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on mtv's viva la bam. kelly called us after hearing someone in roseville copied the stunt, using -- >> we spoke to david last night about youtube videos like the one kelly used to make, glorifying pranks. >> i feel appalled that people think that is a really funny joke to pull. >> do you thino, it seems that s people's lives. it's not funny anymore. >> roosevelt police are still looking for the people responsible for that prank that injured david. they could face felony assault charges. >>> some are calling it a dangerous delivery. medical marp to your doorstep and in bay area neighborhoods. >> we know the pizza area delivery drivers get robbed for a cool of them. >> will they pop for proper. an east bay woman takes over walmart, her filt against the retail giant. >> i'm chief meteorologist. 55 degrees from the north bay to the east bay. we have a system developing. we'll let you know when rain arrives, coming up. >>> then elizabeth edwards gathers her family and makes a drastic decision on her cancer treatment. the latest on her condition released tonight. ♪ i'm gonna get it, i know i'm gonna get it. ♪ ♪ i can't wait ♪ every l

youtube in an effort to have they are friends released still being held in iran. this has been posted on line. >> reporter: it may seem like an unusual tactic to use a youtube video to get prisoners released from in a foreign country but it allowed sarah shourd to speak out without offending the people she needs. >> we don't need them sitting in a prison. >> reporter: she seems to be walking a fine line. campaigning for the freedom of her fianci shane bauer and josh fat olympic who are holding them captive in iran. >> this song is put out there with the intention and hope that the certainty that i feel that they will be with us again and that they will be with us again soon. >> reporter: this music may be shourd's protest song but one song softly. [ singing ]. . >> reporter: we asked alsandra rom to watch and tell us about its her effectiveness. >> i think as a device it's effective because it's on youtube. [ singing ]. . >> reporter: surprisingly many of the students we talked with are unfamiliar with the story of the three hikers who were taken prisoners by iranian border guards in 2009. shourd was released after 13 months. the music video is released to coinci

. >> reporter: they shot this commercial for just $500 and put it on youtube. >> use it in the morninging breath. fresh breath all day. and then use it at night right before bed. you know what i'm talking about. >> you can click -- >> reporter: so jeff harmon was convinced of two things -- youtube is the path to success. and you have to make people laugh. >> a tongue scraper? that's like trying to clean your carpet with a snow shovel. >> we're in a day and age now where if you don't want to watch an advertisement, you don't have to watch advertisements. >> reporter: you had to make a commercial that people actually wanted to go look it up and see it. >> kind of, yeah. >> reporter: not only not skip over it, but go find it. >> yeah. >> reporter: and that's where morgan the dirty tongue came into the act. recently, they were shooting a spot in which morgan looks for a job. >> i think you'd be surprised how easily i can get a job interview when i'm toting one of these. >> reporter: why does this gig work so well for selling -- >> okay, so, when we designed the character of morgan, it's ch

song but one sung very softly. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: we asked this woman to watch and tell us what she thought. >> i think as a device it is actually pretty effective because it is on youtubend kids use youtube. >> reporter: surprisingly many of the students we talked with here are unfamiliar with the story of the three hikers who were taken prisoner by iranian border guards in july of 2009. she was released after 13 months. >> reporter: you can find that video on youtube. search for "a peace of time." we did attempt to contact shur and her family members with e- mails and phone calls. none were return. don knapp, cbs5. >>> creating understanding between afghans an americans by opening the door to freedom of the press. that's the goal of a new journalism program that will link san jose state with a university in afghanistan. len ramirez on the curriculum that could empower budding journalists. >> reporter: that's right. right now americans are fighting and sacrificing in afghanistan and it turns out that that may be laying the groundswork for journalism professors for right here at san jose state to go over to that country to establish a freedom that we are practicing righ

on the file sharing website from an internet cafe. he said he wanted everyone in japan to see the tape. investigators say he hasn't explained why he used youtube or the meaning of the online alias he used as sengoku38. the officer has also yet to explain the inconsistencies in his actions. he tried to hide evidence by deleting the video data on his personal computer. he also claimed to have destroyed and thrown away a usb memory device. but at the same time he confessed to his boss that he leaked the footage. police suspect the officer violated a national public service law that prohibits public servants from divulging any secrets they learn at work. >>> south koreans are preparing for an incident that they pray will never happen. the country has held its first ever nationwide evacuation drill in the wake of last month's artillery attack by north korea. wednesday's drill was based on a scenario of an air raid by north korea on the south. a nationwide alarm was sounded at 2:00 p.m. as south korean fighter jets circled overhead. all vehicles other than those on highways stopped. all trains slowed down. and people on the streets including foreign

of things that might result never intended, oliver close was one of the first to find a use for the connect when he posted a video on youtubeshowing that you concur and configure the device to capture 3-d video. even those kept in one place he was able to tilt the intent of the original camera around the room. the sensors were able to construct parts of the image that the main image cannot see leaving empty space enshrine those that they cannot detect prayed and an uneven and simpler solution uses to connect to cover the entire route and merge their data together. there were still some gaps in the image but it's easy to imagine how one are two or pemex could give you a perfect 3-d image or a video of the room. youtube user it has posted a few videos of programs his bill for the connector including turning our regular piece of luggage will light saber. this one is amazing. he reconfigured to use it as a visual purpose in video games and other motions to mix with his body as well decontrols mario in their original super nintendo. he runs and jumps we have to connect. no word yet if yes to shoot a fire of his mouth for the fir

