cher ami is in the smithsonian. but i think this applies particularly to historical fiction but to any kind of fiction and there's lots of conversations happening now about whose stories are or aren't given writers to tell. and so i think because of how i just wanted to depict them in the first place but also how i wanted to give them personalities, a big thing that i've done that i haven't seen anyone else do, i'm pretty sure he was gay. but he signed one of his suicide notes, i'm a misfit by nature and training and there's an end of it. at the time it would have been a way for someone to kind of come out without coming out. so i had to be -- i felt like i was under a huge obligation to be responsible to both characters. i've never been a pigeon and i've never been a gay soldier. so i thought about tony morrison. she has this great thing where she says on page 15, the ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar is the test of their power. and i thought, yo

that is cher ami. you get a few more pages of her and then you get to chapter two, and that's the start of the story of whittlesey. >> monuments matter most to pigeons and soldiers. some matter more than others. none matters more to me than the soldiers and sailors monument on riverside drive on the upper west side. it's not a monument for my war, the great war, the war that has caused me to be known these past three years as go to hell whittlesey, heroic commander of the lost battalion. instead, the army that won the civil war almost 60 years ago, the soldiers and sailors monument has personal significance for me, when that has nothing to do with war. it's where i, fresh from harvard law school, naive and lonesome, met the man who would be my entrÉe into the double life i head into light show so at the war interrupted. so i will stop there. >> introduce your book and read a bit from it, miles. >> my book is about a guy named james straying, who in the 18 fifties declared himself king of the universe.

and cher made it her mission to save this elephant. >> she did.isten to this. ♪ >> she is singing to the elephant, y'all. the elephant kaavan getting his own personal cher -- >> look at the reaction. ♪ can you believe in life after love ♪ >> all of this will be documented and featured in a documentary set to premier in 2021 on the smithsonian channel. i love a happy ending to a good story. >> put your trunks in the air, everybody. love it. >>> next to santa's helping out on jet skis. >> over in australia. it's for a good cause for charity. the santas went on i believe it's an annual charity ride on these jet skis off the gold coast of australia. >> to help raise money for children in residential care there. there's a lot of santas helping a lot of kids. they're trying to raise lots of money. they raised $10,000. i'm sure people are going to give even more. that's a really nice good news tues story right now. >>> also, 254 cheeses on one pizza. guinness world record broken. a french chef there. >> he weighed out each little piece to make sure he go

and this is cher singing to an elephant.ite how we describe them, this isn't just about trade. neither side defines success solely by whether the best financial outcome has been achieved. far from it. this is about deeply held ideas. or as the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler puts it... it's a clash of ideologies, basically. what the eu want to do, first and foremost, it's not about fish, it's about protecting the single market. that's because the single market is both economically and ideologically central to the very idea of the eu. as a political project, it is unique, and it's also one of the biggest free—trade areas in the world. access to that is arguably the biggest benefit of being an eu member. no wonder the eu wants to protect it. but the economic benefits are just the start. these pictures are from 2018, when angela merkel and emmanuel macron, arm and arm, marked a deeper commitment to france and germany working together. for them, for many within the european union, this commitment to co—operate, to be closer, is

cher was there to welcome the animal.xclusive interview, she has been speaking about how she became invold. >> i met this man, he was a manager and we got in the wrong cars and started talking about elephants. my twitter followers kept bothering me about save cavan. so i had -- i thought, i'm an entertainer, i can't do this. i call this guy and saier do you reme me, we rode in a car together. whato you think about saving an elephant in pakistan? he said, i will go right now. so he wenstthere and f thing he did, he walked into the zoo he said, take off the shackles, give her some water, give us some toys, and they did it. >> thenotouhe elephant flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him. what dide that feel like when arrived? >> it was amazing. it was amazing because -- i had my friends with me and we were amazed that we actually did i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thoughtgo i woulo kistan and i never thought i would bring in alpha and to cambodia. >> is a huge amount of effort for one elephant.

