this time he is setting his sights on bill de blasio in new york city.g to my take yesterday? the teachers unions are a mainstay of the democratic party in lockstep with president obama, but the times are changing and the left begins to fade, the unions realize they are out in the cold, so the amount a very noisy campaign to reclaim the promise of public education. good luck with that. [kevin] paul and i have been friends... [paul] well...forever. [kevin] he's the one person who loves pizza more than i do. aul] we're obsessed. [kevin] we decided to make our obsession our livelihood. [kevin] business was really good. [kevin] then our sauce supplier told me: "you got to get quickbooks."[s money, tracks sales and expenses. [paul] we even use it to accept credit cards. [paul] somebody buys a pie with a credit card, boom, all the accounts update. [paul] when we started hiring,we turned on payroll. [kevin] it's like our pizza.you add the toppings you want, leave off the ones you don't. [kevin] now business is in really great shape. [announcer] start using intu

i believe you could argue we have bill de blasio as a mayor because of weiner, allowing him to come up. and bill de blasio along with elizabeth warren are these progressive rock stars bringing the party leftward. i think what anthony weiner did in that mayoral race was fairly significant and we'll see that. >> it's not clear to me white he took votes from christine quinn as opposed to bill de blasio. >> he took momentum. >> yeah, he took momentum from everybody. so i don't think he had a political effect. i think he took a huge amount of attention, and it moved away. and i think bill de blasio won -- >> if anthony weiner hadn't gotten in -- >> well, i still believe that public service is a noble calling. and these politicians behaved badly. clearly in the case of bob filner. i mean -- >> the mayor of san diego? >> yeah. 18 women. i mean, it was, like, at one point, "dude, move on, move away, we don't want to pay for your therapy." they get a sense of entitlement, the arrogance of power. somehow impacts male politicians more than female politicians. >> and then you go to rehab for sexua

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incoming mayor bill de blasio may announce his pick for the city police commissioner. bill de blasio's top pick is said to be william bration, who served as new york's police commissioner from 1994 to 199 of. recently he's been with the los angeles police department. he would take over from current commissioner ray kelly. under his leadership crime has dropped. they have been accused of excessive surveillance and targetting muslims. s stop and frisk became a tactic for officers. the co-director of the liberty program in nyu, and we have eugene o'donnell from the college of criminal law. i want to start with you. you used to be a new york city police officer. is it a good idea for the new mayor to get rid of the police commissioner. >> i don't think there's chemistry there and i don't think the commissioner wants to stay. it's time to move forward. it will be interesting and crucial to the blaz administration to get the appointment like. the police commissioner place a significant role. on some days it's more difficult than the mayors. it will be a crucial, crucial, vita

and remember, her father bill de blasio, he's a week away from being inaugurated as mayor. his family was a big part of his campaign. it appears they're going to be a big part of the conversation. de blasio and his wife, they put out a statement about their daughter. they said her courage to speak out demonstrates a wisdom and maturity far beyond her 19 years, and we're grateful every day for her commitment to lifting up those who need to know that they are not alone. according to the national survey for drug use and health, over 3 million americans need treatment for substance abuse problems. there are websites like ok2talk.org that are there to ask for help. this is a reminder from the de blasios that though this season is a time for joy, it's also the most difficult time for those battling depression and substance abuse. >> yeah, it's perfect coming out this time of year where people are struggling. she's so eloquent and straightforward and genuine in the video. margaret, thanks so much. >>> well, coming up, a pregnant woman being kept alive with a ventilator, even though

in fact, new york city mayor bill de blasio said that he was in this meeting and described the scene.e's what he said. >> well, the president said very somberly that the shooting had occurred. obviously none of us had the details yet but he informed the room the note was passed to him and he informed the room immediately, and we all cringed. we have all seen this many, many, too many times in this country. we didn't get into a lengthy conversation, but you know, the immediate comment in the room from some of the mayors was how can we use our abilities, how can we use our local capacity and our bully pulpits to try and move forward sensible gun control legislation, because until we do that, there's too many dangers out there. that's where people are focused. >> reporter: new york city mayor-elect, i should say, bill de blasio there describing the scene as president obama received a note telling him that this had happened, but we are told, jake, that the president at this point has been briefed and this is from a white house official saying the white house will remain in touch with our

