packed with explosives near camp phoenix. the taliban claimed responsibility for it, saying the bomber was aiming at a civilian convoy. it comes just over a week after taliban gunmen launched an assault on kabul that brought the capital city to a standstill. the los angeles city council gave final approval to close most shops that sell medical marijuana. there are currently between 800 and a thousand pot clinics operating across l.a. but under the new rules, that number will be capped at 70. mayor antonio villaraigosa still has to give his approval for the ordinance to take effect. on wall street today, stocks made early gains, but those faded in the closing minutes of trading. the dow jones industrial average lost more than two points to close at 10, 194. the nasdaq fell seven points to close over 2,203. former republican senator charles mathias has died at his home in maryland of complications from parkinson's disease. mathias represented the state of maryland for 26 years in both the house and senate until his retirement i

>> apollo, a great pick a couple of years ago and a for profit education company, university of phoenix and high unemployment and lots of people are going back to school and stock battered downed by short sellers and 11% free cash flow yield and worth 9500 -- >> you predicted this in '07, and it was the best stock of all the bulls and bears, and so you got it again and eric, do you like it. >> no, i'm not a big fan of the on-line degrees, i think the university of phoenix is tobin's alma mater, if i'm not mistaken. >> and didn't graduate. >> and brian's bar is his alma mater. your prediction. >> citigroup, $3.31, finished and we learned things too big to fail are too big to fail, an easy double if the economy turns around on the mortgage

my first book on the phoenix program in vietnam had a great deal of that in part of how i got into this was i was talking to these intelligence officers who worked in vietnam and they said, which areas where you get more intelligence? where did you have the cooperation supporting you are helping umar and it always came back to the with the south vietnamese district chief or what have you come so i think it is critical there. in terms of the larger strategic intelligence, are you talking about in terms of understanding culture or in a country? >> , charrie really putting our efforts into doing the intelligence? >> i think, i think we are doing what needs to be done and i think as i mentioned battlefield circulation with commanders is a big part of this because if you have someone like general mcchrystal who is going out and talking to people in the field, he tends to learn more that way then if he sits back in his headquarters like general sanchez did for example in iraq. i mean, certainly there's a lot of other intelligence stuff out there that we don't know about but i think if he were

and this same video comes from phoenix. yesterday we had the guy with his head out the sun roof. >> that's why i'm not moving to phoenix. this and every day between about march and november when it's 100 degrees out there. >> that doesn't appeal to me either. >> beautiful city. beautiful to look at from a distance. around here, most of the folks in phoenix live there because they hate it here. in january, especially. awfully cold outside. for the snow birds that didn't go out west to phoenix and far southern california those snow birds that went south to florida, big mistake this week. very cold air. all the way down the peninsula of florida. here's a tip for your investing. orange futures will be going up very, very soon. up or down. this is why i'm not in the investing business. orange crop and strawberry crop could be very severely impacted by what can best be described as one of the coldest nights in florida in many, many years. here in washington, another cold one in the books. icy waters in the potomac right now. our

and phoenix out there good luck. new york 11, minneapolis, only one he° -- only 1 because al franken is coming home that puts a chill. what happened to global warming? he is it a lie? >> it is not a lie. over the last years the earth is warming. in my own lifetime in alaska i've seen glaciers disappear. i've seen glaciers melt. >> sean: how often do you see glaciers over the weekend? >> they have. the earth is warming. >> sean: there's an ebb and flow totter's temperatures. in 19 2 the same thing you are saying the glaciers are gone lo and behold some of the coldest years on error is this historyia? >> certainly it is hysteria. i think it is a undeniable warming trend for a while, as you say. this is the natural cooling and warming trends of the earth what matters is how long ago. >> the last 10 years has been cooler. science is not consensual. science is an examination of facts. the proponents of global warming has cast doubt over this thing by the suppression of disagreement. trying to make this consensual. this w

