. >> reporter: john shea is extremely angry. is he going to sing now? >> the guy's been singing for over 30 years. >> reporter: shea should know. bulger gave him up when shea was running drugs for him in the 1980s. he says bulger will say anything to create leverage for himself. >> he's a fraud. he's a rat. and king rat at that. >> reporter: because in the eyes of many he's a sinister manipulator. listen to shea, who bulger helped send to prison and perhaps stunningly confesses to some sadness. >> because i never had a father. at times he was a father figure, and that's the sad part that i feel.

shea did 12 years in prison. he says bulger will say anything to create leverage for himself. >> he's a fraud. he's a rat, and king rat at that. he's a pretty monstrous guy. >> reporter: journalist dick lehr agrees with shea. his book, "black mass," details the deals bulger made with the f.b.i. to save his skin, and says any trial could give bulger more of what he wants, the spotlight. since it's all he's got left. >> with a guy like him, he may say some things that he's just toying with everyone, he may be concocting things. >> reporter: because in the eyes of many he's a sinister manipulator. listen to shea, whom bulger sent to prison, and yet, perhaps surprisingly, confesses to some sadness. >> because i never had a father. at times he was a father figure. and that's the sad part that i feel. >> reporter: but of all the feelings about bulger in boston now, sadness may be the least common. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: other than not guilty, neither bulger nor his lawyers have commented on the cha

bulger gave him up when shea was running drugs for him in the 1980s. shea did 12 years in prison.ulger will say anything to create leverage for himself. >> he's a fraud. he's a rat. and king rat at that. >> reporter: because in the eyes of many he's a sinister manipulator. listen to shea, who bulger helped send to prison and perhaps stunningly confesses to some sadness. >> because i never had a father. at times he was a father figure, and that's the sad part that i feel. >> reporter: but of all the feelings about bulger in boston now, sadness may be the least common. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> a train wreck in indiana is disrupting amtrak passenger service between new york and chicago this morning. at least 16 freight train cars derailed on a bridge southeast of indianapolis yesterday. some cars even toppled into the river below. >>> this is a magical day in london for harry potter fans. thousands are camped out on trafalgar square, many in costume waiting for tonight's premiere of the last movie and the series "harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2." >>> this morn

. >> in 1990, shea was convicted of cocaine trafficking.ears, refusing to cooperate in exchange for a shorter sentence. >> they wanted whitey through me. and i wouldn't give him up. they could have threatened me with the electric chair and i wouldn't have gave him up. ever. >> because in southy, it was okay to be a criminal but not a rat. and when shea in prison found out bulger was a fbi informant? >> it was almost like someone reached through the phone line down my throat and tore my heart out. so that's what it is for me. because i honored the code. >> and they played you. >> and they played me. because whitey knew. >> as bulger went on the run, his betrayal out in the open, his 20 yooe reign as boston's most notorious mob boss came to an end. >> i would have died for that guy. i would have died for him. >> with two books to his credit, shea says he's taken responsibility for his early life and is now a changed man. as for the former king of southy? shea believes he's still calling the shots. >> he is playing them. is he giving them info

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with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >> minnesota republican michele bachmann was up for breakfast in iowa today. the gop presidential candidate is on a four day visit to the state. she officially declared her candidacy on monday and is leading in a recent poll along with former massachusetts gov. mitt romney. the government shut down in minnesota this fourth of july weekend. state parks and government buildings have been shut down indefinitely after negotiations after the state budget fell. the governor said that the wealthy should pay higher taxes, but the republicans say tax hikes are not an option. firefighters are making progress against the fire in new mexico which has burned more than 162 square miles forcing thousands from the city of los alamos where the nation's nuclear lab is. they have been able to slow the fire's advance and no longer poses an immediate threat. authorities are now considering lifting the evacuation order, but no timetable has been set for bringing everyone back. >> o

my mother talks about seeing the beatles at shea stadium. markie.er seeing ibbiz asy've been as much to me the beatles and rolling stones and older folks. i am just playing. tavis: glad to have you. when you say the beatles and other groups that you mentioned a moment ago, that have impacted your mom and the others because of the way they influence the culture. when you put a tribe called quest up there with the beatles, a lot of people are laughing at you. a lot of people do not seen these -- see the same cultural impact between the beatles and a tribe called quest. they impacted you that way. how do you make that argument? >> that is a cut question. a tribe called quest, and everything before it, everything from the golden era, you see the t-mobile commercial with the white kid wrapping and michelle obama doing be dougie, that brought such a community together. in hip-hop, africa bambada used to say peace, love, and unity. that has done more for bringing together the racial divide than anybody in the last few years. -- 30 years. seeing som

