the best part of my weekend, and it's already -- christmas has come early to me, was cassidy came homeriday, and at 2:00 this morning, my son walked in the door. so don't make me cry, because we'll be fighting by dinner time, but right now, i'm the happiest woman on the planet. >> i love it. i do see michael buble out of the corner of my eye. >> nice to join us. >> thank you. >> i'm tweeting. >> he's tweeting. >> i would like to know about your tweeting. i follow you on twitter. >> hoda says you're the worst. >> you're the worst. >> this is the first time i have ever actually tweeted something myself. >> who's tweeting for you? >> i'm not sure. >> probably liz. you know it's liz. >> she forgot her hat. >> put your reindeer ears on. we want you to tweet your questions to klg & hoda and use the hash tag, not questions for us, questions for michael buble. #bublechristmastoday. >> we only have a certain number of characters. nothing weird. >> not trying to make some sort of war on christmas. good, hoda. thank goodness. >> you know how much we love the kmart ads. the ones that are called sh

that's congressman cassidy's record in the house. he hurt us even more in the senate. >> by the way, to get to 16, democrats are counting the series of many continuing resolutions that house republicans passed to try to avoid looking unreasonable on issues like the national parks, veterans' benefits and cancer research. but to believe that congress may make small legislative deals in 2014 you have to make the assumption that boehner has broken or is in the process of breaking some of the rank and file conservatives' reliance on interest groups. yesterday ryan tried to defend boehner. but also tried to soothe the tea party. >> i think john just kind of got his irish up. he was frustrated that these groups came out in opposition to our budget agreement before we reached a budget agreement. i was frustrated, too. but i think these -- these are very important elements of our conservative family. i would prefer to keep those conversations within the family. >> the fact is, ryan for the first time used his considerable political capital wi

remember when we were going up it was a david cassidy and bobbie sherman. but the guys with the long hair, they were like feminine men. girls would walk around with these boys on their lunch boxes. some boys would too. that was the male ideal. the thing is for piers morgan, obama is his male ideal. to piers morgan, obama is like on a lunch box. when he sees obama in his head he sees a montage of obama signing bills and playing on a lunch box. >> it is like my lunch box was peanuts. >> i was sean cassidy. andy, do you think his weight is going to be an issue? they are super official. superficial. >> there are two issues here. i think piers called the president a specimen. i think given the history of how black people were treated, i think it is straight up racist. piers morgan, you owe america an apology. but that aside, i don't think he was -- he wasn't going after christie. he was complimenting christie. he said, look, obama was thin and in good shape. he wasn't saying obama was gorgeously handsome. he said he was in good shape. >> he was a feet as opposed

. >> i'm on cassidy ave.. she just backed into my police car. she rams into the car a second time. >> ma'am, open the door! >> other officers come to help out but she rams into the car a third time. she drives around the back of the house. the chase continues. eventually an officer does get close enough, does the pit maneuver. the car runs up and over a snowy embankment, up the other side. eventually the woman is tased and taken into custody. the beckman police officers do know who she is. she's charged with resisting arrest and operating unsafely, driving over the curb and criminal and felonous assault. >> ma'am, open the door! >> beautiful video from the pyrenees mountains, southwest europe. you can see this is known as speed riding. he has his keys but he can lift up off the ground. here and there he can go over a ridge and we've seen this stuff before. cool stuff. but once he gets over this ridge, keep your eye on the snow. >> oh, no. >> you see that big crack? big chunks of the snow start to break off. that's an avalanche, my friend. but th

. >> good afternoon my name is mackalia cassidy, a good irish lass and i'm taking the subject back to the no. 3. i would like to ditto the comments already made. there are steep hills and walking up the hills at night by myself, i catch the no. 3 to get downtown for an early morning meeting and i routinely don't get home until 8:00 or 9:00 at night. point 1, time of day, hills. secondly, i spoke with muni people several years ago and described my route and they said oh, muni works better east and west. it doesn't go so well north and south. and that is very true. so the frequency of the 22 and the 24, the 24 in particular, which would get me to the intersection closest to me is way less attractive than managing my life around the 3. thirdly, i happen to have an adult disabled daughter and my husband happens to be 81 years old and they use the no. 3 on a regular best of my basis. it's a huge advantage. a whole bunch of things that i don't have to worry about. please do not eliminate the no. 3, thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> bob planthold, linda kahn, daniella hirschbaum. >>

