and i said i'm doing this book on frank sinatra. and he said good luck with that. d, i understand that you worked for sinatra for a while and there there was a pau. he said, yeah. i said, what was it like? it was okay. and that one word answers to everything until finally i said hogie said that you were there one time when frank sinatra threw someone off a plane over lake merced going from las vegas to palm springs. and there was a pause, and he said hogie should never have told you that. now, was that a true piece of information, was i set up? i went back, i filed a foia with the faa to see the if there had been any deaths. i looked in the newspapers, i tried everything i could to document that, and i couldn't. so, of course, i didn't use it. and you don't know. you could be set up. very easily by someone. >> host: well, rob and heidi have a follow-up question. >> guest: oh, dear. [laughter] >> host: how do you feel about government secrets and what edward snowden has done? >> guest: um, i believe in whistleblowers. i mean, i do think that whistleblowers perform a

find some mexican song or some everly brothers song or some frank sinatra song. whatever.was all there. they loved opera. and not only did they play it on the radio, but on their piano. , but not learn to read everybody played and sang whether they were professional level or not. we delegate all of our art professionals and that is silly. we should be doing our own dancing and drawing. you have to have the heroes to be inspired but you get to do it, too. art is for healing ourselves and everybody needs their own personal art to work with their problems. tavis: when did you know that you were gifted in this way? >> i thought everybody could saying because in my family, everybody i knew sang. they did not play a record and have them sing along, they had children's choirs. my brother was there featured soloist and was a featured soloi great. tavis: when did you know that you were gifted enough to do this professionally? >> in first grade, i said that i was going to be a singer, i'm not going to have to worry about numbers. i just figured i was going to sing. it didn't occur t

"vanity fair" article broke the fact that frank sinatra might be your biological father. ] >> true, right? >> jimmy: yeah. [ applause ] he's a legend, he's a legend. tell us about this new show. what are you going to do differently? you were telling me some stuff backstage. something very interesting. you want to me more interactive with the news show? >> yeah. i mean, i have one important goal for this show and that is to get as many twitter followers as humanly possible. >> jimmy: what is you handle? what is your @? >> ronan farrow. >> jimmy: @ronanfarrow. >> guys, i'm not kidding. please follow me. >> jimmy: okay. >> it hurts when you don't. >> jimmy: so you want to get people involved. >> but jokes aside, yeah. i love the idea of getting people more involved in the news. it's been an honor to serve in government and i was eager for the opportunity to then be on the outside and be kind of the annoying gadfly poking people in the eye and saying, hey people around the country if you have 10 minutes of your time, you can get involved. you can actually move the story forwa

time score heller -- heralded the start of a new year with confetti and unmistakable voice of frank sinatra adding to the party atmosphere. ♪ >> further south in brazil, more than one million revelers packed the copacabana beach to watch fireworks light up the day. inls of big been brought 2014 for londoners with the help of fireworks, pop concerts, and crowds on the banks of the river thames. explosive display was a multisensory show with peach flavored snow, edible banana confetti and orange scented bubbles. and france, a slightly lower voltage affair. more champagne and embraces them. fireworks in paris. , inite the fireworks moscow, the new year celebrations were low-key and russia. festivities have been oversight -- overshadowed by two suicide bombings in volgograd. some just want the basics of the year to come. >> i wish everybody busier to be lucky, happy, and peaceful. no wars him and no conflicts. and no catastrophes. >> dubai is thought to have broken the record with what may have been the largest firework show ever. the highest firework reached more than one kilometer in the sky.

are nice, but what really matters is what you think of your work -- i thought about a quote from frank sinatrasaid something like, never let anybody tell you something is good when you know it can be better. >> ok. that sounds good. tavis: the producer says, that is really good. frank says, that's doing -- let's do it again. to not forget that you can do it better. that is absolutely true. tavis: this quote and wrote down -- you can play the music. now you have to speak the music. you can play the music, and now you have to speak the music. unpack that for me. >> playing involves mechanical things. what sounds good, especially -- so many things can go wrong. intonation, for example. if you put your hand on the pni when you play a note, it is in tune. if you put it on the violin, maybe it is, maybe it isn't. there is a lot of stuff. the bow, where do you put the bow? there are a lot of mechanical things. after a certain point, when somebody knows a piece, i say, ok, it is finished. you are trying to play the violin, and you are not finished. now you have to really listen to the music and to exp