several suspected immigrant smugglers are behind bars after police raided a home in phoenix. authorities went to the home after receiving tips that the smugglers role in more than a dozen emigrants against their will. police say they had been held for more than a week. some told investigators they had been beaten. they are expected to be deported. and errors on a family is reeling after a teenage girl accidentally ran over and killed her brother. -- and arizona family. they were playing around a mall parking lot when the girl -- when the boy jump in front of the car. the boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. there's no word if any charges will be filed. aghast as pollution -- and gas explosion injured 11 people. buildings and windows were p shaken. hello will the mercury go? we have the latest temperatures and the possibility of some snow in the seven-day forecast. and the possibility of some snow in the seven-day forecast. ...it's easy to feel like you're fading into the background. that's because bipolar depression doesn't just affect you. it can consu

valerie of phoenix, arizona. shame on beyonce for entertain ago gadaffi. she should apologize to our troops who are fighting terrorism. in louisiana, if beyonce was paid 2 million bucks to entertain a libyan thug, she should be a patriot. that's 2 million that can't go towards terrorism. peter williams, australia, we don't care much for political correctness which is why the kfc chicken ad was not a big deal here. they have pulled the ad because it does have racial overtones. robert paige, orange, california, after you played the parody of obama care, the song by ray stevens, his web site crashed. well, that's what we understand. but ray stevens.com is now up again. dr. christine, pennsylvania, for my dad, john ryley's birthday, we're sending him to tampa to see the bold fresh show with you and beck. i hope we can deliver on the present. i know i can. i am a bit worried about beck. and jerry, new jersey. love the hairy eyeball story in bold fresh. will i go to hell? maybe, jerry. it was risky for me to write it. how about a web site? i do want to mention,

of the maricopa county in phoenix. it is a mob was of more than 600 attorneys. she has been an attorney for more than 20 years. she has a degree from university of virginia and a law degree from arizona state university. please go ahead. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of the committee. bank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to present the views of the county office of maricopa concerning the continued importance of the violence against women act and more specifically, about the value of mandatory minimum sentencing for sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as prompted dna and hiv testing in cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse. we're located in phoenix, ariz., and we process -- we have more than 350 lawyers who prosecute more than 350 gallons per year. -- 40,000 felonies per year. as chief assistant, i have prosecuted domestic violence cases, sexual abuse cases, and i currently oversee the specialized bureaus who focus on prosecuting those crimes. sexual violence causes lasting trauma to victims beyond physical injury. in many cases, th

good news, my phoenix office... the meeting went great! they loved the presentation! judy, great job on the printing! i'm amanda. tom. james. nice job on the brochures and letterhead. louis, keep up the good work with our shipments. it's -- it's peter. great job, everybody! that's a closet. you know what, guys? take the afternoon off! we can't. that is why i hired you. world's proudest boss. [ male announcer ] we understand. you can never have too much help. fedex office. >>> all right, sir. it's probably pretty safe to say, right, reynolds wolf, no matter where you live in the country, stick your big toe outside, it's cold. i feel look a wuss complaining of cold when some are seeing palestine is double digits. >> everything is relative. here expecting highs around the freezing point a good part of the day. neighbors in the northern plains, way up, 32 degrees below zero at this time. there is a seg smnt of our population, does seem weird. some like to stay outside. some journey outwards. others during winter put on minimal clothing and jump into freezing water. or wat

when i made my trip back from phoenix. yeah, that's it. depend brand. for women and men. >> tonight at 5:00, now that the baltimore ravens are headed to the playoffs, the best way to get there, and where you might find a deal. that is tonight at 5:00. and now the maryland lottery numbers. >> happy new year. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. let's play the pick 3 numbers. pick up eight cinema cash scratch-off for your chance to wind up to $30,000 instantly, and a second chance to win at trip to a movie premiere. go to details at mdlottery.com/cinemacash. and now your pick four numbers. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> one last check on the forecast. >> i don't want to walk to my car. it is so blustery out there. 31, 32 is the forecast high. because still see some flurries this afternoon. tomorrow, 36, so a little bit better. mildest day of the week on wednesday. friday, prin50% chance of scattered snow showers. it will be called for the ravens, too. >> to be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. but it's melting

