so what we're looking at our the -- are the three pieces by russell barnett aiken. you can see on the left, we start with a sculpture of franklin delano roosevelt. he is riding on a democratic donkey. he is holding up a microphone. and talk under his right arm -- acked under his right arm is warship, a battleship. have aht here, you sculpture of benito mussolini. you can see an ethiopian figure thumbing their nose at mussolini as they look up. you have to remember also that this is pre-world war ii, so russell barnett aiken is looking at these figures through the lens of the united states, which has not yet gone to war against these countries. and finally, we see an image of adolf hitler. "mein kampf" is tucked into his left hand. his right hand is giving a sig-heil. there is like a mermaid with a baby actually tucked into her arm. russell aiken is talking a little bit about eugenics may be and hitler wanting the aryans to propagate. and on the other side, there is actually a sign that says neue ordem, or "the new order," with an arrow pointing forward. i think that

what we're looking at our the the threees -- are pieces by russell barnett aiken. on the left we start with a sculpture of franklin delano roosevelt. he is riding on a democratic donkey. he is holding up a microphone. an attempt under his right arm is a battleship -- and talked under his right arm is a battleship, worship just to his right, sculpture of bonito miscellany. mussolini. benito you can see an ethiopian figure thumbing their nose at mussolini as they look up. sos is pre-world war ii, russell barnett is looking at these figures through the lens of the united states, which is not yet gone to war against these countries. finally, we see an image of adult hitler. -- adolf hitler. kampf" is in his left hand. his right hand is giving up w-- a sig-heil. into her arm. maybe he is talking about eugenics and hitler wanting the aryans to propagate. and there is a sign, "the new order," with an arrow pointing forward. i think that we can view these sculptures through a couple of different lenses. pre-worldm is that war ii and only during world war ii, there is a pop

a year without knowing where caitlyn aiken is. >> the not knowing, the know answer -- the no answers, that's all we talk about. >> reporter: she was last seen by her step dad 1 year ago when he dropped her off at the mall. she was supposed to get a ride and hop to reagan international 2 days later her luggage and cash and a credit card were found in a ditch. around the corner from this fredericksburg hobby lobby. they have used the location to hand out picture, flyers, and get together for this anniversary they wished never came. >> we don't know how she is or where she is. i wake up every day and go to bed all day and think of nothing but her. i don't know what to think. i just want her lenghi, wusa 9. >>> the epa identified the source of the oily substance that leaked into the potomac river. it's hydraulic oil. it's not been spotted near the potomac river intake, but crews placed booms in the water as a precaution. the wsoc says there's been no impact on the quality of the billion resort will open its doors on a hillside overlooking the potomac river. >> mgm national harbor will bri

aiken has been charged as an adult. he's been held without bond. at the scene right now is the murder victim's uncle. we're going to hear from him coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. >>> several people injured in prince george's county today. a dump truck hit two vehicles and then slammed into someone's home. the truck driver says another driver caused that crash. not everyone's buying that story. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins in oxen hill with the story. tracee? >> reporter: well, right now they've got the house closed off here so no one can enter. the family cannot live here until they're able to take care of all the construction work. the good news is no one was home at the time, and as you mentioned, the driver of the dump truck crashed into the house, gave a good reason for why it happened. now police are going to have to figure out if that reason is >> i heard this bang, great sound like an earthquake or something. >> reporter: it was an accident that shook an entire block. >> i came out and saw that th

this is what police are saying about the case. >> it appears that aiken and the victim were some sortacquaintan acquaintances. >> what's the motive? >> the motive seems to be right now robbery. the preliminary motive. >> reporter: according to court documents murder suspect aiken lives about two miles from the murder ne

