. >> larry rudolph wants a prominent dentist in pittsburgh is just months into his life sentence for killing his wife. now his son is speaking publicly for the first time since the case ended over the summer. discussing the pain of losing both his parents and his new battle with the federal government. here's abc's eva pilgrim. it's been seven years since we lost her. >> and i still wake up in the middle of the night. and i think this can't be real. the son of larry rudolph, the prominent pittsburgh dentist sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and committing mail fraud, is speaking out for the first time exclusively to abc news. >> you have to understand about the trial is that it was just a horror buying ordeal. >> the visuals, the sounds, the sights in that courtroom over three weeks. it's tattooed on my mind. >> larry and his wife of 34 years, bianca, were on a hunting trip in the african country of zambia in october 2016, just as they were getting ready to return home, rudolph says his wife, known to be an excellent marksman, accidentally shot herself while packing

it's a lot. >> rudolph coped with humor. >> i didn't want to be sad.to and so i just waka waka. >> in the late 1990s after a brief stint in a band called the rentals, rudolph joined the famed comedy troop the groundlings in new york. there she formed friendships that would define her life at snl and beyond. >> this is my singer meghan. >> i told you i let my children watch bridesmaids a couple of days ago. >> yeah, how did that go? >> there was muting and fast forward and they loved your scene at the bridal shop. >> it's happening. it's happening. it happened. >> you couldn't imagine what would happen when you made that movie with your friends. >> no. i remember while we were making it saying, this is so fun. we were all groundlings connected. we were friends and we bonded here. we liked it and we kept saying, i hope other people think it's funny. we think it's funny. >> for her latest project, the amazon series "forever," rudolph teemed up with fred armiston. >> we wanted to play a married couple or any sort of couple. >> i used to say fred was my com

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learning his fate in a federal courthouse in colorado bianca rudolph was shot in the heart at the end of the couple's trip to zambia on a big game hunt in 2016 >> we hear the gunfire and the voice. >> reporter: at the time, local authorities ruling her death an accident >> there's no proof that larry rudolph pulled the trigger >> reporter: but a friend telling nbc's "dateline," the experienced hunter would not have made that mistake >> she was way too comfortable with firearms, how to clean them, thousandhow to put them ay >> reporter: rudolph's quick cremation of his wife's remain as well as cashing in on nearly $5 million in life insurance benefits got the attention of investigators, which they say was part of a plan to set up a comfortable retirement alongside his girlfriend who was also convicted in the case, charged with being accessory to the crime and sentenced to 17 years. she has filed an appeal. >> she didn't know what he had done in africa she had nothing to do with any of that. she doesn't feel he was guilty of this crime, and she knows she was not. >> reporter: during the

>> well,that was just the rudolph balloon. the real rudolph is fine. here this morning, we're starting off with cold wether. no snow thankfully locally. the snow machine ended in west virginia. right now it's in t 20s around the recently. thankfully the winds have finally died down a bit. still, they're gusting to 20 miles per hour. temperatures in the low to mid-20s throughout the entire region. 27 at national airport. these are the windchills. this is what it feels like when you step outse, gusting to 20. our windchills aredown into the teens. teens all over the entire region. and later today we'll have highs only in the mid-30s. that's about 15 degrees colder than the average high for early december. and so far this december the first week of decembe we are running 5 degrees per day colder than average. we'll have lots of sun today. winds gusting 20 to 25. not as bad as has been the last couple days. still cold. overnight, winds will minish. a much lighter wind tomorrow with lots of sun. increasing clouds friday and saturday. friday, we ought to get

attorney rudolph giuliani says that the mafia could be destroyed if the pressure is kept on 'em. - hisrno, the 76-year-old boss of the genovese mafia family, now serving 100-year sentence. - one of the things that these indictments demonstrate is that the upper echelon of the mob is no longer invincible. - he was a perfect match for new york city. he was a perfect match for a tabloid culture. he was a perfect match for a crime-reporting culture. and he was brash and he was, you know, he was a self-promoter. - great day for law enforcement, but this is a bad day, probably the worst, for the mafia. the indictment alleges numerous specific incidences of bribery, extortion, fraud, tax fraud, obstruction of justice, and perjury. - clearly, he impacted the mob in new york more than anyone else had, and was able to take out mob bosses who had been sitting there in place for a generation. - when people say there is no mafia and these organizations don't exist, i mean, i know from my history that there is such a thing. and i know what it does and what it can do. - there have been 80 death threa

