why he was struggling so bad. >> it's a sight vaughn has never seen.s not immediately worried. he thinks the lift operator could simply back the chair up to the drop-off area that was much less steep. but that drop area is not as close as it seems. and what vaughn doesn't realize is that the boy's backpack is caught in the chair. the strap is around his neck and slowly choking him. >> you can see him just really kicking and struggling to try and get free. >> vaughn films the terrifying scene. the boy hangs on for more than a minute. then as the crowd gasps, the boy finally slips and falls the equivalent of three stories on to the hard snow. >> it was just kind of like in slow motion, until he hit. it was a long ways down. >> the ski patrol is standing by. and tends to the boy in a matter of seconds, but is the boy alive? and if so, has he suffered serious injury? >> i'm very amazed that i survived. >> five years later as a 17-year-old anthony traber recalls that day and everything that happened that led to his dramatic fall. >> oh, my god. >> i was rea

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. >> in the meantime, west virginia university junior kick returner terry vaughn austin named to a pair all-american teams. he second in the nation in all- purpose yards. he averaged 26 yards for return on kickoff. west virginia faces clemson in the orange bowl on january 4th. baseball news. luke scott no longer a baltimore oriole after an injury plagued season. the birds have declined to tender his contract which means that 33-year-old is a favored test is a agent. according to the baltimore sun, two years $8 million. finally, down the stretch they come during this historic sixth race today. and the winner by a large margin, number 1, jd in the saddle. the most american record for the most victories in the calendar year. rapid readout says they won 22nd races dating back a geared. it might have been the last race because the trainer would like to retire the five-year-old gelding at the end of the give. >>> all right. thank you, stand. coming up, santa's reindeer caught on camera. >> why these animals are getting international attention. does the mint hot chocolate make me cool? not rea

also today prop 8 supporters argued judge vaughn had a conflict of interest because he was in a same-sex relationship. the court expects to make a decision on both matters in the coming weeks. >>> homeowners struggling to stay in their homes got some help in san francisco today. wells fargo hosted an event in the bayview. the bank and credit counselors met with customers to discuss loan modifications and other ways to avoid foreclosures. >> i have hope that i'm going to save my property. >> some customers this can a little intimidating. it's their home. and so they want to make sure that somebody is really dedicated to help. >> wells fargo says it has modified more than 720,000 loans since 2009. according to calorganize.org, 12,000 homes foreclosed in san francisco since 2008. >>> other bay area headlines, a big step today toward building a bart extension into silicon valley. the valley transportation authority approved his $772 million contract for construction of the bart extension to san jose. the winning bid came in $75 million under the projected cost of the project. officials say c

judge vaughn walker did reveal that he was in a long-term gay relationship, but he only did that once he retired. same sex opponents, same sex marriage opponents, say that that judge should have revealed that before he took the case and before he ultimately overturned the gay marriage ban. >> a gay or lesbian judge, in a long-term relationship that desired to marry would have an obvious and clear direct interest in the outcome of the case and be sitting on his or her own case. >> reporter: attorney charles cooper arguing in support of proposition 8, said that judge walker had a vested interest in the outcome of the case because the judge may have wanted some day to get married. the ninth circuit court of appeal judges seem dismissed about that argument saying there's no evidence that judge walker was considering marriage and raising the question if a heterosexual judge should step aside if that judge were married or didn't believe in gay marriage. one judge has already ruled against the proposition 8 supporters, saying judge walker acted properly. plaintiff's attorney david boyd said

gary vaughn wanted to avoid the craziness of black friday so he is doing much of his holiday shopping online. but he says he almost bounced his bank account when he shopped toys "r" us.com and his deb wit card was dinged twice. >> as they ship each item they hit you with that amount again. >> as soon as he placed hiss $175 -- his $175 order they put an authorization hold on his checking account for the full amount. then when it was shipped it was charged again. >> they held my money $350 for four to 5 days. >> toys "r" us is the subject of a lot of online complaints on this. it even happens on amazon and gas stations when you first swipe your debit cards. toys "r" us explains it is simply to ensure the funds are available to complete your order. the funds are released in 3-7 business days. but gary says that could lead to a bounced checking account. everybody is looking for a bargain this time of year and nobody wants to be overdrawn and that could put some folks in a pinch. toys "r" us did nothing wrong. but this is a risk with using a debit card online and is why using a credit card

