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noda already met with chinese premier wen jiabao and spoke about this. >>> we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and t"the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> hiro morita is up next with sports. >>> hello, sports fans and welcome to the last sports report for 2011. the bidding among major league baseball teams was intense for the opportunity to bring pitcher yu darvish overseas. under the posting system, a japanese team gets paid if it allows one of its players to move to the big leagues, but only if it signs a contract. the texas rangers won the right to try to make that happen. darvish is arguably the best pitcher in japan these days. his earned run average has been less than two for five straight years and he's just 25 years old. the rangers reportedly offered $51.7 million to darvish's team, the nippon fighters, more than the boston red

this doctor is hoping that people will do what wen did. >> well, adopting pets used to be a taboo, but our human society is open to it given a right circumstance. >> and it turned out to the be a perfect match for them. the medals and the pictures show that wen's life revolves around running marathons and a four-pound pup saved his life. >> i am thankful that i am given this second chance with life and i feel like i'm giving her a second chance with life and i have given her a second chance of life, and i'm healthy. >> in san francisco, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> the force is with them both. >>> today in men llo park, a salvation army volunteer was shocked with a donation that was for $10,000 check. the unidentified bell ringer did not see the generous donation. this comes after another anonymous donor dropped a check for $5,000 into the salvation army kettle at a safeway kettle. there is an anging angel out th doing good work. >>> all three westbound lanes of the dunbarton are closed at this hour after a multicar accident, so if you are expecting friends or family, be patient,

coming up, wen best buy isn't your best bet. the company could use some santa's elves to get the holiday order under the tree. >>> plus, which hollywood heavyweights are duking it out for the top spot on christmas day. >> for your news, weather, traffic updates, check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area news. >>> a chil srt to san jose. >>> welcome back, everyone not a lot of traffic to report. this is 680. it's close to a major mall. i can't imagine what it would be like inside later today. 4:42 now. this morning best buy says it may not be able to get your holiday orders in on time for christmas. let's turn to jackie deangeles live at cnbc. >> the futures are higher this morning after the markets closed near the highs for a second straight day. instead, they focused on a surprise drop in unemployment filings and a rise in consumer sentiment. we're going to get reports on demand for durable goods, personal income and spending and new home sales. watch for those. the dough rose 61 points to close at 12, 169. the nasdaq to cl

situación, trae como resultado que un gran porcentaj de alumnos abandonen las escue escuelas no grado wenla educación es una de los temas de mayor interés en la familias latinas. llas razones que marcan esta lamentable tendencia, res pon den a dos causas fundamentales la primera la pobreza que sufre familias hispanas, vivir con bajo recurso económicos, obliga un gran número de estudiante a buscar trabajos de medio turno, o turnos completos para pagar sus carreras universitarios, ayudar a sus familias. las segunda causa del fracaso d los jovenes hispanos en la educación superior, se debe la falta de información. muchos aspirantes conocen la cantidad de opcións a su disposición para recibir ayuda económica. como becas y creditos de bajo interes, ofrecidos tanto por el gobierno federal, como por entidades privadas, ahora mas que nunca es conveniente contar con un título universitario, planificar un pesupuesto, busca ayuda e informar son las claves del éxito,. >> bien vamos a tener que ir a mensajes al volver amos vamos a conversar con devora santiago, vicepresidenta de investigación y políti

tonight, he wens host. >> we're seeing some chilly temperatures around the bay area. we're watching out for some patchy fog. we'll have a look at the rest of your weekend forecast when we come right back. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> first came black friday and then cyber monday. now, on this final full weekend of holiday shopping season, what stores are calling supersaturday. it's a last-ditch attempt by retailers to lure christmas shoppers. kimberly perry is live in san jose with more on how stores are going to great lengths to get folks to spend, spend, spend. >> reporter: that's right. this mall i

president again repeated his call for congress to extend the payroll tax cuts and expiring unemployment wen fits. he said that lawmakers should not go home for the holiday billion the work is done. congress must pass a spending plan or a stop gap measure by tomorrow. >> there is no reason the federal government should shut down because of. this i expect all of us to do what is necessary in order to do the business. >> i think everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath. there is an easy way to unstage will. this we need to let everyone to take a step back. >> >>> in belmont, a woman in a wheelchair was hurt after an elevator in her living facility started to free fall. it happened at the leslie terrace senior facility where the 67-year-old woman lived. she said that the elevator suddenly dropped, throwing her from her wheelchair. an emergency brake system stopped the elevator before it reached the second floor. a state investigation has begun into the elevator malfunction. >>> some parents are scrambling to find a new school for their children after a surprise closure announcement fr

