will james, a 16-year-old, 250-pound lineman for pulaski academy, began to falter. >> the team was doing up-downs, and will starts to stagger. and we ran from here over to here, and we caught him about right in here. ( siren wailing ) >> narrator: it was heat stroke. will was rushed to the icu at arkansas children's hospital. >> when he arrived to us, he was comatose and on the ventilator. initially, his kidneys were doing okay, but over the first 48 hours, they deteriorated, and he went into renal failure. his blood pressure was really low; it was in the 40s. his temperature was very high. he was obviously very critically ill. >> the waiting room was full of people there for will-- teammates, parents, coaches. there were media people roaming around, because not only had will collapsed from heat stroke; two days earlier, another child had, as well. >> narrator: the other boy was also a high school football player from a small town outside of little rock. his name was tyler davenport. when he arrived at the hospital, his core body temperature was 108 degrees. >> their stories were so simi

. >>> and the maritime director will stay on the payroll into questionable spending. james want will work for seven months to ensure -- james will work for the company and earlier that he agreed to pay back more than $5,000 in expenses at strip clubs. >> given the egregiousness, it seems a bit shocking that they would want to associate with what i consider a damaged brand. >> he will earn extra money as maritime director. >>> and they have kicked off a campaign to ban leaf blowers. 71-year-old douglas green says the noise wakes him up and the fumes make it hard for him to breathe and he started a petition to have them banned in fairfax. they say if it goes through, it could greatly increase costs for customers. >>> some families are finding sanctuary at a homeless shelter. they have 70 rooms but all are full. nearly 250 families are on the weighting list. it is heartbreaking to turn away the hundreds of families who need help but this family is feeling lucky to have a place to sleep. >> hopefully we can rise above this situation and finds somehowing for the next years to co

we'll break it all down with george will, james carville and mary matalin. paul krugman of "new york times" and abc's own matthew dowd . >>> hello, again, just over three weeks away from that fiscal cliff, we gave off a week of press conferences, symbolic votes in senate, less than an hour of serious negotiating. what will it take to break the stalemate? we'll get into that this morning. with two big roundtables of elected officials. the lawmakers. senator tom coburn for the republicans and deb jie stabenow for the democrats. and congressman hen sarlg. he said that for there to be a big deal, tax rates on the wealthy are going to have to go up. >> again, as the speaker has said, unfortunately what we see out of the president my highway or the high wway. one dollar revenue for 2.5 of spending reductions. now, after the election, it's a little bit of bait and switch. now he's asking for $1.6 trillion. for every one dollar of tax increase there's about 20 cents of spending reduction. >> i'm talking about the rates. if the rates go up, can the republicans accept

kwon will continue to work for the port as a consultant starting next year. maritime director jamesrk for seven months to ensure the important business relationships. former executive director omar benjamin agreed to pay back more than $5,000 in expenses for strip club dealings and it is based on his 2 14,000 dollars salary as maritime director. >>> let's get sal back. are you taking care of the east shore? >> i didn't hear you. breaking news in san francisco and there is a fire roughly in the area of broad and capital and this is just coming into the newsroom and they have just gone to a second alarm and this is near 2el 0. -- 280 almost in daily city and our newsroom is working on it right now. let's look at 880 westbound as we head to the mcarthur maze and traffic is okay getting out to the mcarthur maze and at the toll plaza there is no delay right now. and livermore valley, there is not a bad commute between grant line road and 680. if you are driving on 880, that looks good. 551 let's go to mark. >>> we have some frost, we have some cold numbers and you can see some upper 20s

adam: james and lindsey, one quick question. i will start with james. lindsey i will let you have the last word. what do they need to do? how do you give speaker boehner an exit and give the president an exit and tell these people to play nice in the sandbox and get over it. >> am i going first? adam: you go ahead. >> the sequester is leverage point. for a while therepublicans seemed this was their problem they need to fix. now they're viewing it as president's problem. he likes to spend. maybe you get a very good tax deal with that as the lerage. adam: lindsey. >> honestly i don't think it make as difference. the conversation we're having in washington is so disingenuous. talking about 100 trillion in unfunded liabilities and we're arguing 800 billion in tax increases on 2% of the population we're still not asking tough questions of the middle last. i don't think it matters whether president's plan or republicans plan i don't think it is imagine. adam: i'm shocked you would imply anybody in washington would ever be disingenuous. lindsey and james, thank