that's where it's 78. 69 in phoenix, arizona. seattle at 53. across the midwest t bitter chill continues. kansas city you'll eventually warm up by tuesday and wednesday. a high today of only nine degrees. i'm meteorologist bonnie schneider for hln >>> you may let a bad word slip every now and then. but one san francisco politician is taking it to another level. >> just updated my facebook status update vowing in 2009 that i'll use the word [ bleep ] in every board of supervisor's meeting. my ap polls. >> what his constituents and fellow politicians think about his promise. >>> most people make new year's resolutions that better themselves or others. one san francisco politician is taking his new year's resolution in the opposite direction. city soup voice or chris daily says he plans to use the f word at every board of supervisors meeting next year. most of his constituents and colleagues aren't too happy about it. >> i think it's fing ridiculous, and i'm so glad le's almost out of here. >> i think it's a nonissue and a publicity stuntd. >> i a

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. >> reporter: in phoenix, ann malone helped her community fight crime. >> you can see how this would give somebody a lot of privacy. >> reporter: it started when ann discovered that a man with a history of assault, robbery and drug use was camping behind her phoenix home. >> he could right into my backyard or climb over the wall any time he wanted. >> reporter: this gave you a sense of what? >> terror. >> reporter: terror? really? police considered it too time consuming dealing with misdemeanor crimes. until ann went door to door and got 18,000 homeowners behind her. >> i just wanted to say thank you again. >> reporter: now shops are reopening in part because crimes like trespassing, drinking in public, and aggressive panhandling have declined. this after police under pressure from ann started enforcing misdemeanor violations and checking suspects' backgrounds to see if they were wanted. >> it's more work for you. >> more work initially but in the long run less work. >> reporter: it makes a difference in the neighborhood. >> sure does. >> prior to become ago community organizer, how

they are the phoenix, arizona, couple that pinned their hopes and dreams, attached their heart to this little baby, baby gabriel, in the hopes that they were going to get to call him their baby boy. that they were going to adopt baby gabriel. they had been on the string with this woman, elizabeth johnson, age 23, for some time. jack and tammi, thank you for being with us. first to you, jack smith -- >> hi, nancy, how are you? >> i'm very disturbed. i'm disturbed about why -- why didn't she just go ahead and give you the baby? why give the baby to some people she had just met at some public park, for pete's sake? jack smith, what do you think? >> well, you know, again, we don't know what's in her mind. and i would love to think i know what's in her mind, but i don't. if i did, baby gabriel would be us, and back here in arizona. the reason she didn't give him to us is the father was saying he wasn't going to do that. this was the first time we'd had a chance to be with the father -- to talk with the father. so he was saying he wasn't going to do it. so that basically left her with no alt

. >>> and police in arizona say they uncovered a drop house for human smuggling in phoenix. five alleged smugglers under arrest. authorities found 11 immigrants held against their will and say some were beaten. >>> the hunt on for the facebook fugitive. that story coming up in what's on the web. >>> and the oldest woman in the district celebrates a milestone birthday today. >>> here is howard with the mittens on. >> that's right. mittens are better than gloves, fingers work together to keep hands worm. we will talk about how warm we get or don't get, and a little snow is possible. details in the seven day forecast when we return. why the hurry? my mother in law will be here in an hour! look at my carpet... if i steam clean it'll be soaked for hours! why steam clean? use resolve deep clean powder... the moist powder removes ground in dirt... ...and deep cleans without soaking. so you can easily give your carpets a deep clean... ...and it's completely dry in 20 minutes! this carpet will please any mother-in-law. resolve deep clean powder. and for high-traffic areas and even up

then as we zip toward the west. 72 in phoenix. 63 in san francisco. l.a. 74 and 51 in seattle. that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> one of our ireporters had his camera rolling when a firecracker went off course with dramatic results. what happened to the crowd at this new year's eve celebration. >>> police in arizona say a teenage girl killed her 17-year-old brother when she accidentally ran over him with the car. authorities say the two were playing a dangerous game at a mall in mesa. the boy kept jumping in front of his sister's moving car and then she'd slam on the brakes. police say the last time he did it she couldn't stop in time and ran over him. he later died at a hospital. >>> friends and family of a missing utah woman are turning to social media networks in an attempt to find her. starting tomorrow, people looking for susan powell will begin a three-day blitz on twitter and youtube. organizers are asking facebook users to turn their profile pictures to a purple ribbon. powell went missing december 7th and police have focused on her husband.

