you still get a kiss from elmo, even though you have a -- elmo, let's see what elmo's face looks like[ applause ] >> jimmy: hold on, is this your boyfriend? >> yes, he's my boyfriend. >> jimmy: what is his name? >> elmo. david. >> jimmy: david, all right. now -- david, you have -- there's something in that christmas tree topper, isn't there? >> can i have this, please? >> jimmy: yes, can david have that christmas tree topper? don't say no. >> from the moment we met, you captured my heart. but it's taken me awhile to figure out how to ask you -- will you marry me? >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: congratulations. that's a pretty good proposal, right? isn't that very sweet. congratulations, david and sandra. congratulations. very well done. you got to take that elmo costume to the honeymoon with you, i mean, that could really spice things up. >> you like this? >> yes. it's a little bizarre, but -- yes. >> jimmy: yes. and i think your mom is here, she was in on the whole thing and she's the one we almost accidentally married you to your own son. tonight on the show, we have musi

i will give elmo to you. we've got another elmo doll here. this is let's imagine elmo. for 2 to 4 years old. helps them count and play. but this, of course, is disney's "frozen" snow glow elsa, the hottest doll this season. this button you can press it, i'm not because she sings for a long time. $35. fisher-price's talking dora. dora has a smartphone now. you press the little phone -- >> because every little kids needs a smartphone. >> every little kids needs a smartphone, right? and of course, this is the american girl doll. comes in all kinds of different models, names, $115. what would a doll segment be without barbie dolls? we have two here, barbie with endless curls, barbie's fashion designer maker, so you can create something there. then, of course, you and i had the doll heads that didn't quite look like this one. this is for girls six and up. they can create scary hooks. this is the -- looks. this is the $25 monster high gorge-ous -- get it? you can find them online at the hot holiday toys segment. they're all being donated to the homeless children once this is

did elmo die for nothing?!hter) but this year in the war on christmas, christmas is fighting back. this is the blitzkrieg on grinchitude! (cheers and applause) >> ho, ho, ho! (singing) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: back at ya, big guy! folks, christmas needs a hero once again. and this year, thank god it's t.g.i. fridays. >> t.g.i. fries says it will be flying drones around some of its restaurants with a mistletoe attached to the drones. the drones are small enough to cruise overhead, guaranteeing some awkward moments for couples and strangers alike. the restaurant says they hope this will encourage customers to, quote, make their move. a drone encouraging you to kiss. >> stephen: yes, t.g.i. fridays is weaponizing christmas cheer with a mistletoe drone that forces you to kiss. something you might want to keep in mind before you take your dad to lunch. (laughter) what a fantastic idea. the only thing missing from your boozey night out was four whirling blades steered by a 16-year-old busboy. plus, unlike ol

>> no, elmo's still hot.njulie will be back with "on the markets" update and president obama's relationship with his own party. ♪ >> meanwhile, more reaction coming in on the release of the senate report on the cia interrogation program. arizona senator john mccain spoke with charlie rose. somebodyou waterboard 183 times, is that a way to really get useful information? there is a lot of back and forth as to whether -- there are allegations that we found out about osama bin ladin and then there is other evidence that says we found out that information before they employ f -- eit's. it is not about interrogation and what they got, not about the nature of our enemy. it is about us and what kind of country we were, what we will be . >> you can see the entire interview with john mccain tonight on "charlie rose" at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern. and al hunt speaks to senator tim kaine. he has been the driving force behind the congressional authorization for the war state. islamic president obama's relationship o

elmo. >> the cords ordered the city to restore the original cobble stones. >> reporter: puso's organization recently forced the government to stop working on the french plaza that would have provided access to a nearby shopping mall. >> now, the city government is suing us for damages for the amount of money it cost them to stop work for ten months. >> it is a battle between those who feel buenos aires needs to be a more modern city. these have less safety features than the mod earned ones, cost more to fix and lot slower. there is no question, they have more charm and that they get you to where you're going. but it's a fine balancing act says the city's top architect. >> the preservation of the old. >> for example, the recently renovated galleria venez looks like the finest in milan and naples. nonetheless, even the staunchest conservationists, is its present as well as in the past, however to make sure the past isn't smothered with the future. >> lfnlings continues to insist that its journalists be released. peter greste and mohamed fahmy were extensioned to seven years in prison. baher m