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that trial, judge vaughn walker ruled prop 8 unconstitutional. today's supporters of the measure will also argue this walk her a conflict of interest because he was in a same-sex marriage himself. >>> the leaders of france and germany are trying to sell their plan to save the euro to other european leaders today. standard & poor's put the european union on notice today. the ratings agency warned the aaa rating of all 27 countries in the eu could be downgraded if they don't solve their debt crisis. >>> european stocks opened higher today as investors hope this week's european union summit will produce a plan to fight the continent's debt crisis. asian markets were less hopeful and they did fall today. and wall street was mixed yesterday. the dow added 46 points while the nasdaq lost a fraction. >>> short and simple. the new plan to clear up the confusion with credit cards. also ahead... >> mind if we come in? >> tv's "mythbusters" gets busted. how they're making amends for shooting a cannonball through an east bay home. >> and penn state's former

in memphis, major robert vaughn, and he's provided me with a copy, picture, if you will, of their c.i.t. button and think we can take that as a basis and make some incredible improvements upon it. so we're in the process of designing that and sharing with the working group, getting the input there, not to be too optimistic, but i'm hopeful we can potentially have this in place and available shortly after the initial -- the completion of the initial training or maybe even during or beforehand. yes. commissioner chan: and i heard -- commissioner slaughter: sergeant night came up with one so we'll run it by you, too. involving the phoenix. 's commissioner chan: i want to thank the chief. i heard the chief put on his calendar to show up on the first day to welcome the first class of the c.i.t. students so thanks very much for that. thank you, commander, for recruiting this many officers to take part in the first training and a big thank you to is a seal connor -- to cecelia connor and to the group for your voluntary free labor and hope that runs through the grant writing process and through

. >> sarah vaughn co-authored the year long study and today told staffers that the recession has hurt all income groups but again, the wealthy not as much. and poorest lost 21%. and wealthyest, just 8%. >> the gap is twice what it was in 1980. >> saying the gap is growing because middle class in california is under employed and sandy is one of the californians. >> and i work temporary, on and off. i have less money. zront a permanent job now. >> do you know a lot of people in that boat? >> yes. i do. >> the cpic report recommended job creation will be a bigger help and wage increases and auto maigs resip tated a decline in american manufacturing. it's not apparent that those jobs are coming back and says the biggest factor for increasing income is education. >> by promoting access to education we can do something to try tone sure economic opportunity is available for all worker autos along with that report there was another one out today. into this is from the federal reserve showing this past summer, american households, dropped by the biggest peckidge -- percentage in years and corp

his pulitzer prize winning publicist, vaughn verber is the political editor at msnbc.com. organization to see if he can put all this together. clarence page, you covered politics in 1976. in that '76 campaign, ronald reagan couldn't get a full slate of delegates on the ohio ballot. 20% of the delegates, that difference and other states. he struggled on the ballot, his organization was in a shambles. >> that's right. ronald reagan at that time was viewed by many, especially democrats as what washed up hollywood actor. >> he could have won the nomination had he gotten his organization together. >> he certainly could have. it's still the case getting organization is important. i wonder if things changed enough for a newt gingrich, for example is it enough to have the big name and to be able to rally people through the media? because he's relying heavily on that while he tries to get an organization together. >> you can do that, jack, but the problem is there's still rules to get on the ballot. the next big deadline, ohio, complicated and arcane, some of the things the campaig

. >> jimmy: this is vaughn. what do you have?have a figure in the image or likeness of michael jackson. >> jimmy: what is this history of this? >> my mom was cleaning out boxes and she was going to toss it and i said give it to me, i'm going to sell it. >> jimmy: is this a favor artist, a picasso? >> the guy's name is tom cook and when i first saw it i didn't think it was actually michael jackson. i didn't think it looked like him. maybe if you gave him a chimp and he was moonwalking. >> jimmy: but this is a young michael, shortly after he fell out of a plane. >> right. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and broke his neck. >> with the nose job. but there is a glove there, i don't know if you can see that. >> jimmy: okay, all right. >> and when i looked it up online it said tribute to michael jackson and supposed to be a know dancing to james brown's "good foot." that's the history of it. >> jimmy: if you would like this beautiful piece of art for your home or perhaps even a church, that would be nice, you can go to craigslist los angeles an

also today prop 8 supporters argued that vaughn had a conflict of interest because he was in a same-sex relationship. the court expects to decide on both matters in the coming weeks. >>> when i look at my account i saw a withdrawal for $300 which i knew i hadn't made. >> hundreds of customers hacked. the new kind of skimmers that let thieves steal account numbers without returning to the scene of the crime. >>> i'm mike sugerman in alameda county. are you a business throwing recycling away in the garbage? you could soon get fined. that story is coming up. >>> do the benefits outweigh the risks? the new warning that could be put on popular kinds of birth control pills. ,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, that the thieves used sophisticated new technologo it card >>> a security breach affected hundreds of lucky customers. we have learned that the thieves used sophisticated new technology to steal credit and debit card numbers without returning to the scene of the crime. as julie watts reports, the whole situation was made worse because the supermarket delayed warning customers. >> reporter: customers say

