bill maher took to twitter over the weekend to talk about andy williams.y williams' christmas songs i wish i forget, i found out at the end of his life he was a tea bag idiot. is i have to accept that liberals can say anything. it could be racial, bigoted, hateful, and it's okay. is that just the way it's in america for now? >> this has been going on. it's tragic, because in hollywood, entertainment, this has become the norm. it's culturally acceptable. hollywood is very influential on people, on values, especially our young people. i think this is really harmful. i don't think this is good for our country. it's not good racially. >> sean: for you as a black woman, to be called any name in the book, there's no war on women, racism, it's okay. you suggest people google your name, and what's going to come up? >> absolutely. it's a double standard. i don't think hear from the congressional blackhawk caucus, jesse jackson, al sharpton, because it is a double standard. if you're not lockstep with that mind-set, you're different. >> sean: this is selective moral

andy williams: ♪ walk hand in hand with me ♪ through all eternity ♪ have faith, believe in me mrs.nd in hand ♪ be not afraid ♪ for i am with you all the while ♪ ♪ so lift your head up high oh! you're very kind. thank you. ♪ and look ♪ toward the sky hello. ♪ walk hand in hand with me goodness. thank you. ♪ this is our destiny ♪ no greater love could be [whispers] merry christmas. ♪ walk hand in hand ♪ walk with me [music continues] [no audio] [raymond coos] ♪ be not afraid ♪ for i am with you all the while ♪ ♪ so lift your head up high... [footsteps descending] what you doing with my paper, madam? reading about this. hmm. someone's been doing something they didn't ought to. police have issued an appeal quite right, too. whoever she was, she wants a horsewhipping. oh, i nearly forgot. friday night is sweetie money night. always has been, always will be. used to be a shilling, dad. this is half a crown. that's 'cause the things you do don't go unnoticed. you're a good girl, lyn. you don't have to look after me, mrs. jenkins. i should be looking after you. besides, if i sit too close

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. >> andy williams, 1963. >> all you know? all you know about that that one?. >> we are out of money, but let's see. name the actor who sings this song, please. ♪ put on your yarmulke here comes hanukkah ♪ ♪ so much funnica celebrate hanukkah ♪ who is it? you can't. no cheating. >> um, adam sandler. >> well, we are out of money, i don't know what we are going to do not my problem. >> give her two cds. >> adam sandler originally did that as a bit on ""saturday night live."" >> so great. >> recorded three of those, the last one ten years ago. ten years since he gave us -- since he has outed the jewish people in his christmas song, hanukkah song. >> elvis, thank you. point out that elvis, did you a lot of things for folks in staten island during a hurricane. >> we visited together. >> you have been doing a lot. thankful for everything you are doing. >>> up next, a mother pays tribute to the light of her life, her 6-year-old daughter. wonderful. everyone has a story coming up next. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one

. ♪ moon river ♪ wider than a mile ♪ i'm crossing you in style ♪ some day >> osgood: andy williams used ball add that brought him such fame. to croon about the moon, to make the ladies swoon, you have to admit it wasn't a bad way to make a living. ♪ two drifters off to see the world ♪ >> osgood: it's been years since the rev. sun moon was in the spotlight presiding over the mass weddings of his followers, the moonees he used to call them. farewell. now you probably never heard of chemist sherwood roland, but he worked a minor miracle here on earth. his research led to a phase out of c.f.c.s, chemicals that destroy the ozone layer for literally saving our skins. we thank you, sherwood roland. and we say good-bye to three men who served our country both in war and in peace. senators daniel inouye and george mcgovern. and general h. norman schwarzkopf. thank you, sirs. ♪ hallelujah >> osgood: there's no way we can adequately express our appreciation to the families of the more than 300 servicemen and women who gave their lives in the line of duty this year. and then there were the lives cu

. >> and speaking of the lady who -- andy williams, i remember her, she was always a spark at the luncheonold. >> they left a legacy. >>> thank you. that's "reporters notebook," and thank you for watching. "news4 today" continues. stay with us. >>> and we begin a live look at union station. if this is any indication of how to dress today, you will need to layer up. a windy morning is here, and that's expected to be a very special spot as people return from a long holiday break, and they are heading out for the new year's. i saw a lot of taxicabs on the way in. could be some sort of party, who knows. i am angie goff. >> i am richard jordan, and it's december 30th, sunday. it's windy out there, and we are told that the temperatures might actually be higher than what it feels. >> oh, yeah, because of the windchill. let's check in with kim. >> that's right. the key to today is dress for the 20s and you should be good to go. we are not looking at any snow across the area, and the big story will be the gusty winds. outside right now it's 38. 33 in hagerstown. good morning, you are checking in at