. >>> where is caitlin aikens? her family's one year after the virginia teenager's mysterious disappearance. ? ? >>> and vegas comes to the banks of the potomac. our first look inside the mgm national harbor casino from the games to the restaurants. your news starts right now. >>> we begin with an update to a dc. a sinkhole has been causing major traffic trouble for hours near the verizon center. we thank you for stayings withes. i'm tony perkins >> i'm shawn yancy it opened up on 6th street between e and h. sarah simmons is live with an update. sarah, how are they doing. >> reporter: the roads are open, you can see they've managed to patch ups area where the sinkhole was. they put a plate in there. d dot was out earlier. 6th street between h and e is open. police say they were notified about 6:30 of the sinkhole. i want to take you to a picture. she sent this photo telling us her car got caught in the sinkhole when it opened up. she was ok, strangers helped her. that is at least one person who said they were affec

abc 7 has our >> he's trying to see how much he can make. >> reporter: 18-year-old darrell aikens is watching steph curry launch one free ball after another and they are counting each second as precious, grateful he gets a chance to fulfill his wish. to meet curry. >> what's going on, brother? >> reporter: kevin durant. and other warriors stars up close in person. >> it's the first time ever being up here, me knowing it's up here, but i've never been invited to come up here. >> reporter: darrell has leukemia and though he received a bone marrow transplant from his mother in june the family learned before christmas that his cancer is back and his prognosis, not good. >> he a warrior. he fight hard and the golden state warriors fight hard too. >> reporter: despite his condition darrell was able to make it to a practice to be with these guys. >> super stars, you can't hide it. >> reporter: be one of them if only for a little while. darrell told us these super stars inspire him, but it seems it may be the other way around. >> someone so strong and courageous, we can learn a lot from him

police have charged 17-year-old demiko aikens connection with the murder.olice say the two men knew each other. >> it appears that aiken and the victim were some sort of acquaintances. >> what's the motive? >> the motive seems to be right now robbery. >> reporter: rayshand cotton lived in the eaton square apartments with his mother, his mother who is deaf, mute and disabled and rayshand's loss brought a hardship to the cotton family. >> it's the holiday season, you know, everybody's looking for love at the end of the day. >> reporter: to have this happen to rayshand? >> oh, devastating. devastating. but what don't break you make you. >> reporter: murder suspect aiken was arrested about two miles from the murder scene sitting in the murder victim's suv. now a vigil is scheduled for rayshand cotton tomorrow night here in the park. doreen, back to you. >> very sad story. thank you, pat. >>> more than two years after their disappearance, there's new information tonight in the search for two missing children from montgomery county. 2-year-old jacob and 3-year-ol

that's three sculptures by russell barnett aiken. socialite well-known philanthropist artists and big game hunter have moved to new york city and hung out with a these werethy types created in 1938 just before the united states entered world war ii. are looking at are the three pieces by russell barnett aiken. ofstart with a sculpture franklin delano roosevelt writing by democratic donkey, holding up a microphone and tucked under his arm is a battleship, a worship. just to his right, we have a about 10 or 11 inches tall of benito mussolini. the column that his gut is resting on and you can see an ethiopian figure thumbing his nose. ii, so pre-world war he's looking at these figures through the lens of the united states which has not gone to work in these countries. finally, we see the image of adolf hitler. " is tucked into his hand and he is giving a sick i'll. there's a bare breasted mermaid valkyrie with a baby tucked into her arm. maybe russell barnett is talking about eugenics and hitler's wanting the arians to propagate. sign t

parade begins at aikens at 4:00 and will end at independence mall where the largest menorah is alreadyjoy music, dancing and treats for the kids. >>> new year's eve is getting closer. all is quiet at the blue cross river rink. it will be the place to be ushering in 2017. saturday night will feature two fireworks displays. don't miss it right at the stroke of midnight from sugar hills casino. >> it is 6:37 right now. your monday after christmas. 37 degrees outside. it was cool yesterday but beautiful. >> yes, beautiful yesterday. a bit of a chilly shock this morning if you're heading out your door. "nbc 10" first alert meteorologist krystal, take it away. >> go for it. take it away. >> here's a look at your radar and satellite. tracking the wide view because it's showing off some clouds over us, some rain to our west. this is not a lot of rain. you can barely see it here. light showers and across parts of pennsylvania. going to continue tracking our direction. that's going to give us isolated chances of rain along the northernmost edge of our viewing area. the thing is as this tracks ou

