putting velcro on it so it doesn't fall off. tip it over all the stuff will fall off. to be properly say it should be 50 feet away from the window. how many people have 30 foot bedrooms? the best thing to do [inaudible] it will break like a car windshield it shatters and staying together. or close the drapes so if it breaks it will shatter on the drapes and it will fall to the ground.

now adays they use velcro. >> one thing we have here, lawrence mentioned, you need a door. if you notice here, each residential u

putting velcro on it so it doesn't fall off. tip it over all the stuff will fall off. to be properly say it should be 50 feet away from the window. how many people have 30 foot bedrooms? the best thing to do [inaudible] it will break like a car windshield it shatters and staying together. or close the drapes so if it breaks it will shatter on the drapes and it will fall to the ground. multiple pair of slippers under your bed. most of us get out of bed at night time and close our eyes, you know where it is. in a disaster you might have glass on the carpet or floor. if you get out any start walking you will get cut. how about this? kitchen. the most dangerous place to be in a disaster because that's where all the stuff breaks, in the kitchen. where do you put the heaviest pot? top shelf in the back over the fridge. least accessible area. they are the first to fly out. how do you medigate that problem? what do you think? on my house i have a 5 and 7 year old everything was baby safe. that's the same for earthquake proofing you don't want the glass to fall and come out. th

a new program tags the animals with velcro reflectors to make them more visible.anglers had to wrestle a slew of the feisty ones to get them prepared before they hit the road. they hope it will cut down on the thousands of reindeer hit by cars every year. >>> now to the ultimate holiday bake-off. in sweden, chefs showed off their seasonal spirit at an architecture museum exhibit. people around the country submitted their best baked gingerbread structure. not to be outdone, a snowman bucked the trend of the dozens of houses and buildings. still, all of them created a winter wonderland, and of course, plenty of eye candy. >>> all right, put down your cereal, we have a pie-eating contest for you. in england, a group of heavy lifters gobbled their way through meat and potato pies at the world pie-eating championship. the winner devoured his pie in just 23 seconds. that crushes the old record by nearly 12 seconds. and to celebrate, get this, he claims he's going to have a couple of pies and more pie! why not? >> if you can't put ice cream with it, it's not pie. >> well

and so you need to have velcro or tape or bungee cords.r pockets need to have zippers in them because things will float out of your pockets. and so you really need to keep track of your stuff at a whole other level. >> so what is the size of the space station? >> it's about the size of a five-bedroom house. >> reporter: and that's just the living area. the entire station is bigger than a football field. >> so it is huge. and it's one of the fun things, to rendezvous and dock with the space station, especially from the shuttle we have lots of windows. and it starts out as this tiny point of light and you get closer and closer and it keeps getting bigger and bigger. and it's like, "oh, my goodness. look what we did! look at this huge monster building that we have built in space with all these other countries over ten years, and i'm going to live there." >> what's the best thing about being on the space station? >> well, of course, it's the view of our planet. it's absolutely beautiful. >> reporter: leland also has great memories from the spa

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. >> schweitzer: it's supposed to stick like velcro. >> stahl: ah, ew.id. >> schweitzer: that's bone. >> stahl: that's how you can tell? >> schweitzer: yeah, because the bone's filled with... with little capillaries. and when you put your tongue on it, the moisture from your tongue sucks out the capillaries... >> stahl: this is 80 million years old and it can do that? >> schweitzer: yeah. >> stahl: oh, my god. >> schweitzer: rocks don't do that. >> stahl: the tricky thing about schweitzer's work is that she needs to get her hands on the insides of dinosaur bones, which means literally breaking the bones apart, and sometimes dissolving pieces of them in acid. most paleontologists won't let her near their precious finds. >> schweitzer: jack is the only paleontologist out there who lets me dissolve his dinosaurs. >> stahl: dissolve his dinosaurs. >> schweitzer: yes. >> stahl: you mean ruin them. >> schweitzer: yeah. >> stahl: isn't that considered a little sacrilegious to... >> horner: yes. >> stahl: ...take one of these precious artifacts, fossils that hav

