abrams. the book is "s."

abrams. ( cheers and applause ) good to see you again, man, how are you?> very well. >> stephen: it's been a long time. the squirrel's in the basket, man. everybody knows who you are, you're the emmy award-winning megadirector, of "lost" "alias" and now you're doing the "star wars" movie we're not going to talk about that right now, all right? i know you're drying dooig to tell me what happens in the new "star wars" movie but i'm sorry, i can't do it. not yet, not yet. now you've got a project that really shook me, j.j. >> oh, really, how so? >> stephen: because it's a book. okay. >> yup. >> not only is it a book. it's a book that is i think would be impossible to turn into a movie. >> yeah, the goal of this was not to make a movie. it was to create the book. this is the end game, what you're holding in your hand. that'>> stephen: that's the pai don't understand. this book is not just any book. it's a book within a week. it's a novel that you conceived of with a writer named doug doris. >> doug doris wrote the book, did an extraordinary job. the idea was t

jack abram av represented fox com. haley barbour were the two lobbyist. of course those companies contacted us and as jack abramoff and haley barbour did. they wanted to see if their clients can get the fox com contract or the l.g.c. contract. i put it by the wayside. i was serious about this. later when we kept getting complaints from members of congress, not from haley barbour or jack abramoff, i called the n.s.a., the national security agency. they came to my office and we privately met. i said tell me what's the bottom line of this security aspect? they went ahead and they looked at this and we went to a skip room which was in the capital. that's a private room nothing bounces in and nothing bounces out. i won't reveal the information today because of the security, they say it's okay to do these if we do them this way. the israel-based company or the l.g.c. american company. you do it this waying then we're okay. what we did with the contract, it went two j. eagan, the ca orc cao. we had providers of sprint, horizon or at&t. they would sign off, do yo

abrams.you note in your written testimony that one manner in which claims become complex because the va error. cases that disorder often appealed angry man had. often more than once, further increasing the complexity of the claim procedurally. number one, can you elaborate on the common errors which causes claims to be more complex due to va error on appeal? and number two, to think greater focus on appeal and remanded claims would assist va learning from it mistakes and making less of these types of errors in the future? >> yes, i can. let me give you an example. suppose a veteran files a claim for pts d. the veteran alleges that he suffered a stress the next goes to combat. the veteran service records show a combat infantry badge, which means the veteran was in combat. however, to be a comment in an effort to go fast set up an examination and fails to tell the medical examiner to accept as true the fact that the veteran was exposed to combat. the va examiner looks at the file, doesn't see a

. >> "gma," weekend co-anchor, dan abrams. dan abrams. >> dan abrams will be coming up soon.that. >> there's something we call no follow-up. >> taking the month off now or after she has the baby. >> ooh, follow-up. >> i have a follow-up. >> you have a follow-up question? >> the follow-ups keep coming. >> i know. ♪ don't go chasing waterfalls >> tlc. >> i feel like i'm in one of those 3d movies. >> bears on the loose. >> the bear's in the pool. >> i got a buddy on my shoulder. >> a bird. >> my gosh. you're like snow white. >> a split screen and show you the similarities. >> blob fish. >> macklemore and ryan lewis. >> put your hands up, new york. ♪ looking for a >> want to have some fun? >> buckle up. >> when you know the song, lara spencer, you buzz. name this game show tune. lara spencer? >> i did it too soon. >> lara spencer. we buzz in when we know. >> okay. >> i don't know it. >> my button doesn't work. >> i can't hear with you talking. >> this is like me right now. >> that's a hot mess. >> thank you for playing, "name that cloud." >> buzz your buzzer as soon as you know t

abrams. you note in the written testimony that one manner in which claims are complex because of va error. cases of the sort are appealed and remanded and often more than once, further increasing the complexity of the claim procedurally. number one, can you elaborate on the common types of errors you see causing claims to be more complex due to va error on appeal, and number two, do you think greater focus on appeal and remanded claims assist va in learning from its mistakes in making less errors in the future? >> yes, i can. let me give you an example. suppose a veteran files a claim for ptsd. the veteran alleges that he suffered a stressor when exposed to combat. the veteran's service records show a combat infantry badge, which means the veteran was in combat. however, the va in effort to go fast sets up an examination and fails to tell the medical examiner to accept as true the fact that the veteran was exposed to combat. the va examiner looks at the file, doesn't see any evidence of a str

