the final time here at sherwood. >> two things you don't see. tiger missing a putt like that to lose an event and then smiling afterwards. >> only because it's tiger woods would you think, all right, this is almost a gimme. >> the issue there, he just struck too firmly. >> you can tell zach's surprised. he never thought he would finish in that fashion. >> let's go down to kurt. >> all right. zach, what an incredible finish. i know you hated to see tiger miss that putt, but take us back to the 72nd hole. your second shot with an 8-iron and then the wedge shot. what was going through your mind there? >> it wasn't a big one. it was one of those you hit it just a little hard, a little left, so i was trying to take a little off it. i didn't complete my backswing. it was just a bad swing. got caught up in the moment. and then certainly the next shot was a little too dramatic for me, but, you know, i guess i was teasing it in the holes previous. a lot of luck but i had a good number and very lucky it went in. >> congratulations on the win. steve? >> ku

the story broke by news 4s tom sherwood.king at video shot by tom as the mayor got the proper petitions to begin his re-election campaign. there will be a more formal kick off next year. when asked about his decision, mayor gray says he deserves another term. when asked about the federal investigation with his 2010 campaign, he said i'm looking to the future and he has done nothing wrong. tom sherwood breaking the news a few minutes ago. d.c. mayor, vincent gray after a year of uncertainty making certain his decision to run for re-election. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> the travel technology that admitted to infecting people to hepatitis c hansen tensed to 39 years in prison. earlier, he pled guilty to steal ing and tainted them with his blood. 47 people contracted the virus. seven people sick in maryland. prosecutors asked for 40 years in jail saying he caused a public health crisis. >>> do you trust the clerk whot? according to a new poll, two-thirds of americans say they don't trust others. people who respon

tom sherwood broke the story and took this video of him signing the paper work. tom joins us live in northwest washington. hi, tom. >> reporter: hi, doreen. the 2010 campaign is still under federal, criminal investigation. mayor gray said it's time to look to the future. after more than a year of speculation, mayor gray made it official, he's running for a second term. gray took the candidates oath after an unannounced visit to the d.c. board of elections before it closed for the day. what did you just do? >> well, i just came down and filed to take out petitions for re-election. >> so this is your declaration you are seeking re-election? >> yes, this is my declaration. we are actually going to have a kick off event in early 2014. i think the goal now is to get the required number of signatures to get on the ballot. >> reporter: gray faces up hill challenges. federal prosecutors continue to investigate gray's 2010 campaign and an illegal shadow campaign that spent $650,000 to help elect him. four persons pled guilty. gray has not been charged nor publicly discuss

tom sherwood attended the hearing. he'll have more on the results, coming up at 5:00. >>> new pictures coming in of former cuban president, fidel castro. >>> also ahead, why first lady michelle obama stopped by a hospital this afternoon. >>> the mega millions jackpot takes off again. >>> winter weather advisories posted on the north side of the mason dixon line. any need for a weather advisory here? we'll have more on that. see you in a few minutes. >>> an olympic torch run took a sad turn over the weekend. a torchbearer died from a heart attack minutes after carrying it in western siberia. the 73-year-old carried the torch 500 feet. this is video of the relay. afterwards, he said he wasn't feeling well. he was take ton the hospital, but doctors were not able to save him. he suffered two heart attacks in the past. he was a sports school director and wrestling coach. >> he is healthy and alert. that's how a writer is a two-hour long interview. they put out a photo of the meeting. it follows days of speculation of his he

tom sherwood broke the news this afternoon. we'll have more in a live report at 6:00. >>> health and human secretary kathleen sebelius will testify next week. republicans say problems with the law go beyond the troubled website. the site is vastly improved and more fixes are on the way. >>> fairfax county teachers are venting their frustrations through a new survey. news 4 got an advanced look at the results. david culver is in fairfax now to explain what the numbers show. >> reporter: our region's largest school system faced with worsening teacher moral. he shared with us the look at a survey. >> you can see, we are at a tipping point when it comes to keeping the best educators. >> 1400 teachers took the survey. has your workload decreased in the past year? 18% said yes. 82% said stayed the same or gone up. >> i would bet for all 82, it's gotten worse. >> reporter: this math teacher spent half her thanksgiving break doing work. more frustrating, she feels some parents don't understand how overworked she and her colleagues are.