some of the songs they played were johnny cash's version of "i've been everywhere," and frank sinatra'snew york new york, because the 49ers know what's at stake on sunday. >> the team peeking ahead just a little bit. seattle wide receiver percy harven out for sunday. he will not be cleared after suffering a concussion last sunday. last week was his second game this season. warriors and oklahoma city thunder. they've lost nine straight in okc. thunder up one, stef curry. fourth quarter, kevin durant took over. thunder up ten. durant, off the screen. and then up 12. now durant, the fadeaway three. everything going in. he had 54 points. but thunder win, 127-121. >>> one final note, stanford's defensive coordinator derrick mayson is now vanderbilt's head coach. he was hired by jim harbaugh in 2010. that is it for here. raj and jessica, we'll have more 49ers coverage coming up tomorrow. >> think of all the seconds that have just ticked by. you have to do your math all over again. >> 143,000 and something. >> the 49ers have arrived at their team hotel a couple hours ago. if you're a fan, we w

of atlantic city history has ceased operations.the atlantic club casino hotel's heyday included frank sinatra and dean martin but the venue has suffered of late, a victim of increased competition. the a-p reports that despite once being atlantic city's top-earning casino, the atlantic was bought by two competitors and is being stripped of its table and slots in a bid to decrease competition in the saturated market. shopping malls could be a thing of the past in as little as 15 years --.cnbc reports--given steadily increasing competition from online retailers, real estate analysts are calling for a complete rebirth of the traditional mall -- saying the industry needs to embrace more practices of the hospitality industry. foot traffic at brick and mortar stores was down nearly 15% this past holiday season according to shopper trak. meanwhile groupon is hoping to make shopping easier with its buy of flash fashion retailer ideeli.the $43 million cash purchase expands groupon's reach into the apparel sector.ideeli offers daily deals on heavily discounted apparel in limited supply.but, analysts say

perhaps best known as the birthplace of frank sinatra. the mayor of hoboken is alleging she was given an ultimatum by the lieutenant governor to support a development project or lose out on hurricane sandy recovery funding. a charge the lieutenant governor today angrily denied. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in trenton for us again tonight. >> reporter: today in union beach, new jersey's lieutenant governor, kim guadagno, joined volunteers at a hurricane sandy rebuilding event. and she hammered at a new political crisis. >> the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> reporter: that allegation comes from hoboken mayor, democrat dawn zimmer, who this weekend went on television and met with the u.s. attorney's office. zimmer claims that last may, the lieutenant governor and another top official, richard constable, seen with the governor just last week, both told her relief funds would be held up unless zimmer backed a major commercial development. >> she said, i know it's not righ

frank sinatra's "new york, new york." because the 49ers know what's at stake on sunday. >> mindi travels with the team throughout the season so she's been everywhere as well. new york hosting the super bowl a few weeks from now. if you're a 49ers fan, we'd love to see your photos. we have a slide show of the 49ers pictures on our website. add yours by using #nbcbayarea on twitter or instagram, we could put them on tv. can't get enough of the 49ers? tomorrow night a special 49ers special. we'll break down the matchup and be joined by our nfl insiders tomorrow night at 6:30. >>> it's going to be nice here. let's find out what it's going to be like in seattle. here's rob mayeda. >> weather probably not going to play a role. temperatures near that lucky 49 degrees as the game starts. mostly cloudy. not much wind, not much rain. the same dry pattern in the bay area also impacting the pacific northwest. outside right now, still 67 degrees in san jose. the average high this time of year, closer to the upper 50s. still warm outsi

