(scottish accent) siri, can you direct me to the nearest kilt shop? >> siri: this is america. you haggis-eating, bagpipe molestor. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: all right now for the british. (british accent) siri, where does the rain in spain mainly fall? >> siri: why don't you go ask your stupid queen? or is she too inbred to answer?! [ laughter ] >> stephen: or for germans -- (german accent) guten tag-- i vould like directions to the local gim-nasium. >> siri: how can you live with yourself after what you did to the von trapp family? >> stephen: know what? the republicans can't decide who to get behind, and siri is such a strong conservative voice. maybe she should run for president.v:i] but first, siri, have you had an affair with h>> siri: i was youi needed the job. [ laughter ] >> stephen: oh you poor thing. we'll be right back. vo: funnovations inc. is cute testing sweaters and critter hats against the holiday's scroogiest scrooges. ready, set, cute! whoa that kitty's a cutie. oh what's it gonna be? 4 out of 5 scrooges agree. critter hats are the cutest

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>> siri was sold to apple in 2010. you know, we talked to one of the former directors of siri. technology. he said while he had this company, there were no known filters that would have filtered out anything having to do with abortion. >> mary snow, we'll stay on top of this story. fascinating story indeed. thank you. so if you're planning a holiday shopping trip to the mall, beware. someone may be tracking your every move. and newt gingrich keeps climbing in the polls at mitt romney's expense. but will the former house speaker stumble before primary season gets under way? hey, officer, how's it going? [ horns honking ] not a talker. cool. i'm not either most times. passport. yes. passport. passing them to you. driver's license. yup. here you go. past five years' tax returns, high-school report cards, and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you should have really provided us with a checklist of documents we were going to need up front. who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we provide a checklist of the mortgage documents you'll nee

the siri processes the request and it gives you several answers.ut there is one request, one question in particular it doesn't seem to be able to answer. >> i'm locked out. >> i found three locks necessarily close to you. >> say hello to the most amazing iphone yet. >> reporter: and now it's becoming the most controversial iphone yet, specifically when it comes to the debate over abortion rights. >> we're concerned when people use siri they're getting directed to sources that are not unbiassed and honest about the information. >> reporter: ted miller is with the national abortion and reproductive action rights. they have written a letter calling to the change for the certain functions when asked about abortion clinics. the application either steers people in the wrong direction or doesn't provide a result at all. >> what we're asking apple to do is to ensure that people get the information they ask siri for. and in some cases, unfortunately, they're not getting it. >> reporter: let's give it another test. abortion clinic. >> i found two abortion cl

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[siri - you have 3.7 billion appointments.] coming up. will be on the field for an interview. we'll take a look at the playoff picture, and chris and i will take a look ahead to christmas night a week from tonight. a flag down. recovered by san diego. might have been illegal touch early on as well as a kick down the field. and you get a little extra skirmish going on. sunday night football brought to you by geico. 15 minutes can save you 15% on car insurance. by sprint, no limits, only by sprint, and by toyota. chargers on tuesday visited an elementary skrool, surprising the students with bicycles purchased by the san diego chargers. team that has been owned by the spanos family since the mid-'80s. one super bowl appearance for them in miami following the '94 -- antonio garay. >> cris: what the heck. >> al: what not? >> cris: it's been that kind of a funky day today in the national football league, hasn't it? >> al: baltimore scoring a meaningless touchdown, meaningless except to some friendly dejenerates we know, to make it 34-14. and th

you can ask siri a million questions. i say buzz off to these people.iri is still in beta development for crying out loud, this a nonissue. the address mail bag@wusa9.com. >>> that's our broadcast, i will see you later, stay warm, we'll see you then. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> new photos of jennifer lopez with her much younger man. hugging, kissing, playing with her kids. why is she taking her romance public now? >>> then, why kim kardashian's soon to be ex is reportedly claiming their entire marriage was a fraud. >>> prime-time tv's midseason replacements. we'll tell you which new shows are worth tuning in to. >> then -- >> see, it's supposed to be eric. >> selina gomez, demi lovato, miley cyrus. >> hi, i'm miley cyrus and i'm 11 years old. >> see the audition tapes that made them disney superstars. >>> the fake plastic surgery epidemic. "e.t.'s" special investigation. >> i could have died. >> the latest victim can be her deformed face be saved? >> you can get that done for $300, you

