safeway. >>> the film after tar is looking like an unstoppable force.ished number one this weekend, that's two weeks in a row. it brought in $68 million, now topped one billion dollars worldwide. >>> sherlock holmes came in second, followed by alvin and the chip amongst. and the blind side rounding out the top five. >> which ones did you not seen. >>> talk about traffic. seeing a lot of cars on 270 at the split. that's where we have the accident pushed off into the median. traffic getting by, backed up to 118, germantown. southbound branch still icy. watch speeds. stay to the right to get by. 66 eastbound slow from 50 to 123. >>> a quiet but cold morning. temperatures in teens and 20s. low 30s with chance of flurry or snow shower. quiet but cold through thursday. mid to upper 30s. then slight chance for snow friday. gets cold again, highs friday and saturday in the 20s. >>> first trading day on wall street, looking higher. for the record, i love alvin and the chipmonks. >> early show is next. more on the winter weather slamming the midwest and new engla

and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. safeway. >>> a memorial service will be held to honor baltimore activist robert cough man. he died christmas day. he ran for many political offices and was a civil right's activist and socialist. his health deteriorated quickly after he was beaten by a tenant in 2005. he was 78 years of age. the service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on wednesday on park heights avenue. >>> first the attempted christmas-day bombing of a jetliner. intelligence of an al-qaeda plot involving that compound. all this while critics are pointing the finger at the white house. >> did anything positive result from the terror plot against northwest flight 253, involving a passenger with a bomb in his underwear? one expert says yes. >> this guy, in some respects, probably did us a favor. look. we had an administration which was not focused as it should be, on terrori

ingredients for life safeway. >>>"the washington times" showingf its new look today. they announced a new senior editor and the elimination of most local covers ptty printed edition contains two sections, one with political, national security, and local news, and a second with editorial, opening, and cultural coverage. >>> nighttime bork will mean the delays on three of metrobus business lines. work will be done with the dream medical center and grows and our sunday-thursday to close. similar work will be done on the boat and are in the blinds and should add at least 20 minutes to your trip. >>> local governments are betting on gambling options to bring in more revenue per the mega millions of lottery is expanding to the district at the end of the month. power ball will spread to maryland and virginia and maryland is slowly advancing toward slot machine gambling. officials hope that sales will drive up profits and create jobs. drive up profits and create jobs. >>> i had, brian is back with a laxatives? i've tried all these. this one's gritty. this one can make you blo

and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices.o you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. safeway. laxatives? i've tried all these. this one's gritty. this one can make you bloated. clearly, miralax is the one for me. it relieves my constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax. restore your body's natural rhythm. >>> we know it is cold here, but we want you to take a look at other parts of the country. a bitter deep freeze extends all the way from the rockies down to florida. dean reynolds is in chicago with more information. >>> temperatures drop below zero from the northern plains across the mississippi valley. while in the northeast, it was little better, with temperatures in the 20s. even the southeast got the treatment, with temperatures dipping down into the 30s. lake effect snow dumped 9 inches on buffalo new york and up to 15 inches in the suburbs. >>> a record-setting nearly 3 feet of snow fell on burlington, vermo

safeway. >>> temperatures around 31 today. we're going up to 34 tomorrow. those clouds at the end of the week got us a chance of snow. we'll keep you posted. any temperatures, temperatures are at or below freezing for a large part of the overnight and early morning. anything that comes through will come through frozen. the winds should subside tomorrow. >>> christmas is over, the new year is too, now it's time to take down the christmas tree. >> from cherry hill, baltimore has a program that wants to dispose of their tree in a greener way. >> reporter: the holidays are over and the time to clear out the tree has come. andy wilson says he needs the space. >> my wife and i are expecting in a couple weeks. >> reporter: this is an option. the mulching program begins, it's a green alternative for those who want to recycle it or bring it home with you. the city department of public works spokeswoman says curb side collections will continue. >> they would be collected separately to treat them. they do go to the greater facility down tow -- where it's turned into e

safeway. by any measure, you'll love them. appreciate the enthusiasm on the new year. you'd think there were like 100 people here. >> they've been here since the 31st. >> can i ask you about the hat shall. >> i'm dressed up as a news star today. >> did you pick that up in your travel sms. >>dy. if i was eastern europe and i said let me import this it to the states because this is going to be big in 2010. >> it wasn't illegal to bring in? >> no, this is all fake, i will have you know. >> it's the right thing to do to be wearing a hat this morning. >> although it's much warmer this morning i'm here to tell you, i can tell. it's balmy compared to yesterday. >> it's nothing compared to what the northern states are going through. >> i'm with you, balmy, nuts. >> sweater, turtleneck, a blanket she stole from somewhere, a poodle. >> welcome back to "the early show" on this chilly morning. coming up, we loved her in dharma, with you we love jenna elfman even more as billie in the sitcom "accidentally on purpose" on cbs. we'll check on

and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices.can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. >>> it's hard to think about eating a frozen dessert on a night like this, but that's what the obamas are doing in hawaii. the president treat his daughters to a long time hawaiian tradition shaved ice. malia ordered a mice pink cone of watermelon strawberry. the president went for a mix of lime, strawberry and guava flavors. they also went to visit sea animals and spent time on the beach. not ocean city's beach today i'm guessing. >>> it is a holiday today and you probably didn't even know it. today is palindrome day, one of the few dates that happen to read the same forwards and backwards. so 01-02-2010 is a mirror image of itself. it makes me dizzy. if you missed it, you have to wait until november 11, 2011. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