. >> andy williams is rolling over in his grave right now. >> eric: i wore my christmas tie especially forget about him. you need to do the chiming in of the christmas song. >> gretchen: thank you for noticing our beautiful decorations. >> it takes staff, you have staffers who actually order that and put -- i mean, people don't realize -- >> gretchen: actually i have zero people, some people do, but i don't. but no, i can't take responsibility for any of these. >> gretchen, one thing, i think they really were not very nice to you in that they didn't let the live reindeer on the set this morning. you were trying make this set come alive. the fact that you got nixed is an outrage. >> steve: we had a problem last year when we were taping our christmas special with a camel. that's all time going to say. >> i remember that. >> steve: let's talk about this, we just heard from wendell goler about what's going on in michigan, up in lansing, they're expecting 10,000 angry union members who are going to go, hey, you can't do that. the republican legislature is going to pass it. it's going to bec

. >> the andy williams show, the king family, the osmonds, bob hope, their christmas special, has nothingtonight and tomorrow. >> here is billy ray cyrus. >> made a lot of noise with that. >> queen of southern cuisine is laughing already. >> she's here to dish what christmas is like at her house. you gave us a real idea of what's happening. >> you look like you've been drinking egg nog. >> you have not aged at all. >> what do you make on christmas morning? >> christmas morning, casserole. >> oh, my gosh. scared me to death. can't waste the butter. ♪ all i want for christmas is a rock'n'roll electric guitar. ♪ i'm offering this simple prayer ♪ ♪ to kids from one to 92 >> youtube sensation. >> the piano guy. ♪ . >> ho, ho, ho! ho, ho, ho! merry christmas! ♪ to you ♪ . >> the back story, is i was supposed to do a duet with ashanti, but my wife said i really shouldn't do it. so my daughters and i are doing a christmas message. but all of the fox news people that we all love are going to be on this show giving christmas greetings and telling stories and having a really good time. >> gretchen:

. >> andy and his 000 volunteers and william ryan homes got the to work. >> this is our groundbreaking ceremony for the 9th home that building homes for heros. >> and from the first scoop of dirt to the last coat of paint they didn't stop. >> took us five months to build this home from beginning to end. >> working constantly. >> every day. we don't miss a day. to us, veteran's day is 365 days out of the year. >> reporter: the result is a brand new home especially designed for joel and his injuries. >> this house is beautiful. built in five months. >> built in five months. we started about a year ago raising the funds. 4200 square feet and it is beautiful. >> we arrived the day before andy was set to hand over the keys. >> we were doing finishing touches. 11th hour work but just about all done. >> so he has heated pool, a jacuzzi. >> a special soft water to accommodate the burns in his skin. >> wow. >> and it has therapeutic jets with a jacuz ditched and a spectacular backyard to enjoy with his friends. >> after 75 surgeries and four years of medical care, sergeant tavera is finally abl

officer chris young from prince william county was on his motorcycle on his way to at crash. he was right in this area, right on va 28, andyas driving southbound when a minivan was driving, and police officers say that the minivan crossed in front of that officer, attempting to enter the target parking lot, causing the crash which then, of course, took the officer's life. no one was hurt -- else was hurt. this happened around 2:00 this afternoon, a little bit after 2:00. the street here is still blocked off, as there is, where there's any type of investigation when someone dies, they certainly take a long time to make sure that they do everything they need to do for this investigation. and young had worked for the department for about seven years. he was assigned to the traffic department as a motorcycle officer. the acting chief is asking at this point for everyone's thoughts and prayers as the department copes with the loss of a colleague and friend. young killed in the line of duty around 2:00 this afternoon, right here on va 28 as he was driving, responding to another crash, doing would he does, probably every day, try