not to reclaim sole super power status. >> where is he bolder, elliott abrams?s he make a difference? >> i don't think he's going to be bolder. i think his main concerns are still domestic. and i do think there is a leadership gap here. if we look at what our middle eastern friends are saying, and some of those who are surrounded, really, by china, they're saying, where are you guys? you used to be the biggest power here. what are you doing? i say we see this in syria. in the middle east that's the thing they point to. the president stepped up and then he stepped back. >> the question, though, how well did that work out? how well did it work out for the united states to essentially believe it had the right to try to direct events in the middle east? i would argue that there is at best a mixed record, and i think president obama would argue that it didn't work out that well, that, in fact, we have to find a different road that doesn't, you know, make us the boss of everybody. >> two-thirds of americans in three recent polls indicate that they thought the afghan w

dan abrams has been watching closely.wo former assistants of nigella lawson and her husband. accused of using the chef's credit cards to spend over $1 million on extravagant trips and personal expenses. the defense, that lawson had given them permission to use the credit cards, part of an effort to cover up her drug use. and whether she was just an occasional user of drugs or a regular user, became a crucial issue in this case. now, the sisters will be able to walk free. but nigella lawson will likely continue to feel the impact of this trial. josh? >> certainly. thank you for that, dan abrams. >>> new details about the massive credit card data breach at target. up to 40 million credit and debit cards affected. the company has now hired a forensics firm to investigate the breach, concentrating on the processing centers that handles such data. among the questions that target wants answered, was this an inside job? the company reached out to customers in an e-mail overnight, meanwhile. many have complained about having trou

leman abram who is a consultant that works with us on the sewer improvement program. martin lopez who is helping us, tyrone. i just wanted to thank everyone. the success of the center is not only with the city. it's with partnerships, the contractors and consultants and the community. we are going to make sure we have plenty of food. food will be in the back. so stick around. there is food all over the place. enjoy yourself and have a wonderful day. one last shout out, if you see the lights on third street which is other than investment, something that we worked closely with the power and department of public works, we are really trying to do our best to make the bayview a great place to be. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> >> >> >>

joinings now council fellow elliot abrams. it is a balancing act, mr. abram, how would you say the united states is doing right now? >> hi, it is a balancing act. it hasn't been a good year, certainly for the president. you know, his false moves on syria were the kind of things, iranians, russian, allies like the saudis and allies, it's disconcerting, it gives them the sense we are not as powerful as we once were. >> we know some of these relationships, international relationships really hinge on the camaraderie between the leaders. how would you assess president obama's relationships with some of these other world leaders right now? >> i think you have to say he doesn't have those relationships. president clinton did. president george w. bush did. they were more gregarious. it doesn't look like the president likes to do this sort of thing, jollying up leaders. he doesn't have the relationship, even in europe with our closest allies, with the israelis. it's a kind of institutional relationship. but the close the intimate friendship that clinton-bush had

. >>> let's talk about this with abc's legal affairs anchor dan abrams. >> the headlines everywhere, that video, and according to her, this was more than a hug. you see at the end there, it appears that he is trying to kiss her on the back of the neck. why isn't this teacher entitled to a sexual harassment-free zone? this is not like the 6-year-old we read about, where he tried to kiss a classmate. this is a 17-year-old senior here. who, he's not just hugging, but appears to be trying to kiss. >> kind of a blind side there. >> yeah. and you see her at the end, sort of push him off. this is an unwanted touching. imagine if this would happen in the workplace. >> so an infraction no doubt. but a year's suspension? >> it's a tough sentence. they said he was in trouble before. that's why he got the stiff sentence. i remember when i was in high school. i got in trouble. i got in trouble again. and a snowball i threw landed near a teacher and i got suspended. >> dan? you did? >> i did. i did. >> where is nancy grace when -- >> now, to this day, i would claim that i was not targeting the tea

