and a glimmer of hope for the mountain gorillas of rwanda a species that's no longer critically endangered we look back on one of our favorite stories of the twenty eighteen. i knew it was mackinnon thanks so much for your company. bangladesh's election commission says it is investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging in the country's parliament tree poll ballot the now being counted after a vote that was mobbed by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence first projections are due in the coming hours but the outcome is largely seen as a foregone conclusion prime minister shake has seen or is expected to be returned to power. it's an election that's been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations turnout was low and security was high authorities limited internet access claiming rumors could spread unrest rights groups have spoken of a climate of fear at polling stations opinions were divided. following i really like the whole process i felt very safe because of the heavy security i believe there is a free and fair election taking place year holiday. for he told me to

and i heard my grandmother was gonna go get this sick gorilla.dn't even stand up, and he had this septic arthritis and he had tb, so he had to be quarantined. >> the family nurses otto back to health, and he becomes almost a brother to debbie. >> you don't look afraid. >> oh, not at all. i felt more secure with him than with anybody in the world. >> was he dangerous? >> i never was afraid of him -- never. >> he grows up to be a fearsome sight though. so fearsome that american tourister casts him as the 400-pound suitcase abusing star in its famous luggage ads. by then debbie's grandparents have quit the carnival circuit. but they don't retire in florida. instead, they open their home to the public. they call it noell's ark chimp farm. they're hoping all these lovable creatures can keep tourists entertained and support them and their rescue efforts. it doesn't quite work out that way. >> the attitude and the people changed. people would picket. they were being chastised. >> that's next. >> but first, our "strange inheritance" quiz question -- in 1

the mountain gorilla is still not thriving but conservationists hope that their efforts will continue to bring them back from the brink. all right a reminder now the top story that we're following for you right now vote counting is underway after bangladesh's parliamentary election officials there say they're investigating claims of both breaking the polls also marred by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence. those are the top of the hour and you can get the latest headlines and information on our website that's d.w. dot com thanks watching. everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. the right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference. and to seek to receive and include information and ideas. regardless of twenty years. until the first release of the un declaration of human rights article nineteen for hold on w.

used the gorilla pod as a chew toy and the gopro as a lollipop. >> okay.elfie now. >> and that's what the polar bear did to the gorilla pod. >> get a polar bear pod. >> polar bears are in danger because of climate change. he says the danger is because the ice freezes later and melts earlier so that narrows their feeding window and so that's going to narrow the number of polar bears that we see havingf. that is i e o thetrgle>>es >> or yaclass? >> does he need help? >> eddie's looking for something. >> eddie. >> his toy fell down. >> this looks like a desperate -- it weighs as much as a small car and going to try to go under that wooden landing. how? >> kind of cool to see the guys that do these extreme stunts still impressed by other guys doing extreme stunts. back to the nitro circus tour. this time the stop is in canada. >> like any athlete that's at the top of their game, they feed off each other. >> yeah, this is all part of he's of t wilderat ne get to see here on "right this minute" but this time they've all gathered to watch their buddy, tyler, pull

still unresolved after a sign-language speaki speaking gorilla died, her partner is alone. isolation would be harmful to his health and the gorilla foundation says moving him would features a dancing pig. remember this one? san jose's his to save the pig has reached its first goal. the neon pig danced for decades near the shark tank in downtown san jose, right down the street from our old enbeenbc bay area facilities. they still need money for maintenance fund for the pig and other historic sign, including the historic orchard supply sign if it shows up. that sign disappeared last month. >>> in time foonline store. it offers a 10% discount to veterans. this is a first time it's created an online store. apple says, quote, we're proud to offer active military and veterans a new, dedicated online store with special pricing as an expression of our gratitude for their brave service. >>> up next, a sea lion in distress, rescued by local police officers. we'll show you where. i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at