alden smith, one of his 2.5 sacks, the looker and the '9ers wen. >> you want to play winning defense as a unit. and our defense, when they can get turnovers for us, stops three and outs, all that is -- rates really way up there in terms of winning defense. >> 49ers will get to work on their game tomorrow. coming up saturday at seattle. raider it is will be going to work as well trying to find some answers after three straight losses. >>> associated prsz has spoken. -- press has spoke n. no shock for its female athlete of the year. abbey wombback. the forward got 65 first place votes, way ahead of her soccer teammate hope solo who had 38. the first individual soccer player to win one of the ap's annual athlete awards. she is the 2011 player of the year. >>> this holiday season, chanukah started at sundown tonight. take a look the these shots. these are some wild trick shots at an event called can hahoops. you saw -- chanukah hoops. a nice little jumper there. this is my favorite. from the chair. boom! >> they had five games all day to celebrate the jewish holiday. had the no. 8s on th

president ma yingow of the ruling nationalist party is competing against tsai ing-wen and song chu-yu of the people's first party ahead of the january 14th election. res ent polls such ma and tsai are running neck and neck. ma said the economy grew rapidly through closer ties with china under his one china policy. >> translator: the number of tourists to taiwan surpassed 5 million last year and is expected to reach 6 million this year. it's clear who should be the next president for the island. >> tsai says the one-china policy undermines taiwan's sovereignty and democracy. chu says the policy has deepened taiwan's economic inequality. >> translator: we must have a fair society. then the people of taiwan can unite and move forward. >> official campaigning kicks off on friday. >>> while china enjoys rapid growth, many rural farming villages are being left out of the boom. one journalist is seeking to change that by helping poor children. his effort is gaining support and spreading across the country. we have this report. >> reporter: guishou province has the lowest per capita gdp in al

. >> the prime minister said he and wen agreed japan china and north koreas will start negotiations early next year and asked went for help in breaking the deadlock over north korea's abductions of japanese nationals. noda is scheduled to meet chinese president during the day. they, too, are expected to discuss north korea and boosting bilateral ties. >>> north korea's state-run newspaper reported that kim jung ill issued orders shortly before his death. the paper says his son jong-un had them carried out the following day. his first task as new leader. on wednesday carrying an article reporting that shortly after 9:00 p.m. on december 16th, the late kim issued a written order for the government to provide cod and herring to pyongyang residents. authorities announced kim died on morning of december 17th. observers in south korea suspect kim may have died earlier than was formally announced saying the article is an effort to reply to such speculation and emphasize that the late kim worked hard for the people right up until his death. sources say the article aims to reinforce jong-un's legi

wen jiabao and other top communist party officials expressed their condolences on wednesday on kim jong-il'sth. observers say their appearance at the north korean embassy in beijing one day after a visit by president hu jintao evidences china's endorsement of kim jong-un. president hu referred to him as comrade. he said he believes north korea based on the wish of kim jong-il will make steadfast efforts under the new leadership to realize permanent peace on the korean peninsula. hu stressed the importance of a smooth power transition. he also noted the need for the country to avoid falling into uncertainty. the chinese leader quickly showed their support for the transition. they sent a telegram of condolence after the report of the death. south korea says it will allow private organizations and civilians to send coal don s tso north korea. a unification spokesperson says that the government has received a request from private groups. >> translator: to send condolences via fax or letter to north korea, once you make a request for the unification ministry for the contract. the ministry needs t

spectacular speech, sort of embracing the mantle of teddy roosevelt and make -- if he does so, he will wen. if he lapses back into the sort of -- that dominated the first two years, i think the public will lose enthusiasm. we don't know yet if it's a win. i still believe the economy will dictate the outcome. i don't see enough stimulus to get us moving forward at a pace that makes me comfortable. >>> and in the midst of that, leader pelosi is convinced they can get the house back, they are counting on the lower-end donors to pull them through this thing. >> that's what they're counting on. eliot is absolutely right, that continuing this discussion does seem to be good political for the democrats. its not inconceivable that republicans will get enough heat, as we roll into the election year, and as they hear from their constituents, they'll start getting enough heat that maybe they're willing to move a bit. i'm not guaranteeing that, they've been so steadfast in drawing their line, and they've been really unified, but we'll have to see what they hear from their constituents over the holiday

