mark ferrell, i appreciate what you are doing regarding the homeless issues and stuff. we definitely need more transparency as to what's going on. i think at the mails that i have attached here of which i would like someone to get and i would like mark ferrell to get one in particular. the issue i'm having is i would like to see trent gilmore responding to such issues such as child abuse and violence within their programs. i just. somewhere between crashness and aloofness. that's what i'm getting. take a peak. i'm not the most articulate person here. when you are trying to reform san francisco in their homeless issues, i think you need to look at the people who are running these programs. i guess i'm going to move on to police brutality. i feel as though i have to carry a camera with me everywhere because i am no telling when they are going to pull up and try to attack me. i recorded the police maybe about a week ago and then when i got 2 blocks away they troo id to stop me alone.

ed sheeran and ferrell williams did the the honors, naming the lucky artist. the hour, beyonce surprise self titled release and ferrell girl will compete for the coveted album of the year along with the ed shire's x. berks county's own taylor swift is up for song and record of the year. >>> you can see grammys right here, on cbs-3 sunday february 8th at 8:00 o'clock. don't miss it. >>> reese weatherspoon gets in touch with nature in the new movie wild based on the best selling memoirs of the same name. susan marquez sat down with the stars of the film and the women who inspired it. >> i'm not on the road, i'm hiking the trail. >> reporter: reese weatherspoon steps out on a path of self discovery in the new movie, wild. >> honestly i'm more lonely in my real life then i am out here. >> reporter: oscar winner stars as cheryl, who embark on the 1100-mile journey after abusing drugs, suffering through a failed marriage and losing her mother. >> i just called my agent and said i have to talk to this woman. the next day i told her and how incredibly moving i found h

. >> ferrell williams is not happy with youtube, and may team up with other musicians for a billion dollaral action. lady saying she just wanted her voice to get out there. >> by the thousands, they're sending their government a message. >> ahead of 'em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. >> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. monday 9:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> in california the devastating drought is heating up the debate of fracking. at the heat of the debate is the billions of litres of oil that is used. here is jennifer london. >> california is the fourth largest producer of oil and gas, fracking is increasingly important in the states, especially in the central valley, the nation's bread basket. as the state suffers through the worst drought on record, fracking and farming are on a collision course. >> from up here i see the orchard and the mound apes. -- mountains. >> beyond the farm, there's something else. >> today there's fracking going on. four miles this way, three miles to the east, seven

a written for the hoy as you couldn't keep that down three final seconds ferrell knock down the three he would score final 8 points this is headed over into over tomorrow i'm hoy atogether over regarding de'vante smith and he was high 29, jorn town wins 1-87. >> with the new near around the corner preps for nhl winter classic cop continues alternate's park. they removed lines and center logo excuse me between capitals and chicago blackhawks and for base fans, 100 days away that's playsy they have it back up but kinds ardz remane at home. >> how do you make that ice freeze if it's not that cold. >> i don't know. >> i think it will be cold which is good. >> we'll see you tonight at 10. ask of of test test test >> saturday night i'm walter perez. one of philadelphia's most decorate rated restaurants is serving final dinner tonight and mummers join forces with family of shane montgomery a missing college student will be honored during the new year's day parade. the big story on "action news" tonight first of two funerals for the policemen ambushed and killed in new york city. thousands of

they didn't have ferrell brown tonight. injured for the season, back in the utah game.ean, it wasn't as if this team did not have its fair share of players that were hurt. >> joel: well, it started in the preseason. all-american offensive lineman, tyler johnstone, went down with a torn acl. they were coming back with three guys that had been all-americans on the offensive line. grasu, johnstone, and fisher. they're trying to figure out their way with this offensive line. it serves them well to have number 8 out there, at the mission critical position, stealing your line. >> tim: yes. duane roseberry in at running back. redshirt sophomore from pales verdes. second and ten. one more time. welcome back to fox sports live's countdown to kickoff, presented by academy sports and outdoors. the pac-12 championship, number seven, will be taken care of with our countdown. that's coming up after the game. i believe they're going to allow us a little air time during that period. you spent some time on that program. and i've enjoyed it, all year long. >> joel: talking about this spo