investigators believe cotton and aiken knew each other and robbery was their motive. the 16-year-old helped to dispose of the body. >>> more than 2 years after they disappeared there's still no sign of sarah and jacob hogle. this afternoon the facebook page dedicated to finding them posted new photos showing what the children would look like today. sarah would now be 6 years old, jacob would be 4. they were last seen with their mother, katherine in 2014. she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and found not competent to stand trial. >>> just days before christmas a fire has destroyed a symbol of the season. an elderly frederick couple said it will take a miracle to replace life sized nativity scene before christmas day. bruce leshan is live in frederick where neighbors are trying to make that happen. bruce. >> reporter: yeah, deb ra, jesus, mary, joseph, the wise men, the donkeys, the sheep, the shepherd, they were all right here. after the fire, all that is left is this big pile of hay with some scorch marks. the figures simply burned up. >> it was between those two car

. >> as you hurry to get it all done emily aikens has idea that could please your pooch. >> reporter:lah family is not shy about buying presents for lilly. >> we got two little jackets for her and a little bed because they're only $5 at five below. >> what do you think little l want for christmas? >> a bone and toys. >> reporter: pet smart is full of bones and toys. many with affordable prices. it's estimated consumers will spend average of $62 on their pets this season and many such as pat will buy gifts for their friends pets. >> we know pets are important to them. just like ours is to us. >> you want to look over here come here whether you by at larger chains or at a smaller local pet store, it's important to consider who the gift is for. >> if you get a cookie that's two hard for an older dog or really young pup tee that can be dull for them to eat. >> reporter: cookie selection at wolfgang bakery in sugar land is well pretty tempting. lots of choices. soft, hard, small bites at 99 cents for three to four tiny little cookies or up to $3.50 for the larger decorated cooki cookies. g

police found the suspect, 17-year-old aiken and a 16-year-old in the victim's car not too far from thescene. as you can imagine cotton's family says it is a tough loss for them >> i am devastated. his motto was live, lea and lea. >> a vigil is planned tomorrow in the park where his body is found. >>> firefighters are trying to figure out who set a fire here at a homeless camp. this is at 16th street and georgia avenue the fire sparked around 4:30 this afternoon, no word on anyone who was hurt. if you know anything contact the fire department. >>> a contractor of the dc government is facing charges threatening a shooting at his artist. edwin melton. he was told that contracts was not renewed. he called a co-worker on december 7th, saying there maybe a mass shooting. melton went onto say that he will put slugs into the chest of three co-workers. he showed up to work later that day but did not have a gun and made no threats. melton arrested the next day at his virginia home. his attorney declined the interview except to say melton denies the charges. >>> how a state trooper helped him whe

police found 17-year-old simteo aiken and a 16-year-old in his car not far from the park. >>> days before christmas the american red cross is having to help more than 30 people in prince gorges county after their apartment building went up in flames. morning fire in greenbelt. we showed you the families forced to stand outside in the cold. firefighters say the top floors were damaged by the fire and the lower levels all water logged. >>> take a look what happened in prince gorges county last night. a dump truck crashed into a home injuring two kids. the driver says that moments before the crash a box truck flipp clipped him and made him lose control. witnesses claimed he was driving erratically before the crash and say they never saw a truck hit him. >>> we are working for you and hoping you can help some animals that officials say were abused in loudoun county. loudoun animal services says 96 chickens, two dogs, three rabbits and a number of geese, ducks and pigs were taken from a she's fating years in jail and thousands of dollars in fines for animal cruelty and inadequate care. many an

understand their perspective so i will not try to write something in one week if i have a deadline aiken's spend years corresponding to understand how they see the world because that was sealed summit goal of the project. many of them would just miss the of business world and i teach finance you can talk about the financial crisis or other firms in much of the conversation was not about their case the most revealing aspects was talking about everything else the "wall street journal", the books that i was reading and to hear what they had to savers is my colleagues are students was fascinating. >> host: did you talk to family members? victims or others that were around the individuals? >> i did. much more of my focus was the individual but in instances there were family members in many cases much it is among a family with correspondence and i think that is very easy but when you see this extraordinary crime that caused such devastation that they would get time in prison to same what that does to a family it is quite extraordinary and humbling. and not a scene from the perspective of their f

