that country so it's absolutely perfect that dennis rodman defends his new best buddy who happens to be one of the most controversial secretive world leaders of our generation it makes dennis rodman the quintessential american atmospheric for our time tonight let's talk about that. does it for now for more of the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r g america or you're going to website r t v dot com slash usa you can also follow me on twitter sam sax and don't forget to tune in at nine pm per larry king no tonight's guests are the two great boxing titans you better holyfield and mike tyson hopefully everybody comes out of that interview with both their years intact until next time take it easy. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r.t. question for.

>> reporter: dennis rodman tops the list who joins him on it ,,,,,,,, not scoring former n-b-a di dennis rodman any points when it comes to being influential. g-q listed the former baskel player as the least influen celebrity this year. some oe other names on g-q's list m come as surprises. he might be the leader of t free world but president oba is on the list. you'll find miley cyrus.. who created ar with her twerking incident. pop stars justin bieber andy gaga might sell millions of records. but they are deemed as being non-influen. fewer californians are traveling this year for the thanksgiving holiday, compad with last year. according to triple-a... mo than 5-million people plan travel 50 miles or more this week. that may sound like a lot, t it's a 4-percent decrease fm last year. of those.. more than 4-milln people plan to travel by ca and more than 500-thousand to fly. we all love a good sale.. a this holiday season, we can expect to see more of them. that's because big store chs say many americans won't spd much-- unless they see boldd signs offering huge discoun. since the reces

. >> what do dennis rodman, anthony weiner and miley cyrus have in common? to bob's thanksgiving feast. they did make "gq's" least influential list for 2013. what is weiner doing right there? and some other losers made the list too. next on "the five." test >>> list of 25th least influential people. coming in fifth place, the pope, justin bieber, anthony weeper, paula deen and dennis rodman. coming in sixth place, miley cyrus. she should have been in first. >> i have a couple issues with the list. they say president obama and edward snowden, i would disagree with you. they're not the least influentials. does any of the five not on this list make not not one of the most at least influential people of 2013? >> the at least inyfluential -- >> are there any magazines that you like or only those that you used to run? >> them calling least influential is like dana calling me short. they're perfume inserts and beta males that haven't shaved. >> your buddy dennis rodman is on there. are you surprised? >> not at all surprised that he's on there. i was looking at the

. >> what do dennis rodman, anthony weiner and miley cyrus have in common?oing to bob's thanksgiving feast. they did make "gq's" least influential list for 2013. what is weiner doing right there? and some other losers made the list too. next on "the five." my asthma's under control. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect mfamily. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't controlling it. test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit

because the two of them can inflate each other like big balloons in the macy's day parade. >> dennis rodmanmment on his recent trips. it can be easy to poke fun at the aesthetic excess of dictate tors, virtually possible to ignore the grim reality of life for millions of people prosecutely repressed by some of these ren jet streams. >> we're talking about people who are living multi-billion dollar lives while their countrymen live on less than $1 a day. >> once you consider yourself almost a different species, you don't suffer over the disparities in financial resources or power. >> during colonel moammar gadhafi's 42 years in power, he entertained the world with his bizarre dress and lavish tents. and wherever he traveled, he was surrounded with female bodyguards commonly known as the amazons. >> his message to the world was to say, i'm the best friend of the woman. >> but there was something far more sinister going on. "fox files jirk sat down with renowned french journalist aneek in paris. "gadhafi's harem" has exposed new details of the despot's abuses of power and twisted sexual appeti

what we can expect for >> and unflattering designation for dennis rodman, gq named him their least influentialelebrity of 2013. rodman made headlines for visiting north korea and its leader. gq called rodman a q-list celebrity, committing borderline treason to hang out with a dictator who himself aspires to be a queue list celebrity. list celebrity. president obama also made the list. speaking of miley cyrus, she will perform at tonight's american music awards which begins at 8:00 right here on abc 7. lady gaga and one direction are set to perform. they have a new album out. newcomers lead the pack with six nominations. we will see who takes home the big award. we will be here right afterwards. good night to stay in and watch television. >> and try to be warm. i just walked half a block to the starbucks. >> it is brutal. 45we have winds around 40, miles per hour. those wind gusts of now diminished. our temperatures will drop quickly. we have changes on the way they could impact your holiday travel. reagan national airport. wind chill factor, 23, wins out of the northwest at 7 miles per hour. o