. >> everybody from elmo on sesame street to our very own franklin institute is on this big story and so is our own lucy noland joining us live now from the cape. lucy? >> reporter: dawn and iain, first of all, the clouds have just rolled in i'm hoping you can see me through this mist right now, but this really is a huge deal. and as a little girl who used to dream about space, this, this being here is a dream. that's the countdown clock right over my shoulder. and i got to tell you i'm one of hundreds of journalists from around the world here to cover the launch of orion and one of many from the delaware valley. because a lot of people from our area have a lot to do with this launch. but first, i wanted to show you why orion has captivated the world. ♪ >> reporter: america's manned space program is not dead. as ask a certain beloved red fuzzy guy. >> well elmo orion space craft, yeah. >> reporter: nasa is smart. >> targeting the pre k set. the very ones who will be walking on mars one day. yes, we're still hitching rides with the rugs on their capsule to the international space stati

cookie monster and elmo traveled from sesame street to the sheraton society hill to greet all their fans there. a dj was also on hand playing all their favorite dance songs. they got some moves. >>> now you can celebrate the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop-off locations. for a list of those locations just go to cbsphilly.com/joy or you can call 215-977-joys. you can also text a donation. just text word joy to 41444. we're back in a moment. >> ♪ >> a spectacular show dazzled stargazers overnight. the geminid meteor shower happens every year in mid-december when the earth encounters debris from an extinct comet. if viewing conditions are perfect around 120 shooting stars might be visible in just one hour. >>> i guess you'll have to bundle up if you're at that eagles game or heading there. >> exactly. that meteor shower still going on. we have clouds around. that may inhibit viewing. maybe if you're up tomorrow before sunrise you can catch some of those meteors. 46 degrees after a chilly start monday afternoon, should she su

cookie monster and elmo made an appearance at the sheraton society hill.an celebrate speaking of gift the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop-off locations. for a list of those locations go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call 215-977-joys. you can text a donation. just text word joy to 41444. we saw some folks, i did earlier today bringing in a whole bag of toys, couple bags. thanks you so much for that. we appreciate it. take us home with a good forecast. >> looking for some sunshine. >> we're still looking. >> what are we in the pacific northwest. >> i don't know, seattle. >> i think tomorrow we do see a little sun, 46 for the high temperature. that's near average but then the showers return especially tuesday afternoon, tuesday night approaching 50 maybe even warmer than that on wednesday, nice day with clearing skies but by the end of the week we cool it down low 40's next weekend potentially rain and snow possible. >> thank you justin. >>> thank you for watching us here on the cw philly tonight.

that came with a tickle me elmo doll included. before all those hot toys, it was the cabbage patch in 1983. you would think money was being given away. but the mad rush was for a doll. the cabbage patch kid doll, shoppers went wild, there were no rules, they pushed -- this woman won, she got the doll without the wrapping. and while the recession of 2008 and the sluggish consumer practices of recent years seem to have tempered toy madness, there are still pockets of christmas morning yearning driving parental retail choices. undoubtedly there it's a dad somewhere searching for the perfect elsa doll and accessories. the holiday season, u but it's too easy to just sit here and pass judgment, to claim that we have all lost sight of what is truly supposed to motivate the season. because as unskrutable as it all seals, to be willing to sacrifice money and -- a moment like this one, that perfect moment for your kids when they get exactly what they wanted from santa, because face it, we remember the christmas we got just what we wanted an

