this video live from sydney. the celebration features fireworks display of course over the trademark bridge and opera house. the party continues moving west across the globe ending tonight of course right here in the united states. beautiful, huh? >> beautiful, though. sydney opera house there. >> we don't quite do it like that. >> no. over the bay it's pretty too but that's gorgeous. happy new year there. good morning, it is new year's eve, tuesday, december 31. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. let's get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. we are going to bring

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in is along the harbor in sydney. the opera house is pack by hundreds of people with 1.5 million people watching the show. for the first time in a decade, the opera house is setting off a thousand fireworks from four of the sails of the opera house. in new zealand, the sell businesses for new year's eve got underway two hours ago. here is the fireworks show in the capital of new zealand, when the clock struck midnight thousands welcomed 2014 with the display around the city harbor. lots of cheering and music. william to 2014. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. they do it so well in sydney in the harbor. we can celebrate early especially if you go to bed at 6:00. >> we check out the other time zones because we can't make it too late. >> the clouds will clear tonight but we have plenty right now on live doppler 7 hd. dress if temperatures in the upper 40's with written to the north, and the radar from port listened is picking up pretty well and another inside slider, and t

what do ebri alba, morgan freeman, danny glover, and sydney portier have in common? boy's courageous journey inspired nelson mandela, and enkozi johnson, packed arenas and captured a nation's heart with his simple message. >> we are all the same. >> announcer: >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, we bring you a different kind of story about nelson mandela who died yesterday at 95. it is already saturday morning in south africa, and overnight his flag-draped coffin began its journey back to his ancestral home to be buried. but long before he became a global father figure, when mandela was locked for decades in a prison cell, a loan l lone voice, protesting brutal racial policies. this broadcast made a commitment to cover his struggle when few others were. "nightline" has been there every step of the way on his long walk to freedom. here's abc's john donvan with our story. >> in the epic that is the story of nelson mandela as south africa, a small but important chapter happened to have been played by an american news program. ♪ this one, "nightline." on

us go to sydney where paul allen joins us. -- let's go toh sydney where paul allen joins us.let's start with qantas. >> they won't be offering a large. suitcase of cash it expects it to stand on its own feet. but he can smooth the road a little. it will be meeting today to see what can be done, perhaps guaranteeing qantas's debt. own 39% ofn only qantas. by air new0% owned zealand. qantas is also struggling, as many airlines do, with rising fuel costs. to $300ld make up million. &p downgraded it to junk status. >> but not music to the ears of sir richard branson who has been very vocal about criticizing any foreign ownership that would help qantas. but talk about what they are bhp.ing the hp -- offering roundabout august 2012. bhp said that it would not pursue investment in this olympic dam expansion. uranium has been falling steadily. it would become the largest uranium mine in the world. the government is rather eager to see this go ahead. prime minister tony abbott says he wants the government to do everything humanly possible to ensure this iconic project receipts. ert --

we have that story at sydney. >> with the lowering of the flag at the main base in afghanistan australia's combat role comes to an end. the handover was to afghan soldiers, and they'll pat roll where the australian troops will. the afghan flag will fly at the taryn cout base. >> australian soldiers went in 2001. 40 australians were killed, more than 250 seriously injured. despite the sacrifices, the prime minister says australia's involvement has not been in veinful. >> we have ended our longest of troop deployment. this war is ending, not with victory or defeat, but with hope that afghanistan is a better place, and uruzgan is a better place for our presence. >> in sydney there's mixed reaction. they'll pull out and it will be like it was before. the taliban will move number of. >> i think they have done an amazing job in difficult circumstances. >> australian combat soldiers have left afghanistan, 400 will remain into next year, but only in a training capt afty. >> australia's involvement was longer and tougher than expected. tony abbott said it has been worth the sacrifice. most are plea

the sydney harbor bridge down under. [ cheers ] >> as is the tradition in tokyo, priests began 2014nging a bell 108 times. they did so to wipe away the 108 sins of the previous year. ♪ >> and this was the scene in shanghai, china. the city has a fireworks and laser show to welcome in 2014. there were others, none quite as large as you saw so far in china. >>> well, the new year began with a bang across the world. in new york we are looking at a rather different situation. we are looking at a situation where they are getting ready to drop the doll. sarah has the story. >> reporter: one of the world's biggest and most well-known parties. >> love it. just amazing atmosphere. >> reporter: time square counting down the last few minutes of 2013. those who will brave the crowds will also brave the cold temperatures are expected to be in the 20s. the ball is a sparkling centerpiece featuring more than 2600 crystals with updated designs for this year's celebration. >> happy new year! >> this is an experience for me. i have never been in the new years in new york city, so this is great. >> re

