was ellen?formation six, seven years later. we don't have the actual crime scene. at that time they would have seen blood strains from where he first got shot to where his body was laying to where the bullet projectiles stopped. >> reporter: ellen claimed michael woke her up yelling and fought in the family room where mike slept. >> i'm in the middle of the family room and he's about as far as you and i facing each other. >> reporter: and what happened? >> he came steps forward and i started shooting. >> reporter: using some creative detective work, wilson had an idea. he remember something michael, ellen's son had mentioned in his interview with police. something about a stereo speaker. >> apparently not all of the bullets had went in the body, one went through the bottom of a speaker. i still have that speaker. >> reporter: the detective went back to the house with michael, asked him to show where the speaker was positioned on the floor and where it was in relation to where mike slept and dete

was ellen?n years later, we don't have the actual crime scene. at that time, they would have seen blood streams from where he first got shot to where the body was laying, to where the bullet projectiles had stopped. >> ellen claimed that mike woke her up yelling and they fought in the family room where mike slept. >> i'm in the middle of the start shooting. >> using creative detective work, wilson had an idea. >> they didn't live through what we lived through. they weren't there that night. >> with ellen snyder now sitting in jail, detective wilson was trying to determine if the shooting happened the way that ellen now said it did because, after all, how believable was ellen? >> we tried to gather information six, seven years later, we don't have the actual crime scene. at that time, they would have seen blood streams from where he first got shot to where the body was laying, to where the bullet projectiles had stopped. >> ellen claimed that mike woke her up yelling and they fought in the family

-mary ellen: hi, i'm mary ellen. -lemonis: mary ellen. -mary ellen: nice to meet you.mary lou: mary lou. -lemonis: mary lou. chuck: call me chuck. lemonis: chuck, nice to meet you. -chuck: pleasure to meet you. -charlie: charlie. lemonis: okay, so you guys are brother and sister. -mary ellen: yes. -lemonis: is this your dad? -charlie: correct. -chuck: c.e.o., designer. charlie: when i go home, at the dinner table, he's my old man. he's my dad. i love him to death. in business, it's chuck because i'm going to get a little emotional. lemonis: and who's in charge? charlie: i kind of run the show. mary ellen: i mean, the loudest person usually does. lemonis: the loudest person. charlie: i think everyone can agree. -mary lou: no. -mary ellen: [ scoffs ] charlie: everyone comes to me. i'm the one person that you all communicate to. lemonis: and whose name's on the door? -chuck: oh, my name. -lemonis: okay. just wanted to clarify that. it doesn't say, "swim by charlie handy." chuck: no. lemonis: do you have a business card? charlie: yes. lemonis: vice president, that's you. a

. >>> and when we first met ellen.efore her big return to her stand up comedy, our look back before she was famous. >> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> so millions of folks tuned in to watch kathie lee and hoda this morning not knowing kathie lee was about to drop a major bombshell. she's leaving the show. >> are you telling me there's no more wine for breakfast? >> they'll figure it out. >> i have questions everybody. what's going to happen to hoda and who is the early contender to take kathie lee's spot? >> i have some news to share with everybody and it's bitter sweet as these things always are. when it's my 11th anniversary i'm going to be leave "the today show." >> there was not a dry eye on the set when kathie lee made the shocking announcement at the top of their 10:00 hour. >> the minute you stepped into my life with both feet everything changed. thank you, jerry. >> her last day on "today" will be april 7th. nbc has less than four months to secure her replacement in this latest talent shake-up. >> megan ke

ellen told "e.t." was already feeling the talk show grind after the first season. >> it's tiring. i mean, it doesn't stop. it's every day and it's writing new monologue every day. >> what is your secret to keeping it so fresh? >> baking soda. we just leave an open box in the corner. >> the other big question, what would ellen do next? there's stand up for sure. the comedian who reported made $87 million returns to her comedy roots in her new netflix special "relatable" next tuesday. ellen's also famous for her voice work. >> oh my goodness. nemo, are you okay? >> ellen tells "the times" she'd love to do another movie and play, quote, someone unappealing. portia is suggesting she do radio or a podcast adding i don't see the end of her show as her career ending. >> ellen can do whatever ellen wants to do. >> exactly. >> she's got enough money for the rest of her life. if she wants to crawl in a hole, she'll be fine. >> she's in the perfect position. >> meanwhile we were the first to talk to kathie lee gi

