my name is tom ryan. i am speaking here on behalf of the waterfront for all and justin, wfa. supervisors, wfa is strongly in support of 8 washington and believe is a meaningful opportunity to continue the waterfront revitalization spurred by the freeway and the renovation of the ferry building and piers. 8 washington will provide many benefits, including renovating the existing recreational facility and replacing a parking lot with a vibrant waterfront community of residential housing, new retail and restaurants, belowground parking, and three new public spaces. this is in the final part of the waterfront area, and this is an example of the type of responsible development that can occur on the waterfront with the support of the commission. as to the subject of heights, initially, it was known for 84 feet across the board. most of us around the table felt that 84 feet was too high for the entire site, that it was more important to lower the height south of jackson so the views were preserved and that the feel of the open area was kept intact. the height at the embarcadero was

tom ryan says promoting causes was a natural for threadless because its community of artists and consumers tend to be young and socially conscious. but, he admits it also made good business sense. >> doing designs for causes specifically is one great way to bring in people who are already supporters of a cause. when they support that cause, sure, they will probably find other things on threadless that they are interested in, but it wasn't the primary motivating factor that made us do this. >> reporter: threadless wants to host at least one cause-related design challenge a month next year. it thinks harnessing the passions and pocket books of its own community can help make the world a better place. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> suzanne: tomorrow, our series "conscious capital" continues with starbucks c.e.o. howard schultz. >> i want starbucks to be the kind of company that perhaps can be a model for others to say "we can make a difference," and at the same time we can build shareholder value. >> suzanne: we'll see what schultz hopes to teach other entrepreneurs

tom ryan says promoting causes was a natural for threadless because its community of artists and consumers tend to be young and socially conscious. but, he admits it also made good business sense. >> doing designs for causes specifically is one great way to bring in people who are already supporters of a cause. when they support that cause, sure, they will probably find other things on threadless that they are interested in, but it wasn't the primary motivating factor that made us do this. >> reporter: threadless wants to host at least one cause-related design challenge a month next year. it thinks harnessing the passions and pocket books of its own community can help make the world a better place. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> suzanne: tomorrow, our series "conscious capital" continues with starbucks c.e.o. howard schultz. >> i want starbucks to be the kind of company that perhaps can be a model for others to say "we can make a difference," and at the same time we can build shareholder value. >> suzanne: we'll see what schultz hopes to teach other entrepreneurs

tom ryan says promoting causes was a natural for threadless because its community of artists and consumers tend to be young and socially conscious. but, he admits it also made good business sense. >> doing designs for causes specifically is one great way to bring in people who are already supporters of a cause. when they support that cause, sure, they will probably find other things on threadless that they are interested in, but it wasn't the primary motivating factor that made us do this. >> reporter: threadless wants to host at least one cause-related design challenge a month next year. it thinks harnessing the passions and pocket books of its own community can help make the world a better place. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> suzanne: tomorrow, our series "conscious capital" continues with starbucks c.e.o. howard schultz. >> i want starbucks to be the kind of company that perhaps can be a model for others to say "we can make a difference," and at the same time we can build shareholder value. >> suzanne: we'll see what schultz hopes to teach other entrepreneurs

tom grady, rob gronkowski, ryan occasion gabrielle giffords should have had, it 37 yards -- ryan occasionelle giffords should have had it, 37 yards for the -- ryan should have had it 37 yards for the score. patriots march downfield for their next possession. tom brady, that's elusiveness. wes welker, 20 fewer yards for a touchdown, new -- 24 yards for a touchdown, new england back in front. six plus minutes to go, patriots leading by seven, tom brady back in the end zone, josh wilson a huge interception, steps in front of the receiver. he keeps it a one-score game. just over a minute to play, grossman rolls right, santana moss, 5 yards for the touchdown. here's your equalizer. oh oh, a flag. moss called for offensive pass interference. mike shanahan said i might have gone for two to win the game -- he might have gone for two to win the game. grossman to moss, goes off his hands and fixed off to ice the game. wow. redskins fall to the patriots 34-27 as new england gets its first ever win in d.c. mike shanahan and company have lost five straight at home. grossman passed for 252, his fifth s

inauguration day, while the democrats headed off to celebrate, gingrich was leading a dinner, paul ryan and tomn was there, jon kyl and others and they spent 3 hour, drirking, talking through, trying to basically, lick their wounds from the election and trying to figure out how to rebuild the republican brand in the face of a president with 70% job approval rating and a democratically controlled house and senate. and that's the scene setter. >> you say in october, 2011, a little over a month ago, the decision was made by the democrats not to run against a candidate, to you about run against the tea party this, election. is that what we are going to see? >> absolutely. that was a release from the obama campaign. you know, this is something else that we chronicle in the book about the tea party. we research the origins of it. you probably know this, it started well in advance of barack obama being elected. it goes back to 2007. in some cases. with an outgrowth of the financial meltdown, t.a.r. and it accelerated under the obama administration with the stimulus and health care and all that. but ce

please, if you will take a look at what congressman ryan and tom coburn and his colleagues have laid out, how to make medicare more available, more affordable, with a lot of different options, so that individuals are more in control. to truly allow for that patient- doctor relationship. i have been asking multiple administration's -- i have been the governor of texas for 11 years. this is not a new gig for me. we have been asking for health and human services to give us some waivers so that we can better run health care in the state of texas. i will assure you, practically every governor and the legislature knows how to deliver health care, had to give better options than a one-size- fits-all medicaid program. as the president of the united states, i would allow the states to put their programs -- if there are states that say, we do not want to do that, we want you all to do that, we will leave them that option. i will suggest the vast majority thehe states, because of cost -- there will be better health care, more options, more people injured if we have that kind of thing detached f

