so when in arizona, support the cardinals, the phoenix suns, the coyotes, arizona state university sun devils, if you have to, the wildcats and lumberjacks. that's what you've got. being from detroit i respect that. >> that's right. >> but in arizona incarceration, we do try to indoctrinate you into our philosophy of arizona sports. >> i shall amalgamate these feelings, these thoughts and, please pause while i vomit. >> but harrington has taken some matters into his own hands.

now just recently the aclu lawsuit there in arizona got class action status. some legal experts say it's an early sign that the court thinks the case has some merits. in addition to the aclu case there are countless private lawsuits against both of the private companies mentioned in our report. including several, 70 cases against wex ford. >> you say this has gone to other states not just arizona. >> 28 states have gone to private companies. the lawsuits when you look at the details they're really quite chilling. in oregon there's a man suing claiming he had had an untreated next injury, is a quadriplegic. a woman had to have her feet and fingers amputated. and a 70-year-old was put in solitary confinement without his cancer medication. is this really saving money? the growing trend to try and eliminate state and city workers in an effort to save the state money. they turn these over to the private health care companies, are they saving money? yes, there is a cost savings, but when you start throwing in lawsuits, cost taxpayers more than a million dollars, tho

she lives with her grandmother jody and the rest of her family here in arizona. it's a 4-hour drive and a world away from where she was born - at the state prison complex in good year arizona. her mother regan is still there. >> this is my beautiful girl. we are close. we took a picture together. >> two years ago when regan was 18, she was arrested for having prescription pain-killers illegally and charged with possessing a narcotic to sale. the court september her to drug rehab where she started dating the baby's father. she found out she was pregnant two days after a judge issued her 2.5 year sentence behind bars. >> how did regan react when she was sentenced and found that she was pregnant? >> she holds her emotions well, but once alone, it's come pleat devastation. >> that was the beginning. regan was transferred to perriville state prison where jody says her daughter was denied prenatal care. and the baby was born install? >> yes. and it infuriates me. >> after 48 hours in labour regan had to have a c section. the medical staff did not stitch the wound shut.

so when in arizona, support the cardinals, the phoenix suns, the coyotes, arizona state university sun devils, if you have to, the wildcats and lumberjacks. that's what you've got. being from detroit i respect that. >> that's right. >> but in arizona incarceration, we do try to indoctrinate you into our philosophy of arizona sports. >> i shall amalgamate these feelings, these thoughts and, please pause while i vomit. >> but harrington has taken some matters into his own hands. including the extermination of tent city pests. >> it's a jailhouse mousetrap. only 370,000 more to go. >> sheriff joe, if you are watching this, spent 24 hours in your own tents, eat your own food and then you survey your own damage. you know? >> i slept twice in that tent with all the inmates. just to say if i can do it they can do it. i go in the tents quite frequently. what have you got here? >> it's your postcard. joe camel. >> is this a bad check writer? anybody else? >> all my staff are worried, they're going to hit him and kill him. i don't worry about these guys. i feel safer in a jail than i do walking

he heads to arizona while the white sox acquire outfielder adam eaton. the angels pick up hector santiago and tyler skaggs. >> high hopes for legal marijuana. the country that's given the green light to the world's first national marketplace for legal pot.

second ranked arizona is now 8 of h 0 and 79-58 the final over at texas tech. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> an exciting come back. >> the warriors game was amazing. they were dead in the water and then they came back. >>

bold in's first time back in arizona since playing there. he catches this, and it's off for a 53-yard run to the 1- regard line. 6 catches, 106 yards from the 1st quarter alone. they couldn't be stopped. the next play, vernon davis, to the back of the end zone. 17-0, and cappernick, 310, 2 touchdowns, was not intercepted, and the cardinals responded, with a nice long drive, and the 4th and goal, carson palmer to jake ballard. they come back for the 10-point game at the half. when san francisco's offense stalled, arizona took the shot. andre roberts on the receiving end of this grab. the closing seconds of the game. the amazing grab that sets us up with 2 seconds left on the clock. bill dawson, 40 yards away, and he nails it. 49ers win 29-20, and they finish at 12-4. they are the fifth seed in the playoffs, and going to aaron rogers and the green bay packer was a they were done -- packers after they were done with the bears today. the play is dead, and it's for live football. and taking off with that one son, the packers lead 10-7. you can se

second ranked arizona is now 8 of h 0 and 79-58 the final over at texas tech. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> an exciting come back. >> the warriors game was amazing. they were dead in the water and then

