they've taken 93 dna samples from family members so they can do this as fast as humanly possible. they want to be able to get these victims back to their loved ones so funerals can begin. as for those sonar images that were reported earlier today that purported to show the bulk of the fuselage under the water, the ceo of airasia, tony fernandez, says they have not found the bulk of the fuselage. there's been no confirmation the plane itself has been found but they are still looking. weather has been a problem. it's a problem today. they expect it to be a problem for the next few days. it's is monsoon season and the weather can be very uncooperative. ari, back to you.

>> nbc's katy tur in indonesia. back stateside we'll bring in tom costello. we know there's been a lot of unconfirmed reports out there. what are the facts we know so far? >> katy touched on the sonar data and whether it in fact shows where or where not this plane may be resting. the head of airasia says there are no confirmed sonar pings coming from any wreckage. we have to see what daylight brings and the search brings as they continue to navigate through this very difficult weather. what we do know is that they have a pretty good sense of where this plane is simply by the wreckage and the bodies that have been found on the surface of the water. whoa know the plane was last at 36,300 feet. we have seen the last radar data coming from that particular region. 36,300 feet. now, it was at 32,000 requested permission to go to 38,000.

it only got permission to go to 34,000. but that last bullet point there is important. last radar scope was at 36,300. now, why was it at 36,300 when it had only been given permission to go to 34,000? we don't know. did it catch an updraft? were the pilots desperate to get out of bad weather? were they taking evasive movements? we don't know. as it relates to the actual cause of the crash, investigators will be anxious to evaluate both engines to see what they look like. they also to want take a look at the fans. is there any evidence of damage to the fans on the engines from either hail or icing or anything of that nature. what about the pichlt to tube air censors that will tell the computers on the plane the speed of the plane traveling. were those sensors iced over? that will be something they look at. as they look at the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, we'll find out what exactly, if anything we might have heard between the pilots and their conversations and what

the flight data recorder got as to the ongoing performance of the plane, engine and aerodynamic issues the pilots were facing. there's an awful lot of unanswered questions. we simply will not have answers to until they find the wreckage and specifically until they get the black boxes and then those black boxes need to be taken to a lab, a high-tech lab that can read them. and then of course the analysis of that data. so, we are talking about a process that will take many days, if not weeks. and then it will be up to that agency to determine when they release any of that data. back to you. >> tom, more questions than answers right now. one more question. we believe this plane is at the bottom of the java sea. that's not the deepest sea floor in the world. professional divers can descend to that depth. is it a situation where we are seeing professional divers deployed as soon as possible? >> i would think that. i think after they begin removing removing if not all of the wreckage from the actual

surface of the sea, then they would begin the process sending divers down. identifying the wreckage, then sending divers down. you know, they also have to deal with local customs in terms of how they handle and treat the deceased and what the customs are there in indonesia will be important to how they determine that they're going to remove and take care of the victims who were inside the fuselage assuming they're still inside the fuselage and at the bottom of the sea. then begins the task of searching for those black boxes. i would expect the priority is removal of the victims and then if not in conjunction with very subsequently they will begin looking for those black boxes. by the way, we should tell you which should be in the tail section of the airbus a-320. >> thank you very much. we'll turn to commercial pilot steven wallace, former director of the faa office of accident investigation. good day to you. >> good day. >> we've been reporting a lot on the possible role of that

inclement weather we've been talking about. talk to us as your experience as a accident investigator, how weather is a big issue and what we know about the bad weather and the crew's potential response to it in this case. >> well, weather is quite often an issue in accident investigations and in accidents. and i would say that most decision-making -- the bulk of decisions pilots make in the course of a flight, judgment decisions are related to weather as much for passenger comfort as for -- as for safety. so clearly the focus in this investigation will be on the weather and on the flight crew's response to it. tom costello just mentioned pido probes which takes us to the air france 447 accident where there was weather but it wasn't insurmountable weather but it cost something to lose air speed

and crew did not respond to it appropriately and stalled the plane. i think it's -- we're going to focus on a combination in all likelihood of the weather and -- >> to be clear, but you're making a contrast there to a situation where you had undesirable inclement weather but then some improper response. weather plus human air leading to the accident. put that in the context with what they're investigating now. is that a possibility still for this situation? >> it is. and the third factor i would fault in there is automation. this is the first one of the airbus fly by wire airbus the a-330, which air france was also fly by wire. these highly automated airplanes, there are kind of automations, wonderful boone to safety but concerns pilots become overly reliant on it. they don't understand every mode of it or that they lose some of their basic flying skills. those were present. they're on the table. this investigation is just starting.