what does president obama have in common with anthony weiner, dennis rodman and miley cyrus? tweet me your guess @megyn kelly. up next, the president blasts the critics of the deal just reached with iran. one of the critics, ambassador john bolton joins us with the response to president obama next. >> what was concluded in geneva last night is not an historic agreement. it is an historic mistake. you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪ >>> from the world headquarters of fox news it's "the kelly file" with megyn kelly. >> we are watching the live radar, lower right. more than a hundred million could be impacked by the storm system. >>> first big news on iran's nuclear deal that the administration called an historic agreement and israel called an historic mistak

after all we were on the brink of war and then we had the dennis rodman visit.hould we be getting used to this? >> well, unfortunately we still have an american being kept and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, but the reasonableness on both sides of the table will be the right way forward. there is no reason for saber rattles, quiet diplomacy is what is going to solve this situation and hopefully get mr. newman home to his family as soon as possible. >> mark, thank you very much. now to geneva where negotiates from six world leaders, including the u.s. are back in negotiations today. phil ittner gins us live from geneva. phil, where are we today? >> well, dell, there have been a lot of meetings behind closed doors, but as you mention, we do hear there is a draft resolution that is being fine tuned. primarily today the center point of the talks have been around the eu meeting with the irani iranian -- delegation. but we did hear there has been some progress. >> it is not your classic bilateral, it was a real meaningful substantial negotiation, trying to drill

topping that list, dennis rodman and his trip to north korea. and on the list that nobody really wants to be on, miley cyrus, paula deen, anthony weiner, will smith, lady gaga justin bieber, and even president barack obama. >>> topping the news, a major storm system is crossing the country as 43 million americans prepare for thanksgiving travel. it's already killed 13. flights in dallas, texas, hundreds were canceled. >>> an historic dealing is reached on iran's nuclear stockpile. and u.s. ally railg calling the deal an historic mistake. president obama called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu sunday. he said the u.s. will remain firm in its commitment to israel. he says israel has good reason to be skeptical about iran's intentions. >>> so a family in australia knows how to celebrate the holidays and they have a world to prove it. guinness reports that the richards family has the most christmas lights on a residential property. they hung up over 500,000 christmas lights around their home. 31 miles of holiday cheer. the homeowner david r

. >>> according to dennis rodman, being influential. gq former basketball player is the least influential celebrity this year. president obama also made the list. and despite millions of record sales, so did pop star miley cyrus, justin bieber, and lady gaga. >>> could tom brady and the patriots come from 24 points down to beat denver? that'll be coming up next. >>> this is from 32. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, punter/holder shane lechler it looks lik >>> and in the office season the raiders decided not to reach the long-term punter. as it looks like the move, it's backfired just a little bit. start the clock. richard seabass inside 50 yards. not so this year. second quarter from 32 yards out, no good. and then he goes wide left from 48 yards. he was not happy with the holder. king so claimed to the three- point lead in the final seconds. fitzpatrick to kendall for the go ahead touchdown. raiders lose a heartbreaker, 23- 19 to the titans. had they won, they would be in the playoff spot tonight. phillip rivers anchored a last- minute game winning