good news, my phoenix office... the meeting went great! they loved the presentation! judy, great job on the printing! i'm amanda. tom. james. nice job on the brochures and letterhead. louis, keep up the good work with our shipments. it's -- it's peter. great job, everybody! that's a closet. you know what, guys? take the afternoon off! we can't. that is why i hired you. world's proudest boss. [ male announcer ] we understand. you can never have too much help. fedex office. you can never have too much help. girls: snickerdoodles, shortbread, fudgie nut bars, how many treats are in the cookie jar? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... announcer: the smallest moments can have the biggest impact on a child's life. girls: go, dad! go, dad! go, dad! one foot! one foot! [laughter] >> larry: joining us is debra tate, roman polanski's former ster in law. i knew sharon tate. had interviewed her a couple months before he tragic matter. what would you like to see happen? >> i would like to go away. there has been a lot of time ha has passed and we need to bring it to an end. >> larry: have you t

phoenix, 70. minneapolis, 6 degrees. and a storm backing into the northeast coastline. the winds are the big issue there. back-to-work forecast. yeah, the vacations are over. double digits in minneapolis. got to look for the positive side. >> this weather report has been brought to you by kellogg's special k. kate? >>> the consumer product safety commission has just released new rules for manufacturers of baby products. they're meant to get information out to consumers faster and more efficiently. they come after a rash of recalls from last year. here to help us out, the editor in chief of thebump.com. carley roney. the bump, as in the baby bump. good morning to you. this was confusing. every time i turned around, it seemed like i was hearing about another recall. do we have to pay attention to every one? >> clearly, the recalls for the most important products in your home, the crib, car seat, >> we went out on the street and talked to parents. they felt like they didn't get the information from companies. one couple said they had a crib that they had no idea had been r

hundreds of people, japan, a phoenix, las vegas vegas, argentina, brazil, ch ile, all over the world they thought they saw him. that should not have been the case he was easily identified the 60 6.4 inches and wears size 14 shoe and had a scar although it could have been removed. but in any event after a lot of research and soul-searching we reached the conclusion he is in south america because his illegitimate daughter was living in a place in several miles south of san diego diego -- santiago and hiding in a notorious place you may recall the gestapo and rome and said we're not 100% sure but she calls the key nobody in that age cannot do it alone obviously. the daughter went there and read went on to missions to south america but particularly that first one but even though we met for people in the course of to describe to us a person who exactly fit the description of alberta who was seen in the last two weeks but we did not find him but has many of you no less than one year ago there was a report in the new year times and germany that albert heim died and he died in 1992. what was

her car was registered going 90 miles per hour along a phoenix interstate. one of the crashes caused the hood to flip up and block her windshield. she didn't let that slow her down, though. she stopped only after the fourth crash. police believe she was under the influence of prescription pain medication at the time. >>> and aroundhere, all we have to worry about is our usual set of crazy drivers, and little bit of an old man winter bite in the air first thing this morning. >> throw a little ice on the road and that can make things complicated. >> luckily, it has been precipitation-free over that little bit of dusting on the roof on friday morning. it's been all quiet since then, all quiet today. cold, but quiet. that we can handle. outside right w, a mostly sunny and very chilly start to your sunday morning. any outdoor activities today? remember to put your hat and your mittens on, everybody, because the temperatures will be climbing, but not all that far. 22, our current temperature, with a north wind at 16 miles per hour. put the windshield back down int