tom sherwood was at that news conference and found out that gray didn't like the media crowd leavingroom, either. >> i want to talk about the future of the district of columbia. i am a native washingtonian. i have given virtually my life to this city. this is the washington redskins game? >> gray is a press secretary also argue we'd a reporter from the washington city paper claiming that the mayor has a stronger record on development than his predecessors. >>> and just moments ago, tom sherwood also confirmed that tomorrow he will form an expl e exploratory committee for a possible run for mayor. he's an independent and has until june to decide to launch a campaign on his own. he's the fifth member of the city council who is in the mayor's race or is considering it. he's been a member of the council since 1997. >>> just hours away now, walmart officially opens its doors in the district tomorrow. the mega retailer will open two stores. one on m street, the other, georgia avenue. we got a sneak peek inside the h street store where workers were busy getting ready. earlier this year walm

that's where we find news 4's tom sherwood who slushed there as well. hey, tom. >> reporter: there wasn't that much slush. the smithsonian is part of the federal government, but it didn't shut down today. a few of us had it all to ourselves. >> reporter: foot traffic was light at many smithsonian museums. >> then we have the 747 over here. >> reporter: guided tours had sparse crowds. those who knew the smithsonian was open even though the government was closed had the streets and the place to themselves, like recently retired suzie clark from mclean. >> i just retired after 45 years. >> reporter: i was going to ask you if you got the day off because of the snow? >> no. i took the rest of my life off. >> reporter: you picked a pretty good day. >> we went online to see what was open and thought this would be a great opportunity. no traffic. we parked right across the street. it was really great. >> reporter: smithsonian workers are government employees but they seem to enjoy being open while others shut down. today is an off day. >> kind of. we're open in

tom sherwood was there when the statue was unveiled this past september. it's a shame to see the fence and the barbed wire. >> i hope it will move some of the reconstruction, the embassy is being rebuilt. if they could move it back because i suspect there will be a lot of people that want to walk by. there's not a lot of room. we were there a couple days before the statue was formally dedicated. it's a ten foot statue, exactly like the one outside the prison where he spent so many decades in prison. she said the fist was a fist of hope, not so much of violence, but hope. in south africa, this is a great story, right across the street is the embassy for great britain. there's a statue there of winston churchill with a "v." >> they are signaling each other. >> they go rock beats scissors. a bus driver came by. he said i saw what was happening. i got back to the terminal and got on my motorcycle and i came over and had to take a picture of this statue. he was so proud. people have gone by and i have tweeted out the statue. shomari said they are honking. it's

. >> i'm tom sherwood at the national zoo. a troubling report about animal deaths and a >>> bitter cold tomorrow and another round of snow before the weekend is out. doug kammerer talks to us about the breaks we have gotten and the ones we're not going to get. >> well, we hit 42 today. a little bit of sunshine. still well below average. the evening planner, talking about 38 now. yeah, on the chilly side. temperatures drop to 31 around 11:00 tonight. that's when the wind will pick up. we'll see the wind come through with an arctic cold front that will drop temperatures dramatically tomorrow. 38 in d.c. 35 in rockville. 37 in reston. and as far as the radar is concerned, it's all dry. it's going to stay that way for the end of the week until the day on saturday. saturday is the next chance for storminess making it our way. and tomorrow a high temperature, yes, a high temperature of 29 in gaithersburg, 31 in washington, 32 in alexandria. and it's going to be breezy, too. i think windchills will be in the teens to 20 degrees about

tom sherwood, news 4. >>> a new website offering people a free ride home. it was unveiled today.rride.com is part of an effort to curb drunk-driving in our area. today, it held the 16th annual law enforcement awards. aaron gilchrist emceed the event. 12 police officers -- there he is, from d.c., maryland and west virginia were honored for work and efforts to stop drinking and driving. >>> we are bracing for another winter blast. how is it looking? >> we have snow that is going to move into the area. this time, a lot of the area is going to look at plain old rain. let me go through what is going on. first, the amounts of snowfall, everywhere in the white. one to two inches of snowfall north of d.c. southern loudoun county, fauquier, la ray, two to four in the light blue, it's frederick, winchester and leesburg. these areas, i'm not expecting the snow to hang on that long. four to five pocket for hagerstown and frostburg. there it could be. the temperatures warm after the snow falls. there could be a pocket of rain for saturday night. the hourly forecast for tomorrow, snow and rain

