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as many of you know, she will be leaving us soon. i would like to thank her. cecilia, are you here? she will come down eventually. i want to thank her for all of the hard work. she did a lot of heavy lifting. kudos go out to her. also kudos go out to lola elementary school. their principal just returned from washington d.c. where he expected the 2011 national blue ribbon schools award. only a few schools in the nation were selected and it says a lot about our school district when one of our very own is in that group. congratulations go out to them. [applause] it is a good way to end the year. the new san francisco unified school leadership -- i want to let you know that not only is cecilia special ed leaving, we are bringing someone else on board. there is cecilia. [applause] we also have our general counsel who left. when the new year starts, we will shape up a little bit differently. there will be new people on there. we were lucky to identify some top notch individuals and they're going to join the sfusd family. it will be great to have them on board. as most of you know, today t

will you come by again and see us soon? >> any time. >> jon: thank you, my friend, charles barkley, everybody. (cheers and (cheers and applause). (laughter) >> jon: sorry, my turn to talk again. i apologize. i've been dominating the conversation all night. i apologize. that's our show. join us tomorrow night at 11:00. here it is, your moments of zen. >> hundreds of thousands packed new york city's times square as lady gaga and mayor michael bloomberg led the captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen welcome to "the "report"! thank you for joining us! (crowd chanting "stephen") >> stephen: thank you very much. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. what a wonderful way to start the year. i had a fantastic christmas vacation, hope you had a good one, too. it's great to be back. we are back, correct? we are back? okay, good. (laughter) i just want to make sure because i do not go anywhere. i have been here behind this desk the entire time shouting in the dark. about a half hour

she is going to start joining us soon for tuesday trends. >> nice! >> we are doing something a little bit different. usually the first tuesday in every month we do our everyone has a story, but because of the holidays and such we made it a week later. we start celebrating next year the 06 years of the "today" show. that is going to be a big deal next thursday. we are going to have our everyone has a story song next wednesday. we needed to meet our winner today. let's listen to me for a moment. ♪ everyone has a moment that changes their life ♪ >> miss carolee carmelo who is in "sister act" will be singing for us. first time we've had someone sing a second time. on the phone we have johnny maupin and betsy gentry. they're from cleveland, tennessee. when betsy was 4 her mother gave birth to her brother george who had severe birth defects. the doctors said take him home and let him die. johnny refused to. she took him home, cared for him and loved him for 53 years till he passed away this past october. betsy wants to honor her mother. and so do we. >> he

we will be able to use its soon all over the city. thank you to our partners in the technology world for our pay by phone technology, to our board, and our supervisor for allowing us to introduce it right here. we will see a lot of shopping and convenience, a lot of applications where there are no tickets. that can be prevented by doing this. thank you very much. [applause] >> the mayor mentioned the castro. part of managing parking is making it work for neighborhoods and commercial districts to keep the turnover moving, to make it convenient. if you are sitting in a restaurant or shopping, you do not have to run out. it is important to neighborhood businesses and residents. this neighborhood is lucky to be represented by supervisor wiener who has been a strong advocate for smart transportation policy. he also is one of our representatives on the metropolitan transportation commission. he is doing great things for san francisco in terms of transportation. we're happy and grateful to him for hosting us today. supervisors go scott wiener

. >> the government's plan for hideki we use too soon return appears curious alongside the lack of solutionspresentative tells us he is skeptical. he thinks it will be years before human beings can safely return to the ghost town. but that is not in the interest of the nuclear lobby, which is happy to talk in terms of just weeks. >> concerns about the future of fukushima's still waiting very heavily on japanese minds but thank you for joining us, and stay with dw-tv if you can. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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are you going to use it soon?s to unload it if you don't want it so you don't waste your money. >> consumers are holding more than 100 million new gift cards this new year according to consumer reports magazine. most of them were received over the holidays. now the sad news, nearly a third of those gift cards, that would be about 30 million will never be used. so if you're holding a few you may never redeem, we're here to help. until the mad rush of the holidays many of us ended up not with clothing, gadgets or books but with a wallet full of gift cards. that's fine if you like the stores or restaurants but not so much if you never end up using them as beth knows too well. >> i usually try to use them right away. >> put them inway in a drawer, what happeneds. >> i find it about a year later. >> kevin and his family end up shopping stores every january that they normally never visit. >> it makes us go to those stores that we got them to. >> but rather than buying what you really don't need or letting them expire, w

