not just courageous, but christ-like because that's what christ has done for us. and so that is the man. and that's the impact. and i think it's going to have a real positive impact on our community in bringing us together. >> and a fund page has been set up by a swasey family friend in honor of the fallen officer. innovative sonicare technology with up to 27% more brush movements versus oral b. get healthier gums in 2 weeks guaranteed. innovation and you. philips sonicare save when you buy the most loved rechargeable toothbrush brand in america. but i've managed.e crohn's disease is tough, except that managing my symptoms was all i was doing. and when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. and that in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers,

go, tell it on a mountain that jesus christ was born. go tell it on the mountains over the hills and everywhere go tell it on the mountain that jesus christ was born >> an angel came to hell jesus' birth -- hail jesus' birth go tell it on the mountain over the hills and everywhere go tell it on the mound that jesus christ is born karen: significance here in boston and around the country, both of how are you today? oh my goodness. black nativity is so wonderful. i cannot tell you how many times i have had an opportunity to see it. when did you become involved? >> i became involved around 1993 when i had my two daughters in the production and i just ushered every show for about seven or eight years and i started performing around 2000. >> i come out on whatever song i am signed -- a signed on that particular show. i sing joy to the world, i sing >> is born and whatever else i karen: how about you? >> i started out a long time ago , learning to sing well to college and i went to new york city and i came back here years later and john said y

i think part of that is you have to kneel down and be focused on christ. it truly is the body and blood of christ, it is the agent and current teachings of the church. >> chis: again we will give the website so you can read about these things. held in purgatory? >> father: the church has always said that held exists. it has never said that anyone is in hell. the reason they don't say that is in the new testament, jesus says, who are you to say who is good or bad? the reason it is so important is hell means that i truly have free choice and i can choose not to love god. i am not compelled, that is the way that he made us and that is the whole point of the story. purgatory means that if you are going to be in heaven, you cannot have all of these false. you have to be a completely nice guy. purgatory is the taking away of and purifying to become part of the saints in heaven. >> chis: the priesthood? >> father: there are two types of priesthood, like me, i am a priest and we refer to that as the ministerial priesthood, but there is also the priest of the valid

you've got to focus on christ. he truly is the body and blood of christ, that is the ancient and current teachings of the church. >> piffle. we will give the website where you can read more about all of these things. purgatory. >> the church is always said exists. it has never said anyone is in. the presumption is that they are there, for the reason they don't say that is in the new testament, jesus says, who are you to say who is good or bad? that is god's decision alone. the reason it is so important is it means, i truly have free choice. i can choose not to love god. i am not -- i am not compelled. that's the way he made us. that's the whole point the story of adam and eve. >> purgatory. >> purgatory means that if you're going to be in heaven, you can't have all of these faults. you've got to be a nice guy. you can't say, i like chris, but he's got a lot of problems there. purgatory is the taking away of that. purifying us to become part of the saints in heaven. >> the priesthood. >> people may be confused in th

we believe that in christ, we are all one. national barriers and racial barriers and stereotypes are broken down or extinguished, dissolved. that is crucial. that's my hope and vision for the communion. my prayer for the communion is it will be a place which says in a world of immense diversity coming at you in your face, there is hope to live together, to be a people who collaborate for the common good, serving christ and the anglican commute is one of those bodies that should demonstrate that. >> just to take one example, would you let -- i guess you have no choice, but to let each province then sort of approach the issue of the role of women sort of at their own pace. >> yes. we do. at their own pace, given that it took the church of england just over 30 years from saying there is no doctrinal objection to the ordination of women as bishops to the point where we ordained women as bishops, at our own pace is not always noticeably swift. >> so you have done a lot of work in africa and the issue of religious violence is pressi