cookie monster and elmo also made a big appearance at the shara ton society hill in philadelphia.dj spun favorite tunes to top it all you have every child went home with give. >>> speaking of gifts you can celebrate the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations. for list of those locations go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call 215-977-joys. text donation if you'd like to joys to 41444. >> stay with us. justin back with a last check on your work week forecast. the cbs3 sports zone sta >> all right. justin are we going to wake up to any sun tomorrow. we finally see sunshine. >> you sure. >>> get rid of clouds. not full sunshine but sunshine and clouds mixed overall pleasant dame temperatures near average 46 degrees. all right. here's the extended forecast. we will talk about some showers back into the picture later tuesday afternoon. tuesday night. the clouds quickly return. but then we dry out again for wednesday. approaching 50 degrees. so high temperatures actually go above average for the middle of the week it's po

>>stanley: as the record elmo shirt guy with a first to get national attention it, how will see its vetod to sign the ticket on as i talk to them first foul to talk to hand and then the resistence to lift >>stanley: stuffed it so that when the era of the invalid the often direct any better officer in writing the ticket this is not one of those forests dysmenorrhea in the particular crop land aren't the people he was alone in the army is to be at possible segment... >> erica: code and reconditions very wide years alive and sfo and we are dealing with clear skies to give the wind was howling overnight with this to people opposite tend to try a nominal 44 fare from gambling helped it block adopted above the freezing mark and right now we're not dealing with in the act when involved in intelligence and the subtleties 45 degrees runoff for downtown stephenson stock the second look at the peak when that the oakland hills as hayward her right arm the airport 45 mi. our >> erica: 1 spiegelman in this will talk about unfreeze a lot going into affect close to announce the reagan legacy of metal an

. >> so there is a market for that hot tickle me elmo or whatever it is this year.nkable i don't know what it is this year. i was struck by the numbers that showed different results. ibm had their numbers. you had your numbers. they were dramatically different. ibm said 8.5%. 16.7%id something, year-over-year growth on monday. talk to me about that discrepancy, which is not small. >> i want to speak to the ibm data. clickstream data, looking at clicks and that kind of data. customers, and00 we measure the transactions they go through a software. so we're not taking a survey or clickstream data. we are looking at our data. we also do same-store sales reports so that we are not limited by customers we gain or lose over a period of time. that's the best approach. what we do, we help retailers buy traffic with search and comparison shopping, and we look at what is happening at ebay and amazon. >> let's talk about how people shop. i found myself in an airport shuttle buying a shirt. people are strapping -- shopping on smartphones and tablets in bigger numbers this year.

coming from a jew, merry elmo's christmas.>> go, anna! go, anna! [laughter] >> i'm having a merry christmas! >> it's

. >> there's no tickle me elmo that everyone has to have. neil: to be fair, you're cheap. very cheap. >> totally fair. neil: i mean, you're the worst mother in that regard. nothing under the tree. >> that is true. nothing worth charging. neil: real estate appraisers to fannie mae and freddie mac. reports that home appraisals are going back to be generous by eager lenders adding extra pressure and, of course, fannie and freddie are making that down payment a little extra easy in some cases as little as 3 percent down. scott, i almost think if this continues, we're begging for another housing crash. i'm all for giving people a break. but these the same type of breaks that led to the last break down. >> we saw how the movie ended. this is a tough one. if you look at banks today, they're pretty darn well-capitalized. neil: they're going to unshorn their sheets. >> that money has to go somewhere. there's an old: if it isn't lent, it isn't spent. the banks are -- >> so witty. very good expression. >> if you don't get that money out of the bank coffers -- neil: why would the bank