and every possibility is on the table. >> steven it's mikey kay here. i want to be cautious about getting ahead of ourselves when we're drawing comparisons and parallels. there has been a lot of dialogue in the last couple days about air france and the icing of the pido tube and how the pilots started a catastrophic fall depended up over the water. do you think this is a competing theory? do you think that investigators will be pressing hard as this potential theory is a priority had they find the black boxes? >> well i think they'll open those black boxes. this is high-tech, late model airplane so with an open mind they will listen to the conversations, which this entire flight should be recorded. and they will look at all of the data.

i just -- you know investigators draw on things they have seen in the past. you're absolutely right. we're not jumping to any conclusions here. and the comparison of air france 447 is one of those things that here's something we saw in the past. >> steven delicate question for you. investigators are saying of the seven bodies that were found, some were found fully clothed. i wonder what that tells you. also the idea that if these folks went through a rapid descent, what might have been their consciousness, mind state have been in the last few moments? do you think they were conscious and aware of what was going on or they were disoriented at that point? >> well it's difficult to say. this airplane if it was at 36,000 feet as we just heard tom costello say, even if it's descending at 10,000 plus feet a minute, it's going to be a three-minute descent. i'm not going to speculate.

these families are suffering terribly. i did see in one report that one of the bodies was recovered with a life vest on it if that's confirmed, that would certainly suggest that some people in that airplane knew they were going to the water. >> we've also talked an awful lot about sonar. tell us how they're using that. we hear about passive and active sonar. what does that involve? >> well sonar is used to find the wreckage. certainly both those recorders have pingers on them with at least 30-day duration batteries. after the malaysian event, the standards for the duration of the locator batteries on the pingers has gone up to 90 days. but they're not all in place yet. so this airplane will have at least a 30-day battery. i think that's more likely as tom costello said those recorders are in the back of the

plane. the experts know exactly where they are and getting them will be a priority second only to the sensitive and respectful collection of the remains. >> the information we have on the life vest is unconfirmed and still needs corroboration. steven one thing i'm fascinated with is usually when we see an incident of this significance there is some sort of action taken by the airline, whether that be a change this in standard operating procedure or at least a review or unscheduled maintenance of the aircraft. we haven't seen anything from airasia on this. is this unusual? if i were the ceo of airasia, i would recommend my pilots go in a few more hours in similarities on weather diversion. do you think this is unusual? >> no. it's only three days old. certainly collectively the aviation community tries to be

in maximum learning mode all the time. and the issue of weather avoidance, which you've touched on is clearly high on the list. if you've got a row of thunderstorms topping at 50,000 people, you're a pilot you know no airliner is going to go over that. certainly, i think as soon as they get a clearer idea of what might have happened here they'll try to maximize the learning to make sure it never happens again. >> right. that was a process that obviously takes some time as you know from your accident investigation. thanks for joining us today. up next the other big story this new year's eve afternoon, the ball is ready to drop but so, of course, are the temperatures. we'll get a check on that arctic blast now sweeping the country. then we'll take a look at what is to come in 2015. we've got some fun stuff. some of the politics, some of the moves have something toure used to report on the music and the sun. crowds gathering a few blocks. you can see it in new york's

times square. "the cycle" rolling on for this last day of 2014, december 31.

it is new year's eve and we're about nine hours away from 2015 here. elsewhere in the world, they're already celebrating. moments ago in dubai, this was the spectacular scene. fireworks exploding from the world's tallest tower. the country is actually trying to better its own world record breaking display last year 500,000 shells fired in just six minutes.

we'll bring you more of the global new year's festivities throughout the hour. i bet it's a whole lot warmer there in dubai, too. here it is. the special new year's eve man show edition of "the cycle." abby and krystal are at home and hopefully bundled up on the couch because it's downright baltic outside. 95% of the country facing below normal temperatures and expected to be that way come midnight. there may even be snow in the forecast for las vegas, which is where we find weather channel's mike seidel with your forecast. mike? >> reporter: good afternoon, michael. from the strip here in vegas where we had our first flakes in almost four years fall this morning. it is cold. 34 degrees. windchills have been running 20 to 25. a city that usually sees highs in the mid to upper 50s in late december, early january. today it will only top out about 40 or so. another day to layer up here new year's eve in vegas. the wind has been gusty, too. northwest wind and that's why