they stick to your mind like velcro. >> they do.nt there. >> and to dress like that takes tall lee talent, too. >> this was a big year for reality tv. snooki is a household name. who were the big reality winners? >> three main shows duked it out for the top spots. you didn't see "survivor" and "american idol." it was narrative shows like "jersey shore" and the real housewives shows took off. beverly hills, atlanta, new york. it was just taking off. >> in your mind, belinda, was there a top reality tv moment of the year? >> in the fairy tale that is "american idol" the beast has left the building now that simon cowell is no longer there. it's like trying to do snow white without the evil stepmother. that was a big moment. we were also shocked by the invasion of the white house by the issalahis. >> people think it's amazing that reality stars are as big as traditional stars. you don't have to go to acting school or be a good singer to be a star. >> you just have to want it badly. that's classic america. >> sure. >> andy warhol's dream

the west wing makeover would involve obama no longer being velcroed to the hill and giving more attentionency that don't involve signing bills into law. >> that's true. when you talk to economists, ceos, one thing that comes through in all of this in terms of the economy, you need a plan and you need a plan that's not one year or two years. you need a long-range plan and no politician in the modern era has figured out to present a ten-year plan that he or she could sell politically. because the problems in the economy are structural. it's not something you can tinker with. it's something that you get a ceo on sodium pentathol, truth searium, how do you fix these things? what's your ten-year plan? what's your eight-year plan? he has to find a way to make that politically saleable. whether he can, we'll see. >> i think there's a way of having a bold vision. think about what fdr did in 1940, still coming out of the depression. we had the war to worry about. he mobilized the economy in a fantastic way. he brought in ceos. obama could do something similar like that. he gave much bigger appreci

through the airport, you have two great tips for kids, gideon, easiest way you can do your own shoes, velcroff. i recommend wearing yoga clothes, that don't go bling. >> if you can bring a stroll move you through and check it at the gate. i love it, one of my favorite and most efficient ways to get through. heidi, thank you. great tips this morning. >> thank you. >> you can find more on our website, sooit site. now, here's harry. >>> we continue our perfect presents series this morning with a different kind of gift, the kind that gives back. after all, what better way to celebrate the true meaning of the holidays, amy goodman senior editor of "all you" magazine is here with some great ideas. you know, the fact is we get to the holidays and sometimes especially if you've been in this a while, you like, what -- somebody doesn't need another fill-in-the-blank. >> no. >> these are better ideas that do more than just make somebody smile, something pleasant under the tree. >> i believe injecting a bit of reason into the season, if you will. >> i like it. >> the idea we're adding additional meaning

instead of implanting the camera i wonder if he thought of using velcro or duct tape. i'm into technology. there won't be any implanted cameras in my head. brooke. >> what do i say? i don't know where to go so i'll just move on. >>> take a look at this incredible video with me. this police officer is going to talk to me in just a couple of minutes. he is the one who thought the woman in that fiery suv -- see that car -- would be dead. good news. she's not. she's alive. all thanks to him. our hero cop is going to join me. >>> plus president obama turning up in of all places afghanistan today where he met with the troops but not the country's leader. >>> also, bad news back here at home. unemployment up now 9.8% and today the president's debt commission just can't agree. one of the no voters is going to join me live with her plan. i'm brooke baldwin. >>> president obama big surprise, his trip to afghanistan. word came down late this morning that mr. obama not so much at home in washington. instead had slipped off. there you saw him hopping off air force one. slipping off

. >> like velcro after midnight. >> that's what it was. >> you have an invitation for us, willie?i don't. >>> joining us from washington democratic representative from maryland congressman chris van hollen. the house democrat's point person on the tax deal making its way through congress. we'll talk about that. with us onset, editor and chief and co-publisher of the "new york daily news," mort zuckerman back with us. >> straight to news. >>> the house expected to vote today on the tax deal president obama made with republicans. the measured cleared the senate yesterday by an overwhelming vote. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agreed to extend the bush era tax cuts for all americans and pass an extension of jobless benefits. the nearly trillion dollar plan would be financed entire li by adding to the national debt. still the president wants the house to act swiftly and follow the senate's lead. >> -- that this tax cut plan, while not perfect, will help grow our economy and create jobs in the private sector. we worked hard to negotiate an agreement that's a win for middle clas