adrian davis and tim harris have found some common ground. particularly when it comes to personal style. davis regularly helps harris figure out what to do with his afro-like hair. >> it's harder braiding white dude's hair than black guys. so i've got to part it certain ways and put more rubber bands in it to hold it. >> my hair's only been growing for five months, so i've only got it braided two or three times. it's starting to get to the length where i want it. probably in another month or so, i'll be able to do a little more with it. >> but both men know that their friendship comes with risks. >> i mean some white guys don't get it, so white guys who do get it usually mess with black guys, period. the ones who don't, you going to know, but they either got swastikas or they got -- even doing this on camera is a jeopardizing situation for real. people will be like, man, why you do that on camera? why you braiding another dude? you know what i mean? anything can pop off from this situation? [ bleep ] you know, you got haters everywhere you go

harry has been named the most eligible bachelor in the world. he beat out other royal off spring and famous faces like george clooney and tim tebow. who goes out with raw women, hangs out with a fast crowd, downs too many drinks and goes home at the wrong moment. that's why we like him best. >> he's just a little bit dangerous, but the right kind of dangerous. >> yeah, we like him. i'm humoring you obviously. >>> jon stewart targeting mr. fib. take a look. >> on monday, lance armstrong admitted doping while he was winning the tour de france accept tiseven times. what? i believed in you, lance armstrong. i shelled out a dollar for a rubber bracelet that i have somewhere in my house. for you, i did it for you. and when i think of of the fact that i spent a dollar -- it's good news for america's second favorite cyclist, who i'm sure is in there somewhere. america's second favorite cyclist, let's call him bikey joe. the interview airs thursday on the own network, which stands for oprah winfrey not on channel 7 anymore. >>> ear"early start" continues right now. >>> rush hour horror. stunned commuters watch as a helicopter crashes near

. >>> finally, prince harry was named town and country's most eligible bachelor. he topped that list that included tim tebow, jack nicholson and george clooney. >>> finally, vatican city is home to a cover model. his personal secretary is promoted not only to archbishop but also to the front page of italy's vanity fair magazine. he is known as gorgeous george. papal assistant's headline says it's not a sin to be beautiful. a spokeswoman says the archbishop did

. >> and bob is putting the >> you are watching abc 7 news with leon harris allyson starling, bob brian in weather and timn sports. this is abc 7 news at 11, on your side. >> thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched from the national mall to the supreme court today. it was the 40th anniversary of roe vs. wade, a decision which legalized abortion. protesters say they remain optimistic the decision will be overturned. supporters also marched and said they will continue to fight that -- to make sure it remains the law of the land. >> a movie theater has removed a video game featuring and violence. this was made at a theater in new york. an executive at the theater chain says it will review more games to decide if others need to be removed. >> the virginia state delegate says the commonwealth should have its own money system. prince william county delegate wants the state to examine the idea. he said that having a different currency would keep the stake in good financial shape in case the federal reserve breaks down. two years ago he proposed virginia mint its own coins. >> apologies for subway. it says

saying leave the c >>> you're watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling meteorologist bob ryan weather and tim sports. >> testimony began today in the misconduct trial of john lipow. a former executive assistant said leopold made her empty his catheter bag several times a day and he is also accused of using his security detail to arrange sexual encounters. >>> and just hours after we learned that now d.c. taxicabs will be required to take credit cards in every vehicle -- >> live in georgetown with a story on how riders -- riders are saying it's about time. >> it's not happening fast enough to help all the people coming to the district this weekend but finally you won't have to hi the a.t.m. before hailing a cab. >> finding one with a credit card reader is -- >> impossible. it doesn't exist. >> you know the feeling. you finally flag down a taxi and once you are securely settled in realize you are cashless in a cash-only ride. >> take me to the nearest a.t.m., which then costs more money. >> but by the end of march every cab is now required to have a smart reader involved. it's a mandate 80% of

pits of the cme, and markets panel, joe bell, senior equity analyst, and mike harris, president of campbell and company. tim, we had a ruering start of the year. the question is whether the momentum can be sustained. what do you think? >> well, i mean, at least as far as -- closing near a five year high today, very positive, more than 7% of the all time high set back in october of 2007. you know, momentum's there, and i think liz commented earlier, people finding nowhere to go. flows coming into equities, zero interest rate right now, this is the alternative. it's good, but be care. another debacle, debt ceiling coming up in a month or so, but right now, that's long term. liz: howard of counter fitzgerald in the last hour said that. he said this is the real debt ceiling. there's always something, isn't there, david? i mean, that's the point. where do you get the best deal? equities? you see that with the inflows to mutual funds. i worry when you see that that some people call the smart money the ones that were in during the time of fear and the slower money that retail money coming in now is that a sign of