jesus christ who is your ad firm, sterling cooper raper pryce? really makes me mad, men. get it, mad men. hey! it's a holiday pun. it's a hol pun. but seriously, spike your best friend's eggnog. what kind of clothe regular you selling, cosby sweaters? that's right, ( bleep )! i haven't forgotten about you! getting late in the year. i still remember that ( bleep ). ( laughter ) all right, but, seriously, you know, this ad is disgusting. i mean, who's their target demo, bill cosby? i had to do it again. i'm sorry. i'm sorry! i can't help it! no, guys. this ad is so awful it makes bloomingdale's look like cosby's hotel room. i can't! ( applause ) i apologize. no, guys! stop! you're encouraging me. this is-- i admit, i have a problem, okay. ( laughter ) but not as big a problem as bill cosby. all right? okay. ( applause ) that's it. no, seriously. i am done. no. i can stop the the at four, rea. unlike cosby. okay, i really am done. i really am done. okay. and bloomingdale's-- ( laughter ) bloomingdale's isn't the only big company mired in a christmas

not just courageous, but christ-like, because that's what christ has done for us. that is the man, and that's the impact -- and i think it's going to have a real positive impact on our community of bridging us together. >> and scott, i mean, this officer, swasey, was an incredibly diverse individual. he was also a very talented athlete, we're all learning, a nationally ranked ice skater. >> oh, yes. >> what did you know about that part of his history and we're looking at a beautiful black and white picture of him right now, as an ice skater. >> well, you know, he talked about that, but, you know, garrett wasn't a guy that boasted in himself. he was talented. i always thought that garrett was like a utility field on a baseball team. he could do all kinds of things and he was good at them. he was bright, he was intelligent. last week we played together, music together on a worship team. and i just got -- he got a kick out of, when we had finished, we had gone through a song before the congregation and i had played the wrong chords through the whole song. and he just

how old when you wrote "jesus christ superstar"? >> about 22. >> stephen: damn you again!? >> very good question. this time, seriously, we thought again about other ideas to do, but what really, really turned me on to the idea was the bob bb dylan line did jesus have god on his side. >> stephen: jesus was the hero. >> he is. >> stephen: he has the opening song. >> yes. >> stephen: can you play a little bit of that? >> i can. ♪ ♪ ♪ my mind is clearer now-- at last all too well ♪ i can see where we all soon will be ♪ jesus! you've started to believe ♪ the things they say of you you really do believe ♪ this talk of god is true (cheers and applause) >> stephen: so why did you want to write about a dictator in argentina? >> it was written in 1975 at a time when britain was very much in turmoil and there was a miner's strike that nearly brought the government down and a huge sense of unrest. we wrote it very much against that. >> stephen: the song everybody knows from that immediately is "don't cry for me argentina." jon batiste, would you come over here? (applause) jon, andrew.

christians believe jesus christ is presented in shadow and form.e benefit of the new testament and writers we do it through those lenses we can see jesus clearly and have our own epiphany. >> i am just impressed at the scholarly intellectual level of study here you have put in your life. besides politics, this is your passion. >> i've had a lot of good mentors and have been in the right direction. and i have a final plug for them, i have 21,000 plugs for them. and i am able to do incredible research. it's not that hard. no brag. >> i studied theology and took latin in high school. the level of knowledge and foundational knowledge that you have here is spectacular. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> talking about the book about salvation history was interesting to me. >> well, yes. a lot of people think the bible is just nice stories to add spiritual implications but we conservative christians believe that the bible presents history. and it's not all of history. there are all kinds of gaps. it's a history about god's intervention in human history, to p

that points to christ?a little way like a ben herr. it covers the birth and death of the christ child. it covers the real saint nicklaus but my santa character is unlike any other santa character that you have ever met. how does he become immorality and what does it mean? >> so what i'm getting of that is that you have santa in a chariot like ben herr with the whip, whipping around the roman. >> you don't have to read it now, bill. >> damn. >> i like the book, beck. i read a little of it today. the immorality nic -- nicholas. beautiful cover when it's winter out, beck. >> it's snowing outside now. >> part 2 of the cornell controversy. student paper up there actually sticking up for watters kind of, sort of. right back. [eerie music] i am the ghost of cookies' past...residue. oh...so gross. well, you didn't use pam. so it looks like you're stuwith me! bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that's why there's pam. (vo) wit runs on optimism.un on? it's what sparks ideas. moves the world forward.