started on a very grammy christmas, line up for the one hour special, also, includes performances by ferrell williams, tim mcgraw, maroon five, mary marry jay blige justo name a few. >> gives the musicians an opportunity to share personal story. you get to see what your favorite artist feels about christmas, what christmas means to them, at the same time, celebrate some grammy moms, too. >> your cam him and so much more on very grammy christmas happening tonight at 9:00 right here on cbs-3. >> good show. looking forward to it. >> receipt wister spoon and julianne moore both generating a loft oscar buzz at the box office this weekend. >> nancy odel present tapement tonight shows us the mover that's people are going to be talking about this weekend. >> what's it like? like what does it actually feel like? >> oh, always the same. i have good days, bad days. >> julianne moore is alice, woman diagnosissed when early onset alzheimer's, as the disease progresses her bond with her family including her youngest daughters put to the test. >> on my good days, i can, you know, almost pass for a normal p

ed ferrell finished his third deployment in the air national guard.is suit with the other members and practiced last night for that big day. >>> our broadcast partner phl17 is the official home of the mummers and the only place to watch the parade live on tv tomorrow morning. if you're not heading out to see it in person catch full coverage starting tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. on phl17. >> it's 4:39 and there's more to come here on "action news" this morning. leave your wallet at home. an oil company is working on a new way for you to pay at the pump. >> plus an area known for the bright sun is preparing for more snow today. how about us, david. >> no snow but plenty of snow-like cold. 35 degrees is your high, 41 the average high. so today colder than yesterday and back in the 20's overnight tonight. i'll have your new year's eve forecast for those you planning on staying up late tonight and your new year's day call. it's all just around the corner. >> ♪♪ . >> well, this is a sight rarely seen in albuquerque new mexico, about an inch of snow fell on

i'm like will ferrell. >> yeah, kind of sort of not really.at's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> i'm joined by bob franken. he didn't have the same outfit or anything. >> so little time, so many one-liners. >> all right, let get to this. this is serious news. former vice president dick cheney called the cia torture report full of crap. his words. is that to be expected? or did he also make some good points? >> well, first of all, i would congratulate him for his blunt language and wish him molotov. secondly, he was never a nuanced kind of guy. so pretty much he was able to encapsulate the defenders of the cia's position on this. it would have been news, of course, had he said that the senate report was absolutely correct. the question is, what is the crap that he talks about? the question is whether these techniques were torture that went above and beyond questionable approval, legal approval, in the bush/cheney administration. the other question and big argument is whether they worked. the senate intelligence committee has outli

chopper 6 hd flew over the ferrell volunteer fire station on elk road in monroeville gloucester countyfirefighters removed their trucks from the building. everyone is okay. where the fire started, how much damage it caused and what sparked it are still being sorted out. the fire company, a fixture since 1945, relies on fundraising and mosts communities events. >>> in delaware county police are piecing together clues in a multiple shooting. they found two people shot and critically wounded inside a home on the 600 block of glen field avenue in glenolden. a third person was also injured. it's unclear if that person had also been shot. all three people were taken to the hospital. police say they arrested the suspected shooter. the motive for the gunfire is under investigation. >> and meteorologist, david murphy is here with a look at what may be a wet evening, right. >> yeah, it does look like the afternoon and evening are going get at least a little bit wet around here erin. as we look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we have no precipitation this morning and looking further outside,

