. >> reporter: the irs refused to talk to us about this scam. but in response to the inspector general's report said it's not practical to verify every prisoner tax return and that other fraud takes priority. so, for now, when it comes to doing time, it appears crime really does pay. armen keteyian, cbs news, new york. >>> this morning on "the early show" holiday safety tips for the pet. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." set your pace to island time. rich chocolate over creamy coconut. almond joy and mounds. enjoy more. ah, it's stinging a little bit more than usual! yeah, you'll get used to it. the longer you keep your high mileage car, the more it pays you back. get castrol gtx high mileage. it helps engines last longer by fighting the main causes of engine failure. i think a dime went up my nose. yeah, it happens. don't change your car. change your oil to castrol gtx high mileage. its more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. everyone has someone to go heart healthy for. who's your someone? campbell's healthy request can hel

. >>> the irs has 700,000 worth of refund checks for bay area taxpayers just waiting to be delivered. according to the san francisco examiner, the irs is holding on to refund checks for more than 2,000 people in the bay area. in most cases, the agency says the checks were returned because the taxpayer moved and did not upgreat their address -- update their address for the post office or the irs. >>> today, a judge ordered wesley snipes to begin a t hree- year sentence next week. he was convicted of tax evasion in 2008. his first appeal failed. he's now appealing to the u.s. supreme court. his attorney claims two jurors were bias ahead of time about his guilt. but he's still expected to surrender by noon by d ecember 9th to a prison in pennsylvania. today is the 55th anniversary of a pivotal moment in the u.s. civil rights movement. on december 1st, 1955, rosa parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in m ontgomery, alabama and was arrested. that led to a year-long boycott by the city of the bus. some called her the mother of the civil rights movement. she died five years ago at

congressman jack is pure lead to a township meeting between the victims and the irs, she called out the irs for not being clear on their answers. >> what i want you to do is report back to the commissioner of the irs what he should do the simple thing which is to use his discretion so that we do not have to go through this. as it relates to the money received by these persons who have lost our moms, lost their portions of their long, are coping and do not need the virus spreading down their necks. >> spears says that money received after a disaster should not be subject to federal income tax. a minor quake " folks in san jose, the 3.1 hit at around 930 this morning. its center was less than a mile outside of loss angeles. people did first report chicken homes and businesses, but there are no reports of damages juries. >> substation problem with part happened at 2:00 this afternoon, several hours trains running from sampras's coach oakland were delayed. it should be fixed by the morning. the oakland raiders are hoping for a playoff spot, they're looking for a few wins and today they made

san bruno resident who survive that natural gas explosion in september are learning that the irs is planningo tax the money they get from pg&e. pg&e has already paid 50,000 dollars to each of the 37 homeowners who lost their homes in the fire. now those whose homes damped got 15,000. the irs says that might be taxable income. congresswoman spear is demanding that the irs commissioner himself come out and meet the victim in january. >> when you see the faces of these people that have gone through holy hell in the last three months and now that the u.s. government is going to come in and tax until pit tan for what purpose? >>reporter: spear says fire victims should hold off on filing the 2010 return until the mat rae solved. >> rhode island now a top contender to host the america cup in 2013 putting san francisco bid in doubt. after meeting with rhode island officials today race organizers say they are very serious about moving forward with rhode island. newport hosted the cup for more than 50 years and officials say it would cost less to hold the race there than in san francisco. organizers p

address with the post office or the irs. >>> 8:48. the nation's third largest theater chain is being accused of violating disability laws, the group of deaf and hard of hearing moviegoers have filed a lawsuit against sinemark. they say the chain has refused to install closed captioning equipment. the devices would allow patrons to read captions in any seat without affecting other moviegoers. this chain has 300 theaters nationwide, including four here. >>> yahoo! reports the gulf oil spill was the most idea search so far, celebrity, miley sigh russ, kim kardashian and lady gaga wounded -- rounded out the number five. >>> 22-year-old ashley karakkes guess by the user name "the ashes." it's also the name of a cricket tournament in it australia. she's never played cricket and don't know anybody about it until thousands of people s uddenly following -- started following her. >> and i was getting these n otenycations in the middle of the night. i sent out a message to everybody and said i'm not a freakin' cricket match. >> she also shut off