vaughn that does not exist in europe. you have a currency that is thought she in some countries get to a lot of others. foggy do not have that transfer of money see it end up with roughly zero countries cynically in debt in unable to get back in what we need is some kind of rule making that will stop the problem. it is the rumor that those rules are coming talks causing this rally. >>darya: and you cannot just have that bill, and in something behind that. that is what they're working on? dow not correct. >>darya: steve, they give the explanation. and her dow is looking good, up 142 points. 8:30 a.m., we're back with more in a couple of minutes. few here is a live look at the james lick freeway. traffic is a little bit sluggish on the lower deck. plenty of sunshine. we are waiting for things to warm up some may be the '60s, we will be right back. third thing thief's south its core for the button >>justine: talk about an expense of a pile up, does that act the at out millions of dollars worth of damage. altogether the cars

in the trial you may recall judge vaughn walker ruled prop 8 unconstitutional. supporters will also argue he had a conflict of interest because he was in a same-sex relationship, as well. >>> caltrans admits it made a big mistake when it repaired a portion of i-80 in the east bay. >> painted an extra diamond on the westbound carpool lane in emeryville. about 100 yards beyond the point that the lane is supposed to become a standard lane. drivers say, well, it's causing big backups. the "mercury news" reports caltrans says the lane configuration shouldn't have been changed and that crews will fix the mistake. amazing what just painting one little diamond will do. >> and that's a nasty area. when you get off the bay bridge and start to go out 80 or coming from walnut creek or 580, and they have that split? 80 goings that way and you go to san francisco? people going down 80 it goes forever. >> it's a lot of merges to get through if you are trying to get off towards oakland. >> good traffic talk. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >>> 5:22. keeping the morning-after pill behind

unlike vince vaughn in wedding crasher. unlike the couple at the white house.were technically invited. not just paris party. >> i was petting calls from agents. i was getting calls from actors. i was getting calls from just strangers that wanted to go out and have a good time and go to a party. >>reporter: bob has just gone up to the celebrity bubble and poked a few fingers in and it's interesting place to be. whose number was tonight well, when comedian sandler called he helped figure out the mystery. >> i'm the one that told adam that he had the wrong number and when i relayed what i had been doing and all the parties and fun i have been having with it he thought it was hysterical. >>reporter: turns out the guy sandler thought he was calling is not a household name. but he's a familiar face from many funny films. comic actor nick. that's him. bob gray celebrity done ganger. >> really? i they so many people in this country are obsessed with celebrity. i was too. and you know a lot of people are lacking through the glass window wishing they could be at the part

in that trial, judge vaughn walker ruled prop 8 unconstitutional. today, supporters of the measure will also argue that walker had a conflict of interest because he was in a same-sex relationship. >>> 6:20. a fashion trend just in time for christmas. how one woman is banking -- banking -- or backing off, rather, she might be banking too. she doesn't like those ugly sweaters, those christmas sweaters. we'll talk about that. >> with the big reindeer on the front. >>> and love at first latte. why two sweethearts got married inside a starbucks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a prescription. the health and human services secretar >>> girls under 17 won't be able to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. the health and human services secretary overruled an fda plan saying teens may not understand how to use it without adult guidance. it would have moved the emergency contraception to store shelves. this is the first time the white house has ever overruled an fda safety recommendation. >>> actor alec baldwin apologized to his fellow passengers after being

>> julie vaughn is serving time and has prior convictions of trespassing and drug paraphernalia. >> i'mk and forth, trying to get clean, messing up and using again, trying to get clean. i can remember a time when i looked down on people who smoked crack because i was only snorting coke. i looked down on hookers because i was only a dancer. every time i went out i went below my line of morals. i truly believe there's nothing i can go below now besides wind up dead. >> when is enough going to be enough, julie? you're going to get your throat cut or go to prison. for five years. aren't you tired? >> yes. >> i started out when i was 18 prostituting and smoking crack. doing robberies. sometimes they listen, sometimes they don't. i'm planting the seed. they are listening eventually. i wish i had somebody when i was in my addiction like that. >> i want to be like you one day. be clean and sober. i want to help people like me. >> i know you can do it. >> thank you. >> you have to make the hard decision, though. you have to stick through it. >> sheree dean says she's also committed to staying ou

district judge off vaughn walker had a conflict of interest in presiding over the trial xi. says >>mark: a south bay high school cheerleading coach is behind bars this morning. anthony rosa is accused of sexually abusing a minor over a three month period of time. fee was coaching athens andrew hill high school in the energy athletics in san jose. investigators do not believe there were any more victims. >>justine: we're watching light fixtures in the kron4 news room of the prison where jerry sandusky's spent the night. he just posted a 2 of $50,000 bail. one of the terms of his release is, you will be confined to his home wearing an electronic monitoring device.--he just posted $250,000 bail. we will keep our eyes and ears to these live pictures to see how jerry's and does he react. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. we are continuing to wait for the sunshine in san francisco. and there are clouds and fog in the distance. we are waiting for the sunshine. we will be right back. >>mark: a quick update on hour standoff in oakland. police believe a suspect fr