are going through huge crowd of tourists and frankly as you walk with these tourists anyway and the elmo characters and other characters, can you see all around here. people do do a little pushing on shoving on this night opt tree lighting ceremony night anyway. so, hard to interpret it as anything other than a peaceful protest right now. and as i say that, there is a few more of the protesters coming up sixth avenue here with us now. but, as you can see, they are simply walking. they are chanting no justice, no peace. and they are just moving as the police have asked them to do to keep moving. not to stop in one place. not to cause any disruption of the tree lighting ceremony itself. and as i say, so far, greta, this has been from everything that i have seen, from our vantage point, an entirely peaceful protest. greta. >> jonathan, thank you. and just to emphasize once again because we are looking at the right side of our screen. see all these people and they are there for a celebration, the annual tree lighting. so it's hard to discern what, you know, what are the few pro-protests that

elmo and other characters will take part in the countdown. the mop pelts are in on a series of on line comic strips and videos to teach children about nasa's plans for a mars mission. elmo will be on hand at the kennedy international space center for the launch. >> the supreme court set to weigh the limits of free speech on the internet with a case of a man who threatened to kill his wife in an on line post. >> a meeting on climate change in peru. englishes are feel the heat of global warming. >> posting threats on facebook, including statements about killing his estrange wife, a man insists he was venting. the government and a jury disagreed. now the supreme court gets to decide when on line postings constitute a true threat. let's talk about this with our legal contributor jami floyd. this really is a very interesting first amendment case. his lawyers say he was heavily influenced by the rapper m&m. i reread the lyrics from his song, fantasizing about killing his ex-wife. why are his facebook postings any different? >> ok, so here's, this i

this is all because of the state elmo creek.t. they monitor the creek since the 2005 storm. they monitor the creek. and they have centers -- sensors up and down the creek. they are watching it? why? because this is what it looked like back in 2,005 on new year's day when it filled the banks inundating the downtown area. ruining lots of businesses and residents around the downtown area. for many of them, you know, when they hear about the rain. they start preparing immediately. they get the sandbags and people have flood gates now. >> i talked to one of the business eveners. she talked about what happened back in 2005 and how she prepares this year. >> just wait. until it comes. i have flood gates this time. that's the difference. hopefully nothing will happen. >> what was it like in 2,005? >> awful. it came from the back. >> a lot of people experienced the same thing. they are out here with the sandbags. and if you are in the area and you need to get sandbags, you can check out the places that are available to pick up the sandba

of course, big guy in red, not elmo, but this guy right there, stopped by bearing gifts for all. >>> 4:41 right now. tough loss for eagles. but that is in the what is trending about the game this morning, why governor christie is picking up all the attention. >>> but first, hello, bob. >> good morning, everybody. we're in good shape on the roadways here but our fox future cast shows us something is brewing out west and that will cause some problems for our weekend, we will check rest of the roads and sue will fine tune that forecast, when we come >>> 4:44. that is the time. only for the next better part of the minute. 4:44 if you want to play that number. high pressure is in control today and it means a mild monday. meaning that a normal high is 45, and we will get to about 47. a little milder then normal but here comes a warm front that will come our way first and bring south rain probably late in the day tomorrow, followed by a cold front for wednesday, that will chill things down in time for the weekend. lets go through the future cast, rest of the day looks fine, in mix of sun an

this year, kids got to see elmo and big bird and the power rangers.ortunately, they were all times square performers being led away in handcuffs. [ laughter ] but still, the kids got to see them and wave to them as they were going into the police car. they're really nice. there were actually six new balloons in this year's parade, including pickachu and the red mighty morphin' power ranger. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: yeah. those are the -- those are the two new balloons. [ laughter ] guess they came before and after the spin doctors float. ♪ if you wanna call me baby just go ahead now ♪ and if you want to tell me maybe ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we've got a new balloon this year, little orphan annie. >> steve: and felix the cat. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: andy capp. kids love andy capp. there were a lot of new balloons this year. there was also thomas the tank engine and the pillsbury doughboy. but the real crowd-pleaser, as you'd expect, was the new butterball turkey balloon. check this one out. isn't that cool? [ laughter ] it was fun. that was great. i'm