. >> john shea, now a changed man, once ran bulger's multimillion dollar operation. he served 12 years in prison rather than break southie's code of silence. >> whitey being a rat? stevie being a rat? and this is what i took an oath to? an oath of honor. it was heartbreaking. >> documents show fbi agent connelly continued to feed bulger secret information, at times with deadly results. >> bulger got charged with a crime, he could no longer be an informant. >> attorney bill christie represents families of several of bulger's alleged victims, including the family of billy halloran, a drug dealer who cut a deal with the fbi, only to be gunned down as he left a popular boston restaurant. according to testimony at a civil trial, fbi agent connelly told bulger where to find halloran. >> bulger cornered him and shot him 22 times, starting from the leg up to his torso, up to his chest. 22 times with no head shot. so he inflicted as much pain as he could, and also did it in a fashion to make sure that he knew halloran would die. >> in a case of wrong place, wrong time, michae

sheas to depend on donations for the baby's diape and undeear. e water supply is unreliable and the running water drkae. yukari has to fetch water from a tank to make formula milk. we've just been making due as we go along. >> reporter: this is the day of hikari's three-month checkup. she weighs a sapng 6.3 kilograms, twice what she weighed at birth. and shows no signs of malnourishment. the nurse advised yukari to be sureoiverab plenty of water as the weather gets hotter. >> translator:'mlath e'heth she's adorable. she's our little ray of light. >>> it's been four months since the fukushima daiichi accident. restrictions on vegetable ipntanother farm products are now being lifted in fukushima prefecture. in karaga, se 250 kilometers away, radioactive substances exceeding the legal limit have been detected in tea leaves odedhe. shims are being restricted, putting pressure on the growers. >> reporter: akitoshi grows tea in ckanagawa prefecture. 500 becquerels is the legal limit. 74we decd in a kilogram of tea leaves grown in his field. none of the

last one to perform at shea stadium. [ applause ] that rocks. >> yeah. yeah.. yeah. we need the mets to win. >> so, i'm think that maybe come june 18th, and if i sing it really well, maybe -- >> jimmy: they're going to start winning. >> maybe. >> jimmy: the mets got to turn it around. yeah. they're having some good comebacks now. they have two games -- >> and we're going it for a great cause. bring change 2 mind, which is an organization i helped co-found to stop stigma around mental illness and we have a chunk of tickets. you go on -- bringchange2mind.org -- >> jimmy: bring change 2 mind. >> -- and you can buy tickets and come. a lot of the crew and cast of "damages" are going to be there. it's kind of going to be our wrap party. >> jimmy: that's fun. when is that again? >> june 18th. >> jimmy: june 18th, so check that out you guys. >> an even show with the mets. >> jimmy: got to say, "damages." i love you in "damages." gosh, you get nominated all the time, because the show's so good. you're great, rose bryne is great -- >> yeah, rose -- >> jimmy: -- and now

. >> hi, my name is jim shea. i live 117 lower terrace, directly across from this. i would like to support his request to have the permit revoked and the box removed. i have lived on lower terrace only a year, but in the course of choosing and buying this house, we looked at least 100 houses. i can tell you there is a difference, neighborhoods that have poles and neighborhoods that do not. neighborhoods that have poles, where things are not underground, seemed to be getting worse and worse as more and more boxes are added. to me, that argument that this box is smaller than the comcast bought or does not add incrementally to the existing wires and poles is a false argument. every addition makes it worse. our neighborhood is a neighborhood of views. there are tourists walking by every day. they look at a few back towards corona heights, and right now that is diminished by this new box. our view from our house is diminished because we look right on that, but from the street, where the real view is, it is much worse. there are other places to put poles, there are other

. - i use shea butter or these assorted lanolin products. - i'm serious. you could be a hand model. you've got the goods. - well, that was quick, guys. - open-and-shut case, dennis. - okay. - did you get the apartment back? - i sure did. - you did? you did? - oh! - hey. - and you also acquired miss ponderosa's debt. - oh! - what? you're in debt? - not anymore. but you are. about 90k. - this guys seems to think you don't have a case, and i'm inclined to agree with him. - yeah, well, when i found out that miss ponderosa here had been cast out of her marital home, i only thought it was fair that you assumed her debt in addition to the alimony payments, of course. - wait a second. so i got to pay alimony payments? uncle jack, what the hell? - i froze up. he's great. - congratulations, ms. ponderosa. - congratulations to you. see you around, dennis. - yeah. - mac. - hey, mac, would you mind taking a shot of the three of us for the website? come on, dennis. and would it be okay if you put your hands on top of mine? - sure, yeah. like that? - yes. - okay. - that looks like my hands. - yeah