highly anticipated release, new titles are expected to top the charts, plus there are new books and jj abrams conception novel "s" and books from "duck dynasty." >> we do a couple books for holidays. >> during the holidays, christmas, i'm like a kid in a candy store. >> another wild card, how the explosion of e books and tablets and the ability to instantly download books will help publishers. >> it will make it easy for people to pick up books they heard about because you get delivery so quickly. >> when it comes to holiday sales, they want to wrap up and put beneath the tree keeping book sales like this one in business. >> you going to get "command authority"? >> probably not. >> probably a fast read. >>> that's "nightly business report" for tonight, i'm susie gharib. this is the time of year your public television seeks your support to make programs like ours possible. >> i'm tyler mathisen, on behalf of your public television stage. thanks for your support. we hope to see you back here tomorrow night. >> "nightly business report" has been brought to you in part by. >> thestreet.com, up to

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> this piece even stopped dan abrams in his tracks.at the monitor right now. you hadn't seen all of that video. >>> let's get a check of the weather with ginger and where it is snowing right now. >> i love being in a storm. that's why i went nowhere. the flurries have started in new york city. they're happening just behind you. you can see them out the window there. and a little hefty in maryland. that's silver springs, maryland. the roads being treated all over the mid-atlantic and the northeast from this big snowstorm. and a lot people that haven't seen accumulation, they got it on sunday. a one-two punch of winter coming at you. and look at this. 67.5% of our nation already covered in snow. and that's before what's happening right now. we have big-time winter in the southwest. it's going to change. but there were freeze watches in parts of l.a. this morning. very cold. around 40. 47 san diego. 36 palm springs. the warm-up's on the way, i promise. >> this weather report brought to you by pacific life. i have a friend in los angeles t

we're going to debate in "the jury's out" with my doppelganger, dan abrams. >> just say congratulationsg. >> all right. let's get to news now. we're going to start with a new attack on american soldiers over in afghanistan. a suicide car bomber targeting a convoy of troops today. hundreds of u.s. servicemen and women are based. >>> also overnight, a former ambassador to the u.s. was killed in a massive car bombing in beirut. mohammed chata was his name. there's been civil war right over the border in syria. >>> help is on the way for dozens of tourists stranded on a ship that's been stuck in the ice near antarctica since christmas eve. the chinese ice cutter "snow dragon" is near the ship. but it, too, is having trouble getting through the ice. >>> we're learning about the second deadly avalanche in the rockies in as many days. a 29-year-old snowboarder, killed near jackson hole, wyoming, on saturday. and a snowmobiler was buried while trying to outrun an avalanche there. >>> fedex and u.p.s., still scramble to deliver packages that were supposed to arrive by christmas. one senator is c

i am the widow of ronald abram mcnutt, vietnam war veteran. accompanying me today is my attorney, mr. bergmann of bergmann and more. the subcommittee and disability and memorial affairs invited me here today to discuss what has he come my most complex and now 23-year-old claim. for va dependent being in any compensation, i am here for two reasons. first, i am here seeking justice. i asked the va to correctly promptly applied the law and grant my claims second comes seeking justice of our veteran. in the audience today is her son who lost his father asked for a when he was 12. also in attendance today is my niece, sandra peterson, who is the daughter of a vietnam war veteran, who also died from agent orange poisoning. mr. chairman, i filed my claim in 1990. the same claim remains pending. i have waited 1600 days fda delays and denials. the va erroneously denied my claim seven times. for nearly 12 years, my claims that title at va because va did not respond to the notice of disagreement. the court of appeals for veterans claims returned my claim

abrams to make a few comments and then brian will and then we'll have a discussion.thanks. >> thank you. thank you off for being here today. i wanted to start by saying that some of the discussion of the u.s. saudi relations site inc. is over done, the sense of a hopeless crisis that will result in incurable differences. this is an old relationship. roughly 75 years old. ramco was founded in 1944 and there's been a lot of ups and downs. whatever the challenges today, think of 1973. the arab oil embargo, which is inactive for by the saudis against the united states or think of 2001. so, the relationship has been through crises. and survived them. and another positive point, the relationship is more sub roll, thicker today than in many years in the past. there have been times i think when the relationship whiskey president. that is about it. you now have an institutionalized relation to. if the dhs saudi relationship. there's a treasury ministry of finance relationship. it doesn't depend on one or two individuals. obviously, the relationship is based to a very large ch