. >> making the rounds on youtube but around here, we are used to this kind of stuff, we have been onhe receiving end of plenty of explosive press conferences. here now, a quick trip down memory lane. >> can i play with them? cannot win with them, can't coach with them, can't do it. i want winners. >> all of you lie. all of how have said something wrong, all of have you dirt. all of you. when your closet's clean, then come clean somebody else's. >> we have got tonight dumbest deem in america in terms of playing the game. >> i just couldn't go on much longer with the what i would call the propaganda, the lying that had been going on for weeks and months and a year and time. >> and forever and infinity. we have great characters around here. speaking of the raid herbs not good for bruce gradkowski, apparently, he is done for the season with a shoulder separation. >>> finally tonight, we have a power outage at the shark tank. earlier today, cancel practice, power was out, get out pg&e. have them fix it. the power is on tonight. danny heatly arising, sharks hosting its red wings. >> can no

in a series of new viral videos on youtube, the holiday-theme dog videos shows each animal at a table using hands. the canines are decorating cookies, eating breakfast, enjoying dinner. at least one of the videos is a promotion for pets adoption. >>> we have talked a lot about the weather this evening, and we remind you to tune in to today in the bay tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 for up-to-the-minute updates on the big winter storm and its affects on travel across the country. >>> meanwhile when it comes to sports, mike singletary fired from the 49ers, but that's just the beginning. all sorts of questions remain for the 49ers. what happens next? we'll hear from singletary, and team owner jed york. >>> also, jim harbaugh's life-changing event. raj mathai and raiders star nnamdi asomugha joins us next on "sports sunday." stay tuned. >>> and now another viewpoint, response to an nbc bay area editorial. >> last week we called california's 22% high school drop-out rate an epidemic, which prompted these calls for reform. jean from what about trade schools for teenagers, teach kids what they w

use more than one media, you know, is reporting the news. >> next tv's political often receives huge numbers of hits on youtube. ws" doesn't bother you at all? >> no. because it's obvious that, you know, we are becoming more popularized. a lot of tv channels are using us in the west, and you know, we have capacity, so our business is very well. for us we have to go through trial and error to adopt to what people actually comfortable seeing and people facing new media, they will have to get used to it. >> it seems that now next tv is trying to pick up more international news such as this clip from your channel. let's take a look. here a chine giant panda and japanese ninja are fighting over distedland. next media atiks up internl >> yko nown forouina'sears toreedom at oraon ha y f t pronecserod o a ect csu meed hee i ptyos thondee 0eoennic west spreadingidespread in, thas watct fothfrziain as well moving across montana and in down towards the southeast, a touch milder, hence the ows osming down in the southeastern corner.t here. 4 degrees only in atlanta today. 1 in washington, d.c., and minus in new yorcity with

connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube, et cetera for scheduled alert e-mails at c-span.org. >> the u.s. senate is about to gavel in this thursday morning. senators will vote on starting work on two bills, the dream act, opening the way for children of illegal immigrants who joined the military or go to college to become u.s. citizens. and a measure to provide health care compensation to 9/11 first responders. if those bills fail to move forward, democratic leader harry reid says he will bring up the defense department authorization bill, for the next year. senators rejected an attempt to begin work on the bill in september, contained a repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy on gays in the military. also today several senators planned farewell speeches including robert bennett of utah, byron dorgan of north dakota, and jim bunning of kentucky. and now to live coverage of the u.s. senate on c-span2. source of all life and fountain of all blessings, accept our thanksgiving and praise. today be a shepard to our lawmakers enabling them to lie down in the green pastures of yo

on youtube. it was a pretty good video. >> narrator: after the fight, seven girls were suspended from school. >> it kind of made us famous.ople would be like, "yo, i just seen y'all on youtube." everybody was just going crazy over the video. >> everything happened, like, so... not kind... not fast, but it happened in a blur. like, "oh, i want to fight you so much, and i hate you, i want to beat you up." and now when you think about it, damn. my college is probably going to see it, i probably can't get this or that, everything's out there. and it sucks. >> they're definitely more comfortable being very public than we were. discretion, privacy, almost seem like a thing of the past. >> what time is the game? >> i think what we take so seriously, they take much less seriously. >> i have had, like, relationships with guys online. but, like, in school or in public, we're not actually friends. like we're friends, but it's not like, "oh, yo, come over to my house tonight." it's all online. i might go to guidance. >> narrator: before she started going online, sara was more reserved. >> like, once, i was talking to my friend and he