the windchill has been down sustained 15 18 miles an hour. am mccarron, 15 to 15 miles an hour. they've only had one inch of snow four times in the past 30 years. it's fairly rare to get sk lating snow. last time was six years ago. chilly weather at midnight here. they'll shut down the strip, a good portion of it at 5 p.m. so everybody can party and be safe. not to worry about any kind of traffic. around the country, most of us will bring in 2015 chillier than average. phoenix at midnight 39. in l.a. 44. minneapolis/st. paul teens today. 9 at midnight. 26 degrees at midnight in the big city. if you want a warm new year's eve, at midnight tonight, 72 on south beach in beautiful miami. back here in vegas, a couple more chilly days and then we'll start to rebound back to 55 to

60 by sunday. michael, back to you. >> thanks mike. toure here. it's in the 30s in the nation's capital and it's time for the burning political questions that will heat up next year. what do you need to ask? well politico has the 15 political questions for 2015. here with us steve shepherd politico's campaign and elections editor to give answers. steve, the number one question is your top three questions are all about hillary, so let's start there. can she, will she change? obviously, she's in a very good starting position right now. but she has to do things a little differently than she did in 2008. political history is littered with folks who ran and lost for the presidency before winning. so that is not a deciding factor. can she change? >> well that's a great question. look, she is in a much better position right now than she was in 2008. or this time in '06-07 if you want to go back eight years. her poll numbers are twice what they were then. she's now in the 60s in most of

these polls. the question is can her campaign avoid the pitfalls they suffered in that 2008 race. do they avoid the staff in-fighting that plagued her campaign. can they keep her husband, former president bill clinton, on message and avoid the gaffes he had. we'll be watching and her campaign will be so closely scrutinized once it gets under way in probably the spring. we'll be watching every move closely. >> steve, i love when you say great questions when i feed you the questions that form your article. great questions that you posed to yourself, brother. the third question that you posed does hillary run away from obama in 2016. what do you think about that? >> that is really going to be -- is hillary clinton the third obama term? right now president obama's approval ratings are on the rise slightly. he's in the mid to upper 40s back from the low 40s where he was for the midterm elections. the problem is, where does he

sit on election day? even in 2000 when bill clinton's approval ratings were in the mid to high 50s you saw al gore distance himself. bill clinton's favor ability ratings were lower than that but do you want to be the third term? historically it's difficult to win as the third term. you saw george h.w. bush do it. it's been a long time since it's been done other than that. will hillary clinton run as the third obama term? how can she distinguish herself? what issues -- she'll be tied to the president's foreign policies pretty closely but where can she draw the important distinctions to tell voters this is going to be a different administration. >> i've got news for you toure is not the only one who read the questions in your article. i also read your article. i read your questions. i have one of your great questions. when does president obama get credit for the economic turn-around. the unemployment rate, 5.8%. a gallon of gas cost less than

$2.50. the dow hit a record high. economy grew at 5% clip in the third quarter which you point out is the best three-month period in more than a decade. the great news has not registered with a majority of americans. that is bread and butter kitchen table kind of factual thing that also obviously has political ramifications. walk us through what that means for an obama white house that is doing better on the ground in economic reality than it is in economic perception. >> well, look you have this -- you have 5% growth in gdp. you have a falling unemployment rate. yet you have roughly 60% of americans who say the country's off on the wrong track. so democrats are worried that if you try to take a victory lap over how the economy seems to be improving by the numbers, it's going to ring sort of tone deaf for voters. they're conscious of wanting to avoid, seeming out of touch. at the same time, will is an understanding that you know new republican congress new leadership, there's going to be new laws coming out of capitol hill. the president might be forced to

compromise with republicans on some things particularly with the economy. to the extent the economy recovers after that, they're conscious of wanting to avoid republicans getting credit for that. so, it's really sort of a fine line. when do you claim credit? democrats really didn't perfect that before the midterm elections this year. can they get it right? to what extent is the new republican congress get credit if the economy continues to improve and how does that affect 2016. we'll find out a lot about that over the first six to eight months of next year. >> steve, in the spur of being a complete lemingming, i read all of your questions, too. they were quite good. i want to talk about the president's power of veto. first question do you think he'll follow through on that rhetoric? if he does how will mcconnell respond to that? >> looks like the first thing the new republican congress might take up is authorizing the keystone xl pipeline. the president has not said

