we're back here with whoopi goldberg.man-- though i am. i am very excited about "the stand." this is going to be my jam over the christmas break. it's based on stephen king. he's actually writing the final episode himself. and you wanted to be in this since the first adaptation since 1994. what do you love about this story? >> well, you know, in a lot of king's work, you don't find a lot of people of color. and so, in reading "the stand," within one of the pivotal figures is mother abigail, and she's 108, and i always thought well, yeah. why not-- why not me? and then i couldn't do it, you know. and i thought well, you know, it's been done. it was done brilliantly, and it's never going to happen again. and i forgot about it. ask then i got a call from a friend of mine, josh boons, and he said, "i'm doing 'the stand'." and i said, "do you think maybe i could come audition?" and he said, "no, i'm asking you to be in it, it's a done deal." ruby dee, who did the original mother abigail was the same age i am now when she did m

but lb goldberg of yell university and the peterson institute on covid -- penelope goldberg of yale university peterson institute on covid. it has been an extraordinary day. we want to give thanks to our united kingdom team for wisdom during the morning. many of our staff on severe london -- on severe lockdown in london with a skeleton crew. we appreciate their efforts. the news without question is the lockdown of the united kingdom. maybe not a total lockdown but there it is. with the airlines, with the rails, with shipping. it will be interesting to see what we see out of the prime minister's meeting. in the united states, stimulus celebrated. much more on that through the day, including david westin on "balance of power." look at that on 12:00. david wetzel was on twitter and copy?s there a printed i am not sure there is a printed copy. look for that in january or february. $900 billion, the second largest stimulus in american history. much more on this. kevin cirilli watching the story with our team in washington. you deserve a data check. way better than it was early this morning. we were

tested in these contests knowing these are a possibility when you take the test is one thing but goldberg says a lot of people don't know what to do after one of these risks become a reality in genetic counselors are there to help and that the health side mostly. there there are people who can also help on that ancestry side there's a lot of resources for people who find things they weren't expecting in their families as well and there's a lot of online support groups. she says it's important to have a plan in someone to talk to you before you testify haha. >>that was the fear rate about reporting for us tonight. >>for sports. >>well a lot of warriors fans must have been on santa's naughty list this year start is not really what they asked for golden state had a yuletide showdown with the bucks today and the result kind of like getting lumps of coal in your stocking steph curry and company were hoping to bounce back after that blowout loss to the nets on tuesday, but it was not to be we could get up in the 2nd quarter bucks leading by 10 james wiseman from beyond the arc drops in the tray

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some of you heard of a program called the goldbergs. bertha brainard was the one who picked that show. some of you may have heard of a sing -- a famous singer. bertha brainard heard her singing and said, put them on the network. the metropolitan opera. not oprah, the opera. all joking aside for how she got the name, but never mind. the truth is, and that could be an urban legend, but the truth is that bertha knew that as much as she might not like opera, a lot of other people did. and because most people back then did not have a ton of

. >>> what george clooney and whoopi goldberg have to say about the star's tirade. what whoopi goldberg have to say about the star's tirade. >>> plus, clark griswold, is that you? the christmas vacation house come to life complete with cousin eddie. with cousin eddie. ♪ ["i go♪ oooh by ciara] ♪ it all can get so out of control sometimes ♪ ♪ you can lose your faith ♪ you can lose your mind ♪ lose your grip ♪ get stripped of your pride ♪ till you don't know how you're gonna stay alive ♪ ♪ hey, hey i got you ♪ hey, hey i got you ♪ i'll be there to stop the bleeding ♪ ♪ i'll be there to start the healing ♪ ♪ i will give you what you're needing ♪ ♪ i'll be right there ♪ i got your back ♪ i got you >>> >>> back with an update on that leaked audio from the set of mission impossible 7. >> tom cruise heard yelling at the team for ignoring covid rules."mission impossible 7. >> tom cruise heard yelling at the team for ignoring covid rules. cruise is facing new criticism for his conduct. >> this morning new fallout over tom cruise's onset tirade. critics calling out the mission