the irs considers that a drop of one year or less. e expenses you are talking about are deductible, but the law is clear that commuting expenses, no matter how high or far away, to a regular job site is not deductible. i did not think there is anything. you cannot deduct mileage unless it is a temporary work place. i am afraid you are out of luck. host: year-and tax advice with kevin mccormally of the " kiplinger's personal finance." our next call from new jersey. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a question. who runs the country -- the rich man or the poor man? wherever you go you find the poor health. the rich. we cannot hold the world of together. the richly pour and the poor help the rich. -- the rich help the poor. host: do you have a question regarding tax preparation? caller: my question is that we are getting the right deal. host: what do you mean? caller: the rich man gets more than the poor. we get less. if the rich man works for 100 years, the poor man gets nothing. host: was move on to minnesota. victor

. >> you may be the lucky 2200 people in the bay area owed a significant chunk of change by the irs. fically the agency owes 2280 bay area taxpayers almost $700,000. that's an average of more than $1250 per person in the bay area. the money is in the form of undelivered refund checks sent to homes where the taxpayers no longer lived. the irs says people who think they are owed money should go to their website, irs.gov and click on where's my refund? >> we all wanna know. we have more ahead. the stockings [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is norma. who's inundated with all the information coming at her concerning the medicare part d changes this year. so she went to her walgreens pharmacist for guidance and a free personalized report that looks at her prescriptions and highlights easy ways for her to save. because norma prefers her painting to paperwork. see how much you can save. get your free report today. expertise -- find it everywhere there's a walgreens. >> today on oprah at 4:00, find out the things you do in private are normal. on abc 7 news at 5:00, lpga pl

. >> you may be the lucky 2200 people in the bay area owed a significant chunk of change by the irs. cally the agency owes 2280 bay area taxpayers almost $700,000. that's an average of more than $1250 per person in the bay area. the money is in the form of undelivered refund checks sent to homes where the taxpayers no longer lived. the irs says peop who think they are owed money should go to their websi, irs.gov and click on where's my refund? >> we all wanna know. we have more ahead. the stockings by the chimney wiwi >> today on oprah at 4:00, find out the things you do in private are normal. on abc 7 news at 5:00, lpga players qualifying retirent thanks to a california woman who underwent a sex change. those stories at 5:00. >> so the whi house is all dressed up and ready for the holidays. >> michelle obama shows the theme to emphasize the simple things that bring joy. >> many were made from=c i spend three hours on my homework- or at least that's what my mom this. with high speed internet from at&t, i get homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music d chat with

now, the irs wants to tax that what it considers income. this house survived and has been repaired but now looks out on a wasteland that was the neighborhood. and he his wife can't believe the money could be considered income. >> it was a gift. the first meeting waits we're going to do this because we want to you start to recover. this is a gift from us to you. no strings attached. why is the irs getting their hands in our pockets? >> an irs representative was at the town hall meet oogt whole issue is pro pose sisterus. >> spear says she wants the commissioner to come out and meet the victims in january. >> if he doesn't agree to come out i'm calling the president he should come. face the people. >> pg&e and cpuc met with spear in her office this morning. and going over state and federal inspection regulations. it will be months before the line can with brought back to full pressure. but spear says the lines should be safe in the meantime. >> the steps taken to reduce pressure the federal pipeline and hazardous materials administration has s

, she called the representatives from the irs for not being clear with their answers. >> what i wanto do is report back to the commissioner of the internal revenue service says that he to do the simple thing which is to use his discretion so that we don't have to go through this charade frankly. as it relates to the money received by these persons who have lost their homes, portions of the roms, coping enough and don't need the irs billed everything down the necks. (applause) >> she said that the money received after disaster should not be subject to federal income-tax. >> we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a live look at that, as we're watching sierra, conditions a lot of snow. especially yesterday and this morning had a 50 is covered in snow. wxoo more rain to come and more snow in the sierra louisa at the latest. >> periods of dry weather this morning, we are also continuing to see some heavy downpours of the north bay see where those heavier downpours are. white country, as he had done to wooden valley road, rainfall rat

did. >> bill: tell me if this is the law. >> the bottom line is that rangel affirmatively went to the irs>> bill: affirmatively after he is on the font page of the most. paid the back pages. snipe to this day denies that he owes anything. >> bill: snipes is a total moron. if you commit a crime, which tax evasion is, and then you get taught, which rangel did and then you go oh. >> the irs doesn't want to encourage. what incentive does the irs have to go criminally prosecute. >> setting an example. >> they are trying to set the example if you come to us and own up to what you did and pay the back taxes you are not going to get prosecuted. >> bill: telling me backed up by megyn kelly is that i can try to get away with it, but if i'm caught i just pay up. >> i think that's actually right. don't you see the advertisements? i think we run them on our air coming around in april of every year saying call us. you have got a window. >> bill: that's offensive to those of us who do pay our taxes. >> wrong gel's defense there was a language barrier. >> bill: oh language barrier. >> he wasn't sure. he