on youtube. >> i belt. you. >> spent that much time doing that? >> all i have to say is, they better be recycling. >>> nick, what do you have for us on this christmasd then coming up tomorrow too? >> today we had a good deal of rain moving through. >> yes, we did. >> it just opened up. we knew the system would move fast. as we look at a live picture of the golden gate bridge, we still have a sheen on the roadway, it's wet out there. we're tapering off to light showers really quickly. the second half of your holiday weekend is actually not looking too bad. current temperatures either side of 50 degrees. the winds are really howling out there, as that cold front moved through. even the winds have died down. here's a look at what should be the doppler radar picture. i guess it's on holiday break as well. where's it going to go to next. >> there's our doppler radar we need. our heaviest precipitation has moved to the east. snow levels are about 4500 feet. new snow, it's a little wet, it will be on the ground by tomorrow morning. the system is moving off quickly. here's a look at the wide perspective. can you already see the back edge of that moisture,

use those that more than one media is reporting the news. >> next tv's political satire often receives huge numbers of hits on youtube. oid news" doesn't bother you at all? >> no. because it's obvious we are becoming more popularized. you know, a lot of tv channels are using us in the west and we are at capacity. so our business is very well. for us we have to go through trial sxeror to adapt to what people are actually comfortable seeing and people facing new media, they will have to get used to it. >> it seems that now next tv is trying to pick up more international news such as this clip from your channel. let's take a look. here a chinese giant panda and a japanese ninja are fighting over a disputed island. next media animation picks up international news and reports on it with biting satire. now, you were born in china and fled to hong kong. you're well known for your bold and blunt criticism of the mainland government. what's your approach for dealing with china's leadership in terms of covering the news and also in reaching an audience on the mainland? >> we can only reach the audience outside china. we should p

short wrote it in prison and released it on youtube to raise conscious and money. all the money will be usedwin the freedom of short's fiance shane bauer and josh fattal. >>> wikileaks was on the defensive on several fronts. it's fugitive founder we targeted by a european arrest warrant. 39-year-old julian assange is suspected of rape in sweden. no official charges have been brought against him. his lawyers are accusing swedish officials of persecuting him instead of prostitute hg ecutin? >> i have never done anything unconsensual in my private life or anywhere else. >> amazon.com kicked the whistle blower off yesterday. >> lingering concern over another crisis in the gulf is prompting the obama administration to extend the drilling ban for at least seven more years. reporter jay gray has a closer look at where and why the white house is blocking the process and what it could mean for the gulf coast, still struggling after the bp spill. >> while government scientists say most of the oil from the deep water horizon spill is no longer in the gulf waters. these searing images of wildlife and we

song "a piece of time" shourd wrote it in prison and released it on youtube to raise consciousness as well as money. all funds will be usedhelp win the freedom of shourd's fiance and her friend. all three are graduates of uc berkeley. >>> topping out our health watch, today marks the first day of enrollment for low-income california women to get breast and cervical cancer screening. the program is known as every woman counts and serves low-income women aged 40 and older, who have no insurance. it the state auditor found the program was run inefficiently. now public health administrators say they're getting every woman counts back on track. >> california operates the every woman counts program. we get state dollars, federal dollars and tax revenues to provide screening to low-income women. in the interest of trying to save lives. >> the california department of public health said they expect the funding to help serve almost 300,000 low-income women. >>> well, here's a good reason to eat seafood. researchers say a diet rich in omega 3 rich fatty acids found seniors with eye conditions, likely to eat shellfish or fish, loade

youtube cell phone video. allie rasmus is live to explain what's going on. >> reporter: one of the youtube videos shows a man fighting with a patron. company representatives wouldn't tack to us 24 afternoon but in the suit the owners of lucky chances say the video paints their chances in a negative light. >> the way that people come in here and they really can't afford to. i'm surprised this doesn't happen a lot more often. >> reporter: this man who didn't want his face shown says many cardroom regulars have already seen the video. we showed it to him again. >> seeing video like that would that make you not want to come in here? >> no. >> it doesn't look good. >> reporter: we also showed the video to golden gate university law professor. >> my first impression is it's not somebody taping the fight. it's somebody taping the security camera taping the fight. >> you can see a time code on the screen. in the lawsuit lucky chances claim the people who got ahold of this video filmed it directly from their card room surveillance cameras. lucky chances says when the youtube posters -- posted this online, they were essentially stealing from them. >> this is a big area of internet law

