i'm terrell brown. >>> we begin with a historic ending. after nearly nine years, the u.s. war in iraq, the war officially ends today. jim axelrod is in baghdad with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: this is the end of the mission ceremony here in iraq. the closing of the u.s. headquarters for the u.s. forces. it really marks the beginning of the -- the end of the draw down rather. the next few days as we're told, the final troops will be exiting iraq, the final u.s. troops. now, remember they have gone from a high of 170,000 troops at one point. there are now fewer than 4,000 troops remaining in the country and, remember, 92 bases at one point, even as late as september of 2010, now down to two bases. so really this is the ceremonial closing of the headquarters and then in the days to come, certainly by the end of the year, the final u.s. troops will be leaving iraq. terrell? >> we haven't heard a lot about this, jim. you've been on the ground with u.s. troops there in iraq. what is their reac

i'm terrell brown. >>> we begin with politics. during an exclusive interview on "60 minutes" last night, president obama explains why he thinks he should be reelected and why he doesn't think the american people will buy into the republican argument. the president spoke with correspondent steve kroft. >> reporter: why do you think you deserve to be reelected? what have you accomplished? >> not only saving this country from a great depression, not only saving the auto industry, but putting in place a system in which we're going to start lowering health care costs and you're never going to go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick, making sure that we have reformed the financial system so we never again have taxpayer funded bailouts and the system is more stable and secure, ending don't ask, don't tell, decimating al qaeda, including bin laden being taken off the field, and when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do, and we're going to keep on at it. >> susan mcginnis is in washington w

terrell, who has time to go to a movie with all this last-minute shopping? i still have to get your present! >> i haven't gotten yours yet, so no rush. don't worry. ashley morrison in new york, appreciate it. thank you. >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. >>> and in sports, all of the great win streaks must come to an end. green bay no exception. the packers, perfect no more. i take an omega for my heart. but to be honest, i find the omega choices overwhelming. which one is right for me? then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum, a name i trust. it goes beyond my heart to support my brain and eyes too. and these ultra-concentrated minigels are much smaller than many others. it's part of a whole new line of supplements. there's probiotic and fruit & veggie too. new pronutrients from centrum helps make nutrition possible. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. >>> time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clouds moving to the southern plains, where a storm system i

terrell? >> jim axelrod in baghdad for us, thanks. good to have you with us. >>> president obama was at ft. bragg, north carolina, yesterday to mark the end of the war. more than 200 soldiers from ft. bragg were killed in the war. the president saluted the returning troops and applauded what he called their extraordinary achievement. >> as your commander in chief and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words -- and i know your families agree -- welcome home. welcome home! welcome home! >> critics contend the president is leaving behind an unstable country. the president yesterday called iraq self-reliant with a self-elected government elected by the iraqi people. >>> more down to the wiper drama in washington. for the third time this year, partisan politics has pushed the government to the verge of a shutdown. the government won't be able to pay by the deadline on friday, the government won't be able to pay its bills here is where we are right now. they passed a bill on payroll tax measure. the republica

i'm terrell brown. >>> we begin with the economy. when the labor department releases its jobs report for november in the morning, it's expected to show some modest growth. economists predict 125,000 jobs added last month compared to october's gain of just 80,000 but the unemployment rate is expected to stay locked at a high 9%. susan mcginnis is in washington with details. susan, good morning. >> hi. good morning, terrell. >> reporter: this report is coming on the heels of some very strong numbers out this week from manufacturing, retail, construction. and then a big rally in the stock market, so the question is will this labor report that is coming out today continue the improvement or will it disappoint? more than 10,000 union workers marched through the streets of manhattan thursday, demanding better wages and more jobs. >> we have people making all this money. we have millions out of work. it's not fair. >> reporter: protesters, including teachers and health care workers, say they are fed up with th

i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday, d ecember 19th. i'm mike hydeck. howard has your weather first. let's get you going here this monday morning. >> we have got a cold frosty start. another scraper alert people. you park outside, especially in the bur bes, -- in the a few more clouds today. right now 32 degrees in washington. clear skies this morning over us. you see clouds, pulling in, over minneapolis and st. louis but nothing to write home about, our wettest day this week will be wednesday. here's a look at some of the temperatures down in the lower temperatures. 21 this morning, 31 in hagerstown. 24 in la plate ta and andrews air force base. our high temperatures today will be running generally into the low 50s with 52 in leesburg. good

