and when bud zumwalt arrived, general creighton abrams who had already cut -- and -- [inaudible] the guy who authored probably the best book on creighton abrams, and i have to be careful because i don't want to make a mistake. the remarkable relationship that that abe had with bud zumwalt, it didn't start off like that because they didn't know each other. but as soon as bud showed he was willing to put chips on the table and that sailors were prepared to die taking the fight to the enemy, he got the respect of creighton abrams right away. he had a place at the table. and the navy didn't have a place at the weekly meetings before that, because admiral zeff had worn out his welcome with creighton abrams, and, indeed, in their first meeting abrams told bud i'll give you a short period of time, but unless you put chips on the table, you won't be here. and bud put chips on the table. and i tell the story about how he did that, and what happened after that was this remarkable relationship the two men formed. other interesting things about the book i think i'll just mention to you, i do dis

i think i said abram twice t. it's hard hard to get that " s" out, abrams, i apologize. it was said, do what you got to do, but ask yourself this question -- how does it look to the boys in the camps, the boys in the camps who find out about things? how does it look to them what you're doing? there was bible readings with the fellow prisoner of his, a christian for awhile when it was allowed, and they called the readings, the sessions, reaganite readings because they heard that reagan proclaimed one year, the year of the bible, we all say what stupid mother pie, year of the bible, give me a break, but that meant something to those two. it can mean something to others. the nobel peace prize, 60 years after passing over prisoners, after 60 years, they gave a peace prize to a leader of charter 0 # 8 who is in prison today. imagine that. imagine, a nobel peace laureate sitting in prison and president obama, the other day, hailed a spirit of cooperation between the united states and china, and maybe there's an argument for that, but these two guys are fellow nobel peace laure

abrams asks seacrest. >> i'll put on some underoos. i'm starving.a burger. and we celebrate until 3:15 where i fall asleep. >> the 2013 breakout performer. any sense of who that might be? >> you know, this past year, we saw the infusion of massive boy bands and, you know, the popularity with those types of artists. i met this gentleman the other day, this young guy the other day, ed sheerin. he has a hit record out there. he has "a" team out there now. i think we'll sea and hear big things from him to come. >> get some rest. i'll be sitting at home watching you tonight. >> please watch us. we're throwing you the party. you don't have to go anywhere. >> there is where i tell them to see it nick clark's new year's rockin' ever 2013. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. good to see you. >> thank you. >> everybody will be tuning in tonight. but right now, ginger zee is up top. >> at least 22 stories high. i think i'm higher. i'm holding one of the crystals of the 288 that have this year's them on them. there are three doves on the crystal. it's let there be p

. >>> star trek director, jj abrams is making a dying fan's dream come [ inaudible ] a fan given onlye promo clip of the movie before he died. he tried to see it during the preview of the hobbit but it is not being shown in his region. his wife pleaded for help to see the nine minute promo. the director contacted the dying man. abrams will give him a special screening not just the nine minute promo, a rough cut of the entire film. >>> visitors to florida's everglades national park are dealing with a real life case of angry birds migrating vultures are attacking cars, stripping rubber and vinyl off. park officials aren't sure why they are picking on cars only these angry birds seem very determined. >> they get down on the vehicle quickly it only takes a few minutes to do that kind of damage. >> to combat the vultures and protect vehicles park officials are distributing tarps and bungie cords so visitors can cover their cars. warning signs have been put up to alert people. i'm sorry i laughed, when i said bungie cords, i thought i was diagnose to say so you can slingshot. >>> pg&e crews

back back ,,,,,, s ,,,,,,,,,,,, the document aimed at freei slaves-- was signed by abram lincoln 150 ago this . it went into effect january, >>> finally tonight, a rare look at the document aimed at freeing slaves was signed by abraham lincoln 150 years ago this week. it went into effect january 1st, 1863. it will go on display at the national archives in washington, d.c. new year's day. in michigan last year people waited up to 8 hours to see it. >> when you see thousands of people waiting in line in the dark, in the cold, or the heat you know that they are not this just for words on paper. >> the document is double sided so only part of what is shown is authentic. pages 2 and 5 are ridge nalses, 3 and 4 are replicas. "game day" is next. good -- originals, 3 and 4 are replicas. "game day" is next ,, have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. vol

