the queen will concentrate on the united kingdom. across four months, starting at the end of march, she and her husband will spend 20 days visiting different parts of the country. as with their visits to australia last october, it will be a test of stamina for a couple that will be 86 and 91 years old. >> she has been doing it for 60 years, and that is what keeps her going. also, her devotion to duty, what she gave her life for, and she really has given her a lot for it. >> it will be led by duchess of cornwall and the duke of wales. they are going to new zealand and papua new guinea. but most will focus undoubtably on prince william and the duchess of cambridge. they are going to malaysia and singapore and then to the south pacific, the solomon islands, and one area that last had a visit when the queen and the duke of edinburgh went there 30 years ago. they were carried ashore by islanders sitting in canoes. the queens seemed to warm to it, and falling behind in his canoe was his duty, in his admirals uniform. william and kate can e

that was in 1897 for queen victoria. more than a century later, britain will have another opportunity to express his feelings for another long-lived queen -- express its feelings. >> it is the queen's express wish to visit as much of the country as she can. >> from the royal family to the royal jewels, elizabeth taylor was one of the most glamorous actresses of her era, and her spectacular story collection is on the block in new york city, but if you are looking for a christmas bargain, this may not be the one for you. one is bidding alone reached $115 million, which is a record for a private collection sold at auction, and i suspect my husband was not there among the bidders for me for christmas. from all of us here at "bbc world news america," thanks so much for watching. i will see you tomorrow. >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the fremont foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global

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>> the "queen of heavens" sails for caracas tonight. i remember it from the time. >> yes, but caracas isn't in bolivia, is it? >> what the porter saw in the banknote was not "bolivia." >> what was it then? >> it was "bolivar." and the bolivar is the unit of currency in venezuela. our friend is on his way to venezuela. simpson! >> stop that man! [sighs] >> the middle. no, no, no, no, miss lemon. to the left. at least one centimeter to the left. that's better. voila. is there nothing to which hercule poirot cannot turn his finger? >> hand. "pay to hercule poirot the sum "of one guinea only. ernest todd." it is to me, hastings, a little reminder never to despise a trivial, eh, with the undignified. a disappearing domestic at one end, a cold-blooded murder at the other. [captioning made possible by friends of nci] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] very simple, very elegant. it's "a table of all the receipts contained in this book." - so it's a recipe book. - yes. and it also has remedies for illnesses... -

and the plans for queen elizabeth, the british royal family will be racking up the miles to mark her 60 years on the throne. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it is harder to end the war then to begin one. a message for future leaders by one of today. they will come troops back from the war. the conflict has been long, bloody, and controversial. the commander in chief paid tribute to the courage and professionalism in the field. >> barack obama never wanted this war. as a state senator, he called it a dumb. >> all the fighting and all the dying, the building, the training, a partner in, all of that has led to this moment of success. iraq is not a perfect place, but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable, a self- reliant iraq. >> it was almost a victory lap if not only because he promised to bring the troops home. there was no mission accomplished. what started with shock and author and a quick invasion turned into a long, costly, and divisive war. the demise of the dictator, the scandal of the prison. the war changed iraq and america. 4500 american troo

and the plans for queen elizabeth, the british royal family will be racking up the miles to mark her 60 years on the throne. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it is harder to end the war then to begin one. a message for future leaders by one of today. they will come troops back from the war. the conflict has been long, bloody, and controversial. the commander in chief paid tribute to the courage and professionalism in the field. >> barack obama never wanted this war. as a state senator, he called it a dumb. >> all the fighting and all the dying, the building, the training, a partner in, all of that has led to this moment of success. iraq is not a perfect place, but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable, a self- reliant iraq. >> it was almost a victory lap if not only because he promised to bring the troops home. there was no mission accomplished. what started with shock and author and a quick invasion turned into a long, costly, and divisive war. the demise of the dictator, the scandal of the prison. the war changed iraq and america. 4500 american troo

