rachel gordon, city hall reporter for the "san francisco chronicle" and josh richmond, legal and political affairs reporter for the "oakland tribune" and tom vacar consumer editor for kttv news. tom, did this year end better than it began or worse than expected? >> i think for a lot of people it's a toss-up, and i think for the state it's been a toss-up. we started the year out at about 12.3% unemployment, we are at 12.4% unemployment. we had a slight dip in the middle of the year, but unemploymentwise that is the problem and that's the problem for california, jobs, jobs, jobs, because everything else is impacted by that whether it's taxes, housing values, everything else, so that i think was the biggest thing. and in the united states, you know, the same thing. we started out in the united states in the high nines. we are ending up in the united states in the high nines. so, not much improvement in jobs and the outlook for jobs. in california, the problem is particularly bad because we have the third highest unemployment behind michigan and nevada, and our problem is we've lost 600,000 co

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we first saw these children through the eyes of rachel o'neil, who was so moved by the extreme poverty she witnessed in africa, she knew she had to help. >> i just thought i want to give these little girls something, and little girls need to feel pretty. >> reporter: three years ago, rachel founded little dresses for africa. far beyond her imagination, word of her idea spread and 100,000 dresses, all made by hand, came in from all 50 states. we told her story here in early december. and the response has been overwhelming. >> here's one from cartsville, tennessee. >> reporter: thousands of e-mails, donations tucked into handwritten letters. notes inside boxes of little dresses. >> my dear friend janice, a most kind and caring person, purchased the fabric. unfortunately, cancer took her before she was able to sew the dresses. with janice in my heart, i completed them. >> reporter: one company is donating warehouse space. two women in indiana paid for a moving van and a huge shipping container. today, at least 24,000 dress also be going to maui, others to ghana, to guatemala, mexico and h

[applause] >> now it is mine pleasure to introduce rachel norton from the san francisco unified school board. >> thank you, everyone. it is exciting to be here today. we have been building up a bigger celebration of inclusive schools in san francisco. i really want to thank katherine for all the work that she did, the support for families, all of our administration, richard, carlos. we could not do this without this. >> our superintendent cannot be with us this afternoon but i am really pleased to introduce the deputy superintendent richard caranza. [applause] >> what a wonderful day and what a wonderful event. i say that with a heavy heart because our ultimate goal is when we don't have to celebrate inclusive schools week, when we celebrate every day where every child is fully included in a meaningful and positive way in every aspect of education. when our school board took the monumental step in saying that we believe that every child can learn, we believe that every child will learn in our community, special education is not a place or program, this is what we do every single day. t

rachel. ♪ all right, rachel may or may not be holding $100 in that bucket.thank you, rachel. that was -- that was maple syrup. >> yes, it was. >> jimmy: that was maple syrup. we have a very -- sweet tooth over there. what are you thinking, my man? [ audience yells ] >> seven. >> jimmy: number seven. michelle. ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] michelle may or may not be holding $100. you might be $100 richer. let's see. ♪ [ audience ohs ] no! [ applause ] that was melted chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. >> but it tastes great. >> jimmy: it tastes -- sorry about that. yeah. are these your actual clothes, right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: sorry about that. [ laughter ] >> it's okay. >> jimmy: all right. let's go, buddy. what are you thinking? >> let's go with number nine. >> jimmy: number nine. maya! ♪ i am feeling good about this one. number nine is the one. does it have $100 in it? let him have it, maya. ♪ [ audience ohs ] you're keeping with the brown theme there. that was brown gravy. [ laughter ] that was brown gravy in that one. all right. what do you think? no eating what'

rachel anderson moved to cairo on a rotary scholarship to produce videos for a local newspaper. she has been documenting the protests over the last week. today we spoke with her via skype, and asked her what egyptants whatnot their their government. >> they want mubarak to just leave and be done, be gone. they want something new. so as long as he does anything, they're going to continue to come out, and today they're -- all ages, all social classes, they're all there together to call for change. >> alan: when we spoke with rachel, phone service had just been restored. she says internet -- the internet is still unavailable except at hotels. >>> the hollywood dream lives on and a lot of peep want to be part of it. casting call for a matt damon movie. leigh glaser coming up to tell you more about the forecast. >> mike: saint mary's was on top of the world after beating gonzaga on thursday night. but portland brought them back down to >> alan: thousands of san franciscoans showed up to audition for a small role in a matt damon film. the action thriller is about preventing the spread

