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mike shanahan's two-year record is worse than jim thorne's. >> i was competitive but it is disappointingsh the third quarter like we did. >> we played good football the first half. fourth quarter got away from us. >> what do you take away from this? >> hopefully it will be fuel for the fire. a lot of things happen. a lot of things to be learned. i am excited about coming back. >> hosting the panthers -- drew brees throws to marquez and he makes the catch for a 42-yard td. the saints are the third seed as the 49ers beat the rams. they faced him. they are the two-seed. lebron james got engaged to savannah brinson. she has a ring before he does. >> it may be a while. who knows. >> we >> new year's eve celebrations in alexandria. there go the ping-pong balls. they were treated to a laser light show. there was plenty of interactions with some 6000 ping pong balls that went in the air. >> and the nice weather to enjoy everything as temperatures tumble downward. by tuesday 32. 25-30 mph. single digits, lower to middle teens. a nice ramp in temperatures. >> they can find that -- >> that was it f

>> the rose amongst the thorn is here. so nice. i gave him an f. this guy makes $57,000 a day. i'm with the comny live here for a second. standing on hay bails and eating corn dogs one of us. george w. bush always chopping wood and clearing bush and obama at saddle back. abortion what is abortion. this is the guy i'm from chicago. fought for late term abortion and at saddleback he doesn't know anything and mitt romney trying to be the man of the people all the time. the guy with the tassles on his shoes and wears the disney tie on friday and say he is one of the guys. let's go bowling. he wants people to like him and he is not one of the guys because we can't put our money in swiss bank accounts and the cayman islands. most of us work hard every day for a living. these people in the audience work shifts and make wages. they weren't making their money off of capital gaines. mitt romney won conservative republicans who make over $200,000 and pay 15%. does anybody here pay 15% on their salary. >> mike: youour time is up. at least mancow you are consistent. >> he only knows how to

. >> reporter: but an thorn with the national consumer law center sees it differently. she's concerned people with legitimate reasons for not paying bills will be penalized. >> if there's mice running around or you don't have hot water, you're allowed to not pay your bill. you can get aggregate pieces of information about anything and turn it into a report. >> reporter: he still believes this will help lenders and consumers. >> those who deserve the credit will get it at competitive terms. those who don't need to be saddled with that type of debt will be denied. >> remember to check out your credit report once a year. it's free. go to abc2news.com and check on the money section. >>> how a new test is able to predict whether patients with one form of cancer will wind up battling the disease again. >>> if you have pink eye, we have information on how to keep it out of your house. >>> a new test for lung cancer can predict which cancer patients are more likely to have their cancers come back. two clinical studies identified a genetic test which predicts lung cancer. it wil

elsewhere on an approach to the bay bridge, northbound 13 at thorn hill drive there is still that accident there in lanes which is involving a deer so you see that deer symbol there and it's still slow in the area in the northbound lanes through the oakland hills. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> all right. and we are looking good again a lot of sunshine coming our way temperatures cooler at the coast with patchy fog. but you get inside the bay looking at 66 degrees in san jose. 66 in livermore sunny. 67 degrees in santa rosa. looking at some great weather ahead here, beautiful weather into friday and some of the temperatures getting near 70, cooler over the weekend especially over sunday more clouds on the way just maybe we start talking about rain late next week. feeling pretty good about that. >> confident? >> yeah. >> confidence is high right now. >> weren't we supposed to have a sprinkle on tuesday? >> let's not talk about that. >> you had to go there? >> i have to go now. [ laughter ] >>> 5:57. coming up in the next half hour, chee

