here to tell us all about it is new york mets outfielder and three-time mlb all-star curtis granderson. and his friend mr. met. >> mr. met here. we always got to have mr. met here for the holidays. >> nothing says christmas like mr. met. >> he's out here enjoying it. everybody's loving mr. met. >> what are you giving away this year? >> we have some really cool items. these little action figures you see. >> is that you? >> that's me. i got to go right there so i can play in the outfield. set. over 1,000 toys are going to be donated to kids all over the united states. for people interested in picking them up go to your team website some as well. >> you're a sweetheart. season. >> yeah. >> can we do that? >> thank you, mr. met. >> if you'd like to donate, please go to our website klgandhoda.com. >> we want to send a shoutout to our facebook friends, natalie irwin, she says em found regigi she sent us this picture to prove it. >> and john kuhn from pittsburgh found him too. >> look at john, he's older. >> all right, tomorrow, the "pitch perfect" haylee steinfeld joins us. >> have a great t

lz granderson: 16;47;57;00 they represented america. emmy 2015 - tc: 00;02;50;00 away with murder" with her win, viola davis was the first african-american woman to take home the emmy in the drama category for her lead role in how to get away with murder... nats from how to get away with murder: "we won because i did my job." kevin frazier nats from davis' speech: "the only thing that separates women of color from anything else? is opportunity." bethenny frankel [14:59:54;29] viola davis is proof that talent really does win out in the end. off the stage and field, there were so many heroes among us. the families of the charleston church shooting victims taught us heroism comes from the heart when there is room for forgiveness. speaking directly to the killer in court they showed incredible strength in the wake of tremendous grief. sot1: "we have no room for hate... so we have to forgive. and i pray god on your soul." sot2: "i will never talk to her ever again... i will never be able to hold her ever again. but i forgive you." nancy grac

here to tell us all about it is new york mets outfielder and three-time mlb all-star curtis granderson>> what a season. >> nothing says christmas like mr. met. >> he's out here enjoying it. everybody's loving mr. met. >> who are you giving away this year? >> we have some really cool items. these little action figures you see. >> is that you? >> that's me. i got to go right there so i can play in the outfield. we have the masterpiece train set. over 1,000 toys are going to be donated to kids all over the united states. for people interested, you can go to your team website or mlb.com to donate and pick up some as well. >> you're a sweetheart. >> congratulations on your season. let's have another one next year. >> yeah. >> can we do that? >> thank you, mr. met. >> if you'd like to donate, please go to our website klgandhoda.com. >> facebook friend natalie who says em found regis. >> and john from pittsburgh found him too. >> look at john, he's older. >> all right, tomorrow, the pitch perfect haylee . >>> right now at 11:00, standing against extremism in philadelphia. local religious lead

we're j joined b matthew dowd, granderson. editor of the weekly standard bill kristol and mary bruce. welcome to all of you. we'll be backith all of you in the moment. but first, quick question, matt, back in september, around labor day, you predicted that as it stood there, donald trump would be the republican nominee. what could derail him between now and super tuesday. >> the only thing that i think that can bring donald trump down is himself. self-inflicted on donald trump himself. those are the points in time in which donald trump -- he won't be brought down by television ads or speeches by other candidates. donald trump has to bring himself down. we still don't know if he loses iowa, what effect that could have on the totality of the race. donald trump is the only candidate in this race who's constantly risen in the course >> the debate megyn kelly. >> donald trump rose after the first debate. >> he sure did. >>> when we come back -- the full panel weighs in with their predictions for 2016, the state of the gop and can t

we're joined by matthew dowd, espn senior writer lz granderson. lz and matt co-host the abc digital show "straight talk with matt and lz." must-see viewing. editor of the weekly standard bill kristol and mary bruce. welcome to all of you. we'll be back with all of you in you, matt, back in september, around labor day, you predicted trump would be the republican nominee. what could derail him between now and super tuesday? what could bring him down? that can bring donald trump down is himself. it has to be trump himself. those are the points in time in which donald trump -- he won't be brought down by television ads or speeches by other donald trump has to bring himself down. we still don't know if he loses iowa, or if he finishes second in iowa, what effect that could have on the totality of the race. donald trump is the only candidate in this race who's constantly risen in the course of this and never dropped off. >> the debate with megyn kelly. >> donald trump rose after the first debate. >> he sure did. we're just getting started. >>> when we c

abolition traces its roots to the second great awakening when preachers such as charles granderson finney and lymon beecher rose to prominence on their revivalist teachings on social justice and equality. many of the earliest pro-abolition organizations coalesced around christian evangelical communities in the north. emancipation was a religious cause first and a political movement second. most abolitionists were deeply religious themselves, including two of the movement's most vocal leaders -- almost garrison and john greeley whittier. the christian doctrine of moral equality was especially crucial in generating the grassroots support that eventually made emancipation possible. religion was equally influential in guiding the civil rights movement. we speak today of dr. martin luther king, but we sometimes forget that before he was a doctor, he was a reverend. in 1967, the year before his death, reverend king proclaimed -- quote -- "before i was a civil rights leader, i was a preach of the gospel. this was my first calling, and it still remains my greatest commitment. all that i do in civ