hey rudolph, high five. i just met with rudolph and he had some words for you.in the rudolph and santa relationship? >> well yes, sure it is. >> because in my discussions with rudolph, that's not the impression i got. >> nothing i'm hiding. >> he's probably upset about those carrots he didn't get. >> you heard it here, a fox news exclusive. on -- or, on dancer, on prancer. that seems familiar. [screening] weight. >> hot how cool is this? what your favorite part? >> all of it. >> it's going to snow really soon. ready? ♪ so, what do you guys think of dollywood, are you having fun? >> yeah! and it was so great. >> ed: todd piro, the one and only. thank you and merry christmas. the christmas eve giveaway turns violent in australia. it happened at a shopping center in a sydney's suburb where people had a chance to win free gift cards and a blue drop promotion. the event turned into chaos as people were fighting each other for the cards. meanwhile the wisconsin town that banned snowball fights may be having a change of heart. the negative attention from the ban has th

♪ run, run, rudolph ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph ♪ ♪ runnin' like a son of gun ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph ♪ ♪ runys, everybody! that was "run run rudolph." go ahead, get it out. whoo! i love this time of year. that wasriginally recorded by chuck berry and sometimes called "run rudolph run." i grew up with that song and loved it but i always thought it was "run run rudolph." the matter what you call it it's a great time of the year for that song. it's such a fun song. this time of year is great because we get to make big wishes come true. we paired up with our friends of pilot pen and we want to take a little of the load off santa and answer some of his letters. ♪ ♪ >> hi, santa. i'm 5 years old. for christmas i really want to make castles. goodbye, santa!

>> um...rudolph, blixen. um...oh, my gosh...nixon. >> dancer, prancer, blitzen, dasher, cupid, donner, rudolph, and...oh, no! >> um...like, snowy...uh... >> dasher, donner, blitzen, vixen, rudolph...comet, cupid... uh... >> rudolph is definitely one. >> prancer...what else? dancer, juan. >> ok, so, there's dancer and prancer and comet and vixen and... rudolph wasn't one, right? >> okay, guys, nice try, but here are the right names -- and did you know the original name of the poem was "a visit from st. nicholas"? it was published in 1823. for "teen kids news," i'm sam. >> why do people sigh? according to new research, it's not because of love or sadness. subjects in an experiment were given an impossible puzzle. when they couldn't solve it, they sighed. so it could be we sigh when we give up. >> we all know teens who are stand-outs in academics. maybe you even know a pair of very smart twins. but erika has a story about quadruplets -- four siblings, each one of them qualified to join a club of intellectual sup

after the deputy ver led rudolph for tinted windows. >> rocky monty rudolph, jr. that name is awesome. at> but then turned combe when the smelledsaid he marijuana in the car. telling you right now, stop, stop, stop. put it in park. put it in park. >> over the last year, similar traffic stops have turned violent across the country. in april an officer in georgia was dragged by a driver trying to ealee. last y a suspect turned h self in after dragging an ohio staterooper for one mile. back in florida rudolph faces charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer while a deputy is lucky to have survived this traffic stop that wa anything but routine. news. park, nbc >>> millions of people across the globe gathered to celebrate world pride today. this year's event is taking on greater meaning coming 50 years after the uprising of stonewall launched the modern gay rights movement. joe frr was in the middle of today's festivities. >> the streets of new york were packed with a different kind of traffic today. a vibrant parade, the culmination of world pride which

