barbara walters interviewed president obama yesterday. we'll debrief her on the chat. dennis miller has some things to say about miss walters' most fascinating people list. >> bill: second personal story segment. the most fascinating people of 2012, according to barbara walters, her yearly subject airs tonight on abc. here is a list. hillary clinton, ben affleck, seth mcfar land, chris christie, honey boo boo, author e.l. james, gabby douglas, and the pop group, one direction. here now barbara walters. so who gave you the best sound bite? >> i want to comment on something your people were just talking about. hillary clinton's going to run or not. she is one of our ten most fascinating people. let me read what you she said from the most. here we go. she says it's all hypothetical because right now i have no intention of running. i just want to make a contribution. will it be political? i don't think so. i think it will be philanthropic. it might be academic. it might be business. so you'll know much more about her tonight. >> bill: my money is on she's running. >> i'm te

but right now, i'm going to have to go with matt. >> our thanks to barbara walters. one choice when the most fascinating people airs tomorrow night here on abc, 9:30 eastern. we're always online at abcnews.com. we'll see you back here tomorrow. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> i think christmas is the best time of year to get into audio knife spot over a parking spot at target. >> leslie mann. >> so your chesty, mucusy and cloggy. i think you might have the plague. >> ted. >> are there any plans to make "ted 2"? >> yes, we're basically just going to do the same movie but

only with barbara walters. >> how do you keep the fire going? >>> trimming the trees with the first dog bo. inside a special tradition. how they deck the halls at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >>> and ask mrs. obama. first graders with a very special connection to the white house tree ask their questions of the first lady. >> do they give each other presents? >>> from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 26th, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. for a holiday, this has been a busy time in washington. as the negotiations surrounding that looming fiscal cliff come to a fever pitch just before the new year. but this is also a time of tradition and celebration in the nation's capital, and nobody decks the halls like the team at the white house for christmas. christmas is there, has come to mean a special visit every year, not just from santa claus, but from abc's own barbara walters. barbara? >> terry, in what has become one of my favorite holiday traditi

barbara walters interviewed president obama yesterday. we'll debrief her on the chat. dennis miller has some things to say about miss walters' most fascinating people list. we hope you'll stay tuned for that report and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me a latte will ya, please? [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >> bill: second personal story segment. the most fascinating people of 2012, according to barbara walters, her yearly subject airs tonight on abc. here is a list. hillary clinton, ben affleck, seth mcfa

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there, has come to mean a special visit every year, not just from santa claus, but from abc's own barbara walters. barbara? >> terry, in what has become one of my favorite holiday traditions for the fourth year, i had the privilege of interviewing the president and mrs. obama at the white house. this interview was taped days before the tragic shooting in connecticut and was postponed until now. it was the first time the couple sat down together since winning re-election. mrs. obama also took me on a personal tour of what is called the people's house. and it's never more true than during the christmas season. after thanksgiving, more than 80 volunteers from nearly 40 states descend on the white house, trimming 54 trees, plus every nook and cranny. first dog bo is the star of the show. there he is inspecting the decorations, including this larger than life model of himself, made of 20,000 pompoms. my friend. >> yes, bo. he's really big in relation to this house. >> this 300-pound ginger bread white house was the first stop on my exclusive behind-the-scenes tour with first lady michelle obama. these

. >>> and barbara walters, bringing us her exclusive with the president and first lady. they rarely appear together for an interview. but they did for barbara. we'll hear their message, special message for robin. >>> let's get right to josh elliott for the pair of powerful earthquakes off the coast of california. >>> a powerful earthquaking rattling buildings and nerves in