. >> this summer visiting the ferrell ranch harnessing the wind. we came away amazed by the sheer size of them. those are bison, grazing on the ranch. bison are dwarfed by the windature bins how does something is that big get from a factory to a wind farm. we travelled to north dakota to find out. >> i have people ask me what the things are. the best result i came out with was that it it was a prosthetic limb for a whale. >> each one of the blades weighs nine tons the diameter the length of a football field. >> they are everywhere. >> in the u.s. we have 15,000 windature bins. >> ge got into the wind business in 2002 makes 40% of all windature bins constantly refining the technology to harness the wind. >> it creates a thrust. it is equivalent to five f-18 engines, with we are investing energy, to allow you to pralt theature bins in those conditions. >> lm wind power at grand forks north dakota. the plant runs seven days a week and expect to produce 1,800 playeds this year alone. >> five coming out every single day. >> every one needs to be loaded

. ♪ happy ♪ >> probably no surprise, ferrell's happy. the united state list, is iggy's fancy. next up the most al streamed albumn world-wide. listen to? >> ♪ >> singer songwriter sheeran number one hit song don't. albumn 431 million streams. emanem topped the list in the united states. >> put ferrell back on. >> oh, we have such a great singer coming up. >> we real dow. >> mike check in the sued joe -- studio. he's been everywhere from ellen to the white house, and now, the boy with the golden voice is on good day, i'm talking about phillies own cam anthony. >> you have got to stick around. >> oh, yes, here he is. and of course, you got to see a thing or two about singing. >> cam, pleasure meeting >> erika says it is officially christmas when i hear have yourself a merry little christmas. >> and the christmas song. >> yes. >> puts me in the spirit. a lot of people call that song chestnuts roasting on the open fire. >> good one. >> sue, do you have a favorite? >> i like the one playing now because the movie, just on, the other day i was w

. >> reporter: ferrell was in a launch. >> we were there trying to get the people off that was hurt andthing and take them over the landing so they could get them to the hospital. >> we ask now father that you will join us this morning and honor these men and women and sacrifices that were made that morning in pearl harbor. >> reporter: francis was righted in middle of the action. stationed on the destroying u .s.s.bagley. >> i was a destroyer and they weren't after us. >> reporter: it was a different story for george larsen who was at a lighthouse on diamond head, who was too far to help. >> it happened so fast. there was only about 10 minutes of action. there was nothing i could do but watch the action. >> reporter: the living link to one of the biggest chapters in american history almost gone. >> the audacity of those bastards. that's what i thought. >> coming up at 10:35, ktvu's mike mibach talks with a hayward man who describes how he survived that featful day and how he's lived his life since. >>> a firefighter was arrested on suspicious of burglary and elder abuse. craig white of

. >>> ferrell williams, the eagles are just some of the artists being named in the lawsuit. it's all being filed by yugof. he is ordering they be removed from the site. >>> firefighters packing up, their station was forced to close over des about mold. the steps the fire department is taking to make sure they are still able to respond on time. >> a plan to ease the ban on gay men donating blood but there's still one major restriction. what the fda says gay men can't do for a year before they donate. >> and going on tour, how you can see the giants world series trophies up close and personal. and there's one stop on the tour where they'll be staying longer than any where else. >>> a san jose fire station forced to close over concerns about mold. today the firefighter's union are saying these problems should have been addressed much much sooner. azenith smith is live and has learned this station has had problems in the past. >> reporter: yes in fact, two years ago, this station had plumbing issues at the time the department found it was not a hazard. now the union questions wh

. >> i love will ferrell. >> my gosh. >> john c riley. >> yes. >> i wouldn't go to a theater to see it. >> i like the holy at the top of the sweater. >> it is attractive. >> you just like holy. >> holy days. >> yes. >> it is always sunny in philadelphia a. >> yes. >> wow. >> customized their christmas shirt. >> muscle shirts you cannot beat a sleeveless ugly sweater. >> yes. >> it is the the best. >> did you notice, let me look at this sweater for a moment. all four of our major teams have come out with an ugly kind of sweater for their team. >> yes, take a a look. is there eagles, phillies, sixers and the flyers. >> yes. >> and i check the eagles ugly christmas sweater, it is on sale. >> how much, do you you know. >> it is like 40 bucks. >> but it was original liz 50 something. >> i think you can get them at wal-mart. >> all four of them. >> versions. >> i think so. >> i was just on nfl.com. >> yeah, steve was at the store the other take. >> keeley. >> he tweeted out some pictures. >> but with the flyers, today, they are selling, shirts, it is a t-shirt modeled after their sweater the

