>> i told you to be at the chick-fil-a. >> which chick-fil-a. >> by the avenue mall. >> you need to gohere. let me talk to them right now. >> once again, the call was abruptly cut off. quinn sounded frantic. was it possible she had a gun to her head? investigators tried to trace the calls, but they were all so short that an exact location couldn't be pinpointed. and according to detective howard cole, reid gray was becoming unhinged. >> he was scared and he was a nervous wreck. he was worried for himself. he was worried for her. he was worried for his family. >> but before reid left for the chick-fil-a he got another call. there was a problem at the money drop point. >> they spotted three fed cars near chick-fil-a so i don't know where i'm going now. you need to wait for more instruction. >> were the sheriff's undercover teams spotted at the chick-fil-a and is that what quinn meant by fed cars. moments later cayman ominous text from quinn. i know you want me dead. >> reid texted back. i don't know if that's quinn. i have your $50,000. stop -- with me. just give me my wife. there was no

chick-fil-a was a thing for me. for me, i like chick-fil-a, i love chick-fil-a.s easy when people you don't like their stuff like papa johns, i don't care, i'm from new york, i know what pizza tastes like. but chick-fil-a, whoa! >> i would have been in trouble if it was a co-op. >> this was real. when i got to charlotte, which is where the dnc convention was and it was chick-fil-a everywhere. i was like i'm boycotting them. even if i weren't, can you imagine msnbc anchor seen with chick-fil-a bag at dnc. >> it's a shot where you are running with the bag. >> i had moments where i thought about who was looking. i was standing in front of chick-fil-a. one chick -- i mean how is this going to hurt gains. it's a sandwich. this is not right. >> then you had to walk away. >> 15 years ago, we were all cracker barrel. they were the homophobic one. they are cooler with gay people, so i had to move on. >> i was such a jerk, i was a progressive racist against cracker barrel. i was like that sounds right. the one with the porch swing. >> that doesn't sound quite progressive.

>> work at chick-fil-a. >> to work at chick-fil-a. >> i heard you love chick-fil-a. >> i'm pretty sureat chick-fil-a, i can get you on there. >> it's okay. >> i have a feeling your career is going to take you a lot of places. it's interesting, why do you think about quitting. >> i almost quit because my family came from iowa for christmas and i haven't been home an in while and they were ready to pack up and go to virginia i wanted to be with them. and it drove me almost to the point of wanting to quit gymnastics. >> i don't believe that people realize what it takes to win one of these, and we have your gold medals here. [applause] >> these are the real deal. it's not easy to end up on that platform, i can why it would be frustrating. you told in the book one of the ways to keep strong, your faith. >> my faith plays a big role in my life and i don't know where i would be without it. and god has kept me safe and woke me up every single morning and i remember watching the olympics and, my lips are moving and that is me prayer and i pray before every competition and right as the judge's h

meanwhile, at chick-fil-a, the ceo of the popular chain cooked up trouble with some very public comments opposing gay marriage. the comments created a divide between protestors and supporters, some of whom participated in a successful chick-fil-a appeciation day. and, in a shocking move, twinkie maker hostess closed its doors, claiming a strike by a bakers' union put the company out of business. the brand laid off 18,000 employees. chuck coppola picks up the story from there. nothing draws a crowd like the last of anything. even if its made of artificial ingredients such as cellulose gum, which is also found in rocket fuel. such is the send-off consumers are giving to the last twinkies made for now in the u.s. and sent off to market. a sugar-rush worthy of black friday fell throughout chicago supermarket chain jewel-osco. the last 20,000 boxes of twinkies distributed by hostess brands were snapped up as if it was the fountain of youth in a sponge cake. "i used to eat them. when i was a kid, i enjoyed them." hostess brands filed for bankruptcy november 16th. since then, a cream-filled wav