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chris christie tells barbara walters that he is not too fat.ht it was fantastic when she said there are people who say. but others say that is a cheesy journalistic practice. >> it still works. they are still making the big money. >> i agree. >> harris, you said if governor huck uh key -- huck uh be wants to get his sights on something he finishes it. couldn't you say the same thing about governor christie and a bucket of chicken? >> i don't know what he likes other than donuts and ice cream. if he decided he want to do something about his weight, he would do it. >> you are probably right. >> he should have said this. i am fine the way i am. if i get to a point where i can changing it, i change it. he needs to refer to himself as 2phat where the 2 is the number and the phat with a p-h. you get the two chains and the old school people because you have phat with a p-h. >> the kids want to call them fatty boom boom. >> it was not the fact of his weight, but the answer to the question. i don't know how it got this way. >> is it not possible he wept

barbara walters shares her pick. it was unveiled last night during her annual special.ing to reveal who it is, but interesting choice. stay tuned for that. barbara always comes up with a good list, 2012 no exception. >> yes. >>> but first, the search for a motive in that oregon mall shooting. those who knew jacob roberts say he was a friendly, outgoing type. >> but something changed drastically in the days before he opened fire. we get the latest now from our own sunny hostin. >> reporter: detectives have revealed the man who unleashed an hour of terror inside the packed portland shopping mall on tuesday. they say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts stole a semi automatic rifle from someone he knew, killed two people and seriously wounded a third. police say roberts entered at macy's and began shooting patrons in the mall's food court. killing 55-year-old hospice nurse cindy yuille and 45-year-old father of two, steven forsyth. roberts, in his hockey-style facemask and load-bearing vest, continued shooting into the lower level mall courtyard, wounding 15-year-old kristina s

barbara walters at the white house. asking michelle obama if she'll run for office next. and a personal question, too. >> how do you keep the fire going? >> hmm. that's a good question. >>> made in america. the great christmas challenge. >> i know, i know your show. >> she knew, and so did thousands of others. tonight, the big reveal. the videos you sent in, the made in america gifts you put under the tree. and the ones that didn't fit. >> merry christmas, david! >> how you're creating joy and jobs this christmas. >>> and caught on tape. the adorable pet dog stolen, about to be sold. you won't believe what happened next and what we witnessed today. >>> good evening on this wednesday night. and we hope you had a merry christmas. diane has a few more nights with her family, and what a night to stay indoors. across much of this country tonight, a massive winter storm and already, the ripple effect being felt coast to coast. the monster storm system stretching from indiana to maine, all the way to north carolina. more than a dozen states under winter watches and warnings this

barbara walters presents 10 most-fascinating people of 2012. the special includes 50 shades of gray author el james, gabby douglas, boy band sensation one direction, family guy creator seth mcfarl skbrand new jersey governor chris christie. >> people say you couldn't be president because you're so hef qlee. do you say to them? >> ridiculous. i mean, i don't know what the basics for that is. >> they're worried about your health. >> i've done this job pretty well. people watched me doing 18 hours days and getting up next day and being just as effective in the job. i don't think that would be a problem. >> and you'll see who else made the list when the special airs tonight right here on abc 7, barbara walters will announce her number one most fascinating person of the year on that program. >> interesting to see who she selects each year. >> still ahead at 4:00 a nuclear power play. north korea raising fears of an attack on the u.s. after the launch of the country's first satellite in space. plus... >> in union city, students and teachers will be s

that question barbara walters asked him seems to me to be a hurdle he would have to get over in any nationalrbara is asking what is in the very first set of questions that voters would have on their minds. >> there is no question that its an issue. there is no question it is a legitimate issue. the help of presidential candidates is always a part of a presidential race. it is as physically grueling an experience as you can possibly have. he has done a tremendous job during this crisis in new jersey. it is not analogous to running for president nationally over the course of four years. i think if he is going to be a serious presidential candidate, this is an issue that he is going to have to deal with. i say that as someone who admires him very, very much and hopes very badly that he will run for president as a republican. i think who could help remake the party. >> steve, i do think he handled that reasonably well in response to barbara's question. >> there is no question that he handled it well but his answer that, look, it's not going an issue, i think it's a ridiculous issue. politically,

