it was a well of a fight with steve talbot. steve talbot? he's twice your size.'t, mom, he just looks it. well he's a bully and he has no business fighting with anyone who is as small as you are. i'm almost as old as he is. that makes it a fair fight. don't you worry, mom. i'm alright. come on, lassie. ♪ what's the matter ruth? timmy's been hurt. badly? you should see him, he has a black eye. no kidding! he was in a fight with a boy twice his size, steve talbot. timmy stood up to steve talbot? what are you so pleased about? well what i mean is that... have you ever seen steve talbot? he's a giant compared to timmy. i'm going to phone his mother and tell her what i think about this. now wait a minute, ruth. what was it all about? i don't know. i don't know anything, except that bully, gave timmy a black eye. calm down. it's not the first or last black eye timmy will ever get. you've got a long way to go before you raise a boy to where he's a man. besides, lassie, isn't it a beaut? well how's the other fellow? you know what steve said? he said i've got what it take

you know, she can wear anything from target to talbots to jason wu.ut you once wrote, again, here, "avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise, but it does american culture no favors if the first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common." i think you were writing about when the first lady was wearing shorts, right? so that was a fashion faux pas? >> and i would add, that she was stepping off of air force one and there are like men absolut her and she was in shorts. >> so should she be more formal? >> i think first ladies in general are loathe to think of themselves as sort of removed from the average person, and i think they make an i think they to sort of be normal. but the reality is that as soon as you step into that bubble, as soon as every picture of yourself becomes part of the public record, you're no longer just normal. so i don't think that she -- that they need to avoid being queenly -- they need to avoid that, but i don't think that they need to try so hard to be common. because that's not reall

. >> reporter: law professor robert talbot says companies are allowed to change plans but they are supposed to inform the cuss -- the customer first. >> they try and reach the customer and the customer isn't available, there isn't any liability. >> reporter: but anya orr says she is done wasting time. in order to collect damages she would center to sue comcast in small claims court and prove how much the the show actually cost her. she says that simply is not worth it. she just wants her internet. >> nothing. no response whatsoever. >> reporter: well, we happy to report she finally has internet. we contacted comcast for her. the company sent a repairment the next day and comcast has given her a credit of about $70 and an apology. and remember, if you need help with a consumer problem, give us a call 1-888-5-helps-u. or head to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >>> i think that happens more often than not, right? >> i didn't know you could get a kickback. >> there are strings attached. >> what a phone call can do. >>> crews in east palo alto spent much of the morning stacking some 4,000 sandbags alon

but, still some snow light in nature around talbot county and also queen anne's county.y have no school for today. we can see it around prospect bay right now and also graysonville as well and queen anne colony. wiggins corner and also cross winds. so if you are in these areas you are going to be seeing and feeling the snow across the area and also very windy conditions for today and a little bit of patchy fog. now we go a little bit further to the south around ocean city. snow hill, yes, very appropriate that name is living up to it today. corbin also getting in on the heavier snow this morning and also pocomoke city. stockton also. so traveling on the roadways this morning give yourself enough time on the roadways. it is going to be a very slick commute this morning and a very cold commute this morning as well. as we are looking at the temperatures coming in the teens but feeling more like we are in the single digits once again because we have the winds out of the north. now high pressure will build in as we go throughout the day. you can see that at the surface here a

so around talbot county and around st. michael's edge view and also cook's hope getting in on some light snow showers this morning as well. as we look at the abc2 most accurate forecast right now we can see the temperatures are cold once again. 14-degrees in chestertown but feeling more like we are in the single digits. charlie? >>> the snow could slow down the commute to work this morning. also you're seeing the delays for school. have those for you at abc2news.com. but as for the way the roads look, abc2 news linda so is live this morning and how are thing looking out there? >> reporter: we're in a neighborhood here along roland heights avenue in hampton. and you can see the snow still covers these neighborhood roads. we saw a snow truck go by about 15 minutes ago to apply salt. but you have to remember that the pavement temperature is below freezing. so you're still going to be doling with some -- dealing with some slick spots. that's why they're not completely piling these roads and as more cars go over them it's packi