a polar bear pulled a go prohero 7 and gorilla pod. >> went up to church hill, manitoba, trying to get some time lapsed video. he knew polar bears were in the area. he didn't know this was going to happen. >> yeah. that's an odd object out here. let's see what it does. >> look at that, the big paw coming down on t. >> this will look great on my instagram. >> he said he had no idea this was going to happen. he used the grill pod as a -- >> okay, selfie now. >> that's what the polar bear did to the gorilla pod. >> should get a polar bear pod. >> polar bears are endangered because of climate change. he says the danger is the ice freezes later and melts earlier so that narrows their feeding window. and so that's going to narrow the number of polar bears that we see having fun with snow pros. now, this next video, this is just a regular domestic cat. that is eddy. eddy is four years old. >> is eddy on the struggle? >> does he need help? >> eddy is looking for something. >> eddy? >> his toy fell down. >> kind of cool to see the guys that do these extreme stunts extreme stunts.by other guys b

we have come in search of eastern low land gorillas. families are used to humans and can be visited, if you can find them. there is no path to fo how. e to cut through the deep rain forest. i think we are getting close because we can hear -- a couple of times that the guys are trying to pick up the trail. it is tough going.ur after three we got our first glimpse just a few meters ahead. the young ones caught us by surprise coming so close. the maskwe are wearing protects the gorillas from our germs. there are probably fewer than 5000 of them left. but few tourists bring their money here. athere truggle between reserving nature and cashing in the country's resources. the congo is rich in copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, and uranium. cobalt has become a key ingredient in car batteries. 60% of the world's supply is here. this is the final produc 35% cobalt. it will be refined further, but this is what they export from here. wealth like this should transform a country, but the expectation continues. >> we have a lot of resources, and the res

these four gorillas were found dead allegedly killed by local charcoal traders angered that the forests protected status impedes their business for the mountain gorilla is still not thriving but conservationists hope that their efforts will continue to bring them back from the brink. it was a new life thanks so much for joining us. look closely. carefully. so. it's going to be a good. discover who will. subscribe to documentary on youtube. this week on world stories. the dream of flying in india. successful weightlifters in iran. but first let's start in uganda more than three million children work here instead of going to school that's despite the fact that the government has banned child labor. uganda is rushing to develop. but behind some of its major infrastructure projects a little huns in the shadow of the quantum is growth. high demand for sun has meant involvement of child labor as it's the bottom end of the forming construction industry. so i and seven thousand shillings about two dollars a day that i share with my siblings we take the money to mom mostly for buying books. toge

dispute over the companion to the late cocoa the gorilla.was loned by the zoo to the foundation in 1991 under the assumption he would be returned after cocoa's death. that has not happened. the zoo filed suit against the foundation, ordering the return, arguing the gorilla is living now in isolation. the foundation says a transfer would harm him. a judge today recommended out of court mediation. >>> still to come on "abc7 news" at 4:00, take a look. can you tell what that plob blo? >> not really. >> it's certainly drawing the attention of wildlife officials. >>> the sun is setting and sprinkles are what does help for heart fait looks like this. entresto is a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about ent

. >> grandpa would go with a young gorilla on a motorcycle, go get a slurpee. >> grappling great apesople box and wrestle. >> but, this whole "gorilla magilla"... >> people would come and picket the facility. >> ...is no barrel of monkeys. >> i was told "don't open this envelope until i pass away." he's a good boy. >> that sounds like an ultimatum. >> it was. game on. ♪

we've come in search of eastern lowland gorillas. used to humans and can be visited, if you can find them. there's no path to follow. we have to track them through the deep rainforest. it's tough going. through here. after three hours, we got our first glimpse. a whole family of eastern lowland gorillas. there are only 5000 left, but few tourists come here. the eastern congo has been torn apart by war. and there's a struggle between preserving nature and cashing in on the country's resources. the congo's rich in copper and coltan, gold, diamonds and uranium, and cobalt, a key ingredient in electric car batteries. its price has rocketed and 60% of the world's supply is here. wealth like this should transform a country, but the exploitation continues. we have a lot of resources and these resources have been our malediction. but at the same moment, these resources, if we can really manage them very well, we can make it. is it corruption that has eaten away at the wealth of this country? yes, corruption is one of the challenges among whi