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major league eating president, who knew there was one, george shea, told aol news the record is a farceaying quote the champion of the world is crowned in coney island, always has been, always will be. kobayashi put a tin crown on himself and called himself king. those are fighting words. kobayashi has been banned from the contest because he would not sign a contract with major league eating. the the contest governing body. go figure. big figure, i'd say. 4:52 now. nasa's latest project that's giving them a look at creation. for all of your news and weather and traffic check us out on facebook, search nbc bay area morning news. >> thousands of people stayed out late just to see the fireworks. number of shows around the bay area and the weather certainly helped out. in san francisco, the fog stayed away, giving people a perfect view of the show. always great to try to sleep through that too. let's take a look at the morning commute this morning. christina's pulling double duty. >> indeed. were they going off in your neighborhood? >> oh, yeah. >> really ridiculous. i thought it's going to

the woman did what shea said to avoid a confrontation but said she felt offended. the employee said it is a family park and its policy is to ask patrons with clothing or tattoos that could be offensive to change clothes or cover up. there is no word from dolly parton, who has publicly supported gay marriage. >>> this one's uniquely bay area. bike thefts don't normally end this way, but the thief reernscoing his actions after this. >>> this robbery very different and caught on tape. >>> a would-be bike thief caught on camera. check out the surveillance video from san francisco. you see that man on the right side? he comes up, sniffs off -- snips off the lock off the bicycle and tries to ride off. he didn't know he was being watched by all the employees in the building. as the thief tried to get away, the people bolted from the building and stopped him. the thief did get away, but without the bike. good news there. a little karma -- his own bike, which he rode in on, was taken apparently because he dropped his bike keys for the bike lock in that scuffle. a security g

she shea was found nine months later 18 -- she was found 9 month away 18 miles away. >>> jaycee dugardeking -- speak about her time in captivity. she was held for 18 years in a secret backyard by a paroleed sex offender. she had two children. you can catch her exclusive interview right here at 9:00 on abc sunday night. >>> all right. today, the royal couple are headed to los angeles. the first overseas tour since tying the knot in april. now the duke and dupes of cambridge you might know -- duchess of cambridge were wrapping up the canadian part of the north american visit. yesterday they made a detour to the official itinerary to visit slave lake damaged by a wild fire there in may. >>> so is the federal government working for you? a question a lot you ask. >> a senator is coming to you for your answers. >> and keeping your home flew the -- through the recession. what the height house is considering to help you -- house -- what the white house is considering to help you do just that. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>>

shea in there. and that's all the sport i hope for you this hour much more coming up in just under two hours time but now it is the weather here on twenty four hour party . if you're followed up on my doubt you'll go to the. chinese are sort of a twelve back in the hard part of our long. and it goes back to a time when people would write out of their forces in the wild lands and pick up these huge debts important to mention the sheriff the prosecution they're going to like company man. and when they go out there he's got weapons. and they have to hope that nothing bad. will and. we're chasing killers and few of the i keep that in mind know there's a two million dollars bill for these risk. we're not superheroes we can be killed to you know base should be in the head i'm going to die. and. once you've hunted man you're never go back to hide anything else hungry for the full story we've got it first the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers who. will come to the what nee

the shea's have qualifying competition across the country and sponsor for other eating events, chickenwings, oysters, hamburgers, all part of what they call major league eating. cnn, new york. >> gross. >> i got to be honest i. didn't watch one bit of that. disgusting. >> you have breakfast? >> it's now gone. >> if you are eating he, we apole -- eating, we apologize. >>> a massive oil spl affecting the yellowstone river. >>> -- spill affecting the yellowstone river. >>> and how the weekend weather allowed some families to go back home in new mexico. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30 in the morning. as we head to break on this 4th of july, a live look at the nation capital where we see a live picture of the capitol this morning. we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> exxon mobile under fire this morning. once again following tens of thousands of gallons of oil that spilled in montana's yellowstone river. a break in the company's pipeline near laurel contaminated miles of river bank and forced the toage of? -- stopage of anyone t