ellen wearing a necklace?ay not be gay anymore. >> now there's somebody that will access rise, gwen stefani. could a white christmas be in her future? >> blake, what are you getting your special lady for christmas? >> you know, i like you, but not enough to tell you that. but i would like to point out that kelly is so rich that she is bringing in a snow machine. to encino, california for two weeks just so her kids have snow. >> christmas will come to me. no, i am not. definitely not spending it in >> and that's blake's distraction tactic. but her happens he already gave her her gift. ♪ you make it feel like christmas ♪ >> merry christmas, everybody. i'm getting gwen a pez dispenser and a candy cane. >> we were with the voice coaches for the grand finale. no adam. how do we feel? >> oh, my god, everyone's rubbing it in. it's so bad. >> it's like bad ass. it's awesome is what it is. >> no, it does suck for his team. you know everybody wants to make it to the end. >> they did choose him as their coach. you know,

on jimmy kimmel live, ellen. >> see you tomorrow. "jimmy kimmel live" presented by tonight -- ellen degeneres. comedian pete holmes. and music from cole swindell. and now, jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: thank you all for coming. you know, the, the holidays are upon us. chas compa christmas is two weeks we have a 4-year-old daughter and a son who's a year and a half old, and trying to get them to sit still and smile and look vaguely in our direction at the same time is like trying to put a wet suit onto a monkey and a baby pig. it's impossible. i took no less than 400 photographs. i made faces, i jumped around. i issued threats. i said you're going to pay for your own college if you don't look here and smile. you can't even jingle your keys anymore, because you can't jingle a fob. and we went the whole morning saturday, two hours, didn't get one usable shot. i think i got it. i went back to the computer. i did not get it, not one. instead, we got this, that's closest, a wrestling shot. and we got this. and we got this, too. and eventually, w

. >>> then, ellen ready to end ellen? >> i was tired in the first season. how did i keep going? >> why her retirement could be sooner than you think. >>> plus, only we are with j.lo and a-rod for a big surprise. jenny from the block goes back to the bronx. >>> then a "modern family" star's health crisis that nearly killed her. >> i was contemplating suicide. >> sarah hyland's emotional interview. >>> plus, two over the top premiers. "mary poppins returns" brings the magic, but "aquaman" brings the dance moves. and ashton kutcher reeyed with dax shepherd, remembering the prank that brought justin timberlake to tears. >> he chose to cry. >> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> two big tv shake-ups? first, kathie lee's "today" show shocker. now is ellen leaving her show? we have news on both. let's begin with ka think lee after they announced he's out. >> this is one is hard to believe. no more wine for breakfast. so many questions, like what's going to happen for hoda? does this open a door for kelly clarkson? >> i have something to share with everybody. it's bittersweet. when it'

ellen is making notes for tomorrow's lecture from her car also has to serve as her workspace. the affordable housing crisis has been especially severe on the west coast of the us california has the highest rate of unsheltered homelessness and the country. got to keep going. i don't have time to really be afraid. i do that then i'll become. static. people like alan are locked in a daily struggle for survival here in the shadow of silicon valley at the heart of america's digital revolution people are becoming invisible. i. completely changed. my name is just the last month i live abroad and they were hiding jobs burke and i'm sixteen years old. i know when you go visit friends but. now if they states will faso i'd buy this bed all. i mostly played. at home. i'm missing some music at the moment. and rafa his songs at the moment i feel i can relate. to. when i grew up i'd like to be a lawyer but at the moment i'm rethinking that because i'm thinking of becoming an english teacher. because i seen the great like the inspiration in my teacher's eyes when she teaches me how to feel th

>> ellen: '89. >> anthony: '89. so, everything started in '89? >> ellen: everything started in '89.ased on the west side where the first wall came down, and then everything moved to the east because there was space. a lot of industrial places and music was a meeting point of the east and west, and a meeting point of young people trying to move together. it just happened in the club. when the wall came down, it was our music to come together, so it's very deeply in our blood. that's why it's so strong for me. still, being a dj because this time was a very strong impact for my soul. >> anthony: over time, so many artists, musicians, writers from elsewhere have come to berlin. it's always been sort of a magnet for artists, for a lot of places, would be so welcoming and attractive to creative people? >> ellen: i think after the second war, everything was burned here. there was nothing. nothing was here. only like broken stones, you know? everything was gone. all the history. so, people start building up the new berlin, or whatever, and we have still not processed, you know? and when you