. >> reporter: the headliner is often referred to as the top banana, or the 800 pound gorilla.ly to one of broadway's newest and biggest stars, although in this case it's actually a 20-foot tall 2,000 pound gorilla. the broadway musical "king kong" is the latest tell ogg of a story the world can't seem to get enough of. since the original movie versions premiere in 1933, "king kong" has inspired multiple remixes, sequels, related projects, and guest appearances in the films of other famous movie monsters. the 2017 quasi reboot "congress: skull island" even spawned a sequel of its own, due in 2020.s the king kong they deserve. >> reporter: he is a life-long fan of the original king kong tale in all its various tells. i think you can identify with it if you didn't belong anywhere, if you felt you were out of place. that's the allure of king kong is that he is the great giant outsider whose come to this major town and causes a sensation. he's not just an animal. he is some kind of become somebody you can look at and have some empathy for. >> and we see our own personal growth in h

he says your job reminds me of screwing a gorilla. i said you what do do you mean, bob?e gorilla wants to. and that is exactly what it was like. i liked nixon and he had been very good to me. and i'm a loyal guy. i didn't want to see him thrown on the ash heap of history. it was difficult because i didn't want to believe that when they said they weren't involved in this stuff, so i stayed with him as long as i could. i had two stacks of mail. why aren't you doing more to support the president? and why are you doing so much to keep us close to that so and so? it got pretty rough. just one thing after another. another shoe dropped. i wanted to believe nixon as long as i possibly could and then they had the smoking gun tape that it became clear to everybody that the white house had lied and it was at that point that i wrote him a letter and said, you know, it's best that you resign. >> did you ever get a response from him? >> i don't think so. there was a big cabinet meeting just before he resigned. he kept talking in the meeting. i was at the table because i was chairman o

coming up, john kasich says we are ignoring a 21 trillion pound gorilla. deficit and much more. this is bloomberg. ♪ jason: you are watching "balance of power." john kasich recently penned an op-ed saying when will we stop ignoring the 21 trillion pound gorilla sitting in plane site. i got his take on the deficit. any attentionad for a very long time because it is hard to do. it takes bipartisanship to be able to really transform and reconfigure government. they just don't see -- nobody is going to be cheering them at home at least initially. when we got the budget balanced and pay down debt and jobs were coming in, we got a lot of credit. it is hard work, you have to toil alone in the fields. -- it is a duty, a responsibility and nobody will be jumping on chairs over it. this economy comes crashing down when the next generation is paying off the debt and has to spend resources to pay for something they haven't got responsibility for because of debt and they cannot fund other projects, then there will be a moment they have to come to terms with this and pe

, but he referred to it as a gorilla in your house. that them bothering to hide their tracks. and then not to have good security. and with that intellectual property to be used. and then to be outlined. and with that subsidiary of a german nacht one - - a national not only did the uniform numbers of the pla with the unprotected part not where you spend the most resources but to have the pricing information but then use that strategy and to force them out of business but to add insult to injury after they go for unfair trade practices so the idea that this is the first blow is not right. we are already there. it's a question of how much will be take? and relatively cost free and not because the cost-benefit analysis by the chinese government with the research and development rather than investing using my military and intelligence apparatus to take this information it is a different field which is proliferation. >> as you describe the effort and the culture. and what i hope to accomplish. >> and not just rely on those people. and outsid

the animals at london zoo got a taste of christmas from thursday the west and lowland gorillas to kobol to suss out how it happened can and it was but they soon got to. tasty brussels sprouts inside. campbell's ganga's and knowing that he was served breakfast in a christmas stocking. while the asiatic linus work have to pick catfish enough british christmas putting the papal scented with cinnamon and not make. out and about in iceland again according to a centuries old tradition thirteen trolls arrive from the frozen north to frighten or entertain children before christmas songs which wiper for example is out to steal food legend has it that the trolls mother used to eat naughty children. but these days the new lads are more into having fun and bringing gifts for the children oh. dear. santa and his busy elves have officially left their village in finland to begin their annual trip around the globe. he was spotted gliding through the snow in his reindeer drawn sleigh on the edge of the arctic circle. the name ian lapland was named sent his official home in two thousand and ten every yea

