it is if they live in a separate stupid world called hollywood nation. that is the title of jes hirsen bought. what is going? >> hollywood has embraced environmentalism as a religion they have a high priest the nobel laureate laureate, of the oscar winner of court you have to accept wt he says with a knife faith and without logic. >> but me blindness to the fact you mention al gore i wasurprised to see build the monster homes while preaching? >> the hypocrisy is monumental the 19,000 square foot mansion in tennessee, a group could get a hold of his utilities was 20 times of the average american also mention at mont to cboe near zero pres house. john: are any of those environmental activist not hypocrites? to some live the life? >> ed begley, jr., a darrell hill and that, they actually live a lifestyle consistent with what they preach but that is rare. the vast majority of celebrities take opulence to the highest level. john: ptt said turn your lights out but also he has big houses. reason to be combined his video. >> i pledge to turn the lights off i woul

it is if they live in a separate stupid world called hollywood nation. that is the title of james hirsen bought. what is going? >> hollywood has embraced environmentalism as a religion they have a high priest the nobel laureate laureate, of the oscar winner of court you have to accept what he says with a knife faith and without logic. >> but some blindness to the fact you mention al gore i was surprised to see build the monster homes while preaching? >> the hypocrisy is monumental the 19,000 square foot mansion in tennessee, a group could get a hold of his utilities was 20 times of the average american also mention at mont to cboe near zero pres house. hn: are any of those environmental activist not hypocrites? to some live the lif? >> ed begley, jr., a darrell hill and that, they actually live a lifestyle consistent with what they preach but that is rare. the vast majority of celebrities take opulence to the highest level. john: ptt said turn your lights out but also he has bi houses. reasono be combined his video. >> i pledge to turn the lights off i wo

you might call it, hollywood nation. actually that is the title of jane's book. s, what is going on here? >> look, hollywood has embraced environmentalism as sort average. they have their high priest, the nobel laureate, oscar winner, al gore. tough accept what he says with faith, without reason, without logic. john: it does have the ring of a religion and just, some blindness to the facts, you mentioned al gore. i was surprised to see him build these monster homes while preaching what he was preaching? >> the hypocrisy is monumental. you have this 19,000 square foot mansion inth tennessee. a group was able to get ahold of his utilities and they were 20 times that of an average american. he also has a mansion in mon that cito. that is near oprah's house. john: are any of them call themselves environmental activists notl hypocrites? do some of them live that life? >> ed begly, jr., is often mentioned. darrell hannah. they actually live a life-style consistent with what they preach. but boy, is that a rarity, john. i mean the vast majority of celebrities take on pew

hollywood. the screen actors guild released its mom nations today.lden globes turn. >> a big day, of course. the hole woon foreign press honors the best efforts in both movies and television. 25 categories in all. we get a lock at some of the major nominees. >> seven was the luck where i number as 12 years of slaves and american hustle. that's how many golden globe nomination each film received this morning. among slave's no, ma'am nags are best drama, best director, and best actor. >> it's absolutely, absolutely thrilling. sfwroo we have been boarded by armed pirates. >>> competing with 1 it years of slave will be captain phillips which earned a best actor nod for tom hanks and gravity which brought a best actress nomination for sandra bullock. the british entry philamina, and a formula one racing saga, rush. american hustle, seven no, ma'am nags include best comedy and best director along with lead acting no, ma'am nags for christian bale and amy adams. jennifer lawrence -- as did co-a star bradley coup ever. >>> wall street among -- the field also

hollywood and sports. img has the rights. they'll be strapping it up with the d.c. s national game. this was spearheaded by ari eanual. ari started an agency in hollywood, called endeafor. i spoke to daniel kaplan from the sports business journalt. between serena williams and sharp maria sharah pov re. >> serena williams left ing and was the only sports client of william moris, and is now under the corporate umbrella as maria sharah poefa. while that might sound catty, i don't believe the two of them would like the see the corporate resources of their agency directed to their competitor. it's something that largees sis have to handle. how does it affect peyton manning? >> peyton manning is all about football. i don't think you are going to see a great deal of difference in how people consume sports. the athletes may have hollywood opportunities, perhaps, than they otherwise would have. this is really not about getting peyton manning a book deal. i believe it will be a good thing for sports. you get efficiencies of scale, the athletes should be better served. there'll be some that break out into smaller niche emerge. a