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big christmas match up and lebron and dwan in the heat, a rematch of last year's nba finals and james willoff his power slam right here. also picked up a fowl finally in his 5th game and gone five straight without a fowl. and darant fade away plus the file and 33 points for daran. he had 21 points and less than 26 points. james finds chris inside, bosh with 6 and heat wins. and it's their 5th win going back to last year's june's final. the laker are final starting to heat up and cobee is playing on christmas day and hosting carmello and the pretty lay up. and kobe 9th game. and they're opened a big quarter. mello matched kobe with 34 points. lakers up three and pal who has been called soft and he throws down the exclamation points and lakers win 194 and their 5th straight win and they're 14-14 on the season. is 49ers coach concerned at the blow off lost to seattle? >> no, i feel like my team's leadership and the staff, and the talent of the players and the work ethics of the players will pave the way. >> that's what he has so say as the head coach. >> it makes you win. but potentially some

neil patrick harris will be hosted a ceremony which features performances from babyface and james taylor others. jummy olabanji will be hosting pre-show activities. >> she is working alive desk. -- the live desk. >> the ravens and the redskins will play this weekend. howard county's executive is a baltimore ravens fan and offers a bet to rushern baker air, the executive of prince george's county. >> if somehow you sneak a victory, i will probably wear an r.g. iii jersey the entire day. but when we come down to fedex field and beat you this sunday, you will take my favorite jersey and you will wear it in the office on a purple friday in prince george's county. are you up for it? >> ken says he will wear only the r.g. iii jersey if they lose because he says that the only player than he says is doing pretty well for the redskins. rushern baker if has seen the video and he says he will release details about his counter offer later today. ken allman, the redskins did need all three of their division rivals in a row. and we know what happened the last time the ravens played the steelers, so go

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. >>> welcome back, former maritime director will stay on the payroll despite his resignation. maritime director jamesn will keep working as a consultant for the port next year. he will work for seven months to make sure that business relationships go smoothly. executive director omar benjamin agreed to pay back more than $5,000 in expenses made at a strip club in texas. ktvu channel 2 morning news has also learned maritime director james kwon will earn more than $900 an hour based on his salary as maritime director. >>> the salvation army still needs more toys and they have already collected donations for more than 3,000 needy children but they still need toys for more than a thousand children. you can drop off donations in any of the facilities and cash donations are also welcome. >>> for the first time an american woman holds the title of miss universe... >> miss universe is usa... >> and that is olivia from rhode island receiving the honor and she beat out 88 competitors. sandoval was there as well and boy, tough duty for him. >>> it is looking pretty normal for thursday with our commute and toll

for the position of co-chair, wendy james has successfully executed her leadership role for one year. her position is now up for a vote. we will accept nominations. offered by oneself were nominated by one's colleagues. the first to cue in is co-chair james. >> co-chair: i would like to nominate myself and continue as co-chair for another year and continue to learn how to co-chair. >> (off mic) >> chair: okay. we have one nomination, and one second. do we have any further nominations for the co-chair position? >> yes. >> chair: roland? >> councilmember wong: i like to dominate idell wilson. nominate. (correction) nominate (laughter) >> i would really say, i would be honored. i would like to third, for wendy to have a second year. >> chair: you are declining the nomination? are there any further nominations? seeing none, okay, this is where we have to reserve the public comment. we have a motion on the floor. we have a second. do we have any public comment? check the bridge line, not working. seeing none, we have ballots passing around. >> (off mic) >> chair: all in favor for the re-election of co-chair james, for a second year

