again tonight, here's nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: with the death toll rising and hundreds missing, survivors are still reeling from the floods and mudslides that ripped through the mountains near rhee yoe day sha jannero. outside morgues, desperate family members try to identify loved ones. throughout the area, funerals are under way as residents bury the victims, including children. among the reported dead is the brazilian fashion designer, daniela conley, who was with her family at an evening party when a wall of water smashed the home. >> her 2-year-old son, her husband, her mother and father, two or three nephews and the nanny died. >> reporter: now the woman whose dramatic rescue was shown around the world says it was by a miracle of god she survived. but also says the biggest sorrow in her heart is the loss of her dog, whom she tried to help but couldn't save as he was swept from her arms by the flood. mark potter, nbc news, miami. >> and now to australia, where the people of brisbane are getting their first look of what's left behind after that deluge. nbc's ian williams is

rescuers founded a am potter and was standing up and -- adam potter and was standing up reading a map. >> i was actually in a position where i could see what was coming. that's -- i could see what was about to happen. >> rescuers say when they found potter, he was shaken emotions. >>> tensions rising. we'll have a live report from egypt to find out what u.s. government is doing to help americans stay safe. >>> a new washing about the new food you eat. blatche >>> taking a look at the big board on wall street. stocks are up. economic data is being weighed in the middle east and how that might impact oil rye serves. right now, the dow is up 26, 11,849. nasdaq is up 2 1/2. s&p is up 5. also this morning, the price of crude oil is hovering around the $90 barrel mark. investors are worried the process could be slowed by moving the oil down the canal. there are also concerns that it could spread across other nations and stop production. >>> in egypt, massive evacuations are underway as houses -- as thousands of foreigners as the political unrest enters another day. our reporter is in cairo

nbc's mark potter has more. >> reporter: in st.etersburg, florida, an early morning shootout as police search for a fugitive. in a hail of bullets from inside a house, two city officers are shot and killed and a u.s. marshal is wounded. in the last five days around the country there have been at least five other incidents in which police were shot. last thursday in miami, two officers were killed by an armed suspect. on sunday in lincoln city, oregon, an officer was shot during a traffic stop. and in detroit, four officers were injured when a gunman walked into a police precinct with a shotgun. in port orchard, washington, two officers were shot in a walmart parking lot. and in indianapolis, an officer was shot in the face. according to the national law enforcement officers memorial fund, 14 police officers have already been shot and killed in the line of duty this year. 59 others were shot and killed last year, which is up 20% over the year before. police say more criminals seem willing to take on the authorities. >> i've not seen

mark potter, nbc news, miami. >> now will he get into art school.hat's our broadcast for this thursday night. thanks for being here with us. i'm brian williams. as always, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> chilling words from the last people to see them alive. a highly publicized cold case. thanks for joining us. >> three minutes of terror caught on tape. today san jose police released the

i was just really interested in design and i want to be a potter when i was in high school and my dad was having a fit so i studied architecture just to cover up that i really want to be a potter. >> how did you manage to persuade your family members, 20 credit cards, and you run them up to the hilt. how did you persuade them? >> not telling them a whole lot because i thought i can build a restaurant for $40,000. >> but they all seemed to have believed you as well? >> well, my dad started a beef jerky business which had nothing do do with it and he started that and things he shounts have sta shouldn't have started. my mom came to san francisco and wanted to do a grocery store in china town. spotted the store. funny. he spott eted porno book store he didn't have the money to do it so they started a sewing shop. they started things that shouldn't have b. started. >> is it a family, is that the best pat of entrepreneurship, is it's in your family? >> yeah. what the thing is, you bet the whole house knowing that if the worst case scenario, you can live with the worst case scenario, then i

tonight, our report from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: floods and torrential rains in the mountainsorth of rio left many traps, including this woman and her dog. from a next door building, rescuers threw a lifeline. holding her pet, the woman jumped into the waters, but was overpowered by the current. by clinging to the rope, she survived but the dog was swept away. another small town, residents ran into the streets, fearing building collapses. and in this neighborhood, a father is pulled from the rubble. then a cheer breaks out as his 6-month-old baby is also found, alive. as the death toll climbed into the hundreds, even rescuers were lost. in this town, three firemen searching for victims were buried by mud, as even more heavy rain is predicted. mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> in brisbane, australia, about 35,000 homes have now been affected by the flooding, sweeping through the queensland area. at least 20 people are dead there, dozens missing, and officials are describing a rebuilding effort of "postwar proportions." back in this country, cities up and down the east coast are