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>> in arizona, and a lot of people know about this case. it really depends who you ask what they think about the case. i would say most people i talk to think that she is innocent, but it really has not sparked any kind of discussion about the death penalty. arizona is sort of in the midfield when it comes to capital punishment in the united states. there's other states that execute far more people than arizona. actually, the exact number in arizona since the death penalty was reintroduced in the 1970's is 36. far more in texas and oklahoma. the german community is very interested in the case as well, but it has not sparked any discussion about capital punishment. >> max, thanks so very much. finally, germans have a reputation for being sticklers for details, but this is taking things to a new level. >> the german soccer team has been scouring brazil for a hotel to stay in during the world cup, but it seems nothing fit the bill. now, the squad will be moving into a luxurious and new resort that is still being built by a german developer. cl

there's other states that executes for more people than arizona actually the exact number in arizona since the death penalty was re introduced in the seventies is thirty six executions uniform or in texas and oklahoma in virginia. so a lot of local compassion for the case of course the german community in the united states is very interested in the case as well but it has not start anything close to a discussion about capital punishment. corresponding match last month for us in phoenix at the trial. max thanks very much. germans have a reputation for being a stickler for the details but just taking things to a new pajamas so could see his gallery in brazil for the telco's danger and will come next year. it seems nothing fitted the bill one of the squad will be moving into a luxurious new resort that in fact still being built by john and develop the team is denying reports that the resort is being built especially for kids it's a paradise under the palm trees. temple but he on the atlantic ice covers one point five pick says. it was at sixty five the comments of school and training fa

arizona's aaron gordon getting 21 points in the game. during a time-out, arizona pays tribute to an air force family. wife tanya campbell you saw there in tears thinking they're getting gifts. nope. as you see there, it's her husband, master sergeant chris campbell, reunited after six months for the holidays. >>> how about a hockey winning goal like that one? a behind-the-back no-looking shot. philadelphia rallying 5-4 over columbus. >>> you don't want to lose viewers during halftime reports, they're trying to say. so how about imitating the off-broadway hit "stomp." that's what shaquille o'neal, ernie johnson jr. and kenny smith tried to do. charles barkley, evidently here not a fan of musicals. or was just tired. >>> just ahead, prince william's pet names for wife kate. and a joke that he played on little brother, harry. >>> plus caught on tape. sofia vergara singing the classics for the holidays. you've got to hear this. >>> welcome back. we talked earlier about the snow. right now 4 degrid h 34 and sno seattle. maybe some of the road

. >>> if you're in arizona, phoenix, arizona, and you head due east, out past tempe, out past mesa, arizona, if you head due east on, i kid you not, the superstition highway, toward the superstition mountains, some time before you get to the lost dutchman state park in the superstition mountains -- yes, these are all real places! thank you, arizona! if you are on the superstition highway and on your way to the lost dutchman, you will eventually find yourself on the way in apache junction, arizona. it's about 30 miles east of phoenix. and on friday, in apache junction, arizona, congress came to town. this is one of the best stunts that congress does. when they feel like it, when they feel like circumstances warrant, congress can road trip, they can road trip whole congressional committees out into the country. they call them field hearings. and the idea is that congress needs to fact-find out in the world in a way that they cannot do if they stay in washington, d.c. they need to get out to the people and see for themselves and hear what's really going on close to the ground so as to avoid th