filming it and it will be joy behar, colin quinn, daryle hammond, susie essman wendy williams judy gold rosy perez, andy despite her visit to the bush white house. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: president obama has met with msnbc host along with other progressives -- was i invited no. can anyone even imagine if fox news had stopped by the bush white house to discuss policy? they would have been rightly outraged. [ wah wah ] >> rush limbaugh sat in george bush senior's box during the convention. >> stephanie: an influential group of conservative radio hosts including laura ingraham. >> imagine if we had down that. [ mocking whining ] >> to the right. >> >> stephanie: the "stephanie miller show" has no information as to whether laura ingraham likes her hair pulled during sex. if she does it's to the right. all right [ inaudible ] go ahead. >> caller: our president is doing so bad, but yet apple wants to move the factory here. >> stephanie: exactly right. unemployment dropped to the lowest in four years. >> caller: yeah, so i mean these guys are all hot wind. they are trying to push the statute of liberty over

andy rose... >> a change at the australian radio station whose djs prank called the hospital treating prince william'sfe for acute ceo rhys holleran says 2-day f-m djs mel greig and michael christian have apologized and mutually decided to go off the air for an undetermined period after they learned of the suicide of nurse jacintha saldahna. she was one of the staffers who took the phone call. >> "southern cross auestor are deeply sadden by the tragic news of the death of nurse jacintha saldanha from the king edward vii hospital and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and all that has been affected by the situation around the world." >> on friday saldahna's body was found not far from king edward the seventh hospital where she worked. the this to say about her. >> "jacintha was a first class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients joined her time with us." >> the radio hosts called the london hospital tuesday and pretended to be queen elizabeth and prince charles in order to gain information on catherine the duchess of cambridge's condition after she was admitted. in the afterma

andy, what is coming up on tonight's show? >> way to nail that cold open. our top story, is a white tennis player imitating serena williams racist? why not? everything else is. and would we have a budget deal if women were in charge? women say yes, but men say, football, video games. and in the midst of a contract dispute, flight attendants choose to select lively -- selectively with 408d -- withhold services. greg? >> what is wrong with your left sleeve? >> what is that? >> what is wrong with your left sleeve? >> i don't believe anything is wrong with it. >> i believe something is wrong with it. look at it. >> it is not buttoned. >> exactly. what kind of code are you doing? >> my right is not buttoned? >> you want to show up for work -- -- >> i want to show up unbuttoned. it is not the only thing unbuttoned right now, pal. >> are you disgusting. she is so warm that global warming is panicking about her. i am here with diane macedo. she is on "don imus" in the morning. and he is should sharp he burps daggers. it is jaime weinstein. he is one of the authors of the e book "the lizard king." and in finishnd la he is consider

andy warhol once said everybody wants their 15 minutes of fame. >> there's people who are less talented who you're not quite sure why they're famous. but people have decided that they should be. >> williamice was so bad even autotune couldn't fix it. ♪ don't understand >> and it was kind of fun. everybody kind of got in on the joke. ha, ha, ha, william can't sing. >> ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. >> in the era of reality tv, octomom captivated everyone's imagination and it was a guaranteed one-hit wonder, or eight-hit wonder. >> octomom. that was a brief, beautiful time. >> it was just like an oddity that everyone likes to talk about by the water cooler. doesn't she look like angelina? no, not really. >> she was not influential. >> i hate babies. >> joe the plumber became the ace in the hole of the mccain campaign, which wasn't much to rest the whole campaign on. >> my vote is going to be for a real american, john mccain. >> joe the plumber really represented a voice that wanted to be heard. >> especially when mccain gave a shout out at a rally. >> where's joe? is joe here with us today? >> turns out joe wasn't there. >> joe, i thought you were here today. >> he was fixing some toilet or somethin

williams says i think she has been a great job for secretary of state but will not vote for her for president. andyays hillary 2016. military spouses against the wars says she will fit in perfectly with all of the other war mongerers. those are some of the facebook comments we have seen so far. we are going to begin with a republican in north carolina. caller: hey there, c-span. i am very much against hillary clinton having any elected office in america. i would like any democrats to tell me [indiscernible] during the whitewater investigation was the work under subpoena. that is evidence tampering. those are two felonies she has committed while she has been in the white house then thehost: bg that issue is something we should be concerned about customer -- do you think that issue is something we should be concerned about? drew is a democrat in baltimore. caller: good morning. host: what do you think about hillary clinton's future? caller: i think she is the next logical step that we need. my grandfather was a democrat in delaware. he served two terms. allyink she is what we re4all needs and what we