tom sherwood has more on how mandela's work helped shape the people shaping our community today. >> reporter: josh williams for 30 years led the metropolitan labor council. he still gets gidy when he talks about meeting mandela here in 1990. >> i would say it's such an honor to meet you madiba. i didn't say mandela, i said madiba. don't ask me why, it just came out of my mouth. >> reporter: the colorful posters from 1994 when he was an election watcher in south africa. he likes the picture taken with mandela at the cia headquarters because of his fierce support for labor. >> that to me is the picture i will always cherish. he was in the house of labor. >> reporter: d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton has her own memories. she was among four that helped spark demonstrations to bring about reform in south africa and freedom for trade leaders there. she said it was time to celebrate his long and worthy life of making life better for many people. >> there's not a lot to mourn if you consider the life he lived and his gift to the world. we always mourn for the passing of one of the great men

tom sherwood reports all gray wanted to talk about was what's ahead. tom? >> the mayor is proud of the city's economic development, but he didn't like some of the questions he was getting. the nation's capitol has been undergoing a decade old economic boom and mayor vincent gray running for

on the national mall, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> turning to the weather. what season is this, anyway? >> exactly right. it is not going to feel like winter. >> no, it feels great. >> if you are in the sunshine, it did feel nice. temperatures made their way into the 60s. take a look at the cam. a gorgeous look there. it has been a very nice day. not a lot in the way of cloud cover. fantastic day for recess. that's what the kids were doing out there at forest elementary school. hello to all the kids out there we spoke with today all about the weather. these were fantastic kids. i love going to this school, this is my third year in a row. hello to them, once again. they wanted to know about snow. kids, not in this forecast. 55 degrees. that's the high temperature, the temperature out there now. it's still ten degrees above the average high for this time of year. winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. 57 in winchester. 59 in la ray. 58 toward camp springs. frederick is the cold spot with a lot of snow on the ground. temperatures were held down there. stor

golf, zach johnson forced a playoff in sensational circumstances at the world challenge at sherwood country club, finding water but then holing out from 65 yards. he had rallied from four shots back. the 37-year-old american would and i world number one -- would deny world number one tiger woods at the first hole. woods saw a five-foot putt lip out for bogey after finding the bunker. >> after the amazing shows and theme parks, his latest project is the construction of an enormous ski resort. welcome to the world of kim jong-un. in a country cut off from the rest of the world with a quarter of the population starving, who are these resorts for? an investigation into the diluted -- deluded fantasies of the leader. on "france 24." "on the net." china pays tribute to nelson mandela. russia's challenge anti-gay laws ahead of the sochi olympics. and copies of some ancient bibles and biblical texts now available online. china, along with the rest of the world, as been reacting to the death of nelson mandela -- has been reacting to the death of nelson mandela. president xi jinping remembered his ye

nbc4's tom sherwood is live there tonight with details. >> reporter: they were great today, doreen. the smithsonians were open today. we ran into one federal worker who could have stayed home but didn't. the museum of natural history was open and hosting a few visitors today. no one told these guys the federal government was closed. >> i feel like i'm going to the inner sanctum. >> not quite. >> reporter: no one told veteran u.s. agriculture scientist who works categorizing bugs in the bowels of the history museum. >> by chances do they carry diseases? >> not these, no. >> reporter: he says he didn't hear the news the government was closed. it looked find out side this morning. so you came to work? >> yes, i came to work. they told me we had it off. but i'm here. >> reporter: those who knew the smithsonian was open even though the government was closed had the streets and place to themselves like recently retired susie clark from mcclaine. >> i just retired after 45 years. >> i was going to ask you if you got the day off because of the snow? >> no. i took the rest of my life off. >>