cassidy, come here, sweetie. i'm here with her daughter. jon: some new information now on a murder that shocked the nation. a pregnant woman beaten to death with her 2-year-old daughter nearby. her husband eventually convicted of that brutal killing, he could get a new trial. patti ann browne with details from the breaking newsdesk for us. >> well, jon, we'll see about a new trial. you may recall michelle young, a pregnant wife and mother was beaten to death back in 2006. her sister found the 29-year-old in a pool of blood next to her bed in a raleigh, north carolina. her two-year-old daughter cassidy was hiding under the covers of the three years later, michelle's husband, areas son young was arrested in the case. he says he was in virginia on business at the time of the murder. prosecutors say after checking into a hotel just over the border he drove back and killed his wife before returning to virginia. the case went to trial in 2011 but ended with a hung jury. jason was tried again last year and this time found guilty of first-degree mu

. >> reporter: teen actress cassidy mac fulfilled the wish. >> i want her to know she can do it just by be expressing herself. and if it's dancing, then she should do dancing. she should go after it with full speed. >> reporter: along with the lessons cassie sent a necklace from her foundation. presented by danielle. the message is simple. the impact could be great. yet demand outpaces generosity. at this time of year, the workers at one simple wish end each day with more than 600 wishes unfulfilled. 600 smiles waiting to be added to the ledgers. anne thompson, nbc news, trenton, new jersey. >>> that's our broadcast for this monday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good monday evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm diane dwyer. in the last two hours, there have been critical new developments in the family's battle to keep their brain dead child on life support. a judge has externded an order keeping jahi mcmath on a ventilator for another week. children's hospital wi

you just can't walk in off the street just like some kid flying a game machine somewhere -- >> cassidy says the good news is the faa's plan for bringing drones tint nation's air space proposes some kind of pilot certification. it also requires high-tech safety systems for drones that can sense and avoid collisions. keep the radio link with the control station secure from malicious hackers or terrorists and more. but the bad news, he says, is congress ordered the faa to let more drones start flying by september of 2015. he thinks that may be too soon. >> what's a reasonable timeline for this? >> i think reasonable timeline is the one that's the safe timeline. i don't think the tactical and safety work that's required is going to be accomplished by then. >> we have to be compliant with the faa's rules and regulations. >> colorado drone entrepreneur alan bishop says he's sympathetic because he's a private pilot. he says there are already devices that the invade the public's privacy. >> we have initial negative things about things we don't understand or we feel we can't control. and drones

. >> when i get starbucks, cassidy is thrilled. she goes like three times a day.s on the person. if your favorite staore is a sa 5th avenue and you get one, you'll go. >> and the woman -- getting clothes. when my mother -- >> your mother knows your taste beautifully. >> when someone else gives you a sweater or top -- >> those things are if you if you don't know the person really well. >> household good. and homemade gifts. >> homemade gifts are always the sweetest. >> what do men want? >> they say electronics, but frank sure doesn't. i think it's generational. >> right. >> you know, frank -- could have had those -- still shaves the way he always shaved. doesn't -- >> guys like brookstone, they're in there, all those gadgets. men, number two, was homemade gifts. so if you're thinking about, you know, for next year, thinking ahead, make something -- >> do you honestly know one person who's thinking ahead? it's christmas day, and somebody's thinking ahead? probably -- >> i'm not. i'm the last person -- >> martha stewart. she's the one thinking of that. all right. >>>

but cassidy is a health freak and a diet -- not a diet but a fitness freak and all of that stuff.t's negative. it's too late now for me, but it's not too late for -- do you know what it's not too late for? little north west. >> okay, here's the controversy. >> she's precious. >> this is et cetera most beautiful people and, of course, people had to figure out something that wasn't perfect about it. actually, it is perfect. there are people out there -- that list we will not name -- they believe that her eyebrows were somehow waxed. >> yeah. >> that is a ridiculous statement. but anyway -- >> so kim went on twitter and said do people really think i would wax my daughter's eyebrows so young? come on. i would wait until she was at least 2 1/2, which -- >> everyone went crazy. they didn't realize it was a joke. >> oh, come on. >> she tweeted back, i'm kidding. hello. it's sick to insinuate that i would wax my daughter's eyebrows. they are thick, natural and amazing. >> yeah. >> by the way -- >> leave babies alone. they're perfect the way they are. >> the paparazzi should leave them alo