and tomorrow, the home of frank sinatra who says that she, too, was politically targeted by the christie crowd. and that's tomorrow at 8:00 in the morning. >>> up next, stay out of the bushes. that's what jesse jackson famously once said, but now former first lady barbara bush is saying the same thing but a somewhat different vocabulary. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> time for "the sideshow." they say two out of three ain't bad but after his father and brother jeb bush may be wondering if his time will ever come. he's got a lot of support within his own party, but when it comes to his own family, that's a different story. in the c-span interview aired yesterday, his mother, barbara bush, said again she hopes he doesn't. >> i think this is a great american country, great country. and if we can't find more than two or three families to run for high office, that's silly. and i think the kennedys, clintons, bushes, there are just more families than that. i would hope that someone else would run, although there's no question in my mind that jeb is the best qualified perso

tomorrow morning on up, the mayor of hoboken new jersey, there's a famous place, the home of frank sinatrao says she, too, was politically targeted by the christie crowd. and that's tomorrow at 8:00 in the morning. >>> up next, stay out of the bushes. that's what jesse jackson famously once said, but now former first lady barbara bush is saying the same thing but a somewhat different vocabulary. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom. in the nation, we reward safe driving. add vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance and get $100 off your deductible for every year of safe driving. which means you could save... a lot of benjamins. we put members first, because we don't have shareholders. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ [ female announcer ] aaah, the amazing, delicious cinnam

perhaps best known as the birthplace of frank sinatra. the mayor of hoboken is alleging she was given an ultimatum by the lieutenant governor to support a development project or lose out on hurricane sandy recovery funding. a charge the lieutenant governor today angrily denied. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in trenton for us again tonight. >> reporter: today in union beach, new jersey's lieutenant governor, kim guadagno, joined volunteers at a rebuilding event. and she hammered at a new political crisis. >> the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> reporter: that allegation comes from hoboken mayor, democrat, dawn zimmer, who this weekend went on television and met with the u.s. attorney's office. zimmer claims that last may, the lieutenant governor and another top official, richard constable, seen with the governor just last week, both told her relief funds would be held up unless zimmer backed a major commercial development. >> she said, i know it's not right. i know these

times square heralded the start of another year with complexity and the unmistakable voice of frank sinatra. adding to the party atmosphere i know the south in brazil more than one million revellers packed and re engineer its copacabana beach to watch fireworks light up that day the big day in court in twenty fourteen london aims to help the fireworks pop concerts and crowns on the banks of the river thames exclusive display was a multi sensory sharing with each plate it's not edible but not to compare tea and orange scented bubbles. in front it was a slightly lower voltage effect. more champagne and embrace is in full scale violence on the shelves in the same parents. despite the fireworks even more scary the new year celebrations were low key this year in russia. festivities have been a fish at eight point two suicide bombings in photographs. some notes on the basics needed to come into every saturday this year to the lucky happy and peaceful. who knew no more earnestly no conflicts. and no catastrophes. tobias torture for clinical record may have been the largest fireworks to add to the

. >> reminiscent of frank sinatra. >> one tweeted the mug shots are in and they are incredible. >> wehey rested their cameras on their heads. >> they got yelled out by police. >> hey! get off the friggin car. >> and they got a descent shot when he perched on top of an suv. >> remind you of any one say michael jackson waving after pleading not guilty after charges charges? >> and then there is the matter of how to refer to the pop star. >> biebs. >> he was with the biebs this morning. >> mr. beeber you are charged with the following. >> justin timberlake. >> oh, i apologize. >> online jokes like this circulated. captioned photo of justin beeber being arrested. >> from snl to jimmy fallon. >> i'm going to reflect for a minute if that is cool with you. >> we abscess about this hair or photoshop his make up. at least his mug shot didn't look like nick nolti's. >> what volumizer if he use? >> height? seems like a new low. >> hey, there is a lot more news straight ahead. >> my colleague miguel marquez is joining us from new york. >> thank you very much. have a great couple of days off. poli

wwe heard frank sinatra, they're headed to the meadow lands. >> you never can go wrong with old blue eyes. the denver broncos, defeated, the patriots, peyton manning, brady was good but manning was great. two touchdown passes and no interceptions, he also tied an afc championship record with, 26-16, our ross shimabuku was there. >> denver head coach john fox has been preaching all week to finish the ballgame, that's what they did. terrence knighton came up with a key sack in the third quarter as the broncos punched their ticket to super bowl 38. >> i can remember both times that we won the afc championship, i'm an afc guy, i'm biased towards this conference so i think it's a hard conference to win and you feel like you've done something to win the championship. you realize that you still want to win one more game. >> i think that's what we did, we showed the wirld that we can play, we can keep playing and going to the super bowl. >> denver broncos in the super bowl how does that sound? >> that sounds great. now i'm here, i'll be making the most of it. >> the broncos making their 8th