national when we were in a josh in hollywood and pirates don't always go together what started as a legal battle against copyright infringement for the co-founder of the file sharing service the pirate bay has snowballed into a tide of hacking accusations from around the world now god for it is far to him could end up in jail for six more years has peed all over now reports. banged up abroad since he was arrested in august twenty twelve pirate bay found a goth for its wattle embark seen the inside of jail cells in cambodia sweden and now solitary confinement in denmark it's just terrible as this man there to see that he is being treated like in this way like as if he were a terrorist hard criminal or violent criminal of some kind acquitted on computer hacking charges by the appeals court in sweden he now has to wait and see what he'll be charged with in denmark due to the intricacies of danish law there's no way forgot for it to know how long he'll have to stay in solitary if it was you know a decision or warrant that was made by a judge i was i was able to tell him you know for two weeks

hollywood gold. today it added 25 classic films to the national registry, which means they will be preserved for posterity. from the 1926 silent movie "ella cinders" to "judgment at nuremberg" "who's afraid of virginia woolf" "pulp fiction" "the right stuff" and "mary poppins." >> as i expected, mary poppins, practically perfect in every way. >> pelley: mary poppins has been making kids smile perfectly for decades. the snowball express has the same goal and that story is next. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may incl

hollywood doesn't get middle america. why is a show successful? think about it. the kardashians get all of the media attention. >> filthy and awful. >> "duck dynasty" has better ratings. but they get no national coverage unless something like this happens.

axelrod: finally tonight, after 75 years, one of the nation's best known horseracing tracks is closing up after tomorrow's action. the wrecking ball has hollywood park in southern california in its sights. carter evans looks back at the stars both on the track and in the stands. >>reporter: there was a time when the sport of kings drew presidents and hollywood's a list to hollywood park. >> and they're off and running. reporter: its opening in 1938 was front page news. >> in hollywood park in engle wood. >> other races fold. >> back then the grand stants were packed. but the crowds have dwindled, the glory days have long forgotten, except forfor long time employees. >> it's got the fun gone out of it. >>reporter: lawrence abbott was at the turf club for 30 years. and bugeller jay cohen has played here for 30 years. >> you will still hear people yelling and screaming, just not as many of them. >> many old timers like betty ellis have returned. she first came to hollywood park half a century ago. >> if you don't support something it goes away. >>reporter: there was so much star power back in the day, the horses and those who cheered them on. >> y

>> trust hollywood to recognize a true story of heroism when it sees one. and to do it again and again. >> in the life of every nationlson mandela portrayed by idris elba, brings mandela to full hero ii iic sta. >> we talk about responsibility. that's -- that avenue one 's on things i had to pay attention to. we were to go ahead and make that as real as possible on the screen. >> as he schlepplept in mandela cell, he pondered how a man of intelligence and physical power may emerge with strengthened capacity for leadership and forgiveness. >> i spent a night, i needed context, perspective. you and i would never know what it is to not have freedom until it is taken away. in the morning i was angry, man, the injustice. mandela spent 19 years in that one room. >> it is mandela's struggle and the extra ordinary individual who d victorious from it, that led hollywood to address mandela's storien so may ein so. >> hollywood embraced nelson man dell lash mandela, the sacrifices, where he was able to take the country out of prison. a rare story. very dramatic. personally so, many people in hollywood felt, drawn to him. >> eac