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will remain closed for the criminal investigation. and sadly more funerals today. 6 year old jessica rekos and james will be laid to rest. mes was an avid swimmer. yesterday two of their classmates were laid to rest. 6 year old jack pinto and noah pozner. one funeral a day for the rest of the week. police haven't found a motive for the shooting rampage. >> the national rifle association has been silent. facebook page has disappeared. not sent a miss message on twitter. during past crises, they have defended the rights of gun owners. >>> gun control laws and the push for reform are hot button issues. some do not take eager to take up legislation for change. joining us is jonathan strong who covers house leadership. good morning. thanks for coming in . >> good morning. >> let's start with those on the hill who have stepped out and said all right it is time to consider change. among those there's somewhat had a ratings. >> right. this tragedy was kind of so horrific. i think you are seeing quite a bit of movement from some of the people that traditionally would be opposed to any new regulations in the past ten years. people

today two 6-year-old james mattioli and jessica rekos will be laid to rest. james family says he loves baseball and basketball and swimming and wrestling. he and his big sister were the best of friends. and jessica rekos their parents have been talking about their angel and say it's bringing them tiny moments of comfort. they say they are going to talk to her every day and make sure that her brother knows what an amazing girl she was. jessica's parents remember their daughter as a little girl with an enormous heart. her parents say that she loved horseback riding and they were getting her cowboy boots for christmas. >> they will be the second pair of angels laid to rest. family and friends say final good-byes and did yesterday to two boys. two 6 years old jack pinto and noah pozner will laid to rest. know' mother spoke at the funeral -- noah's mother spoke at the funeral. >> reporter: the first funerals were monday for victims of friday's shooting at sandy hook. the two 6-year-old jack pento and noah pozner were laid to rest. those who attended noah's funeral

there will be two more funerals today when james mattioli and jessica rekos will be laid to rest. the first two funerals were held monday when 6-year-old noah pozner and jack pinto were remembered. >> you shouldn't be at a 6-year- old's funeral. i mean, this is a devastating event and it's heartbreaking as it is. it just keeps getting worse. >> reporter: noah pozner was described as smart, caring and rambunctious. jack pinto loved the new york giants. he was buried in the jersey his favorite player, victor cruz. >> there were little stories about jack being in heaven tossing footballs with the angels and knocking halos off their head and everyone got a chuckle out of that. >> reporter: honan funeral home in newtown will hold 11 funerals between now and christmas. marly hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >>> some california lawmakers say it's time for new state laws in hope of preventing tragedies like the one in connecticut. among them is leland yee a local, state senator. he wants to reintroduce a bullet button ban which failed last year. bullet buttons allow gun users to g

jennifer and james will be sandwiched between our home and the lees and that will create a problem for them. we want to state when you add something, you take something else away. that is key here. our homes are typical modest west twin peak parkside homes. this replacement home is very large at 5500 square feet. my home and my hope is that by reducing the size of the second floor, loss of light will be minimized. if the garage level height is lessened, the overall building height would be less as well. please reduce the size of this home and keep as much of the light and open space for the mas and ourselves. we urge you to vote for the staff's recommendation. i would entertain hearing from those neighbors that stood and hear what they have to say being next door or across the street from this property. thank you. >> president fong: thank you. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak. my name is daniel mccarthy. born and raised in san francisco, actually raised across the street at 415 vincente. i've been looking across at the old miller house and knew the millers well and now welcome

jennifer and james will be sandwiched between our home and the lees and that will create a problem for them. we want to state when you add something, you take something else away. that is key here. our homes are typical modest west twin peak parkside homes. this replacement home is very large at 5500 square feet. my home and my hope is that by reducing the size of the second floor, loss of light will be minimized. if the garage level height is lessened, the overall building height would be less as well. please reduce the size of this home and keep as much of the light and open space for the mas and ourselves. we ur