the one i remember was something that adam and will ferrell wrote. it was a doctor sketch.ce just hated us. will is a lovable guy, but they were not even going to smile. you could feel the hostility coming out. but will took it, put his foot to the -- if we're going to bomb, i'm taking you with me. >> seth: yes. >> one of those kind of deals, you are not getting out of this alive. i was crying i was laughing so hard. >> seth: we watched another one you are in. which we watch all the time because will never blinks it's this gabe kaplan sketch. do you remember that one? >> i don't. >> seth: it's basically like you guys, you and horatio work at a bank, and you said it's great gabe kaplan came in today. and will comes in dressed just like gabe kaplan and says, what, he was here? and nobody got me? it turns out he's a gabe kaplan super fan. the whole sketch is him going like, "all right so slow down. gabe kaplan was here?" and it's great and you and horatio just hold the line so great. >> if we ever did, if i get "second chance theater," i want to do the thing bobby and i did la

but ferrell is happy this morning after receiving very special honor. we'll tell but that next.get our happy clap on? >> we'll try. >> here we go. >> you start off. >> one, two, one, two, ready, go. ♪ we'll be back. >> big surprise for a california mom, weighing in at 13 pounds, 13 ounces. having just had a baby, i understands just how large a babe tray s doctors delivered her by c-section, not surprisingly, and is expected to be in the hospital for few more days. her mom is doing well. so, a big babe. >> i how about that? welcome to the world, indeed. as that baby gross, childcare will be big expense. cost more than college. >> yes, and college is expensive. now, childcare aware, group that provides resources to parent and caregivers, crunch the numbers. latest report found the annual cost of childcare in the u.s. can be as high as $14,500 for an infant, or a little more than 12,000 for a four year old. so, how much you pay of course depend on where you live. apparently parents in massachusetts spend the most, louisianna, the least. >> 6:43, we take a look at the eyewitness wea

for me i would go to a will ferrell movie.ennifer lawrence falls in that category. >> julia roberts. >> for me amy adams. she's fantastic. >> we're out of time now. >> no, i want to hear. >> i don't discriminate. >> bette midler. >> or barbra streisand. nothing like a good musical. >>> and the honeymoon isn't over for george and amal clooney. it wasn't a white christmas for them but doesn't look like they're complaining. check out these pictures of the couple looking gorgeous ridiculously so, as always in los cabos, mexico. george mugging for the camera. he saw me taking that shot. i actually didn't take that. amal with a chic straw hat and coverup at the bar there. they're beautiful. enough already, please. >> if you do say so. >> you don't -- >> of course, they're beautiful. it's george. i'm jealous of george. not for his wife, just his whole life. >> you don't have anything to be jealous about. >> he landed a smart one. >> my wife is twice as smart. >> and my dad will kick your dad's butt. >> justin timberlake is a guy who

. >> today we have mo'ne hall, my favorite holiday movie is elf with will ferrell, i love that movie.he grinch stole christmas but desiree, i have a question do you like the cartoon version or the jim carry version. that is always a big debate. >> neff been a fan of the grinch. >> i love cartoon version. i can't believe you don't like grin much trading places is the best trading places movie. >> that is true shot in philadelphia alex holley. >> and karl says the muppets christmas carol. >> my kids liked that one too. >> i know you are looking for last minute items because christmas is a week from to kay. jen has ideas for ladies, guys, kids, animals. >> there is no animals except for you, but, we're getting to our girlfriend, you are my friend, you have a present. i will help you. what to give to your girlfriend if you are a girl. >> yes. >> and you need to get more creative here. >> yes. creative here. >> yes. why do i take metamucil everyday? because it helps me skip the creativebad stuff. >> yes. i'm good. that's what i like to call, the meta effect. 4-in-1 multi-health metamucil n

