oliver beach elementary school -- (applause). >> congratulations on your spirit award. >> thank you,. >> you did a great job -- we appreciate it, thank you. >> great to see you, thank you. >> all right. let's bring it over, the winners of the spirit award, the best of manic monday, 2011, going to the team from the deck. >> we want to say thank you, to our local clients, the hospital, the support to help us vote and all of our family out there, congratulations. >> congratulations to you. this is yours for 2011. >> thank you, very much. >> let's give them a big hand! plap -- >>> it is that time. we have part of our family here. we have john and joe and luther and you would have thought that george clooney walked in with luther this morning. >> the music if you please! >> i have to get over to our machine here and we are ready to rock and roll on this manic monday. (music playing) -- . >> (applause). -- >>> ron, baltimore, the way to go. >> ron, invite them back. >> sure! >> we want to invite you all back for the monday melt down in 2012! . >>> thank you, thank you for everything. one m

i hope that when you pass this resolution you do it not just with the spirit -- spirit of supportingirst amendment rights, but also taking a stand with 99 percent signed, workers, homeless folks in san francisco, and taking a stand with communities that these police violence every day, in making sure that not just the folks down at the plaza are supported and protected from police violence, but also communities and san francisco, especially in bayview that face police violence all the time, that we stand with them and support economic and racial justice issues behind us. thing to bring much. i appreciate your support. commissioner avalos: any other members that would like to comment? we will close public comment. supervisor kim. supervisor kim: i want to thank supervisor avalos and his office to make sure we can get this resolution out in a timely manner. i want to appreciate the time you took to do that. and i know there were two amendments that we wanted to introduce. commissioner avalos: if you would like, i could read that into the record. it is essentially a couple of were as cl

months later, he returned to work with a healing body and strong spirit. >>> metro does something unusual. why this woman convinced them to stop the escalator that wasn't broken. >>> how a tributte to healing takes a spot in bethesda. >>> first, we start with a special homecoming. more than 175 soldiers received a hero's welcome as they come home from a three-month stand in afghanistan. they touched down at joint base andrews to a very emotional reunion. megan mcgrath was there. >> reporter: hugs, tears of joy and relief and plenty of kisses. after 85 days in afghanistan, electronic attack squadron vaq-209 arrived. this isn't just a homecoming. it's one of the most important days of his life. his wife, jessica, gave birth while he was overseas. this is the first time he has met his little baby. >> amazing. looking forward to it. as soon as i landed, the first thing i wanted to do was grab him and kiss him. i got to see him through skype. it's not the same thing. >> i'm really happy. it's emotional for me. and for him. >> reporter: being in a war zone far away from loved ones is never easy

no wonder they call it spirits. spirits vad my father with cower vas yea. made him burn rubber screaming in the driveway. the marianet and tongue were skillets at mid night. i wouldn't see his ass again until the next afternoon. twoshgs johnnie. gee my cousin john edwards volunteered for possession every week. he was certified. ex exor citizenim did nothing. colt 45, crazy horse they demand the sacrifices in blood so bottles would go to the couch friday night. walls kicked until straight jackets lay waiting on the lawn. mama would site visions of gang boys with metal vent as if it explained anything. it didn't between dusk from the and dawn saturday he was ready to blow the -- up. do you want some of this? oh , no, yes oh , no or yes , i will be damn, i will be damn, i will be damn. [applause] >> this is called someone else's child. and i guess it's a sort of an imagined conversation with a took place in a real moment in my father's hospital room in a matter of weeks before he died. my father is my foster father and there was always in my life this level of