. >> the irs is itching to mail out hundreds of thousands of tax refunds to bay area taxpayers. there's just one hitch. >> one of the worst stretches of freeway in the bay area is about to get an upgrade. the impact it will have on your commute. >> and why at least one state lawmakers says the first phase of the high speed rail system will be a train to nowhere. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report are president obama's deficit commission unveiling its final proposal to slash the deficit today. it still contains many politically explosive ideas including raising the social security retirement age, doubling the federal gas tax and eliminating popular tax breaks. long-term unemployment runs out today for many americans. by the end of the month 2 million will lose their weekly check after lawmakers failed to extend benefits beyond 99 weeks. general motors and chrysler have announced plans to hire 1,000 engineers. they will work on the next generation of the vehicle. the holiday office party is making a comeback

. >> the irs wants to mail out hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax refunds to bay area taxpayers but one hitch. >> and the effort to fix one of the worst stretches offfffffffff ♪ leftover desserts, boardroom, now. and rry before the interns get here. thanks but i aeady have some yummy black forest cake. blacforest cake? ♪ so [ female announcer ] need a guilt free treat? try yoplailight. and i've lost weight. [ fele announcer ] with 30 delicious flavors li black forest cake all around 100 calories each. yoplait. it is so good. >> welcome back. it's 6:12. you may be among the lucky 2200 people in the bay area owed a significant chunk of change by the irs. specifically the agency owes 2280 bay area taxpayers almost $700,000. that's an average of $1250 per person in san mateo and san francisco counties. the money is in the form of undelivered refund checks sent to homes where the taxpayer no longer lives. the irs says people who think they are owed money should go to their website irs.gov and click on the where's my refund tab. >> the state high speed rail authority is set to vote tom

the weather kept. still ahead on kron4 news local congresswoman reason to irs. snow means goods the scheme and for driving in sierra, stores keep close eye on you to track your buying habits and their readers tried to stay alive in the trade playoffs. these are still some of the story is still ahead on kron4 news. an audit of pg&e uses gas line, the audits in just that pg&e took short cuts during inspections. this could detected the weakness in the wells. which is believed to cause the san bruno gas line. >> should call their representatives from the irs for not being cleared with their answers for how they're being taxed. >> what i want to do is report back to the commissioner from under irs to use his discretion as to we don't have to go through this show rate. as relates to the money received by these persons who have lost our wrongs, loss portions of their hall and or coping with that and do not need the iris breathing down their backs. >> spears as money received after a disaster should not be subject to federal income tax, but the irs has not made it clear.

look at this, a massive scam unfolding behind prison bars, and can the irs do anything about it? star and the author in an unguarded moment. because of one word, a new generation-- a fifth generation-- of fighter aircraft has been born. because of one word, america's air dominance for the next forty years is assured. that one word... is how. >>> they are already behind bars, convicted of crimes, but now thousands of inmates may be stealing millions and millions of our hard-earned tax dollars. cnn's mary snow has this report. >> reporter: for tens of thousands of inmates filing phony tax returns is proving to be an easy way to collect money. the inspector general for tax administration finds that in 2009 nearly 49,000 inmates filed false claims for $130 million, and uncle sam paid out $112 million of it. >> it is because the irs did not make a concerted effort to screen the tax returns received from prisoners. the i.r.s. has the ability to identify the tax returns from people who are incarcerated and they made a decision not the pursue this. >> reporter: jay russell george calls it

congresswoman jackie spirit let the town hall meeting where the victims got to speak and hear from the irs that she called the representatives for not being clear with their answers. >> when i want you to do is report back to the commissioner of the internal revenue service he should do the simple thing which is to use his discretion so we don't have to go through this charade. as relates to the money received from these persons who lost their homes lost portions of their homes, are coping and donate the irs bring down the next. (cheering) >> speers attitude is the of monday received after a disaster should mean not the seventh to federal officials tax. >> dark skies right now scattered showers around. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] safeway talks gift ideas. music makes a great gift. i like rock, hip-hop, country... and you are telling me this, why? i...uh...thought you might be my secret santa? no. i'm giving for skunk. uh, i can hear you. no. not you. the other skunk. [ female announcer ] safeway is the place to stock up on itunes gift cards. right now, save $6 on a $40 4-pa