. >> lorn, this butter -- lor wen, this butter shortage is under reported. you are a news person. you didn't even know about this story. >> they are upset we are making fun of them, but the video proves there are so many more valid reasons. >> they look great, i might add. i don't see any body fat on that, guy, girl? >> norwegian. it is a guy. >> it is a blessing in disguise, right? >> david, do you think will comedians stop making fun of this whole thing now? >> i can. -- i can't. the fans demand we do these norwegian butter things. >> this is what everyone wants. >> i hate to say it, they have a real butter face. >> you brush your teeth with butter. >> it makes -- a lot of things makes sense now. what would happen if there was a butter shortage? >> i said when we first started the show, i will talk about. y three i will legitimate daughters, but i don't want them on the air. >> what happened to david? >> david changed his name to tommy. now i know where he s. call me. give me a call. we will make this right. i am sending you some butter. we are taking this all out. this is gone.

i will guarantee you the pipeline will be in there wen it goes back to the senate. >> reporter: that means more u.s. jobs and less foreign oil. president obama says the pipeline and the payroll tax cut bill means he will veto it. and it means 2011 will end with another partisan fight. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. >>> it's been a mixed day for stocks. the markets are ending mixed as the numbers continue to settle after closing bell. the dow down seven points ending 11,860. the nasdaq is up 14 points and s&p 500 is up by three. >>> barry bonds has avoided jail time. an hour ago, a judge sentenced him to probation and house arrest. a federal judge sentenced him to 30 days of house arrest and two years of probation. prosecutors were asking for 15 months in jail. he lied to congress during the investigation into the use of steroids in professional sports. >>> sad news this afternoon about singer etta james. her doctors say she is terminally ill. she's been in failing health suffering from leukemia, dementia and kidney failure. the leukemia was declared incurable two weeks a

terrell oe wens is looking for a team to play for. he tweeted whiter in saying let him know i'm ready if they need me. i'm ready to take them deep. he's still recovering are from knee surgery. speculation is the nineers will not go outside the team for a new wide receiver. they're choosing from inside the team. he looks like he's in good shape. i don't know if anybody is ready to take on the baggage that comes with it. let's move on. >> we're hearing cheers and screams. you like that, huh? >>> coming up, a killer whale and a group of sharks caught on tape. we'll show it to you next. plus out with the old, in with the new. >>> and two days left in the trading year. ks cantho wir ou yksstoc can dot coming up [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and

walk again, and officer peck left us with this quote, saying at times, the job can become mon dane, wen- mundane, wen every once in a while touches you, more than others, it reminds you why you became a police officer. all across the country, officers do things like this every day, it is just part of the job, and the witnesses say the officer did one heck of a job making this woman calm as they tried to get this 15-ton bus off of her, ali. alisyn: what a story and what a hero. i also like the part of the story where he said that afterwards he got up and he was a little dazed and he said i should be directing traffic! so he went to doing that. >> >> reporter: back to the job! alisyn: trace, thank you very much. >> okay. alisyn: the gop hopefuls last night, slamming the president on his policy towards iran: >> a strong america is the best ally peace has ever known. this is a president, the spy drone being brought down, he says pretty please? a foreign policy based on pretty please? you got to be kidding. alisyn: in three minutes, our panel debates. is that accurate and what does it mean f

wen dirks over to you. >>> after the break, the news 4 i-team is going to show you where patients will be able to likely buy medical marijuana in washington, d.c. >>> plus, a crack down on businesses busted for selling prescription drugs. >>> and we retrace robyn >>> recapping our top story tonight, fbi and irs agents raid the home of d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. today. they also impounded his suv. >> thomas represents ward 5. he's being investigated for allegedly spending $300,000 from a youth program he started to buy an suv and pay for personal trips and other expenses. >> he's maintained his innocence even though he has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit with the d.c. attorney general and repay that $300,000. >> for the latest developments and reaction from d.c. councilmembers about this morning's raid, you can stay tuned to news 4 at 6:00. >>> now let's fast forward to the weather. veronica. >> thanks a lot, guys. another dry day for us. another nice day for us. we got up to 55 degrees with sunshine throughout the area. right now, we've got a clear sky at 54 with a very calm win