. >> reporter: 10-year-old casey abrams suffers from a rare progressive and degenerative disease of his intestines which causes him to be in pain often but he doesn't suffer from self pity. >> i just want to see all the happy faces and hopefully that will take some of the pain away. >> reporter: in recent weeks he has been able to gather a trailer full of toys for kids with chronic illnesses. he organized this toy dry every christmas since he was 6. how many gifts did you have the first year and how much has this grown? >> i think we had almost 300 toys. first year and this year we have over 600. >> reporter: today, casey delivered the presents and a $500 check to mattel children's hospital at ucla as a way to give back. through the years he has been in and out of here for holidays and birthdays. >> it's definitely depressing because you don't get to move around a lot. you don't get to do anything. >> reporter: casey's toys will be handed out during the holidays and on birthdays and after medical procedures to kids just like him. is it therapeutic for the kids to get a gift? >> it's psy

john kerry visited st aidan's abram one of the wet storms added to his lack of weeks have that key stress the importance of ties between the us and it was one of the oldest us allies in southeast asia. type in height and ripped through the central philippines on a vendor eighth. it left more than six thousand people dead before me and hostility in shelters than a month off packages are stuck. speaking on wednesday in the probe on the main cto and they take every announced twenty five million dollars of additional eight cleaned the terrible amount of us assistance to eighteen sixty and on its the united states is committed to doing whatever we can as we go forwards try to help our friends in the philippines to recover the us responded quickly to get this upset something and cross carrier the uss george washington and hundreds of snl weekend days. the us and the philippines also strengthening the security cooperation of parents come to china as it increases its maritime presence in the weekend. also on wednesday philippine president. no walking or on bail that the finance reconstruction and

abrams. you note in your written testimony that one manner in which claims become complex because the va error. cases that disorder often appealed angry man had. often more than once further increasing the complexity of the claim procedurally. number one, can you elaborate on the common errors which causes claims to be more complex due to va error on appeal? and number two, to think greater focus on appeal and remanded claims would assist va learning from it mistakes and making less of these types of errors in the future? >> yes, i can. let me give you an example. suppose a veteran files a claim for pts d. the veteran alleges that he suffered a stress the next goes to combat. the veteran service records show a combat infantry badge which means the veteran was in combat. however, to be a comment in an effort to go fast set up an examination and fails to tell the medical examiner to accept as true the fact that the veteran was exposed to combat. the va examiner looks at the file, doesn't see an

abrams to make a first comments at first, and then brian, and then we'll have a discussion. thanks. >> thank you. thank you all for being here today. i want to start by saying that some of the discussion of u.s./saudi relations, i think, is overdone in the sense of a hopeless crisis that will result in incurable differences. this is an old relationship, roughly 75 years old. aramco was founded in 1944, and there have been a lot of ups and downs. i mean, whatever the challenges today, think of 1973. the arab oil embargo which you could, in a certain sense, call an act of war by the saudis against the united states, or think of 2001. so the relationship has been through crises. um, and survived them. and another positive point, the relationship is more supple, thicker today than in many years in the past. there have been times, i think, when the relationship was king-president. that's about it. you now have an institutionalized relationship. there is a mil-mil relationship. there is a cia-saudi intel relationship. there's a dhs-saudi interior ministry relationship, fbi. there'

. >> announcer: "wake up with al" with stephanie abrams and al roker weekday mornings at 6:00 and 10::00 and 10:00 only be on "the weather channel." ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there. here i come! [ female announcer ] ...down there, around there... and under there for him. tylenol® provides strong pain relief and won't irritate your stomach the way aleve® or even advil® can. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> since we're looking at the tree, i want to make one quick correction before we begin. do you remember how i said there were 90,000 gallons. >> every day. >> to keep the rockefeller tree watered? >> every day. >> apparently i was incorrect. i told so many people. it's 90 gallons. >> just a little difference. >> i told everyone. >> takes a big woman to admit her mistakes. i'm proud of you. >>> there are four musical guys that can make one instrument sound like a symphony. >> they're back with a new album that made the billboard charts, top 20.