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>>> plus ellen pompeo's dr.cdreamy diss. >> we haven't spoken since he left the show. >> what she's saying about former "grey's" co-star patrick dempsey now. >>> and -- >> you have the friend that makes you laugh until you pee. >> jlo with her bestie leah remini. the hilarious story of how they first met. >> i went to the premiere hoping she was gonna be ugly in real life. i hope she's dumb. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> how much money does it take to book beyonce as your wedding singer and who has that much money? >> not any of us ladies and gentlemen. >> we'll answer all those questions. we begin with news about a "modern family" that will have us all counting our blessings. sarah hyland is revealing the serious health battles she has faced most of her life that once had her thinking about ending it all. >> emotional and candidly showing her surgery scars -- >> it kinda looks like a samurai sword attack or a shark bite. >> for the first time sarah reveals she had a second kidney transplant after the

ellen says, i wanted to show all of me. the talk show is me,ut i'm so playing a little character of a talk-show host. there is a tiny,it tiny of difference. ellen is releasing a new stand-up special on netflix called "relatable" next week. she fnuses how her celebrity has made her less relatable than shesed to be and may seem on her show. ellen is signed on to doer talk show at least through the summer of 2020. i think that's a gift though. she still seems relatable. >> think so? don't know. filthy rich is filthy rich to me. i think money changes you. >> she's very charitable though. >> yeah, but still. >>> the early alarm might be hurting your child's performance in the classroom. ame new practices are helping kids in ourrea by letting them stay in bed. >>> a man was trapped in greece for two days. not the country, the substance. firefighters we finally able to free him from a vent, but police have some questions about why he was there in the first place. >> yikes. >>> all right. four things you need to know about the next

>> apparently ellen is throwing me my bairt day party? >> really? >> did she say that? she did. she has to now. >> chrissy metz is now in her first featured film. she's going touch your heart again as nischelle turner found out on the set. >> chrissy metz is the lead in a movie. >> i can't believe it. >> rise and shine. breakfast is ready in ten minutes. >> also hard to believe, the incredible story that inspired "breakthrough." >> on january 9, 2014, john smith slipped through the ice of a frozen lake. he stayed submergeddhour until for his life. >> deer god, please send yourself to my son. >> what made you feel like this is role you needed to play? >> well, i never played a mother before. my mother had a medical emergency nine months ago. the doctors give you a prognosis and you refuse to believe it. i'm like, you don't know my mom. when i read the script, i was like, i got to be there. >> you gave me goose bumps. >> you are my pride and joy. >> john's full recovery is described as a miracle. >> i was driving my son to school and i told him the story. he said, dad you

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ellen had a great surprise for a newly engaged couple.united them with a ring they accidentally dropped in a grate in times square. >> we will have tha story. >> one for the ages. we will get to that in a moment. >>> let's start with a check of today's headlines. in west virginia three peoplein mi since last weekend were found alive overnight inside an abandoned coal mine. families are reunited with the ved ones after four excruciating days underground. they happened to be alive and rescuers pulled them out. >> what was it like in there? >> terrible. >> a fourth member of the group was able to find his way out monday, telling police where to find the others. there are still ques this morning as to why the four friends were down there in the first pleae. >>> at nine people were killed, dozens more injured in a high-speed train crash in turkey. the train hit aaintenance engine on the same track and crashed into a pedestrian overpass. it was at a station west of turkey's capital. parts of the overonss collapsed o the train. rescuers scramble

ellen says, i wanted to show all of me. the talk show is me, but i'm also playing a character of a talk-show host. there is a tiny, tiny bit of difference. ellen is reasing a n stand-up special on netflix called "relatable" next week. she focuses on how her celebrity has made her less relshable than used to be and may seem on her show. ellen isn signed to do her talk show through at least the summer of 2020. oh, it would be to sad to see her go. >>> llwe, an early alarm might be hurting your child's performance in the classroom. some new practices are helping kids in our area by letting them stay in bed. >>> and a man was trapped in grease for two days. firefighters were finally able to free him from a vent, but police have questions about why he was there in the first place. >>> i'm guessing he wasn't looking for the stash of fortune cookies. we're talking about rain coming back into the picture for torrow afternoon and evening. by the time you wake up saturday morning, most of the area will have had nearly a inch of rain.