61 degrees and that is looking wet for tomorrow and into wednesday and some colder air comes in and wender -- and we end the week sharply colder than the last few days and this is sentinel radar and there is nothing out there and there is no showers in the the immediate area and to the west, you see the line of shower and i think the thunderstorms are populating this as well and we don't have to worry about that and in the back side of the line of rain into illinois, parts of michigan and there is some snow there and that is where the colder air is catching up on the back side of the line and into texas, they have been picking up between 1, 2, maybe three inches of snow in the panhandle and there is snow as far south as el paso and sannasm low and we're going to get that, too. this is the setup this evening, the future cast and showers to the west and through the overnight. not a lot going on and just a few spotty showers tomorrow morning for the commute and that is probably not going to be wet for everyone. we progress through the day tomorrow, more showers fill in and some temperature

. >>> former prosecutor and contributor paul could you wen is out front tonight. does this wreak to you of trying to manipulate or no? >> no, i don't see it asthma nip pew lags. the defense makes a very compelling case here. by the way, not based on edwards' being sick but on the fact that they've been served with 500,000 pages of documents, 100,000 of them in the fairly recent past. they have not had an opportunity to review all of this material to prepare for trial. he's facing five years in prison so they're saying, judge, we need more time to review it. by the way, he's sick. something's wrong with john edwards. >> they've already asked for time because they needed time to look through all the documents. >> well, they have. >> when his daughter got married. >> they've had a lot of time. they cite probably six or seven cases of similar or lesser complexity which they say took longer to try and where the defense got more time. they say this is not unusual for a case of this complexity. >>> does it matter what the medical condition is in terms of what the judge w

. >> she had just pulled off to the shoulder to work an accident wen she saw a speeding car hydroplaning. >> i saw the vehicle coming across the interstate at my police car and in a split second, had i to make a decision. i jumped over the guardrail and landed right here in this dirt area. this broken glass is my back window of my police car. >> her car was totaled. her knee was injured. she was lucky to be alive. >> if i had been in the process of getting in my car, most likely i would have been killed. >> trooper parker is one of six state troopers hit or almost hit this year on a highway in northern virginia. in fact, three of those incidents took place right here. along i-95 in dale city. >> there's more traffic out here and less asphalt to travel on. >> last april, a dashboard cam caught a speeding car slamming into another state trooper's vehicle who had pulled over to make a traffic stop. >> this shiny new set of guardrail right here is where my vehicle actually was struck. >> trooper parker, it is a constant reminder of why drivers need comply with the state's move over law. >> p

. >> we have a lot of restaurants and wen courage people to come down and have dinner and take in the which is a number of wonderful performances and we will have new york top this year. new york drops one ball for new year's at 12:00. we're going to drop 6,000 balls here in old town. >> okay. you have to explain that. how is that possible? >> well, you know, we used to have a big fireworks celebration, the general assembly prohibited you know fireworks here in virginia. and so we're going to have a laser light show. and actually a 6,000 different balls going to be shot into the air right at the stroke of midnight to celebrate the new year and there will be some prized associated with the -- prizes associated with the balls as well. >> is there an admission cost or is it pretty much show and up enjoy? >> you know, basically you have to buy a badge, the badges like i have here are $20. you can buy them at our venues, you can buy them you know, in some retail outlets. you know before the event but you can buy them at all the venues. and it allows you admission into all of the 18 differe

. >>> former prosecutor and contributor paul could you wen is out front tonight. does this wreak to you of trying to manipulate or no? >> no, i don't see it asthma nip pew lags. the defense makes a very compelling case here. by the way, not based on edwards' being sick but on the fact that they've been served with 500,000 pages of documents, 100,000 of them in the fairly recent past. they have not had an opportunity to review all of this material to prepare for trial. he's facing five years in prison so they're saying, judge, we need more time to review it. by the way, he's sick. something's wrong with john edwards. >> they've already asked for time because they needed time to look through all the documents. >> well, they have. >> when his daughter got married. >> they've had a lot of time. they cite probably six or seven cases of similar or lesser complexity which they say took longer to try and where the defense got more time. they say this is not unusual for a case of this complexity. >>> does it matter what the medical condition is in terms of what the judge w

. >>> it's time for the "wen ki williams show."th shocking x-factor elimination and find out why people don't want madonna to sing at the super bowl. now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ]