. >> can i send them over to cassidy's place in new york.or the children over there that we take care of all year round? >> they woem last all year. >> they'll be here today? >> absolutely. >> thank you. we'll get them over. sandy, you're adorable. you're a sweetheart. my present to you. other there you go. >> thank you so much. >> cheers. >> merry christmas. >> see, i do share. if you were shopping and wrapping this weekend, we'll get you caught up on the hollywood buzz. >> we're about to meet four incredible kids. the kindest kids on the planet who know what the spirit of christmas is all about. >>> we know the christmas season is all about giving and performing acts of kindness, so sprout network held a contest to find the kindest kid. >> from more than 650 entries, the contest was narrowed down to four finalists. we'll meet the winner and the three runner-ups first, but let's take a look at why they're chosen. >> i'm from san jose, california, and i read to the elderly. when i read to them, they feel happy. and that makes me happy. >> hi

i said it was like butch cassidy, in the capital of georgia. and he killed enormous numbers of people in this bank robbery, 50 people were killed in this bank robbery, and they got away with the equivalent of $20 million to fund eleven in's -- lenin's bolshevik party. and no one had been able to rauf that stalin had organized this party. and he actually killed all the people who could prove it. when he became a world statesman, he didn't want to seem like a bank robber. so he basically killed everyone, changed all the materials. but some of the stuff, some of the materials that proved his involvement were this the georgian -- in the georgian archives, and the president of georgia let me into these archives. very kind, because they were closed. and inside i found fascinating evidence. you know, the really interesting thing about it was apart from the story of this bank robbery which is just amazing because they held up the stagecoach, they threw sort of bombs underneath, they blew i, they killed all the cossacks who were driving around and the b

cassidy if you count the republican vote with mannis is ahead of landrieu in louisiana. most of the alternatives are tied with haguen in north carolina. and beggish is probably behind either of his two republicans in alaska. that's seven. then you have four seats. two vacancies, michigan and -- i'm sorry, michigan, minnesota, new hampshire, and oregon where the democratic incumbent could well lose. by the way, that includes >> we'll see. you're right. stay out of the prediction business, dick. going to get people all excited. >> absolutely. i'm out of it. >> up next tonight on "hannity." >> it will be inexplicable if somebody involved in the creation of the website doesn't get fired. or a group of people don't get fired. >> president obama's former press secretary robert gibbs isn't mincing words there. why won't the white house take his advice? patrick buchanan, dennis kucinich here to go ahead to head on the president's disastrous rollout. and the always outspoken glenn beck is here. no topic off limits. plus, poor ainsley is on a mission. mission impossible. will she

republicans have to figure out if bill cassidy can get through and make it to the finals before he getshe's also had some fund-raising problems. at number two, florida governor. let me just put it to you this way. it's rick scott, it's charlie crist, well-known figures. in 2000, bush and gore competed in 12 swing states over a 90-day period. combined they spent $130 million. 14 years later in one state race, you are going to have two candidates spend close to $200 million on one race. think about that. >>> finally, there's kentucky senate, which apparently is so big and so hot that it's not on my board, but this has got it all if you think about it when it comes to kentucky. it's mitch mcconnell facing a tough primary. once he gets through that, it's him facing a tough general election. kentucky always is much more -- it may be a red state in presidential elections, always a tough state for republicans to hold their offices there. has a democratic governor. this is going to be one that we're all going to be watching closely because of the primary, but even when that primary is over, we'

