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sandra hughes has a look at this. gary shapiro. >> reporter: neal diamond was among the five artists honored last night at the kennedy center. actress meryl streep was also an honor re, among with chartwellist, yo-yo may. >> the film stars jeremy irvine and emily watson. >> i saw the play first. after about ten seconds, i turned to my husband and said i don't think i'm going to be able to sit through this. >> steven spielberg brings the movie war horse to theaters christmas day. director david lynn save known for his quirky filmmakerring but he is also into tran sent dent al med -- he is also into meditation. >>> charlie sheen's ex-wife is out on bail. police arrested brooke mueller in aspen over the weekend for assault and cocaine possession. mueller was in rehab earlier this year. she will be back in court later this month. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now. >>> it is here. 2 days until christmas. >> i only have one thing left to get. i'm mike hydeck. >> you sa

sandra hughes talks to one lucky woman who nearly lost her life. >> sit, down. >> when nicky came homeollege break, she stayed in her parent's guest house. >> i knew it would be freezing and i said mom, please turn on the room heater. >> that is the mistake that almost killed her. the wail heater was clogged with leaves filling the air with carbon monoxide. >> her mom found her the next morning. >> i went to her bed and i asked her again and she didn't answer. >> the odorless colorless gas left nicky in a coma. >> we were afraid that this was totally irreversible. her only hope, the hyperbaric chamber at the university of california los angeles medical center. >> when a patient is using the chamber, they're actually wearing this hood, breathing pure oxygen. and the tank is taken to the level of 66 feet below sea level. the pressure forces more oxygen in and carbon monoxide out. and doctors also use hypeo thermia to try to protect nicky's brain. >> we put her brain in a state of animated suspension. >> to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, experts warn get your heating units checked annua

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sandra hughes, honolulu. >>> our time right now is 4:38. at 4:41, one of the nation's largest banks announces a round of job cuts. >> at 4:51, studies on the prevention of breast cancer. >> you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. howard with you here on this severe weather alert day. 4:41. the concern today will be the rainfall and the flooding. we have a little concern for wintry weather tonight. the rains will be heavy as temperatures drop into the low 50s. we'll update with you the flood watches, the winter storm watches and advisories in a few minutes. right now, monika has timesaver traffic. >> take a look at the beltway on the northside of town out of the camera shot on the outer loop near georgia avenue. watch out for the accident look the right side and it is causing just a slight back-up at this point. more on that and other area roadways coming up. >>> time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> here is the lovely jessica doyle. >> good morning, guys. it looks like we're trying to keep our distance from the europ

. >> sandra hughes tells you why in this look at entertainment. >> eddie murphy may be starring in and producing a bio pic about controversial washington, d.c. mayor marion barry. spike lee has signed on to direct. hbo films is developing the script. barry, you may remember, was first mayor of d.c. from 1979 to '91. in 1990, he was caught smoking crack cocaine at a hotel and went to prison for six months. >> voters re-elect him after that for another term as mayor and he's currently on the d.c. city council. the stars walked the red carpet in new york city last night for the american premiere of the adventures of tin tin. steven spielberg directed the film starring jamie bell as a young reporter who gets caught up in a big adventure. >> i thought it was a family film and it was a good time over the christmas holiday for people to escape into this amazing, crazy, mad-capped funny adventure. >> the adventures of tintin opens december 21st. >> doesn't it drive you crazy when people in theatres are constantly checking their phone? tweet seats. some theatres are allowing people to tweet if

i'm sandra hughes in washington and i'll have that story coming up. >> >> i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk. we are putting together an exclusive forecast that takes us towards the new year. we'll have that when we return. . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a girl hit are suffered serious injury, a group of street cleaners came to her rescue. the driver is in custody. >> >> large waves pound thailand. evacuation orders were issued in several fishing villages. the storm is expected to last a few days before conditions return to normal. >> >> a relative, dressed at santa claus killed a group of relatives and then turned the gun on himself. >> >> reporter: it's christmas, merriment of the holidays overshadowed by those who live he at the ling convillage apartments. >> there hasn't been he any crime in this complex that they know of, to hear something like this is shocking. >> grapevine police say the bodies of seven people were found shot to death inside of this apartment unit. investigators say the victims include four women and three men and range in age from 18 to early 60s. police belie