the queen's 90-year-old husband, prince philip, rushed to the hospital. late word tonight on his condition and his family's reaction. >>> and back from the brink. the 21-year-old who was gravely injured. doctors wanted to remove life support. what happened next shocked everyone. his family calls it their christmas miracle. >>> and christmas gifts. an army mom returning from war surprises her children. but there was a huge surprise waiting for her, too. a holiday homecoming unlike any other. >>> and good evening. and the countdown has indeed begun. after black friday, cyber monday and all those other special days, we are in the final hours now of the holiday shopping season, so important to the health of the economy. a staggering 24 million americans will not complete their christmas shopping until tomorrow. and so tonight, the nation's retailers are making a final last minute push to reel in them and their precious dollars, by extending hours and slashing prices. and, of course, the crucial question tonight -- will this frenzy of consumer spending be a ho

i'd probably have to go for the queen. you'd like to sleep with the queen? oh, no, not particularly... but, i mean... it'd be so great to slip into conversation, wouldn't it? i mean, you go down the post office, you buy a stamp, you look at it and you say, "i've had her." you know, you could say... "took her a little bit of time to warm up,

but the queen already has a reputation for being frugal. >> don't really realize that the queen is going around buckingham palace turning off the lights, having fewer staff and in the winter turning the heating down. she sometimes even writes letters in her very old fur coat. >> reporter: the queen has even offered to rent out part of st. james palace during the 2012 london olympics. but even though there may be cuts, parliament knows that the royal family is a huge tourist magn magnet, bringing in $785 million to great britain every year. >>> when we come back here on "world news," so many long lines here in new york this weekend, but we give you a front row seat at the elizabeth taylor jewel auction. [ male announcer ] you never know when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ [ man ] tell your doctor about all your medical conditi

but the queen already has a reputation for being frugal. >> don't really realize that the queen is going around buckingham palace turning off the lights, having fewer staff and in the winter turning the heating down. she sometimes even writes letters in her very old fur coat. >> reporter: the queen has even offered to rent out part of st. james palace during the 2012 london olympics. but even though there may be cuts, parliament knows that the royal family is a huge tourist magnet, bringing in $785 million to great britain every year. they're not going to cut too much. >>> when we come back here on "world news," so many long lines here in new york this weekend, but we give you a front row seat at the elizabeth taylor jewel n.ction. [ male announcer ] you never know when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ [ man ] tell your doctor

he will want to be at the queens side as he always have. they have been husband and wife for over 65 years. doody has always come first. maybe they will feel that safeguarding their health will come first. -- duty has always come first. >> hamid karzai will allow the taliban to open a liaison office in qatar. this is the first time that he has backed this in public. our correspondent is in kabul and she gave us more details. >> the statement was one that he gave on television and it says that if the americans want to create an office for the taliban in qatar, the afghan government agrees for the sake of consolidating peace and stability. the statement goes on to say that they would prefer the creation of such an office in saudi arabia or in turkey but they are prepared to move forward the peace process. they want the office to be created as soon as possible to show the practical steps can be taken towards peace negotiations. this is different from the position a couple of weeks ago when the president was anchored by not being consulted by t

the queen is said to prefer handmade gifts instead of extravagant ones. and according to some sources, kate has been hard at work making her homemade strawberry jam. a hint, perhaps? the royal family is keeping with tradition. they will begin with high tea today, followed by a formal dinner. and then, the official opening of gifts. but the question is, will prince philip be well enough to join in the celebration? dan? >> lama, thank you. >>> now, to politics. your voice, your vote. and a christmas cease-fire on the campaign trail. the negative ads have stopped. but how long can this hold? given that the iowa caucuses are just ten days away. also this morning, yet another twist in the long, strange, political odyssey of one donald trump. abc's david kerley is covering all of the action in washington this morning. a lot of stuff going on. david, good morning to you and merry christmas. >> reporter: and to you, dan. good morning. a lot of action overnight. we heard a big blow to a couple of candidates. both newt gingrich and rick perry failed to make the bal