i'm terrell brown. >>> this morning, the white house is condemning attacks in nigeria and islamic sect is claiming responsibility. at least 39 people have died in bombings and attacks on a police headquarters. >> good morning. to experts, the sophistication to experts the of these christmas day bombings suggest that those responsible may have been trained outside of nigeria. charred and smoldering vehicles outside of a church in nigeria where a bomb exploded on christmas day. it starting worships who had just celebrated christmas mass. a radical muslim sect claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks on the country. terrorists bombed three churches and a government security building, but this attack near the nation's capital, was deadly. almost three dozen killed and almost 50 injured. >> you can see so many families gone. gone. >> reporter: nigeria authorities carried some of the dead away in body bags. officials in the country acknowledge at first they had difficulty getting help to the

i'm terrell brown. >>> on wall street, they call this a santa claus rally and the reindeer were pulling extra hard on wednesday. the dow surged by 490 points, the seventh largest gain of all time. the last three days the dow up 7.25% and putting it firmly in the black for the year. the question is this rally for real? ashley morrison has that and more. >> reporter: that big rally continued this morning overseas. markets across asia soared following wall street's lead. hong kong's hang sang jumped more than 5% while tokyo's nikkei up more than 2%. the european markets looked poised for another up day. wednesday's rally was kicked off by a coordinated global effort to cut off panic. central banks of europe, england, japan, canada and switzerland to cut the borrowing dollars for european banks. the hope that will ease the strain in the markets. certainly did major on wall street. all of the major indices rose more than 4% yesterday but the fed warned the move isn't a long-term solution. >> it solved the im

terrell? >> we will know soon enough. susan mcginnis in washington this morning, thanks. >>> herman cain has taken heat from critics over his lack of experience in foreign policy and national security. so his campaign posted a sum of his views online. included is a world map entitled my assessment of our key country relations with labels for several nations. canada and japan are labeled friend and ally. egypt and pakistan, danger and opportunity. china is a competitor. and russia, arrival. >>> president obama is pushing hard for an extension of the payroll tax holiday. speaking of pennsylvania. yesterday, the president warned of a massive blow to the economy if republicans block it. president support of extending the tax cut, but not boosting taxes on the very wealthy to pay for it. >>> the ongoing scandal at penn state university. last night, penn state administrators participated in town hall meetings that were organized by students. the meeting was held soon after the first lawsuit was filed against former assistant fo

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it is not our game or our concern. >> good things come in threes toward terrell suggs.three sacks, that marks the third time this season he has recorded three sacks in the same game. today, he won the afc defensive player of the week award for the third time. the baltimore ravens have three games remaining and carol suggs it's free more sacks --terrel suggs needs 3 more sacksc. at officially marks taking the whole three things one step too far. james harrison will head into the off-season with less dollars. the nfl suspended him for one game per his helmet to helmet hit last week on coly mccoy. it marked his fifth illegal hit in the past three seasons. what is it with the no. 3 tonight? that explains why he is the first player that the commissioner has suspended for a helmet to helmand hit. >> the orioles signed a japanese pitcher to a two year deal today. the orioles have not officially commented on the move. they made the comment that they did not offer scott. it keeps the orioles a chance of not going into arbitration. shoulder surgery ended luke scottt's season in j

terrell brown is in washington with the latest. good morning to you, terrell. >> reporter: drew, good morning. you said the key word and that is expected to approve this deal today. republicans still have the opportunity to reject this, although that isn't likely. had this not happened, millions of americans would have been hit in the pockets. millions of americans could be spared a new year tax cut if house republicans fall in line today. >> may not have been the politically the smartest thing in the world, but let me tell you what, i think our members waged a good fight. >> reporter: the gop caved under growing pressure from both parties on thursday, agreeing to accept a two-month extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. house speaker john boehner informed members in a conference call last night and refusing to take any questions. >> sometimes, it's hard to do the right thing and sometimes it's politically difficult to do the right thing. >> reporter: both the house and senate are expected to pass the measure toda