frank sinatra said jackie had become america's queen. there was majesty during those four days in november with the muffled drums and the riderless horse, but the 34-year-old jackie also made the funeral seem personal. a reminder not just a president had been killed, but also a young family had been felled with two children left fatherless. a typical sentiment was on a new york city news stand, closed because of a death in the american family. by the time almost 6-year-old caroline was heard consoling her mother, you'll be all right, momny, don't -- mommy, don't cry, and we watched still-2-year-old john jr. saluting his father's coffin, 80% of americans surveyed said they felt as if they had personally lost someone very close and dear. nine in ten that grief caused them physical discomfort. the sense of personal grief is captured in the famous exchange when washington star columnist mary mccrory cheerfully told some dinner guests the day after assassination, we'll never watch again, to which one of her guests gently replied, oh, we'll la

. >> reporter: reminiscent of young frank sinatra when he was arrested for adultery in 1938.ots are in and they're incredible." photographers clung desperately to police station gates. they rested their cameras on their heads, got yelled at by police. >> hey. get off the frigging -- >>> they yelled through chain link fencing. when bieber was freed they finally got a decent shot when he momentarily perched of ton of an suv. remind you of anyone? say michael jackson waving after pleading not guilty to charges of child molestation? bieber sped off, leaving photographers in his dust. and then there's the minor matter of how to refer to the pop star. >> okay. we have to talk about biebs. >> police say the biebs friends. >> he was apparently with the biebs this morning. >> mr. bieber, you are charged with the following. >> what's going on with justin? >> i would say justin timberlake -- or justin bieber. please. i apologize timberlake. >> reporter: online jokes like this serk lated. caption photo of justin bieber being arrested. the arrest and mug shot will have the impersonators m

frank sinatra said jackie had become america's queen. there was majesty during those four days in november with a muffled drums and the riderless horse but the 34 year-old jackie also made a funeral scene personal. a reminder not just a president had been killed but also a young family had been felled by tragedy and two children left fatherless. a typical sentiment was one expressed on a sign, close because of a death in the american family. by the time almost sexual care line with certain cell and her mother, you'll be all right, mommy, don't cry, i'll take care of you. we watched still two year-old john junior saluting his father's coffin, 80% of americans surveyed said they felt as if they had lost -- personally lost someone close into. nine in 10 report agreed over the assassination cost them physical discomfort. the sense of personal greed is captured in the famous exchange with washington star columnist mary mccrory cheerfully told some dinner guests a day after the assassination, we will never laugh again. which one of the guests,

i mean frank sinatra said i think one time joyce jones is the second-best singer in america. johnny cash said people asked me who is my favorite country artist and i say you mean beside george jones? way long jennings said if we could all sound like we wanted to we would all sound like george jones, is that what it is, the sound that you have in. >> i reckon so. i don't know, some of us are blessed in this business with a little different sound in our voice. our vocal chords, i guess. and if you have that little bit of soul or whatever if takes, and you put it all together, everybody i think is in music especially the fans, they look for that one thing different in an artist. and luckily i guess i just, i guess i had it. and like i say, i've been very fortunate lucky man. >> when i was a youngster going to school most of the wisdom was handed on to you on proverbial-- and one of the things that your elders would say to you especially so you're going to school was the-- and depends alot later than the spade. so and i wrote a poem called digging, it was by a social logical shif

absolutely right, he did some of michael jackson's biggest selling records but he goes back through frank sinatra, miles davis. he goes back to lyle hampton. we don't know anybody who has this range. he would hate me telling you this, he's 80 years old, but he would be the youngest one on the set and he has -- which is of course a very youthful set, i can see -- but still, there's a sense of liveliness. he's sharp and on the edge of the frontier of his business as anybody. the music business has gone through revolutions in technology and business models. quincy has not ridden it. he has led each of those plus he's been a great tv producer. "fresh prince of bel air," "jenny jones," "people's court" ". he's been a great leader. 27 emmys along the way. >> we'll see if he makes the cut down to the top 25. let's go to the next one, someone i know jim has covered and sue as well. some might argue her rein at pepsico hasn't been that successful or it was really roger enrico and she who did some of the formative work of today's pepsi. >> if roger were on the set with us now, he would be the first to say