it's 2014 in sydney, australia. in over an hour tokyo will be the next city to celebrate the new year. here at home preparations are under way on the waterfront in san francisco. crews are busy on two barges preparing fireworks for the big show tonight. 200,000 people are expected to watch the 15-minute show at the stroke of midnight. hotels in downtown san francisco are booked up as well as restaurants with pretty good views of the fireworks displays. >> exciting evening. also letting you know how to get around, public transit running extra service. b.a.r.t. will have extra trains until 3:00 in the morning so you have to pay normal fares. cal train offers free rides. muni also is offering free rides. sam tram will let people ride for free between 8:00 and 5:00. the bta will have extended hours on the light rail and express bus that runs between fremont and san jose. >>> if you are looking for fun thing to do we have suggestions. we have a list on our website, go to nbcbayarea.com, search new year's events. you'll f

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if you want to go on vacation where there isn't snow, sydney, 29 for your high. perth, 35. darwin, about average. but that's a look at your world weather. here's a look at your extended forecast. >>> thousands of roman catholics have gathered in the vatican for pope francis's first christmas eve mass as pontiff. ♪ the faithful celebrated the birth of jesus christ at st. peter's basilica on tuesday. pope francis told the congregation that if people's hearts are closed and dominated by pride, defeat, and self seeking, then darkness will fall within them and around them. he expressed his intention to promote reform. the church has suffered a series of scandals, including the sexual abuse of children by priests. pope francis became the first pontiff to be chosen by latin america. his humble and easy going manner has won him popularity during the first nine months of his papacy. the u.s. magazine "time" selected pope francis as its person of the year for 2013. >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. >> pope francis delivered his first christmas day addr

people in sydney started the new year in style with an incredible fireworks display at the sydney harbour bridge. not bad. >> that looks incredible. >> in berlin, there are about eight hours and 40 minutes -- not that we are counting -- to go until the clocks strike midnight. >> big crowds are expected to join the public party at the brandenburg gate in the center of the city, and you could watch live right here on dw. >> another german new year's tradition is an address to the nation by the chancellor. in fact, it is becoming a tradition. >> after winning her third electoral victory, angela merkel has recorded the ninth new year's address of her career. >> this is the chancellery in berlin. and this is the woman who has been in charge for the past eight years. her new year's address looks both forward and back. >> out of the headlines, many things, both encouraging and disappointing, have happened in our personal lives. >> 2013 has been another successful year for merkel. in september, she was elected german chancellor for a third term. her new year's address focuses this year on domesti

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sydney route than the trees that were most of them on grass and i shall miss him and then as i lay with him and the most abiding life by david cameron the british prime minister foreign to the pop star. an archbishop archbishop tutu is and where the heads of state indignities in our idol but apparently no sewing yesterday us president barrack obama but despite that despite the meme and since us state of this occasion of the fact that the country is in mourning it does appear that this weather is affecting the number someone and give us a sense i mean just the fact the us so many heads of state indignant resulting this is a lot has gone the ration of this many number of heads of state outside of the united nations i mean it must be logistical nightmare us give us a sense of the security detail is the button clicks. the new lights i when we arrived. i'm so to sum it all takes a call last night. it seems fairly common if a weak one. but then for the wellington early in the morning of the security logistical preparations kicked in and week we've had a patrolling police cars not just around

they had an incredible display of fireworks that were launched from the sydney harbor judge the sydneyd other places around the world were less dramatic. looking at the video from tokyo, they literally rang in the new year. five priests were at a temple using ropes to swing a wooden pole against a large bell. and for many people, nothing in the world compares to our celebration here in new york city. about a million people are expected to pack into times square, and also we speak, folks are making their way in to watch the ball drop. security is a huge concern. people aren't allowed to bring in bags or backpacks, and the new york police department has assigned thousands of extra patrols to keep an eye out for any signs of trouble. now, of course, jon, it's going to be cold out there. hopefully people are bundled up. forecasters say it's going to be below freezing but with awe -- all the cheer and fun, people will have a good time. >> hope folks catch it here on fox news channel tonight. thank you. >> more than a thousand people have now left their homes after a massive explosion on a t