, where cher was there to meet him.n through bob geldof, who was his manager, and we got in the wrong cars and we started talking about elephants. and so my twitter followers kept bothering me about save kavaan, and i was thinking, "yeah, fine," and go to pakistan. and so i had... i thought, "i'm an entertainer, i can't do this." so i called this guy, mark, and i said, "do you remember me? we rode in a car together and what do you think about saving an elephant in pakistan?" and he said, "oh, good, i'll go right now. " and so he went there and the first thing he did, he walked into the zoo, he said, "put a top on the shed, take off the shackles, give us some water, give us some toys," and they did it. and then, cher, you got kavaan flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him. what did that feel like when he arrived? it was amazing. it was amazing because we were also happy, i had my friends with me, and we were amazed that we actually did this. i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thought i would b

and then, cher, you got kavaan flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him.e actually did this. i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thought i would be going to pakistan, and i never thought i would be bringing an elephant to cambodia. it's a huge amount of effort, cher, for one animal, for one elephant. why this one? what was it about his story in particular that you felt was worth you going to pakistan, you going to cambodia to meet him and putting this whole operation together? well, because the kids on my twitter site just kept telling me that i had to do this, and i kept thinking, "well, if ijust don't say anything, they'll go away. "and they didn't. and then they said, "you know, he was shackled and he has these terrible scars around his back legs and that he was shackled and that i had to do something. "you know what they say, cher, elephants never forget. they have a long memory. he's so wonderful. do you think. do you think he knows? i know that's a silly thing, but he had been. 16 years you just described of him being shackled and p

cher, meet katty meet cher — yes i was there too, to hear all about the singers heroic efforts to saveoneliest elephant in pakistan. hello i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. don't expect an agreement to emerge from tonight's ‘dinner of destiny ‘in brussels. that is not really what it's about. this is more about appetite for compromise. we know what the problem is. the uk wants to set its own laws on, labour rules, environmental standards, all of that kind of stuff, but the eu does not want the uk to have privileged access to its single market, if its diverging from their rules is to the uk's competitive advantage. it comes down to sovereignty — which in the end is a political issue. those who voted for brexit find the whole principle of being forced to follow eu rules in perpetuity, as completely undermining the whole purpose of brexit in the first place. so the prime minister and ursula von der leyen must decide whether there is room for compromise, whether there is any purpose to further negotiation, or whether ultimately their demands are just incompatible,

we will tell you how the superstar share step and to help an elephant at the pakistani zoo —— cher.s are on the factory. the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing at least six other people. at 11 o'clock this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills a few minutes to cut through the final obstacle. a minor from calais was shaking hands with his opposite. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines... the us health secretary has said americans could start receiving vaccinations before christmas as drug giant moderna seeks emergency use approval. england's tough lockdown measures appear to be paying off as new covid cases drop by a third since the beginning of the month. more than 13,000 jobs are at risk after the british retail group arcadia went into administration. the group, led by sir philip green, includes high street names like topshop, burton and dorothy perkins. it had been seeking a new injection of cash following lost s

cher is helping an elephant believe in life after love.three decades at a rundown zoo in islamabad, pakistan. he has spent the past eight years languishing alone after the death of his partner in 2012. cher was made aware of kavon's situation on twitter with fans pleading for the well-known animal lover to help him. well, after a long four years of coordinating a rescue effort, kavon is finally free and arrived yesterday at his new home at the cambodia wildlife sanctuary, where cher was there to greet him. to save kaavan, cher helped organize a rescue effort, coordinating with for paws, a global animal welfare organization, american businessman aaron margolis, pakistani authorities and free the wild, an organization co-funded by cher. well, i hope he enjoys his new life. >>> meanwhile, have you grown tired of looking at the walls of your home and wish you could go to a new place to continue remote working? hawaii has got you covered. a group of state officials and community leaders are launching what they're calling hawaii's movers and sha

because this really was this guy's name he didn't make up a name for the edge or all the -- >> you meet cher and i'll be impressed. >> all right you know, he was the former mayor of palm springs. had a restaurant out there >> yeah. great guy. tragic story anyway, moving on to the present day -- >> skiing. >> and this was close, speaking of houses voteses on the house , just a couple votes to get them over the hurdle. they did pass to increase stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, which is what the president says he wants. a name of republicans followed along with the president, they got just over that two-thirds hurdle that means this goes to the senate now its not at all clear what will happen in the united states senate we do expect that chuck schumer will try -- the democratic leader in the senate will try to take up this vote today. any republican could block it. it will put the republicans now in an awkward position of blocking the measure that the president of their own party says he supports and a number of the republican colleagues in the house went for. so we'll see whether they ev