abrams is trying to mount it as a series of to do it and i suggested i play that you'll burn a rule. and i don't know if i'm nasty or weird enough to play that you run a role but i would do it i would do it. and the thing i would worry about is as we worry about with all the series is once you do the first show is the next show going to be just a repeat of the first one that's what worries me about sirius and what i have i love movies you get a plane ticket you're going somewhere you've never been before you're working with people you never saw but you don't know how it's going to work out and it does with one quick. if you only knew question remember the first girl you have a case. i think she was four years old and we were riding bicycles down our my little street in beloit and in westwood village and yeah i think we sort of the little experiment with a name i can remember thanks james you know best james wrote i love them christmas with tom going to love a twenty fifth on the hallmark movie channel and they'll be repeating it frequently right through december and we can find me on

. >> "wake up with al" with stephanie abrams and al roker at 6:00 and 10:00 a.m.annel." >>> if there's a child on your christmas list, help is here. >> meredith is here. she's a blogger and contributor to play.com. you can never go wrong with a new toy if it teaching a child a new skill. >> great ideas you have across the board. >> parents tend to buy their kids the things that are the most advertised. if you buy a toy for someone else's child, it's great to go with the hidden gems. parent appreciate that. we will go age appropriate up. we will start with the floor. >> this is one of the producers. congratulations on your cute little baby. 4 months old. >> this is the tummy time activity floor mat. what is great about this one is that had helps babies strengthen their necks and core and entertainment and parents love it because this rolls up and you can take it with you when you travel. it's perfect. that's what they are looking at will. >> it's washable. >> and yummy. >> rory is playing the drums. 2-year-old. >> this is the things they love to do which is bang on

abrams.one is this strong saudi argument that 70% of the population, not a good idea to have them ruled by 30% maybe an equally strong argument they're sending troops to maintain such a minority. bahrainis are 70% and also iraqis, saudis and more than anybody else to bring back 17% of minority rule. by the two counter arguments it can be also made the opposite way to the iranians. minority rule as such, oppressive regimes being equal is not such a bad idea depend on whose minority it is. the other ones i want to pick on what you said which i think is more consequential is the idea is, the saudi problem is more of a shia strong state in iran rather than american problem which is islamic republic that is a non-friendly regime. even if iran were to change this conflict between the iranians and the saudis will remain for a long time. from the perspective of countries who live in the shadow of this conflict that has been destructive whether lebanon, syria, iraq and the list goes on any single cris

. >> wake up with al with stephanie abrams and al roker. ♪ >>> christina perry, she just shot to famellion copies worldwide. she just wrapped her second cd called head or heart. she's back with us here today. great to see you. so nice of you to bring your entire family along. >> you brought your whole family. thank you. >> i love that posse you have over there. >> so cute. it's my mom and my dad and my brother and his family. >> we're excited about this new cd. what can listeners expect from you this time around? >> well, it's definitely very me. and so it's a lot of my heart stories and love songs and things i've gone through. because even though i was on tour for three years -- >> you made some time for that. >> yes. >> what are you going to sing for us? >> a song called human. >> very good. thank you. ♪ i can hold my breath and i can bite my tongue ♪ ♪ i can stay awake for days if that's what you want be your number one ♪ ♪ i can do it i can do it i can do it ♪ ♪ but i'm only human and i bleed when i fall down ♪ ♪ i'm only human and i crash and i break down ♪ ♪ your words in my hea

abrams to make a few comments and then brian and then we will have a discussion. thanks. >> thank you. thank you all for being here today. i wanted to start by saying that some of the discussion at u.s. saudi relations is over done, the sense of a hopeless crisis in incurable differences. this is an old relationship, roughly 75 years old. ramco was founded in 1944. there's been a lot of ups and downs. whatever the challenges today, think of 19th avenue three. the arab oil embargo, which is an act of an act of war by the saudis in the united states or think of 2001. the relationship has been through crises. and survived them. and another positive point, the relationship is more supple, occurred today than in many years in the past. there have been times when the relationship was king pressman. that's about it. you now have an institutionalized relationship. there is no relationship. there is a cia saudi relationship. there is a treasury ministry of finance relationship. it doesn't just depend on one or two individuals. obviously, the relationship is based to a very