>> gingrich was a backbencher during the reagan years and more of a thorn in their side.ut there is a video clip of nancy reagan in 1995, after gingrich had led the republicans to power in washington, saying the torch has been passed from ronnie to newt. so he has some claims on that era. but that's not -- that's not his problem, is he reagan enough. he's been promiscuous throughout his career so he can get hit from the left, from the middle, from every side. and republican establishment and conservatives have landed on him, and i must say that period that you've just featured in the he isup, newt wasn't the only conservative who thought reagan wasn't being tough enough, wasn't funding the contras enough. that was not an unusual position for a true conservative to hold at that time. >> meanwhile, reagan was working closely with tip o'neill in the house leadership -- remember that's days? >> yes. >> the question is, who is more reaganite, newt or mitt romney. >> it's not even a close question. was newt exaggerating the extent of his cooperation with ronald reagan? there's

he pulled out tony thorne, faculty lexicographer at king's college in london, ph to the d. well, once again i got to settle it. after all, i have been a "new york times" crossword answer and i am a hip-hop legend ever since yassin bey bequeathed to me the name mos def which i believe stands for most definitions. and here to help me deconstruct the meaning of illin is the only authority with a licence to ill, please welcome head grammarrian of the beastie boyz, mike d. thank you soph much for joining us. sit down. (cheers and applause) welcome, welcome. dr. d, what an honor. mi sure you've heard all about this tragic drive-by shortzing. >> well, it's all the talk of the hip-hop community, stephen. >> stephen: so mike, whatcha whatcha whatcha think. >> well, mr. shortz and miss smolinski make salient points when easyy e states in boys in the hood how he is bored as hell and wants to get ill, we can infer that getting ill is the opposite of boredom, a form of diversion, if you will. >> stephen: true. because wanting to get ill where does he go, to the spot where his home boys

can't be prevented from inviting the opposition to take part in live broadcast for the company is a thorn in the side of the country's leaders in the autumn of two thousand and ten . to sell it to a government controlled construction firm for six million dollars. company has already earned a reputation. and that's quite an asset in itself. i might have sold it if they hadn't told me i must leave the country and never come back. at noon three days later a police patrol stumped john doe while he was driving to a bank. i was stopped the policeman demanded i produce my papers after the us. can come to me and force me to the ground then four more police cars turned up they punched and kicked me one passes by i gathered on the scene the cops picked me up from the ground my clothes all had boot prints on them they cleaned me out. and wished me away to court. three hours later the judge slapped a three hundred dollar fine on not yet for obstructing the police for video cameras mounted on a nearby bank of the shop and recorded the moment when the director general of the prominent t.v. company was

"jesus wore a crown of thorns and a purple robe was thrown upon him in derision and all the multitudes mocked and spat upon him but the pope decks himself with a triple crown and is adored by kings, princes, emperors. jesus washed his disciples feet and kings kiss the feet of the pope. jesus opened his mouth and taught people, the pope takes his ease and rests in his castle. the pope rejoices in blood and massacres but jesus heals. and then there's some more here in regards to prophecy, "the fourth beast signifies the terrible monarchy of the romans out of which arises a little horn which is anti-christ. and anti-christ have two eyes, namely, the pope and mohammad, for notwithstanding that the pope does not speak against christ as mohammad does, nevertheless, i answer, that the pope is as much or rather more an anti-christ than mohammad, whereas he who flatters us is our enemy though he seems to be our friend so the pope who styles himself as a servant of god is our enemy. that's a taste. >> amen. president chiu: amen. are there any members of the public who wish to speak in general pu

. >> they sl been a thorn in the side of oakland police. saturday night no different as police battled hundreds of protesters. dying so came at a cost to other oakland residents. >> we did have calls we were not able to respond to maybe the timely fashion that woo we would like to--we would like to because we are drawn. >> saturday alone 1700 calls came into the police dispatch call center. 500 were 911 related. most cases officers were late to respond to those emergencies because of saturday's protest. >> we were able to have officers repond but it did affect the service time and resources. >> police chief told us that officers are tired. besides dealing would protesters on saturday 5 people killed on the city's streets within 48 hours. people we spoke with have mixed emotions on the job they are dog. >> --doing. >> people killed on the street because they are being some where else taking care of the protesters. >> the police is used at the time of necessity. they were needed and used. >> some people say more officers are needed on the str