youtube" this year. find out whhch one toped the list in toniiht's "word on the web." >> the aw precludes us from commentinggethics ommission created to @%intain ethics. -ut is it ethical?@ we examine the ethics of tte ethics board in the ccverrstory. >> it has bben more than six mooths since the city's new ethics board was sworn in. but doothe changes to the ethiis law mean more transparency and tougher law. we audit the ethics oard in tonnght's coverrstory. >> surrounded by city leaders. then newly elected baltimore -ayor stephanie rawlings-blake, wouul sign two sweeping pieces of legislation into law. both would change the face of@ the city ethics board and how is @% does business. >> people of our city and state -emand more from government, and this new thics board issa good exaaple of us oving forward. >> the city's ethics board recovering from aablack eye. a damaged reputation that reaches back years. former mayor sheila dixon, convicted of stealing from the needy and removed from office last year was cleared in 2006 was the city's ethics board for a separate set of allegations. but board members would

b posted it on youtube, and today, about half a million people have watched it. ♪ and he's watching usis why schools need music programs. and she sends me the link and it was my son singing "eye of the tiger." ♪ with the skill to survive ♪ >> reporter: jared's mother had no idea her once painfully shy son was an internet sensation. jared found his voice. and now that you've been in this chorus and you had so much attention, do you still think you're shy? >> i don't know why, because i can do this but i can't talk to a girl. >> reporter: and it's exactly that innocence, that ability to overcome obstacles, that's drawn more than 4 million people to the ps-22 videos. ♪ and i saw my reflection ♪ ♪ in the snow-covered hills ♪ ♪ the landslide brought me down ♪ >> reporter: a children's choir taking on songs like fleetwood mac's "landslide." as much as they have been inspired, now we hear the artists are inspired by them. >> oh yeah. >> reporter: stevie nicks said their rendition of "landslide" brought taerls stears to her eyes. ♪ tomorrow, they're supposed to sing it for her at madison squar

youtube is unveiled a new version of its home page. our internet reporter kimberly tells us what the company is focusing on. >> it's all about personalizationn website where you go in the user has a very individual personal experience. i took a look at the website. when you first go, it will look normal your plan to see the different modules, videos recommended for you. when you look to the top of the page, there might ask you if you want to try the new home page. they stressed to worry if you can switch back feel like the new home page. i have some green patches of the new site and the big differences there's sort of a news feed it combines a subscription, your friend activity and recommendations. right here you could see when your friends have not loaded or like videos. i find it similar to the facebook feet. youtube as been quietly testing this new version for over a month but it was a starting today that they let all users opt into the new home page. >> i checked up on our snowballed ski report we got plenty of fresh snow yesterday with a storm pushing through alpine meadows off 21 in. of fresh powder in the past 24 hours. heavenly also

one fired a pistol and the other used a taser. at the request of the police they are investigating -- conducting an investigation. >>> a video posted online on youtube is raising questions about privacy and what amateur photographers can and can't do. they want to know who shot the video and has filed a lawsuit. ktvu's allie rasmussen reports. >> reporter: this video on youtube called casino fight 555 shows a man in a black suit, a security guard wrestling with a patron at the card table. lucky chances casino says the two others paint their business as a disorderly and unsafe place. >> i am surprised this doesn't happen a lot more often. >> reporter: this man who didn't want his face shown says many card room people have seen this video. >> video again would that make you not come back here. >> no, anybody who comes to this place won't be deterred by something like that i guarantee you. >> reporter: we showed the video to a law professor. >> my first impression is that it is not somebody videotaping the fight. it is someone taping the security camera taping the fight. >> reporter: in the upper left- hand corner you can see a time code on the screen.

one fired a pistol and the other used a taser. at the request of the police they are investigating -- conducting an investigation. >>> a video posted online on youtube is raising questions about privacy and what amateur photographers can and can't do. they want to know who shot the video and has filed a lawsuit. ktvu's allie rasmussen reports. >> reporter: this video on youtube called casino fight 555 shows a man in a black suit, a security guard wrestling with a patron at the card table. lucky chances casino says the two others paint their business as a disorderly and unsafe place. >> i am surprised this doesn't happen a lot more often. >> reporter: this man who didn't want his face shown says many card room people have seen this video. >> video again would that make you not come back here. >> no, anybody who comes to this place won't be deterred by something like that i guarantee you. >> reporter: we showed the video to a law professor. >> my first impression is that it is not somebody videotaping the fight. it is someone taping the security camera taping the fight. >> reporter: in the upper left- hand corner you can see a time code on the screen.