. >> obviously, as with almost everything in retail, the gorilla here is amazon.y opened up the store on california street in san francisco. you used to be, i would point that out. i would assume you plan to sell this offer to everyone on amazon. >> absolutely. >> is amazon, you suspect they will also try to sell their technology or they will keep their stores just to themselves holding on the secret to the software. >> it's hard to say what amazon will do, but from there, it seems like they are launching their own stores and it's what they've done so far. we are among the first companies to launch a working store in san francisco and we are inviting the experience so they don't have to wait for another company to open their technology. >> could you imagine this rolling out to the gap or 7-eleven or any store using your technology. >> that's correct. >> i guess it would mean speculate and there's no expert on casherless technology. do you think amazon will compete with you to get the gap as a customer or do you think amazon will guard this jealously because we hav

. >> the big of course -- the 800 pound gorilla in the room. the 10-year note hit a new intermediate low 2.71%. none of that ultimately is god -- is good for financials. >> however two things about that one the 2-10 spread steepened a bit. secondarily worried about cni loans and loan growth. what do banks do when they can't make the big fat margins they make loans. late cycle i'm not suggesting long-term play but it wouldn't surprise me to see the loan growth increase and slightly steeper yield curve. >> at the end of the day if you believe equities have bounce potential more than the slight bounce that's occurred this is a beta trade financials go up more than the market or down in principle. >> mike, you mentioned the higher quality name of jp morgan that's usually a go-to at this point with the bounce we have seen this we can where would you reach? bank of america or jp morgan. >> i still think you probably want to look at something like bank of america. i mean, where most of the damage gets done is in the names that are less favored and tha

the gorilla. glue to these it is a subtle plug supported by the film and the cover might stop to. welcome back to worlds apart within the region politicians are going to mr hanken just before the break you mentioned the conflict in ukraine is you see that conflict as a major part of the russia struggle and from what i understand the you know we just public opinion is most appropriate crania and rather than pro russian. being here. having sympathy with ukraine being part of europe but also understanding russia sensitivities how do you how do you think that conflict could be settled because five years on i think it's got it's getting from bad to worse rather than vice versa just as has a lot of calls. the norwegian public opinion. it is formed by the newspapers in norway and the television in norway and the information we get on that is a russian and to putin cities and to trump you know the what he's doing. but i just see that the west supported both military of course but supported the coup in kiev i think that was wrong you should live respected and of course russia as far as i k

really not because they're not that significant in the other sort of you know eight hundred pound gorilla i mean there's always russia there's a saudis and the us are the major producers so russia and the saudis said they're into a production cut coming up here but it really depends upon what the rest of opec says to write that's right this week that is all but opec has become a different kind of club now it's been led by saudi arabia and russia they basically make the decision it's almost like russia's ex official member. you know they're not officiating exactly they no longer can sell countries like iran so they make the decisions with russia saudi arabia does and then they hope to bring the other countries along now in terms of oil prices right now with october hitting all time high about eighty six now being about sixty dollars a barrel it's very important right now because gold going to be in this coming week is to talk about production cuts which saudi arabia and russia have agreed so that's going to be there because this will keep watching for you and you're talking about the bric

