just as the rat pack faded away, so too did the fontainebleau. by the late '70s, miami beach was regarded as a stale place for old people. ben novack sr. lost the hotel to bankruptcy and died not long afterwards. the son, ben jr., all grown up now, stayed in the hospitality business and made his mark. he created a company run out of his home here that organized conventions at big hotels. like his father, he was a hard-nosed businessman. and in time, he was grossing $50 million a year. and like his father, he needed someone like his mother to mix and mingle with the clients. he found that woman in a recent emigre from ecuador. her name was narcy, and she had a little girl called may. why do you think they became a couple and not just passing in the night? my mother was a lot of fun, you know. she definitely partied. dennis murphy (voiceover): when ben jr. met narcy, she was partying for tips as a stripper in a sleazy miami club, supporting herself and her little girl. dennis murphy: she did very well with it, i guess, huh? she did very well. my mo

the fontainebleau is still there, all spruced up with a new lease on life. and may has a fresh new outlook on the rest of her life too. may abad: come here, buddy. dennis murphy (voiceover): in 2011, may welcomed a new little guy in her life, a son. she named him ben after the lost prince, the namesake he never got to meet. that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [theme music] >>> good morning and welcome to the special holiday edition of morning joe. bringing you some of the best segments from the past several weeks. >>> the latest vote count shows that donald trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. regardless, the president elect is claiming a powerful mandate. >> we've got peter baker here and he's written an article about this so-called landslide. i'd like to look at two things here real quick and i love your input. it was like a point and a half race. those three states where democratic senators won, and yet donald trump picked up 49 out of 50 states. you look at wher

lafayette hangs out in paris in 1814 and is there in paris when napoleon abdicates fontainebleau andthen the revolution is now turned its great turn and we are now back to the restored bourbons, at least for a few months, because right after that, napoleon stages the 100 days revolution or excuse me, 100 days, the hundred days regime, which is napoleon, leaving his exile and trying to return to paris and take back control of france. and this is very exciting to many liberals, including lafayette's friend benjamin constant. and because is now making all kinds of claims. what about what he's going to do in a restored regime? it's going to be more liberal. and lafayette to constant and says there can be no freedom in a country unless there is a freely elected representation raising and disposing public funds, making all the laws, organizing and dissolving military forces deliberate. in debates published by the newspapers complete freedom of press and supported by all that guarantees individual freedom. right? this is basic political program. he wants a constitutional regime. he wants a