cher was waiting in cambodia to welcome kaban.ing holy water on him. he is now one of the most beloved. cbs news, london. >>> cbs "this morning: saturday" will be right back. >>> as the pandemic drags on people around the world are bracing for still more months stuck at home until a vaccine goes into widespread use. but in japan, people are going to great lengths to get out of the house, and as we report from tokyo, for some, remote workers, the sky is the limit. >> reporter: working from home month after month can give you a bad case of cabin fever. but now, japan has found the antidote to workplace monotony, getting taken for a ride -- on a ferris wheel converted to airborne office cubicles. this amusement park outside tokyo now rents office space with the ultimate stunning views. free wi-fi, but laptop and office water cooler not included. this spokesman said lots of users told us the time just flew by. $18 buys you a lounge chair poolside and one hour in rotation. up to 500 feet in the air. among the 150 takers so far were sei

marco's the man that she couldn't bear to hear it or you know cher no no no. one was probably one of the few that. know. eat so. how did all * those words. ringback live for us in line. numbers well as omar and. i know so many vibrant beautiful homeless people and there's this saying that homelessness is a temporary condition. it's not something that you experience it's a phase of your life but it's not who you are you don't say i am a homeless you say hi i am homeless right now i won't be forever i wasn't before and i won't be forever. he said we're boxed you know. that i'm not going to mom our. children love me don't worry i know you are going to like. her. no matter how bad the. day. you can help mom paint. not enough. good enough. and. the page is here. we done pretty high on here. saying you bring me out. i've never been homeless my entire life until year and a half ago. on the street i live on the street. i'm not sad. i'm actually happy. i work every day towards my dream. i don't think anything is hopeless i just happen to live on the street i haven't fo

cher's. is a warning to. those with a history of allergies. to reveal 6 people died during trials with paralysis a possible side of. the month in the book because i deal with. remarkable getting really emotional while calling for tougher restrictions in the. number of deaths today as appeal hasn't won over everybody. after 15 years germany is a country that does not want to protect its borders against illegal immigration and instead imposing a curfew.

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years singer cher have to campaign for his removal to the sanctuary where he's now settling in alongside a several other elephants pharmaceutical partners pfizer and biotech have submitted their covert 1000 vaccine to the european union for approval the european medicines agency said it could approve the vaccine for use in europe within weeks if the data in the application is sufficient. to prove not where it is have had to impose tight restrictions on public life to curb the spread spread of the coronavirus well that may have saved untold numbers of lives it has been disaster for businesses and many of the employees to vent their anger sounds of peruvians took to the streets raising fears that the protests could in turn cause a for the spike in infections. paolo mccaslin of a news won't touch it means cupcakes company was very popular in the capital. but the business was not considered essential when the lockdown which is devastated the peruvian economy began polow move was among those who had to shut up shop. the pandemic began when we were growing as were many other businesses in peru

greeting on the tarmac from cher, the singer has been a leading supporter of the lonely elephant campaign. dissolves there and these a little story us truck. my committee is seeking approval from american to do european regulations for emergency use of its corona virus vaccine. the u.s. health secretary says if everything goes to plan federal approval for vaccines could be granted in the coming weeks. with pfizer, we have the f.d.a. announced an advisory committee for december the 10th. and if everything is on track, everything proves out what, what it appears to be. we could be looking at approval within days after that. but there are no is basically one week behind that general perna has from operation work speed that will ship within 24 hours of f.d.a. authorization. so we could be seeing both of these vaccines out and getting into people's arms before christmas. the u.s. battleground states, arizona, and wisconsin have become the latest to certify joe biden's election victories john campaign. a republican party had challenged the i was out of results. of course, trump is expected to c

singer cher can't complain for his removal to the sanctuary where he's now settling in alongside several of the elephants one of the world's largest telescopes asked collapsed after 57 years in operation located in puerto rico attack been deteriorating since august and for p.f. words were deemed too dangerous the radio telescope featured in the 1905 james bond film golden eye and was used to track asteroids and study distant planets to prove where it was hard to use have had to impose tight restrictions on public life to curb the spread of the coronavirus while that may have saved untold numbers of lives it has been a disaster for businesses and many of their employees to vent their anger or thousands of true v.m.s. took to the streets raising fears that the protests could enter and cause a further spike in infections. paolo mccaslin ervay knows what hardship means her cupcakes company was very popular in the capital. but the business was not considered essential when the lockdown which is devastated the peruvian economy began polo more was among those who had to shut up shop. the pandem