that points to christ?le way like a ben herr. it covers the birth and death of the christ child. it covers the real saint nicklaus but my santa character is unlike any other santa character that you have ever met. how does he become immorality and what does it mean? >> so what i'm getting of that is that you have santa in a chariot like ben herr with the whip, whipping around the roman. >> you don't have to read it now, bill. >> damn. >> i like the book, beck. i read a little of it today. the immorality nic -- nicholas. beautiful cover when it's winter out, beck. >> it's snowing outside now. >> part 2 of the cornell controversy. student paper up there actually sticking up for watters kind of, sort of. right back. heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. [special effects] lisa! what took you so long? duracell quantum lasts longer in 99% of devices,

(cheers and applause) he wrote the music for "cats," "jesus christ superstar," "phantom of the opera," and "evita." i don't know where andrew lloyd webber found the time to invent that grill. (band vamps) that sound right there is jon batiste and stay human. say hi, everybody. (cheers and applause) jon, i understand you have someone sitting in with the band tonight. who's that? >> jon: he's very special. how about brandon niederauer on the guitar? (cheers and applause) brandon, you look like you're 12. how old are you? >> 12. >> stephen: all right. that checks out. want to give the people a little taste? (brandon plays) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: wow. brandon! welcome to the show! thank you for joining us so much! well, brandon and the band are about to do it to it, but before they do... what the? hey, what are you doing up there?! get out of here. get out of there! i'm doing a show here! that's the wrong door, buddy! i'm coming for ya! i'm coming for ya! what the hell? hey, i recognize that signature that was street artist "invader," defacing my set with valuable artwork. now,

"do you realize that starbucks wanted to take christ and christmas off their brand new cups? thats why they're just plain red kwwls olivia mancino getting some reaction tonight -- she joins us now live that former pastor joshua feuerstein, his video has been viewed millions of times-- and many of those views coming from people who don't agree with what he has to say including one local pastor who i oke to tonight who says his video makes the church look petty. "do you realize that starbucks wanted to take christ and christmas off their brand new cups? thats why they're just plain red" lot of controversy lately, and its mostly derived from one former pastor who claims starbucks hates jesus "i decided instead of simply boycotting, lets start a them my name is merry christmas" the video coming after starbucks decided to remove symbols of the season from their cups. the starbucks vice president saying they want to quote, usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcome all of our stories. "i feel as if they should still have the christmas symbols on the cup just because

to the christian, the amount of olives is the amount of disseminate, where christ is said to have borne the cross and the church of the holy supper quark are -- holy sepulcher are shrines. it still has the walls built by the crusaders and the chapel of the holy sepulcher. city,he house tops of the we see the ancient site of the hebrew temple and now a shrine of the muhammadan's. streeth it, we pass the and then down below day the street. we recall that come on its side, king david erected an altar. king solomon built his palace and temple. king herod built a third temple. and then a basilica to the virgin mary. muslimst belongs to the , the mosque of omar that carries the stone that mohammed carried. we follow a narrow street to another place of sanctity. jews come here to the walls which are said to be part of the foundation of solomon's temple. since the middle ages, they have come from all over the world to this, the wailing place, and have stood before these stones to pray and to lament the downfall of jerusalem, the capital of the israelite empire. week, american history tv will br