. >> reporter: talbot says even though people are getting more and more used to technology, they don't necessarily get on to a bus or a train and think about their conversations being recorded. >> actually, it is big brother. there is no way around it. it's just what it is. >> reporter: muni contends their responsibility is to notify the passenger that they are being recorded, which they say they do with decals and signs on every vehicle. >> and the sticker says? >> this is being recorded and something to that effect, that you're being recorded. >> does it bother you? >> no, not at all. i think it's -- i'm not doing anything wrong. so it doesn't bother me. >> i'm very surprised. for me to hear it is any conversation i've had on muni for the last eight years i've been here, regardless when i catch muni was no longer private. >> reporter: kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> well, two teenaged girls might be in legal trouble after drugging one of the girl's parents. they did it so they could get late night internet access. it happened friday night at one of the girl's home in rocklin, w

. >> reporter: law professor robert talbot says companies are allowed to change plans but they are supposed to inform the cuss more first. >> they try and reach the customer and the customer isn't available, there isn't any liability. >> reporter: but ana orr is done wasting time. she would have to sue them in small claims court and prove how much the no show actually cost her. she says that simply is not worth it. she just wants her internet. >> nothing. no response whatsoever. >> reporter: well, we happy to report she finally has internet. we contacted comcast for her. the company sent a repairment the next day and comcast has given her a credit of about $70 and an apology. call us if you need help at 1- 888-5-helps-u or go to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >> that doesn't cost a penny. >> it's free. >> okay. >> thank you. >>> you think you need a break from your stressful job? well, the website careercast put together a list of least stressful jobs. number one, university professor. oh, we all qualify for that. [ laughter ] >> followed by seamstress or tailor, medical records technician, jewel

starting tonight at 8 eastern with david talbot on the history of san francisco from 1967 to 1982. at 8:55 elizabeth dowling taylor on the life of white house slave paul jennings and his eventual freedom in 1847. at 9:50, chandra manning discusses the reasons why americans fought the civil war. and at 10:15, arthur herman on how fdr brought business leaders across the country to mobilize for world war ii. >>> five-time grammy award winner james taylor spoke at the national press club earlier this month. he talked about the war in iraq, the so-called fiscal cliff and other topics. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> and welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa warner, and i am the 105th president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists, committed to our profession's future through programming and events such as these while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our web site, w, -- w, w dot press.org. do know mate to -- to donate to our institute, please

books are for sale at the front counter and david talbot will be signing at the front. so go ahead and continue the conversation at the signing table. >> thank you to booksmith. >> thank you. thank you very much for coming in tonight. >> tomorrow, we will have live coverage on c-span network of the 113th congress. house meets at noon for a vocal members and election of the house speaker. you can watch it on c-span. >> while he was a member of the clergy, he was also incredibly trained and worked for sarah cook of the british parliament. and we see a lot of his ideas in the separation of church and state. he articulated himself in text like this. this is really where we see roger williams talking about the idea. also the freedom of religion is something that he talks about. he is showing at this point why his thinking is different and we are all different. he was creating a land where people could come and worship as they chose. this did not sit well with england were with massachusetts. luckily, not everything was burned, this copy was not, and we are able to have it to

. >> reporter: she's often called the first lady of fashion whether it's target, talbot or high end designersblack and gold bangles. she looked kind of hot but still very appropriate in her role. when ever you ever said that a first lady looks hot. >> reporter: mrs. obama wasn't always a darling of the fashion world. she knocked our socks off wu the ivory one shoulder ball gown but in the early days of her husband's first term she was often more buttoned up, suits and separates soon gave way to sheets an those pearls. >> michelle really loves alexis jewelry. she still wears pearls. it's not just the twin set. she mixes things together an wears where vicinitiage belts. there are elements that are jackie o. but she has her own twist on everything. alexis believes mrs. obama started out wearing what she thought she should as first lady and then started taking more fashion risks as she settled into her role, bold color, patterns, pointed toe flats and even neon nail polish. her gray nail polish was a big talker. >> she wear clothes with a metallic sheen. it just reflects the light an catches her

she can wear anything from target to talbots to jason wu.y words come back to haunt me. >> "avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. but it does american culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common." she wore shorts. >> she was stepping off of air force one and there are like men saluting her and she was in shorts. >> that was not something that you think was appropriate. should she be more formal as a first lady? do you think she's managed to do that? >> i think early on first ladies, in general, are sort of loathe to think of themselves as sort of removed from the average person. and i think they make an effort to sort of be normal. but the reality is as soon as you step into that bubble. as soon as every picture of yourself becomes part of the public record, you're no longer just normal. so, i don't think that she, you know, that they need to avoid being queenly, necessarily. or they do need to avoid -- i don't think that they need to try so hard to be common. >> c