good news, my phoenix office... the meeting went great! they loved the presentation! judy, great job on the printing! i'm amanda. tom. james. nice job on the brochures and letterhead. louis, keep up the good work with our shipments. it's -- it's peter. great job, everybody! that's a closet. you know what, guys? take the afternoon off! we can't. that is why i hired you. world's proudest boss. [ male announcer ] we understand. you can never have too much help. fedex office. >> larry: carnie and jillian remain. danny cahill joins us. winner of the eighth season of nbc's "the biggest loser." danny lost 239 pounds. more than half his body weight. he lost 56% of the body weight. let's take a look at how he did it. >> danny, your starting weight is 430 pounds. >> this thing has stolen my life. i want my life back. >> look at that word, believe, okay? right there. >> do it! press. one more. >> let's go. pop it. >> what? >> danny is a -- >> i'm not afraid to believe that i can do what i need to do. >> larry: maybe the greatest "biggest loser" ever. when you look at that now an

and "phoenix and the birds of prey: counterinsurgency and counterterrorism in vietnam." marks articles have appeared in "the new york times," wall street journal, "washington post" and other publications and you may have seen his op-ed in "the new york times" and wall street journal in the last couple of months about afghanistan. mark is a harvard grad and a cambridge and received his phd from cambridge. his new book, "a question of command" which will be discussing today, counterinsurgency from the civil war in iraq. i can see that you guys are all very interested and we will get to it in just a bit. tom ricks who is near and dear to our hearts here at csis. tom as you may know is one of the great military journalists of all times. he's been with the "washington post," before that he was with "the wall street journal" for 17 years and he's been part of two pulitzer prize-winning teams. one with the journal, one with the "washington post." of course, tom wrote his seminal book, the seminal book on iraq, the asko. when he was a writer in residence. we've always been very

. >> reporter: at phoenix's sky harbor airport, the newest weapon in the war on terror that can see through clothes carrying explosives. already used on millions of passengers, these special x-rays can catch all kinds of contraband. >> regular weapons, guns, knives, box cutters and the like but also unusual types of weapons, explosives, liquid explosives, gels. >> reporter: officials at rapiscan, the manufacturer, say the scenes can also detect pentaerythritol tetranitrate, an explosive known as petn, which the suspect in the christmas day incident was apparently carrying. the machine's imageless look like this, an outline of the body, not in detail but weapons and other items do show up. this technology has been controversial because previously it was much more invasive. i went through a so-called back-scanner machine. i was advised that if i didn't want my private areas shown, i should put a metal plate in my pants. i stepped just in front of the machine, turn around n just a few seconds, the monitor explains my humble contours. now in this text, i am playing the role of a would-be terror

. >> joe: brooks laich gets a power play goal saturday against phoenix in a win over the coyotes back at home. he's mopping up for jose theodore tonight. it's 7-2, washington for the ninth time this year. six goals or more in a single contest. jon sim fires and the blocker of neuvirth. picked up on the move by backstrom with 4:40 to go in regulation time ovechkin to meyer. meyer allowing macdonald the play. fr here from uniondale. al koken and alan may with post- game live on comcast sportsnet. it's slapped down by schremp hand by nothing michal neuvirth and he holds. capitals have the lead. it's grown to a five-goal advantage. laich tiptoes in and tries it on rick dipietro to make it 7- 2. has anybody ever had skunky beer? clear and green bottles let in light, which can turn traditionally brewed beer skunky. brown bottles protect better. every sa brotle. we put so much care into brewing the beer that we tect >> joe: here comes the ovech- kam presented by amar'e meritle. >> craig: trying to score on his knees. the islanders have held him pretty much in check. it's the other caps that

it is part of phoenix, arizona, along with thousands of acres of agriculture land. coming to closure on water rights is imperative to protect the water supply for thousands of people in arizona. equally important is the fulfillment of commitments made to the white mountain apache people to provide them clean and reliable water supply and to repair their irrigation system which has fallen into disrepair. in this settlement, all parties came together with a mutual desire for success. indeed, the parties to this settlement agree include the white mountain apache, the state of arizona, the cities of phoenix, scottsdale, tempe and various water users organizations and entities. as with the two bills we just considered, i want to again acknowledge the administration's position that for over 20 years the federal government has stated that negotiated indian water right settlements are prmble to pro tractive and -- preferble to pro tractive water rights settlements. i thank the gentlelady from arizona, ann kirkpatrick, and her colleagues in the arizona delegation for their h