in los angeles, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> a pearl harbor memorial was held today aboard the coast guard cutter tawny. we'll take you there, coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> new trouble for bp. today, federal regulators issued a second set of violations, related to the 2010 rig explosion and spill. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with more on what regulators are saying bp failed to do to prevent the catastrophe. >> reporter: the bureau of enforcement issued five new citations. but first, that bp failed to do an accurate pressure test before the explosion. bp is also being cited for not drilling for safety. 11 rig workers were killed in the explosion that poured millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. the first set of violations were issued in october. those opened the door for civil pen elts, imposed by the federal government. >> bp has 60 days to appeal the violations. >>> the fda is overruled. the morning after pill is not moving to drug store shelves. drew levinson has more on today's unusual decision by the department of health and human s

i'm sandra hughs in los angeles. i'll have that story coming up. >>> researchers found toddlers with a pure relationship with their moms are likely to be obese when they turn 15. at least finding previous studies who found toddlers with no close emotional ties were likely to be obese, that is, by age 4.5. some kids might begin to use food as a source of emotional comfort. the study appears in the january issue of the journal's pediatrics. >>> now, we all know about the dangers of carbon monoxide. and winter could be especially hazardous as homeowners fire up their furnaces. sandra hughs talks to one woman who is lucky to be alive. >> ready, go. >> reporter: when she came home for college break last year. she stayed in her parents guest house. >> i knew it was going to be freezing. so i called my mom and said please turn on the room heater. >> that was a mistake that almost killed her. the wall heater clogged with leaves, filling the air with carbon monoxide. her mom found her the next morning. >> i went to her bed an

sandra hughes traveled to pearl harbor with very special veterans. >> reporter: big band music was a reminder of the year. it was 1941. and 94-year-old archie gregory was a young sailor. >> you've never been back since this happened? >> no. i didn't want to come back. >> reporter: the memories were just to painful. gregory was standing on the deck of the uss arizona, visiting a friend when the bomb started dropping. >> it exploded. i flew through the air. >> there aren't many pearl harbor survivors left. this year may be the last time many can travel. >> almost 2400 people died during the attack on pearl harbor. most were sailors on the battleship. but there were also marines. >> reporter: greg garland was one of only 80 marines depatched -- detached to the navy. just 91 years old, he enlisted. [ laughter ] >> why did you join the marines? >> they had some balloons. and i thought i'd like a pair of blues. >> he can laugh about it now. but half of the marines died in the attack. their names etched in stone at the memorial over the uss arizona. the battleship remains are a tomb for the

sandra hughs explains. >> big band music was a reminder of the year.s 1941. 94-year-old archie gregory was a young sailor. >> you have never been back. >> the memories were too painful. he was visiting a friend and the bombs started dropping. >> they exploded. i flew through the air. >> there aren't many pearl harbor survivors left. brought 26 back to honolulu. this year may be the last time many of them can travel. >> welcome on board, sir. >> almost 2400 people died during the attack on pearl harbor. most were sailors on the battleship. there were also marines. greg was one of 80 marines attached to the navy. 19 years old, he enlisted and made a decision that would change his life for ever. >> i never seen him read before i joined. >> why did you join the marines? >> they had some blues and i thought i would like a pair of blues. >> he can laugh about it now, but half of the marines died during the attack. their names etched in stone over the uss arizona. the battleships remains are a tomb for the 1100 sailors and marines who died on board. >> these

sandra hughes explains from honolulu. >> reporter: big band music was a reminder of the year. it was 1941, 94-year-old archie gregory was a young sailor. >> you've never been back since this happened. >> no. i didn't want to come back. >> the memories were just too painful. gregory was standing on the deck of the u.s.s. arizona visiting a friend when the bombs started dropping. >> it exploded. i flew through the air. >> there aren't many pearl harbor survivors left. the greatest generations foundation brought 26 back to honolulu. this year, may be the last time many of them can travel. >> almost 2400 people died during the attack on pearl harbor. most were sailors on the battle ship but there were also marines. greg garland was one of 80 marines attached to the navy. 19 years old, he enlisted and made a decision that would change his life forever. >> i never seen a marine before i joined the marine corps in butte, montana. >> why did you join the marines? >> they had some blues and i thought i would like a pair of blues. >> he can laugh about it now but half the marines died d

