in a charlie brown play though, charlie doesn't come out as a closet catholic.s he not doing that. >> they have some readings. there is a reading from the bible in the charlie brown. >> bill: but the bible is not -- >> -- have you been too focused on rudolph. in charlie brown there is a little bible focus. >> bill: bible is not a religion. it's a book. it's a spiritual book. the bible is not a religion. everybody has to go back to the constitution and read the words. you cannot impose a religion. >> the argue. it will make is it looks like the government, the school is endorsing christianity and too much entanglement. >> bill: what about charlie brown reading the scripture though and lucy -- come on. can't have that. >> next thing you know. >> bill: i don't know. next thing you know they might actually even, you know, make the sign of the cross. >> back when i was in school. i didn't even go to catholic school we used to talk about god and prayer. >> bill: so what happened to you, kelly? did you forget all of that? >> my son is going to be very confused i have h

charlie brown. this was charlie brown -- it's been a while.mmercialization of christmas. so he was fighting for the true meaning of christmas. kimberly, do you understand why society of free thinkers had to get involved or not? >> let me tell you something i'm for charlie brown. one of my best memory of christmas. it always look for the little tree that is lop-sided, and it always falls on top of me and it makes my kid laugh. why mess with charlie. it's iconic. doesn't ve have enough troubles in life? >> eric: trying to kick the football. >> brian: dana, is this out of control? >> dana: yes. i wonder what the home life is like for society of free thin thinker. fun at all? >> disgruntled. >> dana: do you sit at the dinner table and wait-up in it's skewed. i would like to ask them this. if their kids had a chance to visit the national cathedral in washington, d.c., st. patrick's here. vatican or a school trip, see beautiful architecture and learn about the vatican, would these people say they shouldn't able to go on the trip? >> yes. they are up

charlie brown christmas and charlie brown pumpkin are the most popular. >> and thanksgiving day parade>> and do you recog >>> larry beil joins me news at 6:00 tonight. a potential traffic nightmare on the golden gate bridge, we'll explain your options for electronic toll taking. take a look. a woman that was disappointed after attending a recent show. a solution to her problem. a 35-year tradition. we came across family and friends who always end their thanksgiving at san francisco's crissy field. that is all coming up tonight at 6:00. what a beautiful place to spend time. >> and alumni from one high school is feeling pretty proud. they took part in the macy's day thanksgiving parade. the hie high school marching band moved down fifth avenue. we have been bringing you stories, they paid for their trip and lots of carwashes and after school bake sales. >> they looked good and sounded great. absolutely. >> that is going to do it for us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm carolyn johnson. >>> this is "world news." and tonight, the holiday nightmare. a deadly pileup in blinding fog. more than 100

he's dressed like charlie brown. he proposes to a woman dressed like, who?atty. >> lucy. >> i'm going to ask her if she'll be my wife. >> he said he was rambling a little bit because, you know, he was caught up in the excitement. but she said yes. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> he's charlie brown proposing to lucy. she always scoops the gumball away from him. >> look at their rings. they admitted they are peanut fanatics but also like star wars. >> the ring looks like r 2 d 2. >> good eye, beth. that was the influence. he contacted custom made and custom made contacted paul michael design and you can see where the influence from this ring came from the circular head of r 2 d 2, even the red ruby for the red light on r 2's head faceplate and the legs were influence for the band. >> i like that. that's pretty neat. >> i give him credit for trying to do something different for his bride. >> sure. she will surely have a ring like no other. >> and i got to tell you, the guy was really excited. listen to him leave a voice mail message. >> i wish i could put into the proper

it's like lucy and charlie brown, charlie brown once to the ball and she's going to pull it out on theand congress and senate have a plan and ten minutes before this thing turns into kaka and miraculously works we're going to have a one-year plan and if someone is selling stocks because of the fiscal cliff, don't do it. if you're tired of the fiscal cliff, watch cartoons, family guy had a 200 thing and people get wound and they're making a mistake. >> brenda: you're pretty wound up. people are looking ahead, the fial cliff would happen a week after christmas? and this could really affect more than 2013, can't it? >> certainly can, because i'm with gary, it's psyching people out how bad it is that's going to do the damage. the actual damage, which is damage, i mean, it's across the board tax hikes, capital gains, small income, high income and spending cuts. and you have the ideal way in a soft economy to fix the budget. it's still a budget fix, i wish it was called the budget cliff and more optimistic and-- >> and definitely seeing investors in recent weeks, and up to this wanting to ge