joe thorne son and the sharks in vancouver for the first time since losing in the western conference finals. they went to a shootout and michael is the hero. san jose starts 2012 with a win and more importantly, they finally beat the canucks. >> nobody was starving, the 49ers held their annual dinner at the house of prime rib in san francisco. approximately 50-pounds of beef was consumed. the rookie had the most, 4- pound touch. this is one of joe's favorite daily movies. >> all day, all they yesterday. this lase has come close to me. >> over 25 years they have been doing this. randy and joe started it together. they felt like offensive lineman. >> four pounds. >> we'll be right back. >>> well happy new year. hope you had a wonderful holiday. because now it's back to work. back to reality. >> yeah. >> it will be a great year. >> david letterman is

keys to the white house, the one thing for certain is that relations with iran will continue to be a thorn in the side of any administration. the country's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, was in venezuela today, hoping to secure support ahead of tough new economic sanctions being imposed against the republic. meanwhile, back into iran, a u.s. citizen was sentenced to death by a court there, found guilty of spying for the cia a month after he was shown making a confession on iranian television. american denies the charge. >> iran routinely accuses the united states of espionage and it has produced this to make its point. iran says that he was sent to iran by the cia in order to spread misinformation among iran's intelligence agencies. it broadcast what it calls his confession. his family said that he went to iran simply to visit his relatives. the u.s. government says that he has been falsely accused and it condemns his death sentence. >> if it is true that he has been so sentenced, we would condemn this verdict in the strongest terms, and we are working with all of our partners to convey t

they looked poised to steam roll over another opponent but the mountaineers have always been a thornde. in his eight years, john thompson iii is now 4-7 against the mountaineers. take a look at the second half. look out. jason clark leading scorer, comes up with the steal all the time in the world for the jam. ties the game up at 31-31. mountaineers mr. a 12-point -- mountaineers build a 12-point lead. they get in the lane and score. georgetown cut it to four but west virginia pulled away. gary brown goes all the way for the lay-up. west virginia wins 74-62. virginia tech at wake forest. less than 20 seconds to go. c.j. harris gets a pick. pulls up and drains the three. cuts wake's lead to three points. closing seconds, come on, now. one more chance. robert brown goes for the three. long look. it's no good. wake forest wins 58-55. the wizards are now 0-7 deepening their worst start in franchise history. and if there's any positives to take away from this, two of the team's least experienced players came off the bench and combined for 20 points, 14 rebounds and five steals last night.

emboldened by suddenly a last-minute surge that gets him close, it will only make him more likely to be a thorn in romney's side for much longer. this is a huge, decisive win will put a den the in gingrich psychologically. that may take some of the wind out of his sails for fighting this fight for much longer than romney would like to fight it? >> also, why not. this is his last chance. his folks are sketching out for us the states they can do well and the way the delegates -- after florida, 5% of the delegates will ab warded. there's plenty of chance for him to keep torturing mitt romney. the republicans are telling us they see a situation like 1992. pat buchanan was long ago after the radar screen but was a huge presence at the convention in houston. >> let's look at the road for it. gingrich says he'll take this fight to the convention. mike, you just touched on that. next weekend, the nevada primary, the following tuesday, colorado, minnesota, missouri. gingrich leads romney by nine points. the numbers suggest romney's climbing, newt falling. that road ahead as you look at it, even if gingr

historically, they have been a thorn in san francisco side in the post season. the giants blew out the 49ers in 1987 and then knocked them out again in the 1991nfc championship game. >> the new york giants, they are a battle always. they are tough. i mean, we've had some really physical, knock down, dragout games with them and you know, they caused us a lot of hardship, you know, and heart ache, actually. this giant team really makes me nervous because i think eli manning is really good. he has three really good receivers. the defensive line is tough. those two big runningbacks. it's going to be a battle. i can't wait to see the 49er defense in a playoff game against that offense. it's going to be fun to watch. >> yeah, i can't wait either. the stanford women beat washington for their 65th straight conference win. led the cardinal with 17 points and 7 rebounds. the weekend didn't go as smoothly for johnny dawkins team as they lose to both washington schools. the huskies took control in the second half thanks to an 18-2 run. they go on to win. the cardinals lose