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prairie chickens should be prairie chick-fil-a.ll and let colonel sanders sort it out. >> dana: eric, let me ask him a free market question. they have every sector propreserve this land. there are ways to get involve involved. but they are punishing on the energy companies in the west. >> eric: if it's not? it's the lesser prairie chicken. >> kimberly: not even the greater. >> eric: the west texas lizard shut down -- >> dana: but they protected the lizard. >> eric: remember the delta smelt from california to divert it away from farmers? we have our own endangered species on "the five." bob beckel. greater studio bison. >> dana: have you had a prairie chicken? >> bob: let me make a point. check that. every president i know -- >> dana: but obama hasn't to deal with this. >> bob: reagan did, bush did. even does. >> dana: doesn't you think it's odd? >> bob: it says west texas will be decimateed economically because of the chickens. and oil. go up to oil rigs to stuff themselveses in to it? >> eric: they can't -- you are 100% right. sol

it was, belief of the ceo of chick-fil-a. unfortunately reality in today's polarized world with social media, those of us who are willing to speak out have to understand that there is the possibility that those who disagree with us are going to use that against us in this crazy world of social media. and they can do that fairly effectively. melissa: catherine, i want to ask you more about that on the other side of this break and i also want to ask you guys, ceo of fedex, fred smith of fedex had a different approach to this. i want to get your reaction to the other side of the break. so don't move. we'll pick up with "money"'s executive roundtable. next big vernment bailout this time. the federal housing administration heading toward collapse t could cost taxpayers billions. we'll get to that and so much more "money" coming up! stay with us. melissa: we are back now with "money"'s executive roundtable. jim amos, chairman of tasty delight and plan net smoothie. catherine monson from fast signs and jamie of white castle. catheri

>> we know what happened with chick-fil-a earlier in the year. melissa: right. >> that wasn't a political stance. it was a belief of the ceo of chick-fil-a, but the unfortunate reality in today's polarized world with social media, those of us who are willing to speak out have to understand there's a possibility that those who disagree with us are going to use that against us in this crazy world of social media. and they can do that fairly effectively. melissa: catherine, i want to ask you more about that on the other side of this break. i also want to ask you guys, fred smith, ceo of fedex, fred smith had a different approach to this. i want to get your reaction to the other side of this break. don't move, we'll pick up with "money"'s executive roundtable and the truth whether higher taxes will hurt businesses as some say when we come back from this break. excuse me, we have breaking news right now. we'll go to adam shapiro to bring breaking news. what do you have? >> it involves netflix. apparently the company and ceo reed hastings received well

you wanted to work back at home at a chick-fil-a. why? >> yeah. i wanted to work at chick-fil-a. wanted to quit the sport because i was very homesick. my family came to iowa for christmas. it was all said and done. christmas was over. it went by so fast. they were ready to go back home to virginia. and i wanted to go with them. but the whole thing about it, i was very homesick. i hadn't gone home in a while. so, i wanted to quit. but at the end of the road, everyone sat me down and told me, don't ever quit. and just keep striving. the olympics are almost there. and now, i look back on it. if i had quit, i never would have won these. and medals are practically made out of your blood, sweat and tears. >> and the london olympics wouldn't have been the same without having you here. one thing i took away from this book is your mom really is a hero. what an amazing woman. raising four children. you were living out of a car at times. you struggled financially. she always pushed you. you overcame racism. you overcame a lot in your battle to get these gold medals. what do you want readers

the head of chick-fil-a said he was against marriage equality. kiss-in, people in favor of gay marriage. it's not just chicken anymore. this is how hyperpartisan our country has become. >> do you believe america is the best democracy money can buy? >> america is the best democracy, absolutely. as i write in my article. in the last presidential cycle we sent over $2

and in the chick-fil-a bowl, lsu battles clemson. >>> coming up, tough economy or not, moviegoers spentd setting $10.8 billion at the box office in 2013. >>> plus, we're going to take you to one of the cutest places on earth. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back on this last day of 2012. tonight the areas of concern for driving, if you're going to be in missouri, kansas, light snow is expected, just enough to cover the roads. it will be a little slippery there. mostly just rain, though, for oklahoma, arkansas, and also portions of texas. very cold tonight at midnight in the northern plains. minneapolis all the way up to chicago. the temperatures will be plummeting later tonight. the dakotas, wisconsin, iowa, make sure you bundle up for extreme cold. for new year's day, the light snow washes out as it heads east. looks like a quiet but chilly start to the new year. >> bundle up is right. thanks. >>> "the hobbit" continues to rule them all at the box office. "the lord of the rings" prequel earned $32.9 million this weekend, making it the third week on top. number two