sandra hughes with more on that shooting spree.porter: employees held their hands in the air as they were evacuated from the building in small groups. >> i'm just glad we're out. and we're all safe. reporter: police say a gunman walked into the los angeles- area office complex friday afternoon and opened fire. authorities say the suspect shot four people and killed two of them. when the s.w.a.t team got there, they found the gunman dead. >> the shooter is deceased. we believe it's a self- inflicted wound. reporter: the injured were rush today a local hospital. one of the victims died on the way. when the shooting started, employees in the building called their loved ones. ron arona got a frantic call from his daughter after she heard the gunshots. >> she was real hush toned and i just told her do what you have to do to survive. reporter: about 1,100 employees of the southern california edison power company work at this complex. when officers arrived, they locked down the area and started evacuating workers. family members waited ou

that's your eye on entertainment, sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> the girl we loved in parent trap just kind of messed up, right? good morning, thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> all about good parenting is what i think. here's monika samtani. a great parent. we love her. another fine parent, howard bernstein. good morning my friend. >> sometimes saying no is all it takes to be a good parent. that's my tidbit of the morning. >> knowing when to say yes. >> it is like today, if my son did not want to wear his jacket, no, you must wear a coat. >> take that! >> temperatures are down in the 20s in most areas. sunshine, some clouds, i think a couple more this afternoon than this morning. with a noontime temp of 45 and a high around 50 degrees. 5:00 p.m. temperature will be back in the mid-40s. right now, 32 in town. but a lot colder in the suburbs because the clouds we had yesterday afternoon which gave us near of anr

sandra hughes has a quick recap. >> well, first of all, let me just -- >> front runner newt gingrich compared himself to ronald reagan and carefully deflected barbs about his involvements with the mortgage giants. >> when the speaker had his what happened out and he was taking $1.6 million to influence senior republicans to keep the scam going. >> the easiest answer is that's just not true. what she said is pack julyly not true. >> reporter: they tangled again this time over the voting record on abortion by gingrich. >> sometimes congresswoman bachmann doesn't get her facts very accurate. >> i'm a serious candidate for president of the united states and my facts are accurate. >> reporter: gingrich also responded to a criticism from iowa's republican governor who is not sure gingrich has the focus. >> you have to watch my career and decide. >> reporter: mitt romney keep it civil in the debate. >> i understand by the way for my successes and my failures what it's going to take to put americans back to work. >> reporter: ron paul has been gaining in the polls and could surprise on janua

sandra hughs, wjz eye witness news. >>> back in washington tonight, lawmakers reach a last minute deal to prevent the government from shutting down tomorrow. >>> a leader of the tea party arrested at a new york airport for trying to take a gun on to a plane. mark was caught running out of the queens courthouse after being charged with illegal possession. he had a glock 27 pistol and bullets in a locked gun box when he checked in for a delta flight at laguardia airport. he declared the weapon but did not have a new york permit. we're getting a new look at president obama and the first family. the white house released this new picture of the president and mrs. obama and daughters. the picture was taken in the oval office after the family came home from church. this is the obama's first official portrait since 2009. >>> coming up, danger at the drive through when a bold robber attacks. >> i'm proud of her the way she fought him off but i think once it sinks in, i'm going to wish she just ran out the door. >> the unlikely weapon a worker used to fend off the attack. >>> that's not santa in

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sandra hughes. >>> boom, i'm andrea roane. >>> and i'm mike hydeck. >>> don't hide my sweater. >>> howard bernstein will have our weather first in just a moment. we have some school closings to tell you about. thomas higdon elementary school and howard has some school delays. >> reporter: queen ann's county. we are still waiting to hear anybody else my delay due to the fog. the fog has been very thick. would not be surprised if talbot joins them as well. it will be a mild start to the week but not a mild finish to the week. next weekend you are going to need heavy coats on saturday. temperatures in the low 40s in town. 30s out west. mid-50s by noon. there is our dense fog advisory. no problems metro or west. but along the bay, southern maryland and eastern shore northern neck all dealing with visibility. a lot of quarter mile visibility reports from baltimore. down the eastern shore to pack river, prince frederick. some of this has been sneaking a little closer here. mainly this is an east of 301

sandra hughes. >> we're talking about seeing the planet of the apes. >> i want to seat kung fu panda. >> right now, you can see us. thank you for watching 9news now. he'll do a panda move for you. >> i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. she's got traffic momentarily. >> howard bernstein has our weather first. >> mike's not going to be flying around the set. >> no. >> weatherwise, it is cold this morning. bundle up. we have temps in the teens in spots. you park outside. ice scraper going to take you another couple