this is as new york mayor elect bill de blasio say it's over. soon they may be a thing of the past. rrow new york mayor elect bill de blasio takes the reins from current mayor mike bloomberg. >> we are going to get rid of the horse carriages, period. >> reporter: they have been offered in central park for more than a hundred years. they've been celebrated on film here in barefoot in the park and on tv, including sex in the city. >> and i wasn't going to question any of it. not even how he found a horse-drawn sleigh in the middle of manhattan. >> reporter: and they've been on the top of so many tourists must-do list. >> don't get rid of the horses or we won't come back. >> reporter: but animal rights groups have long been calling for a ban on the rides, citing accidents like these. and they say the animals are forced to live in conditions they say is inhumane. >> no matter what they say, the horses are really not kept in a good condition. >> reporter: the mare -- mayor says he is open to suggestions. >> the horses are the star. it's not the car. it's not the carriage. it's not me. tha

when bill de blasio talked about a tale of two cities there's real economic data to back that up. >>bout 20% of people of 8 million an enormous number of people making $9,000 a year. that's crazy. one of the things that's always been amazing about new york and sounds like this documentary gets at it is interplay of what's settled. when we look back with nostalgia on what soho looked like in the 1980s. you see that in more fringe parts of the city. that interplay is still there. >> there's also the questions of how much one person, a mayor, can change a city. we either ascribe too much to a mayor or pin our hopes too much or his or her lapel. in the "new york times" magazine actually talked about bill de blasio and whether or not we had unrealistic expectations in terms of his ability to narrow the gap and create a more equitable society in new york city. at the end of the day new york city gets a cut of financial transactions and it behooves new york city to have very wealthy wall streeters in the city. >> all my wealthy wall street friends in a panic, redistribution socialist was go

one interesting aspect of this, however, is that it's going to shape bill de blasio's tenure. he's saying, look, my daughter had these struggles with substance abuse and what have you. then it will have to shape how he treats other families. how he treats the criminal justice system. and i think that that's going to be interesting. they're going to be charges of hypocrisy if he doesn't take it into account. this was really about exposing his family's life to preempt criticism. but also showing what kind of mayor he intends to be, too, somebody who cares about rehabilitation and understanding. >> all those things. but hillary, we live in a town where, particularly right now, in the white house, you have two younger girls. but they are protected, to the nth degree. for the most part, reporters support that. but from the perspective of, you know, the obamas, and other parents of children, you don't really see this, this sort of feeling here has been not to put your children on public dispray. what do you make of that? >> and you hope that you get to retain that privacy as a publi

bill de blasio, all his aides are close to this. new york city is going to head in that direction. >> do you agree with that? >> i don't. this is good news for the bond market and for cities that are struggling because it gives them negotiating leverage. >> put the fear of god in them. >> right. so they won't have to -- >> julie, do you agree? >> i do, actually. both parties gave away the unions in the 90s like drunken sailers in their right to get political support. it went too far. they have a commitment that's a legal contract. even in bankruptcy the unions may get screwed on this. >> didn't the judge take that into -- >> we'll see. charlie is right that this is not a good precedent to set. >> the bond holders got screwed before you deal with the unions. this isn't good for them. >> that is exactly my point. we're not sure who is going to get screwed. the unions or the bond holders. it's going to be for the court to figure out. >> ben stein? >> detroit is an incredibly sad commentary on the collapse of nonwhite urban america. it'

you know, i was struck, frankly, by the incoming mayor here in new york >> bill de blasio. >> he's proposed, as i understand it, to raise tax rates on people like you and me by one half of one percent in order to provide for universal pre-school. i think that's a good, powerful and important idea and people who call that class warfare don't get it. they don't get in the terms of their short run, their long run interests in the country staying together and they don't get it as a matter of morality. that doesn't mean that everything's that's proposed in the name of redistribution is the right thing. >> rose: redistribution is a pregnant term in its own. >> exactly. exactly, charlie. but we need to find a vocabulary and with that vocabulary a set of policies. >> so this is what i think the president was reaching towards that find a way that is opportunity preserving, that is not class warfaring but at the same time recognizes that how the pie is cut matters as as well. and in many ways often as much as how big the pie is. that's going to be a central defining feature of our politics. it's goin