goldberg.cting partner is, evan goldberg. and seth and i realized that it's in the bible that, "thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife." and, "thou shalt have a goldberg that one grows up with to writes tv and movies with." >> jimmy: that's correct that's correct >> it's a rich part of the jewish tradition >> jimmy: i want to show a a clip, everyone here's a look at season four of "big mouth," out this friday on netflix. check it out >> i'm freaking out. >> are you having a panic attack >> what? who said that? >> me, i did >> oh, what the hell are you >> i'm tito, the anxiety mosquito >> anxiety mosquito? [ splat ow >> i'm sorry, people hate it when i do that people hate it when i do everything but do i stop? [ smacks ] you killed me. i get it i'm the worst. but so are you >> i know. >> andrew hates me >> and so does seth. >> they're probably making fun of you right now >> you think so? >> here's what they're definitely saying. >> "nick is a whiny, little baby." let's -- on his pillow." >> no

scientist joseph goldberger carefully studied the disease, visiting the orphanages and prisons wherea struck most often. both doctors believed the disease started from infection. convinced of his own theories, goldberger and his wife had themselves injected with the blood of those that had the disease. his findings were startling. poor diet, not infection, caused pellagra. soon, it was conquered by inexpensive dietary supplements. the corps pioneered treatment of tuberculosis and bubonic plague control at risk to their own safety. officers fought battles in the laboratories and in the communities as well. in san francisco and other cities, the officers worked to vanquish the culprits in bubonic plague, rats and ground squirrels and their fleas. cleanup campaigns led to the control of the dreaded plague. venereal disease at the time of world war i was a major concern. ♪ the service developed tests and public education campaigns and ran research centers like this one in arkansas. workers took on child health as a responsibility, too. phs personnel traveled throughout the countryside of

being tested in these how knowing these are a possibility when you take the test is one thing but goldberg says a lot of people don't know what to do after one of these risks become a reality in genetic counselors are there to help on that on the health side mostly. there there are people who can also help on that ancestry side there's a lot of resources for people who find things they weren't expecting in their families as well and there's a lot of online support groups. she says it's important to have a plan in someone to talk to you before you test. >>fascinating well still ahead on kron 4 news at 10 a long holiday weekend is in store for many. so we're going to share some holiday movie recommendation. so you can cozy up to on the couch with your loved ones plus. >>the fine details returns to check in on one of our favorite animals and we learned that patches to go and others have to move. >>i just see and ground in our 2 kids and it's that time of year again did you see this fast approaching and even the pandemic isn't going stop us from having fun checking out the fireworks and lookin

liz goldberg, thank you so much, appreciate you taking the time.d to see you. >>> it is ten days before christmas. hard to believe. right now a nor'easter is threatening to delay shipping of holiday gifts. more than 47 million people across the northeast are under some kind of winter storm watch or warning as heavy snow is expected to blanket a huge area, including the big cities of new york, philadelphia and boston. usps and retail giant target are issuing warnings about potential shipping delays due to this storm. a spokesperson for the post office told nbc news it is closely monitoring the storm and taking, quote, all available actions to reduce possible delays. so for all you last-minute shoppers, today is the recommended deadline for ground shipping for all carriers to make sure you have the best chance of your gifts actually getting where you want them to go before december 25th. >>> ahead, a michigan congressman is leaving the republican party because of its efforts to overturn the election results. i'll talk to one of his republican colleag

joining me is "new york times" columnist michelle goldberg and former federal prosecutor joyce vance. jason, let me begin with you. big picture here, your take on this chaotic 24 hours that a lot of people are bracing for could get worse over the next 12 to 24 hours. >> well, the big issue is that what is actually at stake, which is millions of americans in food lines and starving and have no idea what their futures will be in addition to the evictions we're facing. that's at stake. as far as chaos, i got to be honest. how is this different from the last four years? we could literally play whack a mole with the number of times the last four years that the white house has been in chaos and leaks that the president's behavior is e rat the i can arr democratic and spending his time doing anything but going after personal revenge for people. this is normal, unfortunately. the real issue is we are now at a point people are facing a crisis moment that we will not be able to recover from economically or demographically or public health-wise and we hope maybe a decision can be made. i'm not s