us. come again soon. goodbye. ♪ >> well, thank you for having us.hich is currently experiencing what might be the largest housing bubble in history. fueled by cheap money and the passion for investing in real estate, a construction boom has created enormous ghost towns. real-estate prices have more than tripled over the past five years. fears are growing this bubble will burst. a financial earthquake would not only shake china, but the effect would be felt around the world. that is why the communist party is trying to slow down the flow of easy money without causing the economy to stagnate, a delicate situation in the face of this housing boom. >> sports men without the sports venues without spectators -- buildings without tennis, a city without people -- welcome, a modern ghost town. it is almost uninhabited, but all of the apartments here have been sold. how can that be? even financial experts are shaking their heads about what is gone into investors. >> they expect that the price will appreciate. remember, but probably from a financial point of v

us? >> fairly soon. we were in the process of doing. that. >> fairly soon? >> yes. >> but not until, i mean the way it worked out -- >> mr. chairman, it's my responsibility. i do not disclose to the public anything that we find -- we don't have proof that it is unreasonable risk to safety. >> let me ask you one more question before yielding. is it customary for the secretary of transportation to comment on the safety of a vehicle while there's a formal investigation going on? >> the secretary of transportation was fully aware -- >> wait a minute. >> and he made -- they made the statement based on the facts provided to him by this agency. >> but that's not what i asked. does he normally do that? in other investigations, does the secretary of transportation, while you have a formal investigation going on, does the secretary of transportation make a kplent about the safety of the vehicle, not any comment, but a thumbs up comment? is that a normal procedure for the secretary of transportation? >> the secretary, my understanding, was asked a direct question and h

that is story that had us talk -- us talk. soon you may -- talking.y not have to leave home for burger king. they are testing home delivery in the u.s. and will start with restaurants in the d.c. area. there will with $2 deliveriy fees for a minimum order of $10. delivery customers must live within 10 minutes of the chain location and we want to know what you think about this. head to the facebook page the official wmar facebook page. what do you think about fast- food chains delivering? is this a good idea or are we only encouraging more behavior of people being holed up to be couch potatoes and enjoy the whooper without leaving the confines of home. go to the facebook fan page and join that conversation. >>> explosion leveled a home outside new york city. what caused that explosion and how the family inside is doingthis morning. >>> and the mother of a missing one-year-old is being asked to take a polygraph test. what investigators are hoping to find out. and a live look as the search continues. that is live look off the italian coast. cruise -- the

they asked everybody if they would come back again, and every single person told us -- >> as soon as possible. >> tough mudder. you heard me. what are you about? >> now, we're probably all not going to be harvard business school cases to work or running through fire, but there are definitely things we should all be doing to make sure we have a strong company culture. mr. silver is with maverick business adventures, and michael port is the author of "book yourself solid." >> what is up, j.j.? >> this is one of my favorite pieces that i have done, a, because it was so fun, and b, because will created a strong culture. he has a group of 20-somethi 20-something-year-ol 20-something-year-olds, and does this business school case. and suddenly my heart was pounding, and it was like, owh, know, he's going to call on me. the time he takes to develop them makes them love the company. we all can't do that, but what can we do? >> you notice they are about culture, whether it's the customers or the people who are working there. they have this desire to be more than they currently are. i have a fe

she's the one to tell us about how soon we'll need those umbrellas. >> dig it out of your closet. k it in your trunk because you're not only going to use it today, you'll use it for the next six to seven days. the rainy pattern we've been lacking thus far, it's all going to change as we head through today. a little shower actift the north bay. the bulk arrives about 8:00 a.m. in the north ba we'll tell you when that will slide to the south and what that means for the dri home. before you get to work, mike has a couple of things to slow you down. >> the early raining, and is south bay, a tree on a roadway. that has cleared but your typical slowing, we were watching for it but it started further south approaching tully. as they clear that, they had a run a traffic break. we expect to see that stick around for the morning commute. >> thank you, mike. >> 6:31 now. new this morning fire crews right now are on the scene of a two-alarm fire. at least 40 firefighters are battling flames this on nor wood avenue. firefighters had to pull a man out of the hope. parts of the house are in claim

we asked everyone if they'd come back again, and every single person told us -- >> as soon as possible tough mudder! >> you heard me. what are you about? >> now we're probably all not going to be bringing harvard business school wails cases to work or running through fire but there are definitely things we should all be doing to make sure we have a strong company culture. let's turn to this week's boards of directors. yannic is the founder of maverick business ventures. michael port is the creator of book yourself solid. great to see both of you guys. so this was one of my most favorite pieces i've done. a, because it's so fun. b, because will has created this incredibly strong culture. he has a group of 20 something year olds and has this business school case. when i sat there, i went to business school, suddenly my heart was pounding. oh, no, he's going to cold call me. it's incredible, it makes everyone love him. the time out he takes to develop them makes them love the company. we all can't do that. what can we do? >> you notice they're all about culture. whether it's the customers