. >> i was watching the charlie brown thanksgiving special, the one from many, many years ago, not the one where lucy swipes the football -- >> i thought it was the one where she swipes the football. >> i thought she was specific about that. thank god she pointed that out. are you getting to a point here? >> so i am all in favor of reexam -- reexamining history. >> it is a tick. >> i hate that of all of the holidays to reexamine and they are not the ones to reexamine. in the charlie brown special it reminds us it is the pilgrims who suffered and squanto was in great shape and had this relationship with english hunters already. it wasn't until later on we decimated them. not me. i am jewish. >> snoopy decimated the indians? >> after. >> which soup kitchen will you and your hobos be working at? >> i will be working at a soup kitchen and then be stealing the food. >> if they want to do it, go ahead. i don't like that they understand what americans do on thanksgiving. it is not a fun thing. we are talking about the american dream. you over eat and you sweat turkey. you are around a bunch o

. >> a charlie brown christmas sparking controversy in a school in little rock arkansas.rents are up in arms over a field trip to see a stage version at a classic film to the church. the movie's religious theme and where it is being performed poses major problems. >> that lead us to the question of the day. do the parents receive a bah hum bug or a standing o? you can tweet them over to us@fox friends first or shoot us an e-mail at foxx friendsfirst@foxnews.com. i have a feeling we will get a lot on that one. >> 19 af tter the top of the ho daycare danger a new study says it could be making your child fat. what every parents needs to know that is up next. >> shoppers across the country some already lining up for black friday sales. turns out not every one is worth the wait. what are the hottest deals and steals this holiday season. >> welcome back. 22 after the top of the hour. could daycare be making your children gain weight? a study finds over a 6 year period kids at daycare on a regular basis were more than 50 percent likely to be over weight. not sure why physical ac

>> yes, that is charlie brown. >> where is lucy? >> she is never far behind. >>> one of the key things is the crowd lines the street and sheer kermit. 5,000 seats along the parade route have been given to super storm sandy but we are right in the middle of the parade unit and look at these wild turkeys some say they damage the landscape and leave droppings on the cars and make roads dangerous. just last month, a bicyclist died after hitting wild turkeys. theys they -- >>> 15 million americans hungry and -- 15 million americans are hungry on this thanksgiving. the budget battles in congress means the demand for food assistance could god up dramatically. >>> they are coming up with the searches a thanksgiving didn't noon the need has gotten so much greater. >> but harrison is noticing so much fewer are and and it goes to seniors which extremely important. >>> in the past year, they have cut their contribution to areas that cut hundreds of charities and more hungry people. and as congress considers dramatic cuts to the food program, it

it won't be a charlie brown christmas if a group of atheists have their way.e university thinking outside of the box to convince a top basketball recruit to come to their school. more on their creative courting next. [ both ] people loved our weddi slide show. that is the end... of carousel one. ...of carousel one. there's carousel two! all right! [ male announcer ] when you combine creamy velveeta with zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you'll get a bowl of queso that makes even this get-together better. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant hurry in this saturday and sunday for great deals. likehe lucid by lg, free. or the galaxy nexus by samsung, free. this weekend, get the best deals on the best devices on the best network. exclusively at verizon. >> timeless classic a charlie brown christmas teach the kids the true meaning of the holiday season. >> for unto you is born this day in the city of david a savior christ the lord. high unto you. ♪ >> linus is right. i won't let all

into december, the fiscal cliff, remember charlie brown and lucy? this is charlie brown and lucy. when the football away, will come down to the 11th hour. they will do the down payment, there will be the down payment which we will agree to disagree on this, 10%. at the end of the day, i have many people telling me about her is working groups already putting together, they know what it will be. liz: either way they have to, they are paid to invest. they're paid to, so i have to by year-end in some kind of investment with their clients money. >> 80% of the hedge funds are below the index fund, so the people getting paid nothing or 20 basis points per year, take 20%. liz: so all of those you are paying and they aren't even matching the s&p 500. >> and we understand we have this lake with apple kicking capital gains and they could all be buying it back december 2. you can take your tax loss now. liz: they erase about a 4% loss earlier today, now we reverse again, if you look at the intraday, you see that kind of behavior at the moment and look at that, did they suddenly wake up and sa