. >> reporter: dennis rodman visited north korea to rescue bay, even called kim jong un his friend for life. but no luck bringing bay home. >> reporter: kim's father got two tv reporters who walked had wandered across the border. that is the type of succeful outcomes these families pray for. andr andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> in this country as his family members correctly predicted, reverend billy graham has been released from the hospital. he's back home in north carolina after what was a two-day hospital stay, this time for treatment of respiratory issues. graham has been in generally failing health of late. he turned 95 early this month. >>> news about american jobs set a new record on wall street. the dough hit above 16,000 for the first time ever. applications for unemployment benefits are now close to where they were before the great recession. that was the news that helped push the dow up 109 points. nasdaq and s&p up as well. >>> still ahead for us on a thursday night, a new chapter in one of this nation's most sensational outstanding murder mysteries as the man c

former nba basketball player dennis rodman is at the top of the list.hef, they ranked second and singer miley cyrus is not too far behind. the magazine ranked president obama number 17 on the list. and said it was because, "nothing gets done." >>> well according to a new poll, the major admitted to smoking crack cocaine is more popular than congress and president obama. and the poll was taken just two days after the toronto city council stripped the mayor of his power. and they found that they still have a 42% approval rating according to the recent poll. congress has an approval rating of 9%. president obama's approval rating is at an all-time low of 39%. >>> it is thanksgiving week as we have precipitation possibly moving in. and people are wondering if they are traveling what to expect when they get on the planes, you guess. >> you're right. it's a draw back to the rain as it becomes messy along the drive for the airlines. and in that possibility, it is actually beginning to scale back. i'm a little bummed about that. we'll get to the forecast in jus

. >> and we see dennis rodman getting a one-way ticket to north korea.that would make the world a better place. brett favre walking away from the game of football. and craig sager changing his wardrobe. >> how about the refresher. >> that would work. brett favre, just at the dine center. >> yeah. no longer football. i wonder if he's going to do the wrangler commercials, though. >> you like those commercials, don't you? >> well, i do. let's keep those. chili's lunch break combos starting at just 6 bucks like our new santa fe chicken quesadilla burger bites sandwiches, and more served with fries and your choice of soup or salad. chili's lunch break combos starting at 6 bucks. more life happens here. [ laughter ] smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release smartcontrol technology that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. help prevent your cravings with nicoderm cq. ♪ save your coffee from the artificial stuff. switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calorie sweetness from the stevi

. >>> well dennis rodman pay be pals in north korea but friends don't count so much on this next part. >> it didn't fare too well. the worm is the least influential celebrity this year and some of the other names on gq's list? kind of surprised you a little bit. president obama, how could he be on the list along with justin bieber, lady gaga, miley cyrus i could see who of course created that little betweening incident. >> that's a little strange list, right? >> it is. their q rating is through the roof so i guess they aren't influential. >>> 4:56 right now. wicked weather pounds much of the country, coming up how it's likely going to snarl thanksgiving travel plans for millions. >>> the president will be back in the bay area this morning, why some experts say that this visit shows the president is losing political ground. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> our thoughts are with all of the individuals affected by the few that are injured, anybody that may have happened to see it, the safety and security of our guest is the ut most importance. >> one woman is lucky to be alive this morning after jumpin

. >> her clients range from dennis rodman to the new york philharmonic orchestra. >> we do a lot of students adventure travelers. >> he add mits, what he did see was heavily controlled by the government. but, at the beach and the military parade where he shot this video, he says he got closer to reality than the government knows. >> the person next to me got splattered with tank grease. >> did he ever feel unsafe? >> in many other aspects, i feel it's about the safest place i can go. but none of that explains this. 85-year-old american newman pulled off his plan at the end of his t 90 day korean vacation. >> he was asked to leave the plane. >> never. this is very unusual and rare. so far, she says, no cancellations. >> if you are thinking about going to north korea right now, she tells me that it takes about two weeks, one week if you're lucky, to get a visa to go to the country. reasons to go this winter? north korea has finished building its first-ever ski station. and, for the first time ever, they're letting outsiders, tourists, their their seasons. >> a rare glimpse behind the scenes at