. >> it's about gorillas from the point of view of their daily lives instead of their politics. ♪ >>y this ain't no disco this ain't no fooling around ♪ >> you pick any genre you like and i will tell you the best music made in that genre was neighborhood the 1970s. you will have hard time moving me long. what was great about a me decade was it allowed the greatest artists of our time to do their work because they were really exploring, as deep as popular art ever gets. ♪ this ain't no party this ain't no disco this ain't no fooling around ♪ ♪ i love to hold you i love to kiss you but ♪ ♪ ♪ we're not computers and know that that ain't allowed ♪ >>> tonight, television takes a look at itself. >> what's on the idiot box? >> it's only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. >> this period of time is looked upon as the platinum age. >> our obligation is to entertain. if we left something to think about, so much the better. >> television should not be just entertainment. >> charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> congress has no right to interfere with the media. >> ex

we have come in search of eastern lowland gorillas.uple of times we've heard them. but the guys are still trying to pick up the trail. it is tough going. through here. after three hours, we got our first glimpse, just a few metres ahead. the young ones caught us by surprise coming so close. the masks we are wearing protect the gorillas from our germs. this is the silverback. it is incredible. there are probably fewer than 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas left but few tourists bring their money here. there is a struggle between preserving nature and cashing in the country's resources. the congo is rich in copper and cobalt, gold, diamonds and uranium. cobalt has become a key ingredient in electric car batteries. its price has rocketed and 60% of the world's supply is here. so this is the final product, this is 35% cobalt. it will be refined further, this is what they export from here. wealth like this should transform the country but the exploitation continues. we have a lot of resources, and if these re—sources have been our malediction.

there have been many, many experiments showing this like chimpanzees are the nicest of the two and gorillas we cooperate all the time. and this is in line with language i think but we need to convince people is the specialization of the property and the outcome to result in massive cooperation i didn't finish my tale about buying my accordion i forgot to give you the punch line which is about this accordion from czechoslovakia it is a beautiful instrument i just wish i could play it. what i'm supposed to make my own accordion? the logical production of protectionism of any sort is okay let's protect illinois with their barriers or chicago or my own house then i will have plenty of jobs. so yes, cooperation. here is another version of that point you will always here enterprise is called nonprofit enterprises identified as nonprofit that there is something virtuous a presumption of virtue unless it's called the heritage foundation of a nonprofit institution but come on. this system of markets is the most altruistic ever designed. people do work for each other incessantly i get very annoyed of

. >>> there's a new twist in the custody battle for the long-time companion of coco the gorilla. coco passed' w away earlier thi year at the age of 46. and her long-time companion is still living on the peninsula. he was on loan from the cincinnati zoo to keep her company. the foundation says transferring him would be harmful. the cincinnati zoo has filed a lawsuit for his return. but a judge has told the organizations to work it out and set a deadline of this thursday to submit a proposal. >> complicated situation. >>> let's bring in jeff. it's been raining non-stop. when do we get a break? >> i think we'll have intermittent breaks. nothing as powerful as what we had this weekend. even though we had a half inch to two inches of rain across the bay area on average, we're still below 100% of normal in the rainfall department. we' we'll talk more about how much rain we'll get in the next couple days. >>> guy by the name of kanye west is not known for keeping quiet. but fans of his fashion brand say they are getting the silent treatment. nbc bay area responds, next. me y new chilli

. >> with the profits to find the right wing gorilla group. >> your credibility, what does it mean? i imagine i didn't have anything to do with damaging it. iran could kill his own presidential plans. >> news of the widening investigation comes as vice president george bush is trying to put distance between himself and the arms deal. >> i remember him coming back into his office in the west wing of the white house as though the wind had been knocked out of him. he knew this would be a large and evolving story that he would have a hard tile acceme separat himself from president region and was not something of his making. >> in february 1987, investigators relieved the secret arms trade was being run from inside the white house. >> a fuse months ago i told the american people i did not trade arms for american hostages. my heart tells me that's true but the facts and evidence tells me it's not as the tower board reported. >> regan's address to the nation sticks a knife through george bush's dreams. >> that was probably one of the low moments in the four years i was with him. >> as the