and officer aiken said he would teach me how to tie. >> that was taught to you by the police officer?this is a story that went viral the officer is on vaisication. but it was hart warming where after a year there was a lot of tension. but all things now seem okay. >> what are you thinking? your new ability to tie a tie? what do you think of all of this? >> i kind of want to focus to go off me and go to the officeringly. in the last year or so we have had bad tension with them. and before i got you pulled over. i thought they are out to greet me. but it was a life change canning experience. and it taught me they are out to serve and protect us and they always want to do good. and they have gotten a bad rap. after i got pulled over on november 30th. i started to think how i could give back to the society and police department and wounded veteran and i actually started my own tie. ç true blue ties. we are just recently new. and we have five ties that are coming out real soon. and we are going to have a certain percentage of the money to go back to police funds and stuff like that all ar

. >>> where is caitlin aikens? her family's plea for answers one year after the virginia teenager's mysterious disappearance. ? ? >>> and vegas comes to the banks of the potomac. our first look inside the mgm national harbor casino from the games to the restaurants. your news starts right now. >>> we begin with an update to a developing story in northwest dc. a sinkhole has been causing major traffic trouble for hours near the verizon center.

aiken hop in there and do what they need to do and come back out. >> you can make it, you have it there. >> it's not like baseball we >> all right. we have to talk about injuries. it is clear coming out of this. >> there's an injury part. let's look at the guys. there's a couple of guys miss the game. dj is missing. we did get serious >>. >> with brian. a lot of guys on defense. they gave up 13 points. it has been more than that with the defense helping >> yes. they are getting healthy. the young guys are getting experience. they are getting more confidence and playing well. >> hopefully we can continue to get more goes. >> i think jake is getting close. the better we get healthwise on the defense and the team, the better situation it will be. >> for a lot of the country who could not be at the game, who was hurt any play through something the entire way back it is not fun. >> he was blindsided, which was unfortunate. >> you never want to see that, especially your own player. >> gutted it out. sometimes you have to deal with that. it is not fun to get that early in the game. >> he is ve

star cody aiken.n you could say he got his crown knocked off, but the kink did return to the game and aikenuddenly suspended, subsequently suspended. i see his mom gasp over there. number three, this is great, holiday delivery gone bad, the toronto rafters trying to deliver a flat screen tv. >> did it fall out? >> yep. one for the blooper real.real hope a fan got another one. you would hope so. they apparently don't know how to seal up books that well in canada. number one, 52 year old for the lightweight title. hopkins title would come to an end, smith knocking him throu that's where he was counted out. on the ground out there in. >> yes. rub it in?e to >> not good. 51 years old and thats ' how the career ends.s. a bit of a shame. but that's boxing for you. final seconds, the path to kevin radar, does he make the catch? a touchdown replays show he made the catch by giving it to the to back of a defender as he hit the ground. watch it again. there h he goes. cool. > do what you got to do. >> proves to be the game winning touchdown, youngstown state wint 30e to 48 and they'll face james madi

warriors help make the dreams come true for this leukemia parent from oakland. 18-year-old darryl aikenseived a bone marrow transplant from his mother in june but the cancer has come back. his mother said the visit was good to boot morale for her son as he continues to fight. >> it was cool, i love to see that big smile. he deserves it. >> someone so strong and courageous we can learn a lot from him, probably doing more for us than we can do for him. >> he is an athlete and plays football at the local high school. we wish him the best. >> great story. >> great story. stay tuned. >>> here are seven things to know before you go. one, russian president vladimir putin said russia will not expel diplomats in response to president obama's sanctions. 35 russian diplomats have to leave the united states following russia's interference in the election. diplomats in san francisco are packing up and heading out. >> two, firefighters are cleaning up a mess left over at this home in palo alto after a fire broke out this morning on lewis road. the homeower is safe. the investigator is on the way to th

