better future for them self-s. i was thanked over and over by people in iraq. >> i was so proud of the people i served with and at the end of the day, it wasn't so much about winning any type of war as much as it was about doing what we can do for our particular area of operations .making sure we all got back. from the cnn center, this your cnn saturday morning for this december 17th. i'm t.j. holmes. >> oh, baby! >> we are seeing a lot of scenes like this after years of fighting in iraq. u.s. service members are being reunited with their families. also, a u.s. marine has an unusual request for the first lady. you want to go out with me? also, counting the rest of

today, there are just eight shopping days let me tell for christmas. do you actually know what not to buy? it was less than three weeks ago since the iowa caucus, the state's largest newspaper is getting ready to endorse its republican pick for the white house. the des moines register will make that announcement today. romney picked up a key endorsement in another early voting stays. we're talking about south carolina. >> it is with great pride, great respect, great support that michael and i are very proud to say that we are endorsing governor mitt romney for president of the united states. >> now, that's south carolina. that's nikki haley. how big of a deal is this south carolina endorsement?

>> it's going to be a pretty big deal. these candidates rack up pride after prize. in iowa, you've got a lot of people still undecided and so this could the sway them towards a particular candidate, tip them over the -- tip the scales for one candidate or another. but the other thing interesting about the des moines register, which we are exp in the past, it hasn't necessarily meant a win for the person who wins the endorsement. we know in 2008,they endorsed andclinton. mccain iowa caucuses and hillary clinton came in third. it doesn't necessarily translate to a win. >> a lot of undecideds. but from the polls that we see and the people that have seemingly made up their minds already, we have a pol poll we can put up. gingerich has been in the lead

in a lot of places, but still, kind of tight there. romney, paul coming in second there at 17%. but i know there are a lot of polls floating around iowa and all over the country. but is there an indication things are tight.ing? >> the main thing we're seeing from these polls is that no one has a solid lead. that arg poll, gingerich is ahead in that poll. but we've seen other polls where mitt romney was ahead or stronger. we've seen other polls where gingerich is maybe slipping a little bit. so this is still a very volatile race. they will be out this christmas week essentially campaigning. some of the candidates will be here in iowa. you've got santorum, bachmann, texas governor rick perry.

in south carolina, you've got mitt romney. in virginia, newt gingerich and his wife will be sign something books, one of her new children's books. and in new hampshire, you have john puntsman. so only a few weeks away, a lot of activity. it's important for these candidates to get out there and stump. >> shannon travis, thank you, as always. you can join fredericka witfield here every sunday for an entire hour dedicated to the presidential contenders in the 2012 race. out of capitol hill, just finished up some work for the end of the year. a big vote just took place moments ago. kate baldwin is on capitol hill for us. this is the vote that could save people money at the beginning of the year, at least keep them from seeing a tax increase at the beginning of the year. >> chat is absolutely right. the senate passed an extension

of the payroll tax cut, but only a two-month extension. we'll get a little bit more to that in a second, t.j. i do want to bring you the latest on the massive spending bill to keep the government funded through the end of september as well as a government shutdown and the senate passed that. the vote was 67- 2. the house approved that same measure yesterday, so the senate has passed it. now it will head to the president. a short time ago, we received updated guidance from the white house. we will be expecting the president to touch on both of the measures. >> why two months on the payroll tax cut? we'll have to have this argument all over again in two months. >> i can tell yew so excited about that. >> yeah. >> this two-month extension comes because, honestly, congressional leaders, they could not reach agreement on the more comprehensive deal that

they had been working towards. they were looking for an extension of a year extending the payroll tax cuts for a year as well as extending unemployment for a year. they could not bridge the divide, bridge the gap that remained on how to pay for the package, how to cover the costs of these tax cuts and the other measures that would be part of the deal. they simply said they would run out of time and senator eid said yesterday, it was the best that we could get right now. so they are kind of kicking the can down the road, punting this past the holiday season. they'll be able to have a fresh battle over this and believe me, they will be battling over this. i believe it will begin in march. >> all right. i'll see new two months. always a pleasure. can't wait. >> awesome. >> thanks, kate. thank you. i want to turn to a major weather story, not here in this country, but in the philippines. they got hit hard by a major storm. listen to this.

these numbers have been going up throughout the morning that we've been on the air. up to 436 people dead now. you've got over 150 missing. officials are investigating reports that an entire village may have been washed away. maria said flooding is the big problem. >> properly developed more than 2e7b hours of heavy rain friday night. and its effects, not the storm itself, actually caused the casualties and the most damage. the government says that it warned residents to evacuate the areas that they felt would be brown to damage, but most of the residents ignored it because these areas have not been traditionally hit by flash floods and land slides. friday night, the flood waters rose nearly roof high while many were sleeping.

