you said, "the french elite is envious because they're lagging behind in fashion, in life, and in sex>> zat's true. [laughs] >> the russian government was not too happy about this, right? about the publicity. >> it's natural. >> french police never pressed charges, and according to prokhorov, later apologized. but russian cartoonists had a field day. a fruit juice company lampooned him in a commercial. >> ♪ puttin' on the ritz >> and his well-connected business partner, vladimir potanin, suggested it would be a good time for prokhorov to sell his share of their joint ventures, which he did for $10 billion, just two months before the international financial crisis devastated the russian stock market. with prokhorov sitting on a mountain of cash, he became the richest man in the country. and it might not have happened without those party girls. >> it's a part of any business to be lucky. >> and you sold at just the right time. >> miracle happens. >> it's safe to say that there aren't any nba owners with stories like that one. and prokhorov's life in the opaque world of russian business

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envious and jealous of you for so many reasons, not the least of which is that handsome visage i am lookingt right now, but you have had a chance to befriend everybody, duboise, martin luther king, paul robeson, nelson mandela. out of all the people you have been friends with and struggled with, what makes nelson mandela so uniquely different? >> the people i have been privileged to serve, nelson mandela was the one i least suspected i would ever come to me, personally. i tried several times when he was incarcerated, to gain the privilege of visiting him, but the system would not permit that. himarted corresponding with while he was in prison. i had come to be aware of him through my mentor, the man who i most admired, paul robeson. e was very close to king against thewas apartheid system in the early day of its presence in south africa. he was the first black man to ever receive the nobel prize. looking at south africa from that prison, i began to become more aware of what the african national congress was doing, and what the leadership was aspiring to do, to make the decisions that would

do you guys communicate how do you get along the russian president vladimir putin saying well he's envious that barack obama can get away with all this spying and it carries on to this day though that being said to me putin saying there's nothing to be happy or sad about espionage is one of the oldest professions in the world he did say however he believes america and the n.s.a. is only spying in order to combat terrorism although there should be some moral and ethical agreements another question mr president vladimir putin have you mr snowden the former n.s.a. whistleblower do you know him the russian president saying no i'm too busy although mr snowden should be credited for changing the view of the world for many people including political leaders mr putin saying we believe that snowden will not engage in anti american rhetoric while he's here on russian territory or the russian government agreeing to give him refuge the russian government not trying to find out how america has been spying on russia to what extent and ultimately saying that we have not lost snowden where all the rest of

they have to be envious of that one. >> oh, yeah, big time. the marketing on that movie. >> it's phenomenal. >>> well, we've got enough amateur anchor men in here. let's throw it over to rob. >> good morning to you. let's show you what's going on in the sierra the last 24 hours, quite a bit of snow come down. been seeing views like this around north star. finally fresh powder hitting the ski slopes. and it's not just going to be in the sierra ski resorts. coming up, we'll see you you could see snow in the foothills and maybe the higher hills around the bay area too as another system drops in later on friday. right now, this morning, zero up in the sierra this morning, san jose, 38 degrees, low 30s, south of downtown san jose, down towards morgan hill and the peninsula, normally temperatures in the 40s. not the case this morning, redwood city, 34 degrees, 38 in san mateo. tri-valley, upper 20s this morning, around walnut creek in danville and 31 degrees closer to pleasanton, and in the north bay, the temperatures in the low 30s. so tonight, all

people are envious of the growth of the economy. they are a little green chutes in europe. >> i think it is getting better. it is benefits the top. the top 1% of households in the past three years have taken home 95% of the income games. that is almost everything. when it is coming up -- >> is that market? >> that's stocks, housing, that's earnings. it's the whole pie is going only to the top. >> and explain why that doesn't trickle down. >> you keep hearing about how the big companies are the job creators. they are not creating the big jobs. small and mid sized companies creating jobs. they are fickle. they are likely to layoff again if something happens. maybe because they can make big profits without hiring a lot of people. that is what is holding things back. i never count down the u.s. when. we have the best legal system in the world. other countries want to model off us. >> you need to keep mindful of the university system as high as it was. >> you think the rest of the world wants to do that? >> there are many foreign student