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rescuers found adam potter he was standing up and reading a map.he 35-year-old was with several other climbers when 44 lost his footing and fell down the vertical eastern face of a mountain. >> i was in a position so i could see what was coming. that's when i felt was dread. >> rescuers say when they found potter he was shaking from extreme emotional thoughts. but he had only cuts and bruises. and a minor injury from his chest. >>> and a deadly double shooting in the heart of fisherman's wharf. how police are describing the investigation this morning. >>> many sports fans are on edge waiting the big announcement from uc berkeley. >>> on the way to the tunnel traffic is moving well. another update on the traffic and weather straight ahead. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a

instead we found a very, very happy man to be alive. >> reporter: now adam potter says he's determined to return to the mountains just as soon as he's fit again. james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. >>> a countdown to comedy larger than life. a tick tock representing every corner of the globe. >> the biggest cuckoo clock is on display in hollywood boulevard. 66 by 28 feet of it. instead of a jumbo bird, though, an actor emerged at the top of every hour for 24 straight hours. congrats, you made it big. every time he put on a new comedic performance representing a different part of the world. >> this is bizarre. actor nick cannon hosted the event, and guinness officials were on hand to verify the record. >> thought he was to jump out of the clock. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] introducing listerine® zero™. we removed the alcohol and made it less intense. ♪ it still kills bad breath germs for a whole-mouth clean. and it's never felt so good. new less intense listerine® zero™. sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here, o

when rescuers found adam potter he was standing up reading a map. the 35-year-old was with several other climbers on saturday when he lost his footing and fell down the mountain. >> i was in a position where i could see what was coming. that's what filled me with dread. >> rescuers say when they found potter he was shaking from extreme shock but otherwise he only had cuts and bruises and a minor chest injury. >>> it could be a whole new ball game at uc berkeley. sports fans are awaiting the big announcement. >>> a shooting in the heart of fisher manilles wharf. the victims were on the job when they were gunned down. >>> new reports in this morning showing optimism about how much money we have. >>> good morning, right now if you are traveling across the bay area bridges we are lookings at the richmond bridge. traffic coming in and out that traffic is okay. if you are driving into marin county that traffic looks okay. also this morning we are look at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound they switched the metering lights on about 15 minutes ago. and th

"harry potter and the deathly hallows" is the last chapter in that world.in america, the first avenger stars chris evans as the famed superhero. august goes blue as the smurfs hit the big screen. in october, it's real steel, hugh jackman and a future world of robot boxing, and julianne hough dances in footloose. november, the twie lilight saga continues. >> november, the girl with the dragon tattoo. robert downey, jr. returns in sherlock holmes 2. >> for more on this story and the late breaking hollywood news, visit our website "e.t." online.com. >> monday on "e.t." mary hart welcomes nancy o'dell. big news from the "e.t." set. >> look who's sharing our "e.t." desk. >> nancy's first day on the job and her oprah exclusive. >> exclusive hugh hefner and his fiancee 60 years younger. >> will there be another wedding. >> at home with the new bachelor. can brad finally find true love? that's monday. >> in tonight's "entertainment tonight's" birthdays which batman star almost landed patrick swayze's role in dirtdy dancing. is it george clooney, michael keaton or v

rupert grim and epa watson, known from the "harry potter" movies haven't even kissed yet, but $6.3 billiond them a technical win over more grown-up pairings like leonardo decap row and kate winslet in titanic. >> now i have to go see the song of no one. if you were walking out of the theater, i need to know how bad this movie is. >> are you really going to waste, like, $14.50 to come out on this movie? >> maybe it will come out on video. >> sounds like it will be soon. >>> a few grandmothers had to show a few young fellows they had game. the granny globe-trotters had a face-off with the formidable globe when they stopped by practice. %ur(s& business on the court playing in two senior olympic games and win aing state championship, but they took it easy on special k. and glinda, showing their moves and making it a fun day for everyone involved. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> why so serious? because these amateur actors hope to land a role in the upcoming batman live in london. lining two city blocks, the superhero

