number one, i'm going to have to up my golf game if i ever want to retire in sun city, florida.ber two, talking to them in terms of dollars and cents and how much they can save, i need to hire a financial planner stat. watch. the day's decisions revolve around golf. >> exactly. >> reporter: from hitting the and the gators. >> do y'all consider yourself successful? >> yes, and fortunate. >> reporter: because of the choices thaw made, what do you get to reap? >> well, i think johnny carson one time, having money means you don't have to worry about it. >> reporter: after working for a major company and faithfully stuffing money into savings -- >> but you moved into here how long ago? >> seven years ago. >> reporter: they can afford to retire well and in high season they are not alone. 24,000 retirees live just like them here in sun city, florida. >> we have never been in debt, ever. we bought our first automobile, paid cash. we bought our first home and paid cash. >> reporter: joyce retired in florida from gross point, michigan, nearly 20 years ago. the mother of six calls herself

. >> hundreds turned out to sea on sun city -- to see the leader of the party. she will run in polls. novemberreleased , 2010. protesters have lost a court battle. the high court judge ruled that the local authority has the right to leave it protesters because the damaging impact of their campsite on one of britain's most important public buildings. just a short time ago, president obama announced that he was rejecting a controversial application to build the keystone pipeline which would carry crude oil from canada to texas. in his statement, the president blamed his republican opponents for imposing what he called an arbitrary deadline on the review and said his rejection was not on the merits of the pipeline itself. here in washington, political spats are part of the course. when legislation threatens to impact the internet, it is not surprising that it sparks an uproar. today, wikipedia's english- language website is being shut down for 24 hours in protest over a proposed law which would allow legal action against websites which infringe copyrights. opponent

. >> hundreds turned out to sea on sun city -- to see the leader of the party. she will run in polls. novemberreleased , 2010. protesters have lost a court battle. the high court judge ruled that the local authority has the right to leave it protesters because the damaging impact of their campsite on one of britain's most important public buildings. just a short time ago, president obama announced that he was rejecting a controversial application to build the keystone pipeline which would carry crude oil from canada to texas. in his statement, the president blamed his republican opponents for imposing what he called an arbitrary deadline on the review and said his rejection was not on the merits of the pipeline itself. here in washington, political spats are part of the course. when legislation threatens to impact the internet, it is not surprising that it sparks an uproar. today, wikipedia's english- language website is being shut down for 24 hours in protest over a proposed law which would allow legal action against websites which infringe copyrights. opponent

sun city discrimination cannot last. -- some say discrimination cannot last. >> we are an area, onlyntry, that has a ticking bomb called youth. we're very wealthy. we have so many natural resources. there should be a balance. >> two-thirds of saudis are under 25. men face limited job prospects. women, almost none at all. the potential for unrest has been pacified with money and social programs. but many young people want fewer social controls. >> you can speak for yourself. you do not need -- to do not always need a man with a beard to tell you what to do. >> this man does not believe in violent change. neither does one of the country's most respected journalists in a nearby kingdom. jamal works for a new television station, al-arab. he says the success of the saudi model depends on the bond between the people and the royal family. >> if the government, god forbid, should show against the people, that would destroy the fabric between the saudis and their rulers. no way the government views tax against the people -- [unintelligible] >> protests last october, protests that did end in b

city. >> in an op-ed piece put in the baltimore sun, the city's money would be best spent on rec centers, paved streets, and open polls in the summer. >> i did not realize that would be left behind. i do not think right now we should be focusing on a grand prix race at this time. >> when the story originally broke, the press secretary seen here talking to the mayor sent to this photo of young sitting in an indy car saying -- >> ronald doesn't know his front from his back. if he had to get a job in the private industry, he would have trouble getting a job. >> he called the response highly unethical. >> he has no credibility with me. i questioned his ethics. there it is. >> at a public up -- appearance thursday morning, there did not seem to be much tension between young and blake. >> we have disagreed before, it will not be the last time. >> president young says he would be open to changing his mind at would be open to supporting pretty the grand prix back but only if the vendors were paid up front. the boehner will have the final say because she has the majority of the board of estimates.