. >> when the floor was open for questions, homeowners took aim at the irs. there were concerns about whether the money received from pg&e is taxable. the irs said there a lot of variables, but congresswoman jackie spear was not satisfied. she called on the irs commissioner to come personally to address the concerns. now pg&e is under scrutiny. it was revealed last week the utility was unaware the pipeline that ruptured had a weld on the sign. the federal regulations require the kind of wells to be inspected when they occur on pipelines in densely populated areas. >>> people in mexico cleaning up after a massive oil pipeline explosion there. cars, homes and trees were incinerated in the blast. at least 28 people were killed. many of them children. more than 100 homes were damage and 5,000 residents were affected. police in mexico think the blast followed by four additional explosions was caused by thieves trying to steal crude oil. >> per a man held in prison for 20 years for a crime he did not commit will be in court today. maurice caldwell will find out if h

but the report says none of them provided wage information to the irs. the refund claims topped $130 million. the report does not say the claims are fraudulent. it says the irs needs to investigate. >>> a card room is filing a lawsuit they sawed to have youtube -- sued to have youtube video removed from the internet. the video shows several violent confrontations inside the lucky chances card room. the owners say the videos put their card room in a misleading bad light. their lawsuit claims the video came from card room surveillance cameras and the owners say that makes the videos their property. >> this is a big area of internet law and privacy. if you normally used to taking out your phone and filming whatever is there, you may be filming something that you don't really have authority to do so. >> the owners of the card club say they don't know who posted the videos. a spokesperson says it would reveal their identities if a judge orders them to do so. >>> 20 minutes after 8:00. attack outside of a bay area bank leads to a standsoff, what we are learning

the irs needs to reevaluate the reprogram computers. >>> and may soon be getting some help themselves. find out what they've been experiencing. >>> and a special guest plans to visit san quentin's new death chamber. what it may mean for the future of executions in california. >>> this inhaler, i have several of these i carry them in several locations, if i end up in difficult in breathing i take it. >> reporter: chief ioni shows us an inhaler he has to use, he says he never had these problems before the 9/11 attack. >> he worked 16 hours a day inhaling that toxic ash. >> reporter: this is one of the 9/11 reporters who have fallen ill because of their work at ground zero. he worked closely with lawmakers to put together the 9/11 bill. >> we worked basically in a grave site. we pulled people. >> reporter: the toxic fumes, dust and smoke took a heavy toll on the people working on the site. he told us a month after returning from new york city, team members began suffering a variety of illnesses. >> 70% of our people were sick, we knew something was wrong. we never had that many people si

caller: i would call the irs, frankly. they are the only ones who would know how quickly they are able to implement this. i am not an expert on the actual implementation side. it was something that was just passed a few days ago. host: and drew fieldhouse is our guest, talking about the recent tax code changes and how it will affect you and your pay and what you can also do with that money. we do have a couple of details to remind ourselves about what the provisions are in the tax bill, aimed at consumers. how it extends all bush era tax cuts. keeps capital gains dividend tax that top rate of 15%. it extended 2500 annual college tax credit. extent of $1,000 child tax credit. boost the earned income tax credit to of 35% estate tax with $5 million individual exemption, and then at&t by indexing to inflation, 2% cut of the payroll tax and extend unemployment benefits for two years. a little bit of refresher. john, independent line in new hampshire. caller: good morning. i have a question for answer. we are talking about taxes