"today" show sirius fm 108. >>> now to ellen degeneres. >> and her show and ellen after years is back. i told him, really, i was hoping for more of a really. he said, well, do you think you're still relatable? just then two of my butlers stepped into the library. >> what made you decide to get back in the stand-up game? >> i don't know. i just -- i didn't think i'd ever do it again. because i did it for so long, for probably 20 years. it's a lonely life, especially as a woman by yourself on the road. this is a great gig. i get to go home every night. this is fun. but stand-up is different than his i wanted to see if i can do butler flies? >> i i l.a. i kind of surprised people. it was like i had done it last week. uch larger venue, where she taped her n summer. >> if i'm ought somewhere, people have a baby, they'll hold it out to me for me to hold it. i'm like, this is cashmere, no. >> reporter: sensing that signature sense of humor that got her noticed on johnny carson's "tonight show." >> you had this idea that you were going on the johnny carson one day. you were going to be the fi

is illinois team needs to take advantage of federal matching funds releases without federal money ellen i cannot don't its budget in a sustainable way. there's not much discussion about cutting spending. mike tobin "fox news". jon: a last-minute bid to save sears after the iconic retailer announced it was closing dozens of stores. details on that deal coming up plus it's been a rollercoaster ride for glover markets. this year. maria bartiromo gives the top 20 team business highlights, next.

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thanks. >> ellen zentner, we'll see you in the new year.reful what you wish for is the title of that segment. >>> still ahead, crafting an ipo, pinterest, see what we did there, reportedly looking to go public and google getting into the holiday spirit they have a new commercial out that features that guy, it's home ane u got to see it. stick around >>> welcome back, hope you're having a great start to your day. stock futures are not having a great start. it's not a terrible start. dow futures down 77 right now. remember, we lost 730 points i tweeted out yesterday when the fed decision came out, the fed decision came down because that's what we do in our holiday lunch. frank, you vanished. >> what? >> hold on. >> do the news. >> i just created a problem. >> the market fell 225 points in 20 seconds ended up losing 730 points so i guess down 81. not the end of the world by the way, you have been watching bitcoin, i know we're down 80% from our highs this time last year bitcoin has been walloped. this week, it's a pretty good week bitcoin has

is illinois team needs to take advantage of federal matching funds releases without federal money ellen i cannot don't its budget in a sustainable way. there's not much discussion about cutting spending. mike tobin "fox news". jon: a last-minute bid to save sears after the iconic retailer announced it was closing dozens of stores. details on that deal coming up plus it's been a rollercoaster ride for glover markets. this year. this year. maria bartiromo gives the top i've always looked forward to what's next. and i'm still going for my best even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm up for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. so what's next? seeing these guys. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to,

. >> can i tell you something, miss ellen?est people i ever met and their success story is proof that if you just stay true to yourself, you don't have to do anything else. >> people think, oh, you came and did this show, and now you're big sell outs. the truth is we were sell outs to begin with. >> perhaps there is no stopping the corporate machine. >> we were sleeping at friends houses, had no money and one fox executive saw a cartoon we made in college and said, make me another christmas video i can send out as a christmas card. he gave us like 700 bucks and we went and made this 5-minute short -- >> i come seeking retribution. >> he's come to kill you because you're jewish, kyle. >> it went around the tv community like wildfire. >> i mean, it was the funnyest thing you'd ever seen in your life. >> somebody showed me the short. i thought it was hysterical, so i called and said, get them in here right away. >> oh, my god, they killed jenny. you bastards. >> south park was able to be topical. >> south park really, really dete

>> ellen degeneres, the comedian, was about to come out. as a lesbian. >> murphy.hensible that abc, now owned by disney of all companies, is going to feature ellen as coming out of the closet. it won't be long before god knows what, you know. bestiality, incest, who knows. >> we were getting bomb threats. disney was really getting a lot of flack for even thinking about having a coming-out episode with ellen. >> i'm 35 years old. i'm so afraid to tell people. i mean, i just -- susan, i'm gay. [ cheers and applause ] >> ellen coming out was a huge moment for me personally because, you know, i was a closeted gay guy. gay child at that time. and it was the bravest thing i saw. >> that felt great. that felt so great. >> initial report suggests abc made a bundle on ellen's highly publicized outing on national tv last night. the broadcast was accompanied by coming-out parties all around the country, including one in birmingham, alabama, where the local abc station refused to broadcast the show. >> she did a great thing. she was brave. >> i made the decision that i wasn't