our boston police officers, federal agents, supple county prosecutors, probation and parole is, sun city austin king outreach workers the city had hired folks to try to avert the corners and calm the stuff done and get the street. on the other side of the bar facing us are about 30 of the most dangerous gang members we could find in the city of bath and. and we spent the next hour or so talking to them. a couple of framing fax. you're going to hear a couple of names. one is freddie curtis to. pretty cardoso was a common acclaimed basically the worst game defender in austin. and the boston cops stopped them in roxbury one morning he had just sold an automatic pistol to a juvenile. the kid had begun in most most of the ammunition. fred had 19 millimeters cartridge in his hand. the freddie didn't know was that the boston cops had been working with the feds. freddie did not know that he had with the feds call it predicate criminal record that opened him to prosecution under what is called the criminal statute, the peasant armed career eligible defendant, he could be charmed to 15 year federa

. >> i mourn the loss of never know.i will >> to sun remains a great city. -- tucson, ariz., remains a great city. an oasis in the desert where our community were under the stress sadness of a horrible moment. >> for now, jared loughner remains a federal prison in missouri. declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. >> the hard to believe it has been a year. >>> a montgomery county police honored overing his actions. he will receive the congressional badge of bravery award tomorrow. he was off-duty and he went into and freed the hostages back in september of 2010. other officers shot and killed the gunman. >>> police are searching for a killingsuspects in the outside his own home. happened in the driveway of friday.rly gregory sears was gunned down and police say it started out robbery. was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. he told police two masked men shot them and ran. >> that is something. i do not know. >> neighbors now say they're careful following the killing. the ongoingys have no andhould bogdan writer spent much of inspecting hundreds of cars. this was the sec

almost time to shed that jacket in sun city.rd from chp the sig alert has been cancelled and all lanes are open. the earlier big rig accident took out fencing and they had to close a number of lanes and they've just reopened and that's why it is so slow north of 101. expect that to clear over the next 15 to 20 minutes. we have a little bit of slowing, and pretty standard and southbound 101 past 380 and down to san mateo, very slow and things are starting to recover. >> thank you, mike. coming up on bay area news at 11:00, it is a sign of economic times. a major retailer looking to hire 300 people in the east bay, but the turnout so far has been more than twice that. 0.'ll have that coming :011 0. :0 we'll see you in 30 minutes. >>> back on this thirst day thursday, learning how to eat smart today. if you want to be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings with a single bound -- >> or if you want to just increase your energy and help fight cancer, we're glad you're here. >> hey.

former senator rick santorum has been holding a town hall in sun city focusing on faith, family and freedom, sell his social conservative tre credentials to folks there. texas governor rick perry pulled out of new hampshire to get to work in south carolina. he did a meet and greet and believes about 60% of south carolina voters can still be swayed. former utah governor jon huntsman trying to create a little momentum after new hampshire attended a breakfast this morning. when we get the pictures we will show them to you. jenna: we have a tea party panel coming up, mike, and we have one tea partier that is willing to publicly endorse santorum. it will be interesting to see where that vote goes in south carolina, an important one. mike emanuel thank you so much. live from washington for us today. jon: he is known as a conservative king maersk maker, and jim demint's support is coveted by most republican candidates. two of his closes informal advisers have endorsed mitt romney, one of them even jumping ship from the perry camp. the senator himself though is not tipping his hands-on fox and frie

the rising sun cafe in polk city, iowa, has nothing this kind of crowd since sugar ray leonard stopped by. today they are here to size up a contender in the political fight, rick santorum. the mayor has not decided whom to support. what is it about the republican field this year that has been so up and down and volatile? >> it amazes me sometimes when you think about 330 million people in the united states and this is the field we have. but a couple of them are looking pretty good. if they combined all of their ideas, we would have a great candidate. >> the press is here in nassau because of santorum has zoomed up in the -- is here en masse because santorum has zoomed up in the polls in the last few days. >> the right policies, the right track record, the ability to lead, winning elections, they have what it takes up here, they have what is needed in here and they have the fire down here to make the difference in winning this election. do not differ, lead. -- do not defer, lead. >> i am trying to make a my mind. >> come on over. [laughter] thank you for being here. >> can this man go a

