i think steel frame buildings are resistant, it is the composite action of the steel frame and others that are together with the frame that help make them support; is that right? >> yes. that includes the walls, the floor diaphragms. but the fire was really bad. this is what they were trying to do here is a fire break here. in addition to the heroic fire break that stopped the fire on van ness. >> dynamited around here. not just earthquake or fire damage, it was dynamite damage. >> one of the interesting stories is the amount of dynamiting they were doing in some cases was so excessive it was damaging buildings that survived the earthquake and fire because they were blowing up the building 2 blocks away. the classic story is on the post office. it survived the earthquake and fire fine, but didn't survive the dynamiting of the next-door neighbor's building. >> they threw up flaming shards. and set the buildings alight. >> for an old steel frame, you see the beam and column and you can see the frame is shown there. on the side of the building, it is more solid with brick. the older ste

michael steele win?rats are starting groups . we actually have a lot of scientists that play music. the creativity, the innovation, there's definitely a tie there. one thing our scientists are working on is carbon capture and storage, which could prevent co2 from entering the atmosphere. we've just built a new plant to demonstrate how we can safely freeze out the co2 from natural gas. it looks like snow. it's one way that we're helping provide energy with fewer emissions. >>> despite of major debt and dwindling donations michael steele is running for a second term of the chairman of the republican national committee. but next, former president nixon get ds rewrite. my doctor said most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. it'll cost a fortune to insure you. nationwide insurance, we need a freeze-frame her

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is she going to beat michael steele?n open race. >> the republican party runs michael steele for big jobs, lieutenant governor of maryland, make him party chairman and keep dumping on him. why do they trust him with these positions again and again and again? >> you want him as lieutenant governor, maryland is one of the toughest states in the union. people thought he ran a credible race. he was in the rate for the chair. >> why are they dumping him all the time? >> they didn't dump on him to begin with. they're dumping on him now because they believe he hasn't made money. people aren't giving to the rnc. he didn't do the job he should have. he's brought on too many people that are cronies. >> your track record of victory should be the ultimate output. the input is money. the output is victory, victory, victory. >> the question is, is he responsible for those victories or didthy win them in spite of him? >> let's look at him last night on fox talking about the midterm results. here he is talking about whether he gets cred

steele has until january 14th to make his case before the 168 committee members cast their vote.now white house correspondent for politics daily, alex wagner. forget who the republicans are going for here, who do the democrats want as the next republican national committee chair? >> i think it's a safe bet to say that democrats would be happy to see michael steele back in the rnc chair. this is a guy that has come out vocally against the republican party on key issues including immigration, abortion, afghanistan. in january of this year he was saying that he didn't think the republicans would win back the house because they weren't ready. this is a democratic candidate if ever there was one. >> i'm going to turn my cards over. michael tooel is a friend of this show. he's the only one of the candidates for the rnc who has actually appeared on this show. i'm in favor of him. that should be another nail in his coffin. who has more votes pledged than he does? do we know what the lay of the land looks like and the actual numbers here on the votes for the possible candidates? >> well,

please election michael steele.l join the rnc and i will vote for that guy. >> there you go. >> i will do it and i'll switch back to the democratic party if that's what it takes to get michael steele out there for two more years, running his mouth off saying dumb stuff every single day. makes me happy. if you do, guess what? we can only go but up. >> he might take you out to some strip clubs. >> court your vote. >> listen, the mesh american people houf their debt, the congress is out, let the rnc add 15 more million. >> why not reverse this. >> the debt? >> the whole concept of racing each other into the ditch to see who can suck the most. >> because the race to the bottom has better ratings than the race to the top. >> the treest and most -- welcome into this conversation. nice to have you and karen, always a delight and pleasure to see you. >>> up next, uncle sam's failed attempt to help with home foreclosure. a new report says the government is falling far shorter of its goals and more americans are facing the pr

