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skype is giving you a free way to pass time.he online chat and video service is offering an hour of free wifi. all three d.c. airports are included. down load the skype app and then they can sign on. skype's offer starts tomorrow and runs through next tuesday. >>> a lot of people like the idea of snow during the holidays. like certain weather man we all know. but probably not quite like this. the blizzard making its way across the midwest drops almost a foot of snow right on parts of crest today. a highway patrol dispatcher out there says the entire south western part of the state is shut down. blizzard conditions have also closed highways from new mexico to texas. drivers are stranded. in fact, in at least five different states. so you like that snow too, don't you? >> that's a little crazy. it is going to get milder tomorrow. there's no arctic air anywhere in the country. >> going to melt some of that snow? >> the roads are much better now. we're looking at temperatures in the 50s today. maybe 60 by thursday. are you going to

. >> reporter: a phone call from syria. 4 opposition activist is calling via skype via holmes. do you feel safe right now talking to me on the internet? >> i feel safe now because i use obscurity to get connection by the internet. >> reporter: he says he just installed an encrypted networking system that allows him to circumvent syrian government fire wahls that block skype. it helps him evade on-line surveillance by syrian intelligence agencies. canadian businessman rafal's company has designed it from funding from the u.s. state department. >> we decided to start ac it ittively propagating among the sir jan community about three months ago. we've seen the numbers go from a handful of individuals reaching up to the low thousands. >> reporter: it's delivered to syrian opposition members discreetly through text messages or e-mails that guide them to links where they can download the software. ♪ >> reporter: the government in syria controls media and telecommunications networks and refuses to allow most foreign journalists into the country. so opposition activists use the interne

it's beautiful. ♪ >> we have paul barton from bangkok, via skype, to talk to us. you the idea it play piano for the elephants? >> well when i was in the united kingdom i was asked to play the piano for a group of people with disorders, such as cerebral palsy. andy that for two years. and i learned an awful lot about how music can help people. and hopefully, animals. >> when you were out there playing piano for these elephants, did you get a sense of relief? >> i was surprised, because i wasn't sure what to expect. the elephant behind the piano, called plara, he is blind. plara suddenly stopped eating. which is something nobody has seen before. >> with the recent floods, how has the elephant world sanctuary been able to help other elephants that need help. >> they were inundated with donations. so they have huge food supplies for the elephants. and have done quite well. >>> a bunch of suvs stuck on the beach. how to get them out. ah, here's a plan. >> they decide it make a chain. >> does it work? we'll show you what happens. >>> show this dog a certain commercial a

you can check e-mail or make it skype call or surf the net. airports include a korea and denver international. -- airports include laguardia and denver international. ellen braitman has this morning's bloomberg business report. >> good morning. she popularity of megabuck rise.olt bus on the they are attracting more affluent writerriders. the institute says there were 778 daily curbside bus departures this year. investors reacting to strong data on housing reports showing buildings breaking ground on more property. at the highest level in a year and a half. the bloomberg maryland index rising on strong gains for stanley black & decker. macy's is going green with their gift cards. keeping millions of discords out of landfills. these are recyclable. more for will americans turning to dollars stores for their holiday shopping -- mor frugal americans. they carry wrapping paper to inexpensive electronics. some are even carrying -- that is business and i'm ellen braitman for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> deborah messi messing and hr husband have s

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. >>> in today's tech bites, skype has a gift for travelers.the company will be offering free wi-fi in more than 50 apports around the country starting wednesday. users can use the internet for an hour including making calls on skype. it's available for a week. >>> los angeles times has a list of gadgets that are obsolete as technology marchs on. the flip video camera, smart phones record video, too. the portable player replaced by tablets and the pessal digital asis -- personal digital assistant. if you need help convincing your child santa exists, google can help you. parents can customize messages with the child's name, nickname and the child'sfavorite things. >>> ice sculptors were showing off pieces two artists chain saw and chiseled blocks. one says while it looks like a lot of fun, it takes a lot of practice and patience. >>> families are adding christmas tree to a list of returns making for the holidays. instead of buying the tree, they are renting it. after the holidays they return the tree and it goes to a good cause. it will be plant