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i want christ in my life. >> what a preacher. book," where i am" a reflection of his life dedicated to spreading the word of god. what comes next? now his son reverend franklin graham. why do you say it's his final book? >> at 97, he just doesn't have the strength or energy to start another project like this. he actually started this before his 95th birthday two years ago. and it was about 90% finished. >> then he got sick. >> he got sick. we didn't think he would live to christmas. we set the book aside and figure we'll never finish it. but, he's gotten better. he's gotten a little stronger. he went ahead and finished the book. >> he wanted to because i read he didn't want hollywood defining what heaven was? >> there were a lot of books and films that have come about heaven. and people have got a misunderstanding about what heaven is. and heaven is where god is. heaven is where his son jesus christ is. and my father wanted people to know this. there's heaven but also hell and he speaks about hell in the book. and some people thi

that is the power of the gospel of jesus christ.orms lives and maybes prisoners free. >> is it any sort of a testament to i mean, people can argue about god in the public scare square, but keeping the porch light on, we're sort of removing god from every corner of life right now and you see power of faith and belief in him that can change lives in this story. >> that is why we must keep that light going. because you see it. the evidence is overwhelming. look at my home state of louisiana. angola prison, where most dangerous prison, one of the most dangerous in the united states, transformed by the interjection of faith where they're having a revival in that prison. it's the power of the dpos pel. trans fors even the lives of prisoners. >> and the story of forgiveness. the ability of this woman taken hostage in her own home, bound up, left in her bathroom. she didn't know what was going to happen to her and knowing he had killed four other, she in moment finding the power to forgive. >> but not only to forgive, but the peace. think a

christ christie was in eastern iowa at the same time. the new jersey governor stopped by a cafe in bettendorf. he focused on drug addiction in the the u-s. christie says drug addicts need to be treated -- not incarcerated. he said putting one drug abuser in jail costs about the same as treating two. i'm running for president not for just that issue, but because we can make a difference in people's life and change the world and the real reason i know that's true because one person standing up to lead is the only thing that has ever changed the world. so i know it can happen. chrisite also made stops in coralville and muscatine tornado watch for eastern iowa until 6pm. strong area of low pressure continues to chug across central iowa. the strongest storms are now in eastern iowa this evening. the tornado threat continues with those storms. some wrap around rain will swing through central iowa later this evening. it is now going to become very windy. a high wind warning will go into effect by 9 pm and last through thursday morning. wind gus

. >> dozens of volunteers at hilltop church of christ in richmond started early to prepare thousands of males for an early thanksgiving celebration. >> a five-star thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. >>reporter: for 13 years the church members have come together for what they call every day is a day of thanksgiving. the church made clothing available and gave voice 500 turkeys and hams. >> to the people who are sick and shot in a physically challenged an elderly. they will have a fabulous thanksgiving dinner hand- delivered. superintendents of bags of food were given out to families for their two. very general thanksgiving day that p.m. there was an opportunity for people to get together. >> people come together to share love and encouragement in half. not only to enjoy email but to fellowship and make new friends and relationships. traditionally, as a nation we celebrate thanksgiving. once a year but we believe that every day is a day of thanksgiving. from active hilltop church of christ served over 3000 meals today. >>> threats of an ms attack following arrests in belgium a

redman's church and gave her life to christ, got her joy back, her passion back. now, she's excited about her future. (applause) friends, god's mercy is bigger than our poor choices. if it's not your time to go, god can even use a dog to get you back on the right track. he's got you covered with his mercy. in the scripture when god promised abraham that he was going to have a baby, he and his wife sarah were nearly 80-way too old to have a child. they waited and waited believing that somehow it would happen. but year after year went by and still no baby. and sarah got tired of waiting. talking about making a bad choice, doing something dumb. she told abraham to sleep with her maid, hagar. and they had a baby, abraham and hagar, that they named ishmael. but this was not the promised child. and this brought all kinds of dysfunction into their house. sarah got mad at abraham and said, "what were you thinking?" abraham said, "well, you told me to do it." she said, "well, you should have known better anyway." sarah became very jealous of hagar and started treating her