ph as physician joseph goldberg or carefully studied the disease, visiting the orphanages and prisons it was from infection. convinced of his own theories, gold burger and his wife had themselves injected with the blood of those who had the disease. his findings were startling. for a diet poor diet not infection caused the. soon pull lycra was conquered by inexpensive dietary supplements. the core pioneered treatment for tuberculosis and bubonic plague control at risk of their own safety. they fought the battles in the laboratories and in the communities as well. in san francisco and other cities, the officers work to vanquish the culprits of bubonic plague. rats and ground squirrels and their fleece. energetic cleanup campaigns over the years led to the control of the dreaded played. venereal disease particularly at the time of world war i was a major concern. the service develop tests out and public education campaigns and run research centers like this one in arkansas. workers took on child health as a responsibility to. they traveled throughout the countryside of america examining

joseph goldberger studied the disease, visiting the prisons. convinced of his own theories, he and his wife had themselves injected from the blood of those who had the disease. his findings were startling. poor diet, not infection, caused it. soon it was conquered by inexpensive dietary substances. officers fought the battles in the labor toirs and communities as well. the officers worked to vanquish the culprits in bubonic plague. rats and ground squirrels. venereal disease at the time of world war i was a major concern. the service developed tests and public education campaigns and ran research centers like this one in arkansas. workers took on child health as a responsibility too. personnel traveled throughout the countryside of america examining and inoculating youngsters against decides such as typhoid. then there was the matter of keeping statistics. early work kept staffers busy. this was the personal computer of the 20s. the compilation and interpretation of statistics relating to health and disease, involved the phs as then and now. at

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. >> we're joined by former federal prosecutor glen and michelle goldberg for "the new york times." given this is allowed, what is your view the president elect makes there are other costs? >> you know, ari, we'll be talking a lot about pardons. i fear for the next couple weeks and probably for the next 48 days because it is likely to rain pardons. we're hearing more and more reporting donald trump is considering pardoning any number of people and it raises so many questions about the pardon power. the first, i think, most important thing to know and everybody has said this repeatedly, including me, is that if you're granted a pardon, that agagenerally extinguishes fifth amendment right such that you could be forced or compelled to testify even if that testimony included things that incriminated you because you can't be prosecuted for it. but, you know, it not quite that simple. it's more complex than that because if you're granted a federal pardon, you could very well say that's fine but i may have committed state crimes. so i -- >> let me steer you, counselor, a little bit back to

had you had your wedding with guests, your friend and co-creator of the show, "big mouth," andrew goldberg. >> absolutely. >> seth: you guys have known each other so long, part of this season, as we saw from the clip, takes place at summer camp you guys were in summer camp together >> yeah. >> seth: and there you are, rocking out. >> yes yeah, that's a quality picture of me and andrew i've known andrew goldberg since we were six-years-old, and we became best friends in middle school, and he joined me at camp and so the beginning of this season of "big mouth" takes place at summer camp and that is from -- that picture is from -- we did a lip sync to freddie --well, all of queen's song "don't stop me now. and we were all wearing spandex, some of us had jock straps on, some of us had teddy bears taped to our crotches. it was -- we won, and the thing was, we would do this lip sync competition and whoever won that lip sync competition would then perform at visiting day. and we won, but our -- i think the powers that be decided it was not the best song for the parents to see a bunch of pubescent

with us now, michelle goldberg, op-ed columnist for "the new york times."ckay coppins, staff writer for "the atlantic." both extensively cover the effects of trumpism in america. michelle, i was really struck by that today. for a lot of reasons. what was your reaction to it? >> you know, i think that on the one hand, we've seen a lot of these state officials behave with a lot of honor and professionalism, and to the extent that this election didn't go completely off the rails, as a lot of people predicted in the run-up, it's because of the honor and professionalism of republican state -- you know, state officials in general, including republican state officials. at the same time, you know, what donald trump is doing is not new. you might say that there's something, you know, particularly autocratic, particularly frightening about the way that he is contesting the results of the election, but to see a republican suddenly so furious at donald trump, suddenly so aghast at the way that donald trump spreads conspiracy theories and incites violence against, you k

miles away in california, stan goldberg never knew he was a father.h my daughter without realizing she had been there. >> reporter: clarke learned her parents' world-wind romance was the result of a blind date in the summer of 1964. >> they came together, you know, more than 50 years ago and really bonded over everything that they hoped the world would become. >> reporter: a lifetime's worth of catching up can be tough, especially in a pandemic. but goldberg has a solution. >> he wants me to write another book called "texts from stan" because that's largely how we -- how we communicate. >> i'm sure we've texted enough to make another book. >> reporter: what does all this mean? is it a story of love, loss, of reunion? >> it's a story of all of that. you know, it's -- it's never christmas until nat king cole's "the christmas song" plays. it defies race, it defies class, it defies country. >> and life has a way of delivering a surprise that's so fabulously wonderful. >> it is really beautiful, especially when people show up with open hearts, that want to