"our homecoming queen." "where the boys are." >> safer: where the boys are, indeed. >> streep: oh, god. "bernardian art editor." that's what i was. and the morning announcer. diane sawyer, eat your heart out. >> safer: home movies made it clear-- the camera loved her from an early age. but the homecoming queen didn't care much for the movies of the day. she was fascinated by the classics. >> streep: there was one channel that had older movies, and i loved carole lombard and i loved kate hepburn and bette davis and barbara stanwyck. i like girls with attitude, you know? moxie. there's an old word. >> safer: though she had dabbled in acting, she got serious about it at the yale drama school. that led to an audition with the public theater director, joe papp. joe papp could be a taskmaster, yes? >> streep: not to me. ( laughter ) >> safer: papp gave her her first break on broadway-- a small role in a period piece called "trelawny of the wells." joe papp asked you if you could do a southern accent? >> streep: ye

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. >> reporter: that's the opinion of several parents and residents in queen anns county, mothers and students gathered 5500 signatures on a petition, told that full funding for a intersection just isn't there. some parents are having trouble with that considering the bay bridge toll would increase to $4. >> we are not going to see that money. it's like that chesapeake bay at the atlantic ocean. >> reporter: this community was affected by the latest death. >> that morning, that little boy was not just the rice family's son, he became every mother's son in this county. >> reporter: queen anns county sheriff thinks the j turns aren't the answer and feels the design isn't sufficient now. >> sometime of vehicles have had trouble negotiating the radius of the turn. >> reporter: in the last six years, there has been five fatal accidents. residents and parents of queen anns county want to make sure the tragic statistic does not increase. in queen anns county i'm don harrison for abc2 news. >>> people living in the area will meet with state comptroller on wednesday at the intersection, they h

he would like to play a small role at the queens side. they have been husband and wife for 65 years. cuty -- duty will always come first but perhaps they feel that their health should. a reminder of the latest headlines this hour. thousands of israelis have rallied near jerusalem condemning the behavior of ultra-orthodox jewish extremists who are calling for tenders attrition. arab league observers have visited the flashpoint u.s. city of -- the flash point syrian city of homs. final preparations are underway for the state funeral of kim jong il starting in just a couple of hours. south korea is continuous very public morning. state television usually features nothing but positive reports on what the regime has been doing. now the reports have taken on a most supranatural town. >> north koreans are used to hyperbole in their evening news, beginning with the qualities of their leader's birthplace. the mountain where he was said have been born. since kim jong il's death, strange natural phenomena appeared to have increased across the countr

the queen and their four children also visited on christmas eve. >> the queen broadcast an annual christmas message. she spoke from here at buckingham palace about finding strength in difficult times. >> friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit. >> the queen mentioned her trip to australia this year with prince phillip. she said they saw the effects of the flooding and how families and communities came together to support each other. it was a busy year for the prince who, despite his age, is said to be in generally good health. the prince saw his grandson, prince william mayory kate middleton in april. president obama visited in may. he was fitted with a stent to keep a coronary artery open. heather kovar for cbs news, london. >>> prince phillip is expected to slow his hectic schedule. his treatment could also include changes to his diet as well as medications routinely prescribed for heart patients. >>> coming up next, olga has our forecast. >> wh

queen ann's county schools have been delayed 90 minutes. producer confirming the 90 minutes for queen ann's county. we are going to hear about talbot county. you can see the problem the airport down to zero. right on the bay itself i spoke to jana receive, fog seems to be the issue with leonard town annapolis bwi quarter mile visibility. this extends to the upper part of the bay as well. we have no problems with the visibility there. so our bus stop forecast calling for partly to mostly cloudy with patchy, dense fog east and southeast. 35 to 45. our sunrise at 11 minutes after 7:00 a.m. this morning. 9:00 partly sunny. we'll be back into the 47- degree range. south winds at 4 miles per hour. 5 to 10 out of the south with 56 at noon. by 5:00. should get to 60, 61. west of town we have 30s in culpepper, manassas, 40 in gate they are nersburg this morning -g in gaithersburg this morning. the real cold, look at these single digits in denver now. bismarck at 7. little bit of arctic air coming in, we have temperatures on the flip side of this fro