how superstar cher stepped in to help them find a new home. >>> and the season we are showcasing bay area bright spots. share your holiday lights with us, email your pictures, and videos, to bay area bright spots at kpix.com, or you contact us on social media, with a hashtag kpix5 bright spots. you may just be >>> share helped kickoff a mission to help save the elephants of the world's loneliest after his mate died eight years ago. they campaigned for years to find him a new home, in an animals actuary in cambodia. he had to take a covid-19 test before boarding a russian jumbo jet. and share was waiting in cambodia to welcome him. >>> the pandemic has put a lot of bay area families and a tough spot this holiday season. we are working with food banks and other organizations to help out. alan martin has more on our food for bay area families drive underway. >> reporter: part of our food for bay area families drive, and tracy condron with the redwood credit union is with us, he brought a huge check in a huge amount, $50,000, so generous. tell us about the credit union history commitment

singer cher launched a campaign to save him from miserable conditions like any other travelers avan had a covert test before his flight yet you really did is now settling in alongside several other elephants. ah you're watching the every nears all my life rock and i'm your business magazine made in germany is top next to me at the top of the hour. going to. be faced beers in everyday life but the ones in people's minds are usually their biggest handicap thank people with disabilities. unfortunately you feel a novelty in the modern to fashion model thanks and not because they are less skilled. how do you cultivate cheer at success stories made in germany. doubling. the but. passionate drama competition. why the marketing numbers here by the time and tuition. money millionaire spanish prime start. to go off on you tube. is for me. just for you. beethoven is for. beethoven is for. is for play beethoven 202250th anniversary year long do you. think. over a 1000000000 people in the world live with some kind of a disability and yet we've barely seem to talk about it today are made we're seekin

. >>> in today's "quick hits," singer cher has helped rescue the world east loneliest elephant from decadesivity. >> mcdonald's iconic mcrib sandwich is returning nationwide starting tomorrow. they're partnering with no shave november because they believe mcribs and beards don't go together. >>> tokyo prepares for next year's postponed summer games that remain in place next to the olympic bridge until they finish in august. >>> today we're marking giving tuesday which embraces a movement of individuals and organizations that are making a difference in their communities, and there's never been a more important year than 2020 to highlight all the ways to give back nbc news and msnbc return as the signature media partners of giving tuesday, and this morning we're shining a light on inner city new york. we're hoping students to not only cope but thrive in a school like none other. >> reporter: for this middle school in harlem, it's been a difficult year. >> since the powe dimmick, we have to work from home sometimes the internet can shut off and keep acting up. >> reporter: the mental around em

the bate is escalating cher whether es should be allowed to hold indoor services during the pandemic. back in may agrippa california churches went before the u.s. supreme court with a plea lito allow ous services to resume ago they argued that the governor's limits on how many during the pandemic violated their freedom of religion. at the cold at the time the roles. oted to uphold the saying es should be treated in the same fashion as the secular government go with the addition of y comey barrett and that new court just overturned new york restrictions on indoor worshist saying those ctions do violate it does violate religious liberty. >> there taking catheir to the supreme court again. number bishop hodges and archbishop of san francisco. gentlemen, thank you both for joining. before we get into the allenge before the brain court. arwould you please with us what changes you would like to see to the current restrictions wi. archbishop i begin with you. >> yes, we have been trying to sustain our people during the time of pathis emic. we have about one half million catholics in the arch

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yes, if cher, who is a member of congress ruling finnish party, admitted that his behavior was irresponsible. he apologized for breaching a lockdown rules and a commenting on the ecstasy pill found in his backpack. he said, it's not mine. david coburn, a former member of the european parliament for scotland, says politicians who break lock down rules are undermining public health efforts. it's not setting a good example to the people in a time of america's jimmy. going to have a good laugh about it. you know, the congress, even though it is serious and as much is that people don't want to be set an example like that. it is a goal. if they're out there, politicians are having a tremendous poxy while the rest of us having to isolate, i mean, to look at my hear a lion's mane. i never had hear those loans as i was a student. i was, you know, bob, i'm in bounce. so, you know, i try to be the rules and set the example as a goes a little bit o. away and by, you know, i think it's better people obey the rules overseas. but it's not to, to do the opposite to what you're, you're selling to the public.