what skype is doing to make your trip a little smoother. >>> and you can see we still have a little bit of low clouds and fog over mount vaca but we're starting to clear up, expecting sunshine for this afternoon the how warm it's going to get coming up. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. xxx germ >>> let's go live to wall street. stocks surging following encouraging signs out of europe. the dow way up 238 points well above the 12,000 mark. jeremy's business leaders are more confident, apparently. according to a survey the spanish government pulled off a successful debt auction and the investors like it. >>> house republicans rejected a two-month extension. payroll tax cut, this could trigger a tax increase for 160 million americans. tara mergener reports. >> reporter: house lawmakers rejected a two-month extension of the payroll tax credit. >> kicking the can down the road only introduces more un

we have charles phoenix via skype, "right this minute." charles? >> howdy. >> did you invent this recipe? >> there are other frosty the cheeseball men out there, but nobody melts him. i thought velveeta is best when melted. that's what you have to do, put him in an electric skillet on low heat. in about 30 minutes, he is dead. you have a toast to him. you present him in the electric skillet and then you plug him in and everyone mills around and chats and watches. in a little while, you stir him up, he's dip. and by the time that happens, everyone is drunk and stoned anyway. so then you just eat him up. >> could i put a whole bunch of sal salsa verde in the skillet so it looks like that he's melting on a pile of grass and when he melts, i've got caso? >> i never thought of that. >> what about flambe? >> if you want to light things on fire, i'm all about that. i have a gingerbread house that i'm going to douse with lemon extract and light it on fire. all the crazy recipes that i make up in what i call the charles phoenix test kitchen. is that people

we are trying to -- skype. are you with us? >> hang with us. when we get dave up he has great story about his experience relating to pearl harbor and will share that in a bit. >>> now to news around the nation. school board in gaston county north caroline sus spend a 4th grade student for sexual harassment. you heard about that. but it was because the 9-year- old called his teacher cute. the school system is reversing that ruling and apologizing and writing to the boy and family for what happened. >>> a traditional christmas carol is the center of controversy at an elementary school in michigan a music teacher decided to take gay out of lyrics of deck the hall and replaced it with the word bright. he did it because some the students were gigeling. principal said he wish the teach we are have used the situation as teachable moment. >> we have a antibullying and discrimination policy including sexual orientation. so going forward the teacher will address this is how we are supposed to be reacting and be respectful. >> now as a result of that prin

. >> reporter: i spoke to two students through skype and though they say they feel safe tonight, they are still on edge. virginia tech students started receiving alerts the campus was on lockdown right afternoon. >> i immediately locked my doors and shut the blinds because at that point they didn't know where the person was. >> reporter: through skype, wjz talked to carley haldeman a senior at vtu. she says her first thought was the mass shooting a the iewn -- at the university in 2007. >> i was like this is not happening again. >> reporter: across campus lindsey tankersley locked herself in and she got the news the manhunt was over. >> the stuff that happened today was one of the freak things you don't know when it will happen or where it will happen but it's not something you should be worried about. >> reporter: with two campus shootings in less than five years, some students say now they are more cautious. >> now, probably, it will a thought in the back of my head, but that saddens me because i love the place. >> reporter: concern mixes with sadness and students mourn the loss of

we have james egan via skype. what do you think is going on in this video? >> it is clearly excessive force, there's no question it's excessive force. it was absolutely unnecessary to drag him out of the car. >> tell me about your client's record. when he was pulled over. >> my client had zero criminal history, zero. he was booked in jail, spent two days there. >> in your opinion, what is going on with the seattle police department? >> the department of justice said both that there's a pattern of excessive use of force. but they also said there's a serious question about biased policing. the clients that i'm representing happen to beminori. >> you've asked for the police chief, john diaz, to step down. >> yeah. chief diaz spent 30 years in this force and i don't think he's very good at policing his own. the mayor has the authority to ask him to leave and terminate his employment. maybe the mayor should do that. >> we contacted seattle pd about this matter and they didn't respond by the deadline. >>> this is a full-on fight between about 100 clergymen at the