thorn 1,000 whites had gathered outside the school. the speed with which the mob materialized and the fact it was led by one of falbus' bird hunting crow nis sort of leads you to believe maybe it wasn't spontaneous. things got ugly in a hurry. blacks around the school were attacked and beaten and at noon little rock mayor wilson man ordered that withdrawal of the black students for their own safety. the integration of central high had lasted all of three hours. eisenhower new knew his policy of moderation had failed and to the man's credit, he readily accepted that it had failed and he moved to a new means of maintaining order and implementing the court's directive. he now understood only one course of action remained hope to him and his response was both swift and decisive. in my career, he told brownell. i have learned if you have to use force, use overwhelming force and save lives thereby. how is this for overwhelming force? he called the secretary of the army at 12:08 p.m. secretary of the army issued the orders, and two hours late

. >>> as 49ers enjoy their big nfl play-off run, team officials are dealing with a thorn in their side regarding the plans for that new stadium down in santa clara. santa clara place fair is a group that campaigned against the stadium ballot measure approved by voters two years ago. now "santa clara plays fair" started a petition drive hoping for its own ballot initiative. the group wants voters to decide on a stadium contract approved by the city council last month including about $850 million in city financed construction loans. >> the budget is shot to hell. >> to see them almost to the super bowl is totally awesome. and think about it. if they were here, think about all the extra people that would be here spending money here in santa clara. >> stadium supporters have been following the people gathering signatures urging voters not to sign that petition. >>> yesterday was a holiday. today it's back to work for most everybody. let's check in with gianna and find out how traffic is going. >> thank you, frank. yeah, there's a couple things to look out for. no accidents, good news. but

it's an image of jesus wearing a crown thorn.s tattoo number three for the 17-year-old superstar. >> his two other tattoos are also religious. a small dove on his hip. and the name jesus written in hebrew on his torso. >> he is advertising that. you know, right there on his body. so, whatever you want to do, biebs. it's your world. we're just living in it. >> we are. my daughter was singing a justin bieber song. she's only 4. it was frightening me a little bit. >> a little bieber fever in your house. >> i don't know where she heard it. >> he's everywhere. the biebs will find them. all right. >>> well, some of you, now, your local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, the late-night comics on this week in politics. >> "america this morning" will continue in just a few seconds. do not go far. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] no matter how busy your morning... you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. the fiber that's taste-free and grit-free... so you can feel free to ad

and since the new ownership at the black thorn took over, they've been very supportive with us, anything we've needed like you've been hearing tonight, the transformation has been great. i've lived in the inner sun set since 2008 and i started going to the blackthorn when the new ownership took over. i went there a couple times before and it's really been impressive, like they have put a lot of money into just every time i go in there, once a week it seems, there's always something new like they got all new stools, it's always improving. and the owners are great. one other thing is the tv on the patio, the first speaker said was a fire hazard, it's mounted up high. i don't see how that could be any kind of hazard. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. my name is courtney james. i myself am a new transplant to san francisco and to the sun set as well. and have recently started patronizing the blackthorn. i myself am a former restaurant manager and have worked in the food service industry for a number of years. and know good management and bad management when i se

move over greece italy is the new biggest thorn in the eurozone according to credit rating agency fitch italy now poses the greatest threat to the financial stability of europe noting that italy's economy which is the third largest in europe is too big to bail out the head of fitch is sovereign ratings guy named david reilly said quote the future of the euro will be decided at the gates of rome italy is among several nations including spain belgium ireland in slovenia among others that have put on been put on a negative watch by fish and could see a credit rating downgrade at the end of the month so needless to say the financial crisis in europe is far from over but amidst all this turmoil overseas there's one nation that seems to be doing just fine thank you very much and that's germany which just last week recorded the fewest amount of unemployed people in their nation in over two decades nearby greece has an unemployment rate of eighteen percent spain has an unemployment rate of twenty three percent but germany has its lowest level of unemployment in two decades and we are in the uni

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