books are for sale at the front counter, and david talbot will be signing at the front, so go ahead and continue the conversation at the signing table. >> and thanks to the booksmith. >> and keep it coming in. thank you. [applause] >> today, the new 113th congress gavels in for the first time and we will have live coverage on c-span networks. the house meets at noon eastern for a roll call, and election of house speaker. you can watch it on c-span. the senate also begins new session at noon with a possible debate on the filibuster rule. that is life here on c-span2. >> you don't always find many newspaper editors in any era embracing investigative reporting. the point we've seen over the years, it's not just economics. it's the discomfort that investigative reporting often causes any newsroom. because it's trouble. it's about more than economics. if you going to the ruffle the feathers of someone powerful, that gets those people running in to complain to the publisher, and their stories are legion over the years about those kind things happening. we were very fortunate all the '70s and

. >> whether it's target, talbots or high end designers, michelle obama always makes a statement.i remember seeing a picture of her in brazil in a one shouldered rachel roy dress with black and gold wooden bangles, quite frankly she looked kind of hot, but still very appropriate in her role. when have you ever said that a first lady looks hot? >> mrs. obama wasn't always a darling of the fashion world. sure, she knocked our socks off with that ivory ball grown. but in the early days of her husband's first term, she was often more buttoned up, suits and separates first game way to sheaths and those pearls ala jackie kennedy. >> she loves fashion forward jewelry, she still wears pearls and mix things 20g9. wear a cardigan, it's not just the twin set, she mixes things together. and wears it with a vintage belt, there are elements that are definitely feel jackie ochlgt, but she has completely her own twist on everything. >> reporter: alexis believes mrs. obama started out wearing what she thought she should as first lady and then started taking more fashion risks as she settled into h

there's a dog, which is called in heraldry, a talbot and there's also an arm cut off holding what looksh of flowers. flowers or shamrock things or leaves or... i thought they were shamrocks or trefoils or something like that. northern irish pistols. could be. irish family. yeah, yeah. now you said you bought them from a friend. what did you pay your friend? i paid for three pistols. there was another pistol. i paid £3,000. so these are slightly less than £3,000. yes. yeah. i'm delighted to say that you're obviously a man of taste and judgment, because these are in fantastically good condition. they probably look very much like they did when they walked out of mr. reeves' very posh shop in henrietta street. just the sort of thing collectors like. and on that basis, i think that, today, you would have to pay £10,000 for them. they're just a fantastic pair of pistols. ( laughing ) they're the biggest pair of these i've ever seen. i know. they're very, very large. you've shocked me now. what a nice gentleman you are. thank you. and to you for bringing them. i think they're fantastic. i can

. >> reporter: usf law professor robert talbot sees the road freeman is going down but says the intenseaw is to get cars off the road and freeman is steering away from the intent of the law. >> the court might say well it says person, and a corporation is a person, so that will work for a carpool lane, but i doubt it. >> reporter: freeman is hoping to take his case well beyond a marin traffic hearing. he wants it debated in a higher court. >> to turn this legal definition on its head. >> reporter: he's got the ticket he hopes will shift the conversation into high gear. jean ellie, "today in the bay." >> no more free parking on sundays in san francisco. starting tomorrow all meter also operate seven days a week. most sunday meters will operate from noon to 6:00 p.m. there will be warnings for the next three weekends, full enforcement will take place at the end of the month. >> this program allows congestion to be relieved, parking more available and businesses to thrive because park something more available for people coming to san francisco to shop. >> one positive, the one-hour time li