the focus is this spirit from ramp, there is an accident.ked this picture because the wreckhe area of because you can see the there with the wet pavement. >> thank you. >> 56 degrees. >> it is another political stand up on capitol hill. why hope is fading fast. lawmakers, will they reach a how to cut the federal budget? >> more fallout on occupied being pepper sprayed. >> more fallout on occupied being pepper sprayed. how the chancellor is ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your season with a brighter, whiter smile. with crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. it penetras below the enamel surface to whiten for a smile that's sure to stand out. crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. for faster results, look for our 2 hour express holiday special pack. life opens up when you do. investigating a carjacking. on saturday afternoon, a 59- year-old woman was walking to a younger woman the victims and she an out of gas and needed ride. the suspect pulled out a knife outtold the driver to get and sped off. i cannot imagine somebody fa

about travel around the country, but republican presidential candidates are bag on the trail after a spirited debate that drew some definitive lines on foreign policy. right now mitt romney is in iowa to receive a key endorse friend. south dakota candidate john thune is backing the former massachusetts governor. thune is the highest ranking republican on the hill to make an endorsement. it's a big score for romney highlighted by newt gingrich. >> the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which droids families that have been here a quarter century? i'm prepared to take the heat for saying let's be hue major in enforcing the law, without giving them citizenship, but by finding a way to create legality. >>> we have democratic strategist david goodfriend, and comcast network washington bureau chief robert traynham. newt struck a different tone that many others on the stage were putting out. how important was that moment for him, for newt, as we get so much closer to iowa? >> i think it was important to him. it differentiates him vice president, but t

mean that he will communicate with tennessee's spirit, right? >> exactly. he may be communicating with a spirit, some sort of energy that's already made its transition. so if it's a spiritual guide, a loved one. you never know what's going to come through the ouija board. >> no disrespect to you, but i don't believe any of this stuff, the fact that is there anything you can do to shift nick's perception or thoughts on this? >> i don't know who is speaking right now. if there's an older spirit that's passed over. >> if you want to see what a.j. had to tell beth, head over to our website, rightthisminute.com. >>> this sounds like a james franco thing to do. he's kind of weird, but also make it very cool. he'll make this very cool. >>> stuffing his nuts. >> there you go, squirrel. tubby, tubby, 2 x 4. there you go, squirrel, tubby, tubby, 2 x 4. >> most dogs get relittle excited when you say, you want to go for a walk. you want a treat. not this little guy. >> you want it go flying? huh? you want to go flying? huh? >> you want to go on the plane? >

maybe some holiday spirit won't to washington at the same time. the mood on capitol hill is one of shock right now. >> reporter: shock because, without little fanfare, the once herled congressional super committee collapsed in failure this week,al to make plans in baby debts. payroll taxes go up, unemployment benefits are curtailed, doctors fees go up. but after getting the turkey, there is a chance now for washington to rethink of all of this? >> they're going to get stopped at the supermarket and gas station and people will recognize them and put a bug in there ear about doing something. they may well return to washington with the notion that they have to do something in december that the typical voter realize the christmas spirit. >> you know, that's not so much the christmas spirit but the end of a deadline. >> if that was not alarming enough, we could be dealing with the threat of a possible government shutdown next month. in washington doug luzzader, fox news. >>> three american students held in egypt may soon be heading home. also, a new pr

that is very sad. >> very sad may be the holly but holiday spirit will come back and help them.ay that is winning the lottery the way things have been going recently. 44 degrees the high temperature today look at the colp gathering to the north sample on that or the next week. down one step at midnight here we are by morning had to school by noon tomorrow single digit wind gust of wind velocities replacing the current no. northwest wind averaging and gusting over 30 mi. per hour in the area. wind chill temperature at 23 degrees. down to the '20s by morning all across the area back into the low 40's tomorrow. dropping back to the '20s tomorrow night look at this chill settled into the west. northern plains high temperature 45 degrees a spike on thursday some of that cold air comes and northwestern wyoming yellowstone park, pretty chilly air coming flooded with us early. late this week on friday. the big cloud mass out in northwestern united states buckling you can see that heading south and cutting off over arizona. that is the system will watch over the weekend supposed to lift