there will be two more funerals today when james mattioli and jessica rekos will be laid to rest. the first two funerals were held monday when 6-year-olds noah pozner and jack pinto were remembered. >> you shouldn't be at a 6-year-old's funeral. i mean, it's -- this is a devastating event, and it's heartbreaking as it is. it just keeps getting more heartbreaking. >> reporter: noah pozner was described as smart, caring, and rambunctious. jack pinto loved the new york giants. he was buried in the jersey of his favorite player, giants wide receiver victor cruz. >> there were stories about jack being in heaven, tossing footballs at the angels and knocking halos off of their head. everyone got a chuckle out of that. >> reporter: konan funeral home in newtown will hold 11 funerals between now and christmas. newtown school officials have set up grief counselors for students still dealing with the tragedy. tarle -- terrell? >> good to see you. thank you very much. >>> the grim task of telling the parents of 20 young children they would never see their son or daughter again fell to connect

. >> the family and friends will say final good-byes to 6-year- old james and 6-year-old jessica. jessica's family is dealing with the pain by talking about their pride and joy. they sat down with amy from abc news for the exclusive. >> reporter: richard and

more funerals will be held today when james mattioli and jessica rekos will be laid to rest.he first two funerals were held monday when 6-year-old noah pozner and jack pinto were remembered. >> shouldn't be at a 6-year- old's funeral. i mean, it's a devastating event and as heartbreaking as it is, it just keeps getting more heartbreaking. >> reporter: noah pozner was described as smart, caring and rambunctious. jack pinto loved the new york giants. he was buried in the jersey his favorite player, giants wide receiver victor cruz. >> there were little stories about jack being in heaven tossing footballs with -- at the angels and knocking their halos off their heads. everyone got a chuckle out of that. >> honan funeral home in newtown will hold 11 funerals between now and christmas. marlie hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >>> newtown school officials have brought in grief counselors for students. >>> more information is coming to light this morning about the gunman in the connecticut shooting. former classmates remember adam lanza as somebody that they joked around with

noelle. >> reporter: ktvu has learned starting next year james quan will continue to work with the port for a period of 7 months, essentially as a consultant. a port spokesman says he'll be a retiree annuitant. working with transition. this is the same james quan who earlier this month along with former port executive director agreed to pay back more than $5000 they spent at strip clubs and charged to the port of oakland. we spoke via skype with kelly who teach business ethics at uc berkeley. >> given the egregiousness of the allegations against him and his team, it seems shocking they would want to continue to associate with what i think is a damaged brand. >> reporter: the port announced his retirement earlier this month on the same day it released an internal audit and investigation that revealed some of the credit card holders skirted spending limits. $60,000 in questionable gifts they may violate laws. warren will earn $109 an hour based on his $214,000 salary. quan retires from the port with pension benefits but it's unclear if he'll collect a pension and paycheck at the same time

the event will have performances by james taylor, kjason mraz, ad the fray. we're going to be there. you look for live coverage on nbc 4 and our website, nbcwashington.com. 15th street will be closed between constitution at pennsylvania avenues. 17th street will be closed between constitution and new york avenues. but those roads should reopen around 7:00. >> it's always a very lovely event. it is now 4:37. 37 degrees out there. be careful what you post online. the judge's order for a woman who wrote negative reviews on yelp. >> a rare storm down under. it's left quite a mess. >>> a shock to the system as you step outside. how long >>> a rare tornado swept through parts of auckland, new zealand, today, killing three people and forcing 250 others from their homes. it damaged buildings and closed roads. tornados are extremely rare in new zealand because of its temperate climate. it averages about seven tornados a year, but most are small and do little damage. in is the deadliest tornado there in 40 years. >>> you may have been reaching for that extra blanket ove

neil patrick harris will host ceremony, which includes music from james taylor d babyface. jummy olabanji will be in part the pre-show. >> and us your holiday photographs of your lights. >> that would be exciting to do the liveskey shot in your front yard. >> i know. this weekend, if you have been procrastinating, this weekend decorating, sor we will be warming up. adam caskey is at the national zoo today. good morning. >> good morning. i have a question for you. play poker at the zoo? >> i know where this is going. cheetause of all the hs. [laughter] we're at the national zoo for annualthe sixth event. murphy is with me. ?ow many lights >> more than 500,000. >> half a million. >> we have more than 20,000 new s year, so we are y year. ever you came here in past years and thought you saw at all, there's more to see again year. what you are looking at is a display in the distance that isright green tree very detailed. that is my favorite part. i love to see the trees detailed .nd wrapped in lights when do you start setting up? >> the first week of october. >> what are the hour