>> siri can do a number of things. that is a feature on the iphone that you just talk to.knew that siri could be so romantic. >> make it romantic in here. >> i'll dim the lights and turn on the fireplace. would you like to watch? >> no. >> good. i don't like that chick flick anyway. let's get down to business. >> he used siri proxy that allows him to add his own question, answers, commands into the question and answer command library. but if it actually works and it dims the lights in this guy's living room, that is cool. but i have a feeling a guy is hitting the switch. >> you can tell this guy programmed it. that's like, that's the guy response. who wants romance? >> yeah. >> he would get much further with siri. >> sounds like she is trying to sex this guy. >> or like a smart phone. maybe she is trying to data process, get through e-mail. >> get down to business means like a software update. >> a small boutique, an eager customer and a snarky sales clerk. sound familiar? >> do you have these in half? >> no. they are limited edition. >> what's the deal with the unpleasant

is siri pro-life or just an accident?es after the hour. >>> welcome back, it's 43 minutes after the hour. this story is so incredible. you know apple's new iphone is apparently being called prolife. >> here's why. the iphone 4s virtual assistant siri helps you find phone numbers and addresses and some users say it won't find abortion clinics. i was wondering, is that -- whatever. cnn's mary snow has the story. >> reporter: where can i find a supermarket? one of the hottest functions of the new iphones. >> i found a number of supermarkets. >> reporter: siri the virtual assistant. ask it just about anything and it finds an answer, if it can't, it leads you to a search engine. apple is having to respond to its new voice activated assistant. those questions were raised by bloggers asking why siri could find everything from strip clubs to viagra but apparently draws a blank when asked about abortion or conception. we're standing outside a parenthood clinic in new york. where can i find an abortion clinic. this is the latest ip

right here in d.c., got an iphone 4s with siri and? the nearest abortion clinic. >> i found two abortion clinics a little ways from you. >> a little ways from you, it says. there are at least three abortion clinics. sry. . i told us in pennsylvania and virginia. it did give us clinics, it didn't give us the closest. once more, dan simon, you're in san francisco. we head out there. here it is. >> are there any abortion clinics in california? >> i didn't find any abortion clinics. >> all right. laura, you come in at this point. plenty of abortion clinics in the san francisco area. apple says the a glitch, this is a beta, technology being developed and improved and they'll fix it. you think? >> i think it's more than a glitch. i think it's a values issue and i think that their software provider or someone gave them information that was biased. you should be able to find out about birth control, you should be able foo-tto find out about and legal abortions and we shouldn't have women's issues stigmatized by software and technology provider

siri why are you antiabortion and it responded i just am. who was serious i don't think. i think it's counterintuitive i mean if you've got a mind if the rise of the machines is coming you would think it's all about abortion because that means that humans are dying like i mean i think it would be in her benefit for there to be less humans on the planet. believes in life or conception then you know that's something i mean i don't want to get into that and i think i kind of just accidently alluded to something that i don't mean to analyze the point is that we have to laugh about syrian the stuff that she says we can before the policy. let's move on to j. edgar movie here's a little clip of it. it's my belief that one man becomes a part of the zero you know so can go to so as to eliminate even the slightest possibility of criticism as to his comment was told someone like. i want you to be one of. the nine you. ok so there's a lot in this movie alluding to his homosexuality and the f.b.i. is really upset about that actually the bill grad and for

though siri can find viagra as well as an escort service.pple says it's a technical glitch saying these are not intentional omissions and they are working on a fix. >>> general motors now says it will buy back chevy volts from drivers worried about a problem with car batteries. the national highway traffic safety administration has launched a formal investigation into the all-electric volt. that's after volt batteries unexpectedly caught fire after some crash tests in at least three cars. this week gm offered to give loners until the safety concerns are resolved. >>> many americans will let some of their last remaining vacation days go unused this year. >> hard to believe. >> why? >> a survey from expedia finds the average worker earned 14 days off but only actually used 12 of them in 2011. with the average full-time worker earning around $39,000 a year, it adds up to $34 billion worth of time. many say they forfeit the days because they cannot afford to travel or didn't plan ahead. >> i have an idea. just hang out at home. >> don't spend mo