> i love queen latifah. there's only one difference between us, she's cool and i ain't. >> she is hilarious. >> they are duelling divas in charge of making their small town choir make it big. >> we got to shake them up. >> get your beyonce out of my face. ♪ i'm starting with the man in the mirror ♪ >> i got a sneak peek at verizon's how sweet the sound youf at the l.a. staple center. ♪ every day >> dolly is doing all kinds of music. you've been doing rapping. >> oh, yeah, i talk about the movie and talk about the queen who came from the rap world. >> she's a battle rapper too. she's breaking me down. >> i get her good. >> you'll be hearing a whole lot from the ladies. key key palmer, and the choir in this movie. ♪ >> don't miss "joyful noise" when it hits theaters on january 13. >>> still to come, the joy of losing weight. how celebrities are staying slim this holiday season. we dissect the star's secrets. >>> steven tyler on drugs, divorce, and his promiscuous past. what he told oprah. >> that is st

open space between the hustle and bustle of baltimore and the quiet country roads of settlersville in queen anne county. nearly 70 miles from the city this rural town doesn't entertain a lot of celebrity guests. >> just a small community. it was a big deal to have a ravens player here. >> reporter: a ravens player, lardarius webb, to talk to kids as part of an anti-bullying program. it was offered by this man, joseph gill, and his company, the odyssey group. the pta president jumped at the chance to make it happen. >> a week before, we took her a t-shirt and we had it signed by all the children and the teachers. >> reporter: but the thrill quicklily turned to heart break when gil called the day before the assembly saying the star cornerback was out of town and couldn't make it. suspicious, she made a round of calls to other schools. >> they were telling the same story, that all of a sudden he wasn't going to be there. that following monday i sent a letter home from the pta stating that it had all been a scam. >> a so-called scam run by gil who the ravens have said has no ties to their playe

we're being told that there will be events to mark obviously 60 years of the queen's reign. the point is the members of the royal family will visit the 15 countries where the queen is head of state. obviously this young couple will be right up in the most attractive part of the royal family's commitments, i guess, the prince of wales and the duchess will go to australia, new zealand, and on their second tour, these two will be off to singapore, solomon islands. the queen and the duke of edinburgh, after all, it's her diamond jubilee, they intend to travel as widely as possible across england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland. i'm sure all familiar with the idea of the brain drain, the loss of talent from one country to another, where the opportunities for work are better. well, how about this? they're now talking about the brain gain for developing countries, as they see skilled professionals coming back to their home countries. in the latest in our special series on the young and jobless, here's a young libyan american who tell us why she swapped the u.s. for a post-ga

so far, queen anne's is the only one to file criminal charges. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> a warn has been issued for a suspect but the police are waiting to release his name until he gets out of the hospital. he was the suspect in an armed robbery on wednesday. someone spotted the car and police followed him. when police finally got the man out of the car, he reached for a gun and two officers shot him. he is in shock trauma. >>> a man walking to his car in glen burnie was beaten and robbed. someone attacked him from behind. the attacker got the man's wallet and took off. the man did have injuries but did not have to go to the hospital. police searched the area but were not able to find a suspect. >>> developing tonight the man who witnessed abuse by former penn state coach jerry sandusky spent time in court. mike mcqueary said he saw sandusky molesting a boy in a shower. mcqueary testified in a preliminary hearing for the two penn state officials accused of lying. when asked why he didn't go to police, mcqueary said one of the officials he tal

>> kyra, you could be the queen's roommate. things are pretty tough over there. >> oh, good, you're saying i'm not fat. >> i could see you there and a little room there. >> i might get on her nerves, zain. let's just lay it out. >> well, here's the deal, right? she needs to share the pain and what is decided, she will take a pay freeze over the next couple of years or at least until 2015 is what a lot of people are saying. that means her pay is now oonly $50 million. there has been a reduction of what she has paid. prepare a lot of the things that need repairing at the very old palaces and she can't have as many lavish parties or state affairs that she's been used to. but the money that she does have, the 15 million, she will be able to run the palaces and travel the world and just be the queen. she's got to make some of these sacrifices and one of the things they're thinking about doing is rent out rooms at st. james' palace or other places as the olympics come up, but people need a place to stay. but you have to be on this li