field should be equal when it comes to on-site alcohol tastings our goal is that all our call me fat cher's are treated the same way in reopening guidelines when it's time to reopen this is just clearly unfair and we just we need to do something about it. jim woods is the founder of wood's beer and wine company. he says the lawsuit was a last resort to get a fair shake for the state's 1050 craft breweries businesses like his will not be reopening until 2021. but when the time comes breweries want the same privileges as their 4,000 winemaking counterparts i don't think people in the capital necessarily know. >>how dire it with these small so it's important for us to remind them were really struggling. we need every wife line we can get. >>reporting in san francisco. dan thorn kron 4 news. >>to the peninsula now a gym in san mateo county is breaking the stay at home order and operating indoors despite fines 5th this 19 at westlake mall in daly city as allowing guests to exercise right inside of its gym even before the regional stay at home order went into effect last week. so county was in th

tuesday morning, cher atkinson talks about her new book, slanted: how the news media taught us to loveensorship and hate journalism." discusses lessons learned from the polio vaccine that could be applied to the covid-19 vaccine. c-span's "washington be sure toe at 7:00 join the discussion. ♪ but during us today, author and seen in political analyst on his book my vanishing country: a memoir. thanks for joining us on the program today. guest: good morning and happy holidays to everyone watching today. host: what do you mean by that and where did you get that perspective? guest: thank you for asking the question, thank you for having me. it is twofold for me. i'm from a big city in south carolina where we have three stoplights. my mom and dad would always tell me

greeting on the tarmac from cher, the singer has been a leading supporter of the lonely elephant campaign. i dissolves there and these other top story u.s. drug maker, but it is seeking approval from american to european regulations for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. the u.s. health secretary says if everything goes to plan federal approval for vaccines could be granted in the coming weeks.

wealth lean now according to were found in his backpack were in his resignation, letter, years of cher, who as a member of hungary's ruling fatah party, admitted that his behavior was irresponsible. he apologized for breaching knocked out rolls and commenting on the ecstasy pill found in his backpack. he said it's not mine. david coburn, a former member of the european parliament for scotland, says politicians who break the lock down rules are undermining public health efforts. but it's not setting a good example to the people in a time of america's general. going to have a good laugh. we're going to, you know, the congress, even though it is serious and as much is that people do what we set an example like that in order to go live there around their politicians are having a tremendous party while the rest of us i'm, i reach isolated when you look at my hear a lie, i never had hail as long as i was a student. i was, you know, barbara in months or, you know, i try to be the rules and set examples of those a little bit o. way by, you know, i think it's better people obey the rules overse

it and having a gay child was in the story like having a kid with brown eyes him as natty as cher nat and nks i just want my children to be happy one is straight and in the military one is gay and a lawyer and i and that fixing them both at the nats that christmas said and i'm much more successful at doing that in the movie than i am in real life. not for a prime's when i hear stories of i cannot imagine a sadder thing i'm trying to think what my kid could come to me with outside of mean spirited behavior other humans or book but i mean she's a say you know when i hear these stories that i don't want to tell my mother and follow thank my god they have missed the whole point of it it is such that your are. you know i do stand that backed of course on my gigs were canceled to send us a lot down started but one that i had that i did m p 10. i do a little q. and a after at my arnie hands and one guy said that you now. when he came out his man was very upset and didn't around a. desert island have a relationship with their son anymore. and you now i kind of. turned it upside down and i sai

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cher was governor across england and wales but equally could be a little bit of brightness perforatings mild interlude of weather today and that is because we have got south—westerly winds but they really escalate this evening across scotland, northern ireland, pushing their way southwards, a significant amount of rain falling for many areas, and other potential inch and those winds gusting in excess of 70 mph could easily bring them to use our power lines. the combination of those gusty winds, very gusty in land as well so some storm force winds around exposed coastlines but the combination of the winds and the rain making for some treacherous conditions on the roads so most likely to be some disruption. that's rain the strong wind still abound in the morning so a wild night in a well stuck to our sunday but behind the cold air establishes itself so some icy patches in the north, some snow in the showers to lower levels and eventually that wintry weather, that cold i will fill southwards through the day. most of the re—showers will be across central and northern areas but i think by t

and so many you know i thought it when i think about church and when i think about cher for lacke your father and your stepfather and some of us i assume your father who was the. it worked in the government might have been more of let's say a smooth crooner whereas the jazz musician must have been discordant like miles on but just proof for something for to have you in the middle that that stretch bad that that certainly would open a young kid's head up and probably scare the living hell out of him because you were going to stimuli from all over the map right where you were a frightened good or just an angry wonder how would you classify yourself look at back it's it's difficult you know when you're a kid and you have all these feelings and you know my real father was super strict and very militant and not a chip and there was no fooling around and then the other guy was 'd you know a drug addict. wild man and they were just nobles and nothing you notice and do whatever you want go out maybe i'll see if you come back here to sleep you know. so it i think as a kid i had all kinds of fee

cher husband said she gave hess last breath to the machine that they gave to others to survive covid-this is cnn breaking news. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> biden campaigning in georgia for the two senate candidates in next month's runoff which will determine control of the senate. comes shortly after mcconnell finally acknowledged biden as esident-elect.