27,000 children in the united states who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition area wenids in 2012. thanks to macy's and to everybody who wrote a letter, to cbs for some amazing segments that really showed the power of a wish because these are not just nice experiences. these are life changing experiences. >> we want to take a quick look, david, at the power of those wishes and what it's done for so many children. let's take a listen. ♪ >> ho ho ho! >> a force we feel every day from macy's is so amazing. from the staff and volunteers we know macy's is here for us and we are so thankful. >> thank you, macy's! ♪ >> thank you, macy's, and make a wish foundation. for fulfilling one of my dreams. >> every day, we just know that we will be bringing hope and strength and joy to kids who really need it most. ♪ jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh ♪ >> thank you, macy's! >> thank you, macy's, for making my wish come true. >> great stuff to see. just how many lives you both touched with this work. >> it's such an honor

megyn: new reaction to a chilling videotape of an ex-fbi agent who wen missing in iran. disappeared until now. levinson's family just released hostage video send the to them by his unidentified cap towards. the physical changes are contracts deck. you see how he used to look and look at him now. the most disturbing part of the video is his desperate plea for help. >> reporter: the video was sent to the family in 2010. the first evidence they had that he was alive. the 63-year-old if former fbi agent says i'm not in very good health, i'm running out of do i betease medicine, i have been treated well, and i need the help of the united states government to answer the requests of the group that held me for 3 1/2 years. he disappeared in iran in 2007. he was there his family says as a private detective investigating cigarette smuggling. now the family is asking the captors to contact them and let the family know how to move forward. >> we don't know what else to do. please tell us what you want and help us bring my father home. >> reporter: some officials say there are clues

once we do that, wen ka talk about the 1 million or whatever number that are here illegally. my own view is those 11 million people should register the fact that they're here in the country, they should be given some transition period of time to allow them to settle their affairs and return home and get in line at the back of the line with everybody else that wants to come here. don't forget, when we talk about the difficulty of people going home, there are millions of people many of whom have relatives here, who are in line. i do not want to do something, i do not want to to something which encourages another wave of illegal immigration system of from my viewpoint this key measure is this. no favoritism for permanent residency or citizenship for those that have come here illegally. >> so you have said all 11 million. governor perry this is -- there is a case, there are a numb of these cases of people who have signed up for the military. the u.s. military, who have been undocumented but nonetheless sign up. what should happen with them? >> well, let me address the issue that

on wen, you may have seen stocks scoring not just big gains, but their biggest one-day gain of the year. >> the rally continues after the dow jones industrials soared 490 points. here to tell us what it means is business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. rebecca, good morning. >> good morning. >> we've seen rallies before, this is the biggest one. we've seen these rallies before. is this one different? >> it's different because of the underlying reason behind it. we've talked a lot here about the european crisis. the fact that europe's problems are overflowing into our stock market. well, yesterday came the news that a number of central banks led by the federal reserve here in the united states are going to be lending to europe's central bank. now, what does that mean? europe central bank sends funds out to the banks of europe. the banks of europe are in crisis right now because european countries are in crisis right now. and we want those banks to function properly, that's what allows for a globalized economic system to function properly. that is why the fed is lending right

making these points where wen it was very unpopular during the bush year.ntionalist, there's a sense that he is a consistent constitutionalist but appeals to people in iowa. people should take ron paul seriously. he deserves credit for his intellectual influence. >> our polling shows the one thing voters really, really like about ron paul is that he's least likely to act like a typical politician. >> yes. >> having said that, let's look ahead to the general election here. isn't that a liability in the general election? not just that. people don't want a typical politician. they want someone who's authentic. ron paul is defiantly himself. no question. the question of him being a general election nominee, things get dicey. the chances of an upset in iowa, they should not be counted out. that said, general election nominee could ron paul be the nominee of the party that famously rallied behind the bush family twice? a fundamentally different philosophy of government. that mcs mobecoming more diffic believe. an enthusiasm other candidates can't buy. that deserv

order that contained iraq, it's an order that contained iran, it made sure that the west backed the pro-wen governments in the region -- pro-western governments in the region in spite of their lack of domestic popularity or legitimacy. it's also an order that made sure that the american-saudi relationship was on a very strong footing and that these paid some nominal, um, call for a resolution of the ace israeli-palestinian conflict. it's an order that created a division between the so-called moderates and the radicals in the region in which saudi arabia very generously was put in the definition of a moderate state. but since the invasion of iraq most of the deliverables of this order has, essentially, evaporated. iran has been unleashed as a result of the defeat of saddam and the taliban. iraq has fallen into the hands of a pro-iranian shiite regime, at least that's the way saudi arabia tends to view it. washington has in the eyes of the saudis betrayed its long-term allies, long-standing allies in the region by siding with some of the pro-democracy movements. and all of which has resulted

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