we asked everyone if they'd come back again, and every single person told us -- >> as soon as possible tough mudder! >> you heard me. what are you about? >> now we're probably all not going to be bringing harvard business school wails cases to work or running through fire but there are definitely things we should all be doing to make sure we have a strong company culture. let's turn to this week's boards of directors. yannic is the founder of maverick business ventures. michael port is the creator of book yourself solid. great to see both of you guys. so this was one of my most favorite pieces i've done. a, because it's so fun. b, because will has created this incredibly strong culture. he has a group of 20 something year olds and has this business school case. when i sat there, i went to business school, suddenly my heart was pounding. oh, no, he's going to cold call me. it's incredible, it makes everyone love him. the time out he takes to develop them makes them love the company. we all can't do that. what can we do? >> you notice they're all about culture. whether it's the customers

we have planned check of the terminal, and they will be coming in as soon as the court gives them to us. we are ready for them. -- as soon as the port gives them to us. in >>> the future grand central station of the west coast is going well? speaker yes, it is. -- >> yes, it is. >> i would also like to extend their appreciation for the tour of the site preparation and work and that was happening with the joint collaboration of construction management companies that are involved, and quite impressive from the standpoint of technical capabilities that are being performed and conducted. quite impressive. >> item 7e, update on q-matic. >> pamela levin, department of building inspection. on the friday before we were going to implement, we were notified by the unions that they wanted an opportunity to sit down with us and to essentially a meet and confer on the impact of change in work that they anticipate will occur as a result of implementing q-matic. we have implemented the training and notification of the public, we were all ready to go, and we had to delay it based on that. we haven't me

it is not very evident right now in the radar to the south of us that as soon as the moisture comes our way, we could see some more significant freezing rain come in for a time. temperatures will warm above freezing, and it looks like we basically have some rain in the forecast. we will tell you more about the details in the full forecast in just a few minutes. >> you can always stay ahead of the winter weather using facebook by searching "maryland insta-weather updates." >> tonight's biggest story, the death of penn state coach joe paterno. >> he passed away this morning in state college, pennsylvania. we are live with more on his life and career. >> no code to identify more with the school then joe paterno did. his passing leaves a huge void in the community. he died today from complications of lung cancer at 85. this comes two months after his firing in the fallout from the child sex scandal from gerry sandusky. here's more on the passing of an icon. -- jerry sandusky. >> it has now become a place of mourning and reflection for legendary coach joe paterno. >> it's heartbreaking. >> t

use. you could soon pay more for your cup of coffee. starbucks has announced it will raise prices for a pot of coffee. it will go up 10 cents, with the price of a grande drink will stay the same rate is only regional, hitting new york, washington, d.c., and the southern states. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with ava marie. >> today it is cold out there. we started the day nearly 10 degrees in some spots. coldest day we have seen so far this season. it is going to get better. right now we have a lot of clouds in the east and west. you can see the white filling up. that is what is trying to show up as snow. flurries are making a way towards york and harrisburg. a lot of it is not reaching the ground. this is showing the trend at any time from now on we could see some flurries towards the western part of baltimore tonight. we are waiting for this batch of energy to come in from the ohio valley. that will give us energy for the snow. let's talk winds right now. what a difference today. even the is cold out there bank, it does

the timeline feature will be mandatory for use users very soon. right now you can opt n but in a few weeks you will not have an option. once you get the timeline, you have seven days to adjust before it goes live. >>> firefighters put their lives on the line protecting us every day. and a group of firefighters in anne arundel county will do something special for those that lost their lives to breast cancer. we are live to explain what is going on. this is a huge initiative by he's men and women. >> reporter: yes, and they're brave to come out here with us at 4:30 in the morning. they'll make a huge donation. to tell us more about that is the president here. thank you very much for joining us. how much did you guys raised? >> we raised $10,000 for susan g. komen. >> reporter: that is woman how did do you? >> t-shirts. our fire department t-shirt that we normally wear and in december we decided to make it pink. as you can see by the members behind me, we went through sales on our department and on line sales and we raised $10,000. >> reporter: you m

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she says she'll get back to us as soon as possible. she's trying to find out why they made the call so early to delay folks from coming into work at 9:00 a.m., folks with the federal government coming in at 11:00. hopefully we'll hear from her within the next half hour. we'll have an update for you. andrea? >> thank you, delia gonsalves reporting live from germantown. >>> the woman convicted in the brutal murder of her lululemon athletic ca shop coworker faces sentencing this week. a montgomery county jury convicted brittany norwood of first-degree murder in the death of jayna murray last march. prosecutors will ask the judge to impose a sentence of life in prison. according to a presentencing report obtained by "the washington post," prosecutors say norwood is "an evil, cunning and path logical liar who is beyond rehabilitation." norwood's lawyers are expected to argue she needs help for mental illness. >>> the four remaining presidential hopefuls will redate in florida tonight again. 50 convention delegates are at stake in the sunshi