to go second. >> all those in favor of commissioner tom harrison as vice president please say aye.pposed? motion carried unanimously. congratulations to both of you. [applause] >> let me make a few comments now. first of all, i am flattered and honored and i want to thank my fellow commissioners. i genuinely enjoy the work in the come moderate -- come moderate over, my fellow commissioners. comradery. i want to thank commissioner bonita for leading the effort. i think it has made a real issue in the quality of life on the commission. i want to thank commissioners lee and levitan for chairing the officers committee. i think is more work that we've made real progress on that commission as well. to commissioner martin, i want to thank you for attending to the zoo. that is the meeting that is farthest removed from us, but it is always interesting. if you ever want to go to those meetings and see a dedicated staff the cares very bad about what they do, i recommend them. commissioner martin, i know you were very supportive of having more community meetings, so you can take certain pride

tom harrison also went to the employee holiday party earlier this week and had a great time, and it was very rewarding to talk to the employees and how excited they are, particularly under the general managers leadership, all the praise is that his employees keep upon him at this very happy event. i have one item for commissioners matters to consider. a number of people in chinatown come to me about an idea to build a stage. maybe the general manager has heard about this. at the portsmouth square mezzanine area. they often have events there, and each time, organizers have to actually read a stage to be put in. the idea would be perhaps to build a stage akin to what the japanese tea garden has done. where it would be a permanent structure, fixture in the plaza, and that when events happen, they can use that stage, as opposed to constructing it every single time. anyway, i would offer that up for future consideration. commissioner buell: thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. we are on item 14, new business agenda setting. is there a

todd harrison center for strategic and budgetary assessment and tom shanker new york times welcome tohe program. >> tom i would like to start off with you the overall question is a lot of us expected deeper cuts there was a lot of discussion the navy would go from 11 carriers down to 10 or 9, talk large portions of the air bomber fleet would be retired, that the joint strike fighter program was in deep jeopardy, what were the surprises here, decisions made were they the right decisions and were they hard choices end of the day >> right, vago if there is one word to describe this budget proposal it is deliberate it will be up to your viewers to decide if that means wise or political. they did everything they had to do but in a very careful way. one third of the budget that is growing is personnel costs they are going to slow the rate of pay raises but not cut back. they are going to increase fees for health insurance for retirees but not make it even more than in the private sector. as you mentioned the joint strike fighter is getting slid right but not being cancelled so they did a li

harrison ford couldn't pull cowboys and aliens out, and julia roberts and tom hanks tanked too. >> competitive landscape right now is so intense for the audience, you know, hearts and minds and their dollars. it has become very difficult to grab that audience in a way. >>> at the art lake theater in hollywood, ushers greet new person. you can reserve your seat. >> reporter: and employees like kevin holloway police the aisles, looking for the annoying glow of cell phones. >> in the way the filmmakers intend it to be seen. >> they are willing to pay for it. >> people will pay the price, yes. >> reporter: but the theaters can only do so much. in the end, it is still up to the studios to make that flicker in the dark magic again. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. happy new year, i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle. mike hydeck is off today. beverly farmer will have timesaver traffic in a few moments. >>> olga breeze has cold weather. >> reporter: our temperatures are continuing drop this hour. out at reagan national. down now into the 30s. a chilly and cool start for the mornin

>> reporter: harrison ford couldn't pull cowboys and aliens out of the doldrums and duo of julia roberts and tomanks tanked too. >> would you like to kiss me? >> reporter: the competitive landscape right now is so intense for the audience's hearts and minds and their dollars that it's become very difficult to grab that audience in a significant way. >> reporter: the theaters that are thriving are those who offer more if you pay more. >> my name is steve. i'll be one of your ushers today. >> reporter: at this theater in hollywood, ushers greet you in person. you can reserve your seat and employees like kevin holloway police the aisles looking for the annoying glow of cell phones. >> people want to know they can come here and be able to experience a film in the way the filmmakers intended to be seen. >> reporter: and they are willing to pay for it? >> people will pay that price, yeah. >> reporter: but the theaters can only do so much. in the end, it's still up to the studios to make that flicker in the dark magic again. lee cowan, cbs news, hollywood. >>> coming up on "the early show," down to the