>> i liked charlie brown when they have the football. >> charlie brown and the football. kick that football. also joining us. boston, massachusetts. tell me about what you've seen so far that's been your favorite. >> the marching band. the charlie brown and the spider man. >> you what, carol, i'm so glad to see that old school charlie brown is beating all the spongebob. it's been a great parade so far. it's still happening. ronald mcdonald about to make his way down here. it's been a great time to be out in new york. a lot of people in new york have a lot to be thankful for. >> i can't believe how warm it is. people aren't wearing coats. usually it's freezing. >> reporter: i don't even need this coat but i think it looks better with the turtle neck so i'm going to keep the coat on. >> you are such a metrosexual. thank you. we'll get back to you. we'll be right back. i said to my wife the other day: i bet you that we could save money by switching to a cheaper detergent than tide. and, what did i tell you? that it was a bad idea. and? and she was right... the clothes weren'

kermt kermit is ready to fly, charlie brown behind him.wn here on the streets you can see all of the clowns getting in place. more man 900 and, no, that does not include us in the media. around here you can see the floats and there are 40 that line the streets here on central park west. one very special one this year is one to honor the first responders to superstorm sandy. of course that affected this area so dramatically and a lot of survivors given a front row seat to this parade. maybe they'll get their mind off the recovery for just a few hours. it's going to be a great day, the weather is great so hope you'll tune in as well. that's the latest live here, i'm jay gray, back to you. >> so the parade starts at 9:00 a.m. right here on nbc bay area. you can watch it while a lot of folks probably getting that turkey ready. >> to make sure the turkey is just right for all your guests, we're talking to an expert right now, tara is right now a butterball expert and she's on the talk line there to help us out. tara, good morning. happy thanksg

. >> call charlie brown! >> got to kick the football! >> the football was still there. great show. weather. awesome weather. i know it's dark now but a lot of you may be still pounding the pavement after eating that big meal. the weather is nice. upper 60s to mid-50s. livermore 66 the high. los altos topped out at 66, san jose 65. oakland, san francisco, napa topped out at 64, just with perfect weather. let's be thankful for our weather because in seattle another round of rain is coming tomorrow with a high of 51. chicago will be windy and cold with a high of only 34 and minot, north dakota, the coldest place i could find in the lower 48, 20 degrees for a high tomorrow. why not minot is that's what we're thinking about right now. high-def doppler radar is what we're be look at and it's dry but it has not been dry in the sierra. it has been snowing and video to show from you squaw valley, which top to bottom opened today for the earliest time in recent memory. so we had an early snow leading to early smiles for skiers and ski resort managers. they are skiing top to bottom in squaw.

>>> and the likes of charlie brown and kermit and snoopy floating above new york city streets on this very early thursday morning. folks, it's macy's day thanksgiving parade time. >> a time-honored tradition. >> so exciting! >> another time-honored tradition is our jason carol, who's always along the parade route. welcome to "early start" and happy thanksgiving. i'm alina cho. >> good morning, i'm brooke baldwin. berman and zoraida both have the day off. it's 6:00 ones the east coast. good to be with you. we'll get back to the macy's thanksgiving day parade in just a moment. but we want to begin with something that many people around the world are really thankful for this morning. the cease-fire is holding between israel and gaza this morning. in gaza city, where so much blood spilled over the last eight days, palestinians are celebrating in the street. you can hear the horns honking, mosques were blaring, all the last several hours, israel and hamas agreeing to halt all acts of aggression against each other. the cease-fire deal brokered largely by president obama and mohamed morsi, a

so like i said, you know, this is almost like lucy with the football in charlie brown trying to kickthen she lifts the ball. >> and sheriff, i'm curious, how difficult is it to do your job when you have the district attorney, the top cop, and you have the mayor with his constant tug of war back and forth and how has it been since you have been reinstated? >> well, it's actually been running well. i think that that's a testament to the professionalism of the men and women who work in fact sheriff's department. it's a department of over 1,000 people. >> for you as a guy, walking around and trying to get your job done, frank's bringing up the point. you have the other law enforcement people that are basically kind of isolating you? >> i guess i have learned to do my job amid some very difficult and challenging circumstances and the work is getting done. >> on the personal side what's it like these days when you walk in a coffee shop? for months you were at the center of every tv, being chased by reporters and stuff. you're infamous. >> it's a strange kind of popularity but people everyw