>> all right. we'll bring in our reynolds wolf. reynolds, ten hours of rain sitting there and being dumped? >> i don't care where you are on the planet. you have that much rain falling with that much intensity, it's going to pile up and cause problems. that was certainly the case in manila in the philippines. there wasn't even a direct hit. whenever you have a landfall like that, it's always going to be a flooding situation. obviously, this situation, it was the rain. here is the center of the storm. you can make out that deep convict. if you look at the outflow, searching over 1,000 miles, clear down to way through the philippines, but notice this one element right here that's moving through, that goes through manila. that is the thing that spawned all the heavy rainfall again and again. it's the outer band that came sweeping through there. wind was not a factor at all.

you had the flash flooding and the mudslides and the huge loss of life. unfortunately, those fatalities are probably going to go over over the next several hours and the next several days. wind is certainly a big component when you have these systems. will be lynd a huge story in sorry california where today we have the santa ana that has been cranking up again. winds going anywhere from 45 to 50 miles per hour gusts, 60-mile-per-hour gusts. you see the video here. this tall, big advertisement signs. those get knocked over very quickly when you have those winds. we're going to see that happen again with the signs and possibly the tree damage. when you have the power lines knocked over you have, of course, the power outages. that could be an issue. anyone trying to catch a flight in or out of los angeles or san

diego, you might have some issues there. even in the higher elevations, trying to go towards big bear, you have snow that might be an issue, too. 4 to 8 inches of snow from 5 to 10,000 feet upwards. rain mostly for texas, but in the highest elevations, once again, expect snow. as we pass forward into monday, heavy rain moves into amarillo into texas. that's a snapshot on your forecast, t.j. time for you to play ball again. >> thank you, kind sir. and a story this morning that sparked a lot of department in our news room, a marine. pretty brave guy. but this was really brave. meet one of the bravest maybe we have in all of the military. he was brave enough to ask his bomb boss's wife out on a date. yes, the first lady. we'll tell you how this worked

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defense secretary leon panetta is in libya meeting with officials that took over after the ouster of long time leader moammar gadhafi. army private bradley manning is spending his 24th birthday at a prooi pretrial hearing. manning is accused of providing hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. documents to wikileaks

which made the information public. that's him, the shorter guy you were seeing in that video. yesterday, the providing judge rejected aen appeal rejecting his impartlty. >> after more than eight years of war, the last of america's military forces will soon be out of iraq. we've been seeing so many of those great home comings. here have some of the sweet reiens between troops and their families. >> if you were hear right now, i would tell you thanks for serving us in our country. >> i'm so happy.

>> it is a tremendous feeling and one that very few moments in life parallel. i'm really thankful to be home. i love you. >> home, baby! >> mommy! >> what a surprise, what a shock. and this is the best mother's day present. >> i have a surprise for you. >> oh.

>> there is no better spot to be the mother of a soldier. >> those never get old. love seeing those. a lot of brave men and women coming back from the war zone. but one marine is really brave. maybe i should just com call him bold for not something he did over in the iraq or afghanistan, but something he did yesterday at a toys for tots drive. that's lance corporal aaron leaks. he asked the first lady out. are you hearing me right, folks? he asked her if she would be his date to the mrooeven marine ball next year. yes, the married first lady that happens to be married to the president who has happened happens to be that lance corporal's boss. well, she said she would have to ask her husband. you know, we'll see how this works out and they left it at that. but a brave, a bold young man

asked the first lady to the marine ball. we're about 17 minutes past the hour now. we're going to turn it back to a story out of florida that really has really parked a conversation about the hazing culture on college campuses. this is after a college band member's death has now been ruled a homicide. we're going to head down to his old high school in georgia where his death has prompted action by schools officials there.

the death of a florida a&m university drum major has been ruled a homicide.