last summer 19 men died battling a blaze in arizona. and now the audio of their last moments on the planet has been released. >> reporter: haunting images from a helmet camera, trying to reach trapped firefighters. and then the heros who died in the line of duty battling the fire in arizona last year. >> reporter: the response comes, though not immediately from the command center. the recordings reveal confusion. here one unseen firefighters tries to identify the voice of another. knowing time is slipping away the dispatcher makes an urgent request for a helicopter. and then the final transmission . . . the command center asks to confirm the location. but there was no reply. when the firefighters reached the men, it was too late. they had all parished. an investigation concluded that a breakdown in communication may have contributed to the tragedy. >>> and that was john siegenthaler reporting. 8400 acres were blackened in that fire last june. that was the deadliest wildfire in 80 years. up next a run down of your top headlines making ne

bold en's first game, back in arizona since playing there. here is the catch and a run after catch. 63 yards run to the 1. 6 balls, 106 yards in the 1st quarter alone. and on the very next play. he finds davis in the back of the end zone. kaepernick, 31 of 34. no interceptions. the cardinals responded with a 10-play. 88 yard drive in the 2nd. carson palmer to the back of the end zone. the lead is only 10 at the half. >> and when the san francisco offense stalled here came the cardinals. palmer, just throwing it up, and andre roberts comes down with it. and they tie the game at 17. closing seconds of the game. kaepernick, unbelievable catch for 29 yards. >> two seconds left on the clock for phil dawson. the kick is up and it is -- good. 49ers win 23-20. finish the season at 12 and 4. aaron rodgers,s back in the lineup against the bears. the winner, rodgers, fumbles the ball as he is hit from behind. everybody freezes. calls an incomplete pass. he picks it up. go, go, go,. he is going to go about in. scores the easy touchdown. packers by 3. the

. >>> tips for jesus strikes again in arizona. a mystery tipper left a bartender at the derby public house in scottsdale a $2,000 tip. she says he was not alone and before paying they teased her saying, wouldn't it be awesome if we were those guys leaving big tips. >> i was like, what's going on? the girls are like, gasping, and i looked down and it's $2,000, and when i looked back up they were filming me on the phone and they told me they were the tip for jesus guys. >> last month a customer left a $1,500 tip, signs, tips for jesus. silicon valley blog rag says the mystery tipper is former pay pal vice-president jack selby. selby has not confirmed that report. >> a joyful homecoming for a salinas mother who gave birth to a premature baby boy. baby jaden wasn't supposed to arrive until christmas day. instead he arrived on august 27th. doctors asked his mom whether she wanted to take him off life support thaws they weren't sure he would survive, but after being transferred to children's hospital at stanford, baby jaden thrived, gai

murray: the senator from arizona is correct. the simpson-bowles commission did pass in their report, they asked for elimination of the entire cola, as he outlined in his opening remarks today, the budget bill before us took a different approach. and he appreciate him reminding all of us that that's out there. mr. mccain: could i ask the chairperson isn't it true that you have proposed one percentage point for military retirees, reducing annual cost of living adjustment by one percentage point for military retirees, which means, according to the house budget committee staff, a person who enlisted at age 18 and retired 38 as a sergeant first class of the army would see approximately 6% overall reduction in lifetime pay because of the cola reduction. that is that person would receive about $1.626 million in lifetime retirement pay instead of $1.734 million. and so as compared to what simpson-bowles envisions, complete elimination, as opposed to this 1% reduction. and i would also ask again to the budget chairman, chairman of the bu

arizona can still make the playoffs by the way,. we'll have a full one-hour point after show at 5:00 p.m. dwight clark joins mark ibaÑez in studio and joe fonzi is live in arizona. >> raiders must beat denver at coliseum to improve from last year's 4-12 season, but most exciting part may be the celebrateiar of the super bowl xviii championship team. some key members attended last year's retirement announcement by nnamdi asomugha. lester hayes was there. all three phrases of the game dominated in this one. the other signature play was this incredible 74-yard touchdown run by marcus leaven, the raiders second super bowl championship and third one overall of it's been a 30-year drought for the raiders, which makes this one even more memorable. >> times have changed. it's a lot of missed tackles now, but of course, our teams always tackle well. staying low, not for just three- quarters, but you have got to finish in the 4th quarter. >> i think you are rank with the teams of awesome time that played sports. >> you can go back where we d