. >> reporter: "the view's" whoopi goldberg defending cruise's tough love approach. >> if he's looking over and see you not doing what you're supposed to be doing, it's kind of like a little bit of a middle finger. >> let us know what you think about this on our website at atmfans.com. >>> restaurants have been struggling during this pandemic. one couple near chicago had this idea. they turned their van into a dining room so they can park outside their favorite restaurant and enjoy the food. >>> coming up, the mystery involving kfc. >>> also ahead, if your golf ball lands on the tail of an alligator, do you pick it up? who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. . dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin, and, had significantly less itch. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, w

cnbc with more >> reporter: ellen goldberg atlanta lived in her childhood home in new jersey for overeater industry, she was suddenly unemployed and unable to pay rent >> i know about half my friends are living with their parents or had to give up their apartments because they don't know how they're going to pay rent next month. >> reporter: nearly 50% more renters are moving back in with their parents compared with pre-covid. that's according to a new study by zumper, a rental letting site millennials are moving back most up 75% from a year ago >> you were a complete, independent adult, had a career you were really proud of, and an apartment you were proud of, and then's all whisked away in days. >> reporter: ellen's parents see it a little differently. >> it's been like a surprise that we didn't know we would get. and so we're looking at it as a gift >> reporter: a gift with some surprise expenses. >> we've actually just put some more money into the house. the most important thing was upping the wi-fi because now we have three people allotted devices. >> reporter: they're not making

michelle goldberg, and daniel whitman, covering the white house. thanks for joining us today. we have a lot to get into. david, i want to start with you on this. you know, when i was on the show yesterday, i was talking about tonight. benefits are going to expire. run out, any moment now. i spoke to karen, i have been speaking to for the last two months or so. she was living on unemployment benefits, barely able to keep her lights on, special needs child at home. can't keep up about to lose her housing. at this point, the president is refusing to sign this thing. do you think there is anything positive that could come of this if they could actually get the $2000 direct payment passed? >> in traditional analysis, sure. talking about donald trump? no. this is an affirmation about how reckless and to the beginning to now. what i mean by that historically, if a president was saying, we want to get 2000 checks to the american people. the hill hasn't done enough. this is like the last credibility test for donald trump. nobody is taking him seriously. he is not being out on the golf

some of you heard of a program called the goldbergs. bertha brainard was the one who picked that show. of aof you may have heard sing -- a famous singer. bertha brainard heard her singing and said, put them on the network. the metropolitan opera. not oprah, the opera. all joking aside for how she got the name, but never mind. , and that could be an urban legend, but the truth is that bertha knew that as much as she might not like opera, a lot of other people did. and because most people back then did not have a ton of books, they did not -- a ton of money, they weren't going to the opera. so she said why not have a special program where we make the opera available. some people will like it and some people won't. it gives people the chance to vicariously experience. being wealthy. she did a whole bunch of other stuff. years with nbc, she got a number of famous start on the network. auditioning them and giving them their shows. she finally retired due to poor health and she got married. she was married with a job before then-- because eit

the first one is from the goldberger family. that's bob and his tree. >> bob did not do that tree. >> he's got his dog elvis in front of that tree there in san jose. looking very studious. nice job, bob. and the second tree is from nbc bay area's janelle wang. >> thanks, jeff. >> love all the lights, janelle. you know, i got to say, that star shines as bright as you. nice job. >> wow. >> you always know the right thing to say. >> it looks good. >> he's a smooth talker, that ranieri. >> it's true. >> thanks, jeff. i appreciate it. >>> coming up, more people than ever showing up at food banks for help, and food banks need help too, but not just with donations. we'll explain. that's coming up next. >>> as lawmakers appear closer to a covid relief deal, desperately needed by so many, we'll tell you how it could affect you. >>> also a grim assessment of just how much damage that apparent russian hack on u.s. government computers caused when we see you for "nightly news." ♪ ernest hemingway wrote the old man and the sea at 52 satchel