we don't get there by good works, we get there by faith in jesus christ.dea, the whole bible is integrated, unified, the god of the old testament is the god of the new testament, i want to shake people from their false notion that the old testament is intimidating, that god is a angry, is the same god. cheryl: how many predictions of jesus? >> ten different threads, messianic friends the point to christ in the old testament. ashley: getting a bad rap in the old testament essentially. >> he was revealed in shatter we form and prefigurings and people at the time did not read, they anticipated a messiah and when he was born, in khanate form, and -- >> he is recognized at the dinner table, at the dinner table. >> the code which gave rise, dejected that there messiah had died without redeeming israel. delivering israel from military and political foes and he said what are you talking about? they didn't recognize it. are you the only guy in the world not to know? this is the guy. took them through scriptures. and obviously the new testament, however ebitda of th

do you realize starbucks wanted to take christ and christmas off their new cups? that's why they are plain red. starbucks is not allowed to say merry christmas to customers. instead of boycotting, why don't we start a movement? i asked for my coffee and i told them my name. i told them my name is merry christmas. guess what, starbucks, i tricked you. >> he tricked them. is he for the new cups organs them? i -- or against them? i can't tell. jessica, i think this is -- i was looking at this story all over facebook. it was in my feed all day long. >> very serious. >> it is one guy. don't act like it is christianity. >> i'm sure it will go down to obama. obama sent a directive because he hates christians because -- and that's why we have the red cups. >> do you know something i don't know? >> no, but trump knows something you don't know. >> what do you think? it is christmastime and can't we all get along sph. >> as somebody who is still paying off the art school she went to, i feel uniquely qualify to weigh in on this. first of all i would like to know if there was

in brazil, christ every team christ the regime are -- the statue glowing with the colors of the french flag. celebrities are canceling trips abroad in the wake of the attacks. u2 canceled the rest of the european tour. they were scheduled to perform in paris. that concert is not going to happen. actress natalie portman canceling her appearance at her new film's premier in france. twentieth century fox has canceled steven spielberg to appear in paris. and foo fighters have canceled their tour as well. let's turn to madonna who explained why she refused to cancel a concert in sweden. >> they want to shut us up. they want to silence us. [ applause ] we won't let them. >> madonna went on to sing. in the meantime, here in new york, that is the orchestra at the metropolitan opera. take a look at this. an image of the eiffel tower used to make a peace sign has been shared millions of times. and this hashtag has generated 7 million tweets. >> such a sobering talk with the commissioner. we want to say thanks to him >> and expensive apps on smart phones and encryption methods that anybody can ge

was born, jesus christ lived, jesus christ was cresus christ was crusified.. if i say the eiffel tower was invented by noah, mock me for that. again, ben carson is somehow trying to say christians stand behind me while i put these bizarre theories forward that have no basis in history and in fact, that even biblical scholars don't believe. i find it offensive. we've talked enough about ben carson. >> it's krasz si but that's not important. that's not why we're voting for him. that's not why. i need to know. >> it's not like, i think you can focus on this one thing and debate it both ways and say everything you guys have said. it's part of a bigger picture and the bigger picture is whether ben carson has a sense of history, a knowledge of history. >> we want something. we want something based on fact. >> yes. you put it together even with the thing he showed today with the idea that our founding fathers had no experience. >> it's one comment after another. >> it's like we don't get it at this point. let's leave that there on the table. we have a new pole to te

starbucks wanted to take christ and kris crass off of their brand new cups. >> starbucks responded withhis statement explaining this year's christmas cup is designed to create a culture of belonging, inclusion and diversity. the cup is meant to be a blain canvas that encourages customers to tell their christmas stories in their own way. f starbucks isn't the only one. simons mall managers of malls of new york and charlotte carolina set up a glacier themed holiday display instead of traditional christmas tree. as a result more than 2400 shoppers so far signed a he petition on-line demanding a christmas tree. >> horrible. this is uncalled for. it is the holiday season. it is supposed to bring you up, not down. this is going to bring everyone down. >> it was bland, boring and pretty lame. >> the glacier theme was a bad idea. the mall will go back to the traditional christmas display adding that along with the glacier theme. >> thank you, kelly. a lot of people really upset about this. what do you think? have the peace police gone too far? send us an message on twitter or friendsfirst@foxne