meantime, the irs has its eye -- eye on the disaster zone in san bruno. it's requiring victims to pay federal taxes to help them rebuild. jackie speier is promising to fight that and vows to make sure that none of that money has to declared as taxable, gross i ncome. >>> it's the monday before christmas. you should call your airline ahead of time if you are heading out of town, heading to the airport. we took this video this morning at sfo. you can see very proud -- very crowded. long lines, the stormy weather in the bay area and other parts of the country has led to some frustrating delays. take your patience, get there early. those delays have changed some holiday plans for some unhappy travelers. we're gonna get a live update coming up at 8:00. only onof london heathrow's two airways is operating this morning because of snow and ice. hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded cammening overnight in the terminals in one of the world's busiest airports. heathrow officials are asking travelers not to come to the airport unless they confirm that th

about a guy who had years of tax violations serving on the committee that writes taxes and oversees the irsst 24 hours or so, mr. rangel has been sending out e-mail blasts to his constituents and people all across the country. contact your member of congress and don't have them vote for censure. give me a reprimand but don't censure me. >> when you look at the total weight of the evidence, that ploy is helpless. the house will censure him. to censure him in the last week of the session, they should insist that he not serve on the ways and means committee. >> it's interesting. at one point, he wanted to become chair once again of that same committee. so stay tuned for that. i want to make sure we can talk about this because you're doing something important today. hosting the first annual americano forum and gala in d.c. what is it? >> well, the americano.com is a web site dedicated to bringing together conservative and moderate hispanic-americans and creating a dialogue about prosperity, about national security, about immigration, about reforming the government and they're having their first

camps or talk with anybody there we're affiliating with a terrorist organization and shut down by the, irs so we created a viral incubator for terrorists similar to what happened in afghanistan in 99. i showed this on capitol hill and they told me this was a classified photo. i took this beside the road here and you know, just to - i think this is news that should be broadcast all over. that the international community, pakistan government, nobody cares about the education of those children. one dollar per month child instead we're sending 9 $20,000 tomahawk cruise my siels when the cost of one we could build 50 schools and over a generation to educate 10,000 children. do you think that photo should be classified? get in trouble? okay. this is - we started putting up some schools because there was not any getting put up there this is the village, 24 young girls died in the rubble here and this is a girls high school. 7 of - bodies were unclaimed. there were several that died during the earthquake. most of them had not been claimed because they're parents were also killed in the earthquake.

. >>> the irs needs to reprogram computers because of the recently passed tax law. it will benefit college, teachers and residents. the irs sawill be mid to late february before it can accept 2010 tax returns for those tax breaks. the agency says it will announce when it can start processing those returns. >>> there will be a man hunt going on in mumbai for four men plotting the carryout -- they belonged to the group that took mumbai in a deadly siege two years ago. the group may be striking or planning to attack during the holiday season. >>> firefighters at the fire station say they are relieved that congress passed a health care bill for first responders and survivors of the september 11 terror attacks. frank suffers from a respiratory disease and chronic cost. he said he never had these health problems until he returned from a 19 day recovery mission from ground zero. he said 70% of the team he worked with has health problems. but he said he would never trade in his experience. >> i would do it again. i would go anywhere in the country to do my job. >> the 9/11

for the irs big last minute changes. >> now that we have this new legislation, the irs has issued new withholding taxes. that lets employers helps set. >> reporter: they may come to you or be available later than usual. >> we're going to issue more guidance in coming days on the 2011 filing season. >> reporter: to palo alto based steve leavy all of this is a double edged sword. >> the good news is that it will add to the income of people who are working but people who are unemployed so it will have a stimlative effect in 2011. >> reporter: but says leavy the other edge of the sword adds a trillion more dollars to the deficit. >> short term good, long term, we're digging a deeper hole. >> reporter: nothing in today's bill creates one new job. >> as you just heard, the tax cut bill president obama signs renewed unemployment benefits for millions of the people but it does nothing for hundreds of thousands who have been up employed for so long they've used up all benefits available to them. >>> in the 25 states with unemployment of at least 8.5%, people can receive up to 99 weeks in aid t