tomorrow morning on up with steve kornacki, the mayor of hoboken, new jersey, the home of frank sinatraat she too was politically targeted by the christie crowd. steve kornacki has done a hell of a job this week. that's tomorrow morning. >>> up next, stay out of the bushes. that's what jesse jackson famously once said. but now barbara bush is saying the same thing, but with somewhat different vocabulary, maybe. this is "hardball," the place for politics. my name is jenny, and i quit smoking with chantix. before chantix, i tried to quit probably about five times. it was different than the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. that helped me quit smoking. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix, and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any hist

republicans will say, he's like frank sinatra. he is saying, do it my way. and much of his speech was do it my way. and independents will shrug and say, we'll wait and see. >> david plouffe, you've been in the white house. had been in the white house for many years. how does the president follow up on the speech to make it effective? >> that's the essential question in the white house. raising the minimum wage, equal pay for equal work. i think the most likely issues to have longevity, to get votes in congress, build emergency hubs around the country. that's the challenges. what can you pick out of the speech and build some energy around, so you continue to get the attention of the american people. force some action. >> jeff zeleny covers congress for us. and starting to get reaction from the man who last year gave republican response, marco rubio. >> reporter: that's right, george. senator rubio e-mailed me from the chamber. putting a reality check on this. he says this president still believes that spending more and new laws are the answer. it's a big-gove

you invited people and whoever he hollywood stars at the time from frank sinatra to elizabeth taylor.u were invited and you came. that is true today for any president but the reagans were very conscious of that and conscious that they could impress their guests. she also said, you could get business done on those occasions. yes, they were social but there was also business. >> we have learned so often that on the diplomatic stage, personal relationships could have very important effects. what was important to note about these two couples? >> reagan thought he could do business with gorbachev. he brought his number one ally to the summit. the speeches kept getting changed. nita black credits nancy for helping reagan push back. there was another man who was the soviet expert. reagan kept saying, i can do business with this guy. he took nancy there as an ally to show the world that two ouples could get along and maybe the two countries could get along. >> she continued the tradition of live events from the white house. she introduced the public to some of the musicians and other cultural

singing the frank sinatra song, "my way," which is if people don't go along with my big ideas, it isine, i would ditch them, and now i will roll to the smaller ideas and do it my own. what it says is, he can still do things as president but it is a much smaller presidency. the republican response fascinating. a congresswoman from washington state that essentially, to be honest, no one knows. she just had a baby. she comes out. working full-time. no leave for her. what should be her response and the republican party's response to the diminished presidency? >> it is interesting. i thought she did very well. i don't think there was a lot of substantive what she said but her personal story is great and how she said it was great. she came across as a very appealable. i think the republicans will do a four corners stall. i think they believe that they don't need to come up with anything grand to be successful in these midterm elections. come to thathave conclusion. they have advantages going into this. they know the american public is in the place of change. they don't want the status quo.

. >> reminiscent of young frank sinatra when he was arrested for adultery in 1938.ustin bieber mug shots are in and they are incredible. the press wanted more man a mug shot. they clunk desperately to police station gates. they rested their cameras on their heads, got yelled at by police. >> get off the freaking car. >> reporter: they peered from jailhouse fencing and when bieber was freed, they finally got a decent shot when he momently pre momently perched on an suv. remind you of anyone, michael jackson, pleading not guilty after charges of child molestation. bieber sped off leaving photographers in his dust. the minor matter of how to refer to the pot star. >> we have to talk about biebs. >> mr. bieber, you are charged with the following. >> what's going on with justin? >> i would say justin timberlake. >> bieber. >> i apologize, timberlake. >> a captioned photo of justin bieber being arrested. >> itily with have the impersonators mugging. >> i'm justin bieber and i'm going to reflect for a minute if that's cool with you. >> reporter: will the real justin bieber

