got to have this for the holidays it's not champaign, because it doesn't come from the champaign region in france comes from california but made by rotorer, the great shamchamp house that makes kricristol. $19.99 and straight-up great for the price, i think. >> i don't even like champaign, but this is pretty good. >> it's crisp. clean. affordable enough to pour several bottles at a big party and nice enough to do it as a special dinner kind of thing and then splurge. >> good luck with this i don't know how many of you will drink this. not a fan of port, but go ahead. >> convert you to port here. this is a 10-year-old tawny port from one mpt great port producers. port comes from portugal and this is a ten-year tawny, a blend, actually means it's a blend of wines anywhere from 30 years to 3 years old the average age is 10. >> it's a dessert wine >> dessert wine. it's sweet it's going to remind you of, like -- it's good. it's good. going to remind you of -- >> no reflection on the port it's me. >> and toasted nuts and the toffee and all that. think of it, a holiday dessert like a creme car

there are only two places where mesh's popping champaign. the white house and the corporate boardrooms, including trump tower. >> so what we're doing here today is basically saying wealthy americans, big fat christmas present for you. tiny tim? we're taking your crutch away from you and all of the other kids in this country and we're putting a lump of coal into your christmas stocking. liz: joining me now from the fiscal times liz peak. also, liz it's good to see you. democrat senator says that tax cuts are one of the he used a swear word, that begins with an s, so what was your reaction to those comments? >> they're such grinches. i honestly don't know what's going to happen in february when americans open up their paycheck and they see that their taxes have gone down because democrats have been lying and lying more and more about how it's not going to cut taxes. it is going to cut taxes on 80% of americans and it's going to start right away, so honestly i think the democrats are just digging a ditch for themselves here. they're not going t

pete: stay with champaign a little bit more fox & friends moments away.ew years eve. rachel: tune in tonight the countdown to 2018 starting at 8:00 p.m. and the all-american new year at 10 p.m. peter: we'll see you next year. [applause] pete: happy new year, everybody. >> trish: good morning 2018 is just around the corner and as the year winds down the chairman of the house intelligence committee is demanding answers on the anti-trump dossier and congressional leaders gear up for a wednesday meeting at the white house, we'll talk immigration and spending hi, everyone. i'm trish regan in for maria bartiromo and this is sunday morning futures happy new years eve. house intel chairman devon nunes hammering the justice department are they stonewalling on the anti-trump dossier? congressman ron desantis joins us live and the top white house officials talk on spending and immigration is a deal on daca in the cards? former congressman

this is not a champaign drink? >> it is. >> it is? iced tea somehow? >> it all goes back to that. doesn't it? >> exactly. >> strain this in here. >> okay. >> i'm going to have you top that with champaign. >> oh. at the end, just a little -- wow. this is nice. >> you got it. >> this is like a fancy -- >> shall we do a little cheers? >> snakebite. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> appreciate it very much. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. how about that? step up your parto good at today.com/food. much more ahead on this thursday morning. eat up, guys. >> so good. >> appreciate it. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. happy new year! "what if" more of the came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? "what if" all these "what if"s became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy... ...to move from "what if" to "what's next." dominion energy. ♪♪

this is not a champaign drink? >> it is. >> it is? iced tea somehow? >> it all goes back to that. doesn't it? >> exactly. >> strain this in here. >> okay. >> i'm going to have you top that with champaign. >> oh. at the end, just a little -- wow. this is nice. >> you got it. >> this is like a fancy -- >> shall we do a little cheers? >> snakebite. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> appreciate it very much. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. how about that? step up your party, go to the website, do all this you'll look good at today.com/food. much more ahead on this thursday morning. eat up, guys. >> so good. >> appreciate it. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. happy new year! ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiion is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. >>> welcome dylan, let's set brail

this is not a champaign drink? >> it is. >> it is?omehow? >> it all goes back to that. doesn't it? >> exactly. >> strain this in here. >> okay. >> i'm going to have you top that with champaign. >> oh. at the end, just a little -- wow. this is nice. >> you got it. >> this is like a fancy -- >> shall we do a little cheers? >> snakebite. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> appreciate it very much. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. how about that? step up your party, go to the website, do all this you'll look good at today.com/food. much more ahead on this thursday morning. eat up, guys. >> so good. >> appreciate it. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. happy new year! >>> welcome dylan, let's set brailcelebrate birthdays. >> turn around the smucker's jars. and this lovely lady from hoboken, new jersey, celebrating his 100th birthday. ed thoems, somerset, kentucky, 101, worked for ford motor company climbing his way up the ladder more than 60 years. happy 100th birthday to elizabeth nimmo of willoughby, ohio. loves to dance and produced many mu