. >> aikens is an athlete and plays football at the local high school. >> the warriors are holding a holiday food drive at the oracle arena before the final game of 2016 with fans encouraged to bring food items for the food bank with barrel relatives at the north, east south and plaza entrance. volunteers will accept financial donations. tip-off is 7:30. >> more trouble for the hottest holiday gift, some parents are shocked by what their kids hatchimals are saying. >> help those in need in 2016 an event that could help your next tax bill. >> moose on the loose. stay tuned. >>> a bull moose was running alongside a car in montana, and then darts into the woods. >> six-year-old girl is reunited with her mom after being kid were pad yesterday in los angeles. official say the young girl was sitting in a car and a woman jumped in and drove off. the million was inside a laundromat when it happened. the suspect dropped off the girl at a day care and said show was at a day care and said show was lost and being abused before@%h anything with a screen is a tv. u stream 130 live channels. plus

it gains at aikens oval this afternoon at 4:00. it will end at independence mall where the world's largest me norah is already lit. >>> and here's a holiday cross overof kindness. you're looking some of the 1,000 christmas cookies baked by kindergartners at the synagogue in northeast philadelphia. the members delivered the cookies to hospital workers who had to be on duty yesterday. the kids wrote thank you notes to go along with those treats. >>> skaters are hitting the ice today at the blue cross river rink and the river rink is the place to be as we usher in 2017. saturday night will feature two new year's eve fireworks displays. nbc 10 will broadcast the fireworks live at 6:00, then don't miss round two. >>> the eagles have just one more game to play in what will be a losing season. but after the birds beat the giants thursday night, head coach doug paiderson says his team is not far away from consistent success. >> when you look back at the season, it's going to come down to about six or seven plays that could change the outco

eastbound, will be closed from aiken's oval, and the river trail will be rerouted for bikers or any pedestriansalking around. watching for mass transit, amtrak northeast corridor running red box ecause of 30-mie delays because of new brunswick. >>> a viewer who runs a preschool said she had a new floor installed and not long after she noticed problems popping up. >>> and "nbc10 responds." >>> hairspray live, we'll show you how philly played a part in nbc's biggest musical yet. ♪ he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, "thank you for serving our country" and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. male vo: comcast. >>> good morning, montgomery county, looking live on sedgwick avenue in glenside. it's 32 degrees right now. checking on a winter wonderland there. erika martin will be back with your latest forecast. >>> a preschool floods and gets total renovation but prob

he's a punter for the minnesota viki he was voted "most likely to be the love child of clay aiken and the elf on the shelf." [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: interesting. >> steve: i can see it. >> jimmy: these are awards they give out during the season. >> steve: yeah, during. not after the season. >> jimmy: no, yeah. next up from the cowboys, chaz green. [ cheers ] he was voted "most likely to flip his beard around and use it as a neck pillow on a a flight." [ laughter and applause ] annoying. [ squeaking noise ] yeah. yeah. a rare gift. [ laughter ] it's a gift. >> jimmy: it's rare to give. >> steve: it's a blessing and a a curse. >> jimmy: it's a gift. it's a gift. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: the next player is kavon frazier. he was voted "most likely to be the character in a horror movie when he's like, 'guys, i don't think we should split up.'" [ laughter and applause ] "'i'm serious. i'll go with you.'" next up is vikings quarterback sam bradford. [ laughter ] he was voted "most likely to corner you in a party and talk about the dip." [ laughter and applause ] i

his body was later set on fire. 17-year-old demiko aiken is charged with first and second-degree murder. police say officers arrested him driving cotton's s.u.v. a 16-year-old whose name has not been released is charged as a juvenile being accessory after the fact. jonathan: still ahead for us at 2: give a dog a new chance at life. what a cutie. why the puppy's front legs were intentionally cut off. what is being done to help her walk gone. alison: plus, a nativity scene burned days before christmas. why the family that has spent years putting up the display say this is no accident. and why the investigators disagree. >> we will take you deep inside the new m.g.m. national harbor with an exclusive look at the secret surveillance room. jonathan: first, there is new information about the gas explosion raging out of control in columbus, ohio. we will alison: check out the scene from columbus, ohio. crews are battling a fire after gas filled up a nearby pizza shop. the workers smelled the gas. they decided to leave because they saw the construction crew run away. so everybody got out safely