here's some for movie fans. 500 new movies will be released next year, including one last "harry pottersequel. another "scream." another "pirates of the caribbean." >> the two biggest, "pirates of the caribbean 4" and then the final "harry potter" movie. these are going to be two gigantic tent poles throughout the year. >> reporter: here's something to celebrate. the royal wedding. kate and william will tie the knot. they're not alone. more than 2 million weddings will take place in the u.s. alone. 144 million babies will be born, more than 4 million of them right here in the u.s. and in the process, the earth's population will hit 7 billion people. >> we're going to have to be conscious of how we do things. and the good news is we're creating a generation that cares about the environment. >> reporter: some 28 million ipads will be sold. maybe we can use them to plan our vacation. more than 10 million americans will go on cruises. 12 million people will take a trip to the water park. 2011 will be a busy year for doctors. 27,000 organs will be transplanted. and maybe it will be a good ye

which is fine, people have a constitutional right. >> trevor potter -- host: trevor potter is the co-chairthe federal task force for lobbying laws. looking at the one passed in 2007, the lobbying disclosure act of 1995 was amended for full public disclosure of lobbying activity for giving gifts, restricted use of aircraft, a congressional pension accountability, and amended house and ethics rules. where are the gas that aba sees them but guest: bilal aims for full public disclosure. we think that it is clear that we do not have that. we think that we ought to. a couple of examples would be the first one that we were just discussing. people that do not meet the current definition of registered lobbyist but are paid to lobby. we propose a lower threshold. someone that spends 12 hours in a quarter lobbying or preparing to lobby, they should go in and register. what is disclosed is equally important in hell. at the moment there is no disclosure of which offices are lobbied. it just says lot leon hr545. it does not say who. and we think that is relevant. additionally, the disclosure itself is i

." >> host: how does that 5 million sales compare to some of the harry potter books? >> guest: it's close. but not quite as close. i mean i don't remember -- i think what was -- the last couple of harry presidenters were maybe seven or eight million. something like that. initial runs. could be more. wimpy kid is not up there with harry potter or "twilight" even but it's a huge undergo. >> host: nir rosen "aftermath." and also "bloody crimes" james swanson's latest on the civil war. abraham lincoln. don, yuma, arizona, good evening. >> caller: my question is regarding the ebooks. >> host: please go ahead, sir. >> caller: i have a nook. and i -- i was wondering if they'd ever thought about bundling -- if you bought the ebook, the electronic portion and the -- if i could buy the whole book together as a bundle. >> host: all right. jenn risko, you've kind of addressed that. but if you'd like to repeat it for him? >> guest: sure, don, i agree, i think this is the way it should go. if i buy the book, it should be in both electronic and print formats. you should get a discou

>> mark potter in florida this morning. thanks. >>> no matter if you were driving or flying the holiday season has been full of dangerous weather. >> janice huff is here to tell us if there is anything to watch for today. good morning. >> in the west it's rain again. another storm system moving over the california coast. expecting an inch of rain from santa barbara up to sacramento, san francisco. that will cause delays in the air and on the roads n. the east, as you mentioned, it's foggy. we have fog advisories around new york city and parts of the northeast. the fog, visibilities are down to a half mile and more in spots. that should start to lift later on this afternoon with improving conditions. it's relatively quiet for now. back to you, jenna. >> now to politics and the new power base on capitol hill. the 112th congress begins this week with tea party freshman taking aim at president obama's agenda. for more we are joined by david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, jenna. >> we're n