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rudolph's post office has been issuing a rudolph the red-nosed reindeer stamp for 70 years. last year, the rudolph stamp was made it to 20,000 pieces of mail. s/ becky trzebiatowski, rudolph postmaster :31-:34 "people are very patient; sometimes they have to wait in line longer normally than they would in rudolph." about 1,000 cards a day come through the little post office. on the second saturday in december, the office releases the stamp for 30 days. it's a country christmas celebration. "we sent about 12,000 cards out that were hand canceled that day." not every card can be hand stamped though.... that would be too much for the small staff. rudolph is already going out of its way. rachael sackmann makes the trip to rudolph from stevens point twice a week during december. she sends cards to her relatives across the country. s/ rachael sackmann, rudolph "they love them out arizona, in california, florida. they always write back, 'we got rudolph this year.' they didn't say, 'we got our card'; they say they got rudolph." small country spirit traveling across the world. we'll

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that show tells the story of rudolph based on the song rudolph, who was kind of an outsider. burl ives as the snowman, hermie the elf. remember him? he was sort of the the cast off. i want to be a dentist, you know, but it's a lucrative business given that your boss, santa, gets paid in cookies. and then, of course, you have the scariest claymation thing in the history of claymation things. the abominable snowman. he was horrifying. chills. scary to this day when that face first comes on. like rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, it has run every year since 1964, making it the longest running christmas special. the actual inherent message in rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is that bullying works. i mean, really think about it. would rudolph have gotten his life together if it wasn't for all the, you know, name calling behind the scenes? be prepared for cancel culture to come for rudolph. it'll happen. isn't there anyone who knows what christmas is all about? it's charlie brown and the peanuts gang. in 1965, one year after rudolph cbs aired another christmas classic. we love charlie

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he knew she's woods inmately. >> reporter: rudolph was spotted in july 1998.home of an owner of a health food store trying to buy food. the owner recognized him and refused. but when the owner returned two days later, he found that 75 pounds of food and his truck were missing. on the table, five $100 bills. rudolph killed and ate turkeys, deer bears, salamanders and corn from a giant cornfield. to stay warm during bitter cold winters, he would break into cabins and bundle himself up in piles of leaves. >> eric rudolph was living off the grid before he actually had to go off the grid. it was as if he had been preparing for this. >> reporter: despite years of searching for rudolph deep in the woods, he was finally arrested dumpster diving in the back of a grocery store looking for fruits and vegetables to freeze for the winter. >> it was luck. they had given up the hunt. they had given up the chase and he fell into their laps. >> reporter: after his arrest rudolph described his chase with police as a long camping trip that of the laedsted five years. the authori

i don't know what made him think bo, but i'm so grateful he did. >> rudolph! >> reporter: travis rudolph could make a million touchdowns this season and never come close to making one family so happy. >> i've been and i don't like it. i think it's wrong. bo is a cool person. i'd sit with him any day. >> reporter: it gets better. at school, all of the kids wanted to have lunch with bo. >> i'm a super star. everybody recognizes me! >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news, tallahassee. >> i think bo was probably a superstar even before. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the new ceo of the wounded warrior project. i'm anne-marie green. a box is where you keep things safe. who wants that? i'm moving forward. new oikos greek nonfat yogurt helps keep me going. now with all-natural ingredients with vitamin d and 12 grams of protein. oikos, be unstoppably you. it's easy to love your laxative... ...when that lax loves your body back. ly miralax hydrates, eases, and softens to unblock naturally. >>> navy pilots are speaking out about a close call

and rudolph giuliani knows that. he knows that the statement he made in writing today, in this document, in this civil lawsuit, can and will be used by special prosecutor jack smith and eternity fani willis, as the equivalent of a confession to the crimes that he committed in georgia. but both of those prosecutors might already have rudolph giuliani's confession in testimony to the grand jury interest georgia. it's possible rid of giuliani gave up the lie as soon as he was put under oath by fani willis and in fulton county special grand jury. donald trump wrote something this morning with a classic trumpian miss spelling about what he assumes will be the case of united states versus donald j trump when jack smith's january six grand jury indites trump for his efforts to overturn the presidential election, using spelling that indicates he rode it himself. donald trump said, we'll have fun on the stand with all of these people that say the presidential election wasn't rigged and stolen, the trial of the century. one of