the coroner says robert major jr.s was beaten. he died from excessive internal bleeding after going into shock. champion died on november 19th following a game in orlando. in a separate incident, three other band members are facing charges. they're charged with severely beating an 18-year-old freshman. school officials there have since suspended all band activities. george howell spoke with champion's parents about that decision. >> the southwest dekalb marching band has performed for presidents and played at the rose bowl. when you ask parents like fanny brown -- >> it's like family, a real nice family atmosphere. >> reporter: but brown tells me her suspicions are now raised about the culture of that

family. the dekalb high school started an investigation into all of the bands after the death of robert champion. investigators say they've discovered two case of what they can describe as inappropriate behavior over the summer. what is that? >> i don't want to get too into the specifics of the behavior, but we had two incidents over the summer of inappropriate activity associated with band at two different schools. that was part of the evidence that we collected that determined that we needed a formal investigation. sitting here waiting for your son, do you worry about all of these things that you've heard on the news? >> yes. even when i was in high school, back then, it happened then. >> in high school? >> in high school, colleges. >> the dekalb county high school suspended all outside activities for its bands.

>> i would have never thought the band, the one thing he loved the most, that this will happen like this. people don't want to go to high school and be the kid that's left out. you don't want to be the kid in college that you don't have any friends. that becomes -- you go through those processes, you become a member of some of these groups and then you automatically have status. >> the president of if a lappeder smith college wrote a book on hazing and says it's important to examine student organizations, clicks and subgroups from high schools to colleges. >> there's always been a long history, a strong connection between the southwest dekalb high school band and in this case, both victims, both robert champion and berea hunter went to school here. not to mention that two of the three people arrested for allegedly beating hunter went to this school. parents tell me they appreciate the fact that this school district is investigating all of its band. >> if that would help one kid not be hurt, be hazed, even

losing their life, it would be worth it. >> decap school officials say it could be two months before their investigation is complete and band activities can resume. george howell, cnn, atlanta. the chicago bears have dropped wide receiver sam hurt after federal charges of conspireing to posses and cocaine. he was trying to set up a drug distribution network in chicago. he's free now on a $1 thun,000 cash bond. christmas is almost here. we have our financial expert here to tell you which items you do not need to buy before christmas. but hold on, we've got another contributor who says those same items he's telling you not to buy, you need to buy them before christmas. we'll try to work this out for you. stay with us. h is, nyquil doesnt un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose.

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25 minutes past the hour now. counting today, you have eight shopping days to go before christmas. we've got two of our contributors on the air. they're telling us two different messages. one is saying, don't buy this before christmas. wait. the other guy is telling us, no, those items you need to buy before christmas. listen to them to duke it out. >> the financial analysts have in the no idea what they're talking about in technology. that's like my trying to explain an annuity. it's not going to happen. but no, computers right now are a good deal. you'll start to see that the prices won't drop because we're about a week away from christmas. collide is right.

i think he normally says, hey, we should wait a little while until august for the school year. that's a good point. but if you see a good deal right now, pick it up and if money is tight, buy refreshished. >> it sounds like you are conceding on the first point. >> i've got him on the ropes already. the whole thing is, why rush it right now? a computer is a big ticket item. you have a week before christmas. they're going to want to get rid of inventory right after the holiday. they're taking off the markup, anyway. so go ahead and wait. wait for the new year or the first of the year. >> round one to collide anderson. again, televisions, everybody likes to buy these items around the holidays. you're saying wait. why? >> there's no hurry. you're playing the game. consumers, you're feeding into what the advertisers and the manufacturers want you to do. they're going to have these tvs, it will look like a deal and

it's not a great deal. they're going to have to make room for the inventory coming up. >> think about it, though. >> the best time to the buy a television is going to be right before the super bowl. that's when they sell the most. that's when they're going to have the biggest sales. >> mario makes a good point. >> though. he stole my point. the deals are going to be great right before the super bowl or large screen tvs. however, right thou, plasma and lcd televisions for secondary bedrooms or nonmain rooms are great deals right now. he's talking about inventory. are you kidding me? there's tons of inventory right now that they need to get rid of. >> exactly. there's more inventory coming up. that's the thing. there's going to be much more inventory they have to get rid of. what do they do to get rid of it? they drop the prices. >> don't buy these ac mi cables at the big box retailers. collide didn't even know this. >> i was going to call that

round a draw. but that's like a low blow the. you're going to introduce something they're not only going to talk about. >> absolutely. the point and shoot cameras are going all single purpose technology is going out the window. this is the first time you're seeing cameras inexpensive. i'm talking about everyday point and shoot cameras. the prices are ridiculously low right now. i know people can use their smartphones, but a lot of people want to have that dedicated item. >> collide, ridiculously low. we're not talking about professional photographers. we're talking about people that can take pictures of recitals and things like that. but 30% bill? wait a little bit after the holiday. you don't need the latest and greatest all the time. >> you're going to wait for the holiday to be over. >> i'm going to wait. >> all the family moments will