mean that he will communicate with tennessee's spirit, right? >> exactly. he may be communicating with a spirit, some sort of energy that's already made its transition. so if it's a spiritual guide, a loved one. you never know what's going to come through the ouija board. >> no disrespect to you, but i don't believe any of this stuff, the fact that is there anything you can do to shift nick's perception or thoughts on this? >> i don't know who is speaking right now. if there's an older spirit that's passed over. >> if you want to see what a.j. had to tell beth, head over to our website, rightthisminute.com. >>> this sounds like a james franco thing to do. he's kind of weird, but also make it very cool. he'll make this very cool. >>> stuffing his nuts. >> there you go, squirrel. tubby, tubby, 2 x 4. there you go, squirrel, tubby, tubby, 2 x 4. >> most dogs get relittle excited when you say, you want to go for a walk. you want a treat. not this little guy. >> you want it go flying? huh? you want to go flying? huh? >> you want to go on the plane? >

residents of hamden are not the only ones getting into the holiday spirit. the festival of trees is being held this weekend at the maryland state fair grounds. there are more than 600 decorate it trees, wreaths, and gingerbread houses and live entertainment. kids will love santa land where they can make crafts and games as well. the festival is the largest of its kind on the east coast. >> it is a fabulous way to get into the christmas spirit. them at the festival helps to benefit more than 16,000 people served by kennedy krieger each year. >> now, your 11 insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist -- meteorologist john collins. >> we are around 70 for the high today. we have some clout this evening. the rain from a big storm out west remains to the west of a spirit is a slow mover. it will not be in here tomorrow. a lot of clouds coming off of the will be with us. it is not a record. the record was 72. typical this time of year, 53 degrees. way above normal for this time of year. tomorrow will be maybe not quite as warm but still above normal. it looks

i wanted to talk about love and loss and life, and the meaning of human existence, and spirit, and unity, and freedom... and that was just not what 12 year olds were talking about. i grew up in a really dysfunctional, neglectful, and pretty abusive, alcoholic family, and i was not supposed to talk to anyone about what happened in my house. the kids at school wanted to talk about "grease," and what i was thinking about was the horrendous way i was being treated by my mother, and how desperately i hoped for some kind of free life. i was pretty malnourished as a kid 'cause i was allowed to eat whatever i wanted and no one took care of me, and so i didn't grow, and so i looked like i was eight and i lost all my friends. and then i would go home and nobody would talk to me, and my mom would be like falling apart on the floor, passing out after drinking a bottle of wine... yelling and screaming, and my entire reality was dismantling itself. i wanted to get out of my body and out of my life so badly, and i just started to have this feeling that probably one day i was really going to go crazy. i

>> oh, i think every, every living form is connected to the spirit. how can it not be if it's alive? in fact, animals are much more innocent than we are and, therefore, in a sense much more pure and unconditioned. >> so we're, unfortunately, these are all good questions. i think one that i really want to know the answer is for leonard. which episode of "star trek" did you work on? [laughter] >> now we get to the real important stuff. i worked on the second season. i was what's called a story editor, rewriting episodes that come in. but my part partner and i wrote one episode ourselves, it's called the -- [inaudible] excuse my french, and it was wesley crusher's first girlfriend. she was raised on one planet to be separated from the ruling class, and then she was being transported to her home planet, had never seen another -- this was a very spiritual episode, deepak. [laughter] had never seen another of her species, had never been in love, but fell in love with wesley. but she wasn't supposed to fall in love with someone of another species, certainly,

that is the spirit america needs now, a stronger, newark, spirit of service and sacrifice.hat can i do to help. what can i do to serve? that is the spirit that says when my country is challenged, i will do my part to meet that challenge. on this veterans day, let us commit ourselves to keep making sure that our veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned, the opportunity they defend and deserve, and above all, let us welcome them home as what they are -- and enter girl, essential part of our american family -- an integral part of our american family. [applause] when our men and women signed up to become a soldier or sailor, airman, marine, or coastguardsman, they don't stop being a citizen. when they take off that uniform, their service to this nation does not stop either. like so many of their predecessors, today's veterans come home looking to continue serving america however they can. at a time when america needs all hands on deck, they have the skills and strength to help lead the way. our government needs their patriotism and sense of duty. that is why i ha