when you're one of the biggest stars in a nation of over a billion people, others tend to listen when you speak. hollywood actress is speaking out and taking a lot of heat for it. she joins me now. i'm nervous meeting you. i watched this video. i want to play a clip of this video because you went for it with this journalist in this press conference. wow, let's see this. >> i think you need to do your homework well because i said indian society is regressive for women. with gang rapes making the headlines of every newspaper. 40% of indian women, 40% are married below the age of 18. i think it's a very, very regressive state for women. [ applause ] >> and i stand by it. do your homework. >> i don't care what people believe. >> like i said, wow. i did my homework today to headache as you were you weren't going to snap at my heels. what was it that really rattled your cage? was it the journalist asked me. >> the journalist asked me to keep quiet about what i am passionate about the and gang rape and when i'm vocal i give india a bad name on an international platform. i think not doing anything about it, not t

national security. >> everyone from the family to the hollywood media and the governor has been pushing to get resolution. a lot of people are scratching their heads. there were tears among his family. they are confused. they sentenced this american to present time and a fine. one year in prison and a $10,000 fine. this amounts to about $27,000. they have already served nine months awaiting a verdict and the family is hoping that this sentence will include time served. it was not make clear and the men were sentenced under cyber crime laws. that put together an amateur sham that was supposed to be funny about life in dubai. clearly, they did not find this funny. the judge convicted them for. >> the family stated that they hoped that that would be free and be home by christmas. that is not likely to happen. >> let's find out about the weather. >> merry christmas eve. we're starting off with temperatures we are in the upper '30's opposed to lord 30's.lower 30's. approach and 7:00 a.m. we will have already reached a morning low. by 12 you can expect a warm-up. by 3:00 p.m. this afternoon the temperatures ar

this morning, the nation is remembering the life of hollywood actor paul walker. the 'fast and furious" movies. walker died in a crash. kate larson has more on the death of the 40-year-old star. >> reporter: paul walker, actor, heart in throb, car enthusiasm, a sports car crashed into the tree and burst into flames. >> we responded and found the vehicle fully engulfed it appears speed might have been a factor. >> reporter: the two bodies are two badly burned to identify but nbc news confirmed with walker's publicist he was killed in the crash. walker's team posted on facebook page they are stunned and saddened beyond belief. >> we smelled the smoke, we didn't pay attention to it because this street on friday and saturday nights guys come up with fast cars and drift around the corner. >> one of my favorite actors. >> daniel took this photo three weeks ago, porsche that belonged to a high-end racing shop. daniel donated toys to the same charity, paul walker showed up to help out with. >> i grew up watching his movies. >> reporter: he skyrocketed to fame in 1999, var

hollywood evidently. >>> three, two, one. >> okay, it's not a rocket launch, no. that's president barack obama and the first family lighting our national christmas tree on our rainy friday night. this year is the 91st lighting of that tree and it stands in the president's park behind the white house, very cool stuff. >>> it may sound a little gruesome, but it is all the rage, a new less invasive beauty procedure that involves injecting your own blood into your face. apparently it's supposed to make you look younger. >> let's give it a chance here. we'll introduce you to the vampire facelift. >> vampires, parasites of the underworld. their sharp fangs piercing necks in a blood lust ritual. it's what most people think of when you say vampire. but in 2013 there's a new meaning. in hollywood blood is beauty and some of the biggest stars are hungry for it. the vampire facelift. >> this area around here. >> reporter: you are looking at the first moments of this new cosmetic procedure in the medical office of dr. charles tellacouture and while it may be cutting edge not a single knife is used, no cutting, no stitches, no pulling. the doctor b

hollywood. that is a man who genuinely believed this should and could be one nation.e action to prove it. >> i mean, one quote i was struck by from him, ari, about the forgiveness was he said hating clouds the mind and leaders cannot afford to hate. which speaks to the fact it was both a personal choice and personal attribute and also a strategy. what i hope that people also take out of this is that when you remember a great leader, you remember them as almost a saint as almost a super hero, someone completely unattainable. i hope we take this moment to look inside ourselves and see the parts of ourselves that are brave and that are courageous and recognize the fact that he was only a man. he is an incredible man. he was a man who did things we could never expect anyone to do. and yet he was only a man and he changed the course of history and that ultimate power resides in that possibility resides within each of us. >> a man who rows to extraordinary circumstances. some of the other news of this friday, calling it the worst ice storm in years. right now it's sliding e