i was intrigued, jack, that you were saying that the s&p 500 right now is like tickle me elmo at christmasexplain, please, sir. >> i think we are -- we are the toy that everybody wants. the fact is, we're the ones that have a favorable valuation. we're benefiting by lower oil prices. we've got strong momentum. and that's something that most every other major market can't boast right now. and everyone wants to be in our market, which means that, you know, that prices are being run up. i think it was the eisley brothers that did "for the love of money." at some point it's going to be "slip sliding away." >> wouldn't you say at some point it's going to be "slip sliding away," and what will be the trygger? >> the trigger for me is momentum. i love cheap markets that are moving in the right direction. and i will stay with expensive markets as long as they keep moving in the right direction. but if we get, you know, already credit spreads have broken out to the upside, meaning that lenders are starting to rein in their horns, and that's not just energy. that's of the six sectors i track in credi

. >> and the elmo song. >> i forgot that. ♪ a song about elmo >> when we come back, preparing fortunatehealth care, one of the high flying sectors from 2014, and analysts, barbara ryan breaks down the potential winners and losers. >>> welcome back to "squawk box", everybody, and in the headlines on this wednesday morning, mortgage applications rose 1% last week with more activity in both new home purchases and refinancing. 30 year mortgage rates fell slightly hovering at 4%. south korea has indicted travis, the ceo of ride service, uber, claiming that uber is violating its laws to govern public transport. the former rock star consortium sold patents for $900. they bought 6,000 patents from networks three years ago. the buyer is rpx corporation. >>> and it is a holiday shortened trading day. closing just moments ago, dax closed today, and markets in france and spain close at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> health care, one of the top performing groups this year, 23% in 2014. despite yesterday's beating, biotech crushing it this year. the biotech index up 29 %, joining us now is the veteran a

elmo is in denton, texas. caller: good morning. i in 82 years old, grew up most of my life in cushing, oklahoma, so that gives you the perspective of where i'm coming from. i have also been in the oil business, have visited the mines in canada, back when it was not .rofitable to produce them i think some people do not realize that we have a lot of oil and gas in north dakota that can also utilize the pipeline. as far as the lower end of the pipeline, i don't see why president obama needed to approve it because it does not cross a boundary. that was my understanding of why they were able to go ahead and continue building. the cushing pipeline crosses the united states. a lot of petroleum comes into cushing and is transported to the gulf coast. the united states will by the oil is it is cheaper to buy the oil there than it is to import it. any oil that will come into there will reduce the amount of oil that comes in by ship from the middle east and so forth. right now i am paying $1.91 a gallon at the pump. reason, i lived in a refin

. >> a furry little creature called tickle me elmo.h. i love his voice. go ahead. [ laughter ] >> that tickles. >> ooh, baby. let's go outside. >> i'm afraid you're enjoying that a little too much. >> love that. >> bryant still has his, by the way. >> he's with it right now. everyone loves a good christmas lights show, of course. there are some times when things don't work out as planned. like the store that got it twisted. greetings seasons instead of seasons greetings. imagine the poor person with that -- and this next one. >> how does that happen? >> bring a little christmas cheer but it did not go well. >> what is that? >> it's an angel -- i don't know. >> stringing lights on a house. >> i don't know. it looks like an alien from space. the guy decides to hang a dummy from the top of the house. the neighbors kept screaming thinking it was a real guy. they had to take it down. >> stop taking pictures of him. somebody help him. >> i like that. >> come on. >> i like that one. >> i like the santa feet coming out of the chimney. >> you l