>> i think every living form is connected to the spirit. how cannot the it's a -- if it's alive? in fact animals are much more innocent and we are and therefore in a sense much more peer and unconditioned. >> so, unfortunately these are all good questions and i think one that i really want to know the answer is from leonard. which episode of "star trek" did you work on? [laughter] >> now we get to the real importance that. i worked on the second season. i was what was called the story editor. rewriting episodes became and that my partner and i wrote one of the shows are cells. is called the -- excuse my french. and it was leslie's first girlfriend. she was raised on one planet to be separated from the ruling class and she was being transported to her home planet and had never seen another -- a very spiritual episode deepak. had never seen another of her species, had never been in love and fell in love with wesley but she was not supposed to fall in love with someone of another species certainly and she happened to be guided by an evil shape shifter. it got a little tense for a wh

bless their bodies, their spirits, their minds.call upon you, ancestors, to ask for your guidance for all of us and especially our youth. especially our youth. guide their feet, their heads, their hearts. be to their left, they're right, above, below, in back of them. we ask that all of those who are present today be more inspired, more informed, and more hopeful and more blessed and more ready to take action when they came. >> i want to thank sonya davis, one of our peacemakers in the community. a healer, civil rights attorney, and she has been a member of the restorative justice for youth program in oakland. linda. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the koret auditorium of the san francisco public library. i'm a member of the african- american interest committee here at the library. it is our hope that you will be profoundly moved and inspired by what you hear and see today. social justice is concerned with equal justice, not just in the court, but in all aspects of society. this concept demands that people ha

>> they asked that our city keep its innovative spirit. i think a lot of the young workers here -- >> anything specific? like, i would like you to promise me the giants will win the world series every year that your mayor. can you promise that? >> i could do it with a few miracles for the next 15 games. i would love to promise that. we will have to depend upon some miracles to happen, kind of like last year. >> so you cannot promise that. >> i cannot, but i would love to join in on the miracle trip. >> do you have a chief logger position? because i am currently out of work. [laughter] i do not even need to be paid that much. i could be your blogger person. would that be a problem? >> that could be a different position we can create. aid is new media. >> i do not know what you said. i think you said no. i do want to get back to the tax issues, because it is a very serious. i am amazed that with the disliked for business that i see what some supervisor's in this city, i am amazed you're able to work out a compromise at all, even for six year

. >> that is when free spirit media went on the air. >> kids have so much passion and so much energyto exercise their voices >> jeff mccarter its hands on with the kids teaching the basics of broadcasting how to put together a story tapped into love of sports and created hoops high show highlighting high school sports. steadily over the years of funding foundations media connections able to buy state of the art equipment for his studio when the kids started producing documentaries award winning public service announcements like this one on gun violence. being big is a choice one of chicago won a chicago midwest at me in 2010. >> i think free spirit media goes quiet and beautifully it get kids to be critical thinkers of their own situations and tell their stories >> students like marquise brown have grown tremendously through the program that the i feel like it has given students in a voice most teenagers do not know how to communicate to others and we are the communication to get out there >> produce free spirit media is 1000 pieces of media a year but the budget of $1,000,000.20 ful

two spirits is going to come on kqed television in june of 2011, but we are also sponsoring the americanlm festival this year, and that will be premiering at the festival i think next week. then, just this past month in october, helped dialogue with a special theory from kqed public radio did a report on the current condition of native american health with interviews from health care providers, community leaders, and experts in the gaming industry in california, that if you would like more information or to receive a free copy of that report, you can pick it up right over here in the north like court at the kqed table. it is my honor to introduce our first artery, nathan costello. [applause] nathan is omaha, lakota, northern cheyenne, and was born in winnebago, nebraska. he participates in the sun dance in south dakota and assists with ceremonies in california. nathan is respectful to elders and those who struggle with the digit -- addiction and other health issues. the path he found through recovery is called the good, read have, at half that requires one to give back and take care of t