abrams, by contrast, very similar history, very similar, i mean, talk about greatest generation, this is the guy who drives, i think, the lead tank in the relief of the 101st airborne at the battle of the bulge yet is able to think critically partly, i think, because he had time to watch west moreland. not as big a different as the army likes to think, not necessarily a better war but certainly a somewhat different war under creighton abrams when he succeeds westmoreland. though i do think the army coming out of vietnam also reinforces this mistake. it rebuilds itself magnificently at the tactical level. it doesn't do anything about generalship. and so tommy franks is not an aberration, he's not an anomaly, he's exactly what the army was trying to produce in the 1970s and '80s. which it turns out was a jumped-up battalion commander who doesn't understand generalship, who thinks taking the enemy capital is the end of the war, and he spikes the ball on the 20-yard line and goes home. back to football. >> we did start with baseball, right? i mean, it wasn't -- >> i don't know, i'm not ev

dan abrams, thanks for weighing in.iate it. >>> and what a magical moment last night here in manhattan. rock 'n' roll royalty. bruce springsteen, jon bon jovi, paul mccartney, the rolling stones. just a few of the stars that came together to raise money for hurricane sandy. that is just the beginning. this is a hall of fame turnout. >> and the who. and chris martin from coldplay. even the musicians themselves were buzzing backstage about the talent assembled. rock 'n' roll greats from across the pond. and some homegrown talent, as well. ♪ my city of ruin come on, rise up ♪ >> reporter: it began fittingly, with bruce springsteen, singing once again about loss, longing and hope, along jersey's battered shore. ♪ new york concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪ >> reporter: more than five hours later, it ended with alicia keys, and a stage full of first responders. in a night that combined music of the east. and west. and kanye. ♪ we made it through the hurricane ♪ ♪ live and let die >> reporter: at 1:00 a.m., 70-year-ol

. >>> for more on this case, let's bring in "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams. where to begin.s is a very unusual case. have you ever heard of a daughter suing her parents? >> not for a restraining order like this. and getting it. that's really sad about this case is you have parents who agreed to pay the tuition for their daughter because they wanted her to go to the best school. she had gotten scholarship offers at other schools. her parents said, no, we want to pay for you to go to the best school. so, she goes. and then, the problems start. so, no matter how you view this case, it's incredibly sad. >> and the parents have made some pretty startling allegations against their own daught daughter. saying she uses drugs, she's promiscuo promiscuous. >> could she sue them for saying she was doing drugs if it's not true? sure. i can't imagine that's where she wants to go. i get the sense she wants her parents out of her life. if you think of this not as parents but as a 21-year-old, who has people following her. who are spying on her who are saying things about her that are incre

. >>> let's bring in gma legal analyst dan abrams.'t have to prove premeditation, how big of a win is this? >> this is a huge win. the fact that this second-degree murder charge is now on the table, that these jurors can compromise, exactly what the defense is concerned about. that's why the defense opposed this. they didn't the option of second-degree murder. they wanted to prove premeditation. real questions about the alibi. questions about the injuries on his hands. but proving premeditation here would have been difficult. i think it's very unlikely that there will be a defense. >> what's the impact of that? >> it's definitely, think it's an advantage for prosecutors. they have to put the pieces of the puzzle together, the jurors do, for them to basically spend the night with just the prosecution's closing argument in their minds i think is very helpful to the prosecution, the defense make its closing argument this morning. dan abrams, we'll keep our eyes on this george in. >>> that astonishing piece of video that sam first showed

