packed, as thanksgiving week kicks off. jacqui jeras has the holiday travel forecast for us. and how's it looking so fa jacqui? >> well, obviously, it's going to depend on where you're at, but there are some really nasty conditions out there right now. we've had problems all day long in minneapolis st. paul. in fact, check out these pictures from minnesota, the department of transportation reporting there were hundreds of accidents. what happened is we had a very light freezing rain and mist that came down overnight and throughout much of the morning. temperatures did rise up just enough to clear the roadways, at least in town, this afternoon. but now those temperatures are dropping back down. we'll continue to have more troubles. so take it easy if you're traveling across the state of minnesota. this system is moving eastward and you can see some of that moisture and light freezing rain across north central parts of wisconsin. so expect some hazardous roadways here as well. the huge storm system we're dealing with this weekend is across the west. we're talking rain in the

valleys and heavy snow into the higher elevations. we're talking feet of snow. i want to zoom in right now and take you into los angeles, where we've had some spotty showers across the area throughout the day today, but we're starting to get some major problems on some of the roadways. this is from traffic.com. we want to show you what's going on right now. right here on i-10, this is the santa monica freeway, east and westbound lanes are closed here at the 110 because of standing water on the roadways. you can see high impact and problems on some of the roadways right now in downtown los angeles. all right, we are expecting to have more problems, we think, out west, through about the middle of the week. we're going to have to wait until wednesday before the conditions start to improve here. that's the big travel day. so that's great news for those of you out west that need to get around that day. however, if things have been great in the east this weekend, not so much as we head into wednesday and thursday. snowy conditions on the backside across the upper midwest and rain in places like detroit, washington, d.c., atlanta, and

dallas-ft. worth. we want you to become a part of the cnn travel team and put your stories on the air. please go to cnn.com/holidaytravel. you can find out all kinds of tips and things you need to know to get you through your trip this season. follow us on twitter @cnn travel or tweet us, tell us what your security wait time is, tell us what the interstate conditions were like. we'll put that on the air, and send us your pictures, i-report.cnn.com. and we'll have that coming up at the bottom of the hour. >> good. of course, you mentioned that holiday travel on wednesday or on the day of thanksgiving. well, anyone who flies out on the day before thanksgiving knows that they are, indeed, in for a tough ride. this wednesday, it could be even worse. that's because of a grassroots protest aimed at disrupting the new tsa screening procedures. let's bring in our susan candiotti. so, susan, give me an idea. they are calling this protest, those who are organizing this, the national opt-out day.

and i wonder if they're serious about this, or is this really potentially a big old bluff? well, i guess we'll find out soon enough on wednesday. it's hard to tell before then, i think we'd agree. but in a way, it's kind of counterintuitive. protest body scans and pat downs by going out of your way to get a physical inspection. that's what baggers of national opt-out day are calling for. attention holiday fliers, get ready to take off your shoes, unfasten your belts, and for some, embrace for embarrassing pat downs and body scans. >> it's a horrible invasion of privacy. >> reporter: john babs is part of a grassroots movement lighting up the internet, supporting national opt-out day, urging travelers to slow down lines by refusing body scans, forcing screeners to do more time-consuming physical inspections. >> i don't want people to be inconvenienced, but mainly, i don't want them to be irradiated and i don't want them to be

sexually assaulted by tsa agents. >> reporter: the tsa has been taking a publicly relations beating over the newly aggressive pat dons. >> she told me she was going to reach inside my waistband which sort of, you know, alerted -- i got really uncomfortable. >> reporter: the outcry included a predictable spoof on "saturday night live." >> do you want to feel contact in certain special places? >> then why not go through security at an airport? >> the tsa. >> reporter: president obama says he's asking tsa to constantly evaluate its methods, but cited the underwear bomber from last christmas as a reminder of what's at stake. >> since the explosive device that was on mr. abdulmutallab was not detected by ordinary metal detectors, it has meant that tsa has had to try to adapt to make sure that passengers on planes are safe. >> reporter: opponents of the new security measures argue there's got to be a better way. >> it's horrifying. it's just unacceptable.