they defeat arizona state. arizona state is 7-0 this season, but stanford took control. tyler gafney and what a year he has had. the longest rushing td of the year. 7-0 cardinals. gafney ran for 133 yards. fourth and goal. and they win their second consecutive pac-12 championship title. they are headed to pasadena. it is the 100th rose bowl game on january 1st. >> we had two bumps in the road and a lot of people wrote us off after that. our seniors in particular, you heard our seniors never batted an eyelash and never stopped believing. they said let's keep our head down and win as many games as we can. at the end of the year, going to the rose bowl. >> ohio state and michigan and buckeyes are on the way to the national championship. i would say he is open. 72-yard touchdown. it is 10-0. they are now up 17-0 and buckeyes will claw their way back. quarterback braxton miller and second rushing touchdown of the day. buckeyes take the lead. fourth quarter and sparty with the lead trying to run out the clock. 26-yard score and he ends ohio state's win streak 34-24 the final a

to the arizona three. 106 yards in the first quarter for boldin. next play, vernon davis wide open in the back of the end zone. cardinals flip the switch after that. 17 unanswered point. carson palmer, 34 yards to roberts, tied at 17-17. teams exchange late field goals. 18 seconds left. kaepernick down the sideline to patton. look at the rookie. phil dawson can win it. splits the uprights. 23-20, niners. game mvp, boldin. nine receptions, 149 yards. >> number 81, terrific, terrific. what a football player. sum him up right there. football player. >> for me, another team, another stadium. division opponent. and for me it wasn't any other motivation. i'm motivated by winning and that's it. >> really? i don't know. >>> we have another edition of vernon's view tonight at 11:00. mike shumann's conversation with vernon davis. he caught three passes in today's win. vernon's view, only an abc7 news. with seattle's 27-9 win over st. louis today, the seahawks win the nfc west, clinch homefield throughout. carolina get the two seed. the niners' playoff oppone

earlier the 49ers chimed in applauding the wins over the arizona teams. the 49ers will complete the desert sweep against the cardinals tomorrow. so how did the 49ers o line prepare? eating prime rib, of course. >> who can pound the most people? >> michael no question. you saw how fast i answered that because i have seen it happen and it's impressive. >> the rest of the line enjoying the combined 42 pounds of beef. but the real winner was rookie center carter by could you ski who had the 32-ounce double king henry. day into the park for you. >>> the health department has been hosting the annual dinner for over two decades. hopefully they won't have a meat hang go over. they will be playing a desperate cardinal team that needs the win and new orleans loss to get in the play-offs. carson palmer off a big win last week in seattle but as raider fans know, palmer is known for throwing just as many hits as touchdowns. carson palmer throws a lot of temperatures as well as a lot of picks. how exciting is that as an offense knowing that that defense is out there hu

hot shots, those 19 first responders who died fighting a fierce wildfire in arizona. their last radio transmissions captured by a helmet cam, just now being released. and here tonight, abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: you can hear the panic in their voices when they come face to face with the inferno. >> breaking in on arizona 16, granite mountain hot shots, we are in front of the flaming front. >> reporter: that fire in the distance, recorded on the helmet cam of a nearby firefighting team. this is the last time the 19 granite mountain hot shots were in contact with their command center. the men don't know their tragic fate is just moments away. >> air attack, granite mountain seven, how do you copy me? >> i hear saws running. that's not good. >> reporter: the chain saws may have been used as a last desperate measure by the hot shots, to cut down trees and debris, providing fuel for the flames. then, the final transmission from the hot shots. >> yeah, i'm here with granite mountain hot shots, our escape route has been cut off. we are preparing a deployment site and we a

we will get his take on the win over arizona. hear what he thinks about a playoff match up with green bay. >> thank you, colin. >>> still to come, giving back. how some former raiders players are helping out bay area kids. and the count down to new year's eve and how you can he avo: thesales event "sis back. drive" he volkswagen which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today vernon's view. every week we have special ago tess to the tightened after the game for his insight on the match up following his three-catch performance in the 23-20 win in arizona, mike shumann went one on one with vernon. among the topics, the second season. >> it was a tremendous win. we are honored and