. >> the incoming mayor, bill de blasio, has promised to do away with the stop and frisk >> some areosed to a plan to test drones for private use. >> getting a second chance to see ground-breaking technology giving blind people their vision back. >> drones could be making a big move from military to mainstream. the federal aviation administration says six states will test drones for commercial use. the decision is welcome news to some, but raising concerns for others. al jazeera's juan carlos molina has details. >> from the battlefield to the skies across america. drones are on the move. their uses are evolving - from military to down to earth tasks like farming, law enforcement and emergency services. >> we designed this for unmanned search and rescue. >> if you have something lost in the woods, he'll go up, fly around in a pat irn that you preprogrammed. >> that resolution prompted the faa to give the grooep lights to begin testing commercial use of drones. washington made a push for more domestic drones. congress passed a law in 2012 providing the faa to provide military, commerci

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bill de blasio won, elizabeth wa warren won, so what's wrong with that. >> as we said, barack obama,a formula for anybody, or was there something special and historic about his campaign? i think a lot of people in the party -- you're not seeing it on msnbc among the louder members of that party but you notice, as far as i can tell, the donors are not fleeing. you did not see a bunch of senators condemning them and renouncing all tie, to the group. there were some who backed up a little under pressure. but basically, elizabeth warren was not successful in getting senate democrats to embrace her view of basically an anti-business agenda. >> briefly, mary, who's going to win that debate? >> i think the center of left will win. i think the perpetual motion machine that barack obama sold people is starting to come unglued. >> we have to take one more break. when we come back, hits and misses of the week. >>> time now for our hits and misses. >> i think we do have to give a miss to barack obama on the nuclear arms negotiations. it looks like they're getting bogged down -- >> with iran? >>

. >> bill de blasio say they are so proud of her and love her deeply. >>> hillary clinton said that billvery tax deductible donation to the clinton foundation between now and december 31st. saying, "we have big plans for 2014." i wonder what that is. the former secretary of state also tweeting merry christmas to her followers adding in part, "looking forward to 2014. so much to do." well, 2014 is whether clinton is slated to make an announcement on 2016. manufacture us are probably watching it's a wonderful life. but did you know the fbi saw it as communist propaganda when released in '49. newly released documents show the feds said it represents a rebel obvious attempt to discredit bankers by casting a scrooge type so that he would be most hated man in the picture. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. interesting facts there. merry christmas, lynn. >> good morning. >> we round out the year and take a look back and find out what was the most important political moment of 2013. maybe the biggest political wonder. perhaps they're both one in the same? for you at least. >> well,

martin walsh will be there along with bill de blasio to talk about creating jobs and other issues. >>on this day in 2003, iraq's president, saddam hussein, was caught as reported by nbc's campbell brown and lester holt. >> we are following a major breaking development out of iraq. saddam hussein has been captured in his hometown of tikrit this morning. >> dna evidence apparently confirms it is saddam hussein. he's reportedly in the custody of u.s. military. >>> happy birthday to singer taylor swift, 24. actor jamie foxx, 46. and dig van dyke, 88. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great weekend ahead. it's 4:30. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> the breaking news in the east bay now where firefighters are battling a house fire in oakland. it's happening near the corner of 90th avenue and a street not far from international boulevard. >> christie smith just arrived at the scene. what's it look like? >> reporter: good morning. at this point firefighters have this knock eed down but wha

. >> i know this is totally cliche on my part, but the primary victory of bill de blasio.om a sheer political narrative level, this was a guy in single digits for most of the campaign. chris quinn had locked up the party establishment, the party money and in the time frame of a month, he totally turns this around and wins by a 40% margin. >> incredible, partly because of anthony weiner's self-destruction. here he is on primary night. take a listen. >> the challenges we face have been decades in the making, and the problems we set out to address will not be solved overnight. but make no mistake, the people of this city have chosen a progressive path. >> bill de blasio ran explicitly to the left, and people thought that was crazy, and it resonated in the city of new york, and people say, well, that's not particularly applicable because new york is a place that goes for barack obama by 80% in presidential elections. but it had been a while. it's been a while -- >> we've had a republican mayor since like forever, you know? >> how many years? >> and the fact that it was the rig