and this kind of invasive techniques that they're using, it has to stop now. >> reporter: but slowing things down during the holiday crush? one of tsa's biggest critics told cnn's "state of the union," opt-outers ought to reconsider. >> i'm not going to support that, but we need to get it right, and we will. >> regardless of how many people join next wednesday's protests, the best advice from travel experts, get to airports early, and as always, pack a lot of patience. fred? >> all right. good advice, always. thanks so much, susan candiotti in new york. appreciate it. so perhaps you haven't flown in a while. well, you might be in for a few financial surprises as well the next time you take to the skies, as cnn's casey wian reports, the published fare is just the beginning. >> reporter: if you're taking a trip and checking two bags at the airport, on some airlines, it will cost an extra $140

round-trip. >> we weren't really too happy about it, to be honest. i thought it was included in the price of the flight. i think it's kind of crazy. >> reporter: an in-flight meal can be six bucks, an exit-row seat, $19. >> i'm not real happy about it, quite frankly. i think the service has gotten worse, instead of better. >> reporter: it's called un-bundling, the increasingly common practice among many airlines to charge for services that used to be included in the ticket price. >> i don't say i like it, but i think it's the way that things are going these days. >> reporter: airline passenger advocate kate hanni says she knows why. >> well, the industry found out that they could fool the american public and the flying public into believing that the reason they were unbundling was because of the cost of fuel. when the fuel prices skyrocketed, the airlines decided that they were going to introduce ancillary fees, unbundling baggage fees and everything under the sun they could think of. >> reporter: the airline industry says the practice is not new. >> what has changed is it's

broadened. recognizing that not all unbundle. those that do will tell you that they have an insatiable need for revenue. you know, we have come off of nine years of multibillion dollar losses. this industry has lost $58.2 billion between 2001 and 2009. carriers needed the revenue to keep flying. >> reporter: but lately, revenue and profits are soaring, $3 billion in black ink so far this year. the industry says it's profiting by giving consumers a choice. >> they're basically saying to you, we're going to keep the base fare, the price you pay for travel, low. and if you want to check a bag, you'll pay for that. and if you want serve onboard services, you'll pay for that. >> reporter: airlines have to pay a 7.5% excise tax on airfares into the aviation trust fund, but they don't have to pay the tax on charges for baggage, meals, or other extra services, and those totaled $7.8 billion last year.

>> so about $600 million they avoided paying into the aviation trust fund last year alone. it means that vital safety issues at airports like the taxiways being repaired, the modernization of the air traffic control system, expanding the gates and care and maintenance of the airport won't be done. >> reporter: consumer groups and some lawmakers want more regulation and taxes on airline fees. the industry says it's already overtaxed. >> we want to be treated equally. we want to be on a level field with other industries that provide consumer services. we don't need government stepping in and trying to regulate an industry where decisions should be made by the people who purchase the product. >> reporter: and the product is selling again. the air transport association expects 24 million people to fly over the 12-day thanksgiving travel season, 3.5% more than last year. casey wian, cnn, los angeles. >> all right. in the meantime, the u.s. government is considering rules that would require airlines to be more clear about extra fees.

there's no talk right now about banning them entirely. iran has postponed the trial day for two americans, shane bauer and josh fattal, who were arrested for espionage 16 months ago after hiking from iraq. their companion, bauer's fiancee, sarah shourd, was released in september. bauer and fattal were supposed to be tried this month, but their lawyer says iranian officials have rescheduled the trial for february 6th now. and that's a big disappointment for family members who hope a trial will lead to their release. and ireland is seeking a financial bailout from the european union for its troubled economy. yet to be determined, the amount of the loan. earlier i spoke with our international business expert, richard quest, about the impact this bailout could have on the u.s. dollar. >> well, first of all, because, of course, greece took the first bailout, this is now the second european economy that's required to be bailed out.

and although we don't know the amount involved, we expect it's going to be in the tens of billions of dollars, according to the irish finance minister. and it's all because, a, they've got a huge budget deficit, but b, irish banks are just about broke. so now the european union or euro zone is going to have to stump up the cash. but, of course, it only comes along with a certain number of strings. it's going to be a very hard road ahead for the irish people, who would prefer budget cutbacks. and the totality of the effect, i think, fredricka, is having said they didn't need the money, having said they wouldn't require a bailout, tonight ireland has effectively gone into reverse and said, yep, we'll take the money if offered. >> so what potentially could be the ripple effect, taking the money, or if for any reason there were a change of heart on that? >> the money -- well, what's going to happen tonight, first

of all, the irish cabinet has discussed it and has agreed to do it. next, there'll be a telephone call or a conference call with eurozone, european finance ministers. then the g-7, of course, which part of the united states is a major leading part of the g-7. and if all that comes together as expected in the next few hours, ireland will be promised the money. the ripple effects are that it shows the depth and severity of the crisis. it proves that what happens in one part of the world can affect dramatically what happens elsewhere. after all, just think about it. we've said this before, fredricka, you and i. how could subprime mortgages in florida or in california explode the world economy as they did? and to such an extent, of course, that now we also see those overlending, those mortgages in island, those ghost towns that now exist. they literally blew up the irish economy.