thank you so much for watching this year as we provided he isen cher coverage.i wish you and all my friends and family a very merry christmas and happy >>> a lot of rain sitting off the coast. we do have rain for christmas day but the specifics and timing and how much, that's what matters. we will look at that coming up in detail in the forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> we'll see you then. thank you. >>> it was less crowded in union square than it would be during a typical christmas eve. still shoppers hit stores taking advantage of the final few hours. they were out for festive photos, last minute gifts, and to simply get out of the house. under the stay-at-home order retail stores can operate at 20% capacity. depending where people were shopping there were moderate leans or in some cases none at all. >> i like going outside and during the whole pandemic, i have been in the house with them. it's always a good experience to get some fresh air. >> one union square worker told us without international tourists the crowds were much smaller. it was also less

first economy cher flight will be on december 29. >>> apparently queen elizabeth is hiring.ounds like a pretty good gig. >> reporter: the queen is looking to hire a new personal assistant in the private secretary's office at buckingham palace. the person will be in charge of managing requests, coordinating meetings, appointments and drafting correspondent. it comes with a two year contract and a salary of $50,000 a year. there is travel involved. >> i am sure there is a lot of travel involved. a lot of good perks. why not? >> yes indeed, exactly. >> thank you so much. we'll see you again when the stock market opens at 6:30. >> all right. >> i don't know, ladies. i feel like that salary is low. 50 grand for working for the queen? throw in a crown jewel or something, right? >>> muni trains making their big return, when the busiest lines will roll out again. that is next on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> good morning to the south bay from our mount hamilton camera from lake observatory. you see some high serous clouds. it's a chilly start. i'll have your full forecas

cher husband said she gave hess last breath to the machine that they gave to others to survive covid-19. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> biden campaigning in georgia for the two senate candidates in next month's runoff which will determine control of the senate. comes shortly after mcconnell finally acknowledged biden as esident-elect. a white house adviser responded to that saying, quote, you can't always get what you want. we are following other breaking pandemic news. health care workers are now getting pfizer vaccine at 425 sites across the united states and the fda is expected to grant emergency use authorization for the moderna vaccine within the next few days. the need has never been greater. the u.s. coronavirus death toll now stands at more than 302,000 people with more than 16.6 million cases and hospitalizations here in the united states right now are at an all-time high. >>> let's begin our coverage this hour with president-elect biden's return to th

i blew it up and put it on the back of the book but that's where i first became friends with mike cherwith him. >> jimmy: wow, that is -- and aryale's sister is married to seth meyers. >> yes, we have so many connections. >> jimmy: that's wild. i love that story. thanks for telling me. i want to talk to you about your new children's book, "the world needs more purple people." i love the idea about this book it's the number one "new york times" best seller so congrats on that. >> thank you very much >> jimmy: how did the idea come about? i think you're a great person to do this, because are you kind, are you curious, can you be really ridiculously silly i kind of think that you do all these things >> i try you know, purple is obviously a little bit of a metaphor it's not super under the radar one of my other best friends, ben and i, we were having a family dinner two years ago. you just wrote a children's book, so it takes a long time. it takes like two years. >> jimmy: i agree. >> right so we were sit thing at the table and notice thing very polarizing political culture seep into our k

batman and robin, sonny and cher, i would put powell and yellen right up there with them. [laughter] alix: that is an image for you. guy: yeah. i can certainly see it happening. nick, let's talk about what this means for the rest of the world. the dollar is going down. the euro is through $1.20. people are talking about it going towards $1.30. how do other central banks respond? nick: here's the thing with currencies. it is a zero-sum game. not all currencies can appreciate or depreciate together. competitive as a function of having a lower currency, and i think the u.s. recognizes that. the u.s. dollar is likely to be under further pressure as a result of some fiscal stimulus that comes down the chute, whether it is $500 billion or $1 trillion. but ultimately, i think the dollar doesn't really matter as much. i think what you want to see it continued accommodation from all central banks globally, which is why when we think about portfolio construction, we are firmly planted in the front end. the likelihood of front end yields rising or central banks hiking interest rates