and at rocky . >>> spirit of the heart land.o you by yamaha the first name in motor sports. >> fall in the air and that rocky mountain national park you can hear the calls of elk. september through october is mating season. ann gives you a look at love from the horned giants. >> just blown away by the beauty up here. this is great. >> look how the water is glistening, look at the water. >> just getting a chance to be out of the city and really experience some wildlife. we are watching a bull elk that is i think trying to court the laid ladies over here. the elk are one of the icon animals, especially at this time of year. the bulls putting on quite a display trying to show the cows they are the healthiest, the biggest, the fittest, and so the bugle is part of it. he is letting everybody know he is large and in charge. as we watch them and they are kind of watching us, what they -- they must really think we are a funny species to watch. nobody has ever screamed at me like that. i don't know if i would be attracted to that or not.

i think it would lift their spirits.y greeted us with a song, i think it was called the love of jesus in my heart, which was quite an experience for me to see. it is us being there, you could tell it lifted their spirits and mood. they saw there is more out there to life. there is something bigger, better that they can strive for if they have the opportunity. >> congratulations to the happy couple. learn more about the work of the >> welcome back, imagine holding worship service in a bar. that is what one tennessee church is doing, members say it is a good way to share the gospel with the lost. here is charlene israel. [singing]. >> reporter: no whiskey served here, at least not when the band plays songs of worship. >> i don't know what your story is. >> it is called church at the joe located inside a bar called cotton eyed joe in knoxville, tennessee. pastor scott says this is something jesus would do. >> real goal is to reach people unchurched or dechurched, a lot of people that got hurt or wounded or discouraged or di

. >>> spear spirit airlines is writing a check to uncle sam.he department of transportation fined them $50,000 on monday for deceptive advertising. in june, spirit announced $9 fares and it turns out there were other fees and surcharges that jacked the costs much higher. >>> terrell, some employees are putting a big bull's eye on target. after they announced opening at midnight on thanksgiving, employees started an online campaign to convince the retailer otherwise. they've asked to cancel the early opening so families can spend the holidays with their family. you can't blame them. >> of course you do. we'll be home, too. how many times do you go to the movies on thanksgiving day? those folks have to work, too. >> that's true. that's right. >>> coming up, we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports, the kansas city chiefs try to put the hurt on the high flying patriots. kansas city chiefs try to put the hurt on the high flying patriots. holiday secret. there's only one place that has the new kardashian kollection, apostrophe, uk style by fr

spirit is all of your life so please please. come i gotta go. i miss and leave there were a couple of false starts but eventually i managed to stay all right. ok i know you like sir if you are. still. i'm still might. want you managed to control your balance this is an amazing experience and soon i was ready to join the going for a group effort. and we're ready to rock. all fifty feet that will do people. but if you are trying this for the first time it's best not to get overconfident. oh. well. well that's a fairly and reintroduction to. but i think. everything started back. rest person unfortunately my recovery was to be short lived. or still aching from my session out there on the ice but apparently my new friend has another thing that he wants me to try something about. tunnel runs. it sounded rather ominous but once again it goes a promise i was going to enjoy myself. that i may see you get so what you would have landed. ok so simple no super super words screw it gives you instant flying power. and useful i've got it. and. well here's the b

of response to do this in the spirit so it's not out of the question it is possible that if you feel trust you will provide russians will information sure here ok russian deputy foreign minister said i quote he was commenting on nato is out of the list to create a joint missile defense with russia i quote some countries are of the alliance say they cannot entrust their security to russia since the russian federation is not part of the collective system or defense we consider this logic old fashioned says russian deputy defense minister do you agree that the relations between the two blocs russia well russia on the one side in nato are really a bit old fashioned. are you saying we should not think in blocks in blocks i think we are is the war zone nato is not of bloc nato is a is a political is a political military institution and organization we are not the bloc we are open for all who cooperate with us even for russia i remember and i told you oh and you all know that we have a russia nato council and on our parliamentary level we have a nato russia parliamentary committee and this