you've watched, you know, these clips with barbara walters, the interview, and what -- even barbara walterst get more out of her, although she always gets the best answers. she says she wants to watch hgtv, you know, that's home and garden tv, i think, ladies. i don't know. it's beyond me. tell me about this. >> for those that do watch it, yes, that's home and garden, and, by the way, i'm with her, sister. >> i sort of can't see that with these numbers. i mean, clearly, she deserves time off and a good break and a lot of fun and travel if she wants to and no travel, but what do you think she's going to do? >> well, andrea, you and i covered the bhous together, and hillary clinton is a completely different person to me from the way she was then. you know, we watched her every move. she was criticized for almost everything. wearing the head band, not wearing the head band, hellry care, and on and on. now she can do no wrong. i mean, she has become, you know, that woman in the dark glasses on the jet going around the world and just letting loose all the time to my it's an amazing transformatio

barbara walters is here.us who made her list of the most fascinating people of the year. she's joining us live to tell us who made the cut. there are surprising ones. ben affleck. but also honey boo boo. >> that will be terrific. >>> also ahead -- drew barrymore, the superstar revealing the first time pictures of little olive. her plans for raising her daughter. and why talking about her new husband brings her to tears. happy tears. >> happy tears. >>> check out these victoria's secret models. a close-up of them right here. they look fantastic. but there's certain things. there you see, they cannot do. they are not perfect, after all. but it's gone viral this morning, as well. >> looking forward to that. >>> but first, we're going to start off with a very shocking story. it's out of california. a young california actress police are calling an accessory to murder. rachel buffet pleaded not guilty she lied to police in 2010. her former fiance, currently awaiting trial for those crimes. and now, buffet is speaki

abc's barbara walters gets the big story.esident and first lady over the holidays. so a lot going on in d.c. >>> also this morning, millions of people that are struggling with depression may get relief the same day, thanks to a new experimental treatment. this could be ground breaking in that world, because typically when you take medication, it takes a month or two to see the effects. you might see it that same day. >> around the holidays, people tend to get depressed. so interesting story. but of course, the big story right now this morning, that huge shopping mall near portland, oregon, 1.4 million square feet in fact. it will be closed today after a gunman wearing camouflage and a white mask opened fire on crowds of holiday shoppers. >> eyewitnesss at the scene are describing scenes of horror include the town center where the shooter killed two people, wounded a third before taking his own life. >> reporter: chaos inside a suburban portland mall as a gunman opened fire on holiday shoppers. >> we heard a big bang. we cover

hudding around the water cooler, where it gets awkward in an interview between the obamas and barbara waltersthat's next when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ >>> okay, enough with the real news, let's gather around the water cooler to watch barbara walters try to pull back the curtain on life at the white house. the 83-year-old journalist sat down to interview president obama and the first lady, assuming we've all heard plenty about the fiscal cliff, walters wasted little time pivoting to more intimate territory. >> when you look at this picture, what do you think? at what point was it taken? >> i think we were campaigning in iowa. >> so, why were you hugging so hard in iowa? >> because i love my wife. >> well, and also, i hadn't seen him in a while. i mean, you know, when you're campaigning, we're two ships passing in the night, and the first time i saw him was when i walked on stage to greet him, and that's my honey giving me a hug. >> giving you hugs. >> how do you keep the fire going? >> that's a good question. >> you know, we've been married now 20 years. >> mm-hmm. >> and like every

last night, barbara walters went down her list of fascinating people.ake a lot of movies and have them bomb and you're still considered fascinating. the author of "50 shades of gray." one direction. prince mar harry and she put chs christie on her list. last night she asked him, this is one of the reasons why i love barber walters. she had guts to ask a question a lot of people have been talking about. his weight. >> there are people that say you couldn't be president because you are so heavy. what do you say to that? >> that is ridiculous. people watched me for several weeks in hurricane sandy doing 18-hour days so i don't think it would be a problem. >> andrea: what do you think? >> greg: what a weak, weak question. there are people who say -- barbara, who said it? it was you who said it. she said i think you're fat. i think you're fat. that is what you should have said. "there are people who say --" what a wussy question. >> andrea: a lot of people think that. a lot of people talk about that. >> greg: who? >> andrea: me and my friends. we do. >> bob:

it was part of an exclusive interview with abc's barbara walters. he also recognized that a small amount of the opposition has ties to al qaeda. the u.s. has declared them a terrorist organization. trying to prevent an extremist future for that war-torn country. >>> the president and house speaker john boehner taking small steps to avoid the fiscal cliff. they spoke by phone again last night. but still doesn't appear to be any closer to a deal. >>> the governor of michigan has signed that controversial, new law which limits the influence of organized labor in the state. hundreds of union workers had protested the legislation ahead of the governor's action. michigan joins 23 other states with so-called right-to-work laws. those laws ban requirements that nonunion employees pay union dues for negotiating contracts and other services. >>> well, drug smugglers have found a pretty creative new way to get contraband into the u.s. they use a gas-powered canon to shoot dozens of cans of marijuana across the mexican border into arizona. unfortunately for the

only with barbara walters. >> how do you keep the fire going? >>> trimming the trees with the first dog bo. inside a special tradition. how they deck the halls at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >>> and ask mrs. obama. first graders with a very special connection to the white house tree a

but he did open up to barbara walters about his weight.admitted that he is more than a little overweight but he says he has done thinks job well. christie says his size isn't something that would keep him from a run for the white house. it is rumored he is considering a presidential bid in 2016. if he does run, he might go up against secretary of state hillary clinton. also speaking to barbara walters, clinton says she does not plan to run but she did admit she is open to the opportunity. newt gingrich says republicans will have a tough time beating clinton if she did run in 2016. >>> 4:49 now. an impressive run for wall street is now over. the dow snapped its longest winning streak in nine months. an early stock market rally faded away after investors took a closer look at the federal reserve's latest plans to stimulate the economy. the fed promises to buy bonds and keep interest rates low until the unemployment rate falls below 6.5%. >>> and american airlines is changing the way it charges you to fly now. american will charge you up to 8

. >> now, in that abc news interview with barbara walters, the president said he thinks the american people will be better off with a done deal. harry reid who's a senate majority leader says he does not expect a deal before christmas. terrell. >> we'll have to see. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you so much. >>> today in morocco, they opened a meeting to discuss the syrian crisis. they're expecting to give them null political recognition during that same interview set to air on friday night on "20/20," president obama says it's a big move. >> the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people. >> the president also told abc's barbara walters that with that recognition comes responsibility. clarissa ward has more on the opposition now from london. >> reporter: this is the man chosen to lead a newly formed coalition of syria's opposition groups. >> what does it mean to be recognized by the u.s.? the u.s. administration has big influence g

thank you so much, barbara walters. and i want everybody to know that barbara's ten most fascinating people, including secretary of state hillary clinton, will be airing tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern time, be sure to watch. >>> and still ahead right here on "world news," have you seen cars going fast, but on the wrong side of the road? surprising reasons why drivers are doing this, coming up next. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ together for your future. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime th

barbara walters and chris christie. heavy weight politically, the governor casts a pretty sizable shadow. here's barbara walters engaging him in a touchy matter of his physique. >> you are a little overweight. >> more than a little. yeah. >> why? >> stay with me. we will give you his answer in a moment. just to be sure, chris christie's weight, whatever it is, he doesn't say. that's his business, but when your name is bandied about as being presidential timber, people want to know about your health. a presidential historian joins me now from new orleans. welcome back. before we talk, i want to play the answer to barbara walters's question as to why he is so ro tund. >> why? >> if i could figure it out i would fix it. >> do you try to diet? >> i had more diets and lost and gained back more weight in my time than i care to count. >> people say that you couldn't be president because you are so heavy. what do i say to that? >> that's ridiculous. >> do you think so? >> i agree with him 100%. he has a problem with his weight,

barbara walters get these interviews, it's not news, i'm doing a holiday thing.y all sucker in to it because it's a way to talk to a nonpolitical office. hillary clinton's response was to me rather interesting and i think more honest than people realize. >> yeah. >> she's more undecided on this than i think folks realize. >> everybody you talked to around hillary, if you asked her right now, probably not going to do it. but they say if you ask her a year from now -- >> after the rest. >> she's exhausted. but after she's been down for a year, you're waking up and it's tuesday morning, you don't have anything to do. but at some point when you're as passionate about politics and public service as the clintons are, you have to wonder what's next. >> if i told you in december 2008 that bit end of 2012 the two most popular democrats in the country would both be named clinton, look at this. positive rating bill clinton, 60-24. hillary clinton, 58-28. if you can't beat 'em, join them. it's what bill clinton deep sided to do and he went all in for obama in a way people di