mr goldberg good to have you on the program the u.k. will start next week with mass vaccinations would you say this is the turning point in this pandemic well this is a fantastic day to know that we have got a vaccine that has gone through rigorous rigorous scrutiny and has come through knowing that it's going to be effective knowing that it's going to be said that's the 1st hurdle the next is to make sure that we get it in to enough people to protect those who are at greatest risk and after we've protected those at risk the next hurdle is going to be to be sure to row the vaccine out to protect the healthy younger people for whom the step is to stop transmission so the virus can no longer spread person to person so it's the beginning we've got great optimism that this is going to take us out of the year that we've had interest on whether it's going to be a much better environment yeah i'd like for instance take a listen now to what u.k. prime minister boris johnson had to say about the british vaccination plan take a listen we've put j

meteorologist lee goldberg of our new york station wabc is here and lee, where's the severe weather right now? >> whit, active tornado warnings right now just outside of charleston, south carolina. if you're in the path of this storm, get to a place of safety. that warning lasts through about 7:00. tornado watches through the carolinas. so it's anything but a silent night. really a severe side to this winter storm. now it's going to climb up the east coast. and as you heard from trevor, we're going to see big-time rains, one to two inches or more over the heavy snow pack. that will cause flooding. but the big winds the concern. maybe hurricane-force gusts. widespread power outages, a big problem. and then temperatures are going to tumble during the day tomorrow, meaning icy travel later tomorrow into christmas night. be super careful. things will quiet down over the weekend. whit? >> all right, good advice. we know you'll be tracking it. lee, thank you. >>> this holiday week, america is battling a staggering covid surge. december is already the most devastating month of the pandemic. yest

whoopi goldberg just said this person should be the next surgeon general. slumpedgai back on to the stretcher deeply relieved, maybe you're going tomp make it after all. moments later they will you into the hospital, there she is the famous doctor they told you about but something's wrong, she doesn't have a stethoscope, not a chart or an ekg machine insight. instead she's turning on what appears to be an overhead projector. jill, there's a patient here, what do we do? that's dr. biden to you the woman replies and launches into a slideshow on equity and diversity in delaware's community college system. very soon you begin to lose consciousness, for the first time in your life you have no fear of death. in fact to welcome its sweet release. you don't just walk toward then. light, you rotten. contrary to what you may have read, dr. jill biden is not a healer, she's not allowed to write prescriptions and would know what to do with your appendix. dr. jill has an education degree from some school in delaware and you're supposed to find that highly impressive, sh

for states joining us on that is the massachusetts state treasurer and receiver general deborah goldbergurer, thanks for the time good to talk to you. >> good to talk to you, too. >> you know, as the market kind of looks at various areas of conflict and potential compromise it's really down to state and local direct payments and liability protections. where do you think state and local fares? >> candidly i'm able to speak not only on behalf of mass mass but as president of the national association of state treasurers, i represent treasurers and financial officers all across the country, and we believe strongly, as did the prior fed chairs and future treasury secretary janet yellen, along with others, that if you do not support states and localities, you will not see a full recovery going forward. consequently the fact that one of the controversial areas is direct aid to states and municipalities is quite puzzling to me, since anyone who understands what was lacking in the recovery in 2009 and '10, it was actually supporting states in the way they need to be here in massachusetts, we're i

mr goldberg good to have you on the program the u.k. will start next week with mass vaccinations would you say this is the turning point in this pandemic well this is a fantastic day to know that we have got a vaccine that has gone through rigorous rigorous scrutiny and has come through knowing that it's going to be effective knowing that it's going to be said that's the 1st hurdle the next is to make sure that we get it into enough people to protect those who are at greatest risk and after we've protected those at risk the next hurdle is going to be to be 2 to row the vaccine out to protect the healthy younger people for whom the step is to stop transmission so the virus can no longer spread person to person so it's the beginning we've got great optimism that this is going to take us out of the year that we've had interest somewhere that's going to be a much better environment yeah i'd like 1st a take a listen now to what u.k. prime minister boris johnson had to say about the british vaccination plan take a listen be put to rest more t