how are the future king and queen spending their first christmas as husband and wife? here is nbc's michelle kosinski. ♪ >> reporter: few things are more steeped in tradition than an english christmas. this re-enactment shows queen victoria visiting neighbors. back when santa wore green. here is victoria with her german husband who made the christmas tree, card, and turkey dinner wildly popular. these days modern royals often spend their holidays here, considered small and cozy for a palace. the queen can enjoy her ever growing family, cherish those moments that holidays are made of. and decorate the tree. as seen in this rare footage from the documentary "portrait of prince philip." >> actually it's at christmas where the royals can really switch off. just be themselves like any other family on christmas day. >> well, kind of. starting christmas eve with princess katherine experiencing it all for the first time. first cocktails then opening gifts but it would be a faux pas to take this seriously. >> they're very tongue in cheek about what they give each other. they

. >> and the gadget queen. she did not think about putting a fresh balls to the west. if you buy a lot of truth fruits and vegetables it doesn't last morning. >> and lettuce is the test, that's the worse to keep fresh. >> we left them with debby our gadget queen notices things and the balls were no exception. >> the biggest draw back with the products they do not have detailed instructions. >> what does this say. >> put in your produce storage. >> we rá checked back. i left everything you know in its, i was not sure. there were not corrections -- directions it is still brown. >> the lettuce was slimy and brown. she was not impressed after peeling through layer after lawer. >> i would not serve that. >> the head of lettuce with the ball is more brown an the one without. i would be very disappointed if i spent my money on that. >> that's the going rate online and not a bargain. the other one is better but a failing grade would not stop our gadget queen from trying other products. >> if it came along i thought would it work, i would try it. >> and we tried to contact the

open space between the hustle and bustle of baltimore and the quiet country roads of cutlersville in queen anne's county. this rural town doesn't entertain a lot of celebrity guests. >> a small community. it's a big deal to have a ravens player here. >> reporter: a ravens player ladarous west to talk to kids as part of an antibullying program. the pta president jumped at the chance to make this happen. >> the week before we took a t shirt and had it signed by all the teachers and children. >> reporter: but the thrill for the children quickly turned to heartbreak when gill called the day before the assembly saying the star player was out of town. suspicious, she made a call to other schools. >> he told the same story. i sent a letter it was a scam. >> reporter: a scam by gill. the groups have learned that the hard way, including cutlersville elementary and the nearby school. the sheriff's office is the first to file criminal charges. an arrest warrant has been issued charging him with theft. >> this guy is a scam artist. >> reporter: the 62 from annapolis is considered one of queen anne's m

the queen's husband rushed into emergency surgery. tonight, how he's doing and how it is affecting the royal holiday plans. >>> will to live. nearly taken off life support, a young man shocks everyone. tonight an amazing story of survival. >>> and taken by surprise. a sea of soldiers returning from war, pulling off one more secret mission for their families. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. just hours fromnow this season of giving will reach its most important day, and it is still fragile economy. we have found ourselves again this year focusing on what americans are spending and what retailers are earning as important bellwethers in the nation's recovery. with christmas eve falling on a saturday and mostly good weather around the country, today millions found the opportunity for one last full day of shopping. a perfect storm of procrastinators, bargain hunters and stores eager for their business. and out among the last minute shoppers is nbc's ron mott in new york city's busy herald square, shopping dis

it is the queen's diamond jubilee. she's already sending her children and grandchildren to be her emissaries overseas while she and prince phillip make less demanding trips in the united kingdom. >>> and the race to make affordable small cars safer continues. while suvs and see dans still rank at the top of the car safely list, a new list names the 20 safest small cars under $20,000. at the top of that list, the chevrolet cruze. it has ten standard air bags and computerized stability control. and the all-new chevrolet sonic comes in at number two, thanks to sul that strong steel. we posted the entire list for you at abcnews.com. >>> and we want to bring you up to date now on the enormous response you gave to our story last night as mia, the little girl with down syndrome who waslewas lerescued by an american family before she would have been shipped to an adult mental institution in the ukraine. so many of you wanted to know about the other children who needed families. a foundation was so overwhelmed by you, the websi