it was similar to the capture of eric rudolph, five years after he was on the run.his case sergeant cook showing up there and seeing someone and seeing something suspicious. suddenly in pursuit and this ends in a couple shots of his pistol. with eric rudolph, it was a rookie police officer who showed up at a trash dumpster. that was the end of rudolph's five-year run. >> there are other imsimilarities as well. what do we know about their life on the run? >> we know a lot. we are learning more each day and hopefully we'll learn more from him. we learned they had to break into cabins and steal food. they are not as much of a survivalist as we thought. they need to make sure that they are keeping dry and not drinking bad water and all the things that are the creature comforts in your house or your place that you don't have in the wilderness. they find out the hard way and end up with a lot of problems. >> this fugitive is in critical condition. investigators need him to stay alive because he can connect the dots in terms of how they broke out, who helped them. one theo

it's rudolph. but did you know the story behind rudolph the red-nosed reindeer? it started simply enough as a holiday promotion for a department store in 1939. rudolph's backstory begins in at retail giant montgomery ward, adverstising copywriter robert may was given a new assignment - to create an original christmas story for a holiday giveaway. "his boss wanted him to write a comic book - paper comic book - to give away in their toy department with a toy purchase. and they knew my father was very good at writing short stories, um ... very good with limericks and rhymes and he was kind of known for that at the office." may decided to make a reindeer christmas story and similar to the children's classic, "the ugly duckling", he wanted the main character to have an underdog quality and overcome a daunting obstacle. he drew upon his own childhood as a bright but undersized youngster. "the story is autobiographical because my father skipped a lot of grades, he was always the youngest in his class, he was small in stature." fitting in, not being part of the group, bu

i mean, he's santa for crying out loud. >> ready rudolph? >> ready santa!of course, we can't forget rudolph and the team of eight reindeer leading the way. >> up, up, up and away! >> you cannot take spt away from santa. no way to transfer that to fedex that's for sure. >> he's santa for crying out loud. >> you just don't question it and you don't want to discount with all this technology, rudolph's role in this. that nose, the visibility is key. he's almost done with his rounds at this point. no doubt it's going to be a successful day for everybody across the globe. >> can we add sleighologist to your title? >> i'm going to get into that for sure. by the way, we used to dial up santa and see where he was at. now we have -- >> rotary phones. >> thank goodness. let's talk weather. here's your christmas day forecast locally. your christmas day forecast locally. >> certainly hope you and yours are having a fantastic holiday. coming up, the all important list of our christmas cities in the forecast. >> rob, thank you, sir. sleighologist. >> aspiring. >> aspiring

for victoria's secret. >> i think rudolph beats them all. >> i'll watch rudolph. >> so will i. maybe after the fashion show. >> i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> clemson fraternity suspended after christmas party backlash. most of the officers resigned after the off campus party where students dressed as gang members. an official said clemson is better than this. >>> in the washington post, korean air executive goes nuts over service, delays plane. the woman seen here, the daughter of the company chairman, reportedly had a problem with the way she was served a package of macadamia nuts in first class. and it led to a 20 minute delay that involved a flight attendant being dismissed from the flight. the airline says the executive has stepped down from her position. >>> and to some other stories we're following today, officials in los angeles are investigating yesterday's massive apartment fire as a criminal act. while the fire department captain says the classification is typical for fires of this magnitude, he says it is

♪ run run rudolph ♪ run run rudolph ♪ run run rudolph ♪ santa claus is coming to town.n: i'm listening to this song and i'm wondering did you grow up in a musical household in kentucky? was there a guitar playing going on in christmas when you opened up the present after santa got there? >> there was guitar playing. drums. i got drums as a little boy and made a lot of noise with that. my pappa played the fiddle. my mom played the piano. my mom had a gospel quartet there was a lot of singing around the house. >> brian: growing up, what was your memory of christmas little billie ray. you still have a little kid's name billy ray cyrus never gets old. what was it like? >> you know, i think it was always about the spirit of christmas that, you know, christmas is about, you know, our savior being born. [ applause ] >> brian: jesus doesn't get the applause usually in church but gets it here with billy ray. good job. this kentucky kid had a chance to spend some quality time in new york in the middle of sandy and sandy smashes in. in what did it affect you and what way did new y