i'm doctor donald abrams and i'm a professor of clinical medicine at the university of california, san francisco. i'm the only one who can prescribe marijuana, because i have a schedule one license for doing my research. but physicians can't prescribe a prescription for marijuana because where would a patient take that? there's no pharmacy that dispenses marijuana. so, in california, we can facilitate patients getting an identification card, so that they can access marijuana from the dispensaries. so that if they're found with marijuana on their person, or their caregiver is, that they have legitimate reason to be using cannabis. we couldn't do this without the cards. we need these cards to keep it legal. i don't think i would do it without the cards. there's too much to risk. it would be setting myself up to possibly end-up in prison. the crop to me like this year personally. it means a lot of things. it means if i'm gonna be living and like, paying my bills. or i could be out on the streets looking for another carpentry job. if we don't get this, then it's gonna be devastating. this

. >>> and let's bring in "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams.et said she didn't intentionally mislead police. but you say what's key is what police say she lied about. >> police don't think she lied about minor matters here. they think that she was helping to point the finger at the victim and away from her fiance. remember, they believed that he staged the crime scene to make it look like the victim had committed a crime. so, the authorities go in and talk to people, interviewing people, and they believe that she, in effect, misled them, directed them intentionally towards the victim, as opposed to her fiance, to help him evade arrest. >> and yet, it took police two years to charge her with this crime. why so long? >> it's tough to know. the authorities saying they wanted to rule out the possibility that she would have been an actual accomplice. she's not charged as an accomplice here. just for accessory after the fact. they say they wanted to rule that out first. a little hard to believe it took them two years to rule her out. you have to thin

so -- and it ranks almost dead last and mo abrams index next to somalia. i was in somalia about five weeks ago. i tell you, i can understand that. so it's a tough place, it's a tough -- it's full of atrocities and human rights violations. and somehow we have to support the government of drc to do a better job and to take eastern congo and turn it -- it has incredible mineral -- some of the estimates are $24 trillion of wealth to bring out in the future. it could be a very rich country. >> let's talk briefly the fiscal cliff. your father has been very vocal about taxes. he says come on, bring it to me, tax me more. obviously you'll be in the firing line because you're not a poor man, are you. are you happy your father is leading this call for you to get -- >> no, because i hear from all my republican friends who don't like it. you know, the fiscal cliff, you talk about it, it's like -- you know, it's the result of poor behavior. no one should be surprised. you know, on the other hand the world doesn't end tomorrow if we go off the cliff. coke sells coca-col

in the interrogation issue which is a debate for abrams. and been moved to an area we thought, part two, very big issue. data, technology, and privacy. broca number of debates which include third-party information issues this is a debate. national security of all other issues which is between richardson and couponing. and then we have the einstein. we thought it will be interesting to have a debate about what the new technology is moving forward with his between gen dempsey and paul rosenzweig. and then the communications system law-enforcement act. what's next, susan land out. we are starting with the framework of a week-old legal frameworks for projecting force. we will have to of those debates . to they were going to do cyber warrant attention policies and start off with the tension policies. dry to start off with craig jacobs. and both individuals are quite well known to be, but not to you and the audience. served in several high-profile positions in the government including at the white house to the other partner justice, the departmen

wake up with al and stephanie abrams right on the weather channel at 5:30 a.m. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcerift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. as many tv episodes and movies as you want -- instantly. you can watch on your tv, through a game console, or other devices connected to the internet. and it's only 8 bucks a month. start your free trial today. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ >> in today's holiday gift guide, christmas is just eight days away, and if there are still some ladies on your list that you need to shop for, we've got you covered. we've enlisted three ladies to find the perfect presents for the gals in your life, so i'm going to start with gifts to help you relax. from chef and author and all-around do-good lady cathleen bailman. nice to see, cathleen. >> thanks so much for having me back. >> sure. you always bring stuff that also -- you get what you want, but it also does some good for someone else. >> it really does. i try to choose really great companies. the first one is glassy baby. this is are from a wo