holds the gun out and shoots jonathan ferrell dead. now remember the police chief said this was not justified. he was arrested about. the d.a. a. took it to the grand jury and the grand jury declined to indict. and there was a second grand jury, and he was indicted as second-degree merchandise. in this case the d.a. gave other officers immunity from prosecution. why, why would you give other officers who were on the scene, who are part of this immunity from prosecution? that makes no sense. >> hold that thought. i've got pat kiernan with me. and i want to bring someone else in. david rudovsky is a civil rights lawyer and he joins us by phone from philadelphia. what do you mean by the inherent misconduct of trying to hold police responsible? [ >> can you hear me? >> i can hear you, very clearly. can everybody else? go ahead. >> so the conflict as they work together in law enforcement, and prosecutors don't like to indict and charge fellow law enforcement officials. that becomes a huge problem. as though the people have said in those kin

chopperchopper 6 hd flew over te ferrell volunteer fire station on elk road in monroeville gloucesterks from the building. everyone is okay. where the fire started and how much damage it caused and what sparked it are all still being sorted out. the fire company, a fixture since 1945, real lies on fopped raising and mosts community events. >>> in delaware county police are piecing together clues in a multiple shooting. they found two people shot and critically wounded on the 600 block of glen field avenue in glenolden. a third person was also injured. it is unclear if that person was also shot. all three people were taken to the hospital. police say they have arrested the suspected shooter. the motive for the gunfire is under investigation. >> australians have left thousands of flowers outside the sydney shop where a gunman held siege 17 people hostage. >> the country is mourning the deaths of two hostages who were killed when police stormed the shop. the operation also left the gunman dead. >> australian prime minister tony abbott says 50-year-old monahan mon was not on any terror wa

. >> reporter: michael ferrell was in a boat, ferries the injured from warships in pearl harbor to shore. >> we were trying to get the people off that was hurt and take them over to the landing so they could get them to the hospital. >> we ask now, father, that you would join us here this morning and help us to honor those great men and women and the sacrifices that were made that sunday morning in pearl harbor. >> i was surprised. i wasn't frightened. >> reporter: fran jenkins was right in the middle of the action, stationed aboard the destroyer uss bag bagley. >> they went after us. >> reporter: it was a different story for george larson, a coast guard radio operator at a lighthouse at diamond head. close enough to watch, but too far to offer much help. >> it happened so fast and quick and it was only about 10 minutes of action. there was nothing i could do except look at it and watch it. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: next year, the turnout of pearl harbor survivors will be even smaller. the living link to one of the biggest chapters in american history, almost gone. >> those bastards, that

. >> it is in the ferrell song. >> they have had enough have of polar vortex. >> so have i. >> we all the word foodiey don't mind foodie. >> lake superior critics want to end use the of this term cra-cra. >> that is cute, cute. >> yes. >> let's keep it. >> we will keep that one. >> all right. >>> well, crowd are gathering at san diego zoo this new year to see a new baby. >> it is a big day for conservation efforts a as well. gorilla mom jessica is getting a lot of attention as she cares for her four day old son, four days old. baby gorilla coy does not have have a name as of yet, mom and dad have had eight babies but zoo keepers say there are never enough off spring. >> how cute. >> this baby is really important, as gorillas are endangered in the wild. every gorilla birth is perfect to the collection. due to habitat loss in the wild, the species is endangered in africa. >> mom and baby are a huge hit with the visitors at san diego zoo zoo keepers say they will have free run of the outdoor habitat a as long as weather permits which in san diego could be a long time. >> they are so cute