he had 13 points, seven boards and terrell stogland providing some offense as well. maryland inwithing it by 12. maryland goes to 9-3. seth greensburg and virginia tech, they love playing oklahoma state, already beaten them once this season. hudson scoring 18. tech with some defense. they win 67-61. hokeys are 11-3, acc play beginning next week. they take on wake forest. let's talk college football now. west virginia beats clemson in the orange bowl just got tougher. starting running back garrison sprained his knee in practice and will miss wednesday's game. he injured both the acl and mcl. it will require surgery. he'll miss six months because of that surgery. virginia playing auburn tonight and a good football game, chick-

terrell brown reports with the latest. >> reporter: michele bachmann, rick merry, newt gingrich and mitt romney are converging on the state today. they are locked in a 3-way race. many say they are undecided which gives them hope. >> i almost consider myself a resident here. >> he was hunting and then hit the campaign trail. he has visited all counties. back man is scheduled to travel to 10 counties to today. gingrich plans three stops. texas governor rick perry is also on a campaign bus tour through iowa, running a new ad that takes aim at washington lawmakers, his rivals, bachmann and paul. >> if washington is a problem why trust a congressman to fix it. >> many believe paul may have the best shot. the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters, some who have not stopped working since his bid for the presidency in 2008 but in a race that has cycled through several front runners iowa is still anyone's to 1, terrell brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> john huntsman has not campaigned there. it was a goopy mess that stranded drivers and caused damage to their cars, now the maryland truck

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terrell brown reports for wjz and has the very latest from washington. >> reporter: michele bachmann hits the campaign trail in des moines without one of her top organizers. her iowa campaign manager kent sorensen defected to ron paul. >> in 2010 when i was running for the state senate, congressman paul came and actually did three events for me and i felt like he was by my side and i had to separate now it is my duty to be by his side. >> bachmann fired back, calling the move a sell out. >> kent sorensen personalitiy told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for ron paul. >> reporter: the latest poll in iowa puts ron paul in second place in the race for the white house. and even bigger surprise, rick santorum surged to third place, the former pennsylvania senator has campaigned in iowa more than any other candidate and he says he knew his ship would k34 in. >> it shows we have made progress and the people of iowa are getting down to making the tough decision as to who they are going to support. >>> the new poll shows mitt romney at the top. he has been drawing big cro

terrell suggs wore number four. check out terrell suggs. haloti ngata had some fun when asked about ray's return. >> not much. no, i mean, just -- they stepped up for us and did a great job. ray lewis is coming back and you will see some of that excitement and leadership come back and the fire and that will be good for us. >> you can see the game right here on sunday night. maryland and florida international last light at the comcast center. the terps looking for their sixth win at home. that is not isaiah thomas but his team came ready to play. 13-0 run by the visitors. sean moseley hits the shot and gets fouled. down the stretch terrell stoglin with 20. he comes up big here. maryland wins. the terps are 6-3. knicks say nick saban in town. in the house. >> interesting. 45 degrees on tv hill. a major hurdle is cleared for a merger. >> the iraq war is over. good morning. i am tracie potts in washington. we have closing ceremonies this morning. >> we're previewing the famous train garden at the firehouse. we have details when yo >> live, loca

. >> terrel suggs often abuses us with a microphone. the latest at a windmill's coming up. >> it will get even colder as we head into the new year. here is a look outside. lots of traffic today. >> and environmental groups as the state needs to do much more to control the chicken manure runoff in maryland. they produce enough money were to create a pile twice as high as the stadium and twice as long as the stadium. is a major source of pollution for the chesapeake day. >> phosphoresce is a chemical that causes a large algae blooms and eventually the oxygenates the water which makes it impossible for our blue crabs and oysters to grow. it is largely responsible for the degradation in our water quality in the state of maryland appeared >> maryland the stronger but deletions of chicken manure. -- maryland needs a stronger regulations on chicken manure. >> days to go before the lead of caucuses in iowa. republican candidates spread all across the state to woo potential supporters. >> we saw-the attacks on the campaign trail today. they come