late friday, msnbc host rachel late friday, msnbc host rachel maddow, olbermann's liberal protege, said she knew little of what happened. >> all i know is it was between keith and the company. >> reporter: observers say maddow is now the heir apparent. >> she's next generation at msnbc, she's in her 30s and able to carry the ball forward. >> olbermann was reportedly in the middle of a four-year, $30 million contract. it's not clear what his next move will be. msnbc announced liberal host lawrence o'donnell will be taking over the 8:00 p.m. time slot. russ. >> mitchell: in much of the country, if you stepped outside today, you know it is brutal out there. bitter cold weather is making this an icy weekend from the midwest to the northeast. take a look at these numbers-- in minneapolis, it's going to be in minneapolis, it's going to be eyewitnesminus 9 tonight. in detroit the low was 5 today, and buffalo, new york, this evening will have snow and a temperature of 9 degrees. cynthia bowers has more on this latest arctic blast. >> reporter: it's hard not to shiver just looking at duluth, min

but not all street names are palestinian rachel corrie was an american activist who was killed by an israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in gaza in two thousand and three the decision to name this business . three to ramallah after her was unanimous rachel was part of the international solidarity movement a group israelis charged aids her mass and other palestinian extremist groups the people of the. world with for the book with the way that they have been doing the past fifteen years. eager to throw something polls show her mask growing in popularity in the west bank as talks between rival palestinian faction fattah and israel deadlock hamas is a changing trying to speak with. the with. and as the new street signs go up in ramallah it's becoming more and more clear a mass is also speaking in the language palestinians here understand policy r t. had to dot com for more news blogs and analysis here's a taste of what's there for you right now dystonia attempts to seize russian territory on a coin and find out more about the controversy surrounding estonia's new euro currency on ou

here today to honor rachel is the family whose lives she spared. >>> welcome back, everyone. it is 6:16. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge. almost looks like bubbles there on the camera lens. of course, it's raindrops. the pavement is wet there as people make their way hither and yon. lisa argen will be along to give you a full forecast. our director wanted me to point out yesterday was 1/1/11 if you had not noticed. the next time we have something cute like that is november, 11/1/11. residents in three states are sifting through homes. tornados ripped through since new year's eve. at least seven people are dead, dozens have been injured. more than 200 homes, nearly 300 have been damaged. abc's john hendron reports on the holiday weekend tragedies. >> video posted on youtube.com caught one tornado as it struck fork leonard wood in missouri. across the region, the new year begins in misery for many who must pull together the pieces of their lives. >> not much we can do with mother nature's fury. these large oak trees. >> dozens of tornados crashed the holiday in fi

but not all street names are palestinian rachel corrie was an american activist who was killed by an israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in gaza in two thousand and three the decision to name this busy. to ramallah after her was unanimous rachel was part of the international solidarity movement a group israelis charged aids her masts and other palestinian extremist groups the people in the west bank for the with the way that they have been doing the past fifteen years. eager to try something polls show him ask growing in popularity in the west bank as talks between rival palestinian faction fatter and israel did luck hamas is changing trying to speak with. the language of the. distance and as the new street signs go up in ramallah it's becoming more and more clear a mass is also speaking in the language of palestinians here understand policy r t ramallah. i want us now are just turning thirteen minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you are with. some other stories now making headlines around the world this hour u.s. president has found a series of cost cutting decisi

my name is rachel robinson. i am a banker with quicken loans. this is kathy, who i helped do her first home loan, and this is her sister tina, who i also helped do her first home loan. it was unbelievable how well it all fell together. kathy said, "well, let me give you rachel's number." easy. easy. easy. the whole loan process was simple and convenient! that's why i love quicken loans! [ male announcer ] and you'll be glad to know j.d. power and associates ranks quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction." to learn more call 800-quicken or visit us at quickenloans.com. or visit us at gotta get that bacon! smokey bacon, crispy bacon, tasty bacon! where is it? where is the bacon? tv newscaster: bacon popular, "story at 11. dog: yummy. crunchy. bacon. bacon. bacon. there, in that bag! mom: who wants a beggin' strip!? dog: me! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs! yum, yum, yum... it's beggin'! hm... i love you! i love bacon! i love you! i love bacon! i love you! beggin' strips! there's no time #like beggin' time! share the fun at beggint