steele not quitting. yes, i have stumbled along the way but always accounted to you for shortcomings. no excuses, no lies, no hidden agendas. he made the comments in a conference call to rnc members last evening. raising $192 million and spent 206 million according to the center for responsive politics -- "the new york times" notes that during the conference call he did not address questions and did not address ending the year but $50 million in debt. he was on a show on fox last night and she asked him about the money situation. >> we have resources. i think our last cash on hand beginning of december -- we will do another report in january which will reflect a longer period, december 2 until january 17 -- about 3.5 million -- >> what did you have when you assume the reins? >> when i took over we had 20 million -- 20 million in the bank and we raised -- >> how much did you have two years ago? >> after the 2008 election there was money transfer into the committee from but mccain campaign. >> how much did

the republican party keeping michael steele.eutenant governor of maryland, put him up for the united states senate. they they've him all these big jobs. why do they trust him again and again and again if they're not going to trust him? >> he won as lieutenant governor. maryland is probably one of the most -- party chair and so they gave it to him. >> why are they dumping him all time? >> they didn't to begin with. they believe he hasn't raised money. people aren't giving to the rnc. he's brought on too many people who are cronies. >> his track record of vikt vito should be the output. >> is he responsible for those victories or did they win him in spite of him? >> here he is assessing whether he gets credit or not. >> we had not won the seats we won 60 in the house, 21 state legislatures that flipped from democrat to republican, then that would rest at my doorstep because we hadn't put the appropriate mechanisms in place to win. we took advantage of those opportunities to raise the money and won the election so we have control o

they don't want another michael steele. have someone who demanded attention, and we didn't like it. >> and it's a very small number of people that get to make this decision. to be a republican national committee member, and, therefore, to have a vote in this, means you are probably anonymous, probably very well off. and probably you have been lobbied by michael steele? >> you're not technically anonymous. >> no, but you're not well known. >> people who work in this area describe it to me as the pathetic 98-year-old people, in the contest who can suck up to them the most. it is to keep the pathetic 98-year-olds happy. and michael steele did it not keep them happy. >> and he bragged about that. that was part of his appeal. he said, listen, i'm raising small dollar donations and it's a positive thing because it shows i have a broad appeal. yeah, i'm neglecting the larger scale donors, but he carried them as a larger -- >> to look at the people that are against him, none of them are bragging about it. everyone who's running, ha

steele is expected to announce if he will seek another term some time this evening.nta an e-mail to committee members and scheduled a conference call for 7:30 tonight. steele has come under scrutiny and some call for him to step down. and now, trace has this. what have we heard? >>trace: he is unpredictable and the staffers tell fox news that they are not exactly sure what is going to happen during the conference call and could talk about fundraiser. but michael steele's critics say he will use the conference call tonight to say he is not going to run for another term. however, g.o.p. insiders tell fox that is not true. that michael steele wants to keep his position and he will run again but we can tell you this, if he is planning to keep his position, he has done very little to get his new campaign off the ground. >>shepard: if he says he wants to run, it is very clear that he may not have the support. >>trace: that is the issue. there are 168 members of the republican national committee so for him to win a second term he has to get 85 votes and the political inside

would not be chairman. >> he's a good true -- >> michael steele was more than just being a black manhad at that time he had the media presence at the rnc chairs didn't, he was able to touch the young voters and young people in the republican party. >> he started the hip-hop republican movement. >> but he mentioned it. he had no problem dealing with the tea party. >> the republican party should appeal to the hip-hop generation. >> he's been able to talk to folks in a diverse way the republican party had not been able to do previously. with that said he's been successful in a way previous chairmans have not been. >> okay. sit right there. we have a little more time but i want to go to commercial for a moment. we'll be right back. >> 2012, does barack obama get re-elected? >> if there's a republican that can speak to middle america unlike mccain and some of the other candidates he's going to lose the white house in 2012. -somebody got a brand new car! -it's got that new car smell... -wait, wait, wait, wait! -what? -c'mon, man. you gonna say no to this? bam! -double quarter pounder. -wit

