we believe that a successful gift center means a successful neighborhood. we simply have concerned about the placement of the parking entrance on our street. i'd like to orient you to a couple of things first. neighborhood character. we believe that the greatest concern around the entryway at the loading dock as it's currently situated is that it will destroy our character of our neighborhood. for the last 15 years, we have made a concerted effort to develop this area through very strong, significant sweat equity. i'd like for you to notice what our street looked like 15 years ago and now it's a vibrant community with children playing on the street, with beautiful buildings and a real community. we believe that having such a high level of traffic going through will be detrimental to the character of our neighborhood. we also have concerns about some of the fac

>> the worst gift? i was trying to think of -- i can't think of anything -- well, you gave me pots and pans but i liked them. >> right. [ light laughter ] i'm a bit of a cook. >> jimmy: it doesn't even have to be for you. something seth's given anyone. >> not for you. >> not for me. i know what dad's given that's bad. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: what did he give? >> he gave my mom a pink cowboy hat. [ laughter ] she opened it and was really like, "really, are you serious?" and my dad's very confident. he's like, "it's a good looking hat." >> it's a great hat. >> it's a good looking hat. it's a functional hat. >> jimmy: yeah, a functional hat. >> the worst pink cowboy hat ever given. >> jimmy: how about a fish in a jar. a yarn -- >> oh, but it was such a hit. [ laughter ] it was such a hit. it looked like a doodie in a jar. [ laughter ] but, my mother loved it. >> she didn't love it. dad loved how awful it was. >> jimmy: everyone loved laughing at it. >> yeah, it was, it was -- yeah. >> it's not out. it

will take gift cards to help others. you don't waste your money. >> well, they have everything for your bed, bath and beyond but not federal regulators say one item which is going to be pulled from the store shelves. the problem with the tissue holders because they have low levels of radio active material. a spokesman with the commission says there's no real health threat here however they are telling people to return them bed bath and beyond says you can return the tissue holder for a full refund. for more information call this number, (184)962-3966. >> well, some things in life leave us in shock. words just won't come out of our mouth. that's what happened to her. she thought she was going to see her mom on skype. when there was a technical problem, a familiar face, well, is going to walk through the door. >> wow. mommy. >> i love you. [applause] >> you never get tired of watching that. she said she was so excited she couldn't move at first and now she's glad to spend her birthday with her mom. >> how do i follow that.

this was a wedding gift, this was a personal gift. so when edith set out to find a suitable home for her husband to move to after leaving office, she had the dimensions of this tapestry written down on a little card. she did okay. she was able to fit the width of

it doesn't honor gift cards, consider a store competitor. it may accept the card with hopes of gaining new customers. even if the company in bankruptcy reorganization is not redeeming the gift cards now, check back later. it may start redeeming the cards at a later date. to find out how to protect your money when buying gift cards go to our website nbc washington.com and search gift cards. >>> pharmaceutical company novartis is voluntarily recalling a number of popular over-the-counter medications. esed rin, bufferin, no dose and gas-x are pulled because they may contain stray products from other products. bottles with expiration dates of 2014 or earlier are involved in the recall. novartis has suspended operations at the plant where the pills were made. there haven't been any reports so far of injuries associated with the recall. >>> with childhood obesity on the rise chick-fil-a is now offering healthier options for children. today the chain restaurant introduced grilled chicken nuggets and an option to swap french fries for a fruit cup or

this would create a gift fund. as you know, the public guardian is the official under california probate court -- court when no one else is willing or able to act. before the public guardian office can petition, our office has to conduct an investigation to find out whether the person has capacity or not. we also look into what kind of care plan the person would need an need to know assets to determine what benefits they would be eligible for, whether they have a house of that sort of thing. that process can be very time consuming. one of the issues we have had is we have not have the capacity to do this quickly. the house -- for the hospitals, this is a real problem, because that means they cannot move patients out of hospital care when what they need is long-term care. what we are proposing to do is create this gift fund. we have a tentative agreement with the hospital council of northern and central california where they could give money to this fund that would help enhance operations. i want to make clear that