and not just in coney island, the sheas have qualifying competition across the country and sponsors for other eating events, chicken wings, oysters, hamburgers, all part of what they call major league eating. cnn, new york. >> is it over? >> it's over. disgusting to watch. but is there any food you would enterer's eating contest for? >> no i like food and my food as you see on "good morning maryland "at nine. i came in and show starts at 8:58 and i eat until ten. >> right. >> no. but you have background knowledge. >> i did a story once how they trained for speed eating and apparently, a lot will eat pine apple because it -- pineapple and it stretches out your stomach. >> and i liked it until you told me that. >> i will show you the video. >> please don't. >>> all right. heart warming homecoming on this independence day to tell you about. >> yeah. two children are given a giantpresent and they were shocked when they found out what was in it. >> one-on-one side and the other on the other. what's in there? >> daddy. >> oh. >> their dad came back from deployment early and as you can see sur

deeper into debt we've been doing this for forty years it's not going to go anywhere but stock in shea's it out you know that does your leverage is near its all time high what kind of crisis is that when the financial markets are all fat and happy and most people well i mean yes there are people that are better despondent and suffering right now but that's not a crisis america's the largest debtor nation in the history of the world it's just getting worse. when covering low standards in high finance auntie's economic gurus like skies from stacey habits make their own fuel cost about where the u.s. financial tensions are heading you can watch the kinds of reports in fooling this out he's a tastefully. let's take these videos dizzy what america might look like the next rather the next time the deficit ceiling is hit here's india's parliament you see a nice brawl there. let's turn to the flu jab parliament. and then just for a little diversity here max we're going to turn to afghanistan and here's two women busting it out on the floor of the afghan parliament so i think this is the next ste

. >> reporter: red shea, a former key member of bulger's organization who did 12 years in prison for, says bulger's pulled a fast one, that he certainly has more money hidden than the more than $800,000 the f.b.i. says it found hidden in the walls of bulger's apartment in santa monica. >> one thing whitey always told me, he said, "whatever you do, never tell anybody where your money is, including me." >> reporter: so you have no doubt he has enough money to pay for a lawyer. >> absolutely. >> reporter: that apartment bulger called home for more than a decade has become one of california's hottest properties, even as f.b.i. agents continue to go through it looking for evidence. the owner of west side rentals said his phone's been ringing off the hook. >> there's a lot of people coming in from out of town who want to know where o.j. lived or where exactly was the murder that happened. but this one's amazing to me because i think people think there's money in the walls. >> reporter: the next time we expect to see whitey bulger is next wednesday, right back here. that will be the first t

will meet in washington later today shea sions ground to a halt last year when israel failed to a new a partial freeze on settlement construction in the west bank palestinians who consider their territory their own want a recognition of their state within the established nine hundred sixty seven borders parties visited one village which its former inhabitants say stands as a painful memory to injustice. nestled in the mountains of jerusalem are the remains of a once bustling community only the memories of those who once lived here have survived intact i fear is. to come back and. my village. i've seen the hobson's the world this rain also to remind. my tire that. your coup de graff among the cacti and fit trees but in one nine hundred forty eight just before the state of israel was declared his family evacuated unlike the hundreds of arab villages that disappeared in forty eight and sixty seven most of the original houses of lifter are still here so the only we heard of sure thing. they will shoot through the whole the whole day with the hope that they will shoot through the. our moth

lou see the new argument the stock in shea's it out you know that goes for leverage is near its all time high what kind of crisis is that when the financial markets are all fat and happy and most people well i mean yes there are people that are better despondent and suffering right now but that's not a crisis way to lose a crisis look around the world what happened in iceland because some of the other serious crises we've had in the past three or four years then you will understand what the word crisis means and i want to get a little more personal and ask you about an old buddy of yours someone used to work for by the name of george soros let him have forced co-founded the quantum fund away he's getting out of the hole had fun business what do you make of it i didn't even know about it i mean i haven't been into quantum plant for over thirty years you might as well ask me about my first wife lucy or where i went to college or something else this is all far far away in my life well i'm surprised to hear that you don't think it signifies anything as the man must most famous for a hedge fu