we're talking about siri. >> it is coming under fire by some who claim it is programmed to be pro-life. ken molestina has more on what all of the fuss is about. >> i'm locked out. >> i found three locksmiths fairly close to you. >> say hello to the most amazing iphone yet. >> now, it is quickly becoming the most controversial iphone yet. specifically when it comes to the debate over abortion rights. >> we're concerned that when people use sirry, they're getting directed to sources that are not unbiased about reproductive health information. >> ted miller is the reproduction active league. they've written a letter to apple's ceo, tim cook, calling for a change to the way siri functions when asking about abortion clinics. it either steers people in the wrong direction or doesn't provide a result at all. >> we're asking apple to ensure that people get the information they asked siri for. >> reporter: let's give her another test. >> abortion clinic? >> found two abortion clinics a little ways from you. >> i'm standing outside planned parenthood. >> there is another issue. the two results t

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[siri- new message from mrs. claus: go easy on the cookies.] day look? [siri - you have 3.7 billion appointments.] ♪ ♪ grey goose. world's best tasting vodka. vfor the ones that dab, the ones who smear,r king. the ones who spread them everywhere. for the late night cravers to the oddball eaters, the handful stuffers and the tiny biters. thicker cut for more flavor. new fries from burger king. >> oh, let's do the top ten thing, ladies and gentlemen. (applause) >> dave: top ten things mitt romney would like to say to the american people. and here to present tonight's top ten list former governor of massachusetts and the reason the audio was screwed up earlier-- (laughter) mitt romney. mitt, come on out and take a bow. (applause) >> dave: thank you, mitt. how did you do in the back nine? (laughter) now the category top ten things mitt romney would like to say to the american people. and finally, thank goodness, he has a forum here to talk to the american people. (laughter) here we go. in a recent national poll mitt romney and newt gingrich are in

[siri- new message from mrs. claus: go easy on the cookies.] [laughs] how does the rest of my day look? [siri - you have 3.7 billion appointments.] >> give it to you straight. i'm trying to clean my life up here and go straight and christian and all, so, if there's anything that you can help me with -- >> you are convicted of a felony. >> that's because -- >> that doesn't matter. the best you are going to get is factory work. todd, do we have factory work? >> i'm sorry. i'm trying to talk to you woman-to-woman, truthfully. hey! hey! hey! >> charlize theron as eileen warner. that wasn't just heralded as a great movie. critics in america said it was one of the greatest performances in the history of acting, an amazing thing to say about a young actress in your position. it was an astounding film. so visceral a role, that chakt. when you look back on it now, brilliant for you and your career, to actually play that role, what was the experience like? >> that was the greatest gift i have been given in my career. >> really? >> i'm not going to sit he

[siri- new message from mrs. claus: go easy on the cookies.] i wanted to add this, to send this off this say followup on the let's buy a zoo. i will need their social security and bank routing number. so we'll just-- get that in, thank you. >> our next guest is the most successful female skier racer in american history. she's an olympic gold medalist, has won three consecutive year all world cup championships. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome-- oh, look at that, good heavens. lindsey vonn, come on out, lindsey. >> dave: i'm told that you flew in from germany just to be here today. >> i did. >> dave: well, thank you very much. >> yeah, only for few you're in the middle of the world cup season, is that what it is. >> yeah, hi a race on tuesday night. >> dave: how did that go. >> i was 8th. wasn't the best but it was okay. >> dave: but you have won like six or seven titles or six or seven events this year already, haven't new. >> yeah, and my first five starts i won, or first six starts i won five races. >> dave: nice going, congratulations. >