harrison. goldie, i want to start with you to weigh in on mr. tom bro could have while he's not ang coring the news now is fee during heavily in an ad that mitt romney is playing against newt gingrich all about hissette things. let's have a listen. >> newt gingrich came to power after all preaching a higher standard. a man who brought down another speaker on ethics allegations. tonight he has on his own record the judgment of his peers, democratic and republican. by an overwhelming vote they found him guilty of ethics violations. >> to the ominous music as well back from the 1990s. goldie, that is not the kind of thing you want to hear if you're newt gingrich regardless if it was the '90s and he has all sorts of explanations. people love tom brokaw. how is it playing? >> i think it's playing well. it is a winner take all but, two, as newt has risen on the debates, he's also fallen on the debates. three, mitt romney has spent an awful lot of money on television, nearly 5 to 1, mostly negative ads. it's working. in terms of tom brokaw, i wouldn't want

harrison in for pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. thomas began steal iing the mon a few months after he took office back b in '07. he faces three to four years in prison. tom sherwood has been breaking news on this story all week and was inside the courtroom when it all unfolded. he joins us live from the district court in northwest. tom? >> reporter: just before court, thomas resigned as ward 5 council seat. now, he's a convicted felon. harry thomas jr. walked out of federal court friday a convicted felon. he pled guilty to stealing $350,000 in city funds intended for youth sports and spending it on his lavish lifestyle and filing three years of false income tax returns. >> i want to apologize to those i let down including my constituents, the mayor, councilmembers and others who serve the city tirelessly. >> reporter: his friends and lawyers ushered him to a waiting car. he could get prison time up to three or four years. in court at high noon, thomas firmly said guilty as charged in the plea agreement reached. >> to my family, who is with me today, i deeply regret the pain this has caused each of you. >> reporter: now the board of elections is expected

harrison. let's check on the weather. here is tom kierein. >> rapidly warming up now.ch 10:00 in the morning. then later today, climbing up to around 50 this afternoon with lots of sun and rain likely tomorrow. cloudy and highs near 50. rain midday all the way into the evening. maybe some lingering showers thursday morning. then dry and cold weather friday into the weekend. danella, how is the late morning photograph? >> lot of problems on the beltway. outer loop, delays continue to the dulles toll road. we have a multivehicle crash. it is out of the roadway and still slowing you down. inner loop still slow to i-66 in virginia. travel speeds 16 miles per hour. and in maryland slow new hampshire avenue to georgia avenue. barbara, back over to you? >> thank you. coming up from bridges to discolored nails, what this says discolored nails, what this says about your general health. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> we're almost through the week it seems. >> not exactly. >> yeah, because it's the second day and it's not the first anymore. it's booze day tuesd

harrison. let's check on the weather for this friday, the 13th. here's tomw to mid 30s throughout most of the region. reagan national is 37. winds are gusting over 30 miles per hour. they could gust to 50 miles per hour later this afternoon. it may cause scattered power outages and bring down tree limbs. then overnight tonight winds diminish. blustery, cold day. >> speaking of downed tree limbs rite now we have a downed tree that's shutting down canal road at arizona avenue. police directing you to take arizona avenue. use caution in the area. traveling on 66, live look inside the beltway. glebe road. no issues for you. 66 east or west, you are in the clear. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. >> thanks, danella. we hope you are never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we

harrison. looks like we are getting sun peeking out there. let's talk to tom kierein about our forecast.nd there are still a few low clouds over washington but breaks in the clouds. shine. live view from the city camera. later today increasing and unhighs reaching the 50s. tomorrow increasing clouds. highs in the 40s. could get rain on thursday, mainly during the afternoon and evening. then linger through midday friday and then drying out and getting colder for the weekend. danella, how is traffic? >> 395 northbound, had an accident at the 14th street bridge, was taking up the left side of the roadway. it is clear but you are still seeing delays now, 19 miles per hour. and if you are traveling on i-270 much better view. you have been battling fog and congestion all morning. i can say the fog is lifting some. we still see it but no delays as you head to the spur. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. coming up on "news4 midday," packing the family up for trips can be tough. the one item that will make sure the one item that will make sure your trip is a captions paid for by nbc-univer