-- german steele was not confidence? -- chairman steele was not confidence? >> the mission of the first -- the first mission of the next chairman is that there is a clear political statement and that they are funded. there is a hunger among membership to turn that around. my sense is that there is a real openness to hire the best person for the job, whether that is me or someone else. some members like to have emoting member of the rnc. -- have a voting member of the rnc. i have a long and very positive relationship with many committee members. i am not a stranger to them and i have had a successful working relationship. there is a real hunger to get this right. i think people understand that, if we do not put the rnc back on track, we will not be part of putting the country back on track. more than any one other qualifier, people want some who can do the job and they want the best person to do the job. i think have been able to make that argument. >> one of the of the big changes this last year, citizens united, did that ruling and these outside interest gro

it will be done at christmas eve. 4 million pounds of steel will be in place.e're going to have a third of four segments to create that massive bridge tower. but as early as this morning it could mean your eyes are going to be distracted. they want you to keep your eyes in front of you. >> there could be some curiosity. keep your eyes on the road, watch your following distance and try not to let it distract you. >> all part of that $6.3 billion new bridge project that's gonna be done by 2013. that's what we found out, not 2014. a few months early in 2013. there have been some very distracting construction efforts going on the past few years and each time the chp and caltrain have issued this warning to, please, drivers and commuters keep your eyes on the road and both times people cooperated and they hope the third time is a charm. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. school officials in san lorenzo are warning parents about a man that tried to lure a child outside an elementary school. a girl from delray elementary school reported that a man drove up

what you hear and see is 8,000 pounds of a ball of steel slamming into the front of the 71 trans bayerminal on mission street. this morning's construction activity is drawing crowds of spectators. they are on the sidewalk and watching from above in offices of surrounding downtown buildings. the wrecking ball will be used many more times over the next two months for demolition work. construction will begin for the sleek $4 billion terminal built of steel and glass and it will serve 4 million passengers a year. what is being demolished is not going to waste. >> the raw materials of the building, the concrete and the steel, all the steel beams and rebar are being segregated and taken away for recycling into new products. the concrete material itself we're going to be crushing here on-site and using that to back-build the basement. that will be our working platform after which we start our construction. >> the regional transit hub will connect the public with the first high speed rail station in the u.s. it has seven high rises, 2600 housing units and even a rooftop city park. back out h

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in other parts of asia will likely limit the drop of crude steel output in japan. think the decline will stay at 5% to 10%. >> the federation's chairman also says the further strength in this case of the yen below the 80-yen mark against the dollar could put an additional dent on production. >>> fast food got a little faster. mcdonald's japan started a delivery service to reach out to customers who are too come to its outlets. they began the service at one of its outlets in tocktokyo. it receivers orders by phone and delivers items within ten minutes by motorcycle. mcdonald's japan is targeting stay at home mothers with small you children and business people as its main customers. the company said it will conduct the trial at up to ten outlets over the next six months and may expand the service nationwide if if the trial is successful. >>> more and more people in japan are opting for an alternative lifestyle called downshifting. these downshifters quit the workaholic rat race to pick up jobs they love, even at the expense of a steady thk. >> reporter: this 40-year-

crane also start lifting the third of five steel section for the span. crews have been getting ready since monday unloading 4 million pounds of steel from china. the work was originally scheduled for thursday but the workers got ready a day earlier than expected so all the work is going to begin today. they are going to be busy working around the clock hoisting the newest tower section into the air bringing the tower three-quarters of the way to its final height of 525 feet. >> when we start lifting later on this week, there is a little bit of concern that we can have traffic slowdowns on the bridge when this work takes place. but motorists have been fantastic. with the two other lift we haven't seen a real problem with it, so we're hoping for the same thing. >> reporter: caltrans asking motorists not to get distracted by the work. drivers on the upper deck will be able to see the huge steel parts being hoisted up on the tower. crews hope to finish the tower by christmas. caltrans predicts that the project will be done by late 2013, 24 years after the lo

