." >> where we first met the houghs. >> i bet you never saw her do this. >> it's crazy. >> behind theinsane stunts. >>> plus, "e.t." in london with the cast of "cats." why they were sent to school to purr-fect their role. >> oh, yes, cat school. >>> sally field, how she's celebrating with her famous costar. >> we never saw that coming. >>> minutes away, "e.t." continues with guest host nick lachey and another special guest who stole his heart. >> who's a good boy. ♪ >>> well, she's already making it happen. a white christmas for julianne hough enjoying the fresh falling snow in central park with brother derek. did you work with her? >> yeah, we did a christmas special a while back. great girl. couldn't be more talented. >> well, now we're all getting a chance to spend the holidays with the houghs. you sing, you act, you dance. how hardcore is this holiday special? >> we're going all out. it's nonstop. there's a song that she's singing, and i said, hey, you know what jules? you should just do this in roller skates. >> you know, like make it look like an ice rink. but obviously i can't

we broke that news to julianne hough, who was also let go as an "agt" judge. >> gabrielle said that she had a five-hour meeting with the network yesterday that she felt was productive. >> oh, good. that's amazing. that makes me really happy. that's such an amazing step in >> julianne and gabrielle's firings lead to allegations of a toxic culture on the "agt" set. claims that union's hairstyles were criticized for being too black and complaints that simon illegally smoked inside the theatre where "agt" tapes. former judge sharen osbourne told us simon smoked constantly. >> he's probably the only one i worked with that smoked in a building or wherever he wants. >> set the record straight for us. why are you not returning to the sho show? >> my option was nod picked up. >> were you given a reason? >> actually, no. >> hough, who has a christmas special with nbc, also appeared last night at the networks' christmas tree lighting in rockefeller center. meanmwhile, "e.t." has learned that nbc and the production companies behind "agt" have hired outside legal counsel to assist them in learning m

. >> we're withired jud julianne hough. >> my option was not picke up. >> were you given a reason? >> and forme judge sharon osborne soding off. >> somebody ee waiting for that seat. younger, prettier, newer. >>> then justin timberlake's public apology to we jessica. breaking his silence after he was caught getting handsy wit his co-star. daughter back in th spotlight. why e's speakingut now. >> it'something tt needs to be addressed. >>> and we'reith j. is she feeling the sublg pressure? >> i don't have that much time. >>> plus "e.t." othe set of the final else of "fuller house. >> i've got a flashback surprise for jodieweetin. >> you're not going to make me cry. >> get the tissues now. >> i can't do it. >> news on the behind-the-scenes dma at "america's got tent." >> oh, ceo. this week a few former "agt" judges spoke out as an investigation was launched into why gabrielle union w reportedly fired. here's the latest. >> what do u makef howard stern slammi simon on his radio show? >> it' the way he feels. i agree wh a lot of it. >> h is it that that freak simon cowell hasrchestrated

[ cheers and applause ] >> how does iteel,hough, to bring this movie, especially this movie, backerewark? >> it just feels good, man, to be able toive this. it's a powerful film with a powerful message. >> please judge, hold on o second. >> jordan plays real-life super hero. civil rights attorney brian stevsowho foughto ve a ma playebyamie foxx, wrongly accused on death row. the real-life brian joked to me there was just one thing missing in michael's ptrayal. e's a little disappointed because he wanted the killmonger vibe forou to ay him he needed that. >> he needed that. >> that's whate wanted. how happy were you when you saw what he did with you on the screen? >> i w blown away. yeah. >> it's extraordinary, extraordinary performance. >> the 32-year-old actor's celebrating another milestone. he just became an uncl >> in honor of your new nephew, we got a lite gift for you. >> okay. >> okey dokey for the new editn to the family. open it up. >> what we got here? jordan. cle is micha bae >> that's pretty -- that's pretty dope. >> i hope he wears it. >> thanks so much. >> that littleoy

. # will be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon i'm still doris mary anne kappelhoff hough, from a lovely family and all i ever wanted was to get married. keep the house nice and clean and live happily ever after and i ended up in hollywood. you ain't the kind of gal to break a date. no i'm not. and i ain't the kind of guy that would ask you to. i know you're not. i had a great time and wore all the gorgeous clothes and worked with jimmy, i mean, how bad can it be? # whatever will be will be #. will be the christmas focus will be looking very different from one day to the next. today has been a day for chasing rainbows and we have had a few showers around, it is generally dried off a bit across northern parts of anger but the heavier showers further south but across cambridgeshire, generally through east anglia we have mist most of the showers, earlier on there were some thundery ones across south wales and south west england but those heavier showers are putting towards the south—east of england. further north, still some showers, a bit more cloud around, it is quite chill

[ buzz ] >> ajulianne hough is grilled about her fellow fired judge. >> you've been very vocal on this gabriellenion thing. ould they offer her job back? >> i'm not gonna comment on that. you're not gonna go there? >> no. >> howard stern and a lot of other peop says "america's got talent," it's become a boy's club >> ts is the ultimate example of a boy's club. >> "agt" is boy's club. >> you're not going to touch that topic? i feel like i've said what i wanted to say. there's still lots happening and so it's all unfolding. >> they got to get their act together. and jane lynch who hosted "hollywood game night" on the network said it sods like nbc needs to get their about together. >> it just kind feels like someone is aslp at the wheel >> gabrielle who met with nbc for five hours on tuesday was allegedly fid after at "agt."ng of a toxic culture as f the investigati source tells "e.t." she's looking forward to the outcome. but there may be another factor in all this -- ratings. >> you put everybody on notice >> this pastummer "america's got talent" lost a quarter of its target audienc the