. - rudolph giuliani was not a diplomat. rudolph giuliani was not an ambassador.ired political gun working to advance donald trump's partisan electoral interests. - this scandal is a scandal of major proportions. now, was i-- - are you done now? - no, i'm not done now? - because you haven't said anything. - no. - you can't just talk the whole time. - mueller, that july, testifies in a very clearly lackluster performance to congress. - the finding indicates that the president was not, uh. - trump not only felt this sense of exoneration, he also had this sense of vengeance. - i think robert mueller did a horrible job both today and with respect to the investigation. - he did nothing wrong and he wasn't involved in collusion, and he wasn't involved in obstruction. - and it's in this mindset, where that morning, trump picks up the phone for a call with president zelensky. - the president says, "there's a lot of talk about biden's son, so if you can look into it, it sounds horrible to me." - trump spends the call asking zelensky very specifically to help him investigat

take it away, guys ♪ ♪ you know you're the master mind ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph ♪ ♪ run, run rudolph, santa'snta tell a boy, what have you been longing for ♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is a♪ ♪ and away went rudolph, rock 'n' roll electric guitar ♪ ♪ and away went rudolph, whizzing like a shooting star ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph, santa's go to make it to town ♪ ♪ santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway ake down ♪ down ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph, because i' reeling like a merry-go-round ♪ ♪ santa said a girl, child, wha♪ ♪ all i want for christmas -- ♪ ♪ and then away went do you hope most to get ♪ ♪ and then away went rudolph, whizzing like a jet ♪ ♪ run, run rudolph, santa's got♪ ♪ santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take freeway down ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph, because i'm reeling like a merry-go-round ♪ ♪ run, run ♪ ♪ run, run, to make it to town ♪ ♪ santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take freeway down ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph, because i' reeling like a merry-go-round ♪ ♪ run, run ♪ ♪ run, run, rudy, run ♪ ♪ run, run, run, rudy, run ♪ ♪ run, run, rudolph, because i' reeling like a merr

♪ ♪ all of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names ♪ ♪ they never let poor rudolph join ♪ ♪ then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee ♪ ♪ rudolph the red nosed reindeer you will go down in history ♪ play a little christmas fiddle. ♪ well, then one foggy christmas eve santa came to say ♪ ♪ rudolph with your nose so bright won't you guide my sleigh tonight ♪ ♪ then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee ♪ ♪ rudolph the red nosed reindeer you'll go down in history ♪ ♪ rudolph the red nosed reindeer ♪ ♪ you'll go down in history ee ♪ >> glenn: i don't know what happened to his suit. if you missed it, you missed it! john rich who is going to sing another song for us and this one is for the troops. >> this is a song i wrote about my granddaddy, six purple hearts in world war ii. i will send it out to the veterans and all of those in active duty. thank you for your service. this is called "the man." ♪ well, he was one of the millions who signed up to defend us long ago in 1941 ♪ ♪ when they sucker punched us in pearl harbor he fought under

. >>> and rudolph the red-nosed burglar? the strange case of whodunnit for one police department this christmas eve. ♪ santa got to make it to town >>> good monday morning on this christmas eve. we begin with the frantic search for more survivors under way in indonesia. >> the natural disaster was caused by a volcanic eruption. resort communities filled with holiday vacationers were hit by a massive tidal wave without warning. the eruption sent rocks and dirt sliding into the ocean. >> nearly 300 people are known dead, including members of this band. the wave hitting as they performed on stage. the indonesian army and other kr rescue workers are digging through the rubble and officials fear the death toll may rise. abc's daria albinger has more. >> reporter: the tsunami crashing into the coastline at night without warning and with devastating effects. homes and hotels washed off their foundations. >> these rooms where people were staying just completely destroyed. >> reporter: an australian journalist spent the day touring t

to turn off his car several times rudolph refuses and lunges out the window toward the deputy's gun. seconds later the deputy's dash cam shows rudolph racing toward the interstate with the deputy still holding on, dragged authorities say 200 yards before being thrown off the deputy's injuries were non-life threatening locate an attorney for rudolph, who was arrested after an eight-hour manhunt and treated for a gunshot wound to his leg >> he's going to be locked up tonight and he needs to be in there for a very long time. >> reporter: the encounter seemed cordial at first, after the deputy pulled rudolph over for tinted windows rocky monty rudolph, jr. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: that name is awesome. >> reporter: but then turned combative when the deputy said he smelled marijuana in the car. >> i'm telling you right now, stop, stop, stop put it in park put it in park. >> reporter: over the last year, similar traffic stops have turned violent across the country. in april an officer in georgia was dragged by a driver trying to flee. last year a suspect turned himself in after dragging a