. >> reporter: reminiscent of young frank sinatra when he was arrested.e incredible. the press wanted more than a mugshot. photographers clung desperately to police station gates. >> we love you justin. >> reporter: they rested their cameras on their heads, got yelled at by police. >> hey, got off the car. >> reporter: they peered through jailhouse chaining link fencing and when bieber was freed they finally got a decent shot when momentarily perched on top of an suv. remind you of anyone say michael jackson waving after pleading not guilty to charges of child molestation? bieber sped off leaving photographers in his dust. then there's the minor matter of how to refer to the pop star? >> we have to talk about biebs. >> he was with the bieb is this morning. >> mr. bieber you are charged with following. >> what's going on with justin. >> justin timberlake -- justin bieber, please. i apologize to timberlake. >> reporter: photos of justin bieber being arrested. it will have the impersonators mugging from snl to jimmy fallon. >> i'm justin bieber and i'll refl

en el (nombre en inglÉs), y en el madison square garden, escenarios que pisaron leyendos como frank sinatraalizar ropuestas de trabajo, dijo que proyectos lo mantendrÁn ocupado. >>> es el 2014 un nuevo aÑo, cÓmo lo empiezas? >>> lo recibimos con mucha luz, amor, energÍa de retomar actfie tividades seguimos con el disco, en presentaciones trabajando con el prÓximo video, con la compaÑÍa disquera. seguro que serÁ un tema movido, la canciÓn t, a la a, o la espinita. con mucho ritmo, un video de sensualidad. divertido, Ágil. mcu sabor. >>> para el galÁn de telenovela su principal objetivo es estar en contacto con el pÚblico. compartiÓ el regalo de dÍas de reyes que mÁs recuerda de su infancia. >>> hay muchas cosas por hacer el en el 2014 con gran ilusiÓn, rec recibyendolo con mucho amor. para los que creyeron en mÍ, mis fans que van a un presentaciones en la mÚsica, cien por ciento para ellas. >>> quÉ regalo te gustarÍa pedir? >>> salud, con eso, estoy mÁs que servido. y si soy un poco mÁs egoÍsta salud para los que estÁn cerca de mÍ. el que mÁs recuerdo y me marcÓ, una raqueta de tenis, tenÍa

frank sinatra. >> sold to samuel -- sam wily. >> right. okay. >> 1982.me without the "s" we don't understand why. >> security concerns there. >> one thing belske was right about, he was wrong. >> our guest hosts have been -- brian and michael. give us, real quick, what are you worried about most? make everybody anxious, given the music. >> i don't think it's going to happen but monitor, watch for a move in oil prices, upsetting the japanese apple cart there. >> import. >> yeah. import everything. >> we saw that in the trade numbers this morning, how expensive the imports are. >> look at six-year chart on brent in yen terms it's kind of scary. no one thinks about oil shooting up. >> brian, two seconds. >> too much complacency on the fed. everybody thinks it's great on the way up, everybody thinks it's going to be great going down. come pate yets very bullish. >> you're usually in that. >> we're 1900 on the s&p and we're comfortable with that target. >> thank you for being here. fun two hours. >> thank you, sarah. >> thanks for having me. >> first-time out

and every great singer of the world was there, but frank sinatra was where you were. >> not to mentionh stevie wonder. he was just listening to me. i was like, oh, my god, i'm freaking out. >> i get to play guitar, so i just lean into that more. >> he's one of the great singers of all time. >> would you be nervous to sing in front of him? >> yeah. >> what is the one element you go to to make that decision? if you saw they were a great singer and they have a great appearance -- >> if it hurts after five minutes, either way, i need to get up. the shock -- >> i just go with my gut. i just try to blot everything out and just go, what do i feel? do i feel this person has a chance, will they go the distance, are they not? are they taking someone else's spot? i try to weigh it out and go, what should i do? >> she has crazy instincts. >> i don't get star-struck often, but the chemistry seems different this year than in the past. >> last year we had the awkwardness between nicki minaj and mariah carey. i feel like the "american idol" contestants took a backseat to the awkward tension. and now t