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i've been angry since hearing bill de blasio has chosen bill bratton to be the next commissioner.back in 1994, my son was murdered and he was gunned down by new york city police officer. you should have addressed that issue. but he failed to do that. this protest -- you have parents and families out here who had their innocent loved ones killed . that is what we're talking about. we do not wish for william bratton to be the police commissioner of new york city again. >> organizers said they plan to 'sntinue protest at de blasio inauguration on wednesday. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. to one of the biggest stories of 2013 -- the national security agency and its massive to mystic international surveillance apparatus. the german publication der spiegel has revealed new details about a secretive hacking unit inside the nsa called the office of tailored access operations, or gao. the unit was created in 1997 to hack into global communications traffic. the der spiegel report includes a number of

and now new york's mayor-elect bill de blasio wants to make them pay even more.med millionaire's tax. it is misnamed because it kicks in on all those make $5 million to pay for kindergarten education programs. will the tax catch on? steve forbes, "forbes" editor in chief lives in new jersey. >> i saw 60 years ago this was coming along. david: wealth tax, it is small increment increase. i think city tax would go 3.9 to 4.3, 4.4. it is small but all of these wealth taxes always start out small. i think of the amt, alternative minimum tax, originally designed for a couple dozen people. now it affects millions. >> that's right. it also sends a signal out that new york city takes prosperity such as it is for granted. new york does have unique advantages. it won't kill the city but sends a message out, we're not interested in entrepreneurs. more importantly we don't understand real wealth creation. if anything you should be doing the opposite. in terms of what he wants to finance, in terms of education, if he is really a believer in hecation why does he have the hostil

and they have a powerful ally in incoming mayor bill de blasio.ut the carriage drivers are fighting back and they're doing so with the help of the teamsters. it has the makes of a battle royale. it's not clear whether de blasio will push for an all-out ban once he takes office next week. that's "hardball" for now. up next, your business is jj ramberg. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> an iconic boardwalk amusement park in ocean city, maryland. across the country, many of these have shut down. how has this one survived for more than a century? we'll tell you coming up next on "your business." ♪ >> announcer: small businesses are revitalizing the economy and american express

mayor-elect bill de blasio will be sworn in at a frift ceremony a minute after the ball drops. >> here at home preparations are under way for the big night on the water front in san francisco. crews are busy on two barges preparing fireworks for the show. 200,000 people are expected to watch the 15-minute fireworks show at the stroke of midnight. hotels in downtown san francisco as you might imagine are all booked up. forget about getting that room. the restaurants are booked as well. >>> public transit will run extra service to help you get where you need to go. b.a.r.t. will have extra trains until 3:00 a.m. so you have to pay normal fares. caltrain is offering free rides and the last leaves the city at 2:15 a.m. muni is offering free rides, some lines until 5:00 a.m. sam trans will let people ride for 3 between 8:00 and 5:00 tomorrow morning. bga offers free rides and extended hours on the rail and service between fremont and san jose. if you are still looking for something to do tonight's new year's eve we have some suggestions. visit our website, nbcbayarea.com, search new year's

and they have a powerful ally in incoming mayor bill de blasio.rivers are fighting back and they're doing so with the help of the teamsters. it has the makes of a battle royale. it's not clear whether de blasio will push for an all-out ban once he takes office next week. that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, "your business" with jj ramberg. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ . >>> they are called preppers. people who are ready for any kind of disaster, natural or manmade. how entrepreneurs are marketing to them. >>> and she had a great business plan for a new shoe company, until someone ripped off the idea. protecting yourself. coming up next on "your business." >>> small businesses are revitalizing the economy and american express open is

. >> new york mayor elect bill de blasio will have a special guest swearing him into office, former president bill clinton. bill de blasio serving in the clinton white house and was the campaign manager for hillary rod am clinton. bill de blasio using a bible owned by roosevelt. >> calls for ukraine's prime minister to step down as the opposition stages a large protest rally in the ukraine. >> looking at the key moments. the first nine months of pope francis's papacy. >> we'll tell you about a school that has students flying high on success. >> coming up, a convoluted play-off picture in the n.f.l. who needs to win and who needs help. that's ahead. >> you're looking live in kiev where protesters take to the streets, demanding the situation there change in favour of the e.u. >> good morning. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. a suicide bomb attack in russia, killing 14, injuring dozens of others. you are seeing a picture. a female suicide bomber detonated her exploifs. >> the female suicide bomber managed to get inside the train station and detonate the device in front of met

happy friday folks i'm happy martin this is breaking that a liberal lion next mayor of new york bill de blasio by name his choice for and y.p. the commissioner now based on his campaign promises one would expect a blazin to fill those crucial position with individual vehemently against the racist and narrow minded stop and frisk program but that would be just too logical and hope instead of blasio is gone with bill bratton who served as new york's top cop twenty years ago and most recently is l.a.p.d. chief of police and as it turns out not only was he an innovator of the controversial program back then but he thinks pretty highly of the way this harassing technique is being used today just listen to what he told journalist jeffrey toobin he said if the cops are not doing stop and frisk they are not doing their jobs it is a basic fundamental tool police work and the whole country if you do away with stop and frisk this city will go down the chute as fast as anything you can imagine. wow looks like the blasio picked a real ingenious thinker and sadly that's just the beginning when bratton serve