not intentional and the kinks are still being worked out the technology but that doesn't explain why siri directs women to write when crisis pregnancy centers instead of actual abortion clinics and why series has a much easier time locating escort services and gun shops and emergency rate centers and contraceptive services it appears as though the war on women is going to jail and the very very ugly german clarks clarkson is the host of the b.b.c.'s most popular t.v. show known as top gear a show primarily about cops but yesterday clarkson went out of his area of expertise to talk about the massive labor strike that rocked. u.k. and had some vile words to say about public workers but the company. only went to the most or the execute the men from so their families i mean they go strike when we've got these age pensions that are going to be guaranteed while the rest of us are to work through the course clarkson is a multimillionaire who makes his living driving cars on t.v. not only that he's employed by the b.b.c. meaning he collects his paycheck from the very same british taxpayers who we

[siri- new message from mrs. claus: go easy on the cookies.]on appointments.] >>> less than three minutes benefactor top of the hour. donald trump is abandoning the democratic party. he's changed from republican to unaffiliated. an aide says trump switched to preserve his right to run for president. and also because he was, quote, disgusted with the way republicans handled the payroll tax cut battle. >>> republican candidates gearing up for a big week in iowa. let's turn to political editor paul steinhauser in washington. >> reporter: hey, alina. call it a time-out. the campaign trail goes dark for christmas. come tuesday with a week to go before the iowa caucuses, it's game on for candidates. mitt romney starts the week in new hampshire, their primary one week after the caucuses. the former governor hits the ground midweek as does texas ron paul. a 44-stop bus tour in the hawkeye state, mitt romney. expect rick perry, michele bachmann and rick santorum to crisscross iowa all week as all three need to finish strong. that's where you'll find jon

however -- some are saying the creators of siri have an agenda because of one item that siri can't seembortion clinic. let me bring in now eli paris, author of the "new york times" best seller "the filter bubble," what the internet is hiding from you. also the executive director of moveon.org. if people ask siri where to find an abortion clinic, what kind of answers are they getting back? >> a lot of the time they aren't getting they answer at all. if you search for siri in new york city -- if you search nor an abortion in new york city, or family planning clinic, often people are reporting that they won't get any results coming up whatsoever. >> so this is what they are telling. they said in an interview with the "new york times," this is from apple, "these are not intentional omissions meant to offend anyone. it simply means that as we bring siri from beta to a final product we find places where we can do better around we will in the coming weeks." eli, i guess what's wrong with that, this is new technology for apple. they are using -- i assume there are a number of different little t

the bad apple earlier this week news broke that apple's newest i phone feature known as siri voice is systems that helps users find information they need appears to have a bias against women find an abortion services often giving women miss information on where the nearest clinics are at will respond to the controversy saying the wrong information by siri was not intentional and the kinks are still being worked out the technology but that doesn't explain why siri directs women to write when crisis pregnancy centers instead of actual worship clinics and why series has a much easier time locating escort services and gun shops in emergency rate centers and contraceptive services it appears as though the war on women is going to change and a very very ugly journey clarks clarkson is the host of the b.b.c.'s most popular t.v. show known as top gear the show primarily about cars but yesterday clarkson went out of his area of expertise to talk about the massive labor strike that rocked. u.k. and heads of vile words to say about public workers companies shocked. i would tell you most are to s

so he asks what is now called siri, do i need an umbrella, and says, the prediction is for sunny day tomorrow in palo alto. so, it really is doing the beautiful thing. so finally steve says, are you a man or are you a woman? and they all kind of hold their breath because he is trying to trick the machine, and siri is very good. the two layers, and it says, they have not yet assigned me a gender. [laughter] >> and they all breathe a sigh of relief and steve thinks its great. he loves that technology. bill gates and everybody has been trying to crack voice recognition. >> yeah. what do you think of the apple that he leaves behind? you talked about the team and the great group he has built. there's rumored to be this product road map that goes on and on. but the history of technology companies with a founder like this, is someone driving it with a vision like this, leaving, is not great overall. what do you think about where apple goes from here without steve jobs? >> well, the last meeting i told you about when he goes the board and does that lunch, somebody at the lunch makes fun of h