. >> we give gift cards to people in need and then we also sell gift cards to our church members and part of the proceeds of the sale then go to our building fund. >> the burglars hit up two other churches in the area, stealing flat screen tv's, and cash. >> really takes a different kind of individual to steal from a church. >> police have no suspects, nor a description of the person or people responsible. but what about -- >> our christian faith teaches that everyone stands accountable for their decisions and choices. god certainly forgives. >> the criminals could face years of jail time. in stafford, virginia, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> right now, police are checking to see if any of those stolen gift cards can be traced. they don't know if any of the criminals attended the churches that they stole from. >> the metro line leading to one of the district's poorest neighborhoods is enjoying the highest economic development in the region. that's the finding in a new report due out thursday. the capital river front business improvement district commissioned the study to track cha

i tunes gift card showed up in holiday stockings. there is an alert, a hacker stealing cash out of i tunes accounts. take a look. >> jim isn't the easiest guy to get gifts for. >> my first response is nothing. i go for the i tunes gift card. >> after getting several of them, his account balance went as high as 170 bucks, until one day -- >> he got an email from apple. >> said my account on i tunes had been frozen until further notice, it was because my account had been hacked. >> the hackers spent at all money buying applications for smart phones. >> out of curiosity, i wondered, am i the only guy tahad this account hacked? >> there is a growing apple support forum of people who say their accounts have been hacked going on more than a year and now more than 65 pages in the forum with hundreds of replies. most of them ask the same questions of apple. >> can i get refund on what i lost. >> for emert the answer is yes. apple refundsed the money, but for many people that's not going to happen. how do you protect yourself? experts say cha

he wins a pizza bolis gift card along with best -- gift card from best buy. come to wjz.com, click on the pro football challenge. and we'll see if anybody else can knock adam off the top in the meantime. >> it will just take one point. >> yes, it will. >>> wjz is the place to be for the play-offs. you can watch the ravens game a week from sunday, january 15th, 1:00, only here on wjz 13. and again, don't forget, this sunday is the pittsburgh steelers. we'll bring you that game. sunday afternoon, 4:30, live once again, here on wjz 13. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. controversial cut. billions of dollars being slashed from the defense

they have a gift receipt warning tonight so you don't waste your money. >> if you have a gift he receipt, you are supposed to get the original purchase from the store. one woman who recently visited the wal-mart wants others to know her story. >> reporter: her preschool daughter loves her doll set she received for christmas but she didn't need two of the same gift. >> we didn't need two so we wanted to take it back and get something else she needed. >> reporter: so she took the gift back and marched the doll back and that's where the problem began. >> it came up bringing $19.90. the original price was $39. >> reporter: carmen's relatives said they paid $39 but despite that, they would only offer the current marked down price. she wonders how many others were short changed. >> if they have a gift receipt, it should be given back. >> reporter: after she found the original receipt, we contacted wal-mart and they apologized. a spokesperson told us, when executed correctly, it works but wal-mart has been the subject of several issues considering this issue and now they are instructed to watch

. >> those popular itunes gift cards could be hacked. >>> we want to start with the continuing coverage of same-sex marriage. an antisame-sex marriage rally is going on. ministers are gathering to have their voices heard before the governor would introduce a bill to make maryland the seventh state to allow same-sex marriage. at the hilton in baltimore this past weekend, the national conference of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality laid the foundation for what this hopes to be a victory. >> we've been here five days training, making strategy, building the political power of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. >> reporter: a political power that is getting quite the boost here in maryland from a governor that not only spoke at this year's conference but is about to introduce a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, setting up pro and antisame-sex marriage believers. >> other states have found a way to protect religious freedom and protect rights equally. it is time for maryland to do the same. that's why we propose a civil marriage law in the general assembly of maryla

this makes everything looks like it's a gift when you get home. my bed, my shoes. >> yeah. >> but then it's like i already had all this stuff. >> now ian, the next morning, arrives back at his pad. >> wow. >> i love it. i love it. he says you know what, yeah. you got me. i love it. the bed is the most impressive part to me. looks like a fitted sheet. >> reminds me of an episode of "the office" when jim, for christmas, wraps dwight's desk. >> looks almost identical. >> the thing is, you can't get mad at a prank like this because everybody likes opening gifts. that's half the fun of getting a gift, ripping open the wrapping paper. >>> just another day on the job for this officer looking for drunk drivers after a football game sunday night in wisconsin. he's driving down highway 41. >> wait. oh. >> headlights. >> boom. >> he swerves out of the way of a car that is coming straight at him. >> the wrong way. >> obviously driving in the opposite direction. >> in his lane. he immediately turns around, you can hear him rev up the engine trying to catch up