year eight hundred seventy eight to write quietly in a villa overlooking the city situated on the beautiful street via the sun leonardo twenty minutes outside the city it has a completely different feel to the center of florence it was stated that tchaikovsky called florence the city of dreams for him it was one of the best locations in the world as he enjoyed the architecture landscapes and soul of the area he said it was one of the most inspirational places to live and to work he wrote the famous first an opera the queen of spades here in italy in eighty ninety and back in russia to celebrate his beloved city he wrote the piece souvenir to florence. from the art world in florence or oligarchs and their glamorous shots on the island of capri the prison of russian influence and connections in italy and vice versa isn't it too apparent and not just here but it is closer to many european cities than you think is the love affair with all things european shows no signs of slowing down. the punch of that your bridge is a beautiful mediæval landmark not to be missed as a focal point of the city it represents mediev

sun. >> that's right. >>> and the city of antioch hope the end is in sight for a rear-occurring flood problem -- recurring flood problem. schools have experienced seasonal flooding and antioch is now getting a grant of nearly $3 million from the state and construction could start next year to create new culverts to improve water flow from west assent oc antioch creek. >>> thousands of san francisco property owners are about to own a little bit more whether they like it or not. the street trees are expected to be turned over to residents and save money each year for the city but opponents argue there is no guarantee that the property owners will spend the money to maintain the trees. we will see what happens there. >>> williams sonoma may be too successful for its own hometown. the san francisco-based company was founded in sonoma, back in 1956. and wants to open a new store at the original site. but the city council may stand in its way. currently considering strict restrictions on where chain stores can operate. councilors will discuss the proposed coordinates this coming wednesday. >>> how

rick santorum is in sun city, south carolina, buford, and charleston. newt gingrich has two events lined up in columbia, south carolina, one of them are ready for the home builders' association of south carolina -- a rally for the home builders' association of south carolina. we will show that to you later today on the c-span networks. follow all the candidates at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> in this place, he will stand for all time, a monument to those who fought for this nation and those who defended it. a black preacher, no official record tit -- rank or title, who somehow gave voice to our deepest dreams and most lasting ideas. >> sunday, president obama is joined by civil rights leaders and the king family for the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial on the national mall. saturday at 6:00, civil war scholars look at the direction of the war and northern and southern strengths and weaknesses at the end of 1861. after serving from 1960 to 1970 in the navy, now-senator john kerry became a vocal opponent of the war. this weekend on c-span

and tonight they will be joining forces to march through the city as the sun sets. we'll bring live coverage of that march right here on abc 7. live in san francisco abc 7 news. >> thank you very much and a little bit of encouraging news. california unemployment rate fell to 11.1% down from 11.2%. seasonal retail jobs in growth and construction hipped add to that drop. >> lock down is over noont a elementary school. 400 students spent hours slok locked in the classroom after a school received angry phone call frdz a man who threatened to take business into his hands. and 400 students spent hours inside as police searched the campus. >> he was telling me he didn't want to go to school. i told him he had to go. owe minutes later i get a call. >> she found nothing suspicious and the lock down was lifted. no one was injured. >> the woman accused of killing a hayward nursing student pleaded not guilty. they had been friends, prosecutors say esteban killed lee because of a relationship with her former boyfriend. he her body found four months late gler a field. >> and uc s