. >>> dennis rodman is at the top of an unflattering list. the former nba basketball player ranks number one of at least influential people. followed by paula dean and miley cirus. and president obama is ranked number 17. >>> archaeologists found an inscription dedicated to the gods of the underworld in the same location just last march. >>> the changes to the meat you buy just ahead of the upcoming thanksgiving holiday, plus. >> president obama heading to the bay area. the big announcement he's expected to make during his quick visit. >>> a new california bar is getting some serious buzz. over a milk shake. what comes with the tasty treat that will set you back $500. i love having a free checked bag with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a ton of money. [ delavane ] we can go to any country and spend money the way we would i

failed north korean peacemake dennis rodman, shocker. he took the top spot. newest cover of the economist is not up the presidency of featuring the presence submerged in water with the caption the man who used to walk on wer. the "a-team," former clinton adviser and fox is political analyst. former hillary clinton adviser, co-founder of the fine american and fox news contributor. former white house political director nder president george w. bush. thank you all for being here. just laughing as we go through those stories. the president is on his big fund-raising trip around e west coast. >> it is an effort to raise money. that is what presidents do. >> they can payeople the enormous amount of money. >> i am happy to have benefited from bill clinton's largess women get him elected. i would say what presidents do is dumber. you're right, the failure of obamace to be successfully launched combined with a controversial peace plan leaves me in a position that i wish the president and state and tried to govern rather than raise campaign money even if sometimes it g

. >>> dennis rodman is at the top of an unflattering list. the former nba basketball player ranks number one of at least influential people. followed by paula dean and miley cirus. and president obama is ranked number 17. >>> archaeologists found an inscription dedicated to the gods of the underworld in the same location just last march. >>> the changes to the meat you buy just ahead of the upcoming thanksgiving holiday, plus. >> president obama heading to the bay area. the big announcement he's expected to make during his quick visit. >>> a new california bar is >>> happening now a 61-year-old veteran from stockton is being called a hero after he tried to catch a woman who sheriff's deputies say jumpeded from the third deck at the oakland coliseum. the woman jumped about 15 minutes after the game ended. the good samaritan was also knocked down injured breaking her fall. the woman who fell some 50 feet was knocked unconscious. she's in the hospital tonight in critical condition. that man is in stable condition. an al alameda county sheriff's

dennis rodman has topped the list of least influential celebrities of stwo 01 -- 2013. it says he will commit border line treason to hang out. cheap shot on the pope and others further down the list are miley cyrus and president obama. paul mccurio didn't even make the list that's how uninfluential he is is he can't make the least uninfluential list. that maws -- that must make you hurt deeply inside. if you have an inside. brooke, thoughts of the lest? >> i am just surprised that a mainstream magazine would criticize obama in anyway whatsoever. but have i to disagree. i think he is incredibly influential, but he is influential in all of the wrong ways. interesting point. >> i think they got a lot of things wrong. saying justin bieber is not influential is ridiculous. >> you are right. >> saying miley cyrus is not influential. i mean i personally do molly strictly because it is miley cyrus. isn't that right, brooke? >> i don't know what the hell you are talking about. >> just don't drink out of that drink. >> she has pushed that away further every segment. >> there is s

. >> >> dennis rodman sharing the spotlight with president obama.nba basketball players are placed at the top of gu's "least influentialal people." president obama came in 17th on the list, allegedly because nothing gets done in washington >> this week marks 12-years since a young bay area woman was killed as she drove to work. how the young woman's family is honoring her memory, by giving to others. >> reporter: it was here at the hay ward plunge that karen found a second home as a lifeguard and a swimming instructor. those who knew her remembered the joy she brought. >> her smile, always had a good attitude. >> it was in 2001, a few days after thanksgiving on her 19th birthday that tragedy struck when the driver of a stolen vehicle being dreich by police lost control. >> they were chasing it. karen was going the other way to work. went over the median -- >> but in the months that followed her death, her legacy was born. >> when karen passed away, we started to get money from our patrons. i don't know the total amount. it was in the thousands and w