these chairs were made during the presidency in philadelphia by thomas aiken.hen he asked what color to make the upholstery, i didn't hesitate to say green bottom because green is the general's favorite color. this is actually painted paper on the wall, and the marble fireplace that you see was a gift for him. it has a beautiful detail of farming. he is, after all, farmer washington above everything else. even in the ceiling on the plaster work there are symbols in the circles of farming as well. >> martha, we thank you very much so for taking time. >> i wish we could sit you down for dessert. >> it looks so good. thank you very much. >> it was fascinating to meet with the first first lady. the mansion is almost 11,000 square feet. the property itself is more than 500 acres. from what we learned, the first president of the united states was very intent on keeping it as it is, integral in all parts of maintenance. it's fascinating to be here. >>> after the break we'll take a look at this little boy who gets his christmas wish after a surprise visit from santa cl

police found 17-year-old demkeo aiken and a 16-year-old in the victim's car. not far from that park. >>> also, just days before christmas, the american red cross is having to help more than 30 people in prince george's county after their apartment building went up in flames. fire investigators are working to learn what caused this fire early yesterday morning it happened on hanover parkway in greenbelt. we broke the story for you and showed you the family's forced to stand outside in the cold. and the lower levels are waterlogged at this time. >>> take a look at something else that happened in prince george's county, a dump truck crashed into homes on owens road in oxon hill. two kids were injured. the driver said moments before the crash a box truck clipped him, which made him lose control. but police are investigating that story because it doesn't match with what some witnesses say happened. some witnesses claim that he was driving erratically before the crash. and they say he never saw the truck that hit him. >>> well if you are still waiting for a package

has a county carved out of it and he's trying to make a go of interracial democracy in hamburg, in aiken he says well, maybe these guys are drunk or hot heads or let's let cooler heads prevail. let's go on back in few days. we'll have dock adams here and see if we can't settle this. a couple ofsdays later matthew, no relation you know how thes south is. shows up at prince river's ogfice. this guy totally unreconstructed, first run at congress, he lost to a black man. he tried to take itout on local blacks, they burned down his house, unreconstructed as i say, with all of the beautiful manners when he wanted to be, he could be the cold blooded inhuman being. so you said he was there in general butler. i don't know if -- i don't know what's going on. he said he's there as the butler's lawyer but also there as general÷ú butler. he demands that the militia come to him, that they stack their arm and sur rinder those and dark adams apologized for how they were treated on the fourth of july. prince rivers asked if they did all of that+ú would butler vouc for their safety, butler said, it is owi

>> aiken, south carolina.- wet today: morning rain, freezing rain far nw.highs: 52-57 winds: sw to nw 5-15 mph tonight winds: nw 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. stray shower nw. highs: 44-49 winds: s 5 mph >>> back here with will smith. so you missed your calling. stage manager. >> i know. i'm loving it. we got a full house here today. this is fantastic. >> starring in the new movie "collateral beauty" plays a man trying to find meaning in life after the most heartbreaking loss and inspired this new project of yours find your way. >> it was a beautiful aspect. one of the opening idea, what is your why? why do you get up every day? what's beautiful around the holidays? a good time to get back t you know, for me i found my why is to improve lives. >> we've got some kids doing exactly that. >> absolutely. discovering their why. >> discovering their why. let me start with haley, tell us about your why. >> my why is i help people with alzheimer's disease and solve puzzles with them and i -- it stimulates their brain. >> wow. >> fantastic. beautiful. i love that. [