elliott abrams was debbie national security advisor for global democracy strategy. at the senior fellow council on foreign relations. brian is a senior fellow at the center for american progress focusing on the middle east and north africa. he is author of "the prosperity agenda. g" in the meantime, i want mr. abrams to make a few comments and first. then we will have a discussion. thank you. for being here today. someted to start by saying of the discussion of u.s. saudi relations is over done in the sense of a hopeless crisis that will result in incurable differences. this is an old relationship. 75 years old. there have been a lot of ups and downs. what ever the challenges today, think of 1973. the arab oil embargo. an act of war against the united states. think of 2001. beenelationship has through crises. and survived them. another positive point, the relationship is more supple, years inoday than in the past. there have been times when the relationship was king president. that is about it. you now have an institutionalized relationship. there is a middle middle

we're going to bring in our chief abc legal affairs anchor, dan abrams.testimony of the victim's mother on the stand? >> she's offering similar testimony as the other witnesses. she lying afterwards. she's not coming clean. she's not telling people, i pushed him off the cliff. the difference is, coming from his mother, it is that much more emotional. so, in terms of substance, what she's offering isn't that significant. in terms of emotion, incredibly powerful. >> puts a face to it. it really does. you heard what ryan was saying at the end of his report, about jordan graham. the jury did hear from her yesterday. do you think she'll take the stand? >> this could be the reason she doesn't take the stand. in this recorded statement, if you believe her, she didn't commit murder. she's saying, i didn't do it on purpose. it was self-defense. there's inconsistencies in the account and there's problems with it, et cetera. but you could make a very good argument that a lawyer would say, i'm not going to risk putting my client on the stand. the jury's already heard

. >> announcer: "wake up with al" with stephanie abrams and al roker every morning at 6:00 a.m..m. only on "the roker every morning at 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. only on "the weather channel." what? trick number one. look-est over there. ha ha. made-est thou look. so end-eth the trick. hey.... yes.... geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. >>> with just two days left until the new year, it is almost time to start giving up the processed carbs and sugars and start eating clean. >> here with a diet that will help you drop the pounds fast is ester blum, the author of the new book "cave women don't get fat." >> i like that. >> how are you? >> okay. a lot of people try it cut meat out when they're trying to feel better. but you think it's okay. >> the key is it has to be meat raised on grass. that contains omega 3 fatty acids. >> how do you know? >> go to a butcher. >> i never heard of that. >> you can find it at trader joe's, whole foods, i go to a local butcher. >> that's like kosher almost? >> definitely not kosher. kosher animals are not raised pastured. >> the fi

my stomach really hurts. 10-year-old casey abram suffers from an intestinal disease, which causes him to experience pain often but he doesn't suffer from self-pity. >> i wanted to see all the happy faces and hopefully it will take some of the pain away. >> you see, in recent weeks he's been able to gather a trailer full of toys for kids battling chronic illnesses. he organized the toy drive every christmas since he was just 6. how many gifts did you guys have the first year, and how much has this grown? >> i think we had almost 300 toys the first year. and this year we have over 600. >> today casey delivered the presents and a $500 check to the hospital at ucla as a way to give back through the years he's been in and out of here through the holidays and birthdays. >> it's definitely depressing because you don't get to move around a lot. you don't get to do anything. >> casey's toys will be handed out during the holidays and after procedures for kids just like him. is it therapeutic for the kids to get a gift? >> it's psychologically so exciting for a child because therapy needs medici

abrams to make a few comments and first. then we will have a discussion. thank you. >> thank you for being here today. i wanted to start by saying some of the discussion of u.s. saudi relations is over done in the sense of a hopeless crisis that will result in incurable differences. this is an old relationship. 75 years old. there have been a lot of ups and downs. what ever the challenges today, think of 1973. the arab oil embargo. an act of war against the united states. think of 2001. the relationship has been through crises. and survived them. another positive point, the relationship is more supple, thicker today than in years in the past. there have been times when the relationship was king president. that is about it. you now have an institutionalized relationship. there is a middle middle relationship. there is a cia intel relationship. fbi. a treasury, ministry of finance relationship. it doesn't just depend on one or two individuals. obviously the relationship is based to a large degree on oil. even there, one should expand a little. there was a re