us live from kabul, afghanistan. >>> pictures of a royal engagement, plus the best of the best on youtube this year.t stories after the break. >>> youtube has just identified their most watched videos of the year. and picture this, britain's royal family has released a pair of engagement photos of prince william and his fiancee, kate middleton. brooke anderson is here to give us all the news. what do you think of the photos? >> oh, they're beautiful, tony. perfect. these two are radiating happiness and youthfulness. i love them. the release of the official engagement photos are out. and they are really feeding that royal wedding frenzy that's already out there, even though the wedding is, you know, more than four months away. and listen to this, tony, we've already got a wedding name change. as the photos were released, the press office indicated they don't want us to call kate, kate anymore, instead they prefer katherine going forward. i'm going to have a hard time with that. is it okay if i call her kate today for a little while longer? it is her name, after all. pictures of prince william and kat

us to reveal his identity. >> i just tried to address my concerns and voice it on youtube >> in the video the pilot points whatnsiders a bizarre security arrangement where flight crews must pass through a checkpoint while ground crews swipe a card to get access. >> how effective is the security when everybody is board is screened and everybody on the ground isn't? >> within days of the video appearing on youtube a team of four federal agents and two sheriff's deputies arrived to confiscate his federally issued handgun and badge. >> i was surprised by the response. it was a little bit of overkill. i could have dropped it in a bag and sent it fed ex. so they sent six people to pick up a handgun and a bag. >> the test pilot and commercial airline pilot says the government's response was an obvious attempt to intimidate him. in the video he never lost his cool. >> why am i on suspension? >> i really don't get intimidated. i fly helicopters, jets, we're trained to handle emergencies without panicking. >> this little video project has cost the pilot of his position as a federal deck officer, but he says it was worth

at least put this recording on youtube, which the taliban has recently used as a method to pressure on western countries. while my colleagues refused to join me on the trip, i decided to go ahead with the driver agreeing to take me there in his own vehicle. things dramatically changed. he said that he would need to hide me and play some tricks to make it happen in order to get me there. part of his plan was dead we would pass a zone during the rush hour and go during the second day of a time of high mobilization in a country like afghanistan. other than that, he also said that he would take his family in the same car because he understood that when there is a female inside the car, the taliban is not likely going to stop them. so he put his wife and the front seat and put me in the back to higde. so we met in that way in that area. i was there last year. in that time i travelled throughout the region on public transport. i sent it down with the people at the bus stops. i ate with them and i drank green tea all the way into northern afghanistan and nobody stopped me or said anything. at

jose state told us that when she took her first engineering class she was only one of five girls in a class of 40. >>> well, viacom is not giving up. they're continuing to go after youtubeging they use copyrighted content. a judge recently ruled that youtube obeyed copyright laws. even though the internet video site showed thousands of pirated clips, many of them owned by viacom. viacom wanted more than a billion dollars in damages, alleging that youtube built its site by turning a blind eye to piracy. the judge disagreed, and viacom is appealing. youtube is now owned by google, and the company believes the lower court ruling will stand. >>> dora the explorer back to being a happy camper. 14-year-old kaitlin sanchez is dropping her legal claim that nickelodeon underpaid her by millions of dollars. sanchez is the bilingual voice of the popular cartoon character dora. court records show that sanchez did agree to dismiss the lawsuit and that she would complete future episodes of the show, which by the way is now ten years old. still no word on why that lawsuit was dropped. >>> texting while driving is becoming such a safety concern that companies are now recognizing a busi

use as start up funds. >>> we want to show you how giants fans decorate for christmas. he sent this picture to you report powered by youtube. these lights are onh and huh see yuan daw street in san mateo. we want to see what's happening in your neighborhood too. up load your pictures or video to you report at abc7news.com or e-mail us at you report at kgo-tv .com. thanks for the photo. >> good looking giant photo. >> and i can guarantee you if brian wilson pops up out of nowhere in one of the videos, it will be on. outstanding. we'll show you what sharks coach mclaughlin called unacceptable tonight, fact. the sharks meltdown >>> frustration rising for the sharks. another third period lead evaporates. nashville comes from behind with three minutes left in regulation. get your camera ready, my man. in music city, rip it and rip it. what a blast. 1-0 men in teal. dan thorton who gets a stick on it. and it finds the net. heatly's 14th of the year. a high angle view. three minutes left and that's when things went terribly wrong. the predators scored twice. first it is sirgay and where is the shark defense? colin wilson wins it with the game winner

on youtube. the pilot's attorney believes the feds sent six people to his house to send a message. >> and the message was, you've angered uslling the truth. and by showing america that there are major security problems, despite the fact that we've spent billions of dollars, allegedly, to improve airline safety. >> reporter: the pilot is not in trouble with his airline, although a supervisor asked him to remove the video from youtube. but he does face possible civil penalties for what the tsa called disclosure of sensitive security information. >> i don't think there's much security here. >> reporter: in sacramento, george warren, news 10. >>> two of chicago's bravest are being remembered this morning. the firefighters were killed yesterday when a roof in an abandoned building caved in on them. officials say the men entered the building looking for any squatters who may have been trapped inside. the fire broke out just as the city marked th anniversary of a historic fire there back in 1910. >>> investigators in dallas are still piecing together an incident last night at the home of former president george w. bush. a suspect