and it's the spirit i'll see later today when i become the first u.s.president to visit the northern territory, where i'll meet the traditional owners of the land. nor has our progress come without great sacrifice. this morning, i was humbled and deeply moved by a visit to your war memorial to pay my respects to australia's fallen sons and daughters. later today, in darwin, i'll join the prime minister in saluting our brave men and women in uniform. and it will be a reminder that -- from the trenches of the first world war to the mountains of afghanistan -- aussies and americans have stood together, we have fought together, we have given lives together in every single major conflict of the past hundred years. every single one. this solidarity has sustained us through a difficult decade. we will never forget the attacks of 9/11, that took the lives not only of americans, but people from many nations, including australia. in the united states, we will never forget how australia invoked the anzus treaty -- for the first time ever -- showing that our two nations stood as one. and none of

that's enough to get me in the holiday spirit. but over do the spirits, and you might end up in the hospital. >> it comes not necessarily from binge drinking, but just from going out and partying too much. >> about a third of patients that come to his emergency room between thanksgiving and new year's have something called holiday heart syndrome. it affects those who aren't use today drinking very much who then over-indulge in holiday get togethers. their heart rate speeds up. >> blood pressure can drop. you get light headed as well as getting chest pain. >> feeling like they are having a heart attack to head to the e.r. only to discover it was the alcohol that caused the problem. drinking while on cold medicine can have the same effect. >> especially be aware of other medications, but this is not a time to drink five or sick in one setting, or you are at risk. >> the problem usually goes away within 24 hours without long-term damage. doctors say it is always good to get heart symptoms checked out just in case. while are you toast

also, we can't forget an appearance by santa claus ushering in that holiday spirit. >> a lot more crowded than it is right now. have a great thanksgiving. thanks so much. the macy's thanksgiving day parade hosted by the today show's ann curry and matt lauer kicks off at 9:00 a.m. >>> if you are one of the millions of americans traveling this thanksgiving, hopefully you've already made it to your holiday destination. if not, chances are it's a little easier to navigate the terminals and traffic than it was yesterday. john yang has more. >> reporter: on the road, rails, and in the air, the crowds and lines started to build early and continue to grow throughout the day. >> i do this every year. you know what? you just get in the mind set that you have to go and do this and you just keep a good attitude and just do what you need to do. >> reporter: more people are traveling. >> i've never traveled on thanksgiving weekend. it's all new for me. >> reporter: and spending more to make the trip. >> prices are up. airfare prices are up. >> reporter: including prices at pump. up an average of 50 cen

they got called in on overtime so they are here in spirit. we are against these changes and supportive of the original legislation because we believe that health care still needs to be healthy. it is not ok for us in that the loophole gets closed and has a potential to worst effect than the current legislation. that is because the current legislation -- there is a loophole. this clarification does a lot of harm. it does not address the issue, which is the integrity of providing health care for our workers. we always hear the dichotomy of health care and jobs. this is always being hung over our head when we talk about workers' rights. whether it is minimum-wage, health care, tax incentives. it is a false dichotomy. we cannot incentivize the denial, the cap on health care. although we are promising in the legislation that there will not be the nile -- denial, it is hard to enforce those rules. everyone who works under contract knows that the more rules they are -- more rules there are, the harder they are to enforce. the real rules for this is

thank you to the native american aids project for bringing the spirit into the room. thank you for all of our dancers, singers, but veterans, we salute you. on behalf of mayor newsom, the city and county of san francisco, we proclaim november 2010 as american indian heritage month in san vances go. -- san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] >> we are asking the four honorees to come on up. photo-op. it's not really over yet. until i say so. we give thanks this day, the opportunity to gather and honor our own today. blessings upon all those as they travel home >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your comput