not in the abrams dissent at eight months earlier in an earlier decision.he provides us an example and he says that free speech would not protect a man who falsely shouts fire and it crowded theater as an example of why we can't adopt an absolutist interpretation. why is that a good example lacks for one because harm will result you have a crowded theater and someone shouts fire there'll be a a rush to the door but more importantly it's a good example because the harm that will result will result immediately before we have any chance to avert the harm. so that forms the basis for holmes's he ultimately adopts which is the clear and present danger standard. you know it from tom clancy before tom clancy made it famous it was a line in the holmes opinion and the idea is that speech is protected unless it poses a clear and present danger meaning unless the danger is one that we can divert in any other way. and you can't avert the stampede in the theater in any other way other than to say about it time it's against the law to do it. so you now i think it's very

going to bring in abc's dan abrams right now. a lot has been made of the timing. prosecutors have maintained that has nothing to do with their actions. >> they just got this case a few weeks ago. this has been a long-time investigation. but from their perspective, just the prosecutors, they've only been formally investigating this for a number of weeks. they're saying, look. back off, to some degree. all of you suggesting that this is somehow related to the heisman or to the championship game, et cetera. this is, in their view, a very typical investigation in a high-profile case with difficult facts, where they need to take a little bit of time. but they've now come forward. and i give them that credit to that degree. i don't believe that the timing here is somehow connected to the championship game or the heisman voting, et cetera. >> the length of the investigation that you're talking about and we heard in matt's piece, that the alleged assault took place december of last year. january, she identified winston. february, it was ruled an inactive case but not clos

. >>> let's bring in dan abrams in right now.ve to remember, it is the assistants on trial here. but nigella lawson feels like she's on the stand. and that's because so much is going to turn on whether the jury believes she was using drugs. >> you can understand why she feels she's on trial there. the defense is in effect -- we were given permission to use these cards, in part because she was on drugs. we were working long hours because she was on drugs. that becomes a crucial part of the defense here. if these jurors don't believe that she was abusing drugs, i think this case is over. if they do, it still doesn't mean they're getting off. >> it gets complicated because charles saatchi has recanted on his accusations. but there's e-mails that say, the assistants will get off because of her, nigella's, drug use. >> and that's what is so powerful here. although he does make a comment at the very end of that e-mail, suggesting that they still did it. but his powerful words in an e-mail, you can't take that away. you can say, yes, i

john abram with three sacks including that safety and check out this wild finish in pittsburgh.volved. down the sideline and for the game winning touchdown. wait, he stepped out of bounds at the 12 yard line. no miracle finish. dolphins win it 34-28. wow, after all of that and not get the win. those are your plays of the day. wow. all right, after winning their second consecutive pac-12 championship against arizona state, stanford is so their way back to pasadena to defend their rose bowl title. they have a great test coming up in michigan state. they beat ohio state in the big 10 championship game yesterday. they ruined the buckeyes' perfect season and a chance to play in the bcs. the game isn't until january 1st, but head coach david shaw is preparing like it tomorrow. >> they have seen us play and they know how good of a team we are. i have seen them play a couple times. i know how good of a team they are. they come at you. there is no mystery about it. they are coming at you. they play really well and our guys put the film on and they will see it. it is a good football team

abrams, was saying, a few days ago, that he wishes that he -- it was a big secret that you would play. and it was just a bit vague about it and talking about john harrison. and yeah, maybe we shouldn't have done that. and i think, oh, my god. months of our lives of white lies. i'm going straight to hell for that. maybe you shouldn't have done that. >> so you keep this totally quiet. >> i'm teasing him. he is a master story teller. and i really appreciate the idea that people go into the cinema and have that kind of, again, that kind of fun with the "happy days" moment, going, what? and i saw the first screening like the premier here in the states. and the thrill, when i said, you know, khan and it hear that action in a live audience was terrific. made all of the lying worthwhile. >> jimmy: have you met henry winkler, by the way, who plays the fonz? >> i have never met him. >> jimmy: i'm going to hire him to walk into your house in the middle of the day and see what happens. >> he will make a cup of tea and i will say, oh, all right. >> jimmy: he demands a huge round of applause whenev