a new web site offers cash for unwanted gift cards. >>kimberlee: a new sweepstakes taking place for all of the music lovers. we're giving away paris of premium tickets to the cold plate in april. in order to enter visit the kron4 facebook fan page. in order to enter the contest, you have to like our facebook page. it's a the kron4 facebook fan page in click like now to enter to win a pair of premier tickets to see cold plate. >>gabe: did you get a gift card the did not need or want? i will show you a new reputable service that will give the cash or help be traded and for what he did once. an easy, straightforward website to get cash for your unwanted gift card. they paid between 75-92 percent of the card's value. there's also a web site to swapped cards. create a free account, tell them the card you want to trade in, what you want for it and it will have the last. >>vicki: firefighters are battling a blaze near frederick street. more on less relevant p.m.. it is dry out there. >>brian: there is no rain through next weekend. temperature

we know the do it yourself gift is the best. we have do it yourself gifts with a high tech make over. personal scrapbooks, personalized candy. perhaps a murse for the man in your life. >> the "today" show scrapbook will be huge. >> that's a big one. >> imagine going home to debra with a "today" scrapbook. >> honey, for you. >> natalie is at the news desk. >> good morning to you guys, again. good morning, everyone. the republican presidential candidates are making a final mush in flori push in florida ahead of tuesday's primary. mitt romney is pulling ahead 42 to 27%. according to the poll one of the key factors in romney's edge over gingrich is electability. voters see him as the most likely candidate to beat president obama. now to the mysterious disappearance of maine toddler ayla reynolds. police confirmed that some of her blood was found in her father's home. nbc's michelle franzen has the latest. >> reporter: new clues in the case of missing toddler ayla reynolds. investigators confirm some of the blood found in justin depi

the whole gifting thing -- people were sharing things. it would have been in bad taste to sell things. one year, firewood. they desperately want offsite to do it. we did not think it was evil, but we just thought it was tacky. and we stayed true to that sort of thing. it would be too much to expect, we are going to make it not commercial. that is how people are going to bond to our brand. not even rupert murdoch would come up with that. we just did that because it is what made us feel good. now we are thinking, with the burning man project -- it is interesting. my partners and i are thinking beyond our lifetimes. it is a bit of a legacy project. which is really interesting, an interesting exercise. that makes you feel differently about the present. so what would make something that durable? what would keep it alive that long? we have been alive and have grown for a quarter-century. it may not be hard to imagine an entire century at all. now we are found in an institution that will house and generate culture, and function as a community. w

. -- gift funding. as we face significant general fund challenges in the past several years, we have focused on generating additional fund revenue to meet the challenges. the enormous work we have been doing at the department have that really paid off, and this slide demonstrates the general fund revenue has been increasing since 2008-2009, and is between fiscal year 2011-2012 we added 1.2 million to the budget. this has come in big ways and small waves. everything from outside plan to break rentals -- outside land to bike rentals. i have slides that illustrate how we allocate our resources. the department spends half of operating budget maintaining parks. this includes gardners, custodians, urban foresters, and integrated pest management staff, among others. the nextthe next two largest are delivery of rec programming in our recreation and swimming pools at 27%. and it the maintenance of all our facilities by our structure maintenance yard, approximately 12%. we allocate 6% of the budget to administrat

. >> why are you buying a gift for somebody when you have credit card debt? >> reporter: he has credit card debt. she made the mistake of cashing in her 401k. >> do you not watch my show where i would have yelled at you for taking money from a 401k plan? >> i lost my mind. >> why? >> he wanted me to be happy. >> reporter: it's no holds barred with suze. and whatever you do, don't let her peek inside your wallet. >> look at this. macy's, lord and taylor, nordstrom. >> reporter: what can you tell from a person's wallet? >> if a person has a wallet or purse that has all the money krufrmged up, they don't respect money. if you can't respect money, it means you have credit card debt. >> reporter: oh, interesting. these days, suze's real mission, turning her firepower against a surprising new target, debit card. >> what are the fees? >> i don't know. >> how much do you pay every month? >> i don't know. >> do you know the fees of those cards? no. you just use them and don't know if they charge you or not. >> reporter: high monthly charges, fees for every transaction