. >>> and finally, prince harry was named town and country's top bachelor. the prince topped that list with tim bebow and george clooney at number 23. jack nicholson he's still got it. >> don't know. >> we can only hope to make the list. >> there's always someone for everyone. >>> and this comes from connecticut where members of the talking heads and the tom-tom club put together a jam session with students who are still grieving over the sandy hook massacre. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow way up high ♪ >> proceeds from the group's recording of "over the rainbow" will benefit the newtown youth academy. >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> a ukrainian zoo has two new adorable animals to its population. two new siberian cubs were born at the zoo. the orange and black felines were immediately cared for by the staff. there are about 400 siberian tigers left in the world. it was nearly extinct 50 years ago. >>> one winter festival is all sugar and spice and everything nice. dozens came together to compete in kazakhstan's first national ice

>> when we come back, who beat out george clooney, tim tebow and a young kennedy for the world's most eligible bachelor? >> we'll tell you. prince harry. . >>> town & country has named their top pick for the most eligible bachelor in 2013. on the cover, there he is, prince harry! >> there you go. while he may not be number one in line for the throne, he's certainly in the hearts of women. pretty good looking guy there. the 28-year-old beat out tough competition, including george clooney and taylor swift's summer romance, connor kennedy. as for his scandalous behavior, the magazine says it's all part of the young royal's charm. he does get away with quite a bit! >> they like the bad boys. >> yeah, he's charming, though. >>> finally, a long list of life lessons lost at a northern california wal-mart. >> now one worker is trying to find the young author. raymond flores found this small red book of rules in the citrus heights store parking lot. inside, 157 rules to live by, some seemingly beyond the author's young years. >> no texting and driving at the same time. don't get into other people's business. don't call each other names. clean

>>> he beat out the likes of george clooney and tim tebow, the latest honor for britain's prince harry> it's wednesday, january 16th, and "starting point" begins right now. >>> good morning, welcome, everybody, our team this morning, we've got the editor in chief of globalgrind.com. and abby hunt is back and is don berman is helping us out this morning, appreciate it. we begin with a story overseas, breaking news, a helicopter hit a crane and then crashed near a busy commuter hub in central london. right now they're in the middle of rush hour commute. witnesses say the chopper was flying very low and fast when it hit the crane which was on top of a 50-story residential tower that was under construction. two people are now confirmed dead including the pilot of the helicopter. nine more people have been injured. we'll have more on this developing story as it comes into us here at cnn. >>> president obama officially unveiling his gun control plan today. a source is telling us it will call for universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons and a ban on high capacity magazines and mo

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harris gobbleed up quickly at the 25-yard line. january 1, 1988, last time a&m in the cotton bowl against notre dame. heisman trophy winner timut the irish ahead, after notre dame made the score 10-3. a&m, alex morris made a leaping interception in the corner of the end zone. six plays later, running back darren lewis ended the drive. a&m won the game 35-10. >> charles: cotton bowl all-time wins, a&m with four. texas way out ahead. notre dame with five. bucky richardson, quarterback of that team. >> gus: here is manziel breaking free. manziel, at midfield. and pushed out of bounds. johnny manziel, gain of 31. >> charles: i met bucky richardson in new york city this year, national football foundation dinner, gus. and said, "hey, you were a running quarterback." he said, "don't even try to say that when johnny manziel is playing that position. what i did wasn't anything close to what this man does." >> gus: what a performance by the heisman trophy winner. here is a handoff. williams. [ whistle ] you have to give so much credit to kevin sumlin, 48 years old. in his first season at texas a&m. it looks like they are on their way t

many pro gun democrats including harry reed have signaled and openness to new restrictions on guns. the question we are asking just what are some of the solutions. tim is joining us on the republican line from versailles, ohio. caller: good morning, sir. i do collection work for banks and repossession. and a license to carry. i won't even go to chicago and i will not go to places where i can't carry legally. to me that should really say something. the other thing is i do security work on the side. i would say probably 80% of my clients are liberals that are antigun. what if they go to big towns, big cities, they hire someone with a gun and security experience to take them. i think we want the world, a blissful world, a world that doesn't have it and that is what i hear a lot of liberals and that type of thinking suggest. and i would love that very much, too. but we are not in that world. it just doesn't exist. it used to be nicer. but it is getting worse. we have to protect ourselves and do it legally. it is not by way of more laws. it gets in the way of good people trying to protect us and other good people. it is just a condition of america right