but not all street names are palestinian rachel corrie was an american activist who was killed by an israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in gaza in two thousand and three the decision to name this busy street in ramallah after her was unanimous rachel was part of the international solidarity movement a group israelis charged aids her masts and other palestinian extremist groups the people. for the with the way that. polls show her mask growing in popularity in the west bank as talks between rival palestinian faction fatter and israel deadlock hamas is changing. and as the new street signs go up in ramallah it's becoming more and more clear a mass is also speaking in the language palestinians here understand pointlessly r.t. ramallah. a look at some other stories from around the world here in our team a u.s. president now has found a series of cost cutting decisions helped cause the b.p. oil spill one of the worst environmental disasters in history the report concluded bad management and led to a failure in safety procedures and an explosion at an oil rig in the gulf of mexico ki

every woman was sporting the rachel. that's not the rachel. that is.friends"? remember that episode? we might have to pull that out, too. don't mess with me. >>> let's go back down to sam -- he's having a great time down in florida at "the disney dream" cruise ship, with very happy guests. sam? >> i don't know what's going on yet. calypso band that plays at disney animal kingdom. if you like the music, we'll put their cd on twitter. rachel quinn is "the disney dream's" cruise director. good morning. >> good morning. >> if i didn't have this job, i would want your job. >> you should want my job, sam. it's the best job. >> no. you're supposed to volunteer to swap out or something. >> look at that beautiful ship. i don't want to swap jobs. >> if there's something that i want to interview to be a cruise director, i have to know many different things. i have to say everybody's name. >> you need to generate fun onboard and make sure everybody has the best time they can possibly have. >> you're the person i want to do to do the aqua duck. can you debt me on t

but not all street names are palestinian rachel corrie was an american activist who was killed by an israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in gaza in two thousand and three the decision to name this business . after her was unanimous rachel was part of the international solidarity movement a group has released charge aids her mass and other palestinian extremist groups the people. with for the book with the way that they have been doing the past fifteen years. eager to throw something polls show her mask growing in popularity in the west bank as talks between rival palestinian faction fattah and israel deadlock hamas is changing trying to speak with the. language of the with. and as the new street signs go up in ramallah it's becoming more and more clear a mass is also speaking in the language of palestinians here understand point c r t . well christmas may be over for most christians across the world but for some orthodox believe is the holy day is still ahead the russian orthodox church uses a different can and from the west so celebrates the birth of christ on january seventh w

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. >> this is 33-year-old rachel. before her treatment.he's an avid surfer who spent years in the sun. >> i look at my face in the mirror. and i see my face is so tired and old. >> common treatments include artificial der mall fillers. first the stem cells are cultured, reinjected after the transfer in greater numbers. >> there's no down side to using zero stem cells. because it's yours it's natural. you don't get rejection, don't need to go under general anesthesia. what was there, it's what we're replacing. it will incorporate into the tissues and become part of your old tissues. >> but critics say there is no fda approved way to inject stem cells and no evidence of its effectiveness in cosmetic procedures. dermatologists point out fat transfers can cause lumps over time. still rachel was satisfied with her initially results. >> look in the mirror and i love what i see. this is me this is my smile this is my skin. it's not fake. >> carolyn johnson, abc 7 news. >> although it's cheaper than other cosmetic surgery carolyn says the cost for

thank you to rachel gordon for writing all of the articles in "the chronicle." i don't think she ever thought she would write as many darn articles. phil frank would have done 10 cartoons on this bocce court. let's get the recreation and park director -- director and thank his commission for all of the work. thank you, sir. there are a lot of ways to describe our mayor and persistence is one of them. i worked for the mayor in a couple of rolls and this has been on your list for how long? we are thrilled to be able to pull this off. like many things we're trying to do, we cannot do it alone. i want to thank all of our partners, local 261, who we have an incredible relationship with, we just want to the first apprenticeship program, and we are very excited. bocce federation, peter, where are you? peter, so you know, was the driving force but the region behind the renovation in golden gate park. -- was the driving force behind the renovation in golden gate park. supervisor chu, supervisor avalos, thanks to all of you for being so enthusiastic. so, thanks to everyon