michael steele surprises us and everybody again and wait until you hear how julian assange described himself on an online dating website. we are going to get to the rundown in a moment. first, here is what we are watching today. at the top for us, where is speaker pelosi? as the tax deal heads toward the house after today's deal in the senate, simmering tensions between house dems and the obama white house are now boiling over. is she going to take the lead, start talking publicly and try to kwai yet yet things down? >> we will see. lawsuit politics also on our radar, will virginia attorney general ken cool. nelly use his success with the health care challenge to launch himself into higher office? here is a hint. he is raising money online. >> senate race in '12, governor's race in '13. >> rahm his day in court, facing legal challenges over whether he really is a resident of chicago and whether he can run for mayor. get to the rundown, the senate nears final passable of the tax deal, house democrats must decide whether to fight it or fall in line. kelly o'donnell, nbc news capitol hi

a major blow to the president's health care law today and republican party boss michael steele made up his mind about running for another terp. the first legislative deal is cleared with the president's deal with the republicans and the president came out to urge congress to finish the job. we'll go straight to political correspondant cameron hill on capitol hill. >> hi, bret. >> supporters needed 60 votes and they got a huge momentous building vote with yes votes and counting. >> the vote began at 3:00 p.m. on the republican's deal with the republicans to extend the tax benefits. they lead reoff pledging support. >> plain and simple this is a compromise about jobs and extending middle tax cuts to help create job. not extending them would cost jobs. >> normal time limits were suspended because of bad weather. gop hailed the obama administration for working across the aisle on tax relief. >> this is a shift. >> compromise could come tomorrow. this proves both parties can in fact work together. >> after touting the huge vote clearing the procedural hurdle, the president turned up the hea

, it doesn't mention chairman steel. it looks at how much money was raised and how much was spent. not just in the last cycle but over the course of several nonpresidential cycles that i think are more comparable than 2008 or 2004 would have been. i was very careful in that let tore stick just to the facts and to omit all of the sort of squabbling that goes on and the hear save and the rumor mill type and to look just at the facts. and i think you'll find for all of the folks who have said perhaps you should have left differently none of them have been able to refuture any of the facts that i laid out in that letter. and the reason for that is that they're accurate. so over the course of the fall it became clear that members of the rnc had a sense that not all was well but they're being told by this chairman we've raised a record amount of none and when he was challenged on why is cash on hand so low, it's because we passed out more money than we have before. we knew it wasn't true. so i decided, though all of my career

and most of this steel will be up before christmas of this year. when that happens, that power will be high, or even higher than nearby treasure island. both directions will be up and running and two years. for live irubble in >> and a power outage, with a plume of smoke and bright flareup. and on on the corporate contra costa county. and between martinez, and incorporated. --this is the second power outage this effort experienced less than two months. and making this necessary to keep carbon safer. >> it was fairly spectacular for a while. the burning of the hydrocarbon vapors and the smoke. the good news is that we have under control. within one hour or so, the flaring has been brought down to a minimum. also the wish of the knowledge that there's been some internet flare up as we are going to restore this of to full operation. >> this has to this utility's unit of contra costa county confirmed that there is no offsite impact. 7 7 >> and live look outside from our roof cam over downtown san francisco. this is quite a different picture than how we

does this man michael steele want to keep the job?e learned that steele will hold an invitation-only conference call later today. that is when he could announce whether he intends to run for the chairman gig again. the rnc will choose its chairman for the next term next month. so far, steele has said nothing publicly as to whether or not he wants to run. >>> president obama signing a $4.5 billion child nutrition into law today with his wife first lady michelle obama by his side. they call it the healthy hunger free kids act. it aims to expand the number of children in school lunch programs and get rid of junk food in those vending machines. >> because while we may sometimes have our differences, we can all agree that in the united states of america, no child should go to school hungry. >> this is all part of the effort to reduce childhood obesity by the first lady. president obama joked he will be sleeping on the couch if this bill does not pass. >>> and kind of sad here. it's the final week of larry king live after decades on air int