whoopi goldberg said this person should be the next surgeon general.ou slump back on to the stretcher deeply relieved. moments later, they wheel you in the hospital. there she is, the famous doctor they just told you about. something's wrong. she doesn't have a stethoscope, not a chart or ekg machine in sight. she's turning on what appears to be an overall projector. jill, a nurse yells, there's a patient, what do we do? that's dr. bide on the you, the woman says and watches a slide show on equity and diversity in delaware's community college system. for the first time, you have no fear of death, you welcome the sweet release, you don't walk toward the light, you run. so, contrary to what you just read, dr. jill bide season not a healer. she's not allowed to write prescriptions. she wouldn't know what to do with your appendix. she has an education degree from some school in delaware. you're supposed to find that highly impressive. she could be surgeon general. many laughed, we took it seriously. because that's our job. we read her dissertation this wee

that makes a lot more sense than this rube goldberg machine-like contrapti contraption. >> as always,herine, thank you for your expertise and insight. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> a notable change inside the u.s. capitol building. a statue of robert e. lee removed this morning from its perch, where it stood since 1909. the removal made at the behest of the virginia governor. the lee statue was donated by virginia. the governor said the confederacy is a symbol of the state's racist history, and it's time to take it down. it will be replaced by a statue of the late barbara rose johns, who played a key role in brown versus the board of education. >>> coming up, the u.p.s. driver who helped deliver what he calls his most important shipment. >>> coronavirus vaccines, now, rolling out across the country. more than 4.6 million doses have, already, been delivered, according to the cdc. many states, receiving their first shipments of the newly authorized moderna vaccine, earlier today. and for some of the drivers tasked with shipping out the vaccine, it's more than a job. in november, up

. >>> michelle goldberg of the "new york times" calls them president trump many most disgusting pardonsre beyond outrage can anyone do about it? speaking with congressman ted lu, next. ith congressman ted lu, next. it's time for theraflu hot liquid medicine. powerful relief so you can restore and recover. theraflu hot beats cold. >>> breaking news. law make ersz on capitol hill waiting to see what the president will do with this $900 bill coronavirus relief bill as two pandemic unemployment program it's expire today. please, help us. the message to the president and congress from millions of american whose are now just hours away heading over a financial cliff. joining me now, california congressman ted lu, democratic member of the house judiciary and foreign affairs committee. good to see you. as millions of americans brace for a loss of benefits, how do you see this playing out? what is a realistic timeline now? this bill is sitting on the president's desk. >> thank you, alex, for your question. i just read a story about nicole craig, an unemployed mother of two children in pittsburgh

i'm struck by something that jonah goldberg wrote last week that donald trump was out of his mind and if he had told republicans six months ago what donald trump was going to be doing now, they would accuse him of having trump derangement syndrome. it's gotten so bad they would have been shocked even six months ago and yet here they are remaining quiet for the most part and not calling him out for this. but i just jotted down while mika was reading. this is what he's done over the last month or so. called for the arrest of joe biden and his family. refused to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power and now this weekend we hear about calling for martial law. and in fact, the president asking whether he could call martial law. talking about the seizing of voting machines. the -- the accusing of the republican governors and secretaries of state and local officials of being in a conspiracy with hugo chavez and josef stalin and whoever else. and getting to the point where yes, liberals, this weekend the defenders of the republican were ken cuccinelli and mark meadows, think about that for a

. >> reporter: ellen goldberg hasn't lived in her childhood home in new jersey for over a decade.n covid shut down her beloved theater industry she was suddenly unemployed and unable to pay rent. >> i know about half my friends are living with their parents or had to give up their apartments because they don't know how they'll pay rent. >> reporter: nearly 50% more renters are moving back in with they are parents compared with pre-covid. millennials are moving back most up 75% from a year ago. >> you are a complete independent adult, had a career you were really proud of and an apartment you were proud of and it's all taken away in a matter of days. >> her parents see it a little differently. >> it's a surprise we didn't know we would get. we're looking at it as a gift. >> reporter: a gift with some surprise expenses. >> we've just put some more money into the house. the most important thing was upping the wi-fi because now we have three people and a lot of devices. >> reporter: they're not making big changes because ellen says the minute broadway opens she's got back and beleague