sherwood country club and thousand oaks, tiger woods and 17 of his best friend in the mutual world challenge of the lead at 11 under. he hit a tree on 12. tiger runs away with the tournament, but 3-putt 13 after sticking his approach, woods birdies, leads by 2 shots at 11 under. salt lake facing off at the mls cup 76 minutes. collins off the quarter kick, tied at 1. doll lens tenth round scores again. lovell palmer extends the match. oh my goodness. how bad does he feel? >> your 2013 mls champs. florida state-duke on deck. seminoles when. they're in the national title game. stick around for after the g ed o ken e 's >> announcer: the following is a presentation of espn on abc. . this is dr. pepper championship week. >> history, you're either trying to live up to it or rewrite it. for florida state, the pedigree is there. stacked with speed, talent and excitement. they are number one in the country and feeling that old seminole swagger. but first time in a long time people are

. >>> now to a story tom sherwood reported first on news4. d.c. mayor, vincent gray is seeking re-election amid allegations of corruption in 2010. tonight his political rivals are coming out swinging. jackie bensen is outside the wilson building with the details. hey, jackie. >> reporter: hello, doreen. mayor gray defended his record tonight amid a new round of unwelcome questions. a few hours after taking the candidate's oath and signing forms to pick up nominating petitions at the d.c. board of elections, d.c. mayor vincent gray responded to questions about the criminal investigations surrounding contributions to his 2010 campaign. >> listen, our record speaks for itself. look at the fiscal stability in this city, the economic development, the way people are getting back to work. >> reporter: four high-level aides to the gray 2010 campaign pleaded guilty to felony charges. the mayor himself has not been charged with any wrongdoing. council member tommy wells is among six declared rivals. he released a written statement saying, quote, vince gray

gray told our tom sherwood the city will continue to build on poplar point. >>> happening today wall street will have an eye on washington as the government releases its jobs report for the month of november. many hope it will show the economy added 180,000 jobs last month. if that is the case many experts believe it could signal the job market is picking up speed. they expect it to dip to 7.2%. >>> also today security will be tight around parts of downtown washington as people from around the world watch the annual lighting of the national christmas tree. megan mcgrath is live with what you need to know. megan? >> reporter: well, eun, the big show gets under way at 5:00 tonight. there's a preshow that starts at 4:30 this afternoon. all-star lineup. mariah carey, aretha franklin, all performing as part of the show. now i'm joined by jennifer with the national park service. talk a little bit about this year's show and i should mention right now we're showing video from last year. >> oh, terrific. thank you for coming to one of america's national parks. we're gearing up for the 91st an

he equaled his own course record at the sherwood country club.e shot 10 birdies in an under par round of 62. johnson is a runner up, he's end. >> well, i played well. i obviously hit a lot of good shots. i made--i made more puts than i did yesterday. i missed a couple of kick-ins. but today was good. >> the boston celtics have maintained top spot. they beat the denver nuggets. they were given a chance off the bench and responded by providing 17 points and 7 rounds. as for the nuggets they have lost two straight. that's all your sports for now. we'll have more for you later. >> that will do it for the news hour. stay here on al jazeera. we'll update the day's top stories for you straight ahead. thank for watching. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories that we're following for you. merrill newman i has been relead from north korea and freed overnight. and the largest art show in the u.s. what many cities want to have. at this hour the american war veteran who has been detained

he equaled his own course record at sherwood country club. shot well. >> i made a lot more puts than i made yesterday. today, today was good. >> the boston celtics have maintained top spot in the nba's eastern conversation. scoring 17 points and 7 rebounds. the nuggets have lost two in a row. >>> and a 34-haul led the houston rockets. the final score, 105-83. sebastian vettel has been awarded the award in paris. [♪ music ] >> there was a blues brothers theme to the evening as vettel and the other award winners arrived on stage. the germany driver won his fourth consecutive award this year. while thinks team picked up the constructer trophy for the first time. >> do stay with us here on al jazeera. we have more news right ahead. our. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories that we're following for you. merrill newman is back with his family in the u.s. his six-week saga in north korea over. >>> south african mourners are holding vigils and memorials for nelson mandela continues. and this marijuana ingredient