. >> hal abrams over there. >> i worked for him in the 80's. i know. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, hello. >> and l. abrams. >> give him -- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> longstanding. a relationship. >> along the way. anyway. i don't know. much terrible. >> it is. [inaudible conversations] >> starting out. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> all my arguments. i have people worried about it. grover said no. >> look. when he takes 6 billion out and grover calls it a tax increase, he calls it ludicrous. i call it -- [inaudible conversations] honest to god. >> would get in. [inaudible conversations] >> his hand is in there. >> he's in there? >> melson said he would. >> you might joining? one of our members. [inaudible conversations] >> i don't get any money at of this. no. the money all goes to the author. i don't get any. no, it's true. >> thank you so much. >> you're very welcome. >> ripped away from you. >> no. >> york getting in here. [inaudible conversations] >> i used to work with michael founder. the

. >> let's get more from dan abrams. no reservations about the prank. clearly, they dinlt mean this would happen. had no guilty intent. will that shield them from prosecution? >> probably. there is a technical violation. using a listening device and broadcasting that tape. maybe a fine. i don't think there will be serious prosecution here because it would be very tough to link the actual death to the prank. now you can link it as a moral matter. but as a legal matter, there needs to be a level of foreseeab foreseeablety. >> you have to look at it separately. look at the prank. the question the prank a legal violation? putting it entirely separate from the death? you can ask the question, was the prank a violation? the answer is, i'm sure they'll be able to find a technical one. same thing would happen here, by the way. if something like this happened here, everyone would look for licensing. >>> let's get the rest of the morning's headlines from josh. >> we begin with the fiery plane crash that appears to have taken the life of jen nirks rivera. invest g

janet taylor and our legal analyst, dan abrams. thought her son suffered from asperger's. how do you preconvict someone committing a violent act? >> there are factors that have been linked to violence. asperger's doesn't necessarily mean that. if there's underlying depression, mood disorder, or paranoia. those are significant aspects as well. if there's been a transition, a loss of a girlfriend, something like that. >> he reportedly suffered from a condition where he did not feel any physical pain. is that an ind carrot of anything? >> it really is not. the question is, how would a mother have known? there's no way she could have known. there's no way as professionals we can predict who will be violent and commit a mass murder? 1 in every 10 families have adolescents or teens that have emotional disturbances, at home, in the community, at school. we need to address the individuals, get them into timely treatment. >> there are a lot of questions about why nancy lanza has five weapons in the home, took her son to a gun range where he

afred abrams will be sentenced for distributing sexually explicit image as.rosecutors want him sense -- sentenced to more than eight years. he said a made his personality altered and he downloaded pornography. >>> a new report from new zealand blames bad construction for the high death toll from a major earthquake in new england. 150 people died when an office building collapsed last year. a government report determined that building was badly damaged. it never should have received a permit for construction. >>> well, canadian choppers searching for furniture bargains at an india saw something very unspected -- unexpected -- at an ikea saw something very unexpected -- a monkey. animal services were called in. they were able to capture the monkey. >> they were trying to get away from the monkey. >> the monkey was eventually capture and reunited with his owner and then animal services stepped in. it took the monkey into ku. it is against the law to have a monkey as a pet in toronto. this ikea monkey has become a social hit on social media. >> he has a nicer coa

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. >>> let's get more from our legal team, nancy grace, dan abrams, our legal analyst.t me begin with you. the ex-girlfriend, a prosecution witness. and establishes grounds for a motive. and can create sympathy for the defense. >> she is doing what the prosecution wanted, which is to lay the groundwork for their motive, which is this is a mother who is out of control, who is slowly descending. that she's off her medication. that he had been worried about it. he had been talking about it. but you're right. on the other hand, it provides something. if the jurors don't want to convict here, and they want to sort of think to themselves, i don't believe that reason -- i believe they have not proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt, this will be one of the things in the back of their minds when they say to themselves, i don't know if i want to convict this guy. >> nancy, in the end, was she an effective witness for the prosecution? >> well, here's the deal. it's six of one, half-dozen of another. several of the witnesses we heard from this week and the last 24 hours, have