we got on skype. we did an interview. >> how often do you use skype? >> every night.my boyfriend lives in l.a. we log on and you call the person. it is free. you see a video of them. you can talk. my boyfriend is watching and we are talking. >> what impact is this having on your life? you have lived with this, how long? how long do you feel this connection through technology? >> i started using the internet when i was in sixth grade. by unspoiled. i have so much information. any answer, all i do is go to with the pds -- wikipedia. it allowed me to get information more easily and make friends and crete in that quick people from all over the world. >> is that all good? >> i think so. i was interested in promoting the ideas of liberty. when i was in college, the wind and it provided me so much opportunity because i could talk to people from different countries. i could give them ideas they could use on their campuses. it is wonderful. there is a lack of privacy. you get so much good in return. >> can you go back to -- where did you get this idea? >> my freshman year of c

the skype lesson takes place this afternoon. it will be at the kioa hawaii. they are five hours behind, it's morning there. firefighters will be packing up a rig full of gifts for critically ill children and families. bringing the gifts to the kids at the believe in tomorrow children's house. it's a holiday tradition for the baltimore city fire department. the kids get the chance to meet the chief and sit in a fire truck. the event is today beginning at 7:00, rather, 7:00 tonight. >>> help local kids for a great holiday. the 13th annual it's kindertime toy drive. just drop off a new unused toy at any of the local walmart stores, learning centers or fire stations in baltimore and anne arundel counties. you can also donate used instruments. this year they are partnering with the bso program. donate through december 22nd. details always on at abc2news.com. >>> coming in march, fort mchenry's role in the war of 1812 will be commemorated in gold and silver coins. this coin was unveiled wednesday. it marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of the star spangled b

all they need is skype.u today the homeless kids testifying on capitol hill with heartbreaking testimony. >> the hardest thing being in a hotel is being in a bus and knowing kids are getting off at their own home and going to a one-room hotel. it makes me feel really upset. >> it's especially hard for my 2-year-old daughter because he does not understand why mom is always crying. he cries too. he wants mom's attention. >> sure these kids need to have self-motivation. sure they need to have the will and the desire. but government must do its part and telling them to just go learn technology and have desire is not dealing with the systemic inequality. you like to give that advice next time? tell them to go to the library. tell the ceos of the failed banks to go get themselves some skype. you bail out the rich and when the poor say, let's even out society, you give them

mike soft's own skype is offering free wi-fi. skype the people you're not visiting.sent us this video. look at how annoyed the guy on the right. you can't see it, but he's talking on the computer on skype. free wi-fi. you don't have to. you can do anything you want. >> sometimes people just talk to themselves any there. thanks so much. 6:5. let's check the forecast with christina loren. a very cold start. >> you can always hop behind that guy and have your own conversation. 34 in concord. 39 in oakland. make sure to give yourself ample time to war your car up this morning. might find some frost on your windshield. cold enough ffr for that. same for san jose. we have not yet hit our coldest point of the day. we have another 45 minutes of cooling. that's where you bottom out in san jose. temperatures in the mid 60s later on. let's find out how the drive is shaping up with mike inouye. >> overall it's a lighter volume of traffic. it's tuesday. so we have slow spots. we're concerned with the east shore freeway. westbound 80 at gill man avenue. the accident is still block

kathy sifert live in salisbury via skype. thank you for your time. once again she has written a book on this, a foremost expert of what happens in violent behavior. thank you again for your time this morning, doctor. >> thank you very much. >>> new this morning, several arrests in boston where occupy protestors were given a midnight deadline to leave that encampment. police didn't evict them. a police superintendent says the mayor set the deadline but did not specify that that camp would be shut down. now, this is some of the scenes from that event last night. some of the protestors are saying this was actually a victory for the protestors and they were calling for acts of violence by police on them. several people arrested. that was something police did warn could happen. we'll have more on this throughout the course of the day. >>> the not-so-distant future if you hail a cab, this may be what you have in store. it's being called the taxi for the future. it's a pannor a.m.ic sunroof for maps and some fare information. the cab could soon become an en