they arrived at arizona around 6:30 this morning. patrick in round three beats mike smith. and then the big save on oliver larson to seal it. sharks win their third straight, 4-3 over the coyotes. the final, kraft fight hunger bowl. the kickoff, he is taking this one back, a 100 yard kickoff return. they beat byu31-16, and the 49ers tie a league high sending four on offense and four more on defense. the loan raider going to hawaii and retires the raider today. >> came back and signed a one- day contract. >> yeah, he's a raider. >> definitely not an eagle. >> yeah. we'll see you at 11:00 on kpix5. thanks for watching. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, (orchestral version of "carol of the bells" playing) marge (grunting): ...heavy! (grunts) aah! wrong holiday, stupid. mechanical santa: ho, ho, ho. (speeding up): ho, ho, ho, ho...

in glendale, arizona, mindy bach, nbc bay area. >> thank you, mindy. jump to the basketball court. the bears 8-0 at home this season. cal up three. drains the jumper. bears up five early. moments later. transition. takes it to the rim. he had 1 points in this game. second half, cal up by 13 eventually. even in the first half they had a lead look that. tyrone wallace. glide to the rim for the jam. cal wins, 90-60. pacifica. san jose state. spartans, mohamed, nails the three. gets the foul. complete the four-point play. less than a minute later. brandon mitchell with a nice block. then ball movement. and williams with the bucket. and san jose state up 20. mohamed hits the three. puts the icing on the cake. spartans, five total. double digits. they win big. 87-59. diane will be right back after the break. >> the start of the 2014 olympics in russia about month away. speed skaters on the ice in utah. among the hopeful, brother and sister from chicago, hoping to keep a family tradition alive. she raced in the 2010 games in vancouver. jeffrey taking his shot at trying to make the olympic

arizona state hosting stanford. arizona state was 7-0 at home. second play from scrimmage. tyler gaffney bounces outside. down the sideline and he's gone. 69 yards. longest rushing touchdown of the season for sanford. 7-0 like that. sun devils not happy. how would they respond? their first possession, foster goes 51 yards. longest run of the year by arizona state and longest run allowed by stanford. we are tied at 7. second quarter. ty montgomery. the end-around. high steps the defender. 21 yards. 21-7 stanford. everything is coming up roses for the cardinals. in the second, fourth and goal. gaffney's third t.d. of the game. this year he had 133. 21-7, stanford. fourth quarter, fourth and goal for as -- arizona state. they are stopped. 38-14, the final. they win their second consecutive pac-12 title headed to pasadena for the 100th rose bowl game on january 1st. >> mutual respect. two really good teams. a tough game. bottom line is we have to make big plays. we could use probably the play of the game. a 99-yard touchdown game. the big catch and run. >> unreal. to have the o

to the arizona three. 106 yards in the first quarter for boldin. next play, vernon davis wide open in the back of the end zone. cardinals flip the switch after that. 17 unanswered point. carson palmer, 34 yards to roberts, tied at 17-17. teams exchange late field goals. 18 seconds left. kaepernick down the sideline to patton. look at the rookie. phil dawson can win it. splits the uprights. 23-20, niners. game mvp, boldin. nine receptions, 149 yards. >> number 81, terrific, terrific. what a football player. sum him up right there. football player. >> for me, another team, another stadium. division opponent. and for me it wasn't any other motivation. i'm motivated by winning and that's it. >> really? i don't know. >>> we have another edition of vernon's view tonight at 11:00. mike shumann's conversation with vernon davis. he caught three passes in today's win. vernon's view, only an abc7 news. with seattle's 27-9 win over st. louis today, the seahawks win the nfc west, clinch homefield throughout. carolina get the two seed. the niners' playoff oppone