>> so how would the u.s. be directly impacted if ireland does, indeed, need this bailout, takes the bailout. what would be felt on this side of the pond? >> i think initially, obviously, there's no direct impact. it's not like "a" to "b" to "c" to "d," but what you're going to notice, for example, as tension in europe shifts to other countries, portugal, spain, maybe even italy, the u.s. dollar which had been weak, the one thing, quantitative easing, qe2, ben bernanke's printing money has weakened the dollar. but i'll tell you this, it will be a jolly sight weaker if it wasn't for the european crisis. they are literally -- the euro and the dollar are like two drunken men swaggering down the street on a late saturday night. it really is a question of which is the weaker at any given point. they're propping each other up, but i would expect to see the

dollar be a marginal gainer on this one. >> all right, richard quest. roads coated in ice in this country, and now the snow is apparently so heavy that you can't even see where you're going in some places. take a look at that right there. driving in the winter takes special skills. we'll check out a winter driving school, straight ahead. [ diane lane ] when you were 14

we helped keep your skin clear. now we have a solution for wrinkles. neutrogena anti wrinkle with retinol sa smoothes even deep wrinkles. it works...beautifully. neutrogena. my professor at berkeley asked me if i wanted to change the world. i said "sure." "well, let's grow some algae." and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomics have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae are amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels. they also absorb co2. we're hoping to supplement the fuels that we use in our vehicles,

and to do this at a large enough scale to someday help meet the world's energy demands. helps kids be their best. we think it probably helps teachers be their best too. quaker instant oatmeal. does your breakfast make you amazing?

all right. parts of the country are already coping with snow and ice-coated roads, so driving in the winter can be extremely dangerous. this past january, our reynolds wolf got behind the wheel in some of the worst conditions in a training course sponsored by tire manufacturer, bridgestone. >> reporter: do you know that according to the national highway traffic safety administration, more accidents s occurring during the winter time than the summertime. 36% more happen during january as opposed to july, and this is the reason why. the ice and the snow, all that wintertime mess. it's the reason why we're here in steamboat springs at the bridgestone winter driving school with mark. what are we going to do? >> we're going to jump in the

car, go out on the track, and teach you the skills you need to get around safely and have a little fun in the worst conditions. >> reporter: it sounds scary, fun, and amusing all at the same time. >> winter driving should be fun. there's no reason for it to be scary. >> reporter: let's get to it. >> all right. >> reporter: how deceiving can winter conditions be? snow on a road, ice on a road? >> winter conditions have been really deceiving, because it may look like it's snow, but underneath it can be just black ice. just a glare of shiny ice. and it's hard to tell. so you as a drive to to make sure no one's behind you and then every once in a while, hit your brakes and see if you slide. >> reporter: this experience is like driving on a hockey rink. >> the more slippery it becomes, the more you have to anticipate each action, from steering to braking to accelerating. >> reporter: one of the first lessons, the weight transfer of your vehicle plays a bigger role in controlling your car than a steering wheel. >> don't turn more, turn back straight.

when you turn left, it steers more. it's totally counterintuitive, but sometimes less steering is more effective. choose just the perfect amount of steering, not too much, not too little, and if the car doesn't turn, don't give into the tendency to just keep steering more. it won't help. in fact, it makes it much worse. >> reporter: another difference maker, the type and condition of your tires. >> you have to remember that a half-worn winter tire performs like an all-season tire. a half-worn all-season tire performs like a summer tire. and really a summer tire has no place in winter conditions. >> reporter: but mark says the best thing to have in place when facing those icy roads is the wealth of experience. like a pro. nice. that's a wrap. there you go. >> reynolds, the pro driver now. well, learning some very valuable lessons at the bridgestone driving school, steamboat springs, colorado. so it's time for those annual performance reviews, right, at your job? like it or not, they're a fact of life for many workers. six things you need to consider,

coming up next.