not all sparkling wine is champagne, champagne has to be from champaign, france. so this is from the burgundy region, the place you want to get your sparkling wine. it is still bone dry and easy to drink. the next one is another dry one. >> we brought in another dry one. you know i am a dry guy. >> so, this is 1995, it is really dry and great for cocktails. also it is really good for just balance and every day sipping. get a case of this and have a great party with your friends. 1995 is wonderful. >> that is very nice. so what do i do first?>> this one is the brute so it is local and we will do brute rose. this one will be bringing up a little bit of brightness with strawberry. not a lot of skin contact but just enough. >> okay where do you stand on these three?>> i go toward classic champagne which is next. i like the little citrus profile plus the millions of bubbles. >> pink is nice but sometimes people think champagne is more expensive. >> so, actually there is truth to that because we are dealing with time. it takes a little bit longer than your traditional s

of color and transgender candidates, none of which means that it's time for democrats to pop the champaignyet because it remains to be seen if they continue to ride that wave right into 2018. >> i have always believed that the people of alabama had more in common than divided. >> this week the state of alabama took a stand and dodged a bullet. rejecting republican roy moore, the trump endorsed accused child molester and the horse he rode in on. sorry, kathy. instead, a majority chose doug jones, the first democrat the state democrat in 25 years. he prosecuted kkk members who bombed that church in 1963 killing four black girls. the stunning epic victory for jones and his party was largely responding to sexual misconduct allegations against roy moore. make no mistake, the outcome was the latest example of the political power of black voters as well as the effectiveness of local activists who mobilized voting efforts and won. >>> we here at "a.m. joy" could not bring you all of these stories without the wonderful guests who join me on a weekly basis. here's a look at some of the members of th

earl minor is a retired postal service employee, from champaign, illinois., a proud grandma from ohio. she has 28 grandkids and 56 great grandkids and 6 great grandkids and a couple more. wonder what christmas was like there. and last but not least, happy 100th birthday to esther deets of kingsville, maryland. her spam recipe won her the grand prize at the state fair three times. if you know someone with a milestone birthday, tell us at today.com/celebrates. >> i would try that spam. >> i would, too. >> we are chomping away as dylan was talking. should i take this next line? are you good? ahead. first, your local news and weather. >> well done, craig. >> now back to my plate. i was going to take it home for lunch. but it's gone. ♪ ♪ 8:56 this tuesday, december right let's get a check on >>morning, aaron. folks, on the capital beltway, no big problems reported as you in maryland, west bound route 50 this is before t lane getting you by. no problems being reported inboun on the suitland parkway is gone. live from the wtop traffic center i'm rob stallworth. >>

if you had broad market expos e exposure, you had a great year champaign popping.t year may be more of a stock picker's marked. they're much more focused on private equity and on real estate and the reason is when they're talking to each other they say, so, how can i really get the biggest impact it's direct investment putting my hand on an investment, cash flow and so forth. so they're 73% risk assets they're still risk on. very confident about the economy -- >> right. >> -- but they're going where they have an edge. our members have an edge in the private equity area. >> they're getting extremely interested in bitcoin. >> that's the number one topic talked about in our groups across the united states, canada, and europe the reason is that bitcoin has a bit of a lure like gold. is it a long-term store of value? if you're running a business and taking bitcoin in exchange with this kind of volatility, it's a little tough if you look on our private member website you get people saying, i bought it, i don't know where i can sell it it's still in its infancy. the norma

earl minor is a retired postal service employee, from champaign, illinois.lso 100, a proud grandma from ohio. she has 28 grandkids and 56 great grandkids and 6 great grandkids and a couple more. wonder what christmas was like there. and last but not least, happy 100th birthday to esther deets of kingsville, maryland. her spam rec her the grand prize at the state fair three times. if you know someone with a milestonebirthday, tell us at today.com/celebrates. >> i would try that spam. >> i would, too. >> we are chomping away as dylan was talking. should i take this next li? are you good? ahead. firs y and weather. >> well done, >> now back to my. i was going to take it home for lunch. but it's gone. ♪ ♪ . >>> good tuesday morning. it's 9:00 a.m. let get to steve sosna, most accurate forecast. frigid outsz. >> not much changing. one place that embraces the cold and loves it are the poconos. great conditions for skiing out there for today, the next several days. if you're out and about on the street today, especially in wind prone area you 5 in poconos, 19 indov

earl minor is a retired postal service employee, from champaign, illinois., a proud grandma from ohio. she has 28 grandkids and 56 great grandkids and 6 great grandkids and a couple more. wonder what christmas was like there. and last but not least, happy 100th birthday to esther deets of kingsville, maryland. her spam recipe won her the grand prize at the state fair three times. if you know someone with a milestone birthday, tell us at today.com/celebrates. >> i would try that spam. >> i would, too. >> we are chomping away as dylan was talking. should i take this next line? are you good? >> "megyn kelly today," straight ahead. first, your local news and weather. >> well done, craig. >> now back to my plate. i was going to take it home for lunch. but it's gone. ♪ ♪ i )m - -kira klapper c-h-p officers >>> good morning. it is 8:56. chp officers are investigating a deadly accident involving a pedestrian on an east bay freeway. officers say a woman was killed while walking in the slow lane on eastbound interstate 80 in berkeley this morning. it happened some tim