on youtube. >>> santa has made an early appearance in town and as don ford shows us, he was not wearing the traditionalwas not driving his sleigh but his spirits are all there the same. ♪ here comes santa claus right down santa claus lane ♪ >> reporter: you have seen your mall santas. now meet your cop santa. [ harrell starts motorcycle starts ] >> reporter: the emeryville motorcycle santa is make the rounds. >> never too late to get on the naughty or good list, adults too. >> reporter: this is the fourth year that santa has rid nene town. this year, he is setting up shop on bay street, and the officers just enjoy meeting kids in a fun way. [ kid screams ] >> reporter: well, most kids anyway. >> you have to tell him in secret because i can't hear what you want for christmas. [ laughter ] >> i just sat on santa's lap. i didn't tell what i wanted for christmas. >> i'm going to tell him what i want, a car. >> i want a car, though. >> never seen santa on a harley. hope i'm not on his naughty list. >> you have a merry christmas. >> reporter: the emeryville police chief believes this is what serving the comm

youtube to help her friends in iran. >> the music video for sarah shourd's song is now posted online. it is one of many she composed while in solitaire confinement. money raised will be used to help free them. >> we need them back in this world. we don't need them sitting in a prison somewhere. this song is putting out there the intention and the hope and the certainty that i feel they will be with us again and they will be with us again soon. >> she says she used to sing to them when they were allowed to each other. >>> three concord teenagers are accused of breaking into a chicken coop and killing two chickness. a custodian found the birds dead last wednesday about 8:30 in the morning. four other chickness were found unharped. it appears the chickens were strangled to death. >>> there were a lot of calls to our station from people wondering if it was a funnel cloud. it called a hole punch cloud it forms when the water in the cloud is below freezing but ice hasn't formed yet because of particles in the atmosphere. >> it's like it has a real light floating cloud that comes down and swirls around. >> it kind of looked like awhirl pool but in the sky. >> water vapor around

us that victory tonight. anyway, tough goin' for the warriors right now, 8-16. remember, off to that good start? >> yeah. >> rough goin'. remorse maybe. >> thank you, sir. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, video on youtube the entire year, here's a hint. he s climbing in your windows: "you don't have to come and confess. we lookin >>> if you have been sitting a eye round the house wondering about the most viral youtube. here is a hint. he is climbing in your windows. ♪ [ music ] . >> it's the bed intruder song. antawn dobson's story went vy ram after a tv interview after a break-in at his apartment. his sister was attacked. that went viral after auto tune the news created the song. it was a hit on itunes. dobson used the proceeds from the sales to move his family to a safer neighborhood. something good came out of it. that video has had more than 61- million-dollar i don't know views. have you seen it. >> never. >> have you seen it? >> roberta seen it. >> i never saw it. >> the interview was interesting and hilarious, it was really funny. >> clearly a lot of people thou

youtube video the advent conspiracy spread worldwide. this pastor represents one of more than 1700 churches participating this year. >> christmas really is the height of consumerism for american culture. and many of uspend so much time and energy and money buying gifts for people that they don't need. >> reporter: the advent conspiracy suggests instead of buying gifts, give something more valuable, like time or charity. the movement's founder is based in the midwest to promote these living water gift cards which build wells in africa but thousands of others are against it. whether it's do it yourself or gifts that give back, they all take the consumerism out of christmas. >> the economy relies on the consumer. two-thirds of our gdp relies on consumer spending. >> reporter: he points out that consumer spending is what fuels the economy. >> this is crunch time in the retail. >> reporter: the advent conspiracy doesn't suggest consumers stop spending simply be more intentional about how they spend like buying shoes from tom shoes an online company that donates shoes for every pair bought. >> when we give them the shoes on christmas morning we'll tell them how that gift that was given to them resulted in

youtube video, the conspiracy has spread worldwide. pastor andy wood represents one of more than 7,100 churches participating this year. >> christmas is the height of consumerism for american culture, and many of us spend so much time, energy and money buying gifts for people they don't need. >> reporter: the advent conspiracy suggests, instead of buying gifts, give something more valuable, like time or charity. the movement's founder based in the midwest promote these living water gift cards that build wells in africa, but thousands of others have posted their ideas at rethinkingchristmas.com. whether they're do it yourself projects or gifts that give back, they all take the consumerism out of christmas. >> the economy relies heavily on the consumer. two-thirds of our dvcs rely on consumer spending. >> reporter: scott krugman vice president of the national retail federation points out that consumerism is what fuels the economy. >> as far as the holiday season, this is crunch time for the retail industry. >> reporter: the advent conspiracy counters they don't suggest consumers stop spending, simply be more intentional about how they spend, like buying shoes from tom shoes, an online store that do