the rising sun cafway in polk city, iowa, hasn't seen this kind of a crowd since sugar ray leonard stopped by. today they're here to sign up a contender in a political fight, rick santorum. pok city mayor has decided who to support. >> what is it about the republican field this year that's been so up and down, volatile? >> it may izzes me sometimes when you think about -- it amazes me sometimes when you think about all the people in the united states and this is the field that we have, but a couple of them are looking pretty good. i believe if they combined all their ideas, we'd have a great candidate. >> the press is here en masse because santorum has zoomed up the polls in the last few days. >> don't fever your judgment, what you know and what you've done and studying this race and looking at the candidates in determining whether they have the right policy, the right track record, the ability to lead, win elections, they have what it takes up here, they have what's in here, an they have the fire that's down here that's going to make the difference in winning this election. do not defer,

he wrote a letter to our partner on the sun saying the city should focus on providing services like rec centers for children and teens. the mayor has already cut ties with the race's original organizers, saying they still owe the city more than a million and a half dollars. >>> maryland public schools can once again call themselves the best in the country, they were ranked number 1 for the 4th year in a row. the state received high marks for overall student achievement and for how it it it allocates funds. >>> here is kai jackson with more on the building excitement. >> reporter: purple fever has swept through baltimore and much of maryland and it appears to be contagious, as the saying goes, maybe it is something in the water. >> ray rice is in his groove, ray lewis is good to go. we have a good team. >> they are pumped up to play the texans on sunday at the stadium. >> we are ready. we are going. >> they are encouraging other local businesss to display their purple pride and light up their companies like you see here. houston fans respect the ravens but believe the texans have gotten

he'll hit sun city, bufort and charleston almost crossing paths with governor jon huntsman who has oneo.p. in daniel island, a little further west that long red line represents governor rick perry covering a lot of ground. starting his day in blythewood with a meet and greet around breakfast time. be in orangesburg by lunch and walterboro by dinner time and driving past that baby blue spot on the map, that's speaker gingrich staying in charleston all day long and governor mitt romney who is up 9.3% on gingrich in the latest real clear politics average of polls, it's just going to have one event in south carolina today for a rally in greer where weather will be in the 50's. then he'll skip town and head for a rally where the weather is a little warmer. west palm beach, florida, high 70's and low 80's today. the latest real clear average in polls has romney up eight in the sunshine state. if he wins south carolina next saturday, that will be three in a row for romney and he's clearly already looking ahead to maybe make it four in a row. ron paul is also looking ahead. he isn't on these m

have ever harbored a desire to ride a horse down the beach in ocean city you may soon be able to do so. according to our partner the sunring their own horses and clean up after them or face a $500 fine. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station, complete news and first warning weather today at noon. as always constant updates available at wjz.com. again a few mo you know what's exciting graduation. when i look up into my student's faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i am committed to making a difference in peoples lives and i am a phoenix.

. >>> and looking live at a pink sky as the sun is rising over the city and the rest of the city.eautiful start to this sunday morning. although, it is very confusing for those little children who don't understand that it's winter, rob mayeda says cooler temperatures. >> yeah, feels like fall outside in many spots. fortunately though, very dry conditions. we have some offshore winds. look at our temperatures. 50s around san francisco and concord. the breeze is still going around the bay area. 30 now in gilroy. it's those northeast winds through napa keeping things quite dry this morning but getting us off to a warmer start to the day. it's like a running start for our temperatures. more 60s today, but a chance of getting close to 70 in a few spots. if we do that, that could mean more records around the bay area. tonight, as the winds are definitely light tonight into tomorrow morning, we'll see 230 to start the day. a slight chance of a few showers getting into tuesday. the last time we've had significant rain around the bay air yarks you have to go back to november 24th. this is

sun in can -- an induced coma after crash. she hit her head during a training accident in park city. e's in critical condition. >> from the chicago sun-times, fans favor katy perry, harry potter and people's choice awards. perry won five trophies and half i potter won four. >>> we'll have more on the story about nonstop flights needing to stop for fuel. captain sully sullenberger is >>> it is 26 minutes past 7:00. we have got overhanging overcast and still wet from overnight rain but mild. sharon is watching traffic, it is meteorologist tim williams over at first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone. the rain is finally moved out of the area and starting to see a bit of drying out. the clouds starting to break just a little because of the winds. a breezy afternoon, windy tonight. our next weather system comes through with a cold front. so tonight temperatures going into the 30s. we start off today with 60 degrees. warmer with clouds breaking for sun. overnight lows around the 38 degree mark with windy conditions picking up, 44 tomorrow, wendy and kl with periods of sun. for a ch