a national geographic a tographer took more than year to get these pictures in the park he now calls home. veryone around the world knows that the hollywood signs towers over los angeles and doesn't it's in the middle of the biggest urban park in surrounded by a concrete exotic nd home to wildlife. griffiths park as a surprising l.a. to it's a popular spot for big big but not necessarily wildlife. away thatfrom far, far would be good. but not too close. >> how do you think the dogs react? >> pretty skiddish. he'll be a snack. >> i haven't seen it yet. to see it. but very few people have. > scientists first stumbled while mountain line studying the wildlife. >> we set it up to monitor this get a shot of p-22. biologist was able to discover the big cat. of as going through dozens photographs when he spotted something unusual. >> i was tired and had been in the sun a lot. let me refreshy, my eyesight and look again and t was still a mountain lion in front of my face. it's very exciting. told the national park service they caught the cougar and attached a tracking collar. he had quite a tourney to get here. he had to cross the 405 freeway mat

hollywood from audrey hepburn to angelina jolie. singers and sport stars acting as celebrity ambassadors, messenger's of goodwill and even one special agent. over the years the corridors here at the united nationsave not only been packed with top politicians and diplomats. many celebrities have come to visit un headquarters here in new york. in this building you never know who you are going to bump into. the latest goodwill ambassador to be announced by unicef, the pop star katy perry. so why did she take the job? >> i have a lot of attention and spotlight, and it would be so easy and lazy for me to put that spotlight on something that is kind of, you know, material or funny or not really meaningful, but what i do want to do is i want to take all of the extra attention and put it on something that needs that imillumination and light. ♪ >> reporter: some may question her incite on the issues facing children around the world, but not her impact. and it is clear that the idea slepty ambassadors is getting a new boost. katy perry has 60 million likes on her facebook page. >> when she tweets it's really interesting, because she'll get something like 5 to 6,000 engagements whether it's retweeted or f

national aids memorial grove in golden gate park. organizers say it honors loved ones lost to aids and reminds people that the fight against hiv and aids is not over. >>> coming up next, hollywood is remembering the star of one of its most popular franchises. paul walker was killed after attending an event for his own charity tonight. what we know about the bizarre crash. >>> a novel approach to bringing medical costs down. why more doctors make house calls once again. >> we're watching for patchy fog tonight. temperatures in the 40s and 50s and at least for one more day tomorrow, highs in the 70s before things cool off. plus, we're talking a chance of showers and low snow levels in the forecast. >>> we want to clarify a story we reported earlier about the man detained in north korea. in a report, we said that this was his third trip to north korea. reuters is reporting that he visited south korea twice in the last decade, but this was his first trip to north korea, and it is legal to visit north korea with a tour group. >>> paul walker, the actor best known for his role in the "fast and furious" film franchise, has died. walker was killed in a crash after attending a charity e

national institute on drug use conducted that study. >>> still ahead just family drama, that and more in tonight's hollywood high life. >> reporter: i'mristin fisher outside st. paul's lutheran church in northwest where someone stole 15 credit cards from members of a well known choir while they gave a charity concert, the latest on the investigation coming up. >> you are watching wusa9 news at 5 z a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. >>> check up on tonight's top stories a judge orders a d.c. cop accused of pimping out children held without bond. an anonymous caller tipped off internal affairs about linwood barnhill two years ago and now some people want to know if there was a thorough enough investigation. >> republican virginia attorney general candidate mark obenshain c