>> guest: i'm so excited, and my assistant, emily cassidy, is a budding writer, ask she is so excited to be here and nearly fainted when she found out i was introducing toni morrison. >> i did. >> host: what are you most excited about? >> guest: the event as a whole. i've come here a few times with my cohost, and it's so exciting to see books celebrated. and all kinds of books, e-books and every type of books the way they make them now. and to see the industry still nourishing in a very, very tough market is great. my cohost has a book out right now -- hi -- so we've been on book tour for the past two weeks, so i'm in the mood. >> host: but you're an author too, and you've been on booktv as well. >> guest: i have. i'm talking with david steinberger about a companion book to knowing your value which is my second book which is great for women. we're looking for a knowing your value millennial edition. so hopefully, i'll be back next year. >> ladies and gentlemen, mika bear zip sky. >> good evening. how's everyone tonight? the beautiful. i'm mika brzezinski, cohost of "morning joe," and

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and where i was influenced in these places was the good guy, the hopalong cassidy, not the corny guy,re was the man on a white horse. my sense was i had an integrity inside me about what i believed in. i did it honestly, but i had a point of view, very strong. >> warren helstein says that when they were teenagers, lauren asked helstein's father, a tailor, to make him one of his first suits. >> but i remember going down to my father's place with him and it was very difficult. i just said to my father, "dad, do whatever he likes." he said, "i cannot please him." i said, "ok. that's it." >> even though he was a perfectionist, lauren was a guy's guy. >> he liked basketball best, i would say. he was ok. we were all good. >> how are you? >> in 2011, when oprah winfrey came to interview him on his colorado ranch, lauren shared his earliest ambitions. >> did you always want to be a cowboy? >> i wanted to be a baseball player, a basketball player, i wanted to be an actor, a dancer. actually, i wanted to be batman. that is a secret i am telling you, everyone out there. >> [laughs] >> when he wa

to is of little britain is to distribute the national front around and it's a no on one of tony's cassidy disgusting these people are in boxes in a week and possibly vote for them when in favor of the resistance and son. and then you find a good thirty percent on that so i want is very disturbing about this all this is the discourse is getting the freshest a moment to treasure this racially prejudiced. and the whole set of punishment of votes in the far right politics is is diminishing and i think so the atmosphere in the conduct of european politics is shifting. we thought it quite often it's the right noises and on a personal basis do you feel as though it's become acceptable to be to openly say on foreign the cta united union eu has seen the coverage yet fallen when the then have them in your collection if that makes yet and that you have. even you wouldn't imagine seeing outward infant son ash and i in the playoffs if i'd known that seeking including scenes of who leaked the uncounted saying that i'll be working from your right and in part of this i believe over what we're going to se

cassidy from kentucky.aller: to the individual who said let them snoop, i like my privacy rights and i like the constitution. i think it is ignorant that he said that. host: what do you think about the decision? caller: i think it is a good decision. i wish more people would be involved and get educated. host: the president meeting today with several tech leaders in washington to a dress issues of the nsa and the technical aspects of the affordable care act. he will meet with the leaders. they are 15 leaders -- host: normal, utah, republican line. caller: hello. i just wanted to say i agree with the judge. it is completely unconstitutional. i do not trust obama as far as i can spit. government has gotten completely out of control. the american people need to take it back. host: a story from "the new york times" this morning. and announcement is expected next year about the search process for the library for obama. host: jenny from texas. caller: hi. it doesn't bother me if they listen to my telephone all da

disabled people have the the cassidy to be -- have the thatity to make the change nelson mandela made. host: thank you for sharing your views this evening. about five more minutes with your calls. a statement here from bill clinton. lost one of its most important leaders. - our maura, illinois is next. i actually had a chance to see nelson mandela when i was a student in south africa. , around 1994. he came to the council where i was. he was an ordinary guy. all theking around campuses in south africa. just for the students to have a good [indiscernible] >> thank you for your call. , they raise post their fist upon his release from prison after 27 years. that is from 1990. caller: hello. i want to give my condolences. host: make sure you mute your set. caller: i would like to give my condolences to his family and the people of africa. today was a tragic day. they lost an important man. i really wish in the united states school districts, they would teach more about him. there is a lot of people that they don't know what he has done for the country. they are not up on the things that h