with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >> all clear this morning. it is another gorgeous morning. we have had a few days of beautiful weather. we need some rain and we have a little bit of that in the forecast here. but as always typical, it will be scattered. now all out in ohio and indiana. by the ends of the day it will start working in the mountains and if you are headed to western maryland you have some rain chances later today widely scattered. overnight tonight and into tomorrow the rain chances increase. for the moment we are high and dry. the current conditions outside with sunshine and just a few scattered clouds. b.w.i.-marshall 62. humidity is up normally. that will drop although today will be a bit more humid than yesterday. winds calm. barometer showing a rising tendency. high pressure over us. the rain that was on the radar west of us can't move in right now because of the high pressure. cambridge 59. boardwalk 64. same elkton. parkton 62. 61 westminster. frederick after i. and 60's

with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >> clear as a bell outside thaorpb this comfortable.ery radar shows clear here. you head west to ohio and indiana and it is raining. yesterday morning it was not rain ing raining in ohio, it was all in indiana. disturbances in the great lakes are pushing south and east but we will have to watch that later today. more than likely tonight and tomorrow morning that stuff should start to cross the mountains and edge toward the bay and increase the rain chances for tomorrow. today looks like a good one. we are just a few wisps of clouds. it is 60 here. humidity 87%, showing a rising tendency the past couple hours in the barometer. winds are calm. very nice. the dominant wind today is more from the south. yesterday it was more from the north. that is an indication temps will rise a little bit and will go up. we take a look at -- this is our radar. we want to look at our main computer and show you some other numbers that we have. b. wfplt eufp high was 89 marshall th

and shea injured me if the shelter has to close because it doesn't get the money to stay open, the animals will be taken care of by other shelters. this is on nevada street. this is a no kill shelter. so no animal will be euthanized. the shelter needs $125,000 in the next 30 days or else it will have to close. the slow economy is behind the deaspirate situation. over the last two years, the donations are down 31 and 25%. at the same time, the cost of food and shelter is up. >> cats in here are the cheese kittens. we have five of them in here. >> reporter: they are called the cheese kittens because they're named off cheeses. they have 44 cats. but i just learned that six dogs have now been adopted. this video was posted on "youtube" in december. so it's likely that the tabbies have been adopted. and if you come out live and take a closer look at the building. it's a couple years old at the most. laura rice will be here to explain how they can afford a new building but not the operating expenses to run it. reporting live, channel 2 news. >>> there's an alert about a mountain lion this mornin

sheas suspect odd ever leading officers through a high-speed chase. >>> as of today it's the law. all california homeowners must have a carbon monoxide detector installed in their homes. one has seen an increase in sales. in fact it's completely sold out of one item. owners of rentals and apartment buildings still have until 2013 to comply with that new law. >>> 6:26. an oakland dance troop gave an inspiring performance last night on a hit tv show you think you can dance. they are dancers with oakland's access dance company. it's one of only five companies in the whole country to integrate disabled dancers. they cofounded the access dance company back in the 1980s. >> i wanted to go to broadway when i grew up and then i had a dune buggy accident and broke my neck. >> she says she hopes last nights performance lets anybody out there know dance can be a part of their lives as well. >>> beginning today you can cross stan's justin her -- cross justin herman's plaza. it's a 680 feet trip across the plaza. zip line will be offered all summer opinion it costs $29. >>> there is golden gat

>> reporter: we are inside buck shea stadium at santa clara university. >> reporter: emma is honing her goaltending and acknowledges she is playing with more intensity, inspired by the world cup team. >> girls can do as much as boys can do. so -- and i always looked up to the women's soccer team, it was good to see they are doing good. >> reporter: that includes a good win over brazil and many say it was the triumph in 1999 that led to a boom in girls playing soccer. but she says girl's soccer could use the boost. >> when the women's soccer league was dispanted -- people probably don't know all the team players. >> reporter: he agrees. the manager are kids love sockers. >> we will get a good turn out. good significant jump. maybe 20% girls that never kicked a ball. might be interested now. >> with a positive attitude. >> people like -- i like it when the girls do good. >> reporter: the girls we talked to will fit the world cup game around their schedule. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new report is calling on the fairgrounds to capitalize on its proximity to six flags. s

with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >>> good friday morning everyone, hope your day is off to a great startment wear wise, we are looking good. forecast for today is going to start to warm up a little bit. but still comfortable. the winds out of the north fairly light. hit the lower 80s by your lunch break and later on this afternoon, i'm expecting most of us to hit the middle range and hit the upper 80s by the rest of the afternoon. angie? >>> thank you olga. oh my goff. it's finally friday. yes! all right. so let's take a look at the new movies you can see in the cool movie theaters this weekend. "transformers -- dark of the moon" is the third film in the series. some of the scenes were shot on the streets of d. c.. you might remember, shia labeouf is back as the star, although megan fox is not in the movie. critics call this one heavy on the special effects and like on the story. >>> tom hanks and julia roberts co-star in "larry crowne." hanks also stars in the film. so he heads to a local co