[siri- new message from mrs. claus: go easy on the cookies.]i - you have 3.7 billion appointments.] ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, ♪dong ♪ throw cares away, christmas is here, bringing good cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and old, meek and the bold, ding dong ding, dong, ♪ ♪ that is their song, with joyful ring, all caroling, ♪ ♪ one seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, ♪ ♪ filling the air, oh how they pound, raising the sound, ♪ ♪ o'er hill and dale, telling their tale, gaily they ring, ♪ ♪ while people sing, songs of good cheer, christmas is here. ♪ ♪ merry, merry, merry, merry christmas ♪ (people speaking indistinctly) oh, snap. is that philip? yo, what's good, son? man, i ain't seen you in a minute. man, how you been? he thinks i'm my brother. happens with the gweilo. what's up? move along. hey, man, why you touching up on me? hey, man, you better check your totem. hey, philip, tell him that we boys. tell your boy thor that we boys. yeah, let's go outside. you can call philip on his cell later. philip, tell h

the one question that siri will not answer. >>> the hunter the hunted. how a trigger happy dog sent a man to the hospital. when we come back. >>> the winds beginning to calm down around the bay area. if you have to do some skiing, snowboarding this weekend, brisk wind in the high country. sunny and brisk throughout the weekend mild temperatures too. more on your weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, on a couple of dif >>> let's get a check of today's top stories. tension is rising on a couple of different levels at "occupy sf." campers are angry at police over the placement of the barricades and among the protestors there is disagreement about whether they should move. >>> herman cain is expected to see his wife in georgia today. he says he wants to speak with her about the future of his campaign. he has denied allegations of sexual harassment and an extramarital affair. but all the media around the stories have hurt his poll numbers as well as his ability to raise money. >>> southern california cleaning out the damage from this one of the worst wind s

, but some say siri's answers are biased against abortion rights.ng a lot of buzz. mary, what do we know about this? >> with critics questioning whether a moral message was in play, apple's come out to deny that. technical issues to explain why siri can't seem to locate abortion clinics. >> where can i find supermarket? it's one of the hottest functions of the new iphones. sics ri, the virtual assistant. ask it just about anything and it finds an answer, but apple is having to respond to questions about its new assistant. those questions were first raised by bloggers asking why siri could find anything from strip clubs to viagra, but apparently draws a blank when asked about contraception. where can i find an abortion clinic? this is the latest iphone with the siri app. >> sorry, i couldn't find any abortion clinics. >> ask the same question in washington, d.c. and the blog says it comes up with a center in virginia and pennsylvania. a similar search directs users to several clinics. the aclu and advocates raise concerns, but apple is blaming it on

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. >>> ael a new iphone 4s is a hit with consumers and siri can help you find almost anything. but it draws a blank when asked about abortion or contraception. >> where can i find an abortion clinic. >> sorry i couldn't find any abortion clinics. >> all right so the issues was raised by blogers and the aclu an abortion right advocates are taking up the cause. analyst who cover ae says the culture of silence will likely add to suspicions. >> you see lots and lots of pretty wild theories and speculations about new products and services and you know, hidden agendas with apple more than other companies because they tend to constrain the amount of information that they make available to the marketplace. >> reporter: so apple is calling it a technical glitch and says they didn't intentionally leave out family planning information and they say they don't use their data base to fuel siri discoveries and gather it from number of different partners. >>> today mayor stephanie rawlings blake is going to be kicking off the renovation of 30 row homes. she will be on preston street around 3 t

the most popular feature on the iphone 4s is siri that answers questions about anything.xcept questions about where the nearest planned parenthood is located. siri does not also answer questions about birth control, mammogram tests or places for victims of sexual assault. apple told "the new york times," the issue is not political. but rather a glitch that they say will somehow eventually go away. >>> this is not earthquake prediction, but rather early warning. around here, anything helps. scientists are working on a new system that could give us precious seconds to prepare before the shaking starts. here's patrick healy. >> reporter: what if the shaking did not catch you by surprise? what if you knew what's coming? >> any warning is a good warning. >> reporter: such a system is already in japan. and alerted millions before the giant quake last march. and here in california, at cal tech, such a system is under development. >> it works most of the time. but not reliably. >> reporter: tom heaton heads up the cal tech team, aiming to make early warning a practical reality. i