national public radio. and i was really. disappointed by the experience and i decided to get out of that and go somewhere where people had integrity. and hollywood. did you know the other famous and turned miss lewinsky yes no she was there three months before me so we did not overlap. spin dv b. can you twerk don't lie it says tort work i've heard this term what i don't know what does it mean i don't know oh this is the kind of dance that miley cyrus those . i don't i can't i guess i don't know what is this tim i have noted. it has to stand for some it has to at i did new york tweets can get you as we see if he sees any similarities between himself and castiel that's a very interesting probing question i asked the other character that i play on supernatural is an angel who is trying has been for years trying to fit in with humanity and just doesn't quite doesn't quite fit in he's always a misfit and i think i guess there's something there's something about myself i feel like i've always i've always felt like i don't quite fit in so there's a type resonates it's typecasting you know believe in heroes once you know if you have a dream role or a t

national public radio. and i was really. disappointed by the experience and i decided to get out of that and go somewhere where people had integrity. and hollywood. did you know the other famous and turned miss lewinsky yes no she was there three months before me so we did not overlap. spin the skin you'd twerk don't lie it says tort work i've heard this term but i don't know what does it mean i don't know oh this is the kind of dance that miley cyrus those. you know i don't i can't i guess i don't what does it stand i have noted. it has to stand for so it has to at i did new york tweets can get you as we see if he sees any similarities between himself and castiel that's a very interesting probing question castiel the character that i play on supernatural is an angel who is trying has been for years trying to fit in with humanity and just doesn't quite doesn't quite fit in he's always a misfit and i think i guess there's something there's something about myself i feel like i've always i've always felt like i don't quite fit in so that i don't resonate it's typecasting you know believe in heroes once you know if you have a dream role or a territo

nation's history about slavery. but that movie has some competition, because for the last two years, hollywood has given the best picturear to a movie that is self-congratulatory to hollywood. >> oh. >> yeah. if they're following that pattern this year, then disney has its first chance of winning an academy award in the best picture kalg with "saving mr. banks." >> i know people who saw it, who were older, who enjoyed the film, and people who were younger, 10, 11, 12, which also liked that film, which is interesting, that you have that kind of range. we're talking about the best movies. but what about the worst movies on rotten tomatoes, the ones you reviewed this year, because they're so much fun. >> golly, you know what, it would be lovely if every movie could win an award, but that's not the way it is. and unfortunately, one of those films was "ripd." i don't know if you all even remember this movie -- >> no. >> -- but it stars ryan reynolds as a cop who dies, and then he joins kind of a supernatural cop company called the rest in peace department. and the plot is so complicated, i couldn't even explain it to you. an

nation. >> sreenivasan: the new strategy is to appeal to directly to parents-- with star power from hollywoodn the hopes of avoiding contentious political battles. instead, they plan to identify and support prevention programs that address the causes of gun violence. >> i mean, it is really not political. it is really just about thinking about... you know, we all have children, and what do we need to do in order to make this a safer environment for our children? i think, once you throw the i think once the politics is out, it becomes simpler. >> we're not just about guns, and we're not just about legislation. we are rising above the politics, and we're looking at the causes of gun violence, particularly mental wellness, and community. and other groups haven't done that to date, and i think this is a new way for people to engage in something that they haven't engaged before. and everyone is aware that we have a problem with gun violence in this country, but they feel helpless and not know what to do. they feel it's too political, it's too hard, it's too much of a fight. well, we're saying it d

hollywood for the recent popularity in the sport. zirchlg the u.s. air force band getting a lot of attention this holiday season. for his viral videos. came together for a flash mob at the nationaluseum in washington d.c. this viral video is more than a million hits now on youtube. far exceeding the 100,000 hits the band was hoping to get. the u.s. air force hopes to keep the momentum going. it will release 15 new videos every day. that's my favorite part. that's so angelic. they'll keep releasing those videos from now until december 25th on their facebook page. >> we can listen to it for a little while. >> i know. very angelic. >> the sport of archery appears to be growing in popularity thanks in part to the hunger games. >> the u.s. olympic training center in southern california says it has seen a 105% increase in the number of people signing up for entry level programs. participation among women? that's up 130%. the national team manager says the lead role in the hunger games played by actress jennifer lawrence is inspiring young women to take a shot at the sport. >>úy girls are seeing these strg female characters taking charge, and they want to come out and do the same thing