cassidy. mr. chairman. over 37,000 of my constituents in louisiana are enrolled in medicare spanish programs, and they offer higher quality care and additional benefits, more so than offered in traditional medicare. yet despite the popularity, it has challenges. the president's health care law cuts medicare advantage by over $200 billion. i'm a doctor. when i see people who are coming to see me have this many cuts in the programs that cover them, intuitively common sense tells you they will have increased problems finding a doctor, they will have higher premiums, higher co-pays, fewer benefits, and plan choices. even now, with only 20% of these cuts implemented, there are reports of these problems already. barrow with congressman and 16 other members of congress have signed a letter opposing other cuts to the program. i urge my colleagues on the committee to make the same commitment to their constituents who have come to reply -- rely upon medicare advantage. with that, i yield back. >> >> a yields. chairma

cassidy from louisiana for two minutes of questions. >> your answer to mr. shimkus, did you really mean to say the affordable care act has not resulted in increased premiums for the non-subsidized? >> sir, what i said was preventive care -- >> no, no. are premiums higher? >> premiums overall in terms of -- >> you are describing it to the preventive health care aspect? >> that's what he asked me. that's what answered. >> jonathan gruber, the architect of this bill said that this bill is basically income redistribution. there's the taxes that are a trillion over 10 you but also the increased premium that people are paying. for the policy that did not subsidize. do you have an estimate of how much increased in what amounted increased taxes -- excuse me, increased premiums people are paying to subsidize others on the exchange of? >> no, sir. i don't. and i think you can only talk about increased premiums and i think dr. gruber would be one to suggest this. if you compare like benefits to like benefits. >> so let me go on. danny from baton rouge is losing his cov

you were talking about the healthcare and doctor cassidy showed the truck from the testimony how thecuts are coming and you indicated earlier in the testimony that is going to limit access for some folks. is that going to be worse in the rural districts like mine? >> i think it is predictable that the cuts will affect oral areas where there's fewer choices rather than the rim areas -- urban areas where there is more competition. i can't say that i have evidence. >> comment sense would lead to that. do you want to disagree click. >> yes because the aca has the lowest payment counties actually benefiting in some of the rural counties they will continue to have 115% of the fee-for-service so i don't think it's payment in the rural areas with managed care and getting it set up but i don't think it is the payment changes that are causing the problem. >> so you would disagree with the folks that had you would've told them they were mistaken in looking at their numbers? >> unfortunately two out of three things that th they the ls the problem the other was the war on cole, the downgrading it

cassidy. >> thank you. over 37,000 of my constituents are enrolled in medicare advantage programs.offer high-quality care and additional benefits more so than offered in traditional medicare. despite its popularity, it has challenges. the president's health care lockups medicare advantage by over $200 billion. when i see that the people who come to see me are having this much -- this many cuts in them, common cover sense tells you they will have increased problems finding a doctor, higher premier's, higher pays, fewer benefits and plan choices. with only 20% of these cuts implemented, there are reports of these problems already. i along with congressman barrow and other members of congress opposinged a letter .ther cuts to the ma program i urge my colleagues on the committee to make the same commitment to their constituents who have come to rely on medicare advantage. >> mr. upton. >> i yield my time back to the chairman. >> mr. chairman, did you yield to me? i think the chairman for yielding. medicare advantage has been around since the late 80's. it was medicare plus, then it was

doctor margolis, i asked you a question, to back in that you were talking about the healthcare doctor cassidy who i respect very much how the cuts are cut and you indicated earlier in your testimony that's going to limit access for some folks. is that going to be worse in the world districts like my? >> i think it's predictable that the cuts will affect the areas where there's fewer choices rather than the urban areas where there is more competition but i can't say that i have evidence to support that. >> that's common sense would lead to that conclusion would it not? >> v. ac at -- ac said from the 10% of the periods away don't think it is payment in the rural areas. i agree there's a lot of problems in areas with managed care and getting it set up but i don't think it's the payment of changes that are causing the problem. >> so you would disagree with the folks that hospital and he would've told them that they were mistaken in looking at their numbers? >> they have a problem but it's not the aca. >> the other was the downgrading of the economy and also responsible to this administration the