elmo is in denton, texas. caller: good morning. i in 82 years old, grew up most of my life in cushing, oklahoma, so that gives you the perspective of where i'm coming from. i have also been in the oil business, have visited the mines in canada, back when it was not .rofitable to produce them i think some people do not realize that we have a lot of oil and gas in north dakota that can also utilize the pipeline. as far as the lower end of the pipeline, i don't see why president obama needed to approve it because it does not cross a boundary. that was my understanding of why they were able to go ahead and continue building. the cushing pipeline crosses the united states. a lot of petroleum comes into cushing and is transported to the gulf coast. the united states will by the oil is it is cheaper to buy the oil there than it is to import it. any oil that will come into there will reduce the amount of oil that comes in by ship from the middle east and so forth. right now i am paying $1.91 a gallon at the pump. reason, i lived in a refin

that happens there, right, with elmo and company? >> we had better get to our next story. >> okay. all right. i just wanted to make sense. >>> as 2014 draws to a close, cnbc is looking at what you can expect in the coming year. this hour though hedge fund activist kate kelly. >>> january is vacation time for hedge funds. for better or worse are starting with a clean slate after marking their 2014 performance. but after two long years in activism, things aren't going to be quiet for long. bill ackman at it again. though he didn't prevail in his takeover of the drugmaker allergan he made billions when it went private on him. expect ackman to prepare for a new takeover. >>> and animal health nut coetis could be one to watch. the sunsets on a crucial element of the country's contract with other lenders on december 31st that made masters hard to settle. after that it will want to get rid of its pesky vulture investors who whom it owns 1.5 3w8 in cash. >>> with crude at less than $60, expect someone like dan loeb or david einhorn to go after drillers about inefficiency. with the pain the

but i am afraid of the elmo characters there.th cuba could be coming to an end. the obama administration announcing americans can now travel to the island and use credit cards there. and cuban financial firms can open accounts with u.s. banks. it will also be easier for american companies to export products to cuba. penny pritzker is the united states commerce secretary. she joins us to talk about this shift in policy. thank you very much for being here today. >> thank you for having me. it's an exciting day. >> we hear this has been 18 months in the works. i just wonder why the president chose now, what he thinks the next move is going to be, and what this means for cuba and the united states. >> well, the reason now is because we were able to get the release of alan gross and the other folks. and that paves the way for it to come to conclusion. without fundamentally dealing with the museumtarian issue, the president was not willing to make a deal. but the reason to be excited today is really what does this mean? this is an oppo

elmo's fire. a little bit of static build up on the jet.ou get turbulence and it's more severe as you get toward the weather formation and also icing. icing doesn't effect the engines because they have the anti-icing things. so it is a great question. the procedures and protocols are well practiced and this is what makes it like that. >> well tony fernandez is on the ground trying to comfort families. he's tweeting regularly calling the flight's disappearance his worst nightmare. he also said his heart bleeds for the families of the crew members and passengers. he's called malaysia's richard bransen. he's the 28th richest person in malaysia and worth $650 million. he bought air asia for about 33 cents. air asia did face criticism weeks after malaysia airlines 370 disappeared. an article told passengers to be confident that their pilots would not lose their plane. air asia apologized and pulled the magazine. flight 8501 is related to it this year. it it has been nine months since 370 vanished over the indian ocean. flight 17 was shot down ov

whether it was a cabbage patch kid back in the day or the beanie baby or the tickle me elmo doll or remembergency to get "the toy" you foe, tknow tha that is hot and paying more than it is worth to get it. you can't disappoint the kids, right? so what is hot this year and it is christmas eve, and is there any hope of getting it at all? i am joined by the toy insider melissa barlow and i love ta that you have brought all of these things to us, and it is realistic and i love the retro here, and the old school lite brit brite? >> yes, the parents can share the experiences with the kids, and lite brite is a favorite and only $19.95, and it is a aftered forable price point and still available. >> it is, you know, the old school one, and the wedge, and lookt at this, how thin it is with the big lightbulb. >> and it stores easily, and lights up in a lot of ways an fun for the kids. >> how much is that? >> $19.99. >> we can't do a toy segment without the "frozen" and this is not the typical elsa and anna. >> and "do you want to build the snowman" and you can. these are from the build-a-bear workshop