he's going to lead the swearing-in ceremony for bill de blasio, who will become new york city's firstratic mayor in 20 years. >>> outgoing mayor michael bloomberg spent $650 million of his own money on campaigning, personal and professional travel, charity, all while taking only $1 per year salary while he was in office. monday he signed the bill banning the use of e-cigarettes in the city, and he heard from a woman protesting his antismoking campaign. >> good people disobey bad laws. >> okay. okay, thank you. we just don't permit smoking in public building. so, appreciate your comments. >> and that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now from new orleans for our first look at politics, "newsday"'s ellis henican. good morning, ellis. >> hey, veronica. how are you doing up there? >> good, good. you recently wrote an article on the nsa and edward snowden. and of course, the question, to spy or not to spy. you know, ellis, it's this question that not even the federal judiciary can answer. i wanted it get your take on what you make of those rec

mayor-elect bill de blasio says he plans to outlaw those horse-drawn carriages that take folks on ridesgh central park. animal activists say new york streets are too dangerous for the horses. carriage drivers say allegations of horse abuse are ridiculous. anne-marie. >> a lot of strong emotions on both sides of that issue. as long as the horses are well taken care of, that's the most important thing. marlie hall of the new york stock exchange, thank you so much, marlie. >>> when we return, on-air scare. a reporter doing a live television interview suddenly faints. but that doesn't stop her from doing her job. get outdoors... eat healthy... and choose colgate total®. it does more than protect, it actually helps improve mouth health. [ male announcer ] it fights germs for 12 hours, in 24 hours starts to fortify enamel, and in 4 weeks helps improve gum health. you can do it with colgate total®. [ male announcer ] do more than protect. improve mouth health with colgate total®. and use the whole line for even better results. ♪ [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up

friday folks i'm happy martin amis is breaking that well liberal lion and next mayor of new york bill de blasio by name his choice for and y.p. the commissioner now based on his campaign promises one would expect a blazin to fill those crucial position with individual vehemently against the race is a narrow minded stop and frisk program but that would be just to hope instead to blasio is gone with bill bratton who served as new york's top cop twenty years ago and most recently is l.a.p.d. chief of police and as it turns out not only was he an innovator of the controversial program back then but he thinks pretty highly of the way this harassing technique is being used today just listen to what he told journalist jeffrey toobin he said if the cops are not doing stop and frisk they are not doing their jobs it is a basic fundamental tool police work and the whole country if you do away with stop and frisk this city will go down the chute as fast as anything you can imagine wow looks like the blasio picked a real ingenious thinker and sadly that's just the beginning bratton served as l.a.p.d. chief

support behind it lots of civil rights groups community leaders even new york city mayor elect bill de blasio has voiced his support for raising the minimum wage as you can see this is a huge movement in the united states taking place a day of action there going from location to location and we'll be following them as they continue walking reporting from new york. r.t. in the florida ever growing scientists and rescue crews are desperately attempting to save a group of beached whales the group of pilot whales is stranded off the shoreline of everglades national park in southern florida at least ten of the whales have died six of natural causes and four of them were euthanized for more from florida artie's nicholas o'donovan reports. last couple of days of being very sad and very disturbing down here on the shores of southern florida on wednesday well the news spread out that a very large group of up to forty five pilot whales that stranded themselves off the shores of the everglades national park marine officials coast guards and plenty of volunteers are trying to help those whales to get bac

i'm out a month and this is breaking news that while liberal lion and next mayor of new york bill de blasio by name his choice for and y.p. commissioner now based on his campaign promises one would expect a blogger to fill those crucial position with an individual vehemently against the race is a narrow minded stop and frisk program but that would be just too logical and hope instead of blasio is gone with bill bratton who served as new york's top cop twenty years ago and most recently as l.a.p.d. chief of police and as it turns out not only was he an innovator of the controversial program back then but i think is pretty highly of the way this harassing technique is being used today just listen to what he told journalists jeffrey.