. >> reporter: law professor robert talbot says companies are allowed to change plans but they are supposede customer first. >> they try and reach the customer and the customer isn't available, there isn't any liability. >> reporter: but anya orr says she is done wasting time. in order to collect damages, she would have to sue them in small claims court and prove how much the no show actually cost her. she says that simply is not worth it. she just wants her internet. >> nothing. no response whatsoever. >> reporter: we're happy to report she finally has internet. we contacted comcast for her. the company sent a repairment the next day and comcast has given her a credit of about $70 and an apology. call us if you need help at 1- 888-5-helps-u or go to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >>> they may be good for the environment but they can be a nightmare for pedestrians. those unintentionally stealthy hybrids can sneak up on you, sometimes with disastrous results. so the national transportation safety board is asking carmakers to add some noise. the agency says a little sound do prevent nearly 3,000 ac

well, my interest in this particular case grew out of the previous part that i wrote in talbot the slave ship, human history published in 2007. this was a pretty gruesome subject to study, i want to tell you. very painful to see what was done to so many millions of africans in the pursuit of profits. the terror that was crucial to the management of people on board these vessels. i had to live with this for several years, and as i studied this ship, what i found was that there were a great many rebellions that grows out of the most extreme circumstances. it was really quite inspiring to see that the enslaved people kept fighting back, no matter what, you know they have almost a chance of success. many rebellions, very few successes. in the back of my mind is the amistad case. why was this were unsuccessful? i really wanted to know. this was an extraordinary counterpoint to a gruesome history, and it captured my imagination. i began to read the work about the of a stud -- amistad, one of hundreds of slave revolts, 01 of the very few that actually achieved victory. what i found bothered me

books are for sale at the front counter and david talbot will be signing at the front. so go ahead and continue the conversation at the signing table. >> thank you to booksmith. >> thank you. thank you very much for coming in tonight. [applause] >> you don't always find many newspaper editors of any era embracing investigative reporting. it's not just economics. the discomfort that investigative reporting off that causes in a newsroom because it's troublesome. it is not war than economics. if you ruffle the feathers of some of powerful, that gets people running in to complain to the publisher and their stories are legion over the years about those things happening. don and i were fortunate to 70s and almost all our careers to work for people who are really strong and upright in that area and let the chips fall where they may, where the work of a few. >> paul jennings was the slave 11799, who served president james madison. he is the subject of a slave in the white house, by taylor elizabeth dowling, former director at james madison some of montpelier coach he talked abo

. >> coming up on a special weeknight edition of booktv, author david talbot talks about san franciscoin the 16 70's and 80s.

starting tonight at 8 eastern with david talbot on the history of san francisco from 1967 to 1982.ng taylor on the life of white house slave paul jennings and his eventual freedom in 1847. at 9:50 chandra manning discusses the reasons why americans fought the civil war. and at 10:15, arthur herman on how fdr brought business leaders across the country to mobilize for world war ii. >> now, some of a washington post conference on women in leadership. we'll hear from andrea mitchell of nbc news, white house deputy chief of staff nancy-ann deparle, and the president of polytechnic institute. >> nancy-ann deparle, how are you? welcome. >> thanks. >> here we go. and dr. shirley ann jackson. and andrea mitchell. who's probably been working since fife this morning -- since five this morning too. >> how are you? >> i bet you every single person here has been up since five. >> i dressed based on what andrea had on. >> you saw her on tv, and then you said, oh -- that was clever. you're not a rhodes scholar for anything. [laughter] >> wow. >> 4:30 wakeup for morning joe. >> with oh, my gosh. s

now in talbot county, maryland, two six-year-old kids were playing in the baltimore area, one went like that, the other went like that. they were playing cops and robbers. suspended again. >>brian: two suspensions in maryland about the imaginary gun. >>steve: when you're six years old you can't understand why adults are upset that you're just playing. >>brian: i had a cap gun. everyone had cap guns, didn't they? >>steve: if you didn't play with your finger, you put a stick in your hand to pretend you were playing with a gun. >>gretchen: you have to also keep in mind a little bit about maybe what kids are seeing on tv and video games and why they're doing this. >>steve: i go back to the days of roy rogers. >>gretchen: i'm just pointing out there may be other influences as to why more and more kid are doing that. >>brian: i blame the lone ranger. he influenced me. i even wore a mask. >>steve: in maryland if they are going to crack down on giving people the finger, it shouldn't be this one. >>brian: this reality show had a lot of you outraged. >> to you guys, he might be known as a rapper.

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books are for sale at the front counter and david talbot will be signing at the front. so go ahead and continue the conversation at the signing table. >> thank you to booksmith. >> thank you. thank you very much for coming in tonight.ññó??