noelle. >> reporter: ktvu has learned starting next year james quan will continue to work with the port for a period of 7 months, essentially as a consultant. a port spokesman says he'll be a retiree annuitant. working with transition. this is the same james quan who earlier this month along with former port executive director agreed to pay back more than $5000 they spent at strip clubs and charged to the port of oakland. we spoke via skype with kelly who teach business ethics at uc berkeley. >> given the egregiousness of the allegations against him and his team, it seems shocking they would want to continue to associate with what i think is a damaged brand. >> reporter: the port announced his retirement earlier this month on the same day it released an internal audit and investigation that revealed some of the credit card holders skirted spending limits. $60,000 in questionable gifts they may violate laws. warren will earn $109 an hour based on his $214,000 salary. quan retires from the port with pension benefits but it's unclear if he'll collect a pension and paycheck at the same time

there will be two more funerals today when james mattioli and jessica rekos will be laid to rest. the first two funerals were monday when 6-year-old noah pozner and jack pinto were remembered. >> shouldn't be at a 6-year- old's funeral. it's a devastating event and as heartbreaking as it is, it just keeps getting more heartbreaking. >> reporter: noah pozner was described as smart, caring and rum bunktious. jack pinto loved the new york giants. he was buried in the jersey of his favorite player, giants wide receiver, victor cruz. >> there were little stories about jack being in heaven tossing footballs with angels and knocking their halos off their heads and everyone got a chuckle out of that. >> reporter: honan funeral home in newtown will hold 11 funerals between now and christmas. marly hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >>> newtown school officials have brought in grief counselors for students who need help dealing with the tragedy. >>> people across the country are paying tribute to the victims of the shooting. locally dozens of people gathered last night for a vigil in

will be here. colbie callait. james taylor will be here. he had a great visit with sound check yesterday and checked out the national christmas tree railroad and the trains around the tree. it's a great family activity. family event. and the talent, spectacular. >> and this is also a new tree. the tree that stood here for decades was destroyed in a wind storm back in 2011. they planted another tree, that died. and they planted this tree back in october. so a new tree. the gates are going to open. at 3:00, you are going to have to pass through security and you have to have a ticket. you can't just show up in order to be here for tonight's performance. reporting live from the ellipse, megan mcgrath, news4. bark to y back to you in the studio. >>> 17th street will be closed between constitution and new york avenues. the roads will reopen at 7:00. >>> this morning, there is some life changing news for some breast cancer patients. it turns out taking tomaxaphin can be a lifesaver. a study finds that women who took it for five years had a third l

and on a personal note, when we received the news that james utterson will be with us at the miami book fair this year, i was more than thrilled when i was also not surprised that his primary reason for coming was not to close books, but instead wanted to make celebrating the notion of family reading and that's what were going to do this morning. mr. patterson is going to come out, say some words and then we'll sit down and engage in a bit of a conversation. but that will also take questions from the audience, so how those wheels turning in a can of questions you might have to answer. if you're young, don't be intimidated. , not because i know he does to your questions from youtube. so please give a really, really warm, warm miami and miami book fair welcome to mr. james patterson. [applause] >> hi, i'm stephen king. [laughter] i was walking in here and this lady said new book much taller in your book jacket photos. [laughter] my boy jack came home from prep school yesterday, that thrill for me. it was devastating when he went away. where have you been my blue-eyed son? what i want to t