. >> wendell potter's book, "deadly spin: an insurance executive speaks out on how corporate pr is killing health care and deceiving americans," speaks out on help corporate pr is killing americans. booktv did a long form interview with mr. potter, which you can walk -- watch at booktv.org. >> princeton university's history professor sean wilentz explores the historical and cultural influences of bob dylan's songwriting. barnes & noble in new york city hosts a talk that lasts for an hour. >> thank you all for coming out on this very dark and rainy night. it's really great to be here. thank you for that lovely introduction. i'm going to open my water now, better than later. so i've read this book about bob dylan. it is not, contrary to what you may have read, a biography. it is not a biography of bob dylan. there are lots of biographies of bob dylan to suit every inclination. this is not one of them. this is more of a meditation. bob dylan start, his career, that his art primarily. the book had its origins many decades ago, which you can read about and talk about, but it really got its star

surviving a 1,000-foot fall off of a mountain and when rescuers in a royal naval helicopter found adam potter, he was standing up and reading a map. the 35-year-old was with several other climbers on saturday when he lost his footing and fell down the near vertical eastern face of a mountain. >> i was in a position where i could see what was coming and that is -- and dread on that moment there. i could see i was about to go over and thought that might be it. >> rescuers say when they found him, he was shaking from extreme emotional shock but otherwise, he only had cuts, bruises and a minor chest injury. >>> and that is incredible. 453time is the time and you can imagine seeing this guy? reading a map and where am i now? >> it was not his time, i don't think. >> good heaven. >> good morning, everyone and traffic is moving well around the bay area and this is your time to get on the road and get out there with little or no delay on 237 and likely not to see it this way again and that should be okay and this is a look at 880, north and southbound and that is moving well and past the oakland coli

catastrophic earthquake haiti remains in ruins and prospects bleak what has gone so wrong for this and potter's hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in this history lesson the teacher is quoting examples from the background of his own family rather than a textbook he's recounting the story of his grandmother who like nina was arrested . you could tell you when my grandmother was first question by an investigator she did not realize what she was in for a woman there east but there are signs laughing at what she said when she returned to the cell she remarked the lead investigator has no manners he didn't even ask me to take a seat. this is going to stop all. their dogs. this is your stop. and. i do mean touches like all gangsters they do their duty business at night you have to block your ears if you don't want to go crazy they're beasts. colima a region in russia's north gripped by a harsh climate it's six thousand kilometers from moscow nina and her mother and sisters were sent here after they were found guilt

as well snow hats of all stance the last season's all but still managed to get the better old potter's field to watch the score at the emirates and the premier league side west ham and not to go forest participation in the competition after a five goal of their wolves went down to still at helm while inaba old top division clash finished off the day following amazingly go in formula but often against paris and that was this more as the final whistle there. to the game now is the third edition all the legends cup to place here in moscow over the weekend idols go lower in attendance and again it was the house who maintained the brave men showing added to an immense as constantin brought up reports now. russia is the only able when all diligence cup team had been seeking revenge having lost to the russians in the final of the competition for the previous two years but this time around they failed to reach the decider and had to be content with brooms up to seeing off the original in the third place play of the gold this season it would be the netherlands who stood in the house way i thoug

in it will have a lot to do to prove themselves as hunters and horsemen in the training communally potters a team spirit to fill in this cossacks society. a team spirit necessary for the cossacks noblest pursuit hunting on the sharp end the beloved fast russian dog the bars bred to perfection over centuries and not for any ordinary prey. but they were selected for this speed in anger because they must be able to get the better of a wolf. raghuram is master not just of his hounds but of this whole cost village he's called the atom out and he has to show skill in leadership from solving village disputes down to training dogs to catch hares. though he prefers the larger prey morris for to be likely to root in old times to get the chance of becoming an atom and it was considered prestigious to bring home a wall of tied up. with the ring in a wall after the day's outdoor training we caught up with our outer man at the evening meal where he tells us about the history the cossacks originally came from lands far to the west of here but they proved a useful militia force conquering and securing sib