in a rare inrview, talk show host ellen degeneres says she's considering ending herugely popular daytime television show. >>> it is 6:00 a.m good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. before weetstarted, we want to let you know that spotsylvaniaounty schoolsre on a two-hour delay. they were hit hardeay the snow ier in the week. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on trafficdi contions for us. >> we begin with meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning. it's a relatively pleasant start to arsday morning here in the nation's capital. skies will be pary suno at times mostly sunny today. best of all,t's not as cold this morning compared to the last few days. today, no rain to wor about. ave the umbrella at home. rain returns tomorrow. the weekend is v lookingy wet indeed. right now it's 34 in loudoun county. i howard county. 31 in fredericksburg. 30 at national airport. these numbers are 5 to 15 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. we'll take that. so seat heaters on low this morning. probably no need for the ice scrapers or the windshield wipers today. that's welcom

and mary ellen, carole and the director have these results.ften they provide sell on wheels to ensure that the people at the events have a good experience. but it starts to skew the results of the priority network. flush here's the recommendations. we're on a slow your roll campaign. the late adopter to the priority networks. you will not gain any more efficiency, speed on them. cost of evaluations, these are subsidized networks by the state and the feds, so you should be receiving cheaper costs for those of you who already shifted. we'll test again when the new band 14 class -- band 14 is the super highway for public safety. san jose has their built, we should be next, but recommend slow the roll. wait until everything is built out. is there any questions or -- i've been told to hurry up. that's why i'm -- [laughter]. okay, thanks. >> thank you so much. we're going 0 go onto number 6. resilient -- oh, yes. we're going to do public comment at the end. okay. >> ready? >> thank you very much. good morning, i'm nancy. at your june 15 meeting i br

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she had a kidney ailment, just like ellen and ellen died of it during the time of wilson's presidency and what she did was she got very ill and the whole country was told about it and unlike john f. kennedy and others. it was out there and people prayed for her. she got better, but not long enough. she died a year or so later, but there was this sense of love and connection, and so i think that idea of illness that's a piece of inclusivity. we need to talk about that, as well. >> i am curious about pat nixon during that entire period, not just watergate, but having just watched the cnn documentary 1968 from the campaign, pat nixon had gone back when he was vice president over all of those years to the turbulent years of the late '60s and then through the white house and finally watergate and we find out later about her own struggles with depression and alcohol and that. as you hear conversation about first ladies, tell us what you're thinking and what kind of questions and did that come into play when you were at the library? how were you presenting pat during that period? i was liste

ellen died, of course, during the time of wilson's presidency. what she did was she got very ill but the whole country was told about it, unlike what happened with john quincy alwda, she got better. people prayed for her and she got better. died later, of course. but there was this sense of love and connection, so i think that idea as a piece of inclusivity, we understood need to talk abou well. >> i'm curious about that entire period, not just watergate, but having just watched the cnn documentary "1968," so from the campaign, nixon had been with him going back, obviously, to when he was vice president. over all those years, through the turbulent years of the late '60s, then through the white house, and finally watergate and we find out later about her own struggles with depression and alcohol and all that, you know, as you hear this conversation about other first ladies, tell us what you're thinking and what kind of questions -- and did that come into play when you were at the library? how were you presenting that during that period? >> oh, i w

[applause] ellen: thank you. washington national cathedral is the site of some of our most important commemoration the american space program. we are honored to be here this evening to celebrate our first voyage to another world. on december 21, 1968, 3 men, one of home with us tonight climbed atop the most powerful rocket belt and launched toward the moon. lovell, and, jim bill landers were the first people to ride in the giant saturn five and the first to travel beyond earth orbit, the spaceflight to that point had venture just 475 miles from earth. the crew of apollo 8 would fly a quarter of a million miles, farther from their homes and families than any explorers in history. was not supposed to reach the moon, it was going to be an earth orbit test flight, but satellite photos had shown our rivals in the space race readying their lunar rocket, tobled decision was made take our first mode shot. it was a last-minute mission undertaken by a country shaken by division and civil unrest at home, and a long war abro