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. > and chick-fil-a also getting a mention by you as well. > > that's right. > good to have you on the show today. that is daniel diermeier, he is a professor at the kellogg school of management. always a pleasure. > > thank you very much for having me. up next, commodities setting up for breakouts or break-downs by the end of the year. chart talk is next. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20 of your favorite chicken mcnuggets. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] more ways to love mcnuggets. ♪ gary kozlowski of united futures trading company joins us now for chart talk. good morning gary, hope you had a great christmas. > > certainly did. lots of gifts, and i didn't have to give that money out this year for a change. > interesting year for you. let's talk about the charts going into the end of the year. i know you watch c

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i also had the good fortune of meeting a meant more from chick-fil-a who taught me basic biblical principles and it has served well. our nation finds itself in a situation where we need some backbone, we need to make very difficult decisions. so often we have a conversation about how do we create enough revenue to solve the problem. i learned early in my 20's that if you have a problem with spending, there's not enough revenue to make up for it. we have a spending problem, ladies and gentlemen, in america, and not a revenue problem. so it's very difficult for us to fix the problems in a nation with $16 trillion of debt, with an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion by simply talking about raising revenues of the top 2%. you can take all the revenue, all the revenue from the top 2% and you simply could not close the annual deficit. that's a challenge. it's a challenge and it's a place where senator jim demint has led. senator jim demint has led in a way that few others have led and he's been consistent, he's been transparent and he's been succinct, and that is why there is no way to fill hi

chick-fil-a executives after they spoke out about gay americans. no more twinkies for now.tess filed for bankruptcy over union fight. no pretty picture at kodak either. it's failed to adapt to the digital photographfy. the worst u.s. drought in five decades scorching much of the u.s. raising proxs on corn to beef. in tech news, tablet wars continue. apple ipad mini and the microsoft surface tablet battling it out for the holiday shopping dollars. facebook looked like it would get a life on wall street with the initial public offering. but worries about re-knews scared investors and it wasn't the phenomenal everyone expected. face calf cliff is a real cliff hanger as washington tried to make a deal with half a trillion in tax increases and spending cuts looming. look at the year in biz. no new york, brenda buttner. >> doug: thank you. lawmakers have two being assignments to finish before the end of the year. up next, i ask the fox all-stars if congress can get it all done. lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot

chick-fil-a, the owner of chick-fil-a which is a privately held christian company made a statement inlical definition of marriage. and that launched a nationwide protest from gay rights activists and also from a number of democrats. and at one point you had leaders. so major put the company out of business. not allowing them to open up new stores simply because they held to a biblical tenet they did not agree with. >> juliet: i covered this story. i was very interested in the demise of the twinkie and hostess, of course. now what really went on there. whose fault was this? >> this was a case of the unions cutting off their twinkies despite their dingdongs. [ laughter ] >> whoa. >> yikes. you had a situation where this 82-year-old company had been in bankruptcy, really struggling. a dozen unions understood this and they were working with the company. agreeing to concessions and cut backs and things of that nature. but the baker's union said no way, we're north going to do it and they held to the fire and hostess said hey, look, if you guys don't back off we are going to lose the compan

>> at chick-fil-a. >> brian: you were going to quit? was her reaction? >> she was heart broken and didn't want her daughter to come home as a quitter and say i wish i would have gone to the olympics. so she did the mom thing and said, stick with it. i mean, you're going to see this again. this is not forever. this is only temporary. so just stick with it. and know that if you don't make it to the olympics, then we can say we tried everything. >> gretchen: sounds like a wonderful parent with good advice and your brother also convinced you to stick it out. obviously it paid off for you in a big way and a lot of it had to do with your faith. you are a strong christian? >> it was all worth it and my faith play has big role in my life. i don't know where i would be without it tonight. you see my lips moving, and that's me praying. >> brian: i don't know if you know, we have a huge history at fox friends friends with outstanding gymnasts and as great as you were, this other woman, who is that? mary lieu rotten, she felt she had to -- mary lou

it's like chick-fil-a, the same thing.le came and said we're going to support chick-fil-a. they got that support. this is a big one because if hobby lobby wins this, they probably already lost it, but if they somehow prevail in the courts, there are a lot of faith-based companies, founders of companies that would like to do the same. the question is, will there be anyone else besides churches and religious organizations that get waivers? at one point unions were getting waivers, states looking to get waivers. if anyone else gets a waiver for any reason, i would say hobby lobby and faith-based organization, even if they're for profit should have the option to get a waiver for it. >> juliet: definitely. >> kelly: the judge in this case, though, here is the interesting thing. the judge, you heard about this, it turns out that the justice who ruled against this christian business, hobby lobby, previously ruled in favor of muslim inmates. what's up with that? >> eric: sotomayor. all you can say is faith is under fire. it's unde