in recent months steele has lost the backing of many top supporters in a coordinated effort to replace him reportedly has been under way for weeks despite the fact he won going away in november. republicans have argued the committee needs to improve fund-raising and tighten its structure to prepare for the 2012 election. steele again will make that announcement tonight. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg, here we go again, denying the possibility that he will run for president in 2012. speaking on "meet the press" he vowed to finish out his third term which finishes in 2013. >> see, i crust came to you and said, you know, mr. mayor we've taken a hard look at this and don't think it would just be a vanity play but you could actually win this thing, would you change your mind? >> no. >> no way, no how. >> no way, no how. >> your supporters should cease and desist. >> i don't think most of them create this buzz. yes, they should cease and desist but most of this is just because the press wants to have something to write about but the bottom line is i've got a great job, i want to go out

here's the market vectors steel exchange traded fund. it has broken out to its highest price since early september of 2008. allegheny technologies led the sector up more than 7%. it received a titanium order from saudi arabia. that helped titanium metals and a.k. steel. each of these rallies coming on strong volume today. the steel business is just part of the materials sector. here is the broader materials exchange traded fund. in the past 90 sessions, the materials fund is up almost 20% as confidence in the global economy has improved. another sign the banking industry is improving, regional bank marshall and ilsely has buyout offer from bank of montreal. many analysts have been expecting buyouts given the troubles some banks have had. this is a stock for stock deal valued at just over $4 billion. based on last night's closing price, it values m&i at $7.75 per share and expands bank of montreal's presence in america's midwest. m&i is based in milwaukee. m&i shares jumped 18% on the offer, but remain well below the implied buyout price.

faction and the hard core anti-steele faction, because he is now anti-steele. >> well, to be continuedwe will talk to you tomorrow about all of it. thank you, jonathan. >> thank you, andrea. >>> and a state of emergency in florida as residents brace for some of the coldest temperatures in two decades. it will affect all of us with fruit prices. >>> and we will show you how lucrative the excess baggage fees have been for the airlines, because it is said that they made $1.5 billion on baggage fees and $195 billion in reservation changes, which is a grand total of $1.5 billion. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when businesses see an opportunity, the hartford is there. protecting their employees and property and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartford helps businesses at achievewhatsahead.com. to london starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. enjoy the flight. >>> and topping the headlines righ

>> will not submit to the steel. , fighting back to a hostage taking will not- submit to that-deal.take up the tax package of agreed on the president of the gop. >> i thought that this was not a part of associations? this is not acceptable. >> the 30 month extension of---13 unemployment insurance and also the 13th- month, and the bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. democrats are opposing that. >> this will decrease the deficit and not create jobs. -that will increase the deficit-->> republicans refused to compromise. with the democratic initiatives in the tax cuts are not extended? then president of, will defend the compromise. >> the framework the we have forged on the taxes will not only protect working americans from seeing a major tax increases on january 1st. businesses, incentives, to grow into high gear. and higher new employees. >> this came after one day >> after joe biden visited capitol hill warning democrats that changes could unravel the entire deal. senior with house economic adviser says that with the larry summers says increased chance of a double-dip rec

we're steel on the water. i'm joined by mark miller and mark tapscott.the benefits for things like job creation seem a bit more vague. >> i agree. this is a political kick the can down the road for two years. sets up barack obama to say, look what i did. i can compromise. sets up the republicans to say, we got to make that tax cut permanent. >> i want to get to chuck todd who is anticipating the president's arrival. >> you're going to have a president brag about this is his way, compromise and try to show, try to talk over frankly us in washington and the media and try to make the case that you know, he is ready to start talking to independents and that seeingç e two parties work together will help on that front. i think you're going to hear him talk about that payroll tax cut, which of all of this deal, it is the one thing that it seems economists could agree on that might have a short-term stimlative effect, where it's the one part of this that's actual stimulus. the gamble is that this will be another way to prevent some sort of fallback and maybe th