>> thank you, australia is celebrating 2014 with a spectacular show from the opera house in sydney lighting up the harbor with lights and tons of exploding fireworks, drawing more than a million people. it is one of the most extravagant. in new zealand, new year's celebrations got underway three hours ago. when the clock struck midnight thousands celebrated with lots of cheering and music. >> in the bay area, we are many hours away from the new year but preparations are underway for the big celebration in san francisco. amy hollyfield is at the embarcadero. >> crews will put the barriers in place to gather the people at the water front to watch our show. you do not have to wait until midnight to celebrate eve east can you do something in the day like the san francisco asian art museum. you can join in the japanese bell ringing ceremony at 11:30. people will ring it 108 times. tonight there are plenty of fancy expensive parties. we did find a good deal at tommy's joint where champagne costs only $4. >> are you dressing up? >> no need, but if you feel like it we welcome top hats and tails >>

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states was basically the midwife for south sydney's independent united states and israel were opposed to the khartoum based government not least because it was seen as being anti israel and was perceived as being pro palestinian. not only that but there is oil in sudan and the oil is in the south and spoke out to the norm. and then there's the china questioned the chinese state oil company is deeply invested in south sudan and foiling the chinese was also seen as the school room which could be accomplished through the independence of the session was upset that chevron felt that it would be in their best interests in south sudan were to see because it would be easier to exploit the oil in a divided country as opposed to united that was a major re use and driving. this led to the map were talking about hundreds of thousands of barrels of produce to sell today and it was what all it's roughly a hundred dollars a barrel. you can see that this is a pretty penny. this is all seem to nationals this to come on the problem is that she might pass to fit two cars so sure that i would be a breach

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this video live from sydney. the celebration features fireworks display of course over the trademark bridge and opera house. the party continues moving west across the globe ending tonight of course right here in the united states. beautiful, huh? >> beautiful, though. sydney opera house there. >> we don't quite do it like that. >> no. over the bay it's pretty too but that's gorgeous. happy new year there. good morning, it is new year's eve, tuesday, december 31. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. let's get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. we are going to bring in the new year the same way as we say good-bye to it. >> it will quiet. which is probably good news for folks going out tonight. a few more clouds moving across our skies this morning as we head toward the afternoon, we are expecting partly cloudy skies temperatures going to be in the 50s and the 60s. so again, another very mild day outside. but we'll see a few more clouds. out the door this morning, though, it's

host: our guest is sydney freedberg. now with breaking defense and a deputy editor with raking defense area we're talking about defense department funding. you can join us by phone. what is breaking defense? guest: we were aol defense until the spring. aol spun us off and sold us to a different company called raking -- breaking media of new york. it only does trade publications. aol has a huge content media empire. we are now renamed and rebranded as breaking defense. it is all the same contributors. it is a website that is all about defense, obviously. it is very focused on the not -- beltway around washington dc and a little beyond. people in congress, people in the think tanks and lobbying groups. people in the defense industry. people in the policy levels of the military. who deal with legislative affairs. host: one of the headlines, the national defense authorization act, what does it mean? guest: 451 years, the congress is managed to pass the defense authorization bill. it was a three-step budget. it hasn't happene

the nation the meeting came shortly after u s defense it did teach us a good visit to dublin on the sydney the seventh of may he said but at the meeting and said he could become the new deadline for the security pact between the united states and the guy has done a d this guy is a housing led him to sign. the uniting of guns done to visit troops and senior gone assistance but a new city did not come to me as a knight who has resisted signing to bind up the security agreement on the scene which would govern the us military prisons often was not the force is the by the end of next year. as i has said he wants to return to lofty predictions to compute the deed. but higgins said dr did a signing on to the two thousand fourteen which he said was and is out of it it all. that to come to the end of this week's episode of the discovery part i and my son aren't taking any. we will be back next week with what you have added new ones for both qantas and goodbye and put the profits and. the emotional called friends in the blinding today since his release from jail in the trial court costs he's the sol