general abrams in kandahar said the security situation gets better every day and said the insurgentsimited. when he gave examples on what they tried and failed to do, attacking the air field was on that list. just to make it clear here, this attack happened at the entrance to the air field and it's unclear as to whether they actually were able to breech the perimeter at this time. back to you. >> thank you. secretary panetta revealing that president obama invited afghan president karzai to washington for meetings sometime early next year. i want to you listen to what leon panetta told erin burnett about al qaeda hours before the attack. >> the original mission was i will quote the president, to defeat, disrupt, and destroy al qaeda. is that mission accomplished? >> the mission of defeating and deterring al qaeda i think is well on the way towards achieving the mission with regards to afghanistan and the threat we face here. we continue to face al qaeda elsewhere, not only in pakistan, but yemen and elsewhere. we have had success going after special operations. we are continuing to do

people have forgotten he laundered money for jack abram. he helped tom delay with a kfrnlts street prospect. he was' registered lobbyist for fannie mae. he was a tobacco industry hack throughout the '90s. folks have forgotten that. they take him pretty seriously. >> we used a stuffed grover doll on this set at one point. we are trying to take him as not seriously as possible. i appreciate so much, lee, the work you have done to help us see what grover norquist is. thank you to lee fong in san francisco and thank you to dan dicker here at the table in nerdland and the rest are back for more. >>> up next, the similarities are undeniable. an african-american teen shot dead. an older white man arrested. again, it happened in florida. is there no presumption of innocence for young black men. my letter is next. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a droid incredible 4g lte by htc for $49.99. in

it's pretty interesting because in kandahar today, i had a chance to talk to general abrams who is thepecifically when he was asked about the security, he said it gets better every single day. and specifically when he talked about the taliban, he said the insurgent capabilities here are pretty limited and he mentioned actually an attack that they had tried to carry out on kandahar air field that had failed. so obviously the timing on this is terrible. there are people who have you now lost their lives. but this goes against the narrative that the united states coalition force and the afghan government are trying to build, which is that this is an insurgency that is waning and on its way to defeat. one last thing, i talked to the deputy foreign minister just a couple moments ago and he told me i'm not surprised that this happened. i think this kind of thing could still happen. and every single day someone like me realizes it could have been me. >> real quickly, you're traveling with the defense secretary. when they found out this information, not going to stop them from touring and fini

major military aid to that country, and when we say aid it comes in the form of equipment like 200 abrams tanks and entire squadron of f-16 fighter jets. this is part of a $1.3 billion military aid deal already earmarked for egypt. officials fear canceling would mean job losses here at home and major penalties for broken contracts, upwards of billions of dollars but the arms shipment comes as egypt's new president, mohammad morsi, essentially cracks down on his opposition. in a move creating some say even more instability in this country. so is this a good idea to continue this type of aid? michael singh, former senior director of middle eastern affairs the national security council and washington institute for near east policy. michael, what do you think about that? >> jenna, you have to remember this aid dates back to the camp david accords between israel and egypt. theory behind the aid is longstanding it preserves the good relations between the pentagon and egyptian military especially at time of real chaos and crisis in egypt that those ties could come handy as they did during the 20

. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. we appreciate it. josh?all right. >>> let's take a look, now, at the weather. time, now, for our sam champion. what do you have? >> believe it or not, we have a yearly event where we look at the weather disasters that total more than $1 billion in damage. this year, there were 11 of them. 11 of them. if you're not following the extreme team, you probably should be. seven severe weather events that included tornadoes. and the drought. and the wildfires in the west. on top of the hurricane list, sandy, $60 billion-plus, so far. we don't know what the total on that is yet. 62% of the country is in drought. from last year, this year, into next year. this is the worst drought in the country since the dust bowl days in the '30s. quick look at the weather. that's our billion-dollar list or the headlines of it. this is a pocket of cold air in the middle of the country. that's why the storm that rolls in, snow in the northern areas. dallas, 32 degrees. big chill going into the country. even though it's nice and dry a