. >> we also debate marriage for homosexuals which cost chick-fil-a dearly because people said their the right to have that opinion or express it through contributions to groups. this is absurd to suggest that you can take away the gun from jovan belcher through any means other than denying it to all people. when he said why did he own one? i just suggested to you hundreds of thousands times a year american citizens protect themselves and the ultimate purpose for putting it in the constitution was founding fathers who believed some day you might have a tran cal government. i know people don't like that suggestion. but that was the reason they put it in there. >> i think we all agree it's the person responsible for this crime is jovan belcher. you can argue about what led to the moment. but -- >> one last thought. would an nfl player of 225 pound his size have ended the life of the mother of his child without a gun. i would asking you he could have done it without a gun. that's a sad statement. i feel for kasandra perkins. she is the real victim. maybe if she owned a gun she would be

. >> you said you were going to work at chick-fil-a? >> yeah.ant. >> how did she convince you not to give up? >> we sat down and had a long conversation. she told me to keep fighting, keep pushing. i'd rather you come home as a fighter than a quitter. >> that is the story of your life. and you open up about it in the book. you fought against so much. you grew up, when you were a little baby, your family was homeless, living in a van, for a period of time. >> yeah. >> you also were a victim of bullying and even racism, in school. how did you fight back against that? >> it definitely made me stronger. and to this day, i mean, i have a forgiving heart. so, i forgive them. and i move on. and hope to, you know -- i wish them the best. and it definitely made me stronger and motivated me to achieve my dreams. >> and one of the most complicated relationships you had to deal with was the relationship with your father. hadn't seen him for so many years until he showed up at the olympics. that had to be difficult to deal with. >> it really was difficult si

thinking about going to work at chick-fil-a. no joke. she has a new book out.d ooh book y bookera big decision to make. >> stay as mayor? >> senator, i think. that's just me chiming in. >> 39 minutes after the hour. in minnesota, waking up with work to do. as much as 17 inches of snow waiting to be shovelled outside. it looks nice from here. alexandra steele is in for rob marciano. >> they like it there. the banner in "the star tribune" says welcome back, winter. the biggest snow there in two years. last season, 22 inches the entire season. this is a lot of their economy too, of course. all of the snow in the winter and now finally we've seen it. maplewood, 14 inches. north of the metro area, picked up between 14 and 17 inches of snow and in minneapolis right now, 14 degrees, feeling like 3. so the arctic air in place, but when you look at the radar, the radar has moved this way, but the arctic air not in the northeast. you can see the line. everything from the record snow in minneapolis to record heat potential until new york, washington, pensacola, and then s

siblings, and said that he was in danger of dropping out of school when he got a job at a chick chick-fil-aranchise, and the manager there sort of took him under his wing. >> yeah, that's correct. he's got a very compelling story. it's not a bad thing for the republican party at a time when it's doing some soul searching and trying to make inroads or looking for how it can make inroads into ethnic minority voting populations. so having tim scott as a senator and any hundred of these guys can make news on any given day just because they're a senator is going to be, could be very helpful for the republican party. and tim scott, i had interviewed him in the past couple of years, and one of the things he told me that i was struck with is that it ebb -- the things were a lot harder to fix than he imagined, and i think he envisionses for himself a very long political career in washington d.c. and as a senator who should win election in 2014 to serve out the remainder of senator demint's term, given the type of state he comes from and his politics, he could have a very long and possibly bright fut

. >> i wanted to quit right before the olympic games, and i wanted to work at chick-fil-a and join other? >> i was very homesick. my family came to iowa to celebrate christmas with me, and before i knew it was all said and done and went by so fast. they were ready on to pack up and go back to virginia and i wanted to go with them because i was very homesick and wanted to go home because i missed it so bad. >> she says her brother was also an athlete talked her into sticking with it. good for you. >>> president obama in michigan at the detroit diesel corporation. we're looking at remarks there. he's going to address middle class families. president talking about the economy and focusing on the expiring tax cuts as we near this fiscal cliff. we're going to bring their remarks live as they happen. first, christine romans has a look at what it would be like he if the country let those tax cuts expire, and we go off the so-called fiscal cliff. >> reality track says one in three homes sold short. right now you don't owe taxes on the forgiven debt. on the other side of the fiscal cliff you do.