skype's over starts today and runs through next tuesday. something to do while you're at the airport waiting for that flight. >> some airports already offer free wi-fi so it is interesting they decided to do that for the holidays. cool. >> what do you have for us the next half in next half hour? >> we'll talk about a money strategy coming up. >> this morning, the digging out is underway after a blizzard. >> it has left thousands of people in the middle of the country stranded. >> ahead in sports, both the capitals stars named alex put the puck in the net last night. >>> couple of sprinkles out there right now. later this morning into the afternoon, that's when we're going to get some heavier showers to roll through. the day planner calling for some isolated to light showers early. becoming steadier midday and quite warm for december. we're looking at high temperatures today 60, maybe 61. late this afternoon, those showers will pull out. it will be breezy, too. winds will gust 15 to 20 miles per hour. we'll have the full seven-day forecast i

>> i did a skype chat at cascades library in lou down county. it was wednesday night i wasn't able to make the trip with all the rain. this is me omnipresent over the big screen. thank you so much for all the folks that came out in the horrible weather. we did the skype chat. that's the roof of my place in d.c. behind my head. it was a lot of fun. a lot of great questions. we had a great time. i appreciate them invite megaout there via skype. >> you look like big brother there. watch out, chuck bell is watching you. >> i'm everywhere. >> there were three inches of rain that day. >> i'd still be stuck in traffic. >>> well, new now from overnight. a man and a woman are in the hospital after they were shot in northeast washington. police say that someone opened fire around 4:00 this morning on benning road near east capitol street. there's no word on the victim's condition. we're working to find out more about the shooting and we will bring you more information as we find it out. >>> baltimore police are looking for the person who killed a morgan s

we have brooke via skype right this minute. >> tell me what happened when you were first approached?> the ranger pulled up and said what's going on? i said well the girls are taking pictures and i'm drinking beer. they asked me for my driver's license. when i gave all the information, he looked at me and said you used to be a boy. the girls went back to taking the pictures. and the agent sat in his truck for up to about an hour and 15 minutes. i walked up to him and said you need to mosey around. and he said actually i'm arresting you for drinking in public. >> what caused them to eventually tase myou? >> he said if you don't lay on the ground, i will shoot you with the taser gun. he shot me point-blank. i was not threatening him in anyway. >> are you planning of filing a civil lawsuit? >> absolutely. we can't have people with a badge, license, and a gun running loose that is capable of doing such a thing. >> it's amazing how tech saavy little kids can be. you see him hanging out here with his papa. he is diabetidiabetic. before you know it carl jones passes out and the only person o

>> bendito sea dios que alguien inventÓ internet y bendito sea dios que alguien inventÓ skype.gnifica tu mami para ti y todo este esfuerzo de alejarse de ti que eres lo que mÁs amas en la vida. >> pues, significa todo, como ella misma lo dice ahora. >> a donde estoy ahora es por ella. >> uno no puede estar ajeno a este dolor de tantas madres que estÁn lejos de sus hijos y que hacen un esfuerzo de cruzar la frontera. >> como marÍa gabriela y como su hijo hay muchas familias separadas, quÉ les recomiendas para atravesar esta situaciÓn tan difÍcil y sobre todo en esta Época. >> a veces se convierte en un factor irreemplazable y hay que ayudarlo con el estÍmulo sensorial, el audio, pero no de un modo de la lejanÍa sino en las cosas que le son bien importantes. y tienen importancia y relevancia para ella y para Él. para que haya una reciprocidad en el intercambio afectivo. y cÓmo ambos pueden compartir esas vivencias para que no se sientan separados por esa lejanÍa física. >> en sus planes estÁ encontrarse? >> sÍ, claro. >> de Él venir para acÁ. >> esto es lo que te mantiene viva >>