[applause] and "going clear" scientology hollywood in the prison of belief by lawrence wright published by alfred a. knopf. this year's nationalis is an incredible honor. anyone who was at last nights reading knows that all of the nominees in this category did great work and i feel very he to be given this award. thank you to my friends, john galassi, alex starr, sarita varma jeff and the rest of the staff at strauss and giroux. you still do it the old way which is the best way. [applause] thank you to sarah of the wylie agency for your crucial intelligence and enthusiasm. thank you to daniel zaleski and david remnick and others at "the new yorker" for giving me just the right talents of freedom and editorial brilliance. thank you to my friend dexter filkins for burying their -- being there from the start. to my mother and sister, nancy and anne packer writers both, so they understand. my children charlie and julianne i won't say you made it any easier but you did make it a lot more fun. to laura, my love, thank you for sharing my life and my work. i can't imagine either one without you. and finally, i want to thank dean price

nations but remarkably never won best actor. final in 2003 he was awarded achievement for his body of work. according to hollywoodfilmmakers had to create a new color just to capture those remarkable blue eyes. actress joan fontaine died at 86. she's best known for roles in two alfred hitchcock classics, 1949 "rebecca" and 1940 film "suspicion." her rivalry with de havilland filled gossip columns. she said she was surprised and saddened by her sister's death. in 1941 she went head award. fontaine won that in "suspicion." >> still think my way is best. >> i'll be late. anyway, if my father saw me in late he might have a stroke. s". s". what if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even starts? what if i eat the wrong thing? what if? what if i suddenly have to go? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisadvocates.com to connect with a patient advocate from abbvie for one-to-one support and education. adt can

national security. it was uploaded to the internet and opens with the text saying it's fictional and not meant to offend. >> reporter: everyone in the family to a-list hollywood community has a lot of people scratching their heads. there were tears among family members and a sense of relief mixed with confusion as a judge sentenced this american and his friends to prison time and a fine. he and two other foreign nationals were sentenced to one year in prison and a 10,000 dur rum fine which is roughly $2700. the other two were sentenced to eight months in prison. they've served nearly nine months in prison awaiting a verdict. and the families are hoping that the sentence will include time served but that was not made clear during the hearing. they were sentenced under the cybercrime laws. it was for an amateur film that they put together and posted on youtube that was supposed to be a funny parody. they clearly didn't find it musing and the judge convicted them for it. his family members are beside themselves because they were hoping that he would be freed after the verdict and be home by christmas. that is not likely to happen. >> thank you. >>> well, mysteri

hollywood. >> from audrey hepburn to angelina jolie. sijers and sports stars acting -- singers and sports stars acting as ambassadors and each an agent. >> my name is moore, roger moore, an agent for the united nations. >> the corridors have been packed with politicians and documents. many celebrities visited u.n. headquarters in new york. in this building you never know who you will bump into. the latest goodwill ambassador, the pop star katy perry. >> i have a lot of attention and spotlight. it would be easy and lazy for me to put that on something that is kind of, you know, material or funny or not really meaningful, but what i do want to do is take all this extra tension and put it on something that needs that illumination, that needs that light. >> some may question her insight on the issues facing children around the world, but not her impact. it's here that the idea of celebrity ambassadors is getting a new boost. katy perry has 49 million followers on twitter and 60 million likes on facebook. >> when she tweets it's interesting. she'll get 5,000-6,000 engagements, whether it's refeets, favourites or people tweeting back. >> uni self wants to engage a younger audience. katy perry is the perfe

hollywood, to angelina jolie. singerers and sport stars acting as celebrity ambassadors and even one special agent. >> my name is roger moore, and i'm a goodwill ambassador. >> over the years the corridors here at the united nations are not only been packed with top politicians and diplomates but many celebrities have come to visit the u.n. head guarders here in new york. in this building, you never know who you are going to bump into. >> the pop star katie perry, why did she take the job. >> i have a lot of attention, and a lot of spotlight. and it would be so easy and so lazy for me to put that spotlight on something that is kind of, you know, material, or funny, or not really meaningful. i want to take that attention and put it on something that needs that lite. >> some may question her insight on the issues facing children around the world, but not her impact. and it's here that the idea of celebrity ambassadors is getting a new boost. katie perry has 49 million followers on twitter, 60 million likes on her facebook page. >> when she tweets it is interesting because she will get something like five to 6,000 engangments will it's retweets or favorites or people tweeter back, and i think unicef has come out to