definitively whether he would re veto that. in his comments he seems skeptical as to whether this is a good idea for economic growth and for the environment. it seems likely he'll veto it. we'll find out exactly how much he breaks out that pen, you know, bill clinton in -- after 1994, he had to run again for re-election in 1996. president obama does not have that burden to deal with but bill clinton worked with the republican congress on a lot of things. he did veto bills as well but he worked with the republican congress on a lot of things. with everyone looking to 2016 three republicans in the senate, thinking about running, everybody's going to be out for their own agenda over the next two years in washington. and how the dynamic shakes out, it's really, really going to be interesting. >>. >> over the next two years, everyone will be out for their own agenda as opposed to every other day in d.c. steve shepherd, great questions and great answers. up next, "the washington

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snoou. new zealand clicked off 2015 counting down the new year with huge fireworks display at midnight. australia entered the new year in style as well. lighting up the skies over sydney's iconic harbor bridge in their annual fireworks show. more than a million people gathered for that event. back here in new york preparations under way in times square. you can see it there on your screen for the big ball dropping

tonight. this year tens of thousands will be here to celebrate and there's even more variables at play. stephanie gosk is in times square. happy new year. >> happy new year's eve to you. i don't know if you can tell from the warmth of your studio chair, but it is very very cold here in times square. that's not going to stop people from pouring in. it's amazing every year times square goes through this amazing transformation. in this short period of time this crossroads in manhattan becomes this massive international party. you know it's interesting to be on the ground here. it's really this global melting pot, a kind of babal tower. everyone is from all over the world. now, on hand tonight and over the course of the next few hours, fktof course, will be thousands of extra police officers on duty to make sure this goes off smoothly and securely. there will be counterterrorism units, bomb squad, bomb-sniffing dogs and rooftop patrols.

people that come in many will have to go through metal detectors. one additional challenge will be protesters. there are protests planned calling for police reform. the nypd says they're ready for them, as long as they abide by all of the laws. then on top of that is this cold. it's now in the 20s. it's supposed to be in the 20s late at night. everyone who comes down here better dress very very warmly. at least more warmly than i am. ari? >> looks like fun. thank you to stephanie. adds the clock strikes midnight across the globe, out with the old and in with the new as they say. "the washington post" is breaking it down in something they call the list 2015. they say good-bye neocons. hello reformocons. binge watching is out and time for binge listening. for all of you, quote, lumber sexuals and time to shave the beard and do what they call urban nomad.

good day and happy new year to you. >> glad to be here. >> you have a lot of stuff on here. one thing big in 2014 was the music listening service spotify, which a lot of people listen and stream online you don't have to buy the whole album, for people like toure that's a music revolution. you say that's going out by the wayside and instead is indie music on flash drives. i don't even know what that means so explain. >> neither did i. spotify, hugely popular right now, but when something gets popular, that's when you know it's in trouble. you'll see rival services crop up that might be able to crash spotify. and taylor swift has declared war on spotify. >> she doesn't like the haters. >> she can do a little hating herself. >> i know what you're saying. >> the cool kids are getting indie music on flash drives. this can be done. this is the new music mode of

commerce. >> speaking of cool kids lumber sexuals out, urban nomads in. my question and i know you've already had this conversation on "morning joe," my question is how much of a beard qualifies you to be a lumber sexual? is this is this much or how much ari's got or is it -- >> that's a lot of beard. >> it's 7/8 of an inch. >> oh, there's an answer. >> how are you doing there? are you close? >> there's a lumber sexual. >> 7/8 of an inch. >> that was me but that's not 7/8 of an inch. you've told me i've never been a lumber sexual in my career. i'm happy with that. >> you're working towards it. lumber sexuals. you know them. they're the guys with the beards of course the suspenders the plaid flannel shirts. they look like woodsmen except they tend to live in cities. obviously, people are just now starting to use the term, here's the thing, once you start identifying them as lumber sexuals, oh this is -- they don't want to be that anymore.

so they'll switch. we think they'll become urban nomads. a less flashier style of dressing, streamlined, dark. yurt kind of guy who can pick up at any moment and move. you don't really own. you just rent or maybe you just live in an air b&b and go off to another city with your lightweight laptop at any moment. >> i'm thinking toure. you spring to mind. >> amy, you talk about out, adults reading young adult novels. in adults reading judy blume, who was such an important author for young folks. she's got a new adult novel coming out this year in the unlikely event. i'm very excited about this. >> yeah. i mean granted, judy blume, who we best know writing for kids and teenagers, she did write some high-quality adult smut back in the day.