he will join us live from sydney on what we can expect. stay with us. ♪ >> welcome back. quick look at what we are watching. by one ofy controlled china's richest men and plans to raise as much as $368 million. wanted group acquiring amc last year. it will retain an 80% stake. on tuesday, this is what we got for you. it is led by a winning coach. whoever wins that game moves on to the finals on saturday. it is going to be a very interesting day on the 18th. it is a top decision. does he raise interest rates or curtail inflation? that is the question investors will be asking. does he perhaps keep rates unchanged at seven point 75% to help boost the growth that india is experiencing. economists are expecting no movement. on friday, china hopes it is a third time lucky. they hope to raise $3 billion to shore up the capital. it will be the largest share sale of the year. let's look at the head of economics at macquarrie. it is so good to see you. what do you expect from the fed? the ballyou would get started? i do not think it is on. i think janet yellen has to take ownership

i'm so beyond its core target of the members asked at the sydney dance better at math. it's real today get lambasted him thus the audience. i've seen the police. guru. you will. i help. yes twenty years. it's been in the larger of the bag one last look after i got greedy well be the end of his life. we really appreciate everything they do. i am. how . and all. with a suitable to the bridge of the things you wouldn't normally formed because of the political war was the biggest content with tons of music you'll ever stays in the city. the kids for a few local musicians the chance to work alongside the world for noise of the character kaufman refrain was that people type into bankruptcy nights here with a photo shoot. i have everything what it all. he repeated the words can describe a good about what i was out early. honestly i was prepared to stay. it was really sick. i was doing really great experience to be decided and corporate cemented offering bits of music but it's costly. what if the offense. the fact that the survivors were suspended another. you don't like this f

test. >> that's what kind of we need in sydney now, we need an outstanding hundred and an outstanding fiver, team that's struggling at the moment. >> i think it's a very special win for a number of reasons. obviously the fact that a lot of people thought we would come here complacent and not have the same willpower to continue to play as we played in the first three matches. we found ou ourselves behind ine game and turned that around and win convincingly today. i think the boys have a lot of credit. >>> farewell test match, ca cala srveg, removed independent yah's opening, trail 98 runs with eight wict wicts wick et ceter . french spornts ministers described the celebration as disgusting and antisemitic. the salute is athe signature gesture of a french comedian. a nazi salute in reverse. >>> in the days other early game evanson had a two-win. chelsea takes on liverpool also on sunday. frank lampard is likely to return. surprisingly though, manager josie maringne. >> is the reality of the last years. so leave us there, leave us there, comes we do our job, we try to finish top four and

test. >> that's what's kind of what we need in sydney now. we need an outstanding hundred and an outstanding fiver. struggling like we are at the moment. >> i think it's a very special win for a number of reasons. obviously the faculty that a lot of people thought we would come here complacent and not have the same willpower to continue to fight way we have played in the first three matches. but the first time in the series we found ourselves behind in the game. in the last couple i would have turned that around and win convincingly today. so i think the boys have a lot of credit. >> south africa, day 4, the second test in durbin, just the fourth south african to score 100 in his test. lead of 61 runs but the match has been delayed because of rain. on to football, ah nell c anelke investigated. 3-3 draw with west ham on saturday. disgusting antisemitic, it's been condemned by jewish groups who have called it a nazi salute in reverse. the striker treate tweeted thats was just a salute. beyonce and jayz with theirs hands on their shoulders, ane

the archbishop of sydney says it is fast becoming a tradition.night, how about a walk down gingerbread lane at the end of which, you will find a 1.5 ton kandi village? it is comprised of over 91 varieties of candy including 1300 candy canes and 25 pounds of icing. the completely edible buildings took the chef one year to create and include 152 buildings, a fire station and an underground subway station and an ice skating rink. no doubt, some place to lie down. you can get the latest headlines at the top of the hour on bloomberg radio and streaming on your tablet and on bloomberg.com. that does it for this edition of "bottom line" on bloomberg television. i am mark crumpton reporting from new york. thanks so much for joining us. i was see you tomorrow. ♪

sydney australia is next. that is exciting.itter question of the day as we look for to 2014. are you looking forward to in 2014 across business, economics, finance, investment? >> the boston red sox. >> the new york yankees. >> maybe the yankees. they could be the sleeper. this is a bloomberg surveillance. scarlet fu and cristina alesci, our guest host with perspective inspiration,ve james andrew miller is with us today. >> here is one thing chinese are looking for. securities regulator approving the plan of five companies to sell shares. the market had been frozen for over a year while regulators worked to clean up fraud. 50 companies should be ready to sell shares by the end of january. america' late and is growing at the slowest rate since the great depression. they grew 7/10 of one percent for the months ending in july. this is according to the census bureau. i was the lowest rate since 1937. total population just over 316 million. michael schumacher going under a second operation overnight after sustaining a hearing -- a s