was, abdomen then it will-- and thenned it will end up in jerusalem at the end of days and jesus christ will come back. it sounds fantastical, but it plays into their mission and what they're trying to accomplish which makes it important for us to understand how to defeat that. >> yeah. they look back into again some of the same texts. these are starts stories that offise limb. they think these things are happening really soon, that is the end of the world is happening soon and they're taking it apart from bringing it about. as recently as when they issued the statement taking credit for the downing of the russian airliner, they talked about it. geographically particular places in syria where they were expecting to fight crusader armys. when we look at what they're doing and having guesses on going forward, we might take into account their propoganda they take serious >>> what do you do about it? how is this meant to inform the battle against i.s.i.l.? >> well, the first thing it does is it tells us what i.s.i.s./i.s.i.l. fighters are told to believe once they arrive there. they go thro

now he wants to open a ministry to spread the words of jesus christ every creature in existence.s ministry would be a huge building equipped with cars, helicopters, and even maybe a light jet. i asked him where the $70 million number came from then i asked a little bit about his mission. he's definitely not shy about that. >> go across the whole globe daughter and glorify one man. the gospel to the average creation. the gospel to every single creature. >> strapped on his ice skates and it is best impression of walking on water. skating eyes. ♪ >> even philly jesus has to put his skates on one skated the time. >> a pretty aggressive skater. it did not take long before he was politely asked to get off the ice. >> we want you to come home. >> now, everyone had their eyes on him. i asked a philly native what he thinks. he basically said more power to him. >> a positive message. the big goal. more power to him if he can raise it. >> i want to know what you guys think. is he a little loopy? tweet me to talk about it. you can always tweet the show. >> not every day you get to hold the d

it's their medallions of particular christ images that adorn the bar.e it's just me, but when i'm getting a nice late morning buzz, i don't particularly want jesus looking down at me from, like, everywhere. how drunk can you get here? don't you feel a little guilty for getting really drunk here? >> yeah, of course. >> whoa. >> morcilla. this is one of my favorite things. >> this is your favorite thing. try it. it's amazing. >> gaze away disapprovingly all you like, jesus. i am happy now. overlooking granada, the hillside of sacramonte is riddled with caves, many of them older than anyone even remembers. spanish gypsies have lived here in caves turned homes like this for hundreds of years. ♪ ♪ >> they call this a juergas, an informal, intimate and spontaneous performance. what jazz musicians might recognize as a jam session. >> this is it. granada, the only place in the world where you get to see real flamenco in a cave. >> alicea just like everyone in granada is an aficionado. [ speaking foreign language ] our host is a poet, historian, and patriarch of

cownie outlined his trip for a crowd at "plymouth congregational united church of christ" last night. he hopes the conference encourages people to do what they can... where they are... to address climate change. he'll be traveling from december 1st to december 9th... and anticipates heightened security in paris due to the attacks. an iowa congressman is creating a lot of buzz with an event this morning... republican steve king says he has a major announcement regarding the caucuses. king will make the announcement from the des moines marriott... at 9-30 a- m. no word on what it will be about... but some speculate it could be an endorsement. he didn't endorse a presidential candidate in 20-12... but in 2008... he endorsed fred thompson. fresh off the debate stage in two democratic presidential hopefuls headed to ames for a more causal atmosphere. music hillary clinton and martin o'malley headlined the "central iowa democrat fall barbeque." much like saturday's debate... the paris attacks and terrorism dominated the conversation. but the candidates also took time to differentiate themse

one is a reverent love of jesus christ as their lord and savior, which is not hip. it's not something that's going on and the other thing they bring in is the contempt for the political process. they don't understand how hated they are and how institutions are watching how ordinary americans will samer bolted by this woman they say to ben carson you are not being ordinary and not sing the things that you're supposed to say republican primary voters go hell yes and those reporters are also saying please whatever it takes. be utterly predictable and if you ever doubted the fight or flight in states, watch that reaction amongst reporters when you say jesus christ in washington d.c.. >> and don't mean it that you are -- lou: nearly every time. let's turn to this debate. talk about the political business and finance which is what it's going to be about. that doesn't have to be stultifying stuff. that is a broad, broad range for these candidates. >> i love what you guys are doing here. i love this idea of cracking a walnut open, so in order, when you have 10 people you ha