. >> residence potter just what to tell the children. >> we told let the place for making everyone say. in oakland jeff pierce kron4 news. >> people oakland have a new way of getting their hands on new books, as the new library officially opened. for mayor jean kwan, this is a dream that she's been working on for last nine years. she told to get their help large libraries have been part of her life. >> all i ever up with a child of a widowed mother, so we had no english materialists in my house. every week i would go get this many books that i could carry a. for me this was a window on the world. i'm hoping this will be the same for the kids in east oakland. >> of the library study by the city and school district. >> of the body of a machine san our culture has been fog. kron4 stahl and tells what happened to the popular teacher. >> news sent a popular teacher had been sponsored quickly among students. >> very sad, she was always around the students loved her. this was a shock to the community. >> the ross police department located debra schmidt's body saturday morning. investigators d

here to discuss with me as well potter founder of the blog green is the new red well thanks so much for being here first starters i don't like this story i mean you know it just keeps getting more intricate now he's supposedly he switch sides and now there are women coming out which i don't like the fact that they feel like they may have been violated but are you into the story i mean it's kind of exciting it's refreshing in a way to see a couple things to see this cop say. you know realize the importance of the issues he was working with the capacity you know he truly believes in them if that's true it also is refreshing to see the judge in this case with the prior group of activists who gave them very lenient sentences you know time served community service and things like that so he recognized the urgency of what they believed in haven said you know i think you are decent people which is you know let's talk about this kareen are they really these hard call. are extremist radical activists or are they just going by what judges what other public figures you know let's say al gore even

. >>> harry potter and his pals lit up the movie theaters once again. part one of "the deathly hallows" was one of the biggest blockbusters this year. another out-of-this-world adventure made the color of money turn blue. best money maker, "avatar" was released late in 2009, but this year reigned supreme as the biggest box office winner ever. >> repetition, repetition. >> becoming the first film to gross more than $2 billion. >> before seeing the movie "avatar" i was an atheist. after seeing it with my wife we actually went home and connected our tails together. >> i don't want to see blue people running around. >> to me it was "dances with wolves" in a different galaxy. >> nadi. >> nadi. >> other big openings, "toy story 3," "ironman 2," "alice in wonderland." >> i'm in love with you and i want you to pick me instead of him. >> and "eclipse." >> i liked "inception." >> worst disappointment. >> why don't you start calling me gordon. >> "wall street money never sleeps." >> ready for the grand finale? >> "easy a." >> smart, funny. >> i'm talking about tak

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and potter come you probably don't know it, but it's taken 200,000 workers -- unionized workers i might stay out of the postal service and is regarded by people that know a lot about this is one of the best people in the supply chain logistics and transportation business and we are honored and pleased to have him. how come you were the first part of the program -- of the question. [inaudible] >> yeah, my bottom line is to break the highway trust fund -- is to take something that fundamentally works. we have some other trust funds you could do the same thing. and i don't think it's a very good idea and i'm not sure that some of the leaders of the congress tonight you're going to be in concert on what they'd like to do. i'll come back there. >> trimark shaft or an investment news. i have a question about dodd-frank. even among house republicans, there's not nearly the passion for repealing what you have for health care reform. as a practical matter, what can you do about dodd-frank? and secondly, to sec reports are due within the next week. and i'm wondering if the chamber has a position

and potter come you probably don't know it, but it's taken 200,000 workers -- unionized workers i might stay out of the postal service and is regarded by people that know a lot about this is one of the best people in the supply chain logistics and transportation business and we are honored and pleased to have him. how come you were the first part of the program -- of the question. [inaudible] >> yeah, my bottom line is to break the highway trust fund -- is to take something that fundamentally works. we have some other trust funds you could do the same thing. and i don't think it's a very good idea and i'm not sure that some of the leaders of the congress tonight you're going to be in concert on what they'd like to do. i'll come back there. >> trimark shaft or an investment news. i have a question about dodd-frank. even among house republicans, there's not nearly the passion for repealing what you have for health care reform. as a practical matter, what can you do about dodd-frank? and secondly, to sec reports are due within the next week. and i'm wondering if the chamber has a position

all right, sam. >>> harriet potter. that was really good. good morning, everybody.tures of snow where it maybe shouldn't be. in san diego, you're not thinking snow. but in the elevations near laguna mountains. this was part of the western sweep of snow. here's what happens with that whole setup. the jet stream's riding a little too low for a la nina pattern. now, it's more north. this is more regular. we'll get more moisture moving into the northwest. get ready for that. you dry out from san francisco south. it's a couple of days of good, dry weather in southern california. that feels good. international falls at 17 below. bismarck at 12 below. on the twitter, we had folks saying, it's cold up here. and it is until may. that's the idea that the cold air is in place. detroit at about 29 degrees. nice into the southeast today. orlando is bac all that weather was brought to you by red lobster. george, i just noticed. honolulu, 81 degrees. 14 did you buy a lottery ticket, sam? >> i'm going after the show. >> $330 million. is there a secret to winning tonight's jackpot?