siri allows you to ask a grant of questions and get answers. 2011 was a big year for facebook.haws over 850 million users. facebook unveiled a time line, the biggest change of time--the biggest change the face of it yet. it is still rolling hills. it is too big to tell if this will be a score or a flop. >>kimberlee: verizon wireless announced that it is dropping plans to charge customers a $2 convenience the to pay bills online. they did post a statement on line. the company has said they have decided to not institute the fiefs noting that customer feedback prompted the decision. the fee would have gone into effect on ginneries 15th. there were hoping to steer people to electronic check payments and automatic credit card payments which they say are more reliable. as soon as the seat was announced, customers gather more the 1000 signatures on a petition in less than a date. stay with us. more news after the break. call >>catherine: the kron4 television agreement with mediacom will expire on new year's eve. we offered to grant an extension but the offer was subjected. kron repres

crack >> the iphone 4s introduced siri back quickly developed a cult following. steve jobs died at the age of 56. social meeting was also showing support for japan when a devastating earthquake rocked the nation. when it was time for change in egypt, young people mobilized a movement with facebook if it twitter. the president held a town hall meetings on linkedin, facebook and it twitter. pena gop majority's dream to their opening day on facebook. >> and a lackluster economy, social media forged ahead. the death >>grant: the question everyone wants to know is, is it going to rain this winter? >>brian: we are not seeing anything right now. will look like we're stuck in his stride pattern. >>grant: thank you for joining us.

human resource consultants are advising people to be extra careful this year at the office parties siri may have a new competitor there are reports that google is improving on its course control system for the android phones the code name for the update majel. that's the voice of the computer in star trek google is trying to match the more sophisticated siri system found in the apple i phone 4 asp >>a cable repairman in new jersey earned his service fee after a bizarre encounter in a customer's basement his surprise was hiding in the dark it was a bear the man said he was working away and drilled a hole in the ground when he awoke the sleeping giant and when he pointed his light toward the noise he saw the big guy standing there so he booked out of the house >>the bear was estimated to be more than 500 lbs. workers tried to tranquilize the bear but he ran from the house the tranquilizers' eventually took hold and he will be taken to state land there's no word on how that bear got into the basement ... >>coming up next we have more live music from grammy nominated artist kenny wayne shep

. >> i'm breaking up with siri. >> siri is breaking up with hoda. >> i ask her all kinds of things. i'm like, where is city bank? i cannot understand. >> like you need one more thing in your life to get upset about. >> i'm lathered about it. >> this latest survey surprised me a little bit. the world's most visited tourist attractions from "travel and leisure" magazine. >> the world's most visited. here they are. the top five. niagara falls is number five. >> both sides. >> las vegas, nevada, is the fourth most visited tourist attraction. >> i wonder why. >> this is interesting. number three is union station in washington, d.c. >> that makes no sense to me though it's a beautiful facility. it's gorgeous. >> getting on the train at union station in d.c. is a real treat. >> you feel like you're in a time warp. like you're in a bag, lavish movie. it's just so glorious. >> and it's like a little mall. you can go shopping. there are stores. >> yes, hodi. >> number two? >> central park. not the empire state building, not the statue of liberty, but central park. >> and the number one world'

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. >> reporter: it has personal assistant siri. >> who are you? humble personal assistant. >> reporter: the day after apple introduced the 4s, steve jobs died. and when this was time for change in egypt, young people mobilized a movement with facebook and twitter. back in the u.s., president heldñr first ever townhalls onxd linked in, facebookñr and twitter and a new gop majority in thexd house of representativs streamed on facebook. >> today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: anthony weiner's racy tweets raised questions about tweeting and cheating. a university of maryland study credited facebook apps alone with creating 182,000obs. i'm karin caifa reporting. >>> baltimore city's board of public work also vote on a plan to hand over some of the rec centers to be run by private companies. we have a list of them on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. >>> it's the holiday season. it's also the