. >>> let's bring in "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams, in this case. this case said he was astonished and deeply troubled. it's hard to believe that a baby can be given up for adoption without consent. >> this is a clear in my view legal case. this is a married father. if this was an unmarried father, this might be a tougher case. questions of abandonment and involvement, et cetera. this is a married father's child. and in the state of utah, i think that the fry family is going to have a tough time arguing that they ought to get the child back. the question is, why did the adoption agency do what it did, didn't do what it did, et cetera? the judge seemed very irritated at the fact that as soon as the father reached out to the adoption agency, the adoption agency's position was, we can't give you any information. and the judge is like, how is that possible that the father can't get information about his own child who is being put up for adoption? >> not only did the adoption agency stonewall the father and husband of the mother in question, they knew, t

abrams, people thought he couldn't do it, casting young actors, schatner and kirk and spock, youngerhit, coming down with original story "star trek: into darkness" see if he can establish this old franchise with new faces. >> any sleepers that are not on the list that you're looking forward to seeing? >> i'm looking forward to "old boy" a spike lee adaptation of a south korean thriller based on a japanese manga so that seems a little bit out of left field but this is a well-respected south korean film, a manga from japan, a lot of boys are into. >> what is the storyline. >> about a guy trapped in a hotel room for 15 years and afterwards is given a few days to figure out why he was trapped in the hotel room or he will be killed so it's a psychological thriller, it's very strange, it's different, and spike lee had a huge hit with "inside man" so he knows how to do thrillers. this could be a big hit for him. we have to wait and see. >> for people like me still catching up on the movies of 2012, if you had to pick the top five say that you should try to see not before the end of the year

presidents william henry harrison, benjamin harrison, william mckinley, william howard taft, james abramsfield, warren harding, ulysses s. grant, and rutherford hayes. it is my pleasure today to state that today ohio's electoral college members will cast their votes to elect president barack obama. the united states constitution, federal law, and ohio law all have called on this group of individuals who will organize themselves as the ohio elector college, according to the ohio revised code. it specifies the secretary of state shall convene the electoral college. so i will now pass the gavel back to the secretary of state, secretary jon husted. >> thank you, congresswoman- elect beatty. one of the traditions of democracy is the orderly transition of power, or in this case, the retention of it. this orderly transition of power, particularly as it relates to the power of the presidency, makes america great and unique. it is a tradition that has withstood the test of time, and it is an honor for me and for all of us to play our role in this perspective chapter of our state's history. as requ

president william henry harrison, benjamin harrison, william mckinley, william howard taft, james abrams u.s. grant, and rutherford hayes. it is my pleasure today to state that today ohio's ohio electoral college members will cast their votes to elect president barack obama. the united states constitution federal law and ohio law all recalled this group as individuals who will organize themselves as the ohio college of electoral, according to the ohio revised code. it specifies the secretary of state shall convene the electoral college. so i will now pass the gavel back to the secretary of state, n hustend.john jews d -- husted. >> thank you, congresswoman- elect beatty. one of the traditions of democracy is the orderly transition of power, or in this case, the retention of its. this orderly transition of power, particularly as it relates to the power of the presidency, makes america great and unique. it is a tradition that has withstood the test of time and is an honor for me and for all of us to play our role in this perspective chapter of our state's and haitian's history. as required

and it's proper he should rest upon the lincoln platform upon which abram ham lincoln, president john f. kennedy, rosa parks, and 26 more of this nation's luminaries have lane in state. -- layne in state. dan inouye was an institution and deserves to spend at least another day in this beautiful building in which he dedicated his life. as the second longest serving senator in our history, dan inouye represented our 50th state from the first day it was admitted to the union. but senator inouye's tradition of service began long before he came to the united states senate . he was just a boy when he heard the war planes over oahu, saw the bombs drop on pearl harbor, and ran to give aid to the wounded. he was still a teen when he volunteered to serve this nation overseas even though his people have been declared enemy aliens. and i'm reminded looking at secretary norm mineta here who served in one of those internment camps. senator inouye became a member of the famed 442nd reg mental combat team, the most highly decorated unit in the history of the united states military. that says it all.