[ cheers and applause ] and grace potter and the "jimmy fallon" happening right [ cheers and applause ] in rockefeller center, the national broadcasti company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, everybody. how are you doing? welcome to the show. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." happy wednesday. thank you very much. this is a great crowd. welcome, welcome everybody. happy wednesday. this is pretty cool, you guys, president obama said today he'll go to the super bowl if the chicago bears are playing in it. meanwhile, sarah palin said she'd go to the super bowl if actual bears were playing in it. [ laughter ] [ applause ] check this out. a new survey ranked new york as one of the rudest cities in the united states. [ audience boos ] that is so not true. for instance, this morning, i slipped on some ice and a complete stranger was like, "are you all right, a-hol

mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> memphis city schools are dealing with an alarming statistic. 90 girls at the high school are pregnant or had a baby this school year. that's 20% of the school's female population. some of the girls may be getting pregnant because they think it's, quote, cute. a new initiative aimed at reducing teen pregnancy will be introduced next week. >>> martin luther king jr. would have turned 82 today. monday is the federal holiday. so courts and government offices will be closed. >>> and finally, it was two years ago today that u.s. airways pilot chesley sully sullenberger landed on the hudson river. the plane hit birds after takeoff and lost both engines. all 155 people on board survived what is now known as the miracle on the hudson. and it was a miracle. that's the news. now back to lester, amy and bill. >>> i can't believe that's been two years. >> yeah, yeah. >> just as cold then as it is now. amazing they survived in the middle of the river. >> that would not be a fun place to be this time of year. >> heart of winter, , arguing that, everyone. it is still c

potter is the rig person for that, given that the post op does not function in this kind of and rooted in the 20th century. >> i hope he is here to hear you. listen, first of all, to the whole question of the issue of why we want to do the supply chain deal, the single perhaps all-encompassing opportunity for us to drive national product to the is to significantly improve our global supply chain. you know, it wasn't very long ago the supply chain was around the country and from year to europe or here to the americas. supply chain now which moves goods, people and money and information on a global basis, with half of the economy being in asia is something that we really need to continue to refine and iprove. and by the way, as you look at itgets more complicated because when you think you got it, technology changes and the trading partners change and the means of transportation's change. we want jack to go around and talk to these people and figure out how one of public policy basis that this institution, which represent the broadest scope of american business, large and small, from eve

including the final harry potter movie.py to close the curtain on 2010, industry observers predict this new year will be a blockbuster. with more than $11 billion in ticket sales for the first time ever. ryan owens, abc news, hollywood. >> good point, 3d doesn't necessarily make a movie better. more expensive to go to but not necessarily something people would want to flock to the theaters to see. >> i have to also say a lot of times it's unnecessary. you go pay the 3d and nothing even zooms in your face. it's interesting to think how this could affect actors in the long-term. nowadays you hear more and more about actors saying, don't give me a paycheck, i'll take some of the profits. profits are down, where do those salaries go?

looked off in the distance from over the harry potter and just the sky was filled with smoke. >> althoughy could see the smoke and it did freak them out, the fire was not in a spot where the riders were traveling. it took fire fighters about 45 minutes to get the fire under control. universal studios is not clear on when that ride will reopen. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" -- republicans taking over some californians getting some key posts in the new regime. larry will break it down for us coming up next on "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. take a live look at the bay bridge this morning. see some of the rain drops on the screen and that's because it is still raining, though most of the rain coming up from the south. we'll check in with rob in a few moments. first we want to talk about developing news out of the east bay this morning where part of 580 is shut down because of a fatal accident. the accident happened on east bay 580 near dutton avenue. it is near the little blue marker you can see on your screen. chp says one person was killed and another had to be taken t