a gift receipt in there. >>> next one you'll say is watch movies online. here we are the academy awards are now in the air. >>> i'm sure a lot of people will break this rule during this season. but the average moviegoerser in america goes eight times a year. these days it is expensive to go. $15 if you factor in ticket prices, if you want any of the concessions and for a family of four, that is about $60 per visit. eight times a year, $480 a year. get a netflix subscription, it is a lot less expensive. >> if you don't want to look at a movie on a great big screen or some people have flat screens at home now. invite four of your friends over let's say for $4.99 you have also seen the movie for a dollar and you can make the popcorn fresh. >>> you are looking to cut back, watch those things. >>> last one, was causing a bit of controversy around here. before the show, that was stop home delivery of newspapers. >> i agree. my husband disagrees. tell me why i'm right. >> well, it is the person looking to save money in their budget, stopping home delivery can sav

give him the gift of patients, care for all people, but above all, the gift of wisdom here that surround his occupation with men and women dedicated to public service. fill him with your love so that he is not afraid. for as the scripture says, but perfect love cast out of fear. finally, we pray for ourselves as citizens of the city we love it. drive from us and our elected officials all cynicism and slavish ideology. in your mercy grant us just and honest, rep. all men. -- and honest government. -- amen. >> please welcome the color guard in the san francisco girls chorus. -- and the san francisco girls chorus. where are they? [laughter] [laughter] [applause] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and into the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. ♪ [chorus singing] [chorus singing] [chorus singing "star spangled banner"] [applause] forward. halt. forward march. [applause] >> you may be seated. i moved a little bit ahead of schedule by introducing all of you. i was supposed to do that at the end of

i mean, i was trained by method acting teachers, and we were taught that aside from whatever gift you may or may not have or the level of that gift that you were obliged to know how to build the table. it's a craft. it's like being a ballerina or a violinist. would you strap some toe shoes on and dance? no. would you just put a violin in your hand? no. and i felt that way about acting. and i was taught to feel that way. i didn't come to it on my own. and by the time i auditioned, i felt that i knew how to do the job. i might not be great at it, but i certainly knew how to do it. like i know how to open up a chest if i had to perform open heart surgery, not equating the two, but you have to learn it and i learned my craft. and then i felt comfortable enough to kind of navigate with a i knew could be a very debilitating process, which is auditioning and most often not getting jobs. tavis: what happened after a decade that made you finally feel you were good enough or you were prepared to hit the audition circuit? >> well, i had a few brilliant teachers. one of them was a man named lloyd

>> it is a gift in place, so they are managing the renovation and gifting us the project. commissioner lee: so sacred heart hired their own contractor, did their own work, and is providing this? >> yes, they're working with rpd staff. commissioner lee: and you approached sacred heart about this location? >> yes, their school is in the neighborhood, and they have mentioned the need for a girls softball facility, so they were a good match. commissioner lee: thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. commissioner buell: maintain a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor? unanimous. >> item 11, opens this contingency reserve, fiscal year 2011-2012, deferred maintenance budget. >> good morning. director of operations. the item before use discussion and possible action to amend the scope of the kezar pavilion deferred maintenance projects and increase the project funding from the open space defined contingency reserve in an amount not to exceed $450,126. in july, your approved the use

this man still thinks it is a gift to him, the festival. and knowing that the city could acknowledge this -- i do not know how many of you know that hot dog is the best to get out of him. his biggest claim is hot dog. if you get two hot dogs, it is the moon. if he hears that this goes through, it will be hot dog, hot dog. n that i would want to hear from this man. i love this man with my heart, and the festival was more than i can give. it is a constant work in progress. [bell rings] i mean, the neighbors have problems. we're working on them. but i really, really, really want to see this. thank you. >> my name is jimmy dale gilmore. [applause] commissioner buell: sorry about my song. [laughter] >> i love this city -- i speak as an outsider here. i have been coming here since the late 1960's. i think i used to sleep on some of the streets that he owned. [laughter] this is -- i live in austin, that this is still my favorite city. i felt like i have been privileged, quite a strange stroke of fate to become actual friends with a genuinely great