there's never been that kind of sustained gorilla warfare against a new entitlement in american history. it's now in place. as they discovered, it was not only republicans who gained coverage. in states that decided the election, michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, ohio, iowa, a majority of the people were non-college whites. there's real risk here in terms of the ideology of the party cutting against the actual material interest of the core of its modern coalition. >> can you imagine if we have another election on obama care. thank you both. great to have you with us. appreciate it you guys. >>> just weeks before christmas, 100 christians including pastor are detained in china in what is being called a religious crackdown. what's behind their arrests, next. . >>> first, the last few weeks on wall street have been a little volatile, to put it mildly. what's many store for investors this week? we have this week's before the bell. >> volatility is the new normal on wall street. the trade war, a fight over government spending, brexit chaos all making for wild swing fls the stock market. thi

. >> anybody who was writing or any american writing about the qur'an since 9/11 there is the gorilla in the room which is muslim and terrorism that is on every american mind and far be it for me to say it shouldn't be. of course, we must defend ourselves against people who want to do serious harm to us. so i thought in some way if i could change this before i could talk about what i was talking about but to deal with that first commonality for them to hear what they have to say on the subject. and i quote newt gingrich for his speech to be simply delivered with the recitation for acts of terrorism that had occurred in the previous six months and counting of the numbers of the dead of the republican nominating convention and campaign and the emphasis very much in the campaign was the threat of islamic terrorism now with this caravan of invaders from the south. but we don't seem to be hearing as much any longer about the muslims now it is latin american illegal immigrants who are the threat. but that is where the emphasis fell so by quoting that speech wasn't really dodging the bullet

so let me just kind of run on that, because obviously, the 800 pound gorilla in the room is we know that aborted fetal tissue is being used. we do know that abortion providers, for an example, planned parenthood, or whatever, performs an abortion, and they sell the body parts to a middleman company, who then sells it to research institutions, or whatever, and oftentimes, i'm afraid, this federal grants are used in this process. is that the general method? as far as you understand? >> yes, that's exactly the method by which people obtain fetal tissue. >> okay. now, so we know this process is still going on. are you at all familiar with the type of claims that are made by abortion providers on the informed consent forms that they give out in terms of the type of research that is done of fetal tissues and the diseases that supposedly it helps? >> yes, congressman, in fact, i have a copy of a consent form from one of those facilities, and if i might read it into the record, it says, research using the blood from pregnant women and tissue that has been aborted has been used to treat and find

he's accused of comparing black people to gorillas and mocking the holocaust.isturbing. does he still have a job? >> he's a frequent co-host on a white suv prpremacist podcast. he tells the story of his tra veils as a first responder and at one point says dr. nar can enjoyed immense satisfaction as he tiror ierror iesized an african-american youngster with a needle and said it's hard to find a vein because they're black. now he says it was all fiction and he's the victim of character assassination. these are the words man whose job it is to save or help people in their most vulnerable times when they are sick or injured or god foregbid on their death beds if they are not even human beings. an anonymous complaint was made against him just last month. and now he's under investigation as an emt at jeb stewart volunteer rescue

and don't say, "let's eliminate all the gorillas with extreme prejudice." woke people say, "let's circle back on this tomorrow." and i think we've all said, "let's lock this giraffe in an abandoned laundromat and emotionally abuse it until it doesn't-- ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) this is the price of not rehearsing. ( laughter ) i think we've all said, "let's lock this giraffe in an abandoned laundromat and emotionally abuse it until it doesn't know who to trust anymore." but next time try, "thursday works for me!" you're welcome, peta! we'll be right back with jeff daniels. ♪ jump in to old navy for up to sixty percent off the entire store. ♪ that's up to sixty percent off with sleep from seven dollars, sweaters from twelve dollars. need gifts today? buy online, pickup in-store. ends soon, at old navy! (paying too much with verizon?e (paul) no, they just don't know that sprint's unlimited plan gives you 5 lines for just $24 dollars per month, per line. (mom) wow, that would save us... (atlas)...nearly $1,000 dollars? (mom) what about the network?