. >>> the irs has its eye on san bruno. it's considering requiring the victims to pay federal income taxes on the money they received from pg&e to help them receive. however peninsula congresswoman jack key spears vows a fight. now the tax issue came up yesterday during the latest town meeting on the pipeline disaster. congresswoman spear was there along with representatives from the irs, pg&e and national transportation board. everyone says they are determined to find out what went wrong. >> we continue to patrol line 132 the line that ruptured on an ongoing basis. and that will continue until we have found something. no dents, or prior leak was found. >> federal investigators say they may soon subpoena witnesses to testify on capitol hill. the ntsb has held 12 public hearings in the past year. including one in the costco bah san cities is -- disaster. >>> this one started early yesterday morning. took firefighters about 15 minutes to control the flames. the body of 64-year-old kareem prince was found in her bedroom. she pr

what the irs now has to do because of a recently passed tax law. >>> welcome back to the morning news. there is a man hunt going on in mumbai india right now for four men believed to be plotting carrying out a terrorist attack. indian authorities say the men belonged to the same pakistan military group that took them under siege two years ago. it's believed the group may strike during the holiday season. police have set up check points and ated patrols to public places -- and added patrols to track down these suspects. >>> a 39-year-old man was tried to avid local police and drove through a hurt check point the president is renting. the secret service says the first family was never in danger and that this was not an attack on president obama. >>> firefighters at a menlo park fire station say they are relieved that congress passed the health care bill for first responders and survivors of the september 11 terror attacks. division chief frank suffers from a respiratory disease and chronic cough. he said he's never had these health problems. he estimates 70% of the team he worked with a

you might know them, the irs. [laughter]. i hope there are no irs workers here today. bad reviews, i think you know those. [inaudible] sexism, regionalism, we can go on and on with the isms. i am the oldest granddaughter of james leon, he is a monster fighting and so

the irs may be looking for you. don't worry. it is a good thing, actually. about 3,000 taxpayers in the bay area have a refund check waiting for them. it could be for hundreds, could be thousands of dollars. an irs spokesperson says the checks never made it where they were supposed to because people moved and didn't update their address. >>> oakland police chief is on a mission to make schools safer. anthony basset is in washington, d.c. today, asking for federal money. it would help put officers on four campuses. if that million dollars program gets funding, some of the officers who were laid off this past summer could actually be hired back. >>> from playing on the monkey bars to hitting a softball, p. e. plays a big role at school and now parents can go to court if they believe that their kids are not getting enough exercise. mark sayer in san jose to explain. mark? >> well, a california appeals court is now making it clear that the minimum p. e. requirements are not optional from schools. and they must be met. or parents can sue. >> love it. >> give me a

guest: this year, the irs did something very interesting. nsions for teachers. it expires every year and they reinstated. right now is dead. the irs concluded that line with a little note that says, "be careful." of the irs is trying to be on track. in the past because congress rates so long -- wait so long, a lot of people want to file right away. 75% of the american people that the government takes too much out of their paychecks, but they do that to get the refund. that is why they want to file early. at kiplinger.com we let you know how to do your withholding properly. it will help you save money all year long. host: we are talking about here- and tax advice with kevin mccormally. if you want to get involved in the conversation, we have divided the numbers differently. if you are in the eastern and central time zones 202-737-0001 and 202-737-0002 if you are in the mountain and pacific time zones and you can also send us messages 3 e-mail and twitter. our first call comes from the republican line in gainesville, texas. jim, go ahead. calle

claim more than $130 million in tax refund this is year without providing any wage information to the irs. the report will be released today. it's the latest in a series of oddids looking at inmates claiming tax credits. prison inmates and the irs investigators say that refund scam has been going on for decades. one inmate said he has seen other inmates file as many as 20 false returns at a time. >> contra costa county has a new plan. an ordinance may be passed that requires any dog impounded and released to be spayed and neutered. experts say unaltered dogs have more aggressive tendencies and two of the three bid bulls that attacked were not fixed. there is no proof that would reduce the stray problem and say it would kro crowd the already taxed shelters. the makers of invisiline, the teeth straighters accused of not giving patients enough information about the side effects. they make the trays that work like braces, but they are invisib invisible. they are clear plastic. the company fails to warn consumers about possible allergic reactions to the trays including swollen lips and mouth u

you might know them, the irs. [laughter]. i hope there are no irs workers here today. bad reviews, i think you know those. [inaudible] sexism, regionalism, we can go on and on with the isms. i am the oldest granddaughter of james leon, he is a monster fighting and so am i. that comes from southern tales of supernatural. a porch lie is not a mean or vicious lie, it is a story of exaggeration and humor. the one that loretta told you about, cake lawrence. all the people that knew him called him cake, he used to steal the warm cake that his mother put out. he would cut a slice and run off to the crawl space. they call him cake. i use that in my story. those 2 come from my grandmother, she was the germ, the seed of those 2 books and many others. let's go back to that front porch again. this time daddy james is the story teller. we sit at his feet and listen about stories about sara and pat and nollen. that is my brother, my sister, and me. we thought we were just as clever and smart and just as brave as the children in his story. he told stories vaguely familiar, but differe