skype team 11 arrived on the scene just before noon, -- sky team all of them are arrived on the scene. it disrupted light rail service in the area for some time. a bus bridge was in place. the county is now handling the investigation. >> it was the coldest warning of the season. upper teens and the low 20s starting off this monday in december. temperatures in the '30's and in the teens to the north of us. there was a little bit of cloud cover we were dealing with and set as a cool morning temperatures have not had a chance to warm up. into the low 40's in the baltimore area. clearing skies and calm wednesday, meaning we are in for another cold night tonight. but a hint of a warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> turning the page is what president obama says our nation is doing on the iraq war. president obama met with the president of iraq at the white house and two of them went to a place that sadly as symbolizes the huge u.s. investment in iraq. >> arlington national cemetery, almost nine years after u.s. forces invade iraq, sparked a civil war but set the stage for democracy, elected

commit connected so that most of the specialist referrals will actually be done by telemedicine by skype for lack of a better term right to the customer home to the paid no to the primary care site to primary care center. it will be everybody salaried so the specialists aren't interested in doing x. or procedures the primary care doc isn't interested in doing things that are not medically necessary or using evidence based practice is where they exist but the easiest way to do this is to explain from the patient's perspective so in the current health care system what we have in united states without exception and i should mention i was on a radio show in baltimore maybe a couple months ago and i said before i started talking about this because i use a cardiology example i don't want to just my cardiology friends and i'll tell you what the hop in the head of poppins cardiology said at the end of this so i'm fifty one years old some chest pain it goes away with exertion and exercise so it's probably not hard it's probably reflux and i come to see dr tom my primary care doc who has three tho

in a skype interview yesterday he told us he can wait to longer. >> when i was working i wasliving in a secure place. i didn't fear my life. even for the one moment. and now there is no such place. >> the u.s. state departmentsays they are looking into the status of terry's visa. but he has decided to leave iraq for jordan to join the million and a half refugees that have already fled their country. >>> and up next on tonight's cbcevening news. >>> dupmster diving to make apoint. >>> i'm wishing my family amerry christmas and happy new year's. wa >>> over the course of the yearamericans will generate 250 million tons of garbage. one man's trash is another man's treasure. especially in fort worth, texas. >> they need blue jeans andtennis shoes. >> like so many of us this timeof year jeff ferrell has his minds on giftses. gifts -- gifts for his wife karen nothing but the best like this necklace from nieman marcus. >> i will wear it to thechristmas party. it's the hit of the evening. for him top shelf is the bottom of the dumpster. a ferrell a sociology professor is a professional dumpst

thank you to the odyssey bookstore especially the students i have the pleasure of meeting via skype just a few days ago and fired me up. thank you for being here tonight. i would like to begin my talk with the words from d. hawke the says things are far too bad for pessimism. that is the spirit of "ecomind" that is the spirit i try to maintain when i get up in the morning. i would like to begin the journey that brought me here on this treacherous drive from boston actually began 40 years ago when i sat at the uc-berkeley agricultural library as a 20-something with this intuition that food is so basic. if millions that are eating what is more important to them back? of i could just understand why is there hunger in the world that would unlock the mysteries of politics. and experts were telling us we run out of food and is it true? i sat there literally putting two in two together very soon there is more than enough food for all of us. true than and even today but were southern we're actively creating the scarcity that we say we fear. why hunger in a world of plenty and why would the speci

. >> virginia joins us by skype, regina, thanks for being with us. >> it is my pleasure to be here. >> your organization is ministering in ten different countries. what are the biggest obstacles in fighting aids? >> our organization is a long-term child development agency. we work primarily through the local church and communities where the children are. so what we have to do is try to identify the children through our registered beneficiaries and encourage them to overcome the fear, fare of stigma to be tested. we encourage all of our children and their care givers to be tested if at all possible. we make arrangements for testing to happen. once they are identified, if they are found to be hiv positive, we help them obtain the next treatment they need. >> as a christian organization, what do you do differently to combat this deadly disease? >> all of the work is carried out through the local church. the education, prevention, treatment is done through caring individuals who are members of the local church in the community. our regular beneficiaries were compassion programs, child sur