, democrat david dinkins is leading in the polls over republican rudolph giuliani. - all of a sudden,avid dinkins comes along, riding the wave of, you know, he was gonna be the first black mayor. and that was at a time when that had a real kind of emotional resonance, both within new york and nationally. - it was a historic day for new york and a triumphant moment for the biggest black population of any american city. - quiet! quiet! - rudy very quickly seems to have made the decision to embrace the sort of racism that a lot of his party believed in. - white power! - ♪ i saw god out on the block today ♪ ♪ ♪ he was darker than the preachers say ♪ ♪ with a teardrop tattooed on his face ♪ ♪ and dirt in his fingers ♪ ♪ i heard angels when he laughed the way ♪ ♪ that people do when they have known true pain ♪ ♪ for his sins i don't know who to blame ♪ ♪ what choice was he given? ♪ in this world that we're livin' ♪ ♪ when i see you, i see you ♪ ♪ i see love i see love ♪ ♪ i see america ♪ i see love ♪ when i see you, i see you ♪ ♪ i see love i see love ♪ ♪ i see america - on a bright winter

it's a tight squeeze from finishing the walls to giving rudolph a nose job. ♪ rudolph the red-nosed reindeerim ♪ you would even say it glows ♪ >> like a light bulb. >> when we weren't singing or sculpting, there was snacking. >> do you ever eat the pieces? >> yeah, you have to do it quietly so people don't catch you. >> like this? >> you got it. >> there was one last step, completing the chocolate wreath for the door. ow! just kidding. a little hershey humor for the grand finale. this house is complete. before the official opening, a certain builder would need her beauty sleep. lucky for me, christmas came early. the tree is gorgeous. with with a couple of things missing. cookies on the table for any overnight visitors and fire burning, i called it a night. but before too long, i was greeted by a special guest. santa! ♪ here comes santa claus >> what are you doing here? >> we have lots of important things to do today. >> i'm not even dressed. >> we can take care of that with a little magic. let's go. >> let's go, santa. >> and with that, we're off. >> ever, i want you to meet my helper for t

♪ run run rudolph ♪ run run rudolph ♪ run run rudolph ♪ santa claus is coming to town.you. >> as i'm listening to this song, i'm wondering did you grow up in must call household in kentucky? was there guitar playing going on in christmas after you open up the present after santa got there. >> guitar playing. drums. i got drums when i was a little buy, made a lot of noise. my papop played the fed dill. my mom played the piano. we had a gospel quartet. there was always a lot of singing. >> what was your memory growing up as christmas, little billy ray. you have a great name, billy ray cyrus, never gets old. what was it like? >> you know i think it was always about the spirit of christmas, that you know, christmas is about, you know. our savior being born and, hope for -- [applause] >> doesn't get the applause in church but gets it here from billy ray. good job. you had a chance, this kentucky kid had to spend quality time in new york in the middle of sandy and sandy smashes in. in what way did it affect awe and what way did new york surprise you?. >> being in the middle o

tonight -- maya rudolph, chat and music from lorde, featuring the 8g band with matt johnson. ♪ [ cheerslause ] ladies and gentlemen, th meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. donald trump jr. has admitted to holding a undisclosed meeting, before the election, with a russian lawyer and a russian lobbyist who reportedly once worked for the kgb. and the hardest part to believe is there was a donald trump dumb enough to do that and it wasn't this one. [ laughter and applause ] china reportedly scrubbed the images of winnie the pooh from social media over the weekend, after users compared the character to their president. though it seems like it would be easier to just get their president to put some pants on. [ laughter ] president trump attended the u.s. women's open golf tournament this weekend. so just to be safe, the golfers got changed in their cars. [ laughter ] senate republicans are trying to add a provision to their healthcare bill that would al