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in england, "harry potter" which had a 20 pound price was going for one pound in the price. it means that the stores were not getting the sales that they needed to pay for the rent. >> when you talk about the chains, barnes & noble and -- >> and borders. >> that's what we're talking about. walden books? >> yeah. they just closed half of their stores. when i was a kid and went to the new school, there were lots of good bookstores. they had their own bookstore at pantheon, paid for by a foundation, that i might point out. some of the pillars of the publishing industry and the bookstore, the newspaper review. >> right. >> you said something interesting. that there's -- one the reasons that they are disappearing is the ad money from the publishers is now going to barnes & noble. >> right. the chain to pay for what they call cooperative advertising which is a euphemism for bribery. they will put your book in the front if you pay them extra whatever. >> people don't know this. book at the front doesn't get there because the staff has taken the initiative. >> if you see ritz cracke

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the mid '60s for the weekend, and what stays the pottering for next week, no rain, snow we will keep an eye on it. >> america's cup is coming this fall. september 7th coming 2013 in san francisco, best of nine, if it goes the distance the final race september 22nd. the cut will be determining the challenger crew will begin in july. google is hiring, they plan to bring on more than 6000 to madrid workers. that'll be the largest expansion yet. if you're looking for a job, you may want to make sure you know you're applying for. >> be aware of work from home offers. these are attempting to as they promise thousands of dollars a month. the better business bureau warrants that most are not real. a specially the ones that offer you to work with google, postal links, philip forms, for google, google will track what you do, pay you from $50-a thousand dollars a day. to sign up, give your credit card, pay a small sign a free. you are supposed to pay and then receive the business kit. it will walk you through how to work for them and are lots of money, better business bureau has received hundre

. >> reporter: more 3-d is on the way in 2011 including the final harry potter movie.hile studio executives are happy to close the curtain on 2010 industry observers predict the new year will be a blockbuster with more than $11 billion in ticket sales for the first time ever. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, hollywood. >>> i'm very jealous of bianna who managed to see pretty much every major oscar contender. i've now only see one. >> i did see one 3-d movie as well "gulliver's travels"? add that to the collection. >> she's an avid movie goer. >> i am. >>> you don't want to miss this. a rare breed. it looks like a cross between a cow and a panda. it's a panda cow. we'll see the little guy live and talk to his owners. dan cannot wait for this. >> in 3-d. >> no, not in 3-d. . >> in 3-d. >> no, not in 3-d. 3-d. >> no, not in 3-d. you see a mud stain. [ female ann] but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. [ girl ] that lip gloss

in england the last harry potter which had a 20 pound price was going for one pound in the big chains, and it means the stores were not getting the sales they needed to pay for the rest. >> when you talk about the chains, that's barnes & noble, right? >> and borders. >> and borders. that's what we're talking about. was there also walden books? >> yeah. there are lots of chains that have begun to disappear, and borders just closed their 150 model stores the other day which was half of their stores. but, you know, i mean, when i was a kid and went to the new school, there were lots of bookstores around here, and the new school had it own very good bookstore paid for a foundation, i might point out. all of those have gone. >> and the other thing, so some of the pillars of the publishing industry, the bookstores, and then the newspaper review sections, right? >> right. >> you said something to me interesting, that there's -- one of the reasons that they're disappearing is the ad, that the ad money from the publishers is now going to barnes & noble. >> the chains to pay for what they call

chart displays as moved from being a relatively well-known shallow water industry to increasingly 80 potter high risk industry. you would have thought that the lines of cost of effective regulation would have coincided with the increase risk. i can't tell you a exactly what the member is, but it would be hard to justify what appears to be about a 60 to $70 million a year reduction in the kit devotee of the regulatory agency at the time the industry is going into more risky areas. >> thank you, senator. >> dr. chris jansing. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and i want to thank our panelists for being here. on, too, want to commend you for the broad array of contributors to this very comprehensive report. among the many areas of concern come on, too come have to say i cannot understand the standards were lower than other countries and specifically lower than the u.k. if i remember correctly where bp should be the highest in the world. and i also want to support before i get to my questions, senator gramm's response on a moratorium, because according to my report, the department of interior since j