us mere mortals send out holiday cards. and kesha has done something very interesting. she decided the holiday card was too boring so she went with something she posted on youtube.ke a listen. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas, let your heart be light ♪ >> apparently one she can sing without auto tune which is some of most of us didn't realize. >> that's yet to be argued. >> the reason everyone's talking about that and calling this the fruitcake for the strangest holiday message is you can see someone behind her. and it's basically someone who appears highly intoxicated. we cut it out but in the next scene in this video they drop their pants and actually urinate. >> oh, right. >> and not only is she using this on her website, she also -- people are now speculating, what is the point she's trying to get across? is she saying that she is urinating on the consumers and the holidays? is she upset about the state of politics in russia? my favorite line of this article, this is a quote, likely, however, it's just kesha trying to be strange since the uniqueness of her annoyingly spelt name is now wearing off. not my words but one of the weirdest holiday cards. >

on steroids, using real cars to race through the streets. and neal karlinsky reports, coast-to-coast, cops are cracking down on it. >> reporter: you're watching a youtube game of cops and robbers called fugitive. a game with very real risks involved. >> at night. 150 people. energy drinks. adrenaline. testosterone. it's a blast. >> reporter: 19-year-olds james bosher and chris dimarco have played in or organized dozens of fugitive matches. >> i ran in tons of front yards. and someone came out with a gun. that's unfortunate. >> reporter: unfortunate? come on. you could have been shot. >> it's true. >> reporter: the game is played after dark, in real neighborhoods populated by normal people who have no idea what's going on. organizers tell us this is a typical fugitive game course outside of seattle. runners, called fugitives, start at the school and try to make their way to a restaurant three miles away on foot, without getting caught. chasing them, fellow students in cars, who try to corner them, jump out and tag them. >> people have been jumping out of cars while they were moving. somewhat relatively fast. but we tell people that if any rules are brok

using scented body wash. >> and he's now got a record contract. >> he put the video on youtube.e's since launched his recording career. >> 34 million. >> and the bed intruder song. >> these guys had this interview which was turned into this song. >> yeah, by the gregory grandmother brothers and that one got over 47 million hits. >> and we had the makers of that video on, and it said that they were actually glad for it because they actually got a lot of hits. 700 billion hits in 2010. that's unbelievable. >> a lot of wasted time. >> no, it's fun, i love it. >> we have got a lot more coming up. >>> a look at kate middleton and prince williams's engagement video. >> anyway, more coming up. >>> back now at 7:48, the big wedding is now 137 days a way. and prince william and kate middleton have released their official engagement photographs. >> reporter: nobody's keeping track, right? this is a couple that used to walk in and out of buildings separately so avoid being photographed together. so these photos are really being viewed as a breath of fresh air. and they may mark the start o

uses computers in public librairies and at homeless facilities. he has 1600 e-mail contacts, two blogs, 5,000 facebook friends, more than 1200 followers on twitter. all over youtube. and now he has a facebook fan page. >> that raises the question of what to do with all of that support? >> reporter: sheptalk is trying to turn it into a fundraising opportunity to help the city's homeless. >> people have told me i should set up a paypal account because they want to donate to me. >> reporter: but sheptalk calls that cyber pan handling. >> you don't want that negative image. >> reporter: some critics say he should get a job and help himself. others say he focuses too much on improving shelter conditions when permanent husbanding should be the goal. >> i am all for permanent housing. but in the meantime, you know, you do have to take care of the buildings the people are. >> reporter: sheptalk got a leak fixed at one shelter and got harassment stopped at one. while he may not have a home to live in he has found a home online. >> he is not earning a salary but will get some of the fundraising proceeds. that ultimately could get him into a real home of his own. in washing

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us say things and we would like toave our words back. >> once th're out there, they're out there for good. >> and they're probably going to be on youtube tom, it's snowing out there. >> i said it and i'm not taking the words back. we are getting snow showers. in fact, up to an inch of snow this morning through midday. right now as we look outside, live picture in springfield, virginia. and you can see the traffic moving along 395 and 95. and it is snowing there. in fact, the snow may begin to stick a b on some of the brids and some of those elevated ramps. watch out for that. there could be slick spots there. looking at the radar where you sethe color, this is all snow. across northern virginia from near charlottesville to fredericksburg, along interstate 95 and across the potomac, southern myland, howard and frederick and carroll counties, as well as calvert, charles, st. mary's. ye it's snowing now across the potomac down through central virginia. this is advancing to the north. this is just the beginning of passing snow showers that we would ve from time to time through midday today. right now temperares are at or a little bit above