"wivyfe "wifey," which you may remember. it's not just the adults who remember her former adult fiction, it's the kids who grew up reading her and want to go back to her and probably the teenagers who shouldn't be reading her as well. >> absolutely. you know when i saw on your list that you said the michael keaton comeback is out and the kurt russell comeback is in and i said what are you talking about? michael keaton has one of if not the best movie of the year "bird man "and a movie next year "spotlight" about child molestation scandals in boston. great cast. to your point, kurt russell will have a big year. he's a big star in the next quentin tarantino movie. >> it's good to have an underused leading man back to the spotlight. that's what we saw happen with michael keaton. i think michael keaton will remain in for a while, probably win an oscar. the thing about a comeback is

you have your comeback and then you're back. we can't keep celebrating the comeback because he's back and he's a-list again. >> it's like outcast, nothing lasts forever, what is the exception. vegetables on the list. cauliflower out, radish in. >> cauliflower had a great 2014. they took over from brussel sprouts. a couple months ago they had lists for who had the best cauliflower sandwich in d.c., i thought, it's crested. people are now coming back from restaurants saying, i just had the best salad with radish in it and that told us all we need to know. >> kale was not a thing and then got hot. what are you doing for new year's tonight? >> i have a 13-month-old baby so -- >> you need a nap. >> let me tell you something toure taught me on this show.

family is in every single year. >> that's true. >> army thank you so much for your time today. >> thank you. >> happy new year. thank you. new next up we have a neek preview of 2015's coming attractions. how about a little star wars. >> you just went and made a new dinosaur? >> probably not a good idea. >> there are no strings on me. ♪ when you don't get enough sleep...

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as we count down to 2015 here in the states this is how north korea, yep, north korea rang in the new year earlier today. five works lighting up the sky in pyongyang and a choreographed musical performance by the military. quite the spectacle. north korea's, how do i put this flirting with the entertainment world. just one reason hollywood is certainly ready to say good-bye

to 2014 and a big bonjour to 2015. even with the help of a talking raccoon, a wall crawler and the completion of an unexpected journey, 2014 movie ticket sales were down 5% from 2013's record-breaking year. the biggest year-over-year decline in nine years. but that is so 2014. i'm ready to see what 2015 brings. ready to see the return of favorite franchises like jurassic park, the avengers and star wars. and to see just what's behind mr. grey's door. like the avengers fandango with a list of coming attractions and the stars that will shine brightest in 2015. dave carter joins us. >> great to see you. this is the manliest show i've been on. >> this is the manly show. how manly do you feel? >> pretty good. >> moving swiftly on -- >> until i tell you how excited i am for "fifty shades of gray"

then i'm going to go down. >> that's where i want to start. when i read "fifty shades of gray" i got hot under the collar but i saw the trailer and i'm disappointed. the trailer isn't giving us the edge the book had. >> i didn't care for the book. it wasn't exactly fine literature but i'm a huge fan of the film maker, she's great and she makes cool edgy films. when i heard she was on board and when i heard jamie dornan and when i saw jamie dornan i thought, okay, now i'm in. dakota johnson, daughter of don johnson and melanie griffith looks like they have chemistry. >> i agree with mike y the trailer looks like a flop. i think, why don't we have two big name brand actors afrs a big name brand book. >> you didn't have a big brand name actress in "the hunger

games". >> of course you count have to. i'm looking forward to this movie "joy "silver linings playbook, few directors, jennifer lawrence being in two of them. it's not even done this film comes out in november. >> it's about this woman named joy mangana who is known to be queen of the home shopping network and quk. she in the early '90s mostly also up until more recently has had all of these incredible inventions, like the miracle mop, the self-wringing mop. this is going to be her story. i love jennifer lawrence who got an oscar and nominations, robert de niro plays her father. doesn't come out till christmas but i'm lining up. >> i hear you do a great robert de niro impression. >> i wish i could. >> are you looking at me