will kick off the ceremony at 4:30. musical guests this year include the fray, jason mraz and james taylor. it will be live streamed by the national park service at thenationaltree.org. >>> closer to home the annual monument liking will take place this year. webb gets the honor of flipping the switch. there will be performances by local choirs and plenty of things to eat while you wait for the lights to come on. they get started at 6:00 and highlights and the fireworks come on at 7:45. >> taking the kids out. 6:00 leading up to 7:45. bring a jacket? >> my guess is yes, a jacket and then some lynette? >> not the jacket guys but the coat. the warm heavy coat. as you step out this morning and keep it around throughout the day because we're going to have the temperatures that are well below average. that cold front moved through yesterday with that we are dealing with a northwesterly flow. a very cold flow. we have those clear skies. we have to really zoom out to get some type of weather. snow back off towards the north and west. but you know what? that won't be making it into our area. just be

all of our supporters and know this and between the mobile apapps industry and you will hear more from james jones and talk about communication technology and everybody in the room has a hand held computer and think about ten years ago we didn't have that so the change in technology is important. you can see what we're focused on in the 35 growing occupations in san francisco. all of that is incorporated into our curriculum and make it adaptable. the partnership with sf tech and city college is there and you heard about jaun going back to school and we are emphasizing placement we want all the folks have the tools that they need including degrees and the advanced credentials to be successful in this industry. tech sf we're trying to align with the industry trends as you see on the board. the young lady talked about computer engineer. there is system analysis. there is graphic design which is a rich industry in this city as it relates to technology, so our goal is to make sure when you grate from tech sf, whatever door you come in you have everything that you need to be successful, an interns

james catholic church will likely be torn down sometime in the new year. the 132nd year-old church is in such disrepair that mass has not been held there in more than two years. restoration is estimated at $12 million. the chicago archdiocese applied for a demolition permit but it was deferred because the church is on a list of historic least significant buildings. that deferral expired today >> gun advocates take their argument to the airwaves. next, the debate over gun control heats up as both sides dig in. also, what some republicans are saying about the president's plans for the fiscal cliff. and later, braving the crowds to get those last minute christmas purchases taken care of. it is cold at the moment but the forecast is promising snow... details coming upbreak man, chanting, snapping fingers: oh, those boys are much too much! those boys are much too much! we got the spirit we're hot, we can't be stopped! we got the spirit! we're hot! we can't be stopped! we're gonna beat 'em and bust 'em... announcer: the smallest moments can have the biggest impa

they will host the santa breakfast at st. james at 9:30 this morning. the school is surrounded by seven facilities. >>> little italy gets brighter tonight. the community will get together for the annual christmas tree lighting. there will be a visit from santa. lots of treats. the event starts at 7. it is free to the public. >>> the holiday season is underway. the first family lit up the national tree and the first lady took time to read twas the night before christmas for those attending the ceremony. >>> and billion is doing tall can to help needy children. it is a holiday tradition to keep them warm. city employees and students gathered at the municipal building yesterday. they decorated the tree with scarves, hats, gloves and mittens. this is the 39th year for the ceremony. >> it was to give to those who have little. as the winter approaches, we have children out there without mits and scarves. >> if you would like to decorate it decorate through the 20th of december. >>> and it is that time of year, the toy drive, we're proud of our partnership. the

the james lick back up this morning, we will go to the james and the traffic center. >> it is worse thanthe days we saw last week. it is surprising, we're looking at some slow traffic all around the bay area. it is letting in san francisco. the 1 01 southbound has kept traffic so slow here on the inbounds central freeway on the southbound the james freeway which is backed up on to the bay bridge for the westbound ride. it is slow from the upper deck to the san francisco because of these problems. this is better than we've seen at and and our possibly two hours. this is possibly one of the slowest spots. look at interstate 280 here, it is jammed up all away from daly city and two san francisco. the 1 01 as slow along to it the candlestick causeway and along the entire upper deck as you head westbound into san francisco. there are a number of hot spots on interstate 80 is backed up all the way to lay down. the backup on the bay bridge it began as an occurred seen as a straight with a 65 minute drive time. bay bridge drive times are awful, 37 minutes coming out of the macarthur maze. an acc