. >>> basketball star dennis rodman, about a dozen former nba players are going with him. rodman would not name the players going with him. there was no political nature, rodman has self-proclaimed himself as an american ambassador. he is good friends he says with kim jong-un. >> all right michael. wawltsd.wall street is having ar to remember. all time high, s&p above anne 00. >>> next, iran nuclear talks. leaders are gathering in geneva. and kennedy, what he meant for the millennials. interwelcominterwelcome to al ja america, on friday, december 22. there may be movement in the iran nuclear talks, secretary of state john kerry is traveling to geneva. negotiations are entering a last moment. >>> in dallas, thousands stood in silence at dealy plaza where kennedy was safntded. >>> on wall street, another day, another record, the dow closed above 16,000 and that's more encouraging news about the economy. >> and we want to get back to the iran talks, and look more closely at the potential break through. let's bring in majid ravisidad who is the president of the middle east cou

he has developed a habit of posting flamboyant former nba star dennis rodman. second time and says he is helping train the north korean basketball team in the 2016 olympics. >> he is perfect to hang around with. the two of them can inflate each other like big balloons in the macy's day parade. >> he denied to comment on his recent trip. >> it can be easy to poke fun d impossible to ignore the grim reality of millions of people brutally repressed by some of these regimes. >> we are talking about people living multi million dollar lives while the country lives on less than a dollar a day. >> once you consider yourself almost a different species you don't suffer over the disparities of financial resources and power. >> after moammar khaddafy was in power for 30 years he had lavr vish dress. he was surrounded by female body guards. >> his message was to say i am the best friend of the woman. >> there was something far more sinister going on. fox files sat down with journalist in paris her book qaddafi's harem exposed new details of the abuses of power and twisted s

where is dennis rodman?e d-list celebrities go over to crazy regimes like that and try to do diplomacy. because now he's totally screwed things up for the state department. >> speaking of screwed up countries, in iran there is now -- it's been years since he's been kept by iranians. he's still not getting the med se sin needs. apparently hundreds of thousands of people are contact the -- or tweeting in to iran.apparently s of people are contact the -- or tweeting in to iran. does it have any hope of going anything? >> ultimately all these people become are political chips that they use to bargain for whatever they can get. in this case it will have to do with sanctions i imagine. the north korea thing about rod ma rodman, he launched his vodka. i hope he drowns in his vodka. he's such an ass. but do you know why the guy got arrested in north korea? because the officers are going why would you come here. we want to leave and you're here. you must be a spy. who else would want to come to this hell hole. >> the

and a list no one wants to be on, dennis rodman is on the top of least influential saw breb bra tees.elebrity willing to commit border line treason to hang out with a dictator. anthony wiener, justin bieber came in fourth. go to the abc7 news facebook page to make a comment. >>> san francisco came through in a a big way for a boy who just wanted to be batman to are a day. miles scott battled leukemia and is now in remission. as he tran -- transfers back to regular life he is taking the goodwill he received and paying it forward. >> bat kid saved gothom city and captured the hearts of millions across the globe. he is now back to being a 5-year-old. tonight make a wesh greater bay area is thanking all who helped make his wish come true including our viewers. >> it was awesome to have abc7 as a partner on this list. >> for the first time in my recent memory, social media was social good. >> some of the numbers are in. more than 16,000 people rsvped to be there. crowd estimates were at 20,000. a city spokesperson says they spent $105,000 to make miles' wish come true. when make a wish rea