be over. >> if you don't have a camera right now and you need to capture the family moments, get a camera. but if i have a cam that works, i'm not going to wait for the one that has the digital zoom that i need, i'm going to go ahead and get something and save that 30%. >> but these cameras can't grow any more than where they are. you have cameras shooting 12 and 14 mega pixels. there's nowhere for them to go. if you see one that's under 100 bucks, buy it. >> i understand you're the tech guy. but i want to get you something for christmas and it's this right here. this is a calendar and i want you to use this. >> oh, okay. well, now what? that's one of the most lavish christmas displays in the country. our reynolds wolf will take you behind the scenes for christmas at the biltmore. coming your way, next.

just in time for the holidays, final military units will leave iraq after a decade old war. arwa damon joins us now in baghdad. a lot of eyes will be on iraq in the coming weeks and months. what are the u.s. troops really leaving behind, a functioning government? >> well, t.j., a lot of iraqis will tell you that they are leaving behind anything but that. even though we did hear from fairly flattering words coming from president obama when he introduced iraqi prime minister nuri al malaki. a lot of malaki's opponents are, in fact, criticizing him of

trying to consolidate power. he still reaip takens full control over the national portfolio and the ministries of defense and interior. and just today, t.j., the irakia block with and that is the largest block in parliament. they are suspensioning their membership because they say this is a stagnant government and the prime minister has no intense of sharing power. the deputy prmt went so far as to say, t.j., that the prime minister himself is a dictator. >> and one thing we are used to is freedom of the press. but there is an incident involving one of our own, even. can you tell us about it? >> yeah. when we speak about democracy, one automatically assumes that freedom of speech preserving that is one of its main koern

cornerstones. one of our iraqi cameramen who has been with us for years went to film a demonstration. at the end of that, he was dragged down an alley way, all of this happening in plain sight of the iraqi troops who were there. he was beaten up, his camera was taken off of him. he went to one of the iraqi officers and that officer turned away from him. if this were an isolated incident, that would be one thing. however, ever since the demonstrations began here at the end of february, organizations have basically put out numerous reports talking about the various violations that the iraqi security forces have been carrying out. they've been dictating and intimidating and beating journalists, activists and bloggers. >> a long way to go, no doubt. arwa, thank you so much. we're at 35 minutes past the hour now. we'll turn back to the u.s. and back to the christmas season. reynolds wolf will take you wind the scenes, one of the most

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37 minutes past the hour. fredericka is joining us a little early. she, of course, will be coming up at the top of the hour. nice of you to stop by. >> yeah. thanks for having me. >> we could have used you all morning. >> really? >> i was here the entire time. what are you talking about? >> we'll be talking about what's coming up at the top of the hour. have you seen this story, about the biltmore? >> i've heard all that. >> there's christmas trees and then there's the christmas tree at the biltmore. it's the largest indoor christmas tree in america. >> you didn't tell me that. >> it is quite the place to visit. >> it is. take a peek. >> it's one of america's most iconic traditions. that happens to be in one of our nation's grandest homes. christmas at the biltmore.

>> around 125,000 to 130,000 lights are used across the estate. we have probably 00 to 250 poinsettias inside biltmore house and the other estate facilities. there are, on the estate, about 110 decorated trees. >> in the estate's grand tall, there is one tree that towers above the rest with ornaments the size of basketballs. and maneuvering it inside is no easy task. ten hours of back breaking work after 12 months of preparation. >> it takes about 50 people to put this tree up and a lot of strong backs. a lot of pulling and tugging and after a few minutes, it rises into the air and you hear lots of cheers and you know we're there. >> but getting it there is 31 years in the making. it took first root in the sun flashed hills of the carolina mountains, under the watchful eyes of george and greg andrews. what is the thing that makes the

perfect christmas tree? >> for the biltmore, it's layering. it has to look natural, nice taper to it, but the branches, the layering in the branches. >> so the tree that used to at a stand here is now standing at the biltmore. >> yeah. that's where it is. >> this is part of the biltmore tree. >> right. >> they planted this drove of trees decades ago. all of them destine to carry on the biltmore holiday tradition. >> george vanderbilt invited his family and friends to biltmore in 1895 and we still do that today. we do try to put things back that are authentic to biltmore that we know were part of the vanderbilt celebration. i think this is as close as we'll get to that time capsule of the gilded age. >> as we were talking, we weren't paying attention. >> we talked. stuff happens.