the argument between arenas and javaris crittenton began during a card game on a return flight from phoenix on december 19. two days later arenas allegedly placed three guns in front of crittenton in the locker room and told him to choose one. however the washington post said the dispute was over who had the biggerun gun. for more, we take you to the game tonight. we find chris. what's the latest on your end? >> the latest is. gilbert arenas is going to play tonight. in fact he's going to start. as it pertains to the to the investigation it's still in the ongoing process. i haven't been able to confirm in gilbert arenas has spoken to officials about the incident. with my report yesterday from my sources gilbert arenas did not pull a gun out on javaris crittenton. javaris crittenton did not have a gun. both players did have a verbal confrontation but it ended this. there as we try to move on as it pertains to a basketball glamep game, flip was asked how this distraction is going to hurt or help the team? >> there's no question. you'd like as a coach of players being able to totally focus and

home tone of arizona near phoenix. investigators found her car a thousand miles away outside a motel in san antonio and all the way to miami where they arrested her last week after she missed a custody hearing. the woman says she gave the child away to a couple she met in a park in texas. now investigators say another couple who originally warranted to adopt the child may now know more about the case than their sharing. other, really. jonathan hunt is with us. >> there are a couple also from arizona. their names are jack and tammy smith. they have told cops that they met elizabeth johnson at a long airport layover. they befriended her. she told them she wanted to have her baby adopted. they said they were interested in adopting that baby said they have no idea about the whereabouts of the baby. the cops announcing they believe they know person and are declaring them persons of interest. they said they were completely innocent in all this. listen to jack smith. >> we should have been persons of interest from day one. we

the bomber set off a minivan packed with explosives near camp phoenix. the taliban claimed responsibility for it, saying the bomber was aiming at a civilian convoy. it comes just over a week after taliban gunmen launched an assault on kabul that brought the capital city to a standstill. the los angeles city council gave final approval to close most shops that sell medical marijuana. there are currently between 800 and a thousand pot clinics operating across l.a. but under the new rules, that number will be capped at 70. mayor antonio villaraigosa still has to give his approval for the ordinance to take effect. on wall street today, stocks made early gains, but those faded in the closing minutes of trading. the dow jones industrial average lost more than two points to close at 10, 194. the nasdaq fell seven points to close over 2,203. former republican senator charles mathias has died at his home in maryland of complications from parkinson's disease. mathias represented the state of maryland for 26 years in both the house and senate until his retirement i

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this -- this disagreement started in a card game on a team flight back from phoenix during a west coast trip where javaras countries endon and arenas got into it. crittendon owed somebody else money and it escalated into gilbert arenas wanting to play a practical joke on crittendon he says and put loaded guns in front of his locker. and with the note pick one. javarss seeing this, not sure what was going on, according to two people in the room, we reported today in "the washington post," found his own gun. put in a clip, cocked the weapon and never ponted it at him but scared the bejesus ot of both of them and everybody that was in the locker room so that is where we stand today. >> reporter: all right, now harry edwards, does this strike you as an aberration when you look from a distance at this. or is it part of -- >> oh, absolutely not. >> reporter: what do you see? >> i had spoken with commissioner stern as early as three and a half years ago concerning the evolution of this situation. the fact that both the nfl and the nba and other sports were going to inherit the problems and iss

early on, more closely to the time after i was sworn in, i was in phoenix. and i had an opportunity to be a part of really looking at the light rail system. i've been to new orleans. met with the people that are refurbishing the street cars there. so the idea of liveable communities is catching on all over america. you all get it. you are the incubators for lots of creative ideas to help people stay in the communities because there will be walking paths, biking paths because there will be light rail, good buses. we know we're -- people are always going to have a car. we know that. we also know that we have a state-of-the-art interstate system in the world. but people are looking for more. they're looking for alternatives. they're looking for different options. and that's what all of you are creating. and i've seen it in the 66 cities that i traveled to last year. and i hope all of you are as pleased as i am at the partnership that we have developed now with our friends at hud and epa. we now have shared resources between hud, epa, and d.o.t. to really create