millions of pounds of steel are millions of pounds of steel are being hoiste,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning here's a look at today's weather. a wintry mess for the middle of the country, snow showers developing for the plains. bitter cold in the east along with a few scattered snow showers around the northeast. >>> here's another look at the top stories this morning. a florida school superintendent says god protected him when a gunman opened fire at a school board meeting. that gunman took his own life. >>> a review of the afghan war is expected to be released tomorrow by the white house expected to show there are lasting problems but enough progress made to begin withdrawing troops in july. >>> a disturbing trend involving teenagers and drug use. a new survey found daily marijuana use increased among all groups surveyed, eighth, tenth and 12th graders for the first time pot is now more popular than cigarettes among 12th graders and a growing number of eighth graders, 16% admit trying some type of illegal drugs. an fda hearing looking into the safety of mercury dental fillings wrapped up to

they are all products bearing the new steel.itiative of german manufacturers. >> it provides crucial assistance in giving all the different producers something to share in terms of the image and marketing. it is something they would not be able to afford on their own. this means guaranteeing quality and craftsmanship and illustrating this. >> craftsmanship and quality are a priority. the berlin-based company specializes in luxury wallpaper. it is not cheap. it is about 400 years per square meter. -- 400 euros per square meter. the grace the prestigious patel and the london department store harrods. and the small and exclusive clientele. -- they have a small and exclusive clientele. he is among the founding members of the initiative. >> i want to see manufacturers getting more exposure. hopefully, there will be greater communication of what distinguishes them and their products. >> the initiative currently has eight members. among them are the oregon manufacturer, the luxury kitchen manufacturer, and the old royal porcelain manuf

steel announced his intentions of running for reow re-election during his conferrnccecall on monday.pport, but many question his judgment on several issues, including fundraising comments he mmde on the war in steel served as lieutenant government here in maryland under bob ehrlich. >>> it is not even winter yet, but there's plenty f complaints coming out of north usa. the snow jst will not o o awa. here is ainsleyer than hart. >> reporter: it's tough doing -ucc of anything in frozen, minnesooa. cars are still buried and some areenot going anywhhre, anytime soon. >> right now my car is like on a pedestal of snow. it's still packed under it. my tires are offfthe ggound so i have to degree on the bottom.ú %-midwest got uppards of 2 feetf snow after a weekend storm blew through. >> snow, sleet, rain or hail, we >> reporter: whether it's the snow crew or the snow blow elements. snowplow drivers have job security this week.3 travelers trying to get out off3 lines, more than 1500 flights were canceled on monday. p> we're not even in the wintertiie yet. it's still fall and it'' way too cold

michael steele got a lot of attention. in january, 2009, he became the first black republican national chairman. he stunned everybody by running again. donors tell us they will not give money to him. it will give it to outside groups. that leaves the committee with an inability to pay off debt and weaker going into the convention in tampa. >> you have to wonder about the so-called money mismanagement. did not michael steele consider this when he decided he would run for reelection? you wonder what he was thinking in making that decision. >> that is a good point. his senior staff would be leaving if he were to win again. he did not build any support or case. one conservative magazine has an editorial out this morning saying anybody but steele. there are six other candidates and they said none would be worse. >> thanks for joining us. good to see you. the drama continues. >>> we have a quick reminder about some schools. rappahannock county schools are closed because the water issue. schools in garrett county, md., and morgan

you see the enormous steel frame. it's such a little building. across the street is the self storage. you see the fire escape in front and it has to pass that awning. >> what are the regulations about attaching thing to a fire escape? it says available. >> nothing is allowed on the fire escape. >> i know a lot of people like to put their potted plants and turn them into a balcony. >> bbqs are a no no. it's supposed to be for fire response. many, many violations for that. >> one of the things, people always say, this is a hazard. you've don't you do something. how many of you have had to exit a fire escape in an emergency? it's rarely used and we have very few incidences. therefore, based on our history, epidemiologically. we don't have reason to believe they're not functioning. there's no reason. these are working just federal fine. >> it always works at least to get you out of the second floor. the last floor is easy. thank you for coming. our brown bag lunches continue and we invite you to join us. thanks a lot. >> thank you for taking the time