take vo ---norris terrel, de veinte anos de edad y residente de oakland enfrenta cargos de asesinato por la muerte de kayode foster, ademas de cargos de disparar contra un edificio ocupado y por herir a otra persona con una bala perdida... ---la policia informo que terrel, estaba en libertad condicional ya que previamente habia recibido una condena por robo... cu ---el movimiento ocupa wall street se ha expandido hasta la universidad estatal de san francisco.. ---en el siguiente reportaje, mayra tostado nos dice que es lo que pretenden estos estudiantes.. take pkg ---la universidad estatal de san francisco se ha convertido en el nuevo punto de reunion para decenas de estudiantes que como los indignados, quieren dejar en claro su descontento por el aumento a las matriculas universitarias.. sot samuel caf - estudiante "nosotros decidimos en solidaridad con berkeley, en solidaridad con davis que nosotros tambien vamos a lanzar un campamento aquí porque no es justo lo que los estudiantes están sufriendo hoy en dia." los alumnos tomaron la plaza malcom x desde anoche, despues de haber dis

terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> good morning.ig weather story out there now is bundle up. it is very cold outside. we have a freeze warning in effect for much of the bay area including portions of the north bay, east bay valleys, the south bay, also parts of the delta. and the central valley. so you can see the current temperatures outside are below freezing in a lot of spots. in fact a lot of these temperatures mostly in the north bay waking up to temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below what they were at this time yesterday. 25 degrees right now in napa. 24 in fairfield. 39 degrees in oakland. now, different story by this afternoon. we are going to see sunshine and high clouds and temperatures will be seasonable, slightly above average in some places inland, 62 there. high pressure is not budging for days. some high clouds later on this afternoon. temperatures not too bad. we know a lot of folks are traveling today for the next couple of days for the christmas holiday so clear skies expected this morning and mostly sunny by this aft

terrell sacked three times.outine ravens beatdown of a bad team. 24-10 the final. >> we got to keep it rolling. championship teams, they don't settle for what is happening now. every week they try to get better. >> for me, it was one of them games where i didn't want to do too much but stayed the course. we are clicking on all cylinders. we understand the super bowl is what we want. we are going after a win. this week we are going after a win. next week 11. victory gives the ravens 9 straight home wins, that's a new franchise record. next, though, a road trip out west to san diego. back to you. >> thank you very much. on to sundays night football, the game between dallas and the new york football giants. cowboys quarterback, romo, missed a easy completion. the giants would march back down field trailing by 12 points with five minutes left. the giants win 37-34. >> goods time out at the ballpark yesterday. one more home game, that's the afternoon of christmas eve, i know that a playoff game is certainly a possibi

linebacker terrell suggs was also selected for his 5th pro bowl. also making the cut safety ed reed and running back ray rice. fullback vaunte leech, nada and guard marshal young makes the pro bowl for the first time. >>> the ravens look to win their final game of the regular season sunday afternoon at cincinnati. a game we will bring you live at 4:00 right here. >>> still to come on eyewitness news at noon, slick roads wreak havoc in the midwest. >>> and final preparations are made for the last party of the year. we will have all the details and a little sunshine, a little wind making for an interest day in our area, marty will be back with your updated first warning weather forecast. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams, it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a solemn day in north korea as the nation says its goodbyes to kim jong il. tens of thousands of sobbing citizens lined the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the casket.

terrell remains behind bars in kentucky. it could take days or weeks before he's returned to face the charges here. i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> new information at the liquor store parking lot shooting that left a toddler in critical condition. police are questioning several people tonight including an oakland woman. investigators believe one of the three people captured on camera was female. so far, no word on any charges. >>> new tonight at 6:00, a gag order is effect. a judge granted the request. the prosecution and defense are prohibited from discussing the case. the 37-year-old man is accused of shooting the officer while fleeing an attempted bank robbery. he was laid to rest during services held yesterday. >>> now to some developing news. police and protesters did clash. police began setting up a barricade a short time ago only to take it down because of a confrontation with protesters. it remains intact at this hour. the city had offered demonstrators an abandoned schoolyards. the movement collectively r

terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> former utah governor jon huntsman has not campaigned in iowa. he's concentrating on the new hampshire primary that is being held january 10th. >>> meanwhile, president obama is considering whether to allow yemen's outgoing leader into the united states for medical treatment. ali saleh agreed to step down last month after months of violent protests in his country. he's seeking treatment for injuries he suffered when rebels stormed his compound earlier this year. >>> the man accused of killing two people and kidnapping a 2- year-old boy on christmas eve is now in custody. police arrested 27-year-old jamal lewis clemons yesterday afternoon. richmond police along with u.s. marshals surrounded a home where clemons was staying. he would not come out. police got a key, went inside and got him. >> officer opening up the door, made an announcement. he gave himself up on his own voluntarily without any incident. >> police say that clemons shot and killed edward bowmer jr. and robin clapp. police say that he stole an suv to get away and that vehicle had a

terrell brown is here with more on that. >> good to see you. asian markets fell on skepticism eu leaders can really agree on how to resolve their debt crisis. japan's nikkei fell more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng edged down. today, wall street gets the latest on retail sales and business inventories. monday, stocks flipped. the dow dropped 162 points. the nasdaq lost 34. wall street will be listening to the fed when the central bank wraps it up final meeting of year. analysts do not expect fed chief ben bernanke to use in new policies or interest rate hikes. they may hint at how long those rates will stay at record lows. >>> according to manpower.com, u.s. employers expect hiring to increase slightly next year. that would make nine straight quarters of job growth. >>> amazon is reportedly rolling out a software update for its kindle fire tablet. there's been complaints about the touch screen and other features. the "new york times" reports the update, expected within two weeks will improve overall performance and allow customers to add more p

i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing kleenex cool touch tissues. the only tissue that actively releases a cool sensation to soothe a sore nose on contact. kleenex cool touch tissues. a cool new way to soothe. i love it. not wash. power wash. ok. whoa. [ female announcer ] life comes with headaches. excedrin extra strength gets rid of them fast. in fact, for some, relief starts in just 15 minutes. excedrin. for life's headaches. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. i'm mike hydeck. andrea roane is off today. mr. howard bernstein is off today. we'll start with olga. how was your holiday? >> pretty good. yours? >> feeling the chill this morning? >> feeling the food and all of the food i ate. >> there is a little tiny bit of flock on the grasses and the drier areas. this morning, you might need time warming up the car if you're hitting the road early on this morning. mainly clear skies. few passing clouds at the moment. mainly our winds out of the south

terrell brown, cbs news. >>> the majority of muslims in iraq are shiites. coming up, howard has the holiday forecast. >> feels more like easter than christmas coming up this weekend. temperatures going into the 60s once again. we have changes as we head toward tonight and the weekend. look at the allergy update. you been sniffling? tree pollen low and mold spores with the warmth and the humidity moderate. i'll come back and we'll talk about a big storm headed this way tonight when 9news now at noon returns. >>> yesterday petty officer marissa get and her partner made history with the navy a first same-sex couple first kiss. the kiss is a tradition when sailors return from time at sea. the women say they met during navy training school and they've been dating for two years. >>> a prince george's county mother threw a temper tantrum and she found herself on the naughty list. now, after an apology, things are being made right. this is a story you'll only see on channel 9. mahogany jackson was waiting in line to pick up gifts from toys for tots for her children

just five days before the nation's first presidential caucuses are held, terrell brown tells us michele bachmann's campaign has taken another hit. >>> reporter: michele bachmann hits the campaign trail in des moines without one of her top organizers. the iowa campaign manager, state senator ken sorenson defected to one of the her biggest rivals, ron paul. >> in 2010, when i was running for the state senate. >> congressman paul came and actually did three separate events for me and i felt like that he was by my side, i had a tough race. now it's my duty to be by his side. >> reporter: bachmann fired back calling the move a sellout. >> ken sorenson personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to ron paul's campaign. >> reporter: ron paul is in second place in the gop race for the white house. a bigger surprise, rick santorum surged to third place. the former pennsylvania senator has campaigned in iowa more than any other candidate and says he knew his ship would come in. >> i say the same thing been saying it for months. i'll get that bump on january 3 when the people of i