but vaughn's reps tell "the new york post" they're just friends.ing else happening in the world. from football to foot wear, you're looking at the new york giants superstar justin tuck. he teamed up with kenneth cole to raise money for his charity. he's one of the good guys and he called rush for literacy in new york city this week, what his foundation is all about. friends of the show, rich big daddy selgado is a big supporter of tuck's charity. >> you know what, it's all about the kids and, you know, that's all we always tell everybody, you know, we stress, you know, me being a part of your -- your board and your foundation and everything that we got going on here, it's just going to get bigger and bigger and bigger. >> it is and, you know, that's -- it's important to notice that the community is just, you know, kind of embraced what we're trying to do. >> and, you know, he does a lot of good. he's been doing this for years now. rush for literacy is working with schools in new york, new jersey and tuck's home state of alabama. of course, he went

it's been andrew vaughn. he's based in nashville.. this is for ali. "i love lucy," a terrific book looking back from elizabeth edwards. she has done books on the arnaz family -- ali. >> that was your first birthday you celebrated here. >> i think that was my first week. >> oh, right. exactly. >> december two years ago. that was nice. i hope she enjoys this. >> oh. you're on live camera. >> right now. it could be. those are two good ones. i have musical cues -- clues for mine. this is my first musical clue for the book. ♪ vogue >> "vogue," oh, yes. i thought for sure, you all -- >> what is that? >> look at the book, people. look at the book. this is "vogue" covers over the years. you know it started in 1892? "vogue," this is some of the early covers they had in the 1900s. and then, they started going -- and the first one was like 25 cents. that's twiggy. and all the way up to angelina jolie. beautiful, beautiful pictures. i didn't realize it dated back to 1892. you were so good with the first musical clue. let me give you another one.

unlike vince vaughn in "wedding crashers."y were technically invited. and not just paris' party. >> it ran the gamut. i was getting calls from agents. getting calls from actors. from strangers that wanted to go to a party. >> bob has just gone up to the celebrity bubble and poked a few fingers in. and it's an interesting place to be. >> reporter: so, whose number was it? when comedian adam sandler called, he solved the mystery. i told adam sandler he had the wrong number. i relayed the parties and fun i've been having with it, he thought it was hysterical. >> reporter: turns out the guy sandler thought he was calling is not a household name. but he's a familiar face from many funny films. comic actor, nick swardson. that's him. >> i think so many people in this country are obsessed with celebrity. i was, too. and a lot of people are looking through that glass window, wishing they could be at the party. i'm glad for the opportunity. and i'm glad i haven't been arrested yet for doing it. but it's been a fun time. >> reporter: na

a website is dedicated to those mimicking the public display, including american skier lindsay vaughn who tebowed for the camera. tebow's latest on-field heroics have observers wondering whether it is skill, luck, or perhaps divine intervention. >> all right, you all have a blessed day. >> y'all have a blessed day. that's how he ended his news conference. tebow is now 7-1 as a starting quarterback. for his part, he says that football is just a game. he says god doesn't care who wins or loses but, matt and ann, you better believe he is picking up new believers every step of the way. >> no kidding, thanks, peter. at least people want to learn how to tebow. >> you hear the analysts saying he's not a good passer. he can't do this well. he's 7 ln-1 as a starting quarterback. look at that. >>> still ahead this morning, alec baldwin pokes fun at himself for getting kicked off a flight on "saturday night live." take a look at >>> on this monday morning we have some sad news to report. over the weekend we lost two members of the nbc news family. >> that's right. cardinal john patrick foley, a

it's been andrew vaughn. he's based in nashville.this is for ali. "i love lucy," a terrific book looking back from elizabeth edwards. she has done books on the arnaz family -- ali. >> that was your first birthday you celebrated here. >> i think that was my first week. >> oh, right. exactly. >> december two years ago. that was nice. i hope she enjoys this. >> oh. you're on live camera. >> right now. it could be. those are two good ones. i have musical cues -- clues for mine. this is my first musical clue for the book. ♪ vogue >> "vogue," oh, yes. i thought for sure, you all -- >> what is that? >> look at the book, people. look at the book. this is "vogue" covers over the years. you know it started in 1892? "vogue," this is some of the early covers they had in the 1900s. and then, they started going -- and the first one was like 25 cents. that's twiggy. and all the way up to angelina jolie. beautiful, beautiful pictures. i didn't realize it dated back to 1892. you were so good with the first musical clue. let me give you another one. ♪