if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil.

all right. tips now for tackling your annual performance reviews in a moment. but first, a look at the top stories.

some new worries about north korea's nuclear ambitions. a report from a stanford university scientist who visited north korea says the country has a new uranium enrichment facility. he says it appears to be designed for nuclear power production, but it could be converted to produce bomb fuel. and saudi arabia's king abdullah is heading to the u.s. tomorrow, but it's not a diplomatic visit. the 86-year-old monarch is seeking treatment for some health problems. the saudi's health minister says the king has a herniated spinal disc and a blood clot that is causing him back pain. and if you're traveling this thanksgiving holiday, bad weather could cause a shift in your plans. nasty storms are snarling air and ground traffic this weekend, and motorists going through the sierra nevada mountains are putting on snow chains. an early winter storm has dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas, freezing rain and ice are also causing problems. so, the topic today on

reclaiming your career is something many of us face at this time. we're talking about annual performance years. paula is a professor of human resource management at rutgers university. she joins us now from new york. good to see you. >> hi, fred, how are you? >> i'm doing just great. all right. so a lot of folks really kind of agonize over these annual reviews. but you say, you know what, there's a way to kind of step through this simply, so you don't have to get a headache over it. and it begins with really knowing your accomplishments and knowing, i guess, how to suit yourself up for this kind of confrontation with your annual review. >> certainly. and being prepared. i think a lot of people assume that their boss is going to be really prepared for this and they're going to have, you know, a clear indication of all the great things they've done over the years. this is really the time for you to be prepared for that meeting. >> okay. and then you say, you know, you've got to be ready to offer

some praise. and at the same time, have some feedback. what do you mean? >> well, think about the good things that you've done over the year. remember that your boss may remember the things that were most salient, which may, in fact, be negative. so you want to keep in mind that you want to help your boss remember the accomplishments, the achievements, there's been some really interesting research on the way performance appraisals are rated. and people who are considered more helpful, people who are considered to offer better feedback to their colleagues, those are the ones who tend to be rated better. so really a good time to think about knowing your accomplishments, but really kind of knowing what you've done for your team, for your organization, and for your business unit. >> and it's also a time where you need to think about your future goals. you use this as an opportunity not to just reflect on how your performance has been going, but you need to be thinking ahead,

how do you get that point across? >> right. well, think about it this way. this might be your one opportunity to have a great conversation, a one-on-one conversation with your supervisor about, you know, where you're going with the company. it's a great way to show your engagement, if you can show that, you know, you know where your work unit's going, you know where your team is going, you know where your organization's going, and that you really want to be a part of it. you can describe your goals and then really get some feedback on how you can help meet those goals. >> and then you don't take the feedback personally. oh, gosh, you hear this all the time, people get the feedback and then they're wondering about their performance overall or whether they're going to be able to keep their jobs, and how do you not take it personally? >> that's a tough one. that's a very, very tough one. because people, in general, aren't great at giving feedback. and of course, it's going to be human nature, it's natural to take it personally. but keep in mind that even if the feedback is delivered

poorly, keep in mind that some people are really -- they're really trying to coach you and they're not trying to criticize you. so take a great example. if i'm maybe very social, it could be that in one job context, my social skills are really a distraction for my coworkers. in another job context, my social skills might be critical for the job, with my customers or my clients. so it's not me, per se, it's me in the context of my job. so don't take it personally. listen for that coaching, not criticism. and really ask for ways to improve. >> all right. don't get too many butterflies over these review periods. thanks so much, paula! good to see you and happy thanksgiving! >> you as well, fred. thanks. all right. there's been a lot in the news over the past week. some of it makes you cringe and some of it makes you laugh, and some of it is just very sobering. well, comedian george wallace, he'll give us his take on that's

taken place in the last week. this site has a should i try priceline instead? >> no it's a sale. nothing beats a sale! wrong move! you. you can save up to half off that sale when you name your own price on priceline. but this one's a deal...trust me. it's only pretending to be a deal. here, bid $79. got it. wow! you win this time good twin! there's no disguising the real deal. okay, now here's our holiday gift list.

aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate shipping starts at just $4.90 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship.

try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis.