>> some of the information i was able to share is they switch out that tree. as soon as that tree shows wear and tear, they yank that one out, repeat the process. >> so it's too cumbersome to put the put bucket of water underneath? >> apparently so. and times you have so much fun do it doing it, why do only one some of. >> that's true. you have your decorations, up, though ebb, right? >> we've got it up. refuse to do the -- >> the artificial thing. >> okay okay with others doing it pup all go through holiday traveling, going through airports this season? >> yes. >> you know it can be stressful out there anytime at any airport. but what if you got to hear this when you walked through the airport? ♪ . >> i would chime in. >> would it make you feel better? >> oh, yeah. i love it. >> reynolds.

>> i like it better than hearing the scanner a third time telling me to take the money out of my pocket. >> we'll explain where this is happening after the break. stay with us.

>> it's 42 minutes past the hour now. you didn't know we gave you a scripture, did you? >> nothing like a little carolling to get you through the christmas season. i love it. i love all the christmas song. >> yes, but do the people still come by the door and -- >> not in my neighborhood. >> do people still carol? >> yes. >> they still do? >> yes. >> they're doipth at airports now, including l.a.x. you milth this when you go through. ♪ this is a choir here, university choir. they wander through the terminals of l.a.x. bringing christmas cheer. about 90 members were hired by airport officials to entertain

the crowds. >> i like that. i hope that happens when we go through the airport for the holiday season. >> do you think that would now some people, too sfp. >> oh, bah humbug to them. no, it's supposed to lift everyone's spirits. >> i just keep the headphones on. >> i know. okay. well, i'm having fun hanging out with you this last 30 minutes. and you know this is because this is the last time you and i will be on the air together in the confines here. >> yeah. >> so i thought i'd maximize it a little bit. >> you all don't know this. a little mind of the scenes partnership joke about it, but it is my favorite moment during the morning. i started yelling, where is fredericka about an hour and a half ago. >> i love this, too. it's the highlight of my day, which is why i'm going to the hang out with you a little bit more and i'm going to take you back to some of those moments of where is fredericka or here is a

little something coming up with avery and richard. i'm not going to spill the beans on everything, but you make me, anyway. so we're going to talk about all those things. let's take a look right now. >> one of the favorite parts of my morning, to see fredericka witfield. and we have a bit of a development with fredericka right now. after much consummation, after much resistance, after much strife, fredericka witfield is on twitter. >> oh, yeah! drum roll, that's right. >> fredericka witfield has entered the studio. there she is. she will take you through the rest of the afternoon starting at noon. but before she does that, she's kind enough to come up and have a chat with me. do that two-step you were doing just a second ago. fredericka witfield is in the house. >> happy halloween. are you excited about halloween? >> no. >> i love halloween? >> why? >> because i love to see the

costumes. >> ooh! >> not in an elaborate way, but i have to get into it. plus i have a 5-year-old who is totally pumped. >> so what are you? >> you'll have to see in the noon eastern hour. >> oh, you have it? >> yes. a little bit. the legal guys and i have have a tradition every halloween to surprise the audience. >> wait, you will have the outfit on in the news? >> yeah. >> oh, fredericka. looky, looky who we've got here. >> hi. >> fredericka witfield. >> we're starting our tease a little bit too early. >> never for me. we were talking about what we always talk about here, fredericka. >> what you always like to talk about. >> but you don't ever engage with me in that conversation. these at fwitfield, people, on twitter. >> when it gets to a point when you're out and about and people stop you and say, hey, i know t.j. is trying to get you to tweet more.

i'm like, i'm going to get you, t.j. i'm trying to be in the tweeter universe as you are and it's just not going to happen. not to the extent that you are dedicated. baby steps for me. >> last week was the final -- that was last week. >> that's right. >> i'm sorry, i'm not. i like happy stuff. >> okay. >> i don't like to get scared, you know? happy movies for me. and then the decendents, too, with george clooney. >> okay. you make me happy every time you show up. it's a good time. @fwidfield. >> oh, gosh, i know. i have a problem. >> you have a problem? >> i do. i'm just not good at that. i like real contact. a big admission, i'm really not good at the whole reaching out and connecting with technology.