. >>> six months after the death of coco the gorilla the custody battle over her companion. >>> a family is planning for help to bring a mother into the united states so she can see her little boy who was very sick . he is being treated at children's hospital in oakland. the family says she's unable to come to the u.s. because of the travel ban. we are joined with details. >> reporter: the boys parents are heartbreaking and hoping for a miracle. the father says his son doesn't have much time left. >> reporter: he's a children's hospital in oakland hooked up to a ventilator. the boy's father broke down at the thought of not having his wife by their sons bedside. >> my wife is calling me every day wanting to kiss and hold her son. for the one last warm. >> reporter: they are from yemen but are u.s. citizens. his wife is also from yemen and currently living in egypt. the family says she can't come to say goodbye because of the travel ban on five mostly muslim countries. her visa application was denied and the family says her repeated requests for a waiver have been at nord. the family is re

a con flugs of events here it's virtually a perfect storm we suddenly acknowledged the 800-pound gorilla. we started to see the likes of general electrics' bonds and pg&e's bonds drop overnight. we finally got focused on the tariff issues. the seasonals took over, brian, in september and october but then the policymakers sort of mishandled everything and we're sitting here today talking about the sell-off, we were down 19% on christmas eve it comes in the wake of powell's statement in relationship to the balance sheet on autopilot clearly we have had one blunder after another, that the system is overlevered, it is fragile. i think the policymakers in washington have exposed a lot of the weakness >> okay, scott, let me ask you a delicate question then about that >> sure. >> depending on what your point of view may be or what network you're listening to, they will ascribe them to tweets by powell jay powell, some people i talked to said maybe he's not up for the job. do you think that the collection of those people is a negative? together it's not a winning combination? i'm trying to remai

. >> the head liner of a broadway show is often referred tos at top banana or the 800-pound gorilla.ply to one of broadway's newest and biggest stars although in this case it's a 20-foot tall, 2000 pound gorilla. the broadway musical king kong is the latest retelling of a story the world can't seem to get enough of. since the original movie ve version's premier in 1933, king kong has inspired multiple remakes, sequels, related projects, and guest appearances in the films of other famous movie monsters. the 2017 quasi reboot spawned a see kwefl its own in 2020. >> i think every generation gets the bond they deserve. the and every generation against the king kong they deserve. >> this is a lifelong fan of the original king kong tale in all its various telglings. >> i think you can identify with it if you felt you didn't belong anywhere. that's the allure of king kong is that he is the great giant outsider who's come to this major town and causes a sensation. he's not just an animal, he is kind of become somebody that you can look at, you know, and have some empathy for. >> and we see o

territory, they have changed their focus and the way the organization works and have gone back to be a gorilla organization. you will find them in iraq, not really in syria. they are being cleaned out of syria and iraq. we're seeing a lot of isis recruitment in northern iraq, in central iraq. that's where you see a lot of fighting still going on. we can't count isis out. iraq is probably not going about this the right way. they're trying to not include the sunis in the government. when you have this baghdad government putting pressure on the sunis, they are driven to recruit to isis. i don't think the presence of american forces is going to stop that. >> yeah. lieutenant, thanks very much. remember, the president criticized president obama brutally during the campaign for withdrawaling u.s. forces from iraq, which helped lead to isis's rise there. this is a decision with consequences. >> the reality is different when you are the president. we'll stay on this. >>> so far this morning from reaction from the president to that court hearing, that dramatic hearing yesterday for michael flynn that v

darren:amazon stole the 10,000 pound gorilla. emily: visit 20,000 pounds now?think that -- darren: i think that is the story. there are 15 times as many transactions than its competitors. there are signs it is slowing. they are up 2% year-over-year in total online transactions. cyber monday across the board was down 5% year-over-year in transaction volume. other days were up. you see this behemoth advertising revenue we have talked about before where they are growing table -- triple digits every quarter. 10% of all product use come from a sponsored search on that has been stable for the last four or five months. i think they will have to find other ways to groups of its just selling stuff online. emily: could it be 2019 will not be the year of amazon? >> it is a difficult thing to predict. it does feel like a lot of the winds are blowing at amazon's back in terms of the percentage of all kinds of retail activity. that it is shifting still from the physical world to online. that is mostly a benefit to amazon. look, revenue growth that does seem to be slowing for

