimist about pakistan largely because of the pakistani people and because of what i see written about in pakistani media. pakistani media today is fillind with a lot of scary, made-up stories, but it's also filled with a lot of thoughtful opinion pieces by people who recognize what's going on in their country and who lay out things that should be done for it to be better. and for me, that is a source of optimism which leaves me with a feeling that pakistan may not muddle along so much, but will

it should be postmarked. how will they know? get it in the mail by december 31st is what the law say but who is going to know? caller: i won a vehicle at a casino in michigan. it is worth approximately $48,000. it is in my possession. the casino gave me a 1099 misc. can i use my losses against that? guest: yes, you can. if you have proof you lost $48,000, you can deduct that. you have to itemize. host: ray from maryland, you aron with mr. mccormally. caller: i put central air- conditioning in with a heat pump. i received a letter that i would get a $500 energy program when i filed my taxes. talking to an attorney, i was told i would not qualify because i did not have social security and did not have any taxable income. can you tell me how to get my $500? guest: i think the attorney is correct. most tax credits are not refundable. the energy credit, which we talked about earlier, is one of the non refundable credit -- non-refundable credits. if you do not owe any tax, you're not going to get the tax credit. host: mr. mccormally,