four years and five years under federal law. >> looking for gift cards and nonreloadable gift cards. reloadable gift cards are visa cards and american express cards are those you purchase and put money on. >> in the first four years, companies cannot take any fees out. >> for inactivity, anything of that nature. they can, in the fifth year, take out fees. so it's important to use those in the first three years if possible. >> remember, the gift cards are no good if the store goes out of business. so you should use them sooner rather than later. lisa robinson. wbal-tv 11 news. >> always a good idea to keep the receipts in case something is wrong with the card. we placed a link to the attorney's office on our website. click on consumer alert. >>> out of the saying, "an apple a day". >> keeps the doctor away. >> one kiwi could be the answer. >> you like kiwi? >> i love it. >> like a green strawberry. >>> exercising at the top of your new year's eve resolution? well, straight ahead, why many find it hard to work out in the winter months and tips to help keep you motivated. >> business is

even in this crowd when they're getting that traditional gifts, there's a celebrity gift to it. oprah didn't just send a books, she sent a trunk filled with her favorite children's books. beyonce's destiny child's band meat kelly roe band bought a green bob marlee onesie and cashmere blankets. there are reports that jay-z bought a $600,00024 karat gold rocking horse. the new york daily news says it's not true. doesn't sound too crazy for these guys. but they're saying didn't happen. >> maybe he didn't guy it. maybe it was gifted instead. >> that's what we're thinking. but who knows? nothing really surprises me. they can be pretty extravagant when they want to. they certainly have the funds to do it. >> thanks so much, a.j. we want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j. has got it on "showbiz tonight," 11:00 eastern time on hln. >>> it's an epic journey through ice to help people in gnome, alaska. next, we'll update you on the coast guard and a fuel tanker's efforts to reach the ice-ed in city. [ male announcer ] feeling like a shadow of your former s

it won't let you down. >> announcer: and now, the answer to tonight's "guess the gift." if you guessed "b," a nautical telescope, you were wrong. it's "a," a festive broach. thanks for playing "guess the gift." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everybody. our first guest is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. his latest film, "mission: impossible - ghost protocol" is in imax now, and theatres everywhere on wednesday. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome tom cruise. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ get back you don't know me like that get back get back you don't know me like that ♪ ♪ get back i ain't playing around make one false move and i'll take you down ♪ ♪ get back [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: they had to do it. how are you, brother? >> good, man. >> jimmy: how long have you been -- >> good to be here. >> jimmy: -- in new york? >> a few days. >> jimmy: yeah? have you seen any of the sights or do anything new york-ie? >> yeah, we hit the whole -- you know, we went to the "nutcracker." >> jimmy: oh, did you? >> we went to the christmas

that's a great gift. and get this. americans will return $46 billion in gifts. $46 billion. none of us like what we get anymore. give me my mug back. >> no, that's mine. come on, give it back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. " informing insomniacs for t

this man still thinks it is a gift to him, the festival.

. >> tourists say that the discipline in the closure disappeared after hearing of the generous gift. >> it is wonderful. i am so glad. what a true american. >> officials say that this country is founded on patriotism and generosity and this gift is a gift to the entire nation. >> now we can count on the day when visitors from around the world will once again be able to enter the washington monument. >> officials with the national parks service say that, even with this great gift, the monument will not open right away. right now, there is a bidding face. then it will move into construction that likely will must start until august. then it will take about a year for the construction to be complete and the monument will not open until 2013. >> two metro employees have been arrested. they are accused from stealing from fare machines. they're charged with conspiring to commit theft. a revenue technician and a veteran police officers told bags of money while transporting the funds in a company vehicle. he paid $28,000 in cash and coins. authorities are investigating a massive fire that des

gift it's a gift from god i think the worst gift giver. and i mean nothing says happy hour like rape and abortion i really can't think of anything i'd rather be talking about right now but i do have to say whenever i hear santorum talk about rape and abortion i cannot stop thinking of that law and order character olivia benson she was like the product of a rape and her mom hated her and she's like an uncomfortable topic i think for everyone all around well i just extends this sense of humanity to the actual victim you know he keeps talking about these embryos. like have rights when he's completely ignoring the right of a sexual assault for young and that's the whole concept the g.o.p. loves babies until they're born an actual people so not a good actor so. let's see what is a little happier. just a downer and it makes me angry it makes me depressed so let's talk about something going on in kentucky basically we've spoken about the creationist theme park before but here's a little refresher. the park is scheduled to include a first century