. >>> matt ryan throwing four touchdowns to lead atlanta past carolina. >>> tom brady travel to maryland, brady hitting -- tight end the monster. 37-yard touchdown. he set the single season record for most touchdowns by a tight end with 15. new england winning but after the interception brady and brian exchange words, come on, can't we all just -- there that is much better. new england reaches ten victories for the 9th straight year. >>> in houston in cincinnati, texans never lead until the final two seconds of the game. third string quarterback, tj yates, the 80-yard drive with the pass to walter. that's a 20-19 come back victory. it clinches the first playoff berth. rookie tj yates it a hero in houston. >>> baltimore wins it's 10th game of the year. >>> maurice jones drews scores, giants lead dallas in the first quarter. >>> coming up we will tell you the three teens heading for the state football championships and sharks working the back end of a back to back game. could they finally score? we will find out next. ! . >>> the sharks had their 4th shout out of the season and today had t

redskins have their first lead of the game 17-14. 3rd quarter now tied 20-20, tom brady lobs it to rob gronkowski who breaks way from ryan goes 37 yards for the score. gronkowski with two touchdowns, now 15 a record for a tight end. later 3rd quarter redskins answer. rex grossman connects with david anderson, rex with 252 yards passing and two touchdowns, game tied 27. six plus minutes. the back ead by seven. of the end zone, josh wilson steps in front and makes the int, keeping it a one-score game. grossman to santana moss that goes off his hand and is picked off by jerrod mayo to ice the game and new england gets its first i win in d.c. >> i don't know what a -- first ever win in d.c. >> i don't what a moral victory is. do those count? either you won or lost at the end of the day. we're 4-9. so what's a moral victory? >> we still lost, moral victory nothing to me. you know, we lost, but we fought in there. we had i felt like we fought for 60 minutes but lost. have to go back to the drawing board. >>> michael vick back with the eagles after missing three games with a broken rib. dolphins and eagles after a blocked front

ryan reynolds caught kissing. >>> we're breaking down the premiere of "new year's eve" by the numbers. >>> tom cruise and the bigmpossible premiere in dubai. mark steines is there with how they're pulling it off. >> and where tom left his

but please, if you will take a look at what congressman ryan and tom coburn and some of his colleaguesve laid out for medicare and how to make that more available, more affordable, give a lot of different options, the ideas so that individuals are more in control and to truly allow for that patient-doctor relationship. now, i have been asking multiple administrations, i've been the governor of texas for will you 11 years here for a couple of weeks so this is not a new gig for me and we have been asking for health and human services agency to give us some waivers so that we could better run health care in the state of texas. and i will assure you practically every governor and their legislature knows how to deliver health care to give better options than a one size fits all washington mandated medicare type program. so as the president of the united states, i would allow the states to put their programs -- and if there are states who say went doe want to do that, we want you to do it from washington, d.c., we certainly leave them that option. but i would suggest the vast majority of the

ryan reynolds and blake lively caught kissing. >> ashton out solo and getting cozy with lea michele. we're breaking down the premiere of "new year's eve" by the numbers. >>> tome and the big "mission impossible" premiere in dubai. mark steines is there with how they're pulling it off. >> and where tom left his signature that few will ever see. >>> then, "e.t." looks at the wonderful life of tom and katie. >> no worries. >> from mansions and jets, to hair and nails and clothes, how the world's most famous couple spends their millions. >>> christmas at the white house with first lady michelle obama and the first dog, bo. >>> plus, what are the stars hoping to find under the tree this year. >> what i want for christmas is more "e.t.." >>> now, in depth on the biggest entertainment stories from around the world. >> hi, everybody, welcome to "entertainment tonight." i'm nancy o'dell. >> and i'm mark steines here in dubai. behind me is the world's tallest building. i'll tell you about its starring role in tom cruise's "mission impossible: ghost protocol." >>> but first, brad pit manic with mile-high hair. george clooney crazed with bushy eyebrows. why did they look

why you're getting peter molinari -- tom coburn, class ig conservative in the senate, was in the leadership with gingrich, is appalled at what gingrich has done to ryankind of things make a difference. when you take your friend's principles and turn your back on him, off problem. i don't think newt gingrich cares about conservative principles. newt gingrich cares about newt gingrich. >> what is it, then, mitt romney has to struggle to do to convince conservatives he's one of them? hoo we >> well, what he did in massachusetts was convert deficits into surpluses. he cut spending. he cut taxes. i go back to what i started with. he supports the conservative package that's the most fundamental package for conservatives to solve the deficit and the entitlement problem. right there and there -- then and there you have the biggest, most important contrast that people should look at in this campaign. >> you believe the paul ryan plan should be the litmus test for conservatives on who they support in this presidential race. >> it is one of a number of litmus tests that newt gingrich has failed. >> there's a tv ad we've been playing that started today in iowa a

ryan introduced legislation on medicare reform. the two of the more able to find common ground. senator bennett, michael bennett of colorado, and senator tom coburn, a democrat and republican, are seeking to find ways on the senate side to coalesce a compromise position on the budget. even though you have on talk radio and television, people pulling to the left and right, there are people in the house and senate trying to get the job done. host: next call from illinois this morning. caller: thank you for c-span. i am retired law enforcement and a veteran. i want to talk about the border idea fraud. especially in the chicago area. my concern is that i used to stop people who did not have some form of id and i did not know where they were. we had to bring the men. -- bring them in. my concern is that -- her last time hall meeting was like a gestapo. frank, you have hit it on the button. you are doing a great thing for this country. when i went to work town hall meeting, if you did not wear a sticker across your chest and you raise your hands -- guest: i am going to ask you a favor. you use the phrase gestapo. there is a way to describe the t