clinton just told barbara walters after becoming the most traveled secretary of state. >> are you exhausted? >> i am. to be honest, i am. >>> the big chill. a million americans in times square tonight. this evening, the security, the weather. some of the coldest temperatures of the winter. and what we didn't note about something else that will be falling at midnight. ginger zee in times square. >>> and, so long. >> so long. so long. so long. >> the man who said himself, "the show must go on." the first new year's without dick clark, as we heard tonight from his wife. she answers the one question she says so many have been asking her. >>> good evening on this new year's eve. diane counting down with her family. tonight, the other countdown here. the one in washington. tonight, no deal. lawmakers are taking this country over the fiscal cliff. as one senator said today, something has gone terribly wrong when the biggest threat to our economy is our congress. let's get right to abc's chief white house correspondent jon karl covering this every step of the way. jon, many angry americans watching

the president sat down with abc's barbara walters at the white house this afternoon. and he said something about syria that signals a whole new day for the u.s. barbara walters is here right now with what happened at the white house today. barbara? >> reporter: just a year ago this month, i met with president assad in damascus and i questioned him about the slaughter of his people. since then, 40,000 people have been killed. well, today, president obama had some big news. for the first time, he is putting the syrian opposition on the path to be recognized as the new government if and when assad falls. i'd like to talk about syria. do you plan to recognize the opposition and give them some legitimacy? >> we've made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population, that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people, in opposition to the assad regime, and so we will provide them recognition and obviously with that recognition comes the responsibilities on the pa

it is barbara walters' prerogative. she knows controversy. she wants viewers.gets almost three million viewers an episode. we don't see drugs. we don't see abuse. is it great he is drinking mountain dew? not is great. but --. >>eric: let me correct you. it is goat juice. i met the -- i enjoy. what is wrong with lone boo-boo? >>guest: i think honey boo-boo is giving the wrong message to children that are watching the show. yes, is she entertaining? absolutely. is she one of the most fabnating children of 2012? shutly not. yes, the ratings are sky-high. but her message that they are giving children out there is the wrong message. clearly, i think --. >>eric: it is not the learning channel, it is fought the learning channel. >>guest: it is pure entertainment and why they she is one of the most fascinating women of 2012. >>guest: no one will say i want to raise my childlike honey boo-boo or you want parenting tips they are looking at it as doctor entertainment. three million viewers a night, you know tons of viewers will want to see her interviewed by barbara walte

. >> let play her reaction to barbara walters discussing age and let's just play it and you can heart for yourself there. >> you will be 69 in 2016, if you ran. if you won two terms, you would be 77. is your age a concern to you? >> it really isn't. i'm thankfully, knock on wood, not only healthy but have incredible stamina and energy. i just want to see what else is out there. >> she wants to see what sells out there as brilliant as she is and as popular, months important job in the world is being president of the united states there are so many things she can offer. >> absolutely. her options are wide open. she has an incredible resume, to say the least. what i think is amazing about secretary clinton, she crafted an identify bit herself and of herself bigger than one party. you know, the four years she has had as secretary of state has been remarkable, done, by every standard, a fantastic job. my advice to her and i think she knows better than anyone is take some time and rest because the pace she has been on is an unbelievable amount of strain on any human being. so i think for h

no, i don't. >> nobody doesn't like barbara walters.nt chris christie, it could happen, but he may need to get past hillary rodham clinton on the way to the actual oval office. john feehery is a republican strategist, and bob shrum is a columnist for the daily beast. gentlemen, sometimes i feel the cosmos shifts and all of a sudden things are all of a sudden different. over and over and over again starting with "the sopranos," this incredible focus on jersey. "boardwalk empire," the wives of new jersey, the boss, springsteen, on both major tablets' front page at the fund-raiser. everything, the four seasons, the jersey boys. everything is about jersey. it's always been overlooked. it's a commuter city. all of a sudden it's in the foreground, and sandy is the biggest tragedy in the country for a lot of people, and who is leading it? this big guy with a real jersey attitude. every time we talk to him now we're talking president. >> there's a reason all those wall street financiers were begging chris christie to run last time, because they