free wifi in the sky from skype. >> thank you. 51 degrees on tv hill.k markakis makes the holiday brighter. and all expenses paid shopping spree. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what are your memories and reflections in light of the passing of ron smith? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> nick markakis need the holidays brighter for one family. he took them on a shopping spree at the target store in cockeysville, complete with a snazzy limo ride to the store. >> just seeing the smiles on their faces makes it all worthwhile. >> i am appreciative. take caring of the kids -- taking care of the kids. t. nick. like saying ne also donated coats -- they also donated coats. >> a man penalty layaway balances for 23 people. some of the purchases were for walmart employees. the generosity to many by surprise -- took many by surprise. >> i was in shock. he offered to pay off their balances. >> from santa claus. a real santa claus t

in a skype interview yesterday he told us he can wait to longer. >> when i was working i wasliving in a secure place. i didn't fear my life. even for the one moment. and now there is no such place. >> the u.s. state departmentsays they are looking into the status of terry's visa. but he has decided to leave iraq for jordan to join the million and a half refugees that have already fled their country. >>> and up next on tonight's cbcevening news. >>> dupmster diving to make apoint. >>> i'm wishing my family amerry christmas and happy new year's. wa >>> over the course of the yearamericans will generate 250 million tons of garbage. one man's trash is another man's treasure. especially in fort worth, texas. >> they need blue jeans andtennis shoes. >> like so many of us this timeof year jeff ferrell has his minds on giftses. gifts -- gifts for his wife karen nothing but the best like this necklace from nieman marcus. >> i will wear it to thechristmas party. it's the hit of the evening. for him top shelf is the bottom of the dumpster. a ferrell a sociology professor is a professional dumpst

i spoke to two baltimore county students through skype and they say though they feel safe they are stilln edge. [ sirens ] >> reporter: virginia tech students started receiving alerts the campus was on lock- down right after noon. >> i immediately locked all my doors, shut all of our blinds, because at that point they didn't know where this person was. >> reporter: through skype wjz talked to carly, a high school graduate now senior there. she says her first thought was the shooting in 2007. >> i has like you have got to be kidding me. this is not happening again. >> reporter: across campus lindsey locked herself in. it was there she got the news it was over. >> the stuff that happened today was one of those freak things you don't know when it is going to happen or where it is going to happen but not something you should be worried about. >> reporter: but with two shootings some students are more cautious. >> now probably it will be a thought in the back of my headbutt i love this place. >> reporter: meanwhile concern mixes with sadness as students mosh the loss loss of an officer. >> th

joining us via skype our technology analyst and cindy indicated writer mark salsman. let's start with the ipod shuffle for $49. under the 50 mark. why that? >> yeah. so i like this mp-3 player for a couple of reasons. of course it synchronizeds smoothly with itunes. once you connect to it your pc or mac, anything you have in your library gets copied over like music and podcasts and audio books. it's intuitive to use. plus the main reason is that on the head phone jack that it comes with, there's a little button. when you press the button it will tell the name of the song you're listening to. it's a female like voice. kind of like siri which is in the new iran phone. i want will tell the name of the song, the artist. press and pause on the cord. you get a lot of bang for your buck under 50 bucks. this is a little money clip like attachment so you can put it on your clothes if you are fit, if you're active, you want to go hands-free. >> amazing. speak being of music, $20 speaker? it can stick to anything? how is the quality on that? >> yeah. it's decent. this is what it

note to self, don't say hey girlfriend. >> to talk more about this video we have chris sanders via skypeght this minute." >> what was the moment that inspired you to make this video? >> i was at home. with my family and my sister was making fun of the way i talk again. and i thought, let's make a video about this. >> why do you think people say hey you are this color and you need to speak a certain way? >> it's all part of the culture. people get to say well you're black and slang, because that's how they treat you and that's how we want you to stay, too, because they can automatically identify you as one of us. >> what's the response that you've received for your video? >> most people are spos tiff. a lot of people came to the video and most of them were like thank you for making this. western person said to me this this video is awesome. are you the king of black people to me. >> for the people who are giving you negative feedback and saying you know, you're this color, you need to talk this way, what do you say to them? >> it's 2011, you got to get over it. >> last i checked race was