coming up, tom sherwood spoke to folks around the national mall about that they think of the project. >>> in an effort to spread holiday cheer, members of u.s. senate held a secret santa gift exchange. democrats and republicans took part. maryland senator got a georgia clay bread warmer. virginia senator tim cain got jam and jelly from the arkansas senator. the gift exchange was organized by minnesota. >>> a major warm up is in the works. >> amelia has the latest on this spring-like weather. >> yesterday, i talked about warmer temperatures for today, but i didn't talk about temperatures being as warm as they were. look at our high so far today. 61 in washington and manassas. 59 in leesburg. la ray, a high temperature today near 70 degrees. our temperatures will be even warmer for tomorrow. so, what does that mean for this evening? well, a very mild evening tonight. great feel outside right now. 6:00 p.m., 58 pleasant degrees and yes, it's december. winter begins saturday. clouds will increase overnight. what that means is our temperatures won't get as cold. 10:00 tonight, we will be a

tiger lead by two shots and zach johnson even par at 72 at sherwood country club to go 11-under overallknow, zach and you ar are ot together again and it will be fun. >> bubba made a move and he is right there. three guys have a real good shot at it. >>> in sun city in south africa jamie donaldson hold as three stroke lead. the welshman had four days on the back 9. donaldson is ahead of bjorn in the race for the $1.25 million purse. >>> tennis former world number one maria sharapova has rirnd td to the court for the first time follow a shoulder injury. 12-10 bas10 was the score. it was sharapova's first match since august the russians expect to make the first tournament return in bring. >>> the bruins beat pittsburgh 3-2. this hit on eriksson resulted in a melee. they dfnl didn't stretch it offr having a difference of opinion with thornson. chara scored the winner to bring them within a point of pittsburgh. >>> meanwhile the dallas stars dlashed ththrashed the flyers 5. the second period saw dallas breakaway. a third hatti hat trick this se. >>> and in the nba the portland traitrailblaz

it was a tough afternoon for tim sherwood. his side had to come back to win 3-2.purs lost last week at home to liverpool. >> it's been barcelona game, hoping to replace atletico madrid at the top of. they'll have to do it without star plays lionel messi, and remah shown a fifth yellow. it's barca's last la leagua map. and they are second, three behind atletico. >> translation: i like to play with the whole squad. the fact that some players are aare never good. especially the ones missing. it's got for our rivals. >> real madrid are in action later, sitting third in the table. eight off the top. valentia could be without gareth bell and missed a kappa dell ray match during the week. >> they are a team with motivation. when a team gets a now coach there's more focus and concentration on the match. this is an important match, we want to end well, playing well, with three points. a match in spain has been completed. two goals helped espanio helped them win. three points moves them into ninth. they hover one game off the relegation zone in 17th. >> bayern munich is the

. >>> the mayors race in >>> our tom sherwood is following up on a story he was first to report yesterday. mayor vincent gray is running for reelection. many people have been wondering for more than a year if he would seek a second term. federal prosecutors are still looking into his 2010 campaign. four people pleaded guilty to running a shadow campaign that helped him get elected. gray, though, is not facing any charges. >> our record speaks for itself. look at the fiscal stability, education, the way people are getting back to work. >> some of gray's opponents are already criticizing him for running again. tommy wells says the mayor doesn't deserve a second chance because he ran a corrupt campaign. >> and new, vice president joe biden is taking a stance against china's air defense zone. earlier today he held a press conference. biden told the u.s. he is deeply concerned about china's attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. china wants all aircraft entering airspace over water around its land to notify authorities before hand. the u.s., gentleman want and other allies ref