these comments come just as barbara walters prepares for her "nightline" special tonight. her sitdown at the white house with the president and the first lady. and tonight here, some rare personal questions answered about their own relationship and their girls. one of whom just got her first cell phone. >> reporter: i want to talk a bit about the girls. we have been watching them grow up from little girls to young ladies. now, malia recently got her first cell phone. do you monitor it? and see who she calls or who she texts? >> i give my daughter, at this age, i give her a long rope. you know, and there is monitoring, because we have rules, but monitoring may be, you never know when i'm going to walk in your room and i'm going to definitely ask you, who are you talking to, are you talking about school work? but -- >> and they're not very good at lying. we joke sometimes about how, you know, malia is getting to the age now, boys start calling and -- >> reporter: ah, yes. >> you know, sort of, i always talk about how one of the main incentives for running again was continuin

going to be that the next four years, i want to talk about barbara walters because that moment about hair and to the fat question to christie, too embarrassing. dereliction of duty. how what are you talking about, barbara? spend time with a person a very serious contender for the president of the united states, secretary of state, senator, talking about her hair? this is a media hurdle serious women have to go through and here's an example of sexism being inflicted on another woman by a woman and barbara goes on to say would you never ask a man that. so, why are you asking her that? do you even reck nism the sexism that you are activating and commenting on? no, you don't. i'm like cringing at this entire exchange. >> have all the good questions been asked? >> been asked. yes. yes. >> sorry, hillary, i got nothing. >> toure, you're black, why? >> absolutely asked. >> well, i have to say, yes, to all of that yes. and the certainly, i, you know, have been there, getting the questions about the hair, telling me to cut it, shoes, dress, all of that when i was running for congress, but the

he has been chosen by barbara walters to be one of the most fascinating people of 2012.to how christie responded when walters asked him why he's so overweight. >> if i could figure that out, i could fix it. >> do you try to diet? >> barbara, i had more diets and lost and gained back more weight than i care to count. there are people who say you couldn't be president because you're so heavy. >> that's ridiculous. people watched me the last number of weeks during hurricane sandy doing 18-hour days. >> in case you were wondering, the most fascinating person of the year is disgraced former cia director david petraeus. >>> the assad regime taking the war on its own people to a whole new level. the new thing in play in syria coming up. jamie and matt have their christmas list -- they were looking for some gifts at toys 'r' us. let's see if we can find similar gifts at walmart for less? okay? holiday barbie -- under $33! that's a savings of over 10 bucks! seriously! yeah. that's crazy -- our girls would love that! from the red carpet -- best christmas ever. fisher-price servin'

tonight on abc, the 20th annual barbara walters most fascinating people, special. will be alive in 2101. she's the only one. barbara's list this year included secretary of state hillary clinton, olympic gold medal winning gymnast gabby douglas, ben affleck, seth macfarlane, one direction, the author of "fifty shades of grey", new jersey governor chris christie, and honey boo boo. for real. although it was fun to see barbara eat cheese balls off the floor with her. i think the best question of the night came during barbara's interview with chris christie. she did not ignore the elephant in the room. >> okay, governor, i feel very uncomfortable asking this question when i'm sitting opposite you. you are a little overweight. >> more than a little. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> why? [ laughter ] >> why do you think? because i exercise too much. because i can't get off my treadmill. and then he belly bumped her out of the room. these barbara walters specials are very popular. they become kind of a tv institution. but obviously, barbara's eventually going to have to pass the torch

she admitted to barbara walters her schedule is grueling. >> are you exhausted? >> i am. to be honest i am. when i do something, i want to do it to the best of my ability. >> this illness will keep the secretary home this week meaning she will not testify about the terrorist attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi which took the life of ambassador creation stevens and three others. the report is set to be released early in the week and her testimony was highly anticipated. >> clinton is expected to retire as secretary of state in the next few weeks. abc news has learned that the president will nominate john kerry to take her place. he became the front-runner when susan rice withdraw from the race. >> some rain today. >> we've quite a bit. mainly light rain. it's been cold, only in the mid to upper 40s around here. here look from vollmer peak cam, west towards san francisco. bay bridge and holiday lights in the embarcadero. we are actually seeing just a little bit of light rain picking up new showers north of golden gate bridge. you can see santa rosa, northward towards clo