. >>> now he is trending, also this morning a wreck, willly nelson, and miley cyrus, and dennis rodmans been named the number one least influence person in 2013. you can follow us on twitter. >> he is still big in north korea. >> we'll give him that. >>> all right, how about a look at the weather. >>> one last check and the weather is going to be quiet over the next several days. today, tomorrow, the next day and then we have charges come. so the highs, a lot of 60s, all the way across the board and here is the forecast over the next several days, you can see sunshine through the day on wednesday and then just in time for thanksgiving, the rain hits and then warming and drying for saturday, when people are shopping. so kind of time that one out. >> all right, thank you. >>> well, who knew that getting and "american idolmy" award was so easy. >> brooklyn man got one sticking out of trash. he didn't know what it really was because it did not are the plate on it saying who won it. then he watched the awards right here on cbs. >> i am watching them and i see the award and i am looking at m

and a list no one wants to be on, dennis rodman is on the top of least influential saw breb bra tees.ay she a celebrity willing to commit border line treason to hang out with a dictator. anthony wiener, justin bieber came in fourth. go to the abc7 news facebook page to make a comment. >>> san francisco came through in a a big way for a boy who just wanted to be batman to are a day. miles scott battled leukemia and is now in remission. as he tran -- transfers back to regular life he is taking the goodwill he received and paying it forward. >> bat kid saved gothom city and captured the hearts of millions across the globe. he is now back to being a 5-year-old. tonight make a wesh greater bay area is thanking all who helped make his wish come true including our viewers. >> it was awesome to have abc7 as a partner on this list. >> for the first time in my recent memory, social media was social good. >> some of the numbers are in. more than 16,000 people rsvped to be there. crowd estimates were at 20,000. a city spokesperson says they spent $105,000 to make miles' wish come true. when make

it features mike tyson, evander holyfield, an ear and dennis rodman. watch. >> i'm sorry, evander.ar. >> hello, mr. rodman, round trip to north korea? >> one way. >> one way? >> so the foot locker ad, what do you think, funny or flop? >> i like it but i like evander holyfield and mike tyson. they're actually really good friends now. they've made up. i liked it. >> i didn't like it at all. i watched that fight and it was disgusting. to make it sort of a play for a christmas ad doesn't make any sense. >> we recently learned he was on cocaine during most of his fights. it gives money and glorified behavior. then we talk about why isn't the black community coming out and denouncing that behavior. and then these guys get to do disgusting things, stupid things, like going to north korea, screwing up our diplomacy, and he gets money to do an ad like that. makes me sick. >> could i answer before dana? i had something -- i feel bad saying this. i like it. it shows we advanced. we're past it. bitter enemies. now he's -- >> also, mike tyson's cleaned up his act. he talks about his sobriety. h

recently dennis rodman returned to pyongyang for the second time, and he says he's helping train thebasketball team for the 2016 olympics. >> he's perfect to hang around with a dictator because the two of them can i inflate each othe like the big balloons in the macy's day parade. it can be easy to poke fun at the aesthetic excesses, but impossible to ignore millions of people repressed by regimes. >> we're talking about people living multi-million-dollar lives while their countrymen live on less than a dollar a day. >> after you consider yourself a different species, you don't obsess over the disparities in power. >> wherever he traveled, he was surrounded by female bodyguards kindly known as the amazons. >> he would say, i'm the best friend of the woman. >> but there was something far more sinister going on. "fox files" sat down with a french journalist in paris. her book, gadhafi's harem, has exposed his sexual appetite. >> some of these women have been chosen just for their look, and most of them were his sex slaves. >> i see his expose revolves ar woman named sariah. she is one

what does president obama have in common with anthony weiner, dennis rodman and miley cyrus? tweet me your guess @megyn kelly. up next, the president blasts the critics of the deal just reached with iran. one of the critics, ambassador john bolton joins us with the response to president obama next. >> what was concluded in geneva last night is not an historic agreement. agreement. it is an historic mistake. you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪ hmm. ♪ mm-hmm. [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now -- but hurry, the offer ends soon. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease the 2014 glk350 for $419 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. progressive dire

and this comes as former basketball star, dennis rodman, plans to make a return trip to north korea.ravel there later this month and will bring along other former nba players for an exhibition game in that country. >>> and finally, our own dan b. harris, honored by the aspca society, presenting dan with their presidential service award for media excellence this week. the award was for dan's work to raise awareness of animal welfare issues. >> yay. >> and we joke a lot about dan and his love for cats. >> you looked comfortable accepting that award. >> well, you know, i've always wanted to be in that position. let me tell you, the other honorees were 1,000-time s more impressive. they have a dog over the year and a cat over the year. a pit bull rescued, moments from death. and this dog had brought that autistic boy out of his shell. there were no dry eyes. and the cat of the year, rescued from afghanistan by a veteran. a man who was in the service over there, now suffering from ptsd and other emotional issues. and this cat has helped him. >> the photo makes it look like the dog was dri