into the sentencing and make the statement that this was the biggest tax trial in the history of the irs also made the statement that judge and a plea to the judge asking him not to offer community service because mr. snipes has too many fans. they would be emboldened. they think that he's beat us and they think that he's won. so if you take these things into consideration, larry, and the way it's been misrepresented around the world, i think there's a certain amount of selectivity going on here. >> larry, let me just make one point of clarification. we, meaning the defense team, never suggested that the media reach out to any of the jurors. in fact, we have gone beyond our duty to make sure that the identity of the jurors was never told by us. now, obviously, your people are pretty good investigators and found out who this juror was. but we have made it abundantly clear that we have tried in every effort, even from blanking his name out and phone number, to not make his identity known. but we do appreciate -- >> larry: all right, dan. >> but we appreciate the fact -- >> larry: i guess w

the united states government and the irs are being sued for an infraction of the constitution because of this, and this is a time for outraged by american jews. please remark on that. >> i will tell you that is something that is new to me, but we will make sure that we look into it and see what we can do. after january 5, take the oath of office, 1708 loworth building. please come by. >> this has been absolutely amazing, frankie. but i am sorry, this is a question not only forhe panel but everybody in the audience. todacannotend end the jewish people, you stay home, play cards, played golf, tennis, brie, we do not come together to support israel or america it in their time of need. i am glad that you were all here from all over the area, because i feel we need to come together locally. when there is a march in washington or new york, why don't we gather in florida? not such a strange thought. you have federations, synagogues, you have jcrc. come together. what have the photo the, what they want to do? go to the local federation building and stand up in the evening, nice and quiet with

and they did it without even giving the irs information about their wages. he total claimed by those prison inmates $130 million. this report doesn't say the claims are fraudulent, but it does say the irs needs to investigate this further. >>> sara chord, the berkeley grad released from iranian prison has released a music video. ♪ [ music ] >> how she hopes the song will help her fiance and friend in prison. >>> and how families are still being effected by the gulf oil spill. >>> and good morning san francisco traffic looking good approaching the 80 split. more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good thursday morning. just a few clouds this place with most activity north of the region. forecast high 61. >>> freed iranian prisoner has released a music video of a song she says she wrote while in prison. ♪ [ music ] >> it's available for sale on amazon. she says the money raised will be used for expenses to win the release of her fiance and their friend who remain imprisoned in iran. she says she wrote several songs in prison and used to sing them to

yesterday jackies beer led at town hall meeting where victims heard from the irs. hem out for not being clearer with their answers. >> what i want you to do is report back to the commissioner of irs that he should do the simple thing which is to use his discretion so we have or we don't have to go through this charade. as it relates to the money received by these persons who have lost their homes and portions of their homes. are coping enough and don't need irs breathing down their neck (applause). >> she says money received should not be subject to federal income tax. >> checking out the james lick right now we're waiting for rainshowers to possibly move and most of the rainshowers that were heavy in the north bay dry here i and james le and traffic is light. british police have arrested 12 men in three cities over suspected terrorism plot. they were due to end in london and wells. they will be questioned on acts of terrorism. we are waiting to receive more details on what the crimes are. >> mexico's as oil thieves are to blame on this explosion that killed at leas

the fbi, the irs and the top federal prosecutor announced that jeffrey picower's widow had agreed to turn over all the money her husband ever got from madoff. >> because barbara has done the right thing, $7.2 billion more will now be available. >> 911, where is your emergency? >> reporter: picower drowned at his palm beach mansion in october last year, despite the frantic efforts of his wife. >> he must have collapsed or something. he is on the bottom of the pool and i can't get him out. >> reporter: at the time of his death, the 67-year-old picower was a multi-billionaire but facing accusations in lawsuits he had full knowledge of madoff's ponzi scheme. the bankruptcy trustee found picower's purported annual rates of return were more than 100% with some annual returns as high as 500% or even 950% per year. in fact, some investigators believe madoff was being blackmailed by picower, forced to give him billions of dollars in phony profits to keep him quiet about the ponzi scheme. >> at this time, i'm not going to discuss what our investigation showed. >> reporter: in a written stateme