. >> barbara walters interview governor chris chris d. please see there.arbara walters did her most fascinating people of the year special and governor chris christie was one of them. barbara walters admitted she was uncomfortable addressing what she called the elephant in the room. chris christie address the rumor that he is to overweight to become president. he was a contender in 2012. he said the question is ridiculous as to whether or not he is to overweight to be president. he proved especially during hurricane sandy that he was up to the job working 18 hour days getting up and doing it again the next day. people are kron4 facebook page are sounding off on this one. some believe he has to wait over way to become president, some say it does not matter. one woman said i have a thyroid problem but i can research circles around a couple of skinny cows i know. someone also mentioned the former president taft was also overweight. join you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woo

the secretary let barbara walters in on her possible plans to run for president in 2016. take a listen. >> i really don't believe that that's something i will do again. >> you know, your husband wants you to in 2016. what do you say to him? >> he wants me to do what i want to do. he has made that very clear. and some of what i want to do is just kick back. y are just numbes in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. ♪ >>> president obama is unleashing a new tactic to pressure congress into a budget deal. he's going local. the president are hosted a call wednesday with the bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders from of course the country. only three mayors were part of the question and answer s

barbara walters was really the path breaker. you read her memoir, she had to put up with an awful lot. including like a quota on how many questions you asked in the morning so she could last -- so she can let that man ask more. is unbelievable now. and diane came along, and diane took it to a different level. diane has a wider range that i think it's about certainly any tv journalist has. she really can do it all. she has a sensual desire to do something different and deeper at the same time. so by the time i got there, they pretty much established that women could be anchors and certainly katie couric did something in the morning which hadn't been done before. this was a substitute woman who could do things off the proper terribly well. she transform morning television. but now you have a think a wealth of wonderful women, and i would just mention one, martha raddatz. [applause] spent when we hired her at npr because she was a really great reporter, and really factor and support her because she was so wonderful. she is a fabulo

tomorrow night, a special edition of "nightline" -- christmas at the white house with barbara walters. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you check in for "good morning america." they will have all the latest on the severe weather throughout the country that's now headed east. we're always online, as you know, at abcnews.com. jimmy kimmel is next. we'll see you here tomorrow. good night. >> dicky: up next on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> i'm hoping that obama announces this will be the black half of his presidency. >> dicky: john goodman. >> jimmy: have you ever actually emptied a mini bar on your own? >> you bet. >> dicky: hayden panettiere. >> jimmy: i would not want to be paul ryan's shake weight

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president barack obama and first lady michelle obama sit down with our own barbara walters for their first interview together since the election. we take you inside the first family's holiday tradition coming up on nightline right after abc2 news at 11:00. c1 >> you're watching the station that works for you. abc2 news, baltimore. >> if you don't like someone, go ahead and give them this flower. flour fan attics are going to see the corpse flower. >> it smells like a rotting corpse. >> i think it's appropriate actually. i think it needs something more. >> it sounds lovely. they only bloom a couple of day in their six year life. this one received full bloom christmas. but tomorrow, it will be dead. >> it smells dead already. >>> many people try online dateing to find a special someone. and an 81-year-old man is going for a more direct way. sandy is wearing a sign around his neck that says he wants a wife. he was married many times. he says he changed his ways and wants someone he can spend the rest of his life with. but there are some nonane yore bls. >> nobody under 60 doesn't comput

barbara walters at the white house. asking michelle obama if she'll run for office next. and a personal question, too. >> how do you keep the fire going? >> hmm. that's a good question. >>> made in america.

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