>> aiken, south carolina. >> like south south carolina. you stay warm.range from the upper teens to low 20s and stay there for much of the day. a cold front tonight will trigger flurries arrival of the arctic air. look for temps to fall to about 11 tonight and reach to 13 tuesday. temps will >>> back here with will smith. you missou you're a stage manager at heart. >> i know. i'm loving it. we got a full house here today. this is fantastic. >> he's starring in the new movie "collateral beauty." he plays a man trying to find meaning in life after the most heartbreaking loss and inspired this new project of yours, find your way. >> it was a beautiful aspect. one of the opening ideas, what is your why? why do you get up every day? it's a good time to get back to why you do what you do. you know, for me i found my why is to improve lives. >> and we've got some kids doing exactly that. >> absolutely. discovering their why. >> discovering their why. let me start with haley. haley, tell us about your why. >> my why is i help people with alzheimer

aiken, south carolina.r: all right, ginger, it's all rain across the region clearing philadelphia. if you're down the shore you'll be dealing with the rain drops until the early afternoon. as we look outside, it's cloudy and damp at the airport. take it slow in the northern suburbs, there might be icy patches from earlier freezing rain. temperatures on the rise. high of 51. the rain tapering off pretty quick in philadelphia. another few hours over by the coast. 45 tomorrow, 44 wednesday. smith. so you missed your calling. stage manager. >> i know. i'm loving it. we got a full house here today. this is fantastic. >> starring in the new movie "collateral beauty" plays a man trying to find meaning in life after the most heartbreaking loss and inspired this new project of yours find your way. >> it was a beautiful aspect. one of the opening idea, what is your why? why do you get up every day? what's beautiful around the holidays? a good time to get back to why you do what you do. you know, for me i found my why

>> aiken, south carolina. >> like south south carolina.d monday morning, more sunshine, dry, milder this afternoon, unsettled pattern on tuesday through friday with the strongest storm hitting all nazis on thursday and friday. today is 56 to 59 is the spread a couple of degrees warmer than year, tonight will be cooler with 30s in the north bay and the san ramon valley and everyone else in the low-to-mid 40s. tuesday and wednesday is a north bay storm, and thursday is a moderate storm but it could be >>> back here with will smith. you missed your calling. you're a stage manager at heart. you want to get everything moving here. >> i know. i'm loving it. we got a full house here today. this is fantastic. >> he's starring in the new movie "collateral beauty." he plays a man trying to find meaning in life after the most heartbreaking loss and inspired this new project for you. find your way. tell us about it. >> it was a beautiful aspect. one of the opening ideas, what is your why? you know, why do you get up every day? why do you do what you d

the first and probably most famous, the first quote there, it is from representative tom aiken who should have won a , senator seat in new jersey. he said nobody has ways to shut that whole thing down. that did not work for him. the next person -- i will not go through all of them. the next most famous was again, a republican who had been predicted to win in indiana and he basically said a pregnancy resulting from rape is a gift from god. he lost. and on and on. after the 2012 election, i recall reading that the republicans were told how to talk, or how not to talk about abortion and contraception. they were told, you do not talk about rape, ok? and they didn't. we saw remarkable discipline from the republican candidates in this last election. with periodic exceptions from donald trump himself. so, what did the candidates, both democrat and republicans, say? hillary said what you would have expected, a strong support for abortion and marriage equality. she talked about the court. for the first time, and this is significant, this is one of the ways that bernie sanders pushed her. for the f

. >>> mother and daughter trip from aiken, south carolina. >> good morning to south carolina. >> whenas, y'all, from texas! >> we're on "today." >>> we're back now, 8:00 on this wednesday morning, the 21st day of december, 2016. you know, the temperature says 32 degrees. it doesn't feel too bad out here. >> notoo >> what's that song? >> a little elton john, "step into christmas." >> nice. i like that. >> that's your pick? >> that's a good one. >> 'tis the season for gatherings of family and friends. and nobody, and i can attest to this, throws a party quite like my wife. there she is, siri. she's inside. she'll show you easy entertaining ideas for your next get-together. >> what was your wedding song? >> don't know if we really -- siri -- we didn't really have one. >> "at last." >> that's a good one. >> just curious -- >> it's a long story, i'll explain it later. >> how about if we head to the morning's top stories. it's time for the news at 8:00. >>> we begin with that massive fireworks explosion in mexico. i'm kerry sanders. the authorities say with the death of three people who wer