it is the queen's diamond jubilee. she's already sending her children and grandchildren to be her emissaries overseas while she and prince philip make less demanding trips in the united kingdom. >>> and the race to make affordable small cars safer continues. while suvs and sedans still rank at the top of the car safety list, a new 2012 list from "forbes" names the 20 safest small cars under $20,000. at the top of that list, the chevrolet cruze. priced at just under $17,000, it has ten standard air bags and computerized stability control. and the all-new chevrolet sonic comes in at number two, thanks to ultra strong steel. we posted the entire list for you at abc.com. >>> and we want to bring you up to date now on the enormous response you gave to our story last night about masha, the little girl with down syndrome who was rescued by an american family before she would have been shipped to an adult mental institution in the ukraine. so many of you wanted to know about the other children who needed families, like little

he said he was doing really well. >> reporter: the queen's annual christmas day message was recorded before the prince took ill, but touchingly she spoke about courage and the relationships that matter when times get tough. >> the importance of family has of course come home to prince philip and me personally this year with the marriages of two of our grandchildren. each in their own way a celebration of the god-given love that binds a family togethe together. >> reporter: one yet to gain the star of the show, the crowds big this christmas as kate celebrates her first as a duchess. she is looking increasingly relaxed in her royal role. >> i brought my daughter. we came all the way from liverpool this morning. >> what did she say? >> she said she liked your cape, didn't she? >> reporter: prince william had to work harder than his wife to win the crowd. but despite the celebrations, the kindest wishes were kept for the prince who couldn't be here. >> it's a sad day for us, really. i mean, poor old boy's getting on but we miss him. >> he's 90. i hope he does well and recovers pretty soo

how are the future king and queen spending their first christmas as husband and wife? here is nbc's michelle kosinski. ♪ >> reporter: few things are more steeped in tradition than an english christmas. this re-enactment shows queen victoria visiting neighbors. back when santa wore green. here is victoria with her german husband who made the christmas tree, card, and turkey dinner wildly popular. these days modern royals often spend their holidays here, considered small and cozy for a palace. the queen can enjoy her ever growing family, cherish those moments that holidays are made of. and decorate the tree. as seen in this rare footage from the documentary "portrait of prince philip." >> actually it's at christmas where the royals can really switch off. just be themselves like any other family on christmas day. >> well, kind of. starting christmas eve with princess katherine experiencing it all for the first time. first cocktails then opening gifts but it would be a faux pas to take this seriously. >> they're very tongue in cheek about what they give each other. they

the queen looked relaxed, greeting children and taking their bouquets of flowers. the duchess did the same, breaking away from the main group accompanied by prince william. during the service, the royal family parade for the full recovery of the duke of edinborough. he apparently remains in good spirits at the hospital and led a group of six of his grandchildren led by princes william and harry spent about 40 minutes at the hospital visiting him. ♪ >> reporter: in her christmas broadcast recorded several weeks ago the queen spoke of the importance of family bonds. >> we've seen that it is in hardship that we often find strength from our families. >> reporter: she had been moved at the way families and communities had supported one another in the australian floods and the new zealand earthquake. the aftermath of which was visited by prince william. and she turned to the happiness her own family had found in the past year. >> the importance of family has of course come home to prince phillip and me personally this year with the marriages of two of our grandchildren

the queen is take a pay cut. the british government plans to freeze funding for queen elizabeth ii as part of a series of austerity measures. but she will still be able to draw 50 million a year in public funding but that's about half of what she got before the economy went south. toy-to-make a few extra pounds, she is -- to make a few extra pounds, she is apparently going to rent out rooms in saint james palace during the next olympics. >>> newt gingrich has a sizable lead in iowa just four weeks before the state's republican caucuses. a new cbs news/new york times poll out tonight shows that the former house speaker has a double-digit lead over mitt romney and ron paul. that's among republicans who are likely to vote. house minority leader nancy pelosi says that she will release what could be damaging information about gingrich if he wins the nomination. she promises to provide details into the 1990s ethics probe surrounding gingrich. the records are public but haven't gotten a lot of attention. gingrich says h