up to the mid 30s for sydney. as the with buster pushes through a top temperature of 22 as the cloud and rain makes it way in here. cooler clearer weather coming in behind for the fourth test in melbourne for boxing day. further north cloud and rain. big downpours a responsibility. flooding on the cards here over the next couple of days. a little flooding into parts of south africa. central and eastern parts of south africa seeing heavy rain, pushing towards the eastern cape. 28 degrees celsius, a sticky 28. looking around 25 degrees by tuesday. cloud and rain in place. heavy rain making its way further north. southern areas tans significantia with -- tanzania seeing flooding and northern africa as well. heavy rain making its way across tunisia and the north-eastern corner of algeria. >> a southerly buster, so good he had to say it twice. thank you everton. i like that one. evert everton fox. a 75-year-old man is the first person to receive a new heart powered by watch batteries and made by biomaterials to reduce

it was the same story in parts of the southern hemisphere like in sydney. >> we left them. >> the shopping centers in the theave had a 22% rise in number of customers. they can expect the big returns, even if some stores now stop dart their sales before christmas as shoppers demand earlier and deeper discounts. >> shop until you drop, as they say. 's son hasminister ha been named in a corruption inquiry in turkey. attack some oil fields in south sudan. is reported that production will not be affected. unemployment has risen in france despite government claims to buck the trend. the president says that reducing the number of jobless is within reach. time now for media watch. good to see you. christ good to see you. >> did you have christmas? -- >> good to see you. collected you have a good christmas? >> yes. let's start with the president. he came in for some criticism. it was an odd story. he cannot get anything right. he has been attacked by three aliticians for not treating christmas message. they all took to twitter to complain about the fact he has not sent a christmas message. have wa

first twitter themed hotel, and opened up in spain and now there is the first instagram hotel in sydneylia so we bring in the travel experts to tell us a little more about this trend such as it is. is it true there is a twitter themed hotel and what does a regular person need to know about something like that? >> thank you for having me. we definitely have the first twitter themed hotel, now we have our first instagram hotel that recently opened in sydney called the eta 88 hotel, and they are apparently the first instagram hotel, what that means is focused on the fact that consumers use instagram so they have the whole space in the lobby where someone can use selfes comment and there's a screen in the lobby where they magically appear. connell: what could possibly go wrong signing of to stay at that hotel depending on your lifestyle. that said the actual use of social media in your business what do you tell people? do they get good deals? or is it something they should incorporate as they are looking for a vacation deals? >> social media is a huge problem for book deals and we see there

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. ♪ >> this was the scene in sydney, australia. ♪ [ cheers ] and in folk you, priests began ringing 2014by ringing a bell 108 times. they did so to wipe away the 108 sins of the previous year. ♪ >> and as you can see, the new year began with a bang in shanghai, china. the city has a fireworks and las laser show. there are similar celebrations taking place across china. here in the u.s. congress didn't do much in 2013, but the states were busy. here is a look at what you can expect coming up. >> if you are 21 you can buy and smoke marijuana in colorado as the state becomes the first in the nation to legalize recreational pot. oregon has a law about cigarettes and bans for lighting up if children are in your car. gun owners lined up to register assault rifles and ammunition magazines that can hold more than ten rounds in connecticut. cigarettes are getting a lot of attention in the new year, near in new york city there is a new ban on smoking e-cigarettes in in public and workplaces. the big apple joins four other states on imposing this type of law. if you got or gave a pet for the holida

thousands of people were on hand for the celebration along victoria harbor and over in australia, sydney was the first march city to welcome 2014. the celebration is one of the largest. more than 1.5 million people were expected to turn out for the fireworks spectacular along the iconic sydney harbor. in new york, they're putting the finishes touches on preparations for the big celebration in times square. security of course, will be tight and the weather will be cold. margaret connly joins us now from times square. margaret, set the scene for us. i assume, i've done this before. i've been down there for new year's eve. i can see the people gathering behind you. it's a sight to behold. >> reporter: jim, they've tested the confetti and that crystal ball and actually at the top of the flagpole now, you can see the sign for 2014. and it is very cold, as you've known from covering it from down here. you can see the crowd next door right here. they're all bundled up. they're expecting about a million people to be down here in times square today. security is extremely tight. they're going to s