what i would call 'first date' conversation." ( laughter ) and don't say, "let's eliminate all the gorillasme prejudice." woke people say, "let's circle back on this tomorrow." and i think we've all said, "let's lock this giraffe in an abandoned laundromat and emotionally abuse it until it doesn't-- ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) this is the price of not rehearsing. ( laughter ) and i think we've all said, "let's lock this giraffe in an abandoned laundromat and emotionally abuse it until it doesn't know who to trust anymore." but next time try, "thursday works for me!" you're welcome, peta! we'll be right back with jeff daniels! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) share the love event, we've shown just how far love can go. (grandma vo) over one hundred national parks protected. (mom vo) more than fifty thousand animals rescued. (old man vo) nearly two million meals delivered. (mom vo) over eighteen hundred wishes granted. (vo) that's one hundred and forty million dollars donated to charity by subaru and its retailers over eleven years. (girl) thank you. (boy) thank you. (old man)

for now, let's become the 800-pound gorilla. >> this year i think more and more people are going to doakes the year that shopping comes of age on the internet. >> this was a time that allowed you to make choices as a consumer without gatekeepers choosing things for you. you could decide, i want that, and you'd get it. if you don't live in a big city, you can still get big city stuff. >> the worldwide computer network called the internet has inspired more movies than any big deal technological fad since, oh, the cb radio boom of the 1970s. the internet itself, however, is definitely exploding. >> it hit, and within like two years it's become so powerful. >> we're sitting on the most perfect beach in the world and all we can think about is -- >> where can i hook up my modem? >> in 1999, we are culturally, socially, financially quite dependent on the internet. >> in washington today a special senate committee is preparing to release a fairly alarming report on the y2k millennium computer problem. they call it one of the most serious and potentially devastating events the nation has ever e

we talk about facebook as being the 800 pound gorilla unless they keep the innovation up.door. >> wall street doesn't innovate, they finance. we are trying to solve the innovation. wall street will provide credit and do deals. >> we are all being so negative at the same time here. what can i buy at sears tonight? do they sell suits? david: they used to. i remember my dad buying a suit for $45. the bottom line is there are some retailers and walmart is a classic example that knew how to develop with the new markets and they survived quite well. i don't understand exactly why sears couldn't do what walmart did. >> i think it's too many years where they didn't try very hard to keep their stores active and modern. so the real estate value went down with it. david: quick last word, jonathan. >> don't marry a stock, many of them often go to zero. jon: i'm jon taffer for elizabeth macdonald. this is "the evening edit." jeff flock is in illinois with an update on sears. reporter: this just breaking. based on reporting from reuters as well as somebody we know. eddie lampert did com

phyllis, what do you do to break up the monotony of housekeeping and taking care of five small gorillas>> well, i'm really not a housewife anymore. i'm an entertainer. >> phyllis diller started comedy at 37 years old with five kids. she was cutting edge, because she was doing something that no other woman had done before. >> i love to go to the doctor! ohh! where else would a man look at me and say, take off your clothes. >> those days, so much of comedy was just straight up sexist. my wife is a battle ax. phyllis diller switched it around. now it was about her horrible husband. >> fang, that's my husband. he went to the dentist the other day, the dentist told him, he's got the worst set of tooth he's ever saw in his life. >> for a woman to go on stage and complain about that, it was emancipation, in a way. >> you sure you're a marriage counselor? >> of course, don't i have a sympathetic face? >> well, your face has my sympathy. >> the self-deprecating woman was very popular in the comedy world. >> back from the shop where she's just had her head tarred and feathered, here is miss phyll