from phoenix, jon kyl, the second ranking republican in the senate. and with us here in studio jack reed, a senior democrat on the arms services committee. before we get to national security, i want to ask about the controversy we were discussing in the last segment. senator kyl, do you agree with g.o.p. chairman michael steele that harry reid should resign? >> you know, harry reid has said a lot of insensitive things for which he has had to apologize. i agree with michael steele's comments that there is a double standard. whether trent lott should have resigned i think is a great matter of re -- we should be reflecting on that now. if he should resign, then harry reid should. if they apologize and you know what is in their heart, my feeling is they shouldn't but in this case he should. >> chris: i should point out, senator reed, you're different reed, you're jack reed. if it was fair for lot lot lot to resign, then harry reid should step down? >> there was huge pressure from president bush for trent lott to step down. the comments was an apparent, ma

from the state capitol in phoenix, this is live coverage on c-span. [applause] [applause] >> please join me in welcoming the governor of the great state of arizona, the governor janice brewer. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. [applause] thank you. >> speaker, president, honorable senators and representatives, chief justice, and the justices of the supreme court, the secretary of state, and all other constitutional officers, tribal leaders, honored guests, and my fellow arizonans -- i have worked hard all my life in many ways and places. for 27 years, i have had the chance to serve ariz., to help this wonderful place grow. i served beside you and i am proud to serve the same master each of you sir, the people of -- each of you serve, the people of arizona. [applause] like you, i know arizonans it to be a tough minded bunch. strong, iron-willed, an equal to every challenge. that is a good thing, because as we gather today, are still young state is challenged as never before. let me be abundantly clear -- i know we will meet this challenge. i believe

he was actually drafted by phoenix after a year at duke and was traded to the bulls. butler pulls up aunt jumper -- on the jumper, noah is all over it. fourth rebound for him. rose the other way. >> phil: good job. he did a good job of getting out, proekt protecting the pick and roll and hustling to get in fronts of noah for the rebound. >> steve: looking in for haywood, has it. lays it in. nice pass. >> phil: that's deshawn's pass. >> steve: yeah. >> phil: good job. >> steve: once again, washington back up by 1, brandan haywood having a stek speck tack larsen, career season, averaging just under 10 points per game and 10-1/2 in rebounds. he's third in the league in blocked shots. they are battling. this time butler fouls him. >> phil: you know, at that point you got to realize that you really burned a lot of time on the clock. he was very aggressive. i thought he could g wi hack andead iy lo--utte so c i .. i lo i .. otheer l- i' one ank -ou le taoffbeermuch you e grlsnee trips b er l taste grs. you're gorgeous, look at you, i loooov y zards have come back and lead s

phoenix jones against the blitz. he bracks free. cowboys definitely own tightal of the team you don't want to see coming. we'll face the vikings next week. >> late night for the ravens wrap up. we'll break it down for you. see you then. >> fans have been showing support all week long. >> out in the cold. they paint the town purple. >> 11 news reporter has more. >> you can't buy their jersey but you see their work at every home game. grounds crew has a new job to do. their goal to get into the playoff spirit. the ravens fields and grounds supervisor. he said stenciling is a tradition. >> we have stencils cut out of plassyick. we'll dot out individual colors and fill in the cloffers ads you'll see. >> i was out to join him. >> we are here to wish the ravens good look. spreading the good cheer and good luck and hoping they are going to do well next week. >> we've been asked in the past if we can do this for individual people, yes. we have, yes. love the playoffs. reporting for wbal news. do you know if jennifer got her front yard stenc

talk to the small business in phoenix that will triple its work force because of the recovery act. talk to the window manufacturer in philadelphia who said he used to be skeptical about the recovery act until he had to add two more work shifts because of the business it created. talk to the single teacher raising two kids who was told by a principal in the last week of school that because of the recovery act she wouldn't be laid off after all. there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that's why i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this cou