. >> greta: congressman shea gets, nice to see you. . >> greta: that was a surprising outburst. hours ago news corp chairman ceo rupert murdoch was attacked by a protester. his wife jumped to her husband's defense. you can see wendy slapping the man in this video. murdoch with his son james, news corp's deputy chief operating officer went before the parliamentary committee to answer questions about the scandal that shutdown the news of the world tabloid. news corp closed the 1 8-year-old paper following accusations that staffers hacked the voice mail accounts of people they were covering. rebekah brooks the former rebekah brooks the former here's a look at highlights from today's hearing. >> mr. chairman, thank you. i would like to say just how sorry i am and how sorry we are to particularly the victims of illegal voice mail interceptions and their families. it is a matter of great regret of mine, my father's and everyone at news corporation. and these are standards, these actions do not live up to the standards that our company aspires to, as we are around the world. it is our

. >> reporter: the host for the telecast, singer nick la-shea says this year's event has added significance important anniversariean the 125th anniversary of the statue of liberty, and 9/11, and paying tribute to those who lost their lives on that day. >> reporter: the statue of liberty will provide the backdrop for musical performances from beyonce. ♪ i love this land god bless the usa ♪ >> reporter: meanwhile, country star brad paisley will perform in front of the empire state building. ♪ >> we are celebrating one common thing, and that's the fact we get to live in the greatest country anyone has ever designed. >> reporter: for the millions watching the fireworks display in person or on tv -- >> it never disappoints, always spectacular. >> reporter: it's a colorful conclusion to the long holiday weekend. mark barger, nbc news. >>> the show airs tonight at 9:00 on nbc. then once again, at 10:00. >>> and coming up this afternoon at 4:00, 8% of country's population teams up for singing tradition. >>> plus, a first in power for filed. thailand. >>> just ahead, a roundup of how the whole area

with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >> good morning. welcome back. you're looking at traffic as it's crossing the carquinez bridge in the east bay. moving fine this morning. in time for the weekend the cost of parking is going up in downtown san jose. as of today, parking rates at four downtown parking garages will go up by as much as 33%. some of the weekend free parking also eliminated. the city says it needs to raise rates to make up for the state's cuts to the redevelopment agency. >> and guess who is checking the roads for you? we've got christina, the hot lady in the red dress. looking good this morning. >> i happen to like that skirt you have on. maybe the viewers will get a chance to see it. we're looking good. we don't have major incidents to report. you would think people were trying to get a leg up on the holiday drive but it's so light out there as we take you down the peninsula to san mateo, all green, moving freely this morning. it's free and clear. a little bit of slowing. the 92,

. >> sean: why tkpwerb shea against yourself? a viable alternative to a downgrade of america's financial reputation. >> sean: moody's is saying it going to downgrade any way. s&p saying within maybe 90 days. >> cap -- >> cut, cap and balance doesn't go as far as the ryan budget went. the ryan budget was voted on unanimously by the house republicans. i do think that this debate is a good one to have. what i don't see is the 2012 candidates coming forward on the republican side and saying, taking any leadership position. they are all taking a pass. >> sean: most have signed on to -- >> nobody is doing what -- what would you do in order to create jobs? >> sean: the answer is what -- one second here. every republican keeps saying, they want to be reagan. this is their moment to lead. >> didn't you see the ad the democrats ran today with the radio address from the reagan era in which he talks about the -- >> i realize it different and all relative -- [ talking over each other ] >> republican senator tom coburn told me this afternoon t

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with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. trouble getting her house repaired after the pipeline explosion damaged her home last fall. 7 on your side's michael finney tells us about the fight with her insurance company. >> this last happened down the street from her home. >> the house was jumping up and down. we had a hard time getting out because it was jumping, going back and forth. >> nine months later, the brick has been replaced. the chimney, fireplace and shattered times have been retired. the cracks on the walls on the side of the house have been patched up. the suit has been cleaned up, and the bathroom gutted and rebuilt. state farm paid for all the needed work except one very expensive one. >> the roof has been replaced. it's been replaced, but the insurance company refused to pay for the roof. >> tammy sent us two reports from contractors, both recommending that the 25-year-old roof be replaced. one report stated the majority of the damage was to the southeast, facing the side of the gas explosion. the other stated

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