. >> reporter: julianne hough, the show's other female judge is also leaving but describes her time at the show as wonderful. now former judge howard stern is taking aim at the show and its executive producer >> this is the ultimate example of a boys club. >> reporter: nbc and the show remain committed to ensuring a respectful workplace for all employees. union did not respond to nbc's request for comment, but last week on twitter thanked her supporters now all eyes on a reality show drama playing out in real life blayne alexander, nbc news >>> and another controversy erupting you may have heard of tonight over the new holiday ad from luxury exercise bike brand peloton, that some say sends the wrong message. we get that from nbc's stephanie gosk >> ready >> now >> a peloton >> reporter: the ad is called "the gift that gives back." >> i'm a little nervous, but excited let's do this. >> reporter: but on social media, it's being ridiculed as cringe worthy, sexist and tone deaf. it begins with a man giving a woman a brand-new peloton bike, used for at home indoor cycling the woman chronicl

. >> we knew that julianne hough and gabriel union are out. >> but sofia vergara could be in. >> greatews. >> multiple shourss say sofia met with execs this week to join agt as a judge. >> why are you not returning to the show? >> my option was not picked up. >> it's been 26 days broke that julianne and gabriel were fired amid allegations of a toxic culture, including complains about simon cowell. >> if you want someone to like you, you need to make them want your approval. >> sofia is a simon fan, saying she'd love him to costar on "modern family." >> if he ever wanted. >> agt doesn't start airing until next may. her rep couldn't comment, but we're told, no deal is set. a source close to production says they're talking to a number of people about the open judge seats. >>> also making news, where in the world are harry and meghan? last public appearance, nearly six weeks ago, november 9th. places harry and meghan could be hiding out? l.a., where her mom lives, or canada, where meghan shot "chutes." >> what are you talking about? >> possible celebrity accomplices keeping the couple on t

hough, this particular home was not directly affected by the fires. undercover fraud investigators received bids from those contractors for landscaping, painting and remodelling. the lowest bid was $3,000. the highest, $20,000. it's illegal for unlicensed contractors to work on a project worth more than $500. >>> two of the people arrested for a home invasion in lafayette have now been charged. officers arrested these two men, they think they're part of a group that broke into homes, kidnapped people inside and robbed them. today the d.a.'s office charged them with 25 felony counts in connection to the break ins. they're being held tat the martinez detention facility. >>> evencouldn't find very muche they put up two articles that frankly are very weak. and they're very weak. >> in the darkness and under that umbrella, a defiant president trump lashing out late this evening at democrats who want to impeach him. in a historic move today, house democrats announced two articles of impeachment against president trump. abuse of power and obstruction of cong

quote, too black for th audience both union and the only other female judge on the panel, julianne hough, did no have their contracts renewed, which triggered former judge howard stern to say this about simon cowell, the show's executive producer >> what he manages to do on all his shows is he constantl replaces the hot chicks with hotter chicks and younger chicks, which is so obvious. >> reporter: so far union has not spoken publicly about the allegations, while a long list of fellow actors have lined up to support her stephanie gosk, nbc news >>> there's a lot more to tell you about. ahead, the number of packages getting stolen ahead of the holiday rush how one family turned the tables >>> and the incessant barrage of robocalls is real relief finally on the way a major new step today we'll tell you about >>> and inside the magic as the rock center tree is lit stay with us e gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about tonight. the astounding number of packages getting stolen. how one family turned the tables on porch pilots. the robocalls is real relief on the way

into a fire storm just days after nbc announced it was not renewing union or fellow judge julianne hough'ss of a toxic culture and racially insensitive incidents at the show. the magazine reporting union had been told her hair styles were too black for the audience also a joke made by guest judge jay leno that was viewed by people present as perpetuating stereotypes about koreans was never escalated to human resources, despite union urging producers. the joke never aired former judge on the show howard stern weighing in, calling agt a boy's club, blasting its executive producer simon cowell. >> he has set it up that the men stay, no matter how old they are, no matter how fat they are, no matter how ugly they are or how talentless they are, but what he manages to do on all his shows is constantly replaces the hot chicks with hotter chicks and younger chicks, which is so obvious. >> julianne hough did not directly address the allegations in an interview with "access hollywood. >> i think that's such an important step that multiple people can come together and create change or whatever it may

join carson daily and julianne hough in times square and then at 11:00 for local coverage and rejoin them back in new york city. >>> just in arrest made in a mass shooting in fresno that left four people dead and another ten hurt last month. fresno police are now saying that that shooting was gang related. you might remember the shooting happened during a football viewing party in mid-november. police say that the suspects entered the backyard and began shooting at the 16 people there. no word on how many arrests have been made. that shooting is believed to be tied to the hamong gang in the area. >>> u.s. and baghdad embassy at the center. >> skroig has been monitoring the situation. >> yes. they will add 100 marines to the security forces around the embassy after iraqis and possibly iranians were able to breach the periphery of the embassy in baghdad. the -- the pictures look alarming but the u.s. embassy is the largest in the world and the american government