some of these temperatures we have outside as we overlook the city with the sun high in the sky. it is higher than it was a couple hours ago. 50% the humidity. 30.06 the barometer. west wind at 7. the gusts have subsided a while. we have a breeze today, but not as blustery as it was. the same on the boardwalk. parkton p. 25 westminster. 20 at frostburg. the chillyest air at 22. some clouds as well in that area. let's look at those clouds now. again, lake effect snows. what's significant on this map. some of it related to a coom front. weak and dry. there is also a clipper out over missouri that has come out of the northern plains and central canada. limbed moisture with that. mixed precipitation in southeast missouri now. that will pass to our south. the cool front will come in from the north and really without snow. just a few scattered clouds. the cool front will reinforce the cold air. partly cloudy, breezy, cold. 34-38. occasional gust of 20 miles per hour. the futurecast shows a clipper passing to our south tonight. cold front should go through dry. going to sunday for the g

. ♪ >>> taking a look there of new york city. sun still waiting to come on up there. cold day.past the hour this saturday morning. welcome back. this morning, the department of defense released a video that shows iranian boats speeding straight to u.s. military and coast guard ships on two events the same day. the close encounters took place last friday one in the strait of hormuz. you have to look closely. what you are looking at are iranian navy speedboats. an official tells cnn they suddenly spun close to "uss new orleans" without any response. a coast guard ship was also harassed near kuwait city. the iranians appeared to be holding ak-47 rifles. this comes as iran threatens to close the strait of hormuz, the only outlet from the persian gulf. >> they were not looking for a shooting match. they were going to break off but cause heart-stopping action before they did that. the iranians gained intelligence by getting so close to u.s. navy ships. they were able to gauge the u.s. military response as they came at those ships. that gives them valuable information if the next time

robert redford kicked off his annual sun distance film festival in park city, utah.for 34 years, the festival has celebrated up-and-coming talent in independent films. >> sundance is expanding. the only thing we have to make sure of is we keep -- we keep intact why we're here and how we do things. >> the sundance film festival continues through january 29th and that's your eye on entertainment. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m., happy friday. i'm andrea roane. >> we made it! boy, this was a long week. i'm mike hydeck. thank you for joining us. hi, monika samtani. nice and bright this morning. helping us get through this morning. here's anny hong in for howard. >> good morning, guys. we have winter weather headed this way but not until late tonight. that's good news for the commuters. we'll see some cold temperatures once again for today and a lot of clouds out there. here is a look at the winter storm watch in effect for this friday night through tomorrow morning. you can

once the fog burns off visibility is kind of lousy. 60s with a little bit of sun, santa clara mountain view, fremont, redwood city, not too bad a little cooler for some, it is tough to recover from the fog sometimes. it is dry, dry, dry, fog will be with us and we will start to rebound friday night into the weekend it looks really warm, pam. >>> an extra day off for school in san francisco, it is not a welcomed vacation. >>> the man now in quarentine, when the kidnapped squirrel monkey may be able to return to its home, we will have more on that. >>> and in traffic, we will tell you what roads are affected straight ahead. ! it's called the munchie mobile. i built it to give people a taste of my newly revamped classics. i've got a 100% beef patty that's seasoned while it cooks. it makes my jumbo jack, ultimate cheeseburger, and sourdough jack better than ever. real tasty. crazy good. insane. this is good. really, really good. juicy as hell (beep). . >>> welcome back to ktvu channel 2 news, we will know how much snow pack is in the sierra. the snow contend will be way -- contented will be -- content will be way bel