before they could do it arizona was stolen. her new name we are told will be storm. >>> a video game fanatic in new york has uh massed the largest personal collection of playable games in the world. here he is in one of the rooms he keeps the games in. he huered the -- he measured the record collection as 10,607. and he has dozens of gaming systems. the collection is huge and the 41-year-old only gets in three hours a week of gaming because he has a 5-year-old daughter. evident lyanne incredible -- an incredibly tolerant wife. meteorologists sandhya patel is here with the full forecast. another spare the air day? >> absolutely, dan. it falls on christmas, unfortunately. i am watching santa though. there is still time for santa to make his deliveries. he is on his way from the east coast, and he has delivered all of his gifts. look where he is. he is getting a little closer. you still have time to get it done tonight. live doppler 7hd is showing clear conditions and a patch or two of fog is not out of the question. winds are gus

arizona state took care of arizona in the desert. the chandelles all over the wildcats 58-21. this is how it shapes up. stanford will travel to arizona state with the winner moving on to the rose bowl. >>> all right, after the break, we will check in on saint maries college hoops for you. also, how about some good old time hockey? should have known that this was going to happen. this one went to overtime. more sports coming up after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> all right, a battle for first place, sharks and ducks, these teams do not like each other. joe thorton takes a puck to the eye. the captain left the game, then back to the bench. it is hockey. tied at 1-1 in the second when the ducks mishandle the puck. patrick marleau makes it 2-1 in favor of the sharks. ben lovejoy ties the game up. it goes to a shoot out. the sharks get a one-goal edge. then all three saves in the shoot-out. sharks beat the ducks by the count of 4-3. >>> all right, a little dorsal fin digest time. the sharks, marty havlat had his second game of the year, and logan couture had his first goal in

before they could do it arizona was stolen. her new name we are told will be storm. >>> a video game fanatic in new york has uh massed the largest personal collection of playable games in the world. here he is in one of the rooms he keeps the games in. he huered the -- he measured the record collection as 10,607. and he has dozens of gaming systems. the collection is huge and the 41-year-old only gets in three hours a week of gaming because he has a 5-year-old daughter. evident lyanne incredible -- an incredibly tolerant wife. meteorologists sandhya patel is here with the full forecast. another spare the air day? >> absolutely, dan. it falls on christmas, unfortunately. i am watching santa though. there is still time for santa to make his deliveries. he is on his way from the east coast, and he has delivered all of his gifts. look where he is. he is getting a little closer. you still have time to get it done tonight. live doppler 7hd is showing clear conditions and a patch or two of fog is not out of the question. winds are gus

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what that means is they have to route for seattle to beat arizona. russell wilson is undefeated at home for his career 14-0. pretty amazing. to the fourth quarter, arizona down one. carson palmer, 31-yard t.d. arizona up seven after the two-opponent conversion. great concentration there. just over two minutes left in the game. russell wilson, pass intended for baldwin but it's intercepted off the bounce. does the ball hit the ground? arizona wins 17-10. first home loss of his nfl career. carolina clinches a playoff spot with a win. but new orleans clinches a division if they come out on top. rainy day in carolina. check this out, a family nice and dry at the beginning of the game. third quarter, not so much. four kids. to the game, fourth quarter, saints down four. drew brees, jump ball. in front by three. under a minute to go in the game. panthers, same score, cam newton, to dominique hicks son. for a touchdown. panthers win 17-13. they are in the playoffs. the 49ers have not climpled a playoff berth yet. the 49ers need to win monday night to earn a

she is returning home to arizona now to help fight her mother's deportation. in a letter sent to her colleagues, she says the politically-charged immigration debate has always been personal for me and, and, in many ways, my life symbolizes the most controversial flashpoints of the debate. i have lost members of my community and family to deportations. i was awarded deferred action, and jan brewer took away my right to a drivers license. family separation by deportation. erica's mother's case is expected to come up for we view just after the new year in january. it will decide whether or not she is allow todd stay in this country with her kids. joining us now is erica who is cofounder of the arizona dream act coalition and a former outreach director for arizona senator kristin sinema. >> can you tell me about this decision to leave the job at the congresswoman's office and head home to try to help your mom? >> yeah, of course. i mean it was a very tough decision. i feel like it was for me, a great opportunity for the first time i was able to use my work permit