tom sherwood joins us with details. tom? >> it started with a fight over walmart wages. now the new law will apply city wide. it had been a tense summer of loud, anti-walmart demonstrations. the bill died when mayor vincent gray vetoed it and they couldn't pass enough override votes. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: in contrast, today was worker and community groups that gathered as it has d.c. council prepared to vote for a new law, not just for walmart, but all workers. >> d.c. advocates led a courageous and unstoppable movement for all of our workers. >> the council unanimously passed a new minimum wage bill. this bill guarantees sick leave for workers. >> minimum wage, not necessarily a living wage and we'll continue to find ways to keep the pressure on. we need to take care of working women and men. >> reporter: it will raise the current minimum of $8.25 an hour to $9.50 next summer then rise a dollar a year to $11.50 until 2016. after that, inflation. mayor gray proposed $10 an hour and a steady future increases. he says he will sign the new law. there's an ef

he is still under investigation, something sherwood equated to a wet mattress hanging over his campaign. how tough would it be for the mayor to run with a wet mattress hanging over his head? >> it won't be easy, there's no question about that. the reality is that many of the people who are convinced that the 2010 campaign was corrupt have already decided that they're not going to be able to support mayor gray. so to my way of thinking, he is actually benefiting from all of these other high-profile candidates getting into the race. the more widely the vote is divided, the better it is for him. he may do what harry thomas used to do when he was running and win by 30% of the vote because all the anti incumbent vote has been divide among so many candidates. >> bowser saying now that he's running he will have to answer questions, tommy wells saying he doesn't deserve a second chance because of the shadow of the 2010 campaign. >> a lot of that, i think, is campaign talk on these candidates running against mayor gray. but i think a lot -- i heard tommy wells the other day. he's puffing up the

ahead on news 4 at 5:00, tom sherwood talks to the mayor about the tug of war for this. >>> new information about a bank robbery inside a grocery store in bethesda that we told you about yesterday. police are investigating whether the robly at the pnc bank at wildwood shopping center may be linked to monday's robbery at a pnc in rockville. this is released video of yesterday's robbery. he is 30 to 40 years old, 5'8" to 5' 10" tall and 160 to 180 pounds. he said he had a gun, but didn't produce one. >>> a maryland man is reunited with someone near and dear to his heart. for 56 years he's owns a john deere tractor he bought when he was 18. last month, someone stole it from his front yard. a viewer saw it and tipped police where they would find it. last night, they did, in a garage in new market. pat collins is talking with the tractor owner. his story is coming up an news 4 at 5:00. >>> we are in the final moments of hanukkah 2013. there's a reception getting under way at the white house. this is the first of two hanukkah receptions the president and first lady will host. the president is exp

finally before winter officially begins, tiger woods hosting his own tournament in thousand oaks at sherwooder zach johnson. johnson tied on 18 with woods. the approach on the creek and the par 4 and drop zone and goes in and we head to sudden death. tiger needed a five-footer to extend the match. and it rips out. are you kidding me? even swraing is embarrassed for the win. zach johnson steals tiger's trophy in his own event. it is well deserved though with that shot on 18. this sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. it is official. florida state and auburn will battle in the national title game in pasadena. you know who i am pulling for. >> we do. >> thank you, shu. i'm ama dates for spencer christian and leigh glaser, u'rep with your mortgage, worried about foreclosure. we can help you keep your house. all we ask for in return is that you submit to our plans for galactic domination. [laughing] [laughing hesitantly] [laughing evilly] sign. announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, talk to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> this

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood. is the district doing enough to make cycling safe in the city where cycling is more and more popular? >>> not even a quarterback change can help the washington redskins with a win against atlanta. >> they are 3-11. we have the dallas cowboys coming up sunday. not pretty, dianna. >> reporter: not a lot of drama. mike shanahan talked to us around 3:00. he wanted to make two points clear. a, he's not resigning and b, robert griffin iii is the quarterback of this team and the future quarterback of the washington redskins. no matter how well you thought kirk cousins performs. we were talking football today. in fact, a lot of people were questioning mike shanahan's decision. at the end of the game yesterday, instead of kicking for the tie to go into overtime to go for the two-point conversion. chris cooley says he was screaming from the booth. you have to go for it. you have to go for it. here's his thoughts. >> the only factor you weigh in is do you think you are going to win in overtime?