abrams, the king of the lens flare did a great job with the last star trek movie revitalizing the franchisehings alive that made the original series fantastic. i think this one is going to be even better if that's possible, and all's i know is that benedict coupler batch is coming in. he's the mysterious bad guy. his name is fun to say and he's even more fun to watch. >> i love these shows and certainly prequels are fascinating. i love to see how shatner and bones came about. all of those revelations in the first one were really cool. how they carry that forward in the second one, we'll have to wait and see. how about the lone ranger? and this one, i don't know, it seems like it's a real potential gamble. >> well, i think it's risky but in the hands of disney, i think anything is possible. and we haven't seen the lone ranger" anywhere for decades. >> right. >> and so this is another example of how i think that they've really been waiting to do this one right. so the stars of the movie give me a lot of confidence. army hammer is playing the lone ranger and he is fantastic. he was in j edgar"

general abrams told me, look, they specifically said they failed to attack the kandahar airfield.ing so, even though it was just at the perimeter, which i think is important to mention. leon panetta was emphasizing some of the progress. he wants to try to tell a story if the united states has been more successful in training afghan soldiers, to try to take over when the u.s. leaves. but to your point about troop levels, there's an interesting delay here, and the defense secretary didn't really have a good answer for that. you know, it was several weeks ago, they said, look, we'll know in a couple weeks. when that time came, they said, we'll know if a few weeks. the defense secretary said, look, we've had several different scenarios we've provided to the president, but there's been no final plan. even when that's made, the crucial thing will be, indemnity. do troops get tried here or at home? that's crucial for the u.s., because no one is really sure whether this insurgency will become, again, a sanctuary for al qaeda. back to you guys. >> and, of course, the defense secretary woul

. >> al abrams says hello. we used to give him fits. >> he was claiming he was in simpson. >> do you remember him? tell al, give them the usual greeting. >> i will l., i will do that. who was that? >> some phantom, secretary of transportation he had a long-standing relationship with. >> anyway you are doing a good job. >> i have this little gas tax bill though that i'm starting out minimally. i'm not giving -- getting any support, even minimally. i bet on all my arguments and i have people worrying about it now. they won't raise taxes because grover said no. >> when coburn takes off 6 billion on ethanol and grover calls it a tax increase, i called him. >> tom is helping on this. i'm gaining ground. >> is she well? and to listen there. sam donaldson said he would. >> would you mind holding this book for her one of our member's? >> i didn't write this book. i don't get any money out of this. the money goes to the author. i don't get any. no, it's true. >> thank you so much, sir. thank you so much. >> you are welc

this is from production assistant kristin abrams and her brother keith and sister.she is here in our greenroom. ainsley: she is awesome. we love you lindsey. rick: segment producer sam lamarca her dad and step mom. e-mailing from snowy onieda, new york. clayton: production assistant sally. that is beautiful table. gorgeous. rick: thanks for the invite. schrait that is well-exposed photo. that is unexposed photo. rick mike muth. rick: you can tell how young people are. see the girl in the red, little jumpsuit there. i'm in her lap. that is my sister cheryl. i'm in her lap. clayton:. this is what, 18957? rick: my very first christmas. 1969. those five in the front are us kids and then it is my cousins in the background. i don't know why the cousins are in the back but. clayton: you're as old as the moon landing. rick: isn't that amazing? i seemed so young back in the day. you see the pictures and realize you're from a different generation. these are my parents. clayton: merry christmas. rick: merry christmas, mom and dad. i will be home late. aren't they a good-lookin

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