russell simmons' accomplishments are as numerous as they are varied. he cofounded one of the first major hip hop labels, made millions in the fashion and communications industries, and headlines a new reality tv show. and he has authored several books, including the latest one, "super rich," out in january. i talked face to face with the business mogul and discovered that he's also deeply involved with philanthropy, including several of his own foundations. it's a mission simmons says he never would have imagined taking up as a troubled youth. giving is really at the root of who you are. and i wonder, has it always been there, or did you evolve into that? >> no, i was in a gang. i sold drugs. i was in a gang. i'm very lucky to be here. >> what was the epiphany where you said, you know what --

>> well, the epiphany was i found something i was passionate about, was music. and then over a period of time, i evolve ed some and at 30, i became completely sober. i'm 53. in 10 or 15 years, i stopped eating animals. 15 years ago, i started practicing yoga. i ran my first charity 10, 15 years ago. was kind of the thing to do. and i started falling in love with giving and seeing the results of my work in people's faces, and i found that my resources and that my status as a celebrity became more and more valuable, and i started to help other celebrities build their charities and it's been more fun, this life's work is more fun. so it's what i do. >> do you feel like there's one big resonating, you know, moment in your business interactions, business enterprises that you're

most proud of that you feel has really cemented who you are and what your intention is -- >> i wish i could answer that question properly. i don't really care a lot of pride. and i don't really have one moment over the next that's so great. i'm lucky enough to enjoy whatever's in front of me. that i have a rabbi hosting a forum on islamophobia in a muslim country, and i know that that's a groundbreaking thing and i want to have more dialogue between people instead of less. and this country -- as the chairman for ethnic understanding, i get research funding, and this country is going the wrong way. >> what disturbs you about intolerance in this country and in the view of so many, it has become exacerbated. >> well, in the view of everybody that has got research, it is not good. one minute it's okay to start saying things that you couldn't

have said a year ago, racial or islamaphobic or anti-semitic things you can say that you couldn't say only a year ago, and the next minute, you know, anything can happen. we're not so conscious of our actions, and we need to be, you know, certainly for me, i want to be one of the people that can ring a bell, say it in such a way that people can die jest it and maybe make them think about their actions a little differently. >> earlier this month, simmons's group held an interfaith program, bringing together members of more than 200 mosques and synagogues in 22 countries for dialogue on anti-semitism and islamophobia. for more information, logon to www.fedu.org. and next week, face to face with salomon rushti, the highly acclaimed author is out with his second children's book.

he's living a very publicized lifestyle after a death wish put out on his life. next week, salman rushdie face-to-face. last week was a pretty good one if you were prince william or bristol palin, not so good if you were brandi. george wallace is joining us with his take on the week in news. george wallace coming back at you. this is america, man. home of the highway... last minute detours and spontaneous acts of freedom. ♪ we're wanderers. wayfarers. even nomads. so doesn't it just make sense that we build an electric car... that goes...far. really far. ♪

everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. ♪ everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn.

so if you're lucky, you've gotten a chance to start your holiday travel, but if you're not so lucky, maybe it's because weather is in the way. jacqui jeras, there's icy stuff, there's snow, rain, it's all out there. >> yeah, and it's affecting a lot of major interstates right now too, fredricka. we're talking over three feet of snow in the sierra. this is a very potent winter storm. we've actually got two of them. this is going to be a series of storms that's going to be impacting you in the west, probably there you are early wednesday. late in the day wednesday through your thanksgiving day, things will be a lot better. but take a look at that.

i want to highlight a couple of interstates we're having some big-time problems on. first of all, on los angeles, on the i-10, there's some flooding at the 110 freeway, that's the santa monica freeway, some road closures there. scotts flat to i-80, this is on highway 20, closed due to snow. snoqualmie pass on i-90, snow coming down and poor visibility, from denver to utah on i-70, reporting snowy road, wet conditions, and some slick spots as well. and along i-25 from wyoming to mexico, you know, it's clear and it's dry, but very windy. so you're going to be doing the white knuckle thing as you head along your trip. if you're going by the airways, what kind of problems are we having there today? chicago o'hare, it's not a terrible day, it's a little dreary. we've got low clouds, and that's causing ground delays of just under two hours. and that's arriving into chicago. so if you're trying to get out of dodge, you're doing okay.