it was a tough afternoon for sherwood. his side was forced to come from behind against southampton before winning 3-2. twice from the net, salked last week after spurs lost 5-nil at home to liverpool. >> i wanted to have a chat with the chairman and see what's best for the football club moving forward. i need to know what they are thinking, you know, moving forward. i don't want to the stop for five minutes. it makes nor difference to me. we are going to -- are we going to go forward with it or not? >> in the match on sunday, everton moved up to fourth place on the table after they beat swanzy. 2-1 away. >>> south africa worked out on breaking the world record for the highest test in cricket history. they needed 458 to beat india in j johann johannesburg. they had the fans dreaming for the partnership of 205, both making centuries. it came down to the final over with requiring 16 runs for victory and despite a 6-off at the last ball by dale stein. he and vernon fill ander couldn't get the job done. >> south africa falling

finally before winter officially begins, tiger woods hosting his own tournament in thousand oaks at sherwoody club. tiger came into the final round with a two-shot lead over zach johnson. johnson tied on 18 with woods. the approach on the creek and the par 4 and drop zone and goes in and we head to sudden death. tiger needed a five-footer to extend the match. and it rips out. are you kidding me? even swraing is embarrassed for the win. zach johnson steals tiger's trophy in his own event. it is well deserved though with that shot on 18. this sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. it is official. florida state and auburn will battle in the national title game in pasadena. you know who i am pulling for. >> we do. >> thank you, shu. i'm ama dates for spencer christian and leigh glaser, customer appreciation month at subway. we're saying thanks with two of your favorite six inch subs. the six-inch cold cut combo, or the six-inch meatball marinara, built fresh from the bread up for just $2 each all december long. subway. eat fresh. ladies and gentlemeneach all december long. of the j

abc news president ben sherwood called him a vital member of the team. be replaced by ginger zee. who's, you know, terrific. we're in good hands with ginger zee. that's good news. sam will move on the weather channel and the weather channel president said that the negotiations began several months ago for developing a show and rebrand the network that will include a new look and new morning show that sam will be at the top of. sam was apparently their dream choice. so we wish sam all the best and we will miss sam. he is so talented. >> after 25 years here at abc, we will absolutely miss him. it doesn't seem like it because we just heard the news, but his last day is tomorrow. >> yes, it is tomorrow. >> wednesday is tomorrow. that's tough. >> wow. >>> moving on to this. joe jonas, one of the trio of the jonas brothers, apparently revealing a lot in an essay in "new york magazine." the fact he smoked pot when he was just a teen. he did it with other teen stars namely demi lovato and miley cyrus. they egged him on to try it and try it. and he also says that

an--another one of his close associates said, 'i'--this was robert sherwood, who wrote speeches for roosevelt--he said, 'i could never penetrate that heavily forested interior.' henry wallace said, 'the only certainty in the roosevelt administration was what was going on inside fdr's head.' m--my initial expectation that he would be a--a man who held the cards close to the vest was confirmed. somebody said to me, 'well, did this make you think less of him?' it made him more interesting to me, a more textured character. c-span: you say in the book that you're--colin powell helped you with information on this book. did i misinterpret that or was that from your old friendship? >> guest: well, in this sense, as--as you know, i w--i was colin powell's collaborator on his autobiography, "my american journey." colin powell, needless to say, had very, very useful connections throughout the federal bureaucracy, and when i would have queries, i could go to some of his staff who--who--who would get answers for me, for which i'm very grateful. c-span: how long did you work on his book? >> guest: he and i

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sherwood boler and wayne gilchrest, former republican representatives from new york and virginia, in a joint february 2012 "washington post" op-ed with representative waxman and senator markey, made the fiscal case for a carbon fee. here's what they said. "the debate over how to reduce our nation's debt has been presented as a dilemma between cutting spending on programs americans cherish or raising taxes on american job creators. but there is a better way. we could slash our debt by making power plants and oil refineries pay for the carbon emissions that endanger our health and environment. this policy would strengthen our economy, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, keep our skies clean, and raise a lot of revenue. the best approach," they continue, "would be to use a market mechanism, such as the sale of carbon allowances or a fee on carbon pollution, to lower emissions and increase revenue." for one former republican member of this body, the threat of climate change has serious professional implications. as secretary of defense, it's chuck hagel's job to account for all hazards