cassidy from louisiana for two minutes of questions. >> your answer to mr. shimkus, did you really mean to say the affordable care act has not resulted in increased premiums for the non-subsidized? >> sir, what i said was preventive care -- >> no, no. are premiums higher? >> premiums overall in terms of -- >> you are describing it to the preventive health care aspect? >> that's what he asked me. that's what answered. >> jonathan gruber, the architect of this bill said that this bill is basically income redistribution. there's the taxes that are a trillion over 10 you but also the increased premium that people are paying. for the policy that did not subsidize. do you have an estimate of how much increased in what amounted increased taxes -- excuse me, increased premiums people are paying to subsidize others on the exchange of? >> no, sir. i don't. and i think you can only talk about increased premiums and i think dr. gruber would be one to suggest this. if you compare like benefits to like benefits. >> so let me go on. danny from baton rouge is losing his cov

bill cassidy. he does an outstanding job. he knows about the affordable health care act.ote against mary landrieu anytime i am able and i will support anyone running against her. host: somerville, new jersey, democratic caller. hi, everybody. i am a democrat. thankfully, i am a democrat. republicans make me sick. my congressman is a friend of my husband's. we have two democratic senators. we have the world's worse governor, the fat idiot chris christie. anybody -- jonr bon jovi would run and i would vote for him. whoever. i do like our senators and congressmen. i like rush holt, too. you guys have a good day. for the phoneu call. charles, georgia, republican caller . caller: good morning. saxby chambliss has not been representing the state of georgia for the past several years. a specially starting with immigration issues. senator graham of south carolina. layingisakson has been low. saxby chambliss sees a primary coming up and therefore he is retiring. by the way, "the atlanta journal" does not represent the majority of georgians across the state. the state representativ

. >> cassidy is a health freak and diet -- a fitness freak. it is negative.ng that was not perfect about it. there are people out there, news outlets we will not name. they believe her eyebrows were somehow waxed. that is a ridiculous statement. anyway -- >> kim went on twitter and say do people think i would wax my daughter's eyebrows so young? i would at least wait until she was 2 1/2. then she wrote back, i'm kidding. they are thick, natural and amazing. leave babies alone. they are perfect the way they are. >> the paparazzi should leave them alone. >> there's a new law. >> kim and her baby and kourtney and her baby were walking down the street in l.a. watch. >> move, guys! >> hey, get out of the way! >> you start to hear penolpe crying. >> here's the thing, the thing about that, she cursed and they were all on her and the baby is crying. >> are you all right? have you ever done this? you think of something and it is inappropriate and you cannot stop laughing? >> no, i've never done that. i'm fascinated you are doing it right now. what exactly is it, hoda,

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bill cassidy is the favored republican, he faces some competition but landrieu is expected to begin focusingrder to find a way to hold on to that seat. >> and she's got the name. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about arkansas. mark pryor. i want to know your handy cap but how involved are the clintons? >> they have already committed to coming out and doing some campaigning. obviously it's good for hillary clinton to get in the state in advance of 2016, rebuild her name recognition, but it's also important for them to have a friendly senator in the state. who wins this race is up for grabs. it's still fairly early in the cycle but pryor is very, very vulnerable on a lot of the issues that democrats are vulnerable on nationally. >> the clintons want to really focus on their legacy and a lot of their candidates from people who work for them. it's important to them. >> absolutely. and they had a pretty good 2013. bill de blasio who ran her 2013 senate campaign and terry mcauliffe holding on to not only the seat. you can expect to see bill clinton a lot but tom conton is a war hero, young, you get h

>> guest: i'm so excited, and my assistant, emily cassidy, is a budding writer, ask she is so excited to be here and nearly fainted when she found out i was introducing toni morrison. >> i did. >> host: what are you most excited about? >> guest: the event as a whole. i've come here a few times with my cohost, and it's so exciting to see books celebrated. and all kinds of books, e-books and every type of books the way they make them now. and to see the industry still nourishing in a very, very tough market is great. my cohost has a book out right now -- hi -- so we've been on book tour for the past two weeks, so i'm in the mood. >> host: but you're an author too, and you've been on booktv as