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dennis rodman. no surprises there.ities that don't want to be on the list. the least influential according to "g.q." magazine. he visited north korea and is going back again. the list includes, check it out, justin bieber. ryan gosling. will smith, whole bunch of celebrities there. >> ryan reynolds. >> you know me. >> you know me. that's why they are the least influential. if they were the most influential i'd know them. barack obama number 17. according to "g.q." magazine, he gets nothing done. >> never mind that we talked about miley cyrus all night. >> she doesn't influence anything. >> nothing. nothing at all. >>> this one is interesting, though. michael jackson, a couple of his items are being sold at auction including the famous black shoes, those loafers that he wore during the "billie jean" performances. and that glove, the famous swarovski encrusted glove. only expected to get $40,000 to $50,000 apiece, which i find interesting. >> i thought that glove went on auction, maybe it was the white glove. is that the

dennis rodman goes to korea on a one-way ticket and doesn't come back.ighted, mike tyson shows up at evander holyfield's door with a present for him. do you remember he bit off his ear once in a fight? >> yes. >> i'm sorry, evander. it's your ear. >> my ear. >> i kept it in formaldehyde. >> rodman going to north korea and only getting a one-way trip. i guess they all have a sense of humor. bret favre walks away from the game. all kinds of great things in the week of greatness commercials. >> i can see the world getting better and better with these commercials. both wonderful. favre at a diner. >> no more wrangler jeans commercials. >> he could probably suit up and be good i bet you. >> oh, probably. >>> check it out. great news. kelly clarkson, famous singer, preggers. abc news confirmed, although she put it on twitter, "i'm pregnant!" exclamation point, exclamation point. she just got married. we are so excited. best early christmas present ever. there you have it. >> congratulations. >> the first concert i took my daughter to is kelly clarkson. >> did

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it's the least influential celebrity of 2013 and that number one dennis rodman.north korean leader kim jong-un as a friend was elected-selected as the top pick. other celebrities include twerking star miley cyrus, justin bieber, and chef paula deen. president obama came in at no. 17 on the list because " nothing gets done. " still ahead on the kron4 morning news, we're waiting for president obama to arrive in san francisco this morning. we will tell you what he plans to do during his visit today. with live team coverage. plus the so- called knock out game makes its way to the bay area. how one man was involved in the dangerous game. and we're just days away from one of the biggest shopping days of the year. a preview of black friday sales one the kron4 morning news continues. zçzçzçtó the morning top stories we are following this monday november 25th, the president is coming to the bay area. we will take a look at what he is going to do while he's here. and a visit by the naacp today. to san jose state university because the school is still with four white studen

also on this year's list paula deen, justin bieber and in first place dennis rodman. provocative.don't know how true that is. more bad news, fewer people think he's a good manager in chief. one in four americans think the president is managing the government effectively. coming clean is not hurting toronto mayor ron ford even after admitting to using crack. "saturday night live" could not exist having a little fun at the mayor's expense. take a look. >> toronto mayor rob ford said in an interview this week that he would have admitted to smoking crack sooner if anyone had asked him the question have you smoked crack rather than do you smoke crack and much sooner if someone asked, would you like some crack. >> semantic. "now" with alex wagner coming up next. ari holding down the ft. worth. >> historic nuclear deal. lawmakers have been calling for new sanctions. i'll ask nor tim kaine about mixed messages and what they will do next. an earful on immigration reform. will this force speaker boehner to bring a bill to the vote. the man who paul mccartney called fifth beatle. the man beh