here today to honor rachel is the family whose lives she spared. >> john: hello world, the baby girl is the first new bore -- borne. the little girl was premature. weighed four poundses and five ounces. her mom, stephanie hernandez was surprised to learn her baby was the first to be born this year. >> i didn't believe it. she can't be the first baby. has to be a whole bunch of other babies born then. she is the first one. >> john: i think it's you. she's called zaria haiti. zary a is help from god, and haiti is a female battle warrior. >>> frances dinglasan in for leigh glaser. >> frances: i brought the rain, and unfortunately it's going to stick around, but we have some dry days ahead. here's the golden gate bridge with some leftover rain drawps on the lens. so we're dealing with light rain, the live doppler 7hd, you can see the three-hour loop, the areas of light green and blue where rain has fallen. so we zoom into the north bay, st. helena, american canyon. some of this rain not even making it to the ground. so it's sprinkley in nature. and we have some light rain heading towards

the terrorists for rachel cory and all those who were idealists and who actually believed that they could make an effect and social change. the terrorists who lives amongst us is not you, the terrorist who lurks in the shadows of our crowded city streets isn't me. he's not a demon with bulging eyes, a twisted mouth full of dirt, a crooked mouth, fangs driping blood. it's not the savage guner waiting for our school on their way to school. no, this heinous replica of satan doesn't look like a jew. dopt make a habit of supplying the motives of sin with colors of skin

the terrorists for rachel cory and all those who were idealists and who actually believed that they could make an effect and social change. the terrorists who lives amongst us is not you, the terrorist who lurks in the shadows of our crowded city streets isn't me. he's not a demon with bulging eyes, a twisted mouth full of dirt, a crooked mouth, fangs driping blood. it's not the savage guner waiting for our school on their way to school. no, this heinous replica of satan doesn't look like a jew. dopt make a habit of supplying the motives of sin with colors of skin because it's skin deep. a student with dreams of statehood or a teenage girl driven by desperation and fear or a dentist or an apprentice of a dead soldier, who crouches in the wounds of the dead and the dying, who hurls stones at tanks and encroaching soldiers, who stands unmoved before a roiling tank, who stares with barbed eyes. the enemy is never one who kills for no reason. the enemy is never one who must be vanquished at all cost. it is not so easy to kill from the inside, a shifting corridor of blame. not so easy to trace

to uncle hank and aunt rachel, absolutely. >> a shout out to uncle hank, who is extraordinary.all-american, vietnam vet who has taken a special interest in transforming my british husband into a really good american. [ laughter ] trying to teach him how to do stuff like, you know, "say you have a squirrel problem," you know? "what do you do about your squirrel problem?" the good, old-fashioned american way. of course, you, you know, shoot a few squirrels and hang them outside your house to keep -- send a message to the other squirrels, you know. [ laughter ] [ in british accent ] >> jimmy: "absolutely, absolutely. we have that problem, absolutely, yes." >> we have that in manhattan a lot. >> jimmy: shoot them and hang them to teach them a lesson. [ laughter ] >> if you're in a pinch and your septic tank isn't working, how do you make a new septic tank out of a washing machine, okay? so -- >> jimmy: thank you, uncle hank. >> thank you for that one. and one of our favorites, how do you fill a wine glass the american way? which is all the way up to the top -- [ laughter ] because

. >> this is are rachel before her treatment.s in the sun. >> i see my face is so tired and old. >> common treatments include artificial fillers but the doctor believes his stem cell technique can produce longer lasting results. first they are separated from fat and reinjected in greater numbers. >> there is actually no down side to using stem cells because it's natural you don't get rejection, you don't need to go under general anesthesia. and it will incorprate into the tissues. >> but critics say there is no fda approved way to inject stem cells and no evidence effectiveness in cosmetic procedures. and fat transfers can cause lumps over time but still rachel was satisfied. >> i look in the mirror i love what i see. >>> well, it is cheaper than some cosmetic surgeries but the cost of it runs about $5,000 to $10,000 depending on what areas you are treating. >> up ahead the economy is starting to look up disappointing news for homeowners. up next new report that has economists worried about the possibility of a dououououououououo

here today to honor rachel is the family whose lives she spared. >> alan: coming up at 6:00, word has just come in that the governor has reduced the sentences of nunez who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this year. why the governor says he did it. also, snow coming down at lake tahoe. an update on conditions over the passes. join us at 6:00. >>> finally, a new study suggests mothers who eat a indict-diet in fruit rich -- flip fruit. 80% of women gave birth to girls every eating foods rich in calcium and magnesium for nine weeks before con sesmtion they also avoided potatoes which have a high level of potassium, a mineral believed to increase chances of conceiving boys. researchers caution timing of conception may have played a role. there you have it. that's it for