atlanta, a balmny 61. 31 in salt lake city. 72 in phoenix. 28 in boston. in terms of your travel, again, we'll have issues in boston later on today. the reason why is, of course, that area of low pressure continuing to bring the heavy snowfall to parts of the northeast. of course, heavy waves and strong winds could keep planes grounded on the tarmac for a while. betty, that's the latest. back over to you. >> see you shortly, reynolds. >>> we want to take a look back now at the best interviews and memories of 2009. more of the morning's top stories at 6:20 a.m. >>> well, good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm betty nguyen with t.j. holmes and reynolds wolf. this morning we are doing something a bit different. we are looking back at the year in review. some of the big stories of the year and some of the stories we enjoyed covering. >> some of the biggest, no doubt about it. president obama. the first black president of the u.s. inaugurated in january. a lot of coverage dedicated to, that but we covered the big stories, but there were a lot of stories bi

phoenix at about 71 degrees. l.a. at about 77. robin, george? >> hey, sam, wait a minute, any stray confetti left over? >> no. first of all, no. it's normally -- wait, wait, wait. that is confetti. yeah, it is. >> they did a great job of cleaning up. >> it's pretty darn clean. >> yes, it is. come on inside. >>> we do have time for our picture of the morning. we want to look at a stunning architectural feat. it is now the tallest building in the world. the burj dubai. it opens today, almost half a mile tall. you may remember, chris cuomo was there, remember? last year, chris not crazy about heights but he was at the top. it is amazing. >> $1.5 billion. >> is that all? >> that's it. it's 50 stories higher than the willis tower which used to be called the sears tower in chicago. they won't say exactly how tall it is. >> they won't say exactly until this evening when they actually have the unveiling but they kept adding more stories as it was being built. >> that's for sure, the tallest. >>> still to come on "good morning america," new details on th

here, in a church that rose like the phoenix from the ashes of the civil war, here in a church formed by freed slaves whose founding pastor had warned the union blue, here in a church whose pews, congregants set out for marches and from home choir and forms of freedom were hurt and whose sanctuary, killing himself, was sermonized from time to time. one of those times was thursday, december 6, 1956. pastor, you said you were older than me, were you a round at that point? [laughter] your three years old. [laughter] i was not born yet. [laughter] on thursday, december 6, 1956, and before dr. king had board and thus to the mountaintop and told about his treatment of the lincoln memorial, king came here as a 27-year-old preacher to speak on what he called the challenge of a new age. it was a. tramp -- it was a period of triumph. weeks earlier, the supreme court had ordered the desegregation of montgomery's buses. a hard-fought battle that would put an end to the 381-day historic boycott devin montgomery, alabama. and yet, as dr. king wrote to take the pulpit, the future cell -- still seeme

he served in our state as the commander of the combined joint taskforce phoenix, an illinois national guard-led taskforce, comprised of thousands of troops including more than 3000 from the state of illinois. general huber, i met general huber in kabul, afghanistan, and i saw his leadership and i saw the leadership up -- the men and women under his command. they are not all young. some of their romp -- are almost as old as me. they go to a very full board in place -- they go to a very foreboding place at the gates of hell, confronting al qaeda and the taliban in the mountains of afghanistan and never complained. it was inspiring to be there with them and, general huber, on behalf of a grateful state and a grateful nation, thank you very much for your great leadership. i think that we not only want to express our gratitude -- it was so inspiring across illinois going to many homecoming ceremonies in urbana, and freeport, in kankakee and chicago, to see our soldiers come marching home and to see them welcomed by our citizenry, the men and women of our state who understand how important

on the plane on the way home from phoenix no one said bomber but one person -- you don't worry about the last -- should have been someplace else. i went and threw up. i don't know how much you are talking about this but legal strategies. ohio is a place where the election day is a place where you get these voters, a bunch of lawyers, and the sure they stopped judges from doing dumb things and make sure polling places are operating as they should. make sure you are not seeing a voter irregularities. this is very much opposed to thousand. these teams of lawyers are ready. ohio is a good example. people are registering and voting. there is a very broad set of circumstances where someone was able to register early and vote on that day. we were concerned they doing it -- you can do a ton of anything. we went to make sure our lawyers were there. this is the second best thing to your voter file in terms of campaign planning, calendar. when do we need to start recruiting so we have people who are ready to go? it won't happen and there will be voting places where it is happening weekly. there