we will get his take on the win over arizona. hear what he thinks about a playoff matchith green up with n bay. >> thank you, colin. >>> still to come, giving back. how some former raiders players are helping out bay area kids. and the count down to new year's eve and how you can he [beep] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. and even though some things you're facing seem overwhelming - sometimes even small changes can have a big impact. but you have the power to change your problems... to change your life. all it takes is courage. yourlifeyourvoice.org. (tdd# 1-800-448-1433) vernon's view.y week every week we have special ago tess to the tightened after the game for his insight

eric novak an orthopedic surgeon with ortho-arizona in phoenix, arizona. i would like to recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, to introduce his constituent, dr. english. >> i appreciate the courtesy. we have the great pleasure of having dr. jeffrey english with us. he got his bachelor of science and graduated from dartmouth medical school in 1995, served as chiefy close by resident of neurology and university of maryland in 1999 and to the great pleasure has chosen to call norcross home where he is the director of clinical research at the multiple sclerosis center in atlanta and president of the of docs for patient care. it's with great pleasure that i welcome you today, dr. english. thank you for what you do not only on the committee but for back home. to committee rules, i ask all three of our witnesses to rise to take the oath. lease raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give would be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? please be seated. let the record reflect that all witnes

investigators in arizona have a huge task in front of them. they're trying to figure out what happened to thousands of child abuse reports that were ignored by the state's child welfare agency. the numbers are just stunning. more than 6500 reports of abuse or neglect over the last four years. all of them marked "ni" not investigated. now they're determined to check on every child involved those reports and find out why they were ignored. theye's mind, tony, how could something like this happen? >> we see over 100 children every single week for therapy sessions. among some of those kids are children with broken legs. we have a child who will be in the wheelchair for the rest of her life. >> reporter: when it comes to children in harm's, christie murphy has seen more than her fair share. but she was stunned that arizona's department of protective services decided not to report on 4,000 cases. >> i'm appall, and to be honest, many cases are never reported. it's completely unacceptable. >> when you have people who override policy or law you end up

the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my friend from oklahoma. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: first of all, i'd like to thank the senator from oklahoma for his leadership and his dedication to getting this authorization bill passed, and i think that my friend from oklahoma would agree with me that there is no reason why we are where we are today. isn't it true that this bill was passed out of the -- out of the armed services committee in may, and here we are now in december, and we are now contemplating bringing it to the floor of the senate. mr. inhofe: i would say that's true, but also over in the house, they did it the pay it should be done. they passed it out of committee, debated it, took it to the floor and passed it. ours was passed by a huge margin, we only had three or four votes against it, a bipartisan margin. that was way back in -- i think it was may -- the last of may, first of june, and it should have been don

it is like tucson, arizona on one hand. it is not surprising that today's doha is one massive construction site. no sooner are the city maps printed that they become obsolete. as multilane highways replaced old stinky streets. roundabouts, marvels of traffic engineering from a bygone era, cars and manageable street flow is being replaced with four corner junctions and time traffic lights. cranes and other heavy construction equipment are ubiquitous features of the urban landscape. doha, it seems, is the addicted to carry out its asphalt streets as soon as they are ready. entire neighborhoods made up of older shops and larger single-family homes are raised with unsettling frequency and replaced by tall and glass covered buildings. remembering directions to points of interest is often an exercise in point of futility. passengers find themselves giving directions to their drivers, many who are recent arrivals. it is a product of the worlds highest and deadliest traffic accident rates. the municipalities of speed cameras all ac

arizona just one loss in their last eight games and that was only by three points to philadelphia. cardinals win over san francisco tomorrow. and tie or loss new orleans, they will get in. >> they were improving last time we played them. they had a couple of rough early games but you could see them improving before we played them. they've improved a tremendous amount since then, winning 7 of 8 games. >>> raiders finish with rival denver, terrelle pryor gets the start opposite peyton manning. manning, 266 yards shy of the nfl record for most passing yards in a season. oakland playing for pride. the broncos playing to clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs. >> time of possession is going to be huge. not turning the ball over. playing against the best quarterback in the league. in league history, almost, you know. just got to control the ball, take advantage. >> the 100th rose bowl on wednesday will be like looking into a mirror for stanford. the cardinal in their smash mouth run game verses a michigan state squad, both the number one defense in the nation. as we know sta

arizona could become the first u.s. state to regulate and prevent the nsa from spying on residents. state senator proposed a lot to prevent law-enforcement from getting material support for the nsa and also make evidence obtained in these activities inadmissible in court cases.