look at that. >> you go, sydney. >> go on with your bad self.ink that they can sustain a fireworks show for 12, 13 minutes like this is fantastic. >> gives me a chance to put the glasses back on. it is 2014 in auts trstralia ri now. >> if you're a child or dog that doesn't like loud noises, this would be your worst nightmare. if you're a semi-imbibed reveler -- >> happy new year, sydney. >> the hair and the glasses. >> let him have a moment. >> we have some serious news to talk about this morning. >> we do. >>> making news right now, top official behind the obamacare rollout is retiring just as coverage takes effect for the first enrollees. creation of the obamacare website and now she is the second high-ranking official to leave since the botched rollout this year. >>> 55 popular tax break also expire at midnight tonight, creating some uncertainty for millions. this happens every year and typically congress reinstates them retroactively. some people complaining that this isn't right because any uncertainty make it is impossible to plan for the

andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. (t) house leaving washington for the holiday recess. the senate is expected to leave town later on this week without taking care of the sticky budget deal. mike viqueria joing >> the house of represents, has been a straight -- representatives has been a straight party vote. last week a landslide, 332 members of the house. they only needed 218, passed that bipartisan budgets. it was a big surprise. john boehner putting down an insurrection, on his right flank. outbursts coming from john boehner but over in the senate normally a place where there is a little bit more cooperation anyway, they flipped the script. sharply partisan divide. they needed 60 to pass the budget, it is believed they have 60 now and it will pass but it has been touch and go for a while. some surprising republicans have signed up including ron johnson a very conservative member from it. looks like smooth sailing but we won't be sure until tomorrow. >> 2013 will go down in the year interesting statistics, all in all, 942 hours work for the entire year for the house of

more than a million people gathered in sydney to watch the biggest fireworks show take off. >> and harper bridge, a colorful display lived up to the extravagant reputation. >>> you can watch the times square ball drop right here on abc7. tune if to dick clark's new year's rockin' eve starting tonight at 10:00 and continues at 11:30 p.m. after abc7 news at 11. >>> hundreds of volume -- volunteers are putting the final town on the floats. most of the hand labor is done by hundreds of volunteers. on average it takes 5,000 hours to decorate every inch of an average 55' float. tomorrow, millions witness a first at the parade, and a long time couple are tying the knot on a wedding cake float. you can watch the 125th rose parade tomorrow right here on abc7. rose bowl stanford versus michigan state can be seen at 2:00 in the afternoon on espn. and we are headed to pasadena to cover the action at the rose bowl and you can get the play-by-play by following larry on twitter. >>>we have to know what the weather will be like the. >> decent all around for matter what you want just how much clothing you

not far from sydney.wo fishermen were clinging to a cooler for 15 hours, floating in the water after their boat sank. the rescue crew was turning around and going home after not being able to find the men when they spotted something in the water. >> holding on to this object for 15 hours or so, so, yeah, they weren't too lovely but happen to see them. >> the men were taken to the hospital for treatment and expected to be okay. >>> time now for a check of the weather which is okay here but not the case everywhere. >> you're exactly right. if you have travel plans back east, mid-section of the country, i advise you check on the flights overnight tonight, tomorrow morning, because probably numerous delays with de-icing and that sort of thing. not so here. live doppler 7hd showing a few high clouds right here. a delightful afternoon across the bay area. lots of sunshine. our empty tam cam -- mt. tam cam. san francisco, 55. 63 in oakland right now. san jose, 54. another stunning shot from our emeryville cam lo

we have heard so many stories like these just like sydney's and shari's. north carolina tax dollars are going to unemployed workers in every other state across the nation except for north carolina. our citizens are paying their federal taxpayer dollars for federal unemployment benefits to 49 other states, even though our citizens cannot rely on the same safety net. this is not only unfair, it is hurting my state, which continues to have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country at 8%. some of the rural counties in north carolina are up to 14.5%. as the senate considers an extension of the emergency unemployment insurance program, i believe it is crucial that we right the wrong that has been done to north carolinians through no fault of their own. for this reason, mr. president, i come to the floor today to express my thanks to my colleagues, especially majority leader reid, senator max baucus, and senator jack reed, for working with me to ensure that north carolina's needs will be addressed as we work to extend unemployment insurance benefits in