. >> i guess we all feel a little bit like charlie brown and the football. i mean, we'd like to think that as something as important as this negotiation that we might see a little progress as we get through the public posturing, but no, we got to go through the public posturing to identify the differences, to point the fingers before we can get down to substantive talks. >> look, public posturing is hugely important in washington. what politicians do. but i would caution you not to assume that there's no progress being made. you know, behind the scenes, there is paper changing hands between both sides. you know, we saw neighbors, the president's white house liaison up here on capitol hill walking back and forth between harry reid's office and mitch mcconnell's office today. we know they're speaking to one another. we don't know what they're saying. this is very much a negotiation. john boehner was offered the opportunity earlier today at his press conference to say that talks had broken down or he was walking away from talks. he kind of laughed that question

just behind him you'll see charlie brown. back down on the ground, a lot of clowns have already gotten into step here. more than 900 will be a part of this parade. there are a ton of floats. at least 40 floats that will roll through the area here on central park west. one that's very special this year is one that honors all of the first responders to superstorm sandy. of course that's affected this area so dramatically, and we know that there are a lot of people, the survivors of that, who are just devastated by the storm who were actually given front row seats to this parade so hopefully they'll enjoy their thanksgiving. it will be a bit different than it has been in years past. for a lot of people, this is what's normal about thanksgiving in new york city. more than three million will line the streets here, more than 50 million watching at home. it's going to be a great day. the weather is perfect. it's a great start to a great thanksgiving. that's the latest live here in new york. now back to you. >> yeah, looks like the s

you know, it is sort of like charlie brown and lucy.t nothing that they're watching on fox is accurate? i don't think there is a time. i think that's why they watch fox news to be purposely and chronically misinformed. i don't think there's ever going to be an ah-ha moment. there would have been two or three years ago. so it is this very weird -- it is not the normal relationship that news consumers have with the news organization. where they're interested in the truth or maybe you know, a little rose glass view, a little partisan -- to make them feel better. this is just a total alternate universe that they want to live in. >> stephanie: you know what i thought summed it up, one romney supporter, when it was -- the minute it was announced in his -- whatever, headquarters that he lost, this woman just was shocked. she said what? how could anybody have voted for him for president obama. because not everybody watches fox news. that's what i mean. like you said, it is an alternate reality. let's dive into the alternate reality. >> the othe

. >> stephanie: karl rove on his cell phone, it was like the koch brothers like charlie brown's teache me a second. >> i'm not sure ohio isn't part of canada. >> now on fox and friends this morning, they're in the anger portion because brian kilmeade said america's the shallowest nation on earth after last night. >> stephanie: oh. >> wait, we're shallow? >> because we voted solely on what happened after hurricane sandy. that's what brian kilmeade says. [baby crying] >> stephanie: i have to admit i do tune in for the whining. >> i listen to it on the radio to and from work because it gets me fired up. that's probably the only time i subject myself to torture. >> stephanie: i'm going to sign up for a full day of whining from hannity and limbaugh. [ whatever! ] >> stephanie: they were denial last night. anger and bargaining lobby this afternoon and then by the evening shows -- >> limbaugh ordered a huge shipment of oxycontin. >> the giant -- i don't know doughnut. >> stephanie: i fell asleep before the president spoke. you know what? because i was a little nervous. i was a little drinky

it was not the first but the macy's thanksgiving day parade is the biggest and the charlie brown float has made the most appearances. chuck has been in six parades since '68. >> it's the great pumpkin. he's rising out of the pumpkin patch. >> no, it is snoopy, linus. while we have yet to find the great pumpkin we found the most gourds are produced in illinois. and what is america's favorite pie forring thissing in? it is pumpkin. just over 50% picked pumpkin in a cnn poll, apple a distant second and then berry and other fruit pies 6%. those are your number ones on weekends with alex witt. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove ♪ i'd have nothing to lose [ male announcer ] zales is the diamond store. take an extra 10 percent off storewide, now through sunday. the capability of a pathfinder with the comfort of a sedan and create a next-gen s.u.v. with best-