which is fine, people have a constitutional right. >> trevor potter -- host: trevor potter is the co-chair of the federal task force for lobbying laws. looking at the one passed in 2007, the lobbying disclosure act of 1995 was amended for full public disclosure of lobbying activity for giving gifts, restricted use of aircraft, a congressional pension accountability, and amended house and ethics rules. where are the gas that aba sees them but guest: bilal aims for full public disclosure. we think that it is clear that we do not have that. we think that we ought to. a couple of examples would be the first one that we were just discussing. people that do not meet the current definition of registered lobbyist but are paid to lobby. we propose a lower threshold. someone that spends 12 hoursn a quarter lobbying or preparing to lobby, they should go in and register. what is disclosed is equally important in hell. at the moment there is no disclosure of which offices are lobbied. it just says lot leon hr545. it does not say who. and we think that is relevant. additionally, the disclosure itlf is i

chart displays as moved from being a relatively well-known shallow water industry to increasingly 80 potterigh risk industry. you would have thought that the lines of cost of effective regulation would have coincided with the increase risk. i can't tell you a exactly what the member is, but it would be hard to justify what appears to be about a 60 to $70 million a year reduction in the kit devotee of the regulatory agency at the time the industry is going into more risky areas. >> thank you, senator. >> dr. chris jansing. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and i want to thank our panelists for being here. on, too, want to commend you for the broad array of contributors to this very comprehensive report. among the many areas of concern come on, too come have to say i cannot understand the standards were lower than other countries and specifically lower than the u.k. if i remember correctly where bp should be the highest in the world. and i also want to support before i get to my questions, senator gramm's response on a moratorium, because according to my report, the department of interior since jun

>> mark potter in florida on the story for us. as always, thank you very much.nother check on the weather now from mr. roker. >> announcer: "today's weather" is brought to you by turbotax software. choose easy. >> good morning, everybody. we have nice folks here. where are you from? >> ohio. cincinnati. >> are you all together? >> a group. >> oh, you're a group. we formed a group right here and then we'll get a caucus together and move on from there. let's check your weather. we'll show you the afternoon temperatures. 20s and 30s through new england. look in the high plains. temperatures in the single digits and below zero. 20s in the western plains. 80s through the southwest. a beautiful day there. look for snow out of the rockies. the low pressure area will cause problems for the northeast. by friday, sunshine in the pacific northwest. high surf advisory in southern california. more lake effect snowshowers in the eastern great lakes. >>> good morning to you. taking a live look from san bruno facing mt. diablo. look at the day shaping up. a beautiful day with t

of potter.ne-h feet o fresh snow and powder-spec conditions. >> cool temperatures, with your 7 day around the bay forecast cloudy. if the rain late tonight, and early sunday morning. and we've not seen anything like this for quite some time. and would get this same pattern back with the fog and gradually increase in temperatures as we go towards the week. low 60s by thursday and friday. >> stay with us, sports coming up. >> later, we are live, the walt disney world disneyland the legacy of the animation history. (music) [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles, mean licks of mustard and riffs of melty, bubbly cheese. catch 'em before the fresh toasted tour leaves town. subway big hot pastrami. crank up the flavor at subway. >> turned to sports, tiger woods >> and the

it will be the first harry potter in 3-d.obviously the newest "twilight" is coming out called "breaking dawn." it's kind of the one that all the fans have been waiting for. bella and edward -- >> get married. >> and they finally get it on. i know you're into that. >> i don't know what it means. oh, that. >> we have a photo, we broke this exclusive photo of them that's midpoint. >> and they've been getting it on since i understand, right? >> i don't -- sure. >> so "pirates of the caribbean" and "spring forward." >> i love horror movies. i love to be scared. >> you have to go with my daughter cassidy. she loves horror movies. i can't believe it. they're hideous. >> let's move to tv. one of the top new projects is the x factor which we've been hearing all about with simon cowl. >> yes, the latest project. he left "idol." now he's back on fox. this is out in the fall. he's bringing over his british, you know, show. it is like "american idol" but four judges and they each mentor different kind of version of the contestants. >> big