arizona was stolen from the animal care and control center but fund up sunday united at a hotel on market street. managers saw news of the theft on tv and called authorities when arizona showed up in a common use bathroom. arizona is in good shape and the be spayed this morning and go home with the family who adopted her before she was taken. >> now the christmas eve forecast: you can fought burn wood today. that would be a perfect ending, norman rockefeller type of holiday for you, with everyone around the fire but not going to hand. the air quality is too poor and actually it will be poor everywhere today something we have not seen so far this year with our prefer we 16 winter "spare the air" alerts. burning of wood banned until midnight but nothing else. the bay bridge is on the right and it looks beautiful, and 24 hour temperature change, all of us are the same, at 67 in oakland and one to one one to ts mid-to-upper 60's tomorrow and if you are outside low-to-mid 60's well warmer than average. >> a jog to work off the christmas deliciousness. >> the fudge. >> fudge, yes, absolutely. i

and we are worried about arizona's well being as well. >> arizona is a siamese mix, she is two months o. she does have a micro chip. if you see her, animal control wants to hear from you. >>> and remember these guys? bo and theo the puppy? they got a book deal. jessica started taking pictures of her dog and toddler at nap time and posted them online. they went viral. the book will be published in 2013. >>> the largest living nativity? california starts tomorrow. >> our sharon chin has a look for us tonight. >> reporter: well tapestry church is transforming this vacant lot into a manger scene. it is a 21 year tradition. some call it the disney land of nativity scenes. hark, the herald angels dance. it is the first noel and in the little town of bethlehem. this is the dress rehearsal for bethlehem ad. director paula dresden. >> people love to come and see it. >> reporter: more than 450 community members volunteerment they bring the birth of jesus to life in a manger. >> i think we are spreading the word about jesus in a funner way. instead of sitting in church and listening to it. >> re

arizona rallied from a 17-0 first-quarter deficit to tie it up late. anquan boldin caught nine passes for 149 yards and a td in his first game back since arizona traded him to baltimore after the 2009 season. lamichael james' 45-yard completions by collin kaepernick set up dawson's game winner. >> stay with kron4 for coverage of the 49ers. they will visit the green bay packers sunday in an nfc wild-card game at 1:40 p.m.. >> new this morning. an ambulance has been recovered after it was stolen in daly city. this is video from the scene. it happened last night during a 9-1-1 call. the vehicle was recovered about a half hour later. unattended and undamaged. missing from the ambulance. police are still looking for the thief this morning. >> a fire truck and a mercedes collided in downtown san francisco sending two people to the hospital. one of the injured was a firefighter on board the rig at the time of the crash.the other an occupant of the mercedes. several streets around the intersection of 5th and howard were closed down while the wreckage was clean

they win tonight and sunday against arizona, and the seahawks lose to st. louis, then the 49ers would win the division and likely one more game at candle stick. >> if the 49ers end up as a wild card there is one more possibility, we're talking long shot. if the oth team advance to the championship game t niners would have the best record meaning they would get to host the championship game. >> a lot of people hoping for that. which would be nice to see one more game. we have more to say on this farewell to the sticks. we'll be live at the park plus get your details on our website that's nbcbayarea.com. search candlestick. >> farewell to the stick. hello, anthony slaughter. >> good morning. lots of good information there. we want to give you your forecast if you are planning to head out to candlestick later on. 3:00 we'll see sunshine, 60 degrees and san francisco and temperatures falling off back to near 51 by 10:00, a light jacket needed but not bad. no fog to talk about. let's get you to the rest of the area. the south bay low 40s by 9:00. 63 by noon. sim