>> have you tweeted this morning? >> so we're digging the hole deeper. i'm sorry. i'm on the show and i'm admitting i have a problem. now, don't beat me down. >> okay. i'm sorry. fredericka, always good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> she's @fwitfield. >> i know what you were doing this week. you were on the red carpet along with -- >> you. >> cnn's wolf blitzer. >> and you. >> i was part of his entourage. there you are with your beautiful wife, marley, soul train music awards. >> in just about four minutes. she was having a good time the other night, folks. you have no idea. >> this really is one of my favorite parts of the morning. always good to chat with you. >> oh, look. it will never be the same. we're going to miss you, t.j. it is not going to be as much fun as it has been. but we're very excited for you. i'm thrilled for you. you're going to be fantastic was

you always are. >> thank you. and i have another weekend. i'll be here next weekend, but fredericka will not be. this is our last time to do this thing. i know. i know. >> this is not over yet. >> no, it's not over. we're going to hang out for, what, another 12 minutes or so? but it's been wonderful. >> and i have asked her several times in the past, let's do the whole show together. let's go from 6:00 a.m. i'll leave at noon, though. >> so we decided to do it for 30 minutes. the part, the legacy of t.j. holmes @f witfield on twitter. >> two. >> dog gone it. >> that was the breaking headlines for you. >> i figured you were working and maybe you weren't looking at it. >> i was engaged. >> the whole time. very good. it's been fun, pqt.j.

>> it has been great. it's not done yet. we have some more stuff to do here, right? >> yes. because we do the tease thing together all the time, we're still going to do it together. i'm letting you know what's coming up in the show. coming up eastern time nadia bilchik is going to be along. she's going to join the patty here. she has a look at some other memorable good-byes. not as memorable as this one but memorable nonetheless. >> that's next. i've had surgery, and yes, i have occasional constipation. that's why i take doctor recommended colace capsules.

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we put in a little morning passport as well. nadia joining us. >> yes. because it's a special day. @t jholmes and@fwhitfield. you have the way of bringing out the very best in women. >> i don't know where we're going this one. >> a special day and special good-bye. we thought what we'd do for this passport was look at other memorable and historic good-byes. >> that would be good. >> hasta la vista baby. >> i'm not going to be noble but it doesn't take much to see the problem of three little people don't amount much to a hill of beans in this crazy world. someday you'll understand that.

here's looking at you, kid. ♪ >> i'll be right here. >> in case i don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. yeah.

>> see what else is on. >> where's the tv guide? >> wow. >> luckily we get to see you. so we've seen some beautiful good-bye scenes. t.j. and fred, my favorite on air together people, what would you like your good-bye moment to look like. >> we're going to see in a second because we still have to get to the tease and i'll actually have to say good-bye. >> ah. it will be like so long. >> au revoi. t.j. has to be part of our lives forever on. especially if you follow him on twitter. >> don't get started again. >> i'll try to do better. we're going to delay. >> we have the newsroom, fredricka dock up. what do you have? >> of course our legal guys are always around, richard and avery talking about selena gomez.

you heard about the situation where she's got a stalker. in this case the stalker is pleading to the court, give me a resustaining order. i can't stay away. very unusual. richard and avery are going to delve into that one. this year a lot of people are giving gift cards. there are some things you need to know and abide by with gift cards. for example, when you go to cash in that gift card, buy that gift, you want to hold onto that used gift card when you try to make returns potentially later. we're going to be joined and they will explain why. five career moves valerie burton will be along to tell us about. one is promotion. one people say never turn down a job promotion. she's going to say don't look at it black and white. you pay want to turn down a job promotion because on the horizon you just might see something else. there are other things, too. but that comes to mind.

>> did you pick that for me. >> as you gig he would, i thought, never mind. she has others. of course going to movies this weekend. next weekend big christmas weekend, lots of rollouts of new movies, including "mission: impossible." >> have you seen it yet? >> i've seen them all. >> does his own stunts. >> dubai, really fascinating. we'll be joined by movie critic for that. keeping it real on the movie reviews. all that straight ahead. >> we'll see good-bye like we also say good-bye, which is she's coming up in just a few minutes. >> hasta la vista baby. i like the way schwarzenegger handled it. >> you know where to find her @fwhitfield. >> you still have another weekend t.j. >> you're not gone but we won't see you together on the air for a while. >> we've got to take a quick commercial break, cry a little bit and we'll be right back. >> yes. [ nadine ] buzzzz, bzzzz, bzzzz, bzzzz,

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