drag queens was the theme of the night at the ice rink. it was open to the public. drag queens participated before during open night, but this year the night was officially dedicated to them. there were individual performances by little miss hot mess and anaconda. >> weather could get messy by the tail end of the weekend. right now we have clear skies and a nearly full moon. the day the rain arrives as the news continues on cbs 5. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> the first full week of december now coming to an end. absolutely rain-free. the last time we had any kind of rain drops have to go back to thanksgiving day. two full weeks. live cbs 5 weather camera currently clear skies. not a cloud in the vicinity. could see a hint of patchy fog later on. meanwhile, tomorrow for your friday, your weather headlines. third straight da

it is our former queen, her present queen, and future queen on bicycles. [applause] >> thank you so much for the inspiration, words of wisdom, and the help that you will share the next few days. i am the executive director of the san francisco bicycle coalition. we're thrilled to be cosponsoring this event. for your support, enthusiasm, commitment, bringing fantastic talents. we will work hard in the next few days. huge thanks to the political family at the support. this would be an exercise in vision and dreaming. if it weren't for the fact that myself and so many others have the faith that we will actually produce results in the next few days, this will not just be draining envisioning. we will take many, maybe all of your ideas and to move forward. because we have such tremendous political support. i want to recognize and the mayor in the last 67 months of working with him, i can't tell you the difference. we're thrilled to have such a partner. i want to thank you for the support and enthusiasm. i want to thank you from the police department, the port,

queen elizabeth went to visit the prince at the hospital. that's understandable. we're going to get the latest from buckingham palace in just a moment. >>> if you haven't finished your christmas shopping, folks, it's time to focus. we're going to help you whether it's last minute gifts for a loved one or what to give to a hostess of a party you're going to, don't worry, we have some simple and easy ideas that will help ease your stress here. >>> and then heaven is for real. colton was rushed to emergency surgery with a burst appendix. when he awoke, he had an astonishing story. it's an amazing family. we will meet colton and his family, coming up. >>> veronica de la cruz at the news desk for us. >> good morning, everyone. president obama is starting his delayed christmas vacation in hawaii after securing a agreement to some payroll tax cuts for the next two months. kristin welker is in honolulu. good morning to you, kristin. >> reporter: good morning to you, veronica. president obama arrived in honolulu on friday evening. his vacation was delayed by about a week b

it is our former queen, her present queen, and future queen on bicycles. [applause] >> thank you so much for the inspiration, words of wisdom, and the help that you will share the next few days. i am the executive director of the san francisco bicycle coalition. we're thrilled to be cosponsoring this event. for your support, enthusiasm, commitment, bringing fantastic talents. we will work hard in the next few days. huge thanks to the political family at the support. this would be an exercise in vision and dreaming. if it weren't for the fact that myself and so many others have the faith that we will actually produce results in the next few days, this will not just be draining envisioning. we will take many, maybe all of your ideas and to move forward. because we have such tremendous political support. i want to recognize and the mayor in the last 67 months of working with him, i can't tell you the difference. we're thrilled to have such a partner.

queen elizabeth went to visit the prince at the hospital. that's understandable. we're going to get the latest from buckingham palace in just a moment. >>> if you haven't finished your christmas shopping, folks, it's time to focus. we're going to help you whether it's last minute gifts for a loved one or what to give to a hostess of a party you're going to, don't worry, we have some simple and easy ideas that will help ease your stress here. >>> and then heaven is for real. colton was rushed to emergency surgery with a burst appendix. when he awoke, he had an astonishing story. it's an amazing family. we will meet colton and his family, coming up. >>> veronica de la cruz at the news desk for us. >> good morning, everyone. president obama is starting his delayed christmas vacation in hawaii after securing a agreement to some payroll tax cuts for the next two months. kristin welker is in honolulu. good morning to you, kristin. >> reporter: good morning to you, veronica. president obama arrived in honolulu on friday evening. his vacation was delayed by about a week b