. >> schieffer: i'm so envious of people who write fiction. i've tried. i just don't get it.itor said to me, well some people remember things and write them down and some people make things up. when you you are writing your books, do you make them up or are they about you, tell me about this new book and what is your personal connection to the characters in this book. >> well, you know, to write fiction you have to be a good liar. i lie on paper, i'm not a very good liar in person. my new book is primarily about a grandmother who is forced to raise her grandchildren. and also about people who are always sticking their nose in someone else's business and offering unsolicited advice, which most of us know people like that. and what to do, how to process that. who to listen to and who to ignore. that's pretty much it. ideal -- i deal with racial issues, love, taking care of a spouse that's ill. but mostly for me it's about struggling and how to survive when things are working against you. >> schieffer: i think your work cuts through, i think so many people identify with it. is t

he has got a set of plastic bricks that would make any kid envious, including this one.ng the chicago skyline in his apartment. >> i build large architectural buildings with legos. i love chicago architecture, and i think the skyscrapers are fantastic. lego is about building something from nothing. it is easy to build a set because the directions are there. what is creative is to do something from your own imagination. it is an unusual hobby, and it combines not just art, but science and mathematics. when i approach work, you have to build a framework of what your strategy is and the outcomes are and the tactics you have to get done. lego is all about planning. all those buildings take more than two or three months just to figure out what the structural integrity will look like. building lego buildings takes me away from the frenzy of the corporate world, relaxes me, where i can just use my hands and the creative process, take my time and build things. people look at this and it immediately comes to, i want to show my kids this. they almost get giddy. my dream is to buil

tom so envious. you have no idea.nvious. >> his distributors were counting on marketing directly to his fans and going straight to them and bypassing the traditional ways of talking to the fans and getting them to go out to the movie theater. that is not really happening because the movie is not doing so well. plus the fans have grown up a little bit. in talking to different movie insiders or people who watch box office receipts, they say the film really made a couple of the steps. it was not leveraging the 50 million twitter -- >> jonathan, you have a pretty impressive following on twitter. >> it is just a little less than justin bieber's. >> seriously, who is his audience? >> it is a lot of preteen girls. >> is an international or u.s.? >> a lot of international. >> mainly girls. he is a very talented singer. i don't really listen to him. do you? >> no. why do girls like him? coming up, it has been a big year for jpmorgan. we are going to take another look at a big story affecting jpmorgan this year will stop their

all of a sudden, i'm jealous and envious. the presidentnt seems to span matt. >> does, he does.llar individual say that i can be that person. i can work a little bit more than i can make sure that we an get ahead and save a little bit. but now we see is them saying you n't have to do allhat, we will get that money and you deserve it. charles: where do you think we can go? let's just say that the president were to get everything that he wanted. i could tell you that economic data shows that the entire continent is rebounding except for france. probably instituting the idea is to lose loosen the administration's point of view. >> the fact is that they could jack up tax rates on the rich and perhaps balae the budget. but that means over 90% at the top, 80% in the second bracket. crippng tax rates and here is the real thing. suppose that he did that this year. given the spending plans that people have, including the president, all that fairness, it would leave behind a burden on the nextgeneration that is immoral. or worried about fairness, let's pay attention to the spending. >> is

he is actually envious. >> senators defy the whitehouse the democratic senators calling for sanctions against iran as the white house insist they are not needed on what is next for iran. ♪ lou: my next guest says the senate has it right concerning additional sanctions against iran and a negotiation is that fail to call for iranian this panel that of its -- dismantlement of its nuclear program. anything else is just foolish. joining us is retired four-star army general, fox is most -- military analyst. great to have you here. this is a remarkable development . twenty-six u.s. senators telling the white house to basically, thank you very much for your counsel, we are going to proceed with tougher sanctions. i cannot recall a time that this has happened. what kind of a position does it but the united states government in? >> well, i think it puts us in a much stronger position, frankly. we should applaud and welcome with the senate is doing. the history here, lou, is that the congress, as a body, has always arg

he was envious of britain. that affected what they did. telling you this idea. >> what happened to nicholas ii of russia. what happened to him? >> it was a sad picture of my book. happy devoted family, parents. the tragic young boy who had hemophilia. they were all killed by the bolshevikings. >> what about wilhelm? >> i think their hearts weren't in the peace process and the dutch were not prepared to give him up. he lived out of exile in a damp dutch castle and chopping lots of wood. he wrote his memoirs, denying he did anything wrong. he died in 1941 before hitler invaded russia. >> who was leading the ottoman empire. >> the sultan, i can't remember the name at the time. a very, very shadowy figure. he set off in exile, i think 1921. and moustafa became the father of modern turkey. >> so looking back at some of the leaders in your opinion, who is the sharpest leader in europe before the war started? >> sharpest by far but he was dead by this point was bismarck. he made the whole system work and kept europe from exploding to war. hard to