. ♪ ♪ wait a minute ♪ >> yeah. [ inaudible ] >> i don't remember charlie brown singing that. >> no. [:00. go to our website, which is after coney the movie.com. >> stephanie: awesome. we'll need a matinee. 7:00 or as we call it our bedtime. let's go to jose? albuquerque. hi, jose. >> caller: hi steph what is it up? >> stephanie: not much go ahead. >> caller: the governor of new mexico she went out to colorado and nevada and campaigning for romney and she -- they still lost big. and then here in a little city here san -- sandoval valley they only had one lady passing out ballots, and three machines so people were standing in line until like 3:00 in the morning. >> stephanie: wow. the president mentioned this in his speech. he said thank you for waiting in lines, and by the way we have got to do something about that next time. as inspiring as it was to see people standing in line six hours in florida. why are people standing in line for six hours. >> it should not be that hard. >> stephanie: by the way can you say that name again. >> caller: rio rancho. >> stephanie: can you -- [overlap

the last thing they want is for president obama to play lucy with the football where the charlie brownakes promises and doesn't fulfill the promises. >> i will give you we don't end up in some fundamentally different economic circumstance in terms of unemployment. i think that's exactly why the stim laltive effect rather than the austerity measures are so important. if we listen to lee sanders from afscme. let's listen to the afscme president lee saunders. >> we're going to keep our members mobilized and organized in the different communities across the country. we're going into another campaign. we won the election but we're going into another campaign now. >> congressman meeks, that's right. win agelection is not staging a coup. everybody's got to work together and come to compromise as you pointed out. there have been some real wins and the folks on the left are saying yeah, we're going to stand on principle and the principle is stimulative effect to get the economy going, not austerity. >> the president has always said there are certain things we must invest in. you talk about inve

. ♪ ♪ >> charlie brown even celebrating thanksgiving. >> classic there. speaking of classics.tion here at abc. a cooking lesson thanks tonight to "nightline" anchor bill weir. >> his deep fried turkey lesson is coming up. keep an eye on the real star of the show, bill's little daughter. >> happy thanksgiving. this recipe is for all of those who want to keep the oven off this holiday. and go outside. and enjoy a, a nice brisk autumn. and it's also for those who enjoy a little danger, seasoning their stuffing and cranberries. the threat of a, i don't know, a massive deck fire, third degree burns. now, step number one. go to youtube. type in "turkey fryer disaster." >> drop and run. dude, drop and run. there you will see exactly why you want to remain sober and well away from your wood deck. the first mistake all of the people made was overfilling the kettle. putting too much oil in. they dropped the bird. it spilled over the top. start aid fire that will literally burn for weeks. start by putting your bird in the basket and in the kettle. fill it up with water. just enough water

i feel like charlie brown my friends, this is a good bill. the president continues to move the ball, the democrats continue to move the ball, every time republicans want to do something positive on immigration, on the economy, they keep moving the ball away from us. let's stop being charlie brown, my friends, this is a good bill, it would strengthen our economy, it will create jobs and it is exactly what the president asked for a year ago. let's call his bluff and send him a bill to create jobs and opportunities here in america. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. ms. lofgren: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant

kind of a charlie brown moment, if you ask me. right in the back of his own linemen. fumbles.llon lop in for the score. that was really just the beginning, ensuing kickoff, joe mcknight coughs it up. right into his hands. he scores. telthree patriots touchdowns. they scored 108 in the last two weeks. very eventful day in the nfl. >> well, nine-year-old utah girl has become an internet sensation for her football skills. samantha gordon goes by sam. she has a 25 touchdown, 65 tookles and nearly 2,000 rushing yards. now she can add this to her resume. her picture on the wheaties box. the first female football player to be on the box. she shared the secret to her skills on "fox & friends" earlier this month. >> i basically run as fast as i can and try to dodge the people. >> it's a very simple policy she has. the cereal box was custom made for her but it won't be sold in stores, unfortunately. >> thank you. >> black friday, and stores have been stocking up on big deals for months to get ready for black friday. i wanted to show you some of the year's hottest items and gadgets and d