use the internet. for example, if you download a lot of movies on netflix or stream video on youtube, you might pay more to your internet provider than someone who b rowses new sites or sends e- mails. how it will play out is still u nclear. the new rules are facing congress and in court. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:48. wikileaks' founder julian assange has signed a $ 1.5 million book deal to write his autobiography. he says he doesn't want to write the bo but needs the money to defend himself against allegations of sexual assault made by two women in sweden. >>> music fans could find concert ticket prices are cheaper next year. higher prices this year kept many fans away. concerpromoters plan to make their concerts more affordable. the average price this year was $55. >>> the holiday weekend was not a great one at the box office because many people decided they had other things to do than watch a movie. >> i'm watching you. i'll be watching you, watching me. >> "the lightning fockers" -- "little fockers" with robert deer in row hit theaters -- d enear know hit theaters. >>> the actor who w

one million user names, stalkser is suggesting to change your passwords. >> a song made from a angry tv interview uses more than 61 million teams. justin beinger's baby it was watched 400 million times. >>> youtube is now letting users if they want to flag a video for revolve because it promotes terrorism. in november, youtube removed hundreds of videos that teached anwar al-awlaki that was did he did he go designated as a global terrorist. >> they believe it's a good first step to scrubing sites of terrorist propaganda. that the phrase promotes terrify ssm subject to interpretation. >> a diplomatic cable released by wikileaks suggests that north korea wanted eric clapton to perform there as a goodwill gesture. >> the cable claims that north korean leader's second son is a huge clapton fan. they suggested in 2007 that the u.s. government make arrangements to perform as a way of building goodwill towards the u.s. the concert never happened. clapton's representatives have not comment. >> prince william and kate have released two official portraits to mark their engagement. a celebrated photographer took the photos. he is the same photographer that photographed princess di five months before her de

. >> and music video posted it on youtube and she is the american woman freed after being held more than a year and an iranian prison. internet reporter kimberly tells ushat she hopes to accomplish with that stuff >> all. the song is one of many that should propose washer was a solitary confinement. take a look. >> (music) shore it said she would sing this all to our fiancee shade and their friends-when it or let to see each other the prison courtyard. if the three were arrested in july last year for allegedly striking in to iranian-territory during a hiking trip. schwartz said she hopes to sell will build support for the release of power and for a tall for still jailed enteron. if the sum is available on amazon this is the proceeds will go to finding an advocacy group working to free the two hikers and iraq. stay with us more news after the break. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of the internet. when you go faster, you're free to go farther. at&t. rethink possible. get high-speed internet from at&t for only $14.95 a month. hear stanley roberts to found some people being badly treated >> since the market sells food the sign says dogs and

guilty of some thing, then at least, you know, put this recording on youtube, which as i understand recently the television is good usings a method to pressure against the western countries. so while my colleagues refuse to join me in this trip, i decided to go ahead with a guy who would take me in his own car. due to a dramatically changed situation, he said to make me there, he would need to hide me and play some tricks to make it happen. and part of the plan was for we were past between kabul and again we decided to go in the second day, which is the period of high mobilization in an attempt by afghanistan. so other than not, he also said that he will take his family in the same car because he understood that when there is a female inside the car, the taliban will unlikely stop them. he put me in the back to hide. so we met to conduce in this way. just a little compress them before i go into detail. i was there last year. on that time i travel to the region, not only can do this pakistan. i sat down with the people, each with uncovered and drink green tea also and she northern afghanistan. nobody stopped me, nobody s

have discovered alien life living amongst us here on planet earth, specifically out in california, at yosemite national park. in brand-new video released on youtubethe journal of science you can see the area in question, it's mono lake. it's there that a researcher has spent the past two years. she has been studying the mud around the basin which is about 25 square miles wide and large. within it is perhaps one of the world's most highly arsenic levels in the world. in that, which is a poison she is going to announce that she discovered a bacteria, a micro-organism that's been living there. all life forms that we know on depend on tpo phorphus. this is a microbacteria that is able to do it in arsenic. the doctor, the researcher said, quote there is life as we know it and there is life as we don't know it. what would that look like? i am trying to give us a framework to work with to look for what we don't know, the particular framework of arsenic. now that it's been discovered that life can exist without phosphorus that opens us up to looking at other planetary moons. maybe it would have been dismissed because it didn't have atmospheres, or water

us really fulfilled and happy. >> quite an impact on "the early show" not just the two mill hits on youtube.you. >> honestly, we can't think about what's next. we are totally blown away with this but you know what i think people should enjoy the video and the song and we're happy with it sfwloot video is really well done, too. >> thank you. >> how long did it it take you to shoot? it only take a day to write it. >> we shot it in about four days. i'm actually in medical school right now. >> we found some minutes and hours here and there. the last three weeks of editing and i think i'm actually taking a leave of absence now -- >> to be the manager for -- >> i'm not the manager, just to see if this is something i can pursue and maybe work with. >> it is great. millions are fans and a we are, as well. thanks for coming in this morning and happy hon kau. >> thank you. >> they will sing us off a little bit, i think. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the maccabeats on the plaza this morning. everybody still loves ray romana, even though he moved from the hugely popular cbs sitcom to tnt and "men of a certain age." its se