teterboro, we've got some departure delays, and that's on the increase. cnn is your holiday headquarters. we want to look at some i-reports. this is my favorite thing of the day. wild turkeys. this is from our i-report, chris dell, he's from winnipeg, canada, and he tells us that he took these pictures outside of his kitchen window. he says it's kind of weird to have two turkeys there, because he lives in the suburbs. this wasn't out in the country. i don't know what you think, but i'm thinking, maybe they escaped america for a good reason, because we have a little holiday coming up very soon. >> that's right! good timing. they knew what they were doing. >> so end us your i-reports, i-report.cnn.com. we want to hear your travel stories too. how are things going on the roadways as well as the airways for us. >> hopefully smooth. >> so send us those, and tweet, do you tweet? george, do you tweet? >> i tweet. >> @cnn travel, we'll tweet you information and then you can tweet us back to let us know how

things are going for you. >> jacqui jeras, thank you so much. we'll ask comedian george wallace about his travels because he's been on the road and continues to do so for the holiday. and he'll give us his take on the weekend news, including the royal engagement of the year, next year. but first, a look at your top stories. iran is pushing back the trial of two detained american hikers, shane bauer and josh fattal were supposed to be tried this month, but their lawyer says iranian officials have rescheduled the trial for february 6th now. iran accuses them of espionage. and utah police are hoping a rifle, a backpack, and a blood-soaked t-shirt will lead them to whoever shot a utah park ranger. brody young was shot multiple times friday. the items were found near a car believed to belong to the suspect. and young is still being hospitalized and is now talking with police as well. and as jacqui jeras was mentioning, winter storms out west and in colorado could keep

you waiting this busy holiday travel week. cloud weather is already snarling flights in the midwest at chicago's o'hare. it's not any better on the roads, either. freezing rain and ice caused more than 370 crashes in the minneapolis-st. paul area. nasty stuff. okay. so it's been a kind of 50/50 week for couples. a lot of celebrations, a lot of sobbing. prince william and kate middleton are going to tie the knot, that you know by now. and tony parker and eva longoria, well, they're kind of splitsville. comedian george wallace, he's here. he's back to give us his take on the weekend news. and i know you've been traveling all over the place, but this kind of made you stop in your tracks. the engagement. >> you've been talking about traveling all day and talked about how they increased the fare. i'm not too much concerned about that, because i was in denver earlier today, and have you ever been to the denver airport? >> i have. >> ever been downtown denver? >> yes. my cab fare was higher than my airfare to get downtown.

that's a crazy story right there. but i'm so happy about this prince william and -- isn't that nice? >> the world is celebrating. >> i don't know why i'm happy, but they're royalty. >> it's going to be a beautiful wedding. >> and a beautiful couple. he's handsome and she's gorgeous and this works out all the time in california, in hollywood, so i think it's going to work out. >> well, it doesn't always work out in hollywood, does it? >> but they're great, and the media has gone crazy. people want to know what church, what florist, who's going to make the case. >> they want to book their flights, to be there. >> i want to know, can i go? i already bought them a gift. >> maybe you won't be in -- wherever they end up having it, whether it's westminster abbea y abbey -- >> somebody's watching in london, i bought them a gift already, a george foreman grill, in case the queen comes over, they can make some grilled cheese. i think it will work out well.

>> i think it will. not working out so good for eva longoria and tony parker. what in the world? >> i don't know what happened. and she's on a show called "desperate --," is that right? >> "desperate housewives." >> and she has a tattoo of him. what do you do when you get a tattoo of your spouse. >> and then you split. >> tony and then make it into -- >> try to make it into something else, because it's very painful to try to get it removed. >> that's why i don't buy wedding couples a gift until after the 50th marriage. >> because you're not so sure if they'll last? >> well, if it doesn't last, you don't want people to be mad and want your gift back. i think if you're married for five years, i'll present you with a nice toaster. if you want to hold back and go for the ten-year, i'll give you a blender. >> you're not giving the gift hoping that -- of course you're not thinking about the number of years -- >> it needs to last at least 10 to 20 years. i had a friend that just got married down in orlando,

florida, at a hotel called the peabody. ever been there? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. in memphis. >> it's both. memphis and orlando. two peabodies. my friend got married, and i said i'm the only friend that did not give him a gift. i don't do it. i flew all the way down to florida, $2,500, round-trip hotel, $700 a night, i wore a tuxedo and served as an usher. and i said, you're looking at your damn gift. >> he actually reminded you that you hasn't gave a gift? >> he told me. >> that was awkward. >> so from now on, just let me pay you and not attend -- >> i bet you some couples would appreciate that in a big way. >> are you getting married, or already married? >> i'm already married. >> how long? >> 11 areas. >> you've got a blender coming. >> a blender? we've already got one.