construction will begin forhe sleek $4 billion terminal built of steel and glass and it will serve 4 passengers a year. what is ing demolished is not going to waste. >> the raw merials of the building, e concrete and the steel, all the steel beams and rebar are being segregated and taken away for recycling into new products. the concrete material itself we're gog to be crushi here on-site and using that to back-build the basemt. that will be our working platform after which we start our construction. >> the regional transit hub will connect the public with the first high speed rail station in the u.s. it has seven high rises, 2600 housing units and even a rooftop city park. back out here live from the perspective of sky 7 hd, you can see this is the area dubbed the grand central statn of the west. aside from serving commuters, it's stimuling the economy generating more than 134,000 jobs in all. the landmark new transit center is scheduled to open to the public in 2017. live in san francisco, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> all right, theres thank you. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ah

in fact, just last month, steele's political director gentry collins who wants steele's job resignedrnc was $15 million in debt and 21 additional u.s. house seats could have been competitive if not for lack of funds. mark preston says steele's failure to raise money from big donors created a vacuum. >> that's why we saw all of these outside interest groups come in, these third-party groups who really in many ways funded the republican victories this year. so money, big problem. second thing for michael steele is he's had a lot of problems just managie ining his own imag. >> reporter: earlier this year, the financial reports showed the rnc spent tens of thousands of donor dollars on what some considered questionable expenses, including nearly $2,000 at a topless nightclub in california. add to that steele's series of controversial comments, including calling afghanistan a "war of obama's choosing." steele told cnn last year those verbal misfires are part of a strategy. >> i'm very introspective about things. i don't do -- i'm a cause and effect kind of a guy. so if i do something, the

crews have been unloading four million pounds of steel made in china since monday.k was originally scheduled for tomorrow, but it started a day early out of concern for heavy wind forecast for tomorrow. workers busy around the clock are hoisting the third of five segments on to the signature tower. all this work with bring the tower to three-fourths of its final height of 525 feet. now, caltrans predicts that the tower section will be done by christmas and the entire bridge project by 2013. this morning at 10:00 we're expected to have an update on the progress by caltrans and so far, there is action happening there. things are going on. >> looks pretty behind you, too. thank you, sharon chin on treasure island. >>> 6:57. let's go back to tracy and elizabeth and find out what's happening with traffic and weather. could get a little break today. >> yeah. we have a nice break building in today, syd. a mix of sun and clouds across the bay area. and temperatures ranging from the mid- to upper 50s. more to sunshine is expected tore and rain showers back in the bay area fr

three weeks -- three years later, 1952, steel workers went on to strike for 150 days. i brought lunch buckets out to my father and other men on strike. i remember it well. they won. they prevailed. over time, they improved their inclusion of health insurance and retirement pay in their contract negotiations. i just wish my father had lived long enough to see the day we passed a national health insurance program. it is not universal coverage or single payer but it is a vast improvement. >> we have done a series of these interviews with members not coming back. over the course of the last 20, 25, 30 years, it has been a. growth in the united states. it has always been a period of growth we are in $14 trillion worth of debt and the current congress will have to spend -- spent the next few years trimming government. is it more fun being a congressman when you're adding programs and building that will be for the current congress figuring out how to cut? >> i served on the budget committee during a reagan years. we spent hours and hours finding ways to trim the spending and