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>> as we're getting to see will ferrell reminds us may not always be what it looks.d morning. what does the study show? >> the study showed that the practice of yoga which has been around for 5,000 years may have more benefits on our cardiovascular system than we thought. this study looked at 37 prior studies and pulled together about 3,000 individuals. and compared those who did yoga who didn't. those who practiced yoga had lower blood pressure. lower ldl or bad cholesterol and in addition when they compared those who did traditional aer aerobaero aerobic exercise. the benefits seemed similar. >> how does that do this to your body? >> yoga is the combination of three things. and how they process blood sugar as well as improved blood fitness depending how strenuous the yoga is. but most importantly the breathes that's where you're using that time to turn off the blood pressure. lowering your stress and infl e inflammati inflammation. and you're changing how your body reacts to stress not just at the time of yoga, but potentially throughout the rest of the day by prac

on the list of ben afleck, danzel washington, will ferrell and also change tatum. >> sandra bullock the's brothers now, packed? >> you got a cone old i yet? >> i'm eating one right now. this is my friend, joe termini's, going to teach me how to make canoli's next. >> look at the line. it is crazy. people still here. >> awlwort down here, pocono mountains, blue mountain, see the snow, full effect. tear alert, sue serio everything tearing up during the commercial break, because we have a violin us named melanie hill coming in to play. >> oh, you have to hear this. oh, touching. >> all tiered up already. >> love it, sue. so to south philly. quincy has been talking about these cannolis, eating one, we want to see you make one. >> yes, i'm going to make a canoli's, joe right here, you guys excited? (cheers). >> people excited here, joe, your third generation of the family. owning, you took it over 96, you and your brother. >> correct. >> your grandpop started this what year? >> geez, 1941. >> wow. >> so you guys have been making cannolis and pastries down here. >> big tradition. >> oh, ya. >

. >> wednesday, national maple syrup day, so we have will ferrell and his syrup here. remember?hat scene. >> what are the four major food groups, albaladejo next. >> candy, candycanes, candy corn, and syrup. >> four major food groups there. and an accident in bensalem, bensalem boulevard just off bridgewater. and if you're not decorated for christmas, you'll need some help. but we're asking for folks to send us your pictures of your christmas lights, already put up. here is a picture that came into us, from somebody, they said this is the first time that they decorated the front window and the first time that they left the kids decorate the kids alone. this is from angela. >> okay? >> decorating the window, i think the tree there is in the background, so -- >> i think the tree looks great. >> it looks great. doesn't it. >> definitely looks good. tell you what, a lot of guts letting the kids decorate the tree all by themself for the first time. >> christmas ornaments to the window. >> yep, got the string hanging down there. real cool. so sends us your pictures, fox 29 lights. mik

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. >>> will ferrell brought buddy the elf to life in the modern day christmas classic "elf."ristmas." ♪ it's almost christmas and i'm singing and i love santa so i'm singing ♪ >> buddy, you're standing on an efl again. >> i thought the floor felt squishy. sorry, ming ming. >> hey, jim, nice to have you back. >> that's the first time i've seen that part. >> is it really? >> when i recorded it, i did it. wasn't that a fascinating -- you're in this, people should know. >> that's a spoiler alert here. >> oh, dear god, i'm sorry. should we start over? >> don't talk about the crazy ending, the catastrophic ending. >> that you didn't ever see coming. it's a crazy process recording one of these. isn't it? >> i'm always curious about the call the actor gets from the agent about a project. how did this call go? >> this was very simple. you've been offered to play the role of buddy the elf in "elf: buddy's musical christmas." would you want to? i said yes, dlivent. >> this is a big singing part. what is your singing experience? >> i have some and more than just the shower. but i've done

chris brown, and ferrell. >> that's a great combination.rse of the day. >> we obviously earlier this week lit the rockefeller christmas tree. they lit the tree at the white house. >> the national tree. >> he gave us a gift, though. besides lighting the tree, the gift of dance. take it away. ♪ >> there you go. >> with the extended thumbs. you got to get a ride home. >> i remember, this kind of reminds me of a seinfeld episode, those dance moves. there you go. here we go. bust it out, elaine. yeah. she's got the thumbs. >> a little bit. here is my favorite line in there. sweet fancy moses. get down. that's where you live. >> al roker approved move? >> oh, yeah. go with that. he's rocking that. >> i like the thumbs. >> you know what santa was doing. santa starts it you go with the motion. >> the santa -- could you start? >> roll the tape. >> i think santa was doing it first. >> who hit the thumbs? only run it once. okay. >> we have to pay to air it again? >> we do. >> the president dancing. >> there we are. >> listen, santa doesn't have thumbs