. >> the irs has issued new with g tables for 2011 and that's employers set their payroll taxes next year. >> but many of those forms wille to be tweaked in some cases rewritten and could cause delays, even to those automatic computerized taxpayer programs. all of this a double-edged sword. >> the good news is that it will add to the income of people who are working but also people who are unemployed, so it will have a stimulative effect. >> but he says the other edge oe sword adds 1 trillion dollars to the deficit. nothing in today's bill guarantees one new job. i'm consumer editor ktvu channel 2 news. >> investors slugged off the tax vote as stocks ended the day flat. nasdaq gained 5 and dow lost 7. >>> the disappearance of amelia airheart could be solved. now three bone fragments found on an island are being tested to see if they belong to her. it would appear to be ab abandoned site but they could be from a turtle. >>> well if you are a big beatles fans, memories of john lennon could be yours. they are auctioning items belonged to lennon. also the brun jacket he wore in the video

specifically in and offered to sweeten the deal and attract top talent university of california went to the irs in 1999 to get a waiver so they give increased penchant to those making more than two in $45,000 a year. eight years later in 2007, the cap that up by that time the university was in fiscal trouble. there's no forecast a pension plan a lot of money down the road plus reforms are made as a result this policy to increase the pension was not implemented. in its december meeting as part of the residents formed resolution their intended to make it clear there declined to establish a program to increase the pension of those making over to adjourn $45,000. as you see the proposal was crossed out before the meeting took place why? because several days earlier the regions received a letter from 36 uc executives telling them the university committed to increase domestic to it. in a letter they say many senior employes join university or remain with the university based on this to clear policy which was viewed as a condition of employment. retroactively denying approved by the regents would be u

and they never provided the irs with any wage information. more than $130 million in refunds were claimed by the inmates. now this new report doesn't say the claims were fraudulent but it says the irs needs to do more investigation of it. >>> the berkeley grad released from an iranian prison has now released a music video. ♪ [ music ] >>> how she hopes the song will help her fiance and friend in prison. >>> and eating out shows hope for people who may have been forgotten after the gulf oil spill. >>> good morning. across the san mateo bridge should be a decent commute. things busier in many areas. we'll run it down for you. >>> good morning. right now if you're trying to get across the bay area bring, the most crowded bridge is the bay bridge. little back up there. nothing major yet. san mateo, the golden gate bridge and richmond bridge traffic doing very well. 6:24. go back to the desk. >>> all right. thank you. welcome back. a new music video released by freed iranian prisoner. she says she wrote the song while in prison. ♪ [ music ] >> it's

on top of that we have new warnings from the irs and the treasury department that there are reports some american taxpayers may have to file their tax returns twice if lawmakers don't figure out a resolution on these taxes in just a matter of days. eric bolling from the fox business network joins us now with more on that. eric, it's a big enough pain in the butt to have to do it once if we have to do it twice that really is chicken crap. >> let me catch myself before i say chicken crap. chicken crap. the bottom line, what he's talking about he says the house is held by democrats wants to vote on this before the end of the year because that changes as of january 1st. the house wants to push that under $250,000 tax credit extension real quickly because they know the republicans are going to say no. they've already written the senate, 42 senators have said no. they can stop that legislation. you know what is chicken crap the both sigh of them, two of them going back and forth. what else is chicken crap if they do nothing at all will have to file higher taxes right now up until december 31st

representative of one of the not vocation republics drew the football fans are there and this also drew the ire of the president and the prime minister who admitted that inadequate reaction of russia's law enforcement triggered these disorders today the president during his meeting with the representatives of russia's political establishment said that his concerns are high over these rising tide of xenophobia in the country and also over the government's bungled reaction to that he urged police to. to act more fiercely in case of similar riots occurred. and more of them. need to take firmer action in dealing with illegal migration in some cases we should learn from the experience of other countries any attempts at inciting racial he should and provoking violence should be stamped out with extreme prejudice forget about loyalties criminals don't have a nationality they must be isolated and punished regardless of their ethnic and social background. well everyone expected that the president will be talking about the national projects national priority projects here in his meeting with the moderniz