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harold ford jr., mollie hemingway, senior editor at the federalist, and joe goldberg, editor in chief any progress is seen as a good thing paid we've heard some of this before. do you think this for real? >> i think so, the incentive structure on both sides is getting something done before christmas. the politics are too -- it's a little bit of a government shutdown type before christmas. it's better to get half the nothing at all. i suspect that when mitch mcconnell says we are not leaving without a deal that probably means they're going to get a deal. >> herald, the sticking point had been liability on the republican side. liability reform. and on the democratic side, state and local government funding. can they get around that, and also the question you just heard about senator schumer about the $1200 direct payment? >> first, thanks for having me come a merry christmas and happy holidays. at the gift to take schumer at his word. and you have to take mcconnell at his word. both of those have to go. i do believe $1200 or $1500 -- i hope it's larger. whatever it may be in terms of a

here is me tonight fox news contributor and dispatch editor it is jonah goldberg. welcome back jonah. great time no see. i thought that was a tubing reference at first. [laughter] before that is really funny. that is so gross. that's why love it. so let's discuss this a little bit. i like the idea of countries, normalizing relations. because the more normal things on the middle east the more likely to see no more wars read what is your take on this and how much credit as the president deserve? >> i am not a big fan of president trump herbicide disorders a considerable amount of credit. when bad things happen on the president's watch they get the blame for it whether they entirely deserve it. when good things happen they get the credit for. ny trump should be immune to that treatment is ridiculous. if this would've happened on obama's watching of the media would be going crazy giving him all sorts of praise. but that was one of the ironies of this. in a perverse way, one of the people who deserves a lot of credit for this is barack obama because of his and incredibl

>>> coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, the goldbergs. at 8:30 "american housewife." catch four episodes of "the conne conners" at 9:00. then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> a nebraska man has finally gone home after 100 days of battling covid-19 and completing rehab following his bout with the virus. reporter macy meyer has the story. >> reporter: it's been a long 100 days for lincoln man gary west as he battled covid-19. >> i wouldn't want even my worst enemy to go through what i went through. it was -- i can't find a word that would describe it. you know. there was times i'd give up, i didn't want to keep living. >> reporter: even through the you have toughest times gary kept pushing on looking forward to the day he could see his children, tim and sarah, once again. >> knowing he couldn't have visitors for a large portion of his stay in icu, so that was hard just knowing he was by himself. >> reporter: on tuesday the day had finally come. gary beat the virus, completed his rehab, and was finally getting to go home. >> this was a big event for me and a big

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all credit to nick kroll and andrew goldberg for creating that, and mark and jen, i just do voice.y beautiful voice, to play a horny child. >> jimmy: do you like using your voice to play a horny child? >> i really like doing voice-over stuff. i really, really enjoy it. because it's easy. and you don't have to get -- you know, you walk into like a -- absolutely no effort. except for the performance is required. the one thing that's a little -- not frustrating, but one thing that i realize again and again i have to do is, because he's a horny child, he is often achieving satisfaction in his own room, this boy. he's masturbating. >> jimmy: right, right, yeah. i'm familiar with it. >> you were sort of looking at -- your expression, i wondered if you needed more content. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i've read about it, yeah. >> so i happen to make a lot of, like, uggh! or -- duhh! that type noise. that's the noise that people make, i guess. so for the verisimilitude -- is that the word? it's important to get it correct. we're in season 4 now and i've been making climaxing noises for like 3 1/

that makes a lot more sense than this sort of rue goldberg machine like contraption of basically giving a tax break to companies to encourage employees to use expense accounts and hope some of that money gets passed along to waiters and line cooks. >> as always, catherine rampel, thank you for your expertise and insight. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> a notable change inside the u.s. capitol building. a statue of confederate general robert e. lee removed this morning from its perch where it stood since 1909. the removal made at the behest of virginia's governor ralph northam. all states are allowed to donate two statues as part of the national staf national statuary hall collection. the lee statue was donated by virginia. governor northam saying it is a symbol of the state's racist history and it's time to take it down. it will be replaced with a statue of the late barbara rose johns, an african-american woman who played a key role in the civil rights movement, particularly brown versus board of education. now up ahead, a u.p.s. driver who lost his father to covid delivers what he call