and five more named as alternates.....and we'll tell you why terrell suggs isn't planning on being theret's all coming up on sports unlimited at 10:50 and 11:30 the cincinnnti bengals are trying desperately to fill their sttdium for this sunday's match-up against the r. ravens.the 65-thousand seat stadium has only been sold out once in the past eleven home games.... meaning most of the games have been blacked out in the cincinnati television market. the bengals offered season tickettholders an unprecedented "buy one get that same offer could soon be available to the general public.sunday's game is a big one for both teams.... a ravens áwiná means a first- round ábyeá in the playoffs. guarantees them a spot in the playoffs. that brings us to our question of the day.would a "2-for-1" ticket deal convince you to travel to cincinnati for sunday's ravens game? head to our facebook and join the discussion.a lot of diehard ravens fans telling us---they were already planning to go.how about you? it's been a fixture in lexingtonmarket since 1968.but polock johnny's...willsoon be shutting down. jo

terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> polls in iowa show that many voters are still undecided. >>> in the new year, montgomery county residents will have to pay more at the grocery store. a 5 cent bag tax goes into effect january 1st. many montgomery county residents say the tax is not only unwanted but unnecessary. montgomery county is considered one of the most expensive places to live in maryland and some say enough is enough! while montgomery county leaders say the tax isn't much of a burden to county residents, others say it is just one more way to make money. >> if you want to avoid it, just simply bring a bag to the grocery stores, wherever you shop. >> county executive ike leggett also says they're interested in protecting the environment by encouraging people to bring their own bags when they shop. and according to leggett, the bag tax will only bring in about $250,000 a year. >>> the trial of ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak resumed in cairo today after a three-month delay. but the case of the overthrown leader was put on hold again until the new year. heather kova

. >>> terrell brown has more headlines now at 7:13. terrell, happy friday. >> happy friday to you guys. good to see you. good morning. al qaeda is holding warren weinsten in pakistan. a development expert abducted from his home in august and al qaeda will release him in exchange for high-profile terror suspects, including all those held at guantanamo bay. >>> this morning a pakistani military official disputes a report that pakistani officials gave the go ahead on two outposts. unnamed american officers are saying the pakistani officers did not know they had troops in the area. pakistani officials say the pakistnis learned about the action just minutes before the strike. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in that tattack. >>> in burma secretary of state hillary clinton met. >>> you might have seen this british tv show called top gear. the hottest new cars out. this morning the host is in hot water for saying that striking public workers should be shot. >> as charlie d'agata reports, a star with a money making franchise. >> reporter: jer

terrell is set to be extradited soon. >>> san jose's financial outlooks a bit brighter.ew pension costs projections are expected to slash the city's $80 million budget deficit next yea by more than half. mayor reed cancelled the vote on a fiscal emergency. there were fears the city would have to close libraries and community centers. >>> an exhibit features dozens of artifacts found at the transbay terminal construction site that opens today. it features old bottles, toys and dishes dating back to the 1800s. they say it shows what it was like to live in the neighborhood then. >>> the popularity of artificial trees and environmental concerns have decreased the appeal of a natural tree. juliette goodrich shows us a new service that's putting some green back into the holiday. >> reporter: 'tis the season and there's a lot of energy here with people picking out their trees at this lot in pleasanton. you can see all of the assortment here of all the trees. they got these from oregon. now, while a lot. he pooh like it pick their trees, biggest one, there is a new concept, rent

we join terrell brown who is standing by at the newsdesk. >>> opec oil ministers are meeting in austria this morning. they decided to keep oil productions at current levels. that is 30 million barrels a day. >>> meanwhile a new study out this morning shows that crude oil averages $111 per barrel this year. the highest annual price in 150 years since 1860, the year after the birth of the modern oil industry in pennsylvania. >>> the cost of electric power is also way up. the average household spent more than $1,400 for electricity last year. that's up $300 in five years. >>> and >>> still ahead this morning, billy graham on facing old age with grace. we'll ask his son, franklin, how the legendary evangelist is doing and just what lessons his long life brings for all of us. >>> we also are joined by best-selling author nicholas sparks who is here to talk about his life in books from "the notebook" to "the best of me." .. plus, get coupons at searsstyle.com for over $100 in extra savings on top of already low sale prices. sears. hurry! sears real big gift sale is on now! up to 40% off all m