we have officer kevin peck via skype "right this minute." >> what was going through your head as yous? >> well my first thoughts were just to try to see exactly what was going on underneath the bus. i couldn't really see from you know, where i was standing. she was just very frightened and very scared and grabbed on to my hands. and i basically wanted her to know that i wasn't going to leave her under there by herself. we spoke a little bit about her family. and really, it was just reassuring her, telling her that we were going to get her out from underneath the bus. >> i imagine as a cop, you probably wanted to just lift that bus and do everything you could to get her out of there. was it tough to know that what you were doing was the right thing for her? >> absolutely. if i would have been able to, that bus would have been lifted off. >> now you're being called a hero. what is that like for snu. >> it's nice to hear. but at the same time that's -- i think that's why i came into this job in the first place, was to make a difference, to feel like my job was meaningful. >> how is aria

i have been one of the ones who have been most affected by what went on at skype's tavern -- sk ip's tavern before the ownership change. i have been over to supervisor campos' office, the vernal heights office, businesses on bortlan -- cortland, and you are hearing a lot of support. i have no doubt that they are the best intentions to turn this around. but when i hear such a wonderful job on community outreach has been taken, on him perplexed that knowing that my wife and i are among the most affected, the ones who have been in the trenches for all of these years, the new ownership never once approached us personally to try to explain what they are doing and try to hear our concerns. president newlin: ok. thank you. >> i am the other voice of opposition. i have lived there for 23 years. most of the problems we have started when the previous bar got its permit, and every year that they had a permit as it became more and more popular, the problems intensified. one of the concerns of the previous owner was that he could not control his patrons once they've left the bar, and we are not s

we have steven warner via skype right this minute. >> steven, tell me if you won anything. >> yeah, i $305. >> oh. >> for my four out of five numbers. but the kicker was, that the fifth winning number was 38 and i had it on the next line below. i mean -- >> have you been to the doctor to be checked for broken heart or users or anything like that? >> i really do have a disrith mea with my heart, if i didn't blow then i must -- >> do you even continue to play the lottery every day? >> sure. yeah. you continue to play. >> good luck to you in the next lottery endeavor. >> thank you very much. >> i thought i won. >>> during a violent storm, many of us will choose to take cover and ride out the storm inside in comfort. not these kids near norway. they decided to get out in it. they're playing out on a bridge and the extreme winds of this storm -- >> oh, my gosh. >> they're like running sideways. >> yeah. >> look at the bridge. >> the bridge is like waving. looks like -- they're doing the michael jackson lean move that no one can figure out how you do. >> this is how you do it. >> would you

are expected to skype during christmas morning. skype says about 300 million minutes of video calls are made daily around the world. and with apple's face time and google chat that number is expected to grow. >>> so every neighborhood has that one house that puts all the other to shame when it comes to christmas decoration. >> well, one fairfax county neighborhood boasts two of these homes. this is in alexandria featuring the homes of tim smith and randy dupuis. tim's house has a santa theme with more than 30,000 lights and 13 san tas. while randy's has 50,000 lights sink niced to a radio station that plays christmas carols. the informal survey says randy's house is the winner, but more children enjoyed tim's house. >> they're both winners they have put the christmas spirit in other people's hearts. that's what you need the most. >> what a way to moderate that. beautiful. >> it's all in how you slice the bread. >>> we've got good weather for today, which is welcome news. a little bit of sunshine coming our way for the remainder of

. >> to talk about the show, we have morgan spurlock via skype.d that when you got into the movie business, you were on the brink of failure. you were 250,000 in debt. >> yeah, i started my own production company. to keep the company going, i with as taking out credit cards and it was -- you know, i mean it got really rough and scary. but the movie we made, the movie we ended up making was "supersize me" and it changed everything. >> in the show, what are some of the things that the people are trying to become? >> it's great. we have a real kind of diverse cast of characters. we have a guy whose father passed away, who was a motorcycle fanatic and he wants to build a motorcycle in honor of his father and he knows nothing about motorcycles except where you put the gas. >> how do i step off that ledge to start, you know, thinking about it is very overwhelming. it's a huge thought. >> uh-oh. >> i think you learn more from failure than you do from success. trying is a path to success and not giving up is the true path to success. >> people can check o