kaiser wilhelm ii was envious of britain. that really affected a lot of what he did.o were a number of the subjects. i am toying with this idea. it is a bit nebulous. host: what happened to some of these, the czar nicholas of russia, what happened to him? guest: he was murdered by the bolsheviks along with his family. there is a very sad picture of the russian imperial family. there were very happy and devoted family. devoted parents. very pretty archduchess is. a rather tragic young boy. and they were all murdered by the bolsheviks. host: what happened to wilhelm? guest: he went into exile. in the netherlands. and there was talk of trying him as a war criminal at the paris peace conference, and i think there hearts weren't in it. so he lived in exile. dutch castle. he became very keen on chopping wood. he was denying that he ever did anything wrong. he died in 1941, just before hitler invaded russia. host: who was leading the ottoman empire? guest: it was a sultan, whose name i cannot remember. who was very shadowy. he basically was sent off in exile in 1921. then th

she was a bit envious of young grace coolidge who had a beautiful complexion. that was much treasured in that time. she still had the bloom of youth upon her, and mrs. harding defined one color as her own, a certain blue called harding blue. every color looks good on grace. she could be snippy with grace. we have some letters that suggest she was thinking about the next election, and maybe president coolidge would not be the candidate the next time. when the issue came up that maybe the coolidges should have a vice presidential house, there was none, mrs. harding said she did not think so, that the willard hotel was just fine for the coolidges. >> they were also very different than just what we have learned about the two women. last week with florence harding, we learned she had a bold personality. there were issues that she cared about. she encouraged her husband into politics. we seem to have quite the opposite in the relationship between the coolidges. can you talk the differences in how the women approached public life and their temperaments? >> grace's bio

we are not an envious people.he founder of rite-aid made a fortune before he was 35 and spent 40 years as happy as a clam giving away. >> the spirit of the season. i know it is coming in. merry christmas, steward. don't be a scrooge, stewart! stuart: thank you very much. we appreciate it. it is called campus insiders.com and could be the future of how you get your college sport. forget traditional tv. the internet is king. we will show you next. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in e u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutuafunds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a

and if you saw a cool picture that your friend posted on instagram and got envious, it is a widespread problem. jenna: does that happen to you when you look at my twitter account? [laughter] jenna: [laughter] jon: not so far. [laughter] some call social media and the and we will take a look. the top researchers are looking into it [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprisewinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ jon: europe's most active volcano is at it again. spewing tons of ash into the air, mount etna is closing the busiest airport in sicily. so far, no evacuations have been ordered. jenna: researchers are trying to get to the bottom of what they call social media and be. it's not actually twitter, but it's instagram. but leaves a lot of us feeling jealous of other people, especially when you have dinner spreads or that perfect family photo. and instagram allows you to create the perfect light and tones are your memories are saved. and the university o

by the political leaders -- i have to say that i am envious of teachers. , the ability to impact isng people and the families this unbelievable gift that many have accepted as their calling. none of us are perfect, the reality is the state of connecticut is filled with teachers working very hard to get it right. they are demonstrating a , alingness to change beingental change embraced in the state of connecticut. we have to realize that teachers need the resources to be ready to do what they have to do. we are asking a lot more of them and it is one of the reasons why in the state of connecticut, we have gone in a different direction than many states across the country. we are adding funds to education. the 30 lowest performing school districts are getting the bulk of the money. it is by agreement on how that money is going to be spent. i'm also fond of saying that this is very much about changing our habits. only sat down and looked at all of our school districts and looked at those low performing districts, in almost every one of those, there was at least one outstanding school. out

by the political leaders -- i have to say that i am envious of teachers. their ability to impact, the young people and the families is this unbelievable gift that many have accepted as their calling. none of us are perfect, the reality is the state of connecticut is filled with teachers working very hard to get it right. they are demonstrating a willingness to change, a fundamental change being embraced in the state of connecticut. we have to realize that teachers need the resources to be ready to do what they have to do. we are asking a lot more of them and it is one of the reasons why in the state of connecticut, we have gone in a different direction than many states across the country. we are adding funds to education. the 30 lowest performing school districts are getting the bulk of the money. it is by agreement on how that money is going to be spent. i'm also fond of saying that this is very much about changing our habits. only sat down and looked at all of our school districts and looked at those low performing districts, in almost every one of those