. >> three sacks for terrell suggs. he picked up the afc defensive player of the week award for a third time. ravens have three regular-season games remaining and terrell suggs needs three more sacks to set the single season record, 15 sacks set back and 200. an gerry sandusky. >> the national transportation safety board is calling for a ban on cell phone use by drivers. they say even momentary distractions are proving deadly. they are pushing for all 50 states to enact laws. they have found driver distraction to be the culprit in the number of high-profile accidents. this is one of the most sweeping recommendations ever made by the board. that brings us to one of your answers of our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of the idea of banning the use of all mobile devices while driving? >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> first he backed out of the presiden

you'll see terrell suggs. ray by doing the ray dance.ngata welcome back by saying, "ray who"? >> they stepped up for us and did a great job. and ray lewis will be coming back. you'll see that excitement and leadership come back. it will be good for us. >> ray is not sure if he will play. you can see the game right here on sunday night. >> thank you. dew points have been designed just-in-time for the celebration -- new coins. >> a bear riding in a garbage truck has become a sensation. >> police say thieves are taking off of people's holiday packages delivered right to their front door. >> they probably would not find them on the bus. the bear? there was too much time in between. it is too early for stand-up. we have some rain to talk about. >> there are some problems. we'll update you on an accident in bel air and another in gwynn oak involved and overturned a vehicle.

. >>> terrell brown is at the news desk for another look at the headlines we are following this morning>> good morning. >>> a new list of the safest vehicles for 2012 is out this morning. a record 115 cars were top picks. honda had 12 cars on the list including the popular accord. toyota had the camry and 14 other winners. the most on the list from the, a big reason the cars were given safety awards they are being made with stronger roofs. >>> seven miners in idaho rescued last week when a rock explosion in a mine. one of the miners was taken to the hospital. the others were treated at the scene. >>> and the white house released the first family's official portra portrait. the first family all photographed there in the oval office earlier this month. if that looks familiar, they took a similar one two years ago. >>> time for weather >>> still to come this morning on "the early show," san francisco will soon have the nation's highest minimum wage $10.24 an hour. good for workers but is it good for businesses? >>> the last u.s. troops leave iraq, we will ask an iraq war veteran about all

>> wow. >> terrell is outnumbered too. >> i'm going to have to hang around for that one.made the case for his re-election during an exclusive interview on "60 minutes" last night. a cbs news poll finds 41% of voters think mr. obama has performed his job well enough to be reelected and 54% don't think so. yesterday, the president defended his economic policies, but he says he understands the frustration. >> i would be surprised if the american people felt satisfied right now. they shouldn't feel satisfied. we've got a lot more work to do in order to get this country and the economy moving in a way that benefits everybody. >> mr. obama says if voters believe that lowering taxes for the wealthy will fix the economy, then he'll lose. >>> one of the president's potential opponents, mitt romney, is taking heat after offering to wager $10,000 during saturday night's debate. critics say romney is out of touch with the average american. romney tried to make a bet with rick perry who accused romney of making changes to his book. >> you raised that before, rick. it was true then. >>

. >>> terrell brown has more headlines now. 7:13. happy friday. >> same to you. good to see you. >>> al qaeda says it's holding american warren weinstein kidnapped in pakistan. 70-year-old weinstein is a development expert and abducted from his home in august by armed men. al qaeda says it will release him in exchange for the release of high profile suspects including all of those held at guantanamo bay. >>> this morning, a pakistani military official disputes a report that pakistani officials gave the go ahead for a nato air strike on two pakistani outposts. pakistani officials said the pakistanis learned about the actions minutes before the strike. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in that attack. >>> in burma this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton met human rights leader aung san suu kyi for the second time two days. they vowed to work together to promote democratic reform in burma. burr has has been isolated from the world for decades by its military rulers. >>> queen elizabeth met yoko ono in a beatles exhibit in a museum yesterday. they say her ou