by the way, there are no christmas trees about, no caroling, you can't sing anything religious or christated, you can't have a blessing before the meal, there can't be any prayers, just completely closed it all off. who would use the to? she gave me the name and number, call him and got his side of the story, listened to him and said i hear what you are saying, but your time would be best served if you figured out how to provide medical care for the veterans and let me worry about the songs. trish: i don't know what is going on in virginia because you are the second one we have been reporting on this week, we are hearing you can't play christmas music this holiday season. >> i can tell you by friday of last week, by end of day thursday last week, that had been resolved and i was given a clean bill of health to do whatever it is i wanted to do, i told someone i talked to them that i was not going to be one of these guys who want to wait easily and was not going to roll over and play dead. trish: senior pastor in virginia, good to have you, liz claman, everyone. liz: i am liz claman. good

>> i think we will spend time to reflect on the birth of christ and why christ came to earth to die forins. it is a very sacred time. the only thing that ted did not like about christmas is, you know, ted was born on december 22, and several people in my would say,sister this president is for your birthday and for christmas and ted, when he was a little kid would always say, it "dad, why wasn't i born in july?" he always felt cheated. mark: i don't blame him. [laughter] cruz, senator cruz, thank you. >> thank you. ted cruz: i am sure this christmas will involve watching the new "star wars" movie. i am looking forward to that. mark: so yes, his father is on the ground talking to people. a double-edged sword for him, he is a guy who is seen by people who would even admire him as someone who is a little severe and a little unapproachable, so to the extent that he can soften himself and become more inviting is a good thing. his father is a very controversial figure, very, very far right, and evangelical pastor who has said some very controversial things. elevating his father carries real ri

des moines today, governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ to deliver a proclamation. surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrate thanksgiving day.... the governor acknowledged the challenges faced by iowans. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communies and state have experinced," said governor branstad. tim: church members start thanksgiving every year with this traditrional celebration. tim: a large helping of national security was on the menu in new york city today just two weeks after deadly terror attacks in paris france, giant balloons crowded the air over midtown manhattan for the 89th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. marching bands, floats giant balloons paraded through the heart of the city. due to an increased threat alert, a record number of police officers were on hand serving as added security for the event. sot de blasio: "t

the expense of military aircraft broke free of its tethers at aberdeen proving grounds and christ, knocking out power to buildings nearby. tom roussey has the investigation into how this happened. >> it does not appear to be attached to anything. tom: folks all over central pennsylvania took these videos. the blimp made a remarkable journey over the state's beautiful farmland. check out this amazing picture as the homage horse and buggy passes by the $175 million blimp. it began the day looking like this, the tethered to the ground at the military's aberdeen proving ground northeast of baltimore, but the tether broke into traveled all the way to the small town of muncie, where it went to the ground, winding up in at least two pieces. >> they said it landed on your road. tom: the tether from the blimp knocked out power lines and left 27 customers in the dark. >> we lost power in somebody's sent a facebook message saying this was what was going on. i had to find it. military uses the blimp to spot airplanes or missiles headed to our area. it's very sophisticated military technology, very clas

isis bulldozed patra, which was constructed during alexander the great's reign 300 years before christ used large quantities of explosives to destroy it. a 2000-year-old temple in syria. they then publicly executed a professor. in afghanistan, the taliban has destroyed giant sandstone statues of buddha that were 1700 years old. in timbuktu, terrorists said -- set fired to a library containing thousands and thousands of manuscripts. destroyed, aifact small piece of humanity is lost for eternity. what started as a handful of artists, 400 servicemen and civilians, in the midst of the world's largest war, it was an honor for me to meet each of you individually. to the families of those who are no longer with us, you should be very proud. it is not enough to recognize the monuments men because we have to work not to preserve what isis has not destroyed. we must emulate their courage. and follow in their footsteps. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the majority leader of the united , the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] sen. mcconnell: a few years ago, louisville'