behind kermit charlie brown with the football, the classic kicking the football. then you see the turkey in the forefront. fox news is very close. gregg, hopefully we'll be able to get a chance to go out anxiety. your wife and kids are here. gregg: they are, charlie and the football are the story of my life. thousands of workers are protesting at the international airport. the union makers making it tough for families trying to go see their families. matt mccall president of the penn financial group. the up side for the pros testers is they are getting a lot of media attention. the down saoeusd they ain' downside is they ain't making any friends out there. >> they are not making any friends. people having to drop off their family or children to college they are a mile away. there is no way they will make friends. can you imagine what it's like at walmart on a black friday, the lines? now you have protestors getting in your way, pickets getting in your way, you're not looking upon unions as helping out fellow americans. i think they are doing a disjustice to themse

what is the true meaning of christmas, charlie brown?s, so goes the nation. >> she's come out against grover norquist and his stupid pledge. >> senator bob -- peter king this weekend. lindsey graham this weekend. >> stephanie: cracks in the grover. >> grover norquist was on cnn this morning. he said we've had some people discussing some impure thoughts on national television. >> stephanie: oh, no. they have lust in their hearts for revenue oh, no! [ ♪ dramatic ♪ ] >> he's a douche. >> stephanie: this holiday season gets betterrer and betterrer. ♪ rude pundit ♪ >> stephanie: good morning papa. >> good morning. i'm embarrassed to admit i once had a chance to punch grover norquist right in the crotch and i didn't take advantage of it. >> i was face-to-face with that guy. >> i would have gone for the upper cut. >> stephanie: i think that was why. >> would have gotten some ink on that. >> really the worst self-promoter. >> stephanie: i love the photos of things that rude pundit is thankful for this holiday -- the romney edition. it is the wel

>> you know, this is loosey charlie brown and the football, kick the can down the road and the wimpympy, popeye's friend, i'll gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today, and obama would gladly agree to spending cuts later for tax increases now. republicans have been rolling over on these kinds of deals since as long as i've been able to remember. since i was in garanimals with reagan and tip o'neill and the democrats then were promising spending cuts that never came, through george bush and george mitchell who came away from a similar deal with a big smirk on his face and no spending cuts. i think it's about time republicans stop rolling over and falling for these deals. please, because why do we have a republican party if they don't say no? >> steve: sure. and we've been talking about how the atmosphere on capitol hill officially with the big negotiators has been kind of gloomy. politico, the lefty blog, says that inside the talks with the people who are doing a lot of talks, contours of a deal including the size of tax hikes and spending cuts, it will contain are starting to tak

. >> i don't remember anything like that, charlie brown. >> maybe i need to reacquaint myself. >> let'se bell. >> wah-wah-wah. >> to brian shactman for business before the bell. brian, what are you looking at? >> reporter: hi, guys. quick quickly on that holiday thing, they better hope black friday sales are good. there's 33 days in between thanksgiving and christmas. three more days than last year. a lot of people think that consumers are going to wait until the very end so they'd better get sales early on. ben bernanke, the market went down after he spoke yesterday in new york. to parafreii paraphrase it, he can't do everything. he's not going to. no greek debt deal. angela merkel in germany says you might have to wait until monday on that. jobless claims on a wednesday because of the holiday week, down 41,000 but still a little distort distorted because of hurricane sandy. so keep that in mind. and, also, we do have thanksgiving, guys, and could you guess the average price for a turkey dinner? anyone taking a guess? >> for the entire dinner? >> for the turkey? >> reporter: just the a