>> i'll give you a high-speed one. >> no, that's okay. we don't need a gift. >> what about monday or tuesday night, "dancing with the stars"? >> yes, monday and tuesday, we'll see it again, the finale, two-night finale monday and tuesday, are you a big watcher of that? >> i watched it because i had just gotten off the plane from somewhere, and everybody was complained, and i watched brandy, and she was better, and everybody knows she's better. >> so is it about being the best dancer? the most popular? what's your take on this? >> nobody can complain, and i can't complain. i need to shut the hell up. most people didn't vote. you need to shut the hell up. it's a popularity contest. bristol palin's fans called in, they voted and she won that night. that's the way i see it. >> we heard that from her dance partner who says, if you didn't cast your vote, then you really

can't complain. >> they put me on "dancing with the stars," you know i'm not going to be the best dancer, but the people love me. they'll call in and vote for me. >> so in the end, now it's down to jennifer grey, cuty kyle -- >> the kyle from atlanta? >> i think his family is here. you've got cutie him, bristol. so in the end, who do you think is going to take the -- >> it would be so nice for comedian ifs bristol won the whole thing. >> why? >> because it would be controversy and we would have something to laugh about and yell about. it would be very nice. as a matter of fact, yeah, i want bristol -- bristol, i want you to win. >> because you think that's going to be good fodder for some good comedy? >> oh, hell, yeah. look at president obama, we can't do jokes about him because he's too smart. we can't say anything about him, he went to harvard -- george bush, we were all over him every day. george bush was a funny guy.

>> he went to yale, a smart guy too? >> yeah, but he had this country so screwed up, we had people sneaking back into mexico. that's another story. >> oh, boy. okay, your thanksgiving, you're going to be spending it how? >> t.j. holmes, is he on this network? >> well, yeah, on in the morning. >> something is wrong with him, ned a nutritionist on this morning. this is thanksgiving! >> he was talking this weekend with a nutritionist, a doctor who was talking about how to do thanksgiving a very healthy way. >> this is bull crap. this is thanksgiving. let me tell everybody this. this is thanksgiving, this might be your last day on earth. go to your aunt's house, uncle's house, eat all you can. eat turkey, pumpkin pie. white people eat pumpkin pie, black people eat sweet potato pie. get some haagen-dazs, ice cream, everything you can. like paula deen says, if it doesn't have a stick of butter, it ain't no good. that's what i'm going to do. >> george wallace, thank you so much! happy holidays.

>> kenny latimer, just say hi. >> don't be scared! >> hi, happy thanksgiving. how are you? good to see you. yeah, we're having thanksgiving right here. >> what's your name, sir? >> don, i'm coming to your house for thanksgiving. >> my name is don wallace. >> that's my son right there. >> oh, man! >> this is the comedy news network. >> much more right after this. >> good to see you. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan called the humana walmart-. it's a new plan that covers both brand ans and has the lowest-pricednatioy of only $14.80 per month and in-store copays as . when you could save over, you can focus on the things . ♪ go to walmart.com for details.

♪ we need to finish those projections ♪ ♪ then output the final presentations ♪ ♪ sally, i'm gonna need 40 copies, obviously collated ♪ what's going on? when we're crunched for time, brad combines office celebrations with official business. it's about efficiency. [ courier ] we can help. when you ship with fedex, you can work right up until the last minute. it gives you more time to get stuff done. that's a great idea. ♪ i need to speak with you privately ♪ ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ everyone! ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ [ male announcer ] we understand.® you need a partner who gives you more time. fedex.

♪ but i really love my bank ♪ i hate-- didn't quite catch that last bit. i said i really love my bank. right... is there a problem ? it's not really raging, man. uh, we were hoping for more raging ? well, you said write from the heart. yeah... don't do that. at ally, you'll love our online savings account. named the best of 2010 by money magazine. ally. do you love your bank ?

aspercreme breaks the grip, with maximum-strength medicine and no embarrassing odor. break the grip of pain with aspercreme. much more of the cnn "newsroom" coming your way this time with don lemon. he's here now with a preview of what you got if. >> hang on, i'm tweeting, but, no, no i'm joking a little bit. this is a very serious story we're going to be talking about including a whole most of other things. bill my, the science guy passes out during a lecture. he's always on the university of

southern california. then this comedian down in new orleans called messy mya, gunned down in the middle of the street. guess what the witnesses did? >> for each of those case sentence. >> what did they do? >> tweeted instead of helping. >> no one tried to help. >> no one tried to help. >> at least that wasn't the first response. >> people were sweeting it and messy mya's photo ended up on a internet in a twit pick and he died in the middle of the street. bile nye said, he felt like lady gaga because i passed out. people instead of -- i don't know what's going on. so we're talking to a social media guru and somor folks if we, what have we come to if we rush to tweet instead of helping someone. >> any like preview of what your special sift going to say? are they saying this is seemingly the sign of the times or everyone needs a new lesson on -- >> everyone wants to be their own network. everyone wants to be their menne cnn or the king of something on

twitter and they want to get it out there. it's the rush to create your own content and some other things that are going on in our society. >> all right, we're going to hear more on that in the next hour. "newsroom." >> that's right, fred. stars here george wallace. >> cnn all the time. what can we say? we got much more straight ahead, including cnn equal politics, an update right now. we're keeping an eye on all the latest headlines on the cnn politics can.com desk. here's what's crossing. hillary clinton says she will not run for president. in a television interview today, clinton laughed off speculation that she might challenge president obama for the 2012 democratic nomination. she says that she's happy with her current job as u.s. secretary of state. also, talking about 2012 today, louisiana governor bobby jindal. he suggested that he won't be speaking the republican presidential nomination, but he left the door open for a vice

presidential race. and republican minnesota governor tim pawlenty says the tea party is here to stay. he calls it a positive force that's driving accountability and change in the country and he says it will continue to play a large role in national politics. also, a star-studded gal a last night including movie and music stars, plus the rescued chilean miners greeted the 2010 cnn hero of the year. our brooke anderson was on hand last nig as the winner was announced. >>. >> reporter: the criminaleyan miners, the most inspiring story of the year kicked off an evening dedicated to people around the world who are changing the world. >> they are warriors against injustice doing battle for all of pus. >> reporter: cnn's 2010 top 10 heroes include a cambodian man dedicated to clearing the land mines he was forced to plant as

a child soldier and a scotsman whose program feeds hundreds of thousands of children in 15 countries. >> every child in the world should be able to receive at least one good meal every day. >> reporter: an ex-con at former drug addict who helps other women just out of prison stay out and stay clean. and a 74-year-old grandmother whose hospital in juarez, mexico, is an oasis in that violent city. >> do not be afraid. i'm never, never, never give up. >> seeing it through, that commitment, with no fear. >> reporter: a host of celebrities were on hand to pay tribute to each hero. >> inspiring for our young children and for me and for all those people out there who want to do good for the world. ♪ won't you stand up stand up stand up ♪ is shoo sugarland's, john legend, melanie fiona and bon jovi provided music. >> anorata was awarded an

additional $100,000 for her work in nepal, rescuing thousands of girls from sexual slavery. >> we need to do this for all our daughters. >> reporter: all ten heroes received $25,000 each. but the examples they set are priceless. brooke anderson, cnn, los angeles. and you don't want to miss the whole thing. can you catch it in its entirety, cnn heroes special. thanksgiving night, the cnn heroes all-star tribute with anderson cooper begins thursday, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. i'm 43 frequent a whitfield. see you back here next weekend. have a great thanksgiving week. don lemon's coming up next. it's a sale. nothing beats a sale! wrong move! you. you can save up to half off that sale when you name your own price on priceline. but this one's a deal...trust me.

it's only pretending to be a deal. here, bid $79. got it. wow! you win this time good twin! there's no disguising the real deal. my professor at berkeley asked me if i wanted to change the world. i said "sure." "well, let's grow some algae." and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomics have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae are amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels. they also absorb co2. we're hoping to supplement the fuels that we use in our vehicles, and to do this at a large enough scale to someday help meet the world's energy demands.

>> ( creature inhaling ) >> ( branches breaking ) >> ( creature growling ) >> ( horse hoofs beating ) >> ( horse nickering ) >> ( train whistle blowing ) >> ( engine revving ) >> man: experience the power of progress. take advantage of exceptional new and certified pre-owned values during the season of audi event.