stephanie: governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ earlier today to deliver a proclamation. branstad was surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrate thanksgiving day. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced " stephanie: church members start thanksgiving every year with this annual special congregation. stephanie: the leftovers are barely put away... but black friday shoppers are already out and about. stephanie: though it's not technically black friday yet, they're still standing in lines , waiting for sales that begin tonight. local 5 talked to a few of those metro shoppers who went from the thanksgiving dinner table to the shopping lane. ashu mellik, first time shopper: "they hand the tickets and it's first come, first serve. so, i just thought if i get here really early, i'd just get the ticket and i'd buy th

facebook video self proclaimed internet personality, joshua feuerstein, says starbucks is trying to take christ out of christmas and tells customers how to trick baristas into writing "merry christmas" on the cups.he's asking those customers to post pictures of those cups on twitter. starbucks says the cups are meant to encourage customers to tell christmas stories in their own way. the holiday shopping season is here and walmart is already offering specials. specials.the retailer has launched ten on-line specials a day that will run through the holiday season.items for sale include video games, other electronics, and toys. wal mart recently kicked off more 90-day rollbacks.those items will be available on it daily savings center website. iowa is one of the cheapest states to raise a family. family.the hawkeye state comes in at number six on go-banking- rate dot com's list of ten cheapest states to raise a family.the website gave iowa good marks for food costs, median monthly rent, and child care costs.tennessee came in as the cheapest state to raise a family. justin has your weather to go next

people form a religious belief around the life, death, and resurrection of this individual jesus the christ. >> armstrong: welcome back. mr. woolsey, your final thoughts, about 30 seconds. >> guest: well, this is a great show. you do a really good job of interviewing and your previous two young men about chase ta chastity is doing a great deal to get messages across, and those who work in an area on national security a chance to explain something, rather than respond in a 30 seconds sound bite. let me say thanks to the way you are running things. >> armstrong: thank you. you know, i love america more than i've ever loved her. i love this country, i love what she represents. i love the laws that we have been able to get passed. america always arises in the occasion. a president that first black, something that will never happen in houer up. in europe. we're out of time. >>> in today's world production agriculture isn't stand and talk, it's work and do. hands on, implements down. whether it's corn, soybeans, or wheat, succeeding this business takes

tim: governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ earlier today to deliver a proclamation. branstad was surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrat thanksgiving day. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and d mily and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced " stephanie: church members start thanksgiving every year with this annual special congregation. tim: they may not be with family... but u-s troops are still getting a taste of home this thanksgiving... look at this service member....she's in quatar but is celebrating the american holiday with a classic turkey meal... she is just one of thousands of american troops getting a taste of home this year. the department of defense says this year it shipped out about 52 thousand pounds of turkey to bases around the world. it can take up to three months for the supplies to arrive at some remote locations. the defense

.>> the hilltop church of christ served 3000 meals on this day of thanksgiving. jeff pierce, kron4 news.>>> coming up, brussels is on high alert what the city is doing to ensure safety. debates continue over syrian refugees. presidential candidates are weighing in. >>> we will have all the details coming up next. >>> unhealthy steal pots are turning up in record numbers along the coast, stranded on the beaches. the pups are may seated in week. 85 northern seals have been taken in this year, more than double the previous record of 31 in 2006.>>> this i don't like. you can't keep your eyes open. >> residents dealing with snow in the midwest. we have an update on flight cancellations.>>> new cases of ebola in liberia.>>> we had a nice day today, sunshine, warm temperatures into the 60s and 70s. we have a winter blast on the way. i'll let you know when coming up next. >>> threats of an attack following arrests in belgium and turkey have opted belgian officials to put the capital city on the highest terror alert. mary maloney reports.>> reporter: belgium's capital und