not to say that every single schoolteach cher get the vaccine but let's take sure we're doing this asening schools. >> no one is saying when the vabsine comes that all precaution should go out the window. we should still practice safety measures and wear masks until the middle of next year. how do you square those two things, specifically that plan from president-elect biden to get back, to get kids back into schools within the first 100 days? >> well, actually, president-elect biden had two really important caveats, and those are very much things that i wrote in this op-ed on november 30th to "the hill" which is you need the resources to make sure that schools are safe and that educators have the instructional tools they need for kids. you also need the resources for kids to have those instructional tools like connectivity and the devices. so resources are really, really, really important. but the second thing you need is you need those safety and health protocols. and because we haven't had a national plan, we're not going to all of a sudden get the national plan that we need, i thi

she's worked with everyone from meryl streep and cher to ted the bear.day on netflix. say hello to amanda seyfried. i'm hoping because it's just after midnight that i am the first to wish you a happy birthday. >> you're the second. i just got a text asking if it was my birthday. >> jimmy: oh, well that doesn't count at all. in fact, that's in the negative category, as far as i'm concerned. [ laughter ] >> thanks for being the first. >> jimmy: that's right. >> i really appreciate it. >> jimmy: do you have any plans? are you allowed to have plans right now? >> i have no plans. there's going to be dueling cakes. my sister-in-law is going to make a cake and my mom's going to make a cake and i'm going to eat them both. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is literally a dueling cake situation because they're making the same kind of cake? >> no. they're not. >> jimmy: okay, all right. because that would be cruel to pit them against each other in that way. >> i hope. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is something i've though about doing. you did something very special for you

mull and his wife cher have stepped up with a matching contribution.my fallon has also just joined the cause and is helping us really elevate it and really get the word out. so this is something we really are trying to do between now and the end of the year because we know that kids are waiting for them. as i was watching the news that you were just running i was thinking let's not forget the kids, you know. let's not forget the kids. with all of the bad news that's going on, with all of the crisis. there are kids in all those family who's need us. >> you're going to make me cry. let's not forget the kids. i'm so happy we can bring this to you, our small of helping out, i'm certainly going to donate, i think it's so important. dr. suess is our favorite in this house. >> mine too. >> there's a woket in my pocket is teddy's personal favorite. kyle zimmer, we thank you for your time, thank you so much. that's going to do it for me. you're going outside wear a mask. more coverage after a quick break. quick break. >>> good afternoon, everyone, from new york

. >> ali very well cher, i'm not what the weird obsession donald trump has with you, but i get it. think you're amazing. he's obsessed with ali. what is happening? i think it's because you're an original kenyan muslim. i think that gets to him. i'm going to cheat again and pick a tie between the health care workers, who i think are the heroes of the whole world. but also the black woman activist. stacey abrams, but also people like latasha brown. it's a three-way tie. >> absolutely. >> sri to say these health care workers are battling -- they're fighting a war against covid. and they could not, i don't believe we as a country could not have taken four more years of this kind of leadership. and i think about what they'd be going through if people like latasha brown, people like stacey abrams, if the black lives matter activists, wnba strong young women hadn't come out and said we are changing the politics of this country for the better. wither going to stop donald trump and make him a one-term president. i thank god every day for the activists who won this election. >> absolutely. >

. >>> once called the loneliest elephant has arrived at a wildlife sanctuary and we have cher to thankshe helped pay for a legal team to fight for his relief. a gift from sri lanka and and ad situation was so dire and only companion died eight years ago. free to roam in an open space with a large herd of other elephants. she got you, babe. i don't know. >> she did. >> there was a long pause where i considered should i say it and then i just decided to say it. >> good, friend. >> why not? why not? let's talk about what is going on weather wise. we got you as far as the fog. look at this. getting thicker down in the south bay. san jose at 87 trying to look north near san jose maneta international. you can't see it from the shark tank. welcome to the first day of winter. hazy sunshine and mild temperatures. guess what begins today. our earliest sunset. starts today and lasts through the tenth of this month. in case you're wondering about the latest sunrise, it's 7:25 in the morning and it goes from december i think about 31st to around january 10th. and moving on, extended forecast absent