mikeel steel -- michael steele will tell us his plans. >>> ravens fans heading to texas.will be clear in the 40s. they play against 5-7 texas on espn's monday night football. if the playoffs were to again they would play jacksonville where mr. have -- there are plenty of seats going. but they need moatium on the offensive side. coach cam cameron says the guys are ready and says he is not. >> he eve and knows what the offense has to do tonight -- >> he eve and knows what the onaive and knows what they have to do. >> here's what you missed. eagles and cowboys. how about the cowboys. jackson had 210 yards receiving including 91 yarder and go ahead touchdown early in the fourth. philidelphia gets the 30-27 victory over dallas in dallas last night. philidelphia ended a 3-game losing skid to the nfc east rival a moved ahalf game ahead of the giant in the divisional race. michael vick did perform well. 16 of 26, two picks but making his case to be league mvp. >>> 6:53. santa certainly wouldn't mind driving around in one of these. but these people actually reserved for some of th

steele was the first african-american chair of the gop. he's been at odds with party leaders who are backing challengers. the committee votes in january. >>> here in new york, a new group is hoping to transform the political landscape as we know it. the organization called no labels launched monday. randall pinkston reports. >> and to the republic for which it stands -- >> reporter: people and politicians tired of excessive partisanship in washington are launching a movement to do something about it. >> i think it's really a search for common sense, and putting labels behind us, and putting our country in front. >> reporter: these democrats, republicans and independents are banding together under no labels. >> the radical sides of our parties are a lot like that crazy relative at your thanksgiving dinner. the one that everybody just smiles and nods and ignores. however, that crazy relative has taken over thanksgiving dinner and we want it back. >> reporter: they say no labels is not a third party but a new grassroots movement. focusing on

steele is expected to announce he will not seek re-election. steele has been under pressure to step down, discontent has grown because of his poor fund-raising and several speaking gaffes. a royal caribbean crews ship headed to port after being battered by high seas in the eastern mediterranean. "the brilliance of the seas" was en route to egypt sunday when the rough weather hit. the ship changed course and is expected in malta early tomorrow morning. there were 2,095 passengers. 978 of them americans. the ship's interior was damaged. the piano smashed through a window. flying furniture caused minor injuries to 30 passengers. some passengers were injured when they were tossed out of bed. >>> american diplomat richard holbrooke remains in critical condition this morning in a washington hospital. he is president obama's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan. he collapsed during a meeting with secretary of state clinton friday. he underwent surgery saturday to repair a tear in his aorata. yesterday he underwent another procedure to help improv

. >>> call him the man of steel.n you thought his days were over, michael steele announced he wants to run for a second term. this is going to be his toughest fight of his political career. five other republicans want the job too. steele kept decision a secret until last night on a conference call with fellow republicans. a lot of republicans are unhappy with his fund raising efforts and his management style. >>> baltimore holiday spirit shining bright. take a look at the decorations. our news photographer spotted this awesome display at a home on joppa road in parkville and decided it was so pretty he wanted to share it with you. we are passing along holiday spirit. if you want your house on television, we would love to see it. send us videos, pictures or whatever you have of your display you might want so see on the air. head to abc to news.com and click -- abc2news.com and click on the holiday guide. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> 6:54. and we

also coming up, if michael steele was trying to create a new story by a last-minute mislead about his decision to run for another term as head of the republican national committee, it appears he succeeded. but can he win? >>> and new tapes reveal things said by former president nixon r that earn him tonight's rewrite1 . flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream! for under $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than 23 of america's most expensive luxury creams. fantastic. phenomenal. regenerist. ♪ [ male announcer ] they've been tested, built and driven like no other. and now they're being offered like no other. come to the winter event and get an exceptional offer on the mercedes-benz of your dreams. it's our way of showing a little holiday spirit. and stay connected with three years of mbrace service complimentary.

. >> all told 4 million pounds of steel going into this portion of the tower and the finished product is going to rise 530 feet above the water. over the next week or so those parts are going to be loaded onto cranes, put into place on that new 6.3 self--anchored suspension plan -- $6.3 billion suspension plan. quite a sight, something you really want to look at but the word this morning is please don't. live on treasure island, terry