. >> also ellen said she's considering stepping away and quitting her talk show. the conflicting advice she says she's getting about this decision from those who are close to her. >> and we are tracking some rainfall near the bay area. we'll let you know when that next chance arrives. my brand-new update in about eight minutes. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ "aaron persky," the recalled superior court judge in santa clar >>> a request from a controversial former judge. aaron persky is asking his supporters to help him payoff his legal debt. persky gained nationwide attention after sentencing former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail. brock turner was convicted of sexually assaulted a woman outside of a fraternity party at the stanford campus. they recalled persky earlier this year and a court ordered him to pay $135,000 in attorney's fees to the recall campaign. we h

. >> reporter: thi how principal ellen smith introduces herself over the phone. >> my name is ellen smiththe new middle school at the historic stratford building. >> reporter: this is the new middle school.be its name t determined. located in arlington's cherry dale neighborhood, the school will serve about a thousand students next fall. len wants tho students to understand the significance of this spot. >> this building was the first building in the commonwealth of virginia to atdesegr >> reporter: at the time it was stratford junior high. it comes from the name o the confederate general robert e. lee. the school boardo voted have lee removed from washington lee high school. they're considering washington loving, to allow the virginia couple who allowed for interracial marriage. one person writing, this would be a very beautiful thing. #virginiaisforlovers. another concerned at the added expense of renaming, my personal issue is simply the cost. >> i see it a part of my mission as principal to help kids understand the work of the community. >> reporter: ellen's school is different in tha

they're opening up for the first time to ellen today. we'll show you what happens when they meet the new york city police officers who saved that ring. >>> apple making a billion dollar move. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> at 6:25, gearing up for the next emergency. we'll take you inside the new response center in had the east bay covering the entire pacific. >>> good thursday morning. it's 6:12. we start out with clear skies and chilly temperatures around the bay area. here's a live look outside at 101 in palo alto. we're going to start out with low 40s, heading to 51 degrees at 11:00 and 50s today. we'll see mid-60s inland. i'll talk about that. and our weekend forecast in less than five minutes. >>> 101 on the peninsula to 101 through the north bay. southbound is your commute through san rafael. we're picking up the volume. they're going at the limit. no problems for 101. we do have slowing out of vallejo. >>> chinese saw shares rise on first day of trading. breaking business news out of cupertino, apple will build a campus in

the alan brown public banking -- >> who is ellen brown class. >> ellen brown class. >> yes. >> she was the one who started the public banking concept and has been pushing it worldwide for some time now. >> thank you. >> she started by writing the book. now she has another book out. anyway, she has -- i think she has a radio program twice a week or it may be it is even on t.v. i don't know. i'm surprised you don't know about ellen brown. >> i don't get out much. >> one of the ideas they had that i not heard today was to buy an existing bank, to start a public bank by buying an existing bank, so that's just an idea you might consider once you look into it, or may be you have to buy the entire bank. may be you just invest heavily so you have control of the policies that the bank has. that is another idea you might look into. thank you. >> thank you. hello. >> i'm introducing myself to you in my grandmother's language because that is where it all starts for as. is at least for this coalition in san francisco, the public bank coalition started with seeing the effect of our money being inves

starting with ellen thinking about ending her talk show after a 15-year run. >> she says she may callct is up in 2020. she says she's torn between opposing advice from her family. her brother wants her to stay on but her wife portia derossi thinks it's time to move on. >>> supporters say a plan to tax text messages in california is down but not out. >> the fcc just ruled that texting is an information service, not a telecommunications service and that means that states have no jurisdiction to tax them. supporters of the tax plan want to push ahead with the fee which would help fund mobile phones for the poor. >>> but if you're the winner of a contest, you may not care if taxed for using your cell phone and texting. vitamin water will pick someone to go cold turkey and not use fair phone for a year. >> if they can do it they'll get $100,000. to enter the contest, you have to post a photo on instagram or twitter that tells why you're a good choice for this contest. >>> finally, the worst game of tic-tac-toe you'll ever see. >> the worst. it happened during halftime of the indiana pacers

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. >>> coming up, he tells ellen about getting hit by a car. >>> a standing ovation for a quadriplegicraduate who did the unthinkable and walked across the stage. it's an inspirational story you'll want to hear next. >>> for a mash-up done brady bunch style. you can watch that full video. rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california. rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california. hope you might know who this man is. >>> 5:25, authorities in the south bay hope you might know who this man is. take a look at your screen. this is surveillance images there taken around the time of a violent carjacking, the day after thanksgiving. investigators believe that that same man was armed with a knife when he st