i didn't know anything about funny or die but i knew will ferrell. they said you have to do this.ok at them. i got the whole cast to show up. we got this guy from breaking bad, skinny pete and i got the breaking bad -- >> look at the hair. >> not really. he's got a really bad wig on. >> he went immortal two days ago and is now like 120,000 hits. >> now can we play? >> we'll play a little game. >> yes. >> we're going to play, not pictionary, it is patientary. we're going to guess what you're painting and it has to have the word grand in it. >> okay. >> ready, go. >> v. >> grand. >> what is that? >> grand -- >> something about toys. no. what is that? what is it? what is it? >> what is that? >> it is very grand. >> it is a rainbow. >> no, it is getting too much -- >> grand mess right now. >> oh, mountain. >> the grand canyon! >> yes! >> needed a few peaks. >> all right. >> next, time for a quick one. >> we don't -- >> oh, god. >> no, we don't. >> so sad. >> that grand canyon was awesome. >> she really is a fine artist and grand -- looks like popeye. grand music. grand -- >> piano. >>

reinvigorating the police procedural with matthew mc mcconaughey, two new movie stars, vince vaughn and collin ferrelleat -- all available now. that's great. which we love binge watching. go and sink your teeth into the drama that those two unfold. >> all right. and jason, to you. your best. >> true detective on my top ten, as well. but my favorite show of this year was fx, "the americans." >> okay. >> matthew reese and keri russells are spies going undercover as a married couple with a family. took a creative leap in season two. it's part. political drama, relationship drama. it's basically every tv show you'd love rolled up into one. >> but if it's classic fx i mean based on the stuff i've watched there in the past, "nip/tuck," they take it to a whole other level. >> they do. it pushes the envelope but also creative and all the best ways. it's a fantastic show. >> well you know we can't talk about the best without talking about the worst, the biggest disappointments of the year here. what is it that you thought maybe like there's so much hype or you're excited about something and then you're like, h

. >> starred will ferrell and turned into a musical and now jim parsons doing the voice of buddy andey didn't call us, did they? >> yeah, i didn't get a call. >> that's one of my dreams, to be in a movie, when a character sits down and they turn on a movie and you see an anchor there. >> we can make that happen for you. >> we know a guy. >> so december 16th, more music. the sophomore album from charlie xcx". we're going to sing the music. ♪ >> i think a lot of people really knew her behind the scenes. she has written for iggy azalea and icono pop. but she had her own hit with boom clip. and i love her because she is 22 and inspired by the ramones and that gives me hope for the future. >> december 17th, a lot of folks waiting for this one. third installment of the has beenit trilogy. >> peter jackson finally leaving middle earth after the three hobbit films, three lord of the rings films. i feel gandolf should shape his beard like you guys did. he finally can. >> knock it down to a goatee. >> gandolf goatee. >> how about on the 19th, the "annie" movie. jamie foxx, cameron diaz. a lot

you know, will ferrell playing bush 43, dana carvey bush 41, you know, it just gives us a sense of who they are, fairly or unfairly. >> tom shales, you wrote for "the washington post," down here in a political town. how important is the politics? in saturday night live? >> well, i think as jim said, a lot of interaction there, a lot of influence, and they sort of couldn't live without each other, i guess. the show has gotten, the show's always had a young audience and targeted at a young demographic, and i think for some of that young demographic, this is their main exposure to politics, or they learn a lot of political realities through saturday night live. they don't watch news really very much, i think. they maybe get stuff over the internet, but saturday night live is an actual source of political information for them, not just entertainment. i don't mean it's their only source, but i think it plays a major role in how they think of to things. >> the big difference is that when saturday night live first started, there was nothing else like it. so when they were doing the political