despite dennis rodman's attempts and others to free him.north korean officials say that a second american broke the law. but those officials aren't elaborating on how this american is adding to have broken the law. the japanese news outlet reports that he had a valid tourist visa and was just site seeing at the time. state department officials say they are aware of these reports but they have not confirmed them. the state department warns americans against any travel to north korea. well, after more than a decade of war in afghanistan, american and afghan leaders are trying to hammer out an agreement about the u.s. military's future in that nation. will all of our troops exit at the end of the next year? or will the afghan government allow some of them to stay? might would he be stuck in afghanistan forever? news broke on this matter in just the last couple of minutes. we will have the brand new information for you. plus, how does a train get lost? i mean, for real? they ride on tracks. they canned wander like cows that break out of a fence

north korea is generally about as welcoming to americans as mordor is to hobbits unless you're dennis rodmanyl newman must have been happy after he got permission to join an organized tour of the country. now newman's vacation has become an indefinite stay. he is a korean war veteran and is being held by north korea and it's not really clear why. his son tells cnn that newman was pulled off a plane in pyongyang that was bound for china on october 26th. newman's family has not heard from him since. the u.s. state department is trying to resolve the situation through north korea's top ally, china. >>> in other world news, secretary of state john kerry says now is the best chance in more than a decade to roll back iran's nuclear program but we have been hearing a deal is close for two weeks and negotiations in geneva, switzerland seemed to stumble again today despite that optimism. still no deal. what's the hangup? here to discuss, robin wright, middle east analyst for the woodrow wilson center and david sanger, chief washington correspondent for the "new york times." we have a lot of negotiati

and the very least influential celebrity of the year, dennis rodman.north korea's kim jong-un. guess what? he's going back to see him again next month. >> we have to go, gale, before they kill us. >> that's "hunger games: catching fire." it's on pace to earn $160 million this weekend, which would rank among the five best opening weekends in hollywood history. and those are your number ones here on "weekends with alex witt." an in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. customer erin swenson ordebut they didn't fit.line customer's not happy, i'm not happy. sales go down, i'm not happy. merch comes back, i'm not happy. use ups. they make returns easy. unhappy customer becomes happy customer. then, repeat cus

dennis rodman came in first.7th. >>> over to two very influential individuals. >> thanks. 14 minutes before the top of the hour. the u.s. and world powers reaching an historic deal with nuclear -- with nuclear iran temporarily freezing their nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions release. >> this morning critics are asking since when can iran be trusted? joining us is former nato ambassador nickolas burns. the most important thing for the united states is stopping iran from becoming a nuclear weapons power. are we closer to doing that with this interim deal? >> i think that's hard to say. we're a long way from any kind of agreement with iran. what this does, however, it's the first time the iranian program will in effect be frozen, in some cases rolled back. that's a good thing. you didn't want to negotiate any deal when iran had the right to continue to enrich uranium and move ahead with this nuclear program. it basically stops them for six months. we now have to do something much more difficult, and that is

. >> i love the dennis rodman.t be something we should do? okay. let's do the weather. >> that ended rather abruptly. there's nowhere else to go. >> do the weather. >> go do the weather. >> let's go do the weather. check it out. see what's going on. all right. we are looking at some clouds as we get into southern california. all in all, though, not a bad day. who doesn't love san diego. knsd one of our favorite stations. a little on the foggy side today. 61. oh, we're checking out traffic there. look at that. we do have some with the marine layer and another beautiful sunrise. here's what we've got. here in the east it's going to be really chilly, especially in the northeast. windy conditions. wi windchills are in effect. we have the cold arctic air behind this front. snow will be making its way through the rockies. wet weather, central california into southern oregon. beautiful day in seattle today. sunshine and a temperature of >> 9:32 on a wednesday morning. i'm christina loren. we're getting a break from the ra