. >> no, i'm thinking charlie brown when they put the stuff on it. >> looks much -- >> beautiful tree. >> now let's talk about impact 2012, some of the biggest investment advisers getting together at this yearly invite only event. cnbc's the only exclusive business there today. and i hope i get this right, michael mauboussin. >> it's mauboussin. it took me 12 years to learn that. >> thank you, michael. michael is legg mason's chief investment strategist, and good morning to you. let's talk about luck. you have a book that talks about whether it's skill or luck. you've been in this business a long time. what is the answer? >> i think the way to think about this, andrew, is a continuum of life which some things are skill and no luck, running races and swimming meets and all luck and no skill which would be lottery and roulette wheels and that type of thing. turns out if you look at the continuum depending on the time period you measure, investing turns out close to the luck side. i want to be clear there is, i believe, differential skill among investors. but because investors are so ski

it settles and they trim t >> always a little bit like charlie brown's christmas tree to begin with,sales have to quickly eat and get online. >> almost 200,000 people, target employees signed an online petition. walmart, toys r united states, kmart and sears opening their doors at 8 p.m. thursday, two to four hours before they kicked things off last year. >> with he decided to do a poll at today.com if you guys think it is a good idea to do it on thursday or wait until friday, 60% on our today.com poll says friday should be the start. >> at 7 a.m. >> instead of people having to wreck their thanksgiving meal. >> here is the thing, you know how you lose a civilization, hoda woman, not to get so heavy about it, but it is not overnight. it is one choice at a time. you all of a sudden decided to is more important to make money or sell something than to be a family and be together. and each time we do it, we wonder why we feel like a stranger in our up country because we used to celebrate. we used to actually take a day to be grateful for what we had as opposed to having to go out and get

. >> i like to remind people of the charlie brown tree. >> even when i was eight years old, i could knower, and it's not the same thing, you go with the kids, let them pick it up, you're cleaning up the pine at the end of the season -- >> i'm real tree, but i think it's different at home than for a real city. >> don't you usually go to a public park and cut it down? >> yes. >> we have some funny kid videos sent in, let's start with jack from new jersey. react together news that he's getting a new baby brother. >> i'm getting a boy, oh, yeah. i'm getting a boy. cool. >> i'm getting a boy. cool. i'm getting a boy. oh, yeah, me and daddy and mommy. >> and here's the deal. >> but his brother is not due until march so we have four more months. >> wow. >> and then he falls. >> down goes frazier. >> down goes jack. >> may be a backup dancer for kesha in 10 or 15 years. >> i'm getting a boy. like you when we found out we were getting a boy. >> i don't have those moves. that kid can dance better than i can. >> another cute one. this is really funny because kimry is just 9 months old and big broth

we asked the question as charlie brown did so long ago, isn't there anyone who knows what christmas is gone craze? >> the fact that you said christmas is the hot button item because people say happy holidays. >> that's a whole other story. >> i didn't like the fact that stores were opening on thanksgiving which is one of those great american holidays where there are no presents, there is no religion and you really get to give thanks. that's when i think we jump the shark. >> you know, i was one of those that actually shopped online. did i all of the black friday shopping, bought myself a tv online for $280, it was a good deal, i'm telling you the truth, but i also did small business saturday, and that was my feel good time of the thanksgiving holiday. >> i guess the larger question is have we made the holidays too much about consumerism recognizing this is very important for our economy. it's not what we make it. it's very important, advertising and marketing and brands get blamed for ore commercializing everything. we're filling demand. it's like we don't create people who want to use

moderates like scott brown and charlie summers just lost their senate races in massachusetts and maineboth blue states. would their type of republic have won in conservative red states? of course not. until more liberal republicans start winning their races, why should they dictate the terms of a new g.o.p. agenda? yes, republics, of course they need to attract more single women and latinos. but pandering isn't the answer. good policy and good politics is. i don't think it's any harder to convince more hispanics or more single women irish catholics eye tannial immigrants new deal or jfk democrats become conservatives during the reagan area. if you believe like i do that social economic poes are the best hope for the nation. then aban dogging your positions to become more popular is a path to complete irrelevant. did barack obama moderate his views after the 2010 mid terms? did he roll back parts of obama care? did he stop green energy subsidies? >> he aggressively pursued his ayen da with executive order and smart mess sacking and he won re-election. and that's the memo. now john boehn