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i have to also say at the outset that i'm envious of teachers. their ability to impact on an intergenerational basis the young people and the families that those young people ultimately will raise is this unbelievable gift that many have accepted as their calling. and although we may not, none of us are perfect, the reality is the state of connecticut is filled with teachers who are working very, very hard to get it right. and in point of fact, are demonstrating a willingness to change methods of pretty regularly -- excuse me, accept change and support change, fundamental change, for instance, with respect to the common core where it is being embraced in the state of connecticut. i also have to say that we have to realize that teachers need the resources to be ready to do what they have to do. we're asking a lot more of them, and it's one of the reasons that in the state of connecticut we've made it, we've gone in a different direction than many states across the country. we're actually adding funds to education, particularly to fund our educatio

he has an all-round appeal and an envious one given the political parties and impact he has had. >> thankso much for joining us. >> a new study finds a third of all adults had high blood pressure. in the south-eastern part of the nation it's well over half. researchers dubbing this part of the country the stroke belt. cardio vascular disease kills many. despite the well-known risks rates have not changed. researchers say this is because the number of people who do not know they have high blood pressure is the same. >> moscow nights and the winter can mean depression. the government is trying something to brighten up the dark days of russia. >> waky waky, it's nearly 10 o'clock in the morning and it could be midnight. since the kremlin scrapped daylight saving time the people here face 18 hours of darkness a day during the winter, some going without seeing a trace of blue sky for months. >> for the people of moscow, a walk to work can be a depressing experience, carried out in total darkness, crossing icy streets and needs to be done again eight hours later, again in total darkness. >> tran

so instead of being envious of these people, instead of saying, oh, my goodness, they might buy another car, i'll be saying they might buy that car from somebody selling a car in detroit. the thing is, is that economic freedom zones, reducing taxes i think would help to spur the economy. in my state, there are 20 county in eastern kentucky that have unemployment 1 1/2 times the national rate. now, a large degree of our unemployment is due to the president and his war on coal. he always talks about a balanced solution but he doesn't really balance his hatred for the coal industry with jobs. he doesn't balance his so-called like for the environment with jobs. when we look at regulations, we should preserve the environment and we have many federal regulations that i do agree with on the environment. you shouldn't be allowed to dump chemicals in a stream. i agree completely with that. clean water act says cannot discharge pollutants into the navigable waters of the united states. i agree completely. but you know what they have done done over the last 30 years? they've taken that commonsense

. >> andrew still, i think, is envious of billy. who's his co-anchor? >> who? who you think. >> she's awesome. kate. >> i forgot. >> it's a different one. >> small world. >> we said that you were related to some really important famous people and that's who we were talking about billy bush. >> that's -- >> anybody else? >> no, never mind. >> george p. >>> headlines this morning, the senate is expected to wrap up its work for the year by moving forward to clear the path for janet yellen to become the next federal reserve chair. it's expected to be the final senate vote of the year. they would pick up on the actual confirmation in january. probably january 6th. >>> also, russian tycoon has been released. he was pardoned yesterday. no details were given about the release or his current whereabouts. he'd been in jail for over ten years and was seen by the kremlin as a political prisoner. >> no details necessary. >> yeah. right. we talked about that earlier. i want to -- andrew, where are you on this? i talked to becky. you've got a russian prison? >> yeah. >> is th

. >> very envious. >> fit two of you in there. >> wear it for my sermon. >> father jonathan morris, thank apply those in your life and live like a s.e.a.l. coming up. ♪ walk this way ♪ walk this way ♪ walk this way [ woman 1 ] why do i cook? to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious. >>> good morning, always nice to see you at "fox & friends." i'm anna kooiman. have you been looking for a way to stay focused at work or a way to attain your goals? how about considering how to adapt your mind so you can think like a navy s.e.a.l. we all know the physical training they go through. we're learning the secrets to their mental sharpness. here is the author of "the way of the s.e.a.l." commander mark devine. >> good morning, anna. >> the first thing you say we need to do is develop a self-awareness about what drives us. >> right. i wrote this book so that everyone in america could experience what i experience 20 years as a navy