real wolf of wall street -- as hollywood's version comes out, we will tell you but the real investor that scammed millions of dollars. and the most innovative in the nationbout the road to the top. welcome to "market makers." erik schatzker is in toronto , but he is blacked out he's with his family for christmas. now i'm going to take you to the newsfeed in the top business stories around the world. the holiday shopping season may be sputtering to a close. according to shoppertrak founder store traffic was down 21% and sales were down 3%. retailers have responded by slashing prices even more. shares of blackstone hit a six- year high, finally trading above its ipo price. this year and% just announced its la quinta hotel chain filed for an ipo. nasa astronauts are in the midst of a six and a half hour spacewalk, trying to fix a pump on the international space station used to keep instruments aboard the station from overheating. are one of those last-minute sallies and left all your gift buying to the last minute, odds are you will be spending a lot of time in a aspping mall today, which olivia sterns found out is probably more expensive than going to amaz

hollywood doesn't get middle america. why is a show successful? think about it. the kardashians get all of the media attention. >> filthy and awful. >> "duck dynasty" has better ratings. but they get no nationalage unless something like this happens. people seem to be genuinely shocked like why are they popular? they represent main stream america. they represent families, families that go to church, families that which he valueche >> people talk about nixon's re-election. i don't know anybody who voted for him. >> it's more than that. tuck tucker, you said you censor yourself. it's a different standard. as a reporter of the news it is a different standard you have to the viewers than a reality tv star. a&e brought "duck dynasty" on because they are christian and devout. they are quirky, funny, entertaining. we can't expect to hold them to the same responsible standard that we would hold someone like you. >> there is an awe authoritarian pulse in america where on certain subjects like the gay subject, i'm pretty liberal. but all of the sudden anything you say about gays that's not exactly in line, lgbt -- i can't keep up with the acronyms. if you make fun of it, you're a gay basher or somethin

bell, we'll talk about the new movies that could give hollywood a very merry christmas, when we speak exclusively to the ceo of one of the nation'sargest movie theater chains. coming up. >>> welcome back. about 12 minutes left of the trading session. we've seen some move higher in the close, with the dow up 62 points. another new all-time high for that and the s&p, if we finish positive today. the one stock we're really keeping an eye on is twitter, which has boomed again, up another 8% today, above $70 per share. let's talk about the market and the economy. craig is with us from vining sparks ibg, and our friend terry dillon, as well. let me start with twitter. we were talking with ben willis and jordan, and the stock doesn't want to quit right now. those of our generation, we know nothing about it. >> sure. and a lot of us have stepped away and didn't get involved because of the quote/unquote mystery. the valuations are so hard to get a hold of, where stocks like that, like twitter, when it first came out, there was a lot of good valuation in the market, so opportunity for money might have gone other places other than twitter,

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hollywood movie. but the proud tradition of native american service goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. since the nation's first americans have fought never u.s. engagement, it's about time we recognize their service with a national memorial. i cannot think of a better place to commemorate that tradition than on the grounds of the national museum. i also want to take time to thank congressman mullin for his leadership and sponsorship of this legislation overdue and very, very appropriate and historically necessary. we support h.r. 2319, urge its passage and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentleman from arizona reserves his time the zpwrelt arizona is recognize -- from oklahoma is recognized. mr. mullin: i appreciate the bipartisan support from my colleague from arizona an definitely the support from the other side of the aisle so often is needed inside this house. i would -- at this time i would like to yield as much time as the gentleman may consume from north dakota, mr. kramer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to consume. mr. cramer: i