safeway. you lied to us, chelsey. what about it? you and rafe were in philly the week your son was murdered. (sniffs) yeah, well, i don't have to talk to you. no, you don't. it's just your kid who's dead. and yet you keep jerking us around. keep it up, i'll have the da pile on conspiracy, and extend your stay. not like i got anything waiting for me out there. well, there's always vodka. my mom liked hers straight, you know, in those plastic bottles that don't break when you pass out. gin. mm-hmm. hey, i get it. i mean, my mom was no june cleaver. the messed-up thing was... i still loved her. and in her own way, she loved me. what do you want from me? i want to know why you went to philly. because i missed my son. hey, baby. where's mick? thought you were gonna bring him. i couldn't. uh... rafe is here, isn't he? i told him to stay in the car. you're wrong about him. okay, i mean, he's, he's got me on the straight and narrow. is that why you smell like gin? you ask me to come all this way so you can judge me? i want mick to come live

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and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. safeway. >>> very excited this morning for the return of bobby flay. >> he arrive as whipper. >> yes, he does. iron chef last night, all of the food from the white house garden. i mean, it was a showdown to end all showdowns. and bobby and the white house chef kicked some butt last night. >> yes, they did. >>> also this morning, you'll feel like you can kick some anything after you see this diet. this is supposed to give you energy, right? new year, this is not about gimmicks. this is not about fads. this is a new book that one of our favorite people, keri glassman, has written and she explain this is diet called the o 2 diet. >> 067892. >> o 2. and we'll tell you what it's all about. >> so my wife made cabbage soup yesterday because we're trying to -- >> hthis is more appetizing tha cabbage soup. we'll be right back with all the details. . a. >> hello again. i

and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. >>> manic monday at about a quarter till. we will shake hands with the police commissioner. we have said our hellos, and we are both sick and trying not to pass germs. >> thank you. >> the commercial break, it will lead into a commission here. we were just talking about cops and giving directions: you were talking about working the street out in front of memorial stadium correcting traffic in the early 80s. you have been on this job for a long time. >> almost 30 years. >> when i see you on tv i see a police officer who -- crime. it really gets to you as it should all cops but you really wear your emotions on your sleeve. >> you know, listen, marty. we are one of the few professions, not to like boost or overdramatize it but these men and women we are one of few promotions that insure o the quality of our work with our lives. these men an

the only thing i would strongly urge the safeways and giants to do, if they keep using these plastic bags they have to make them bigger. you walk out of the store with 20 bags thinking you bought a lot of groceries. >> i have to speak for the alison ferguson foundation which is charged with cleaning up the anacostia river. they have a big victory here. >> not just the bags. a thousand dollar fee to start a new business in prince george's county. speed cameras. higher parking fees. you can't leave a clunger in your neighborhood in montgomery county. >> longer than 30 days. >> i agree with that. >> we would agree a lot of this is good idea. this is all ideas to get money. >> some of them are good. >> i want to be careful because i don't want to lump all of this in. i think that you are nickelling and diming people to death and hitting working people. raising parking fees, and enforcing up until 10:30 at night and saturday in the district. so if you go to verizon for bruce springsteen concert or a tina turner concert now what do you do if it's over two hours? do you think i'll leave a c

-- code to safeway and get her advil for $25?ome together and find some common ground on it is because your question is so important. we have got to find the right balance with respect to protecting the role of individuals, free choice, and how we protect the community at large. i am not convinced we are there yet, but i am going to stay at it in a bipartisan way until we get there. >> 844. >> i was going to talk about health care, but there is something that has been ignored that i thought was equally important, and we have hundreds of thousandsñr of guys over in afghanistan and pakistan running around chasing a couple of hundred al qaeda people. i have a lot of concerns about the fact that we are stabilizing pakistan right now and is a nuclear country and there is all sorts of chaos goinuó on over there. i would like you to talk about that. >> i am glad you brought it up, and we had discussion this afternoon about health care, jobs, and energy. my older daughter calls that the so-called intelligence committee. obviously i will

let me go to safeway, rate aid, or let me get her ad bill for $25.ason she paid $60 in the hospital is because there are a bunch of people who went to the emergency room or are in the bed who could not pay for their ad bill. -- pay for their advil. we will wrestle with this issue for some time to come. the reason i feel so strongly about staying with this health- care issue until we get democrats and republicans to come together and find some common ground on this is because your question is so important. we have to find the right balance with respect to protecting the role of individuals, free choice, and their own judgments with how to make sure we protect the community at large. i am not convinced we are there yet, but i will stay at this in a bipartisan way until we do get there. >> one more, 844. 844? 8-4-4. >> [no audio] i was going to talk about health care, but there is something that has been ignored that that was equally important. since you are on the intelligence committee and we have thousands of guys in afghanistan, pakistan and chasing

-- code to safeway and get her advil for $25?republicans to come together and find some common ground on it is because your question is so important. we have got to find the right balance with respect to protecting the role of individuals, free choice, and how we protect the community at large. i am not convinced we are there yet, but i am going to stay at it in a bipartisan way until we get there. >> 844. >> i was going to talk about health care, but there is something that has been ignored that i thought was equally important, and we have hundreds of thousandsñr of guys over in afghanistan and pakistan running around chasing a couple of hundred al qaeda people. i have a lot of concerns about the fact that we are stabilizing pakistan right now and is a nuclear country and there is all sorts of chaos goinuó on over there. i would like you to talk about that. >> i am glad you brought it up, and we had discussion this afternoon about health care, jobs, and energy. my older daughter calls that the so-called intelligence committee. o