bill clinton will administer to bill de blasio. he worked for the department of housing and urban development during clinton's presidency. he is honored to have both clintons there as he takes office. >>> michael bloomberg will not be attending the new year's eve celebration in times square. >> 3, 2, 1, happy new year! >> but today spider-man appeared to help test the confetti. on tuesday night, a ton of confetti will rain down on the crowd. an estimated 1 million people will show up in person at times square, about about 1 billion people watching on television. >>> earlier today, officials announced sonia sotomayor will lead the countdown at times square and push the button to make the big crystal ball drop. the justice who hails from the bronx was called an inspiration from new yorkers. sotomayor is the third woman, and first latina to be appointed to the nation's highest court. >>> london's natural history museum with adult sleepovers. museum officials said they decided to hold the adual sleepover because of the response to simi

man's of today's special interest groups either way bloomberg is out today and it's now up to bill de blasio to regulate the new york citizenry and washington d.c. perry and boring r.t. that does it for now for more on the stories we cover go to youtube dot com forward slash r t america check out our web site r t dot com for its last usa can also follow me on twitter adam you're a david c. right back here at five thanks for watching. i would rather as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question. it was the year these whack jobs introduced the bell in to buy debt debt and lord debt the never ending list of fines for crimes to which j.p. morgan will never have to do it obama care that corporate espionage surveillance state the bedroom tax the housing bubble. please it was a. very hard take i. want to get along here life has never had sex with her hair no please. please. please. please. please if. the people. that was a new alert animation scared me a little. there is breaking ne

this morning mayor elect bill de blasio named bill bratton next new york city police commissioner, a o decades ago under mayor rudy giuliani. under de blasio one of the top duties will be to repeal the controversial stop and terrific policy. >> bill bratton knows when it comes to stop and frisk it has to be used with respect and used properly. >> in this city i want every new yorker to talk about their police, my police with respect. >> that, glen thrush, is a child's book about community policing that is very influential. you'll find more in coming weeks. after the break while regime change comes to the big apple, status quo reigns in toronto. recreational crack smoker and sports radio wannabe rob ford is still mayor. we'll explain why next. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even starts? what if i eat the wrong thing? what if? what if i suddenly have to go? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptom

. >> and you picked bill de blasio's election.t was in many ways stunning, but i guess it will be significant if it does signal what some democrats think it signals, which is a shift to a pore pmore populous -- >> and some argue because it's new york city you can't generalize beyond new york city. but i think you see hints of it in other places. when you the reason why i picked that as a highlight was in a period of such cynicism and with no message on the economy from either party, he offered a very clear problem and set of answers around it. governing is difficult, but that's leadership. particularly at a time when people said, no, everybody likes bloomberg. >> amy, you struggled. we'll see a year from now how right you you are. we'll have much more ahead. we'll talk a lot of 2014 and spend a lot of time talking 2016. it's what you want to talk about, right? we'll even throw in a little 2015 for good measure. because you care about kentucky governor. i'm kidding. the one phrase that sums up politics, though. [ male announcer ] n

. >> the daughter of new york city mayor elect bill de blasio has revealed a long-term struggle with clinical depression and substance abuse. she said she's come forward to encourage people in need to seek help. >> getting sober is always a and it's notg, easy. i know means is it easy. it's the hardest thing i've ever done. but it is so worth it. i wanted to speak out because people are suffering from this disease and dying from this disease every day. we really can't do anything as a society to out those people until we start talking about it. nobody can do sobriety on their own. >> deblasio takes office as new york city mayor on january 1. the u.s. will sub lower edward snowden has released a new video statement urging concerned citizens to unite against unfettered surveillance. address,stmas day snowden said mass spying is undermining basic rights to privacy. >> recently, we learned our government is working in concert and has created a system of worldwide mass surveillance, watching everything we do. great britain's george orwell warned us of the danger of this kind of informatio

he has two weeks left on his term before incoming mayor, bill de blasio takes over. >>> secretary ofe, john kerry, will be passing through the bay area, returning from his trip visiting the typhoon ravaged philippines. he pledged nearly $25 million more in aid to the country on top of the $62 million already donated by the u.s. he is going to stay overnight and head back to washington tomorrow morning. >>> we want to check the forecast with meteorologist, christina lauren. already halfway through our workweek. >> a couple days away. maybe you have that last-minute shopping to take care of. happy to report, if you are one of those last-minute shoppers, temperatures are going to be comfortable for the next couple of days. it will be cooler by about 5-10 degrees from yesterday's highs. nonetheless, still comfortable reaching into the 60s. south bay, 47. peninsula, 46. san bruno, a little bit of wind already. a cold front on the way. that wind will continue to increase as we head throughout the day. that means better air quality. you can finally breath easily all across the bay area thur