fandango? >> that's not good. >> i'm not going to try it. >> wasn't close. i want to ask you by star wars. like everybody else in my age group, i grew up on star wars. i love the early star wars. didn't love the middle star wars as much, although i saw them all, as a loyal fan. i'm feeling extra psyched from little we know about the newer star wars. should people be psyched? >> they should. as you saw in that graphic you put up this was the number one movie for our fandango fans the one they're most excited about. >> fandango. >> it's fun to say. >> i saw return of the jedi in theaters. original star wars -- thank you for checking my star wars privilege. >> i remember seeing it in a theater. >> do you? >> i do. it was a seminal moment. and the woman next to me was like, wow, i've seen it 98 times already. it was like wow, this is blowing up. >> the reason i'm excited for

this -- like you, i was-d disappointed with the last three. j.j. abrams resuscitated the star trek movie franchise, as far as i'm concerned so i'm excited to see what he brings. what's cool is there are new characters, oscar isaak, other unknowns. but then harrison ford, mark hamel and carey fisher are all back. >> cameo? >> yeah. >> they'll act in the movie, ari. that's what they're going to do. >> dave fandango i can tell you something? this one has had an attitude all day. i don't know if he's so excited for new year's he doesn't wanted to be here. mikey kay, help us. >> let me ask you about one picture we're not prepared to discuss but you've seen it. comes out today, a most violent year. people are talking about this. this could be a great film this year and early next year. is it going to be great? >> it's a terrific film. takes place in the early '80s 19d 81 on record as being the most violent and dangerous year

in new york city. it's a great crime drama with oscar isaak and jessica chastain. i think she'll get an oscar nomination. and it's a juicy crime drama. takes fwuk -- >> i haven't seen a boy so fashion nat about a segment in quite some time so kudos to you. i can't let you go without talking about my favorite new bond movie. daniel craig more of the special effects, hard core stunts. what is spectre going to be like? is this daniel craig's last movie? >> they say this bond movie will have more humor in it. i don't expect it to be a seth rogen movie, but levity great. as well as daniel craig's last bond movie, he is contracted to do one more after this. he has done interviews saying he's trying to get out of the contract. i think that's tongue in cheek. one of the e-mails from sony

amy pascal saying eeidris elbusiness should be the next james bonds. >> thank you for joining us. a very happy new year. >> fandango well done. up next, some artist inspiration for the year courtesy of toure. as we head to break, a look at the art history of new year's festivities.

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one of the great things about this show is it lets us explore our passions and talk to amazing people. you may remember my visit to the studio of the great chuck -- for our second series went to visit the studio of a very success. suckful successful painter. >> part of what people respond to about your work is the details. you will give something that clearly represents something from the 14th or 15th century and then there's a pager or a north phase jacket those

elements that represent of the moment cool or trendyness or whatever why are you doing that? >> painting entails a type of putting down for all eternity a moment in time but also that level of intimacy and passion and effort is being turned towards people who haven't had the attention turned towards them historically. where do you have an entire fashion movement or music movement or cultural temperature being chronicled for all of eternity. you can say yes to anybody i happen to be saying yes to something that looks like me. >> you are painting yourself literally you are hanging in this or that museum but also you

are taking classical images from centuries ago and painting us into that. >> my process is to walk up to complete strangers in the streets, people trying to get to work, minding their own business, to tap them on the shoulder and ask them to be part of this project. i'm allowing for moments of real life. actual life in the 21st century to now populate the images that we see on the museum walls but at the same time what i'm do something allowing those people who i stop to choose who they want to become. >> how often do people say no. >> the majority of people say no. people just don't have time. you have a complete stranger stopping you in the streets. of those who do say yes, there's a typecuriosity, let's crack the shell open and see what is there. >> your mom is the one that got

you into this. what was she thinking about? >> she found the most amazing free programs in a allowed for my view of who i am in the world to become that much more broadened. it wasn't her seeing in me a potential artist. i think she simply wanted to fertileize our minds with all the possibilities that life contains. >> you think of the boy who is 13 who goes to a museum and sees the wily on the wall and his mind or life is changed in a way your mind was not able to be changed because you didn't see yourself on the wall? >> i don't think i'm as romantic as all that. i think if i'm honest with myself i recognize that art can answer key question bz what it feels like to be on a wall but i don't understand the exact extent to which art goes out

into the world and change lives or change minds. i've seen it happen but i can't predict it. can't say just adding this or that will inspire it. >> so you're doing this and you don't understand that process. >> i would say i don't understand it to its entirity there is still a mystery attached to it all and that's what keeps me going every year and every day. >> thanks so much for him to come in and paint a little bit of the painting. i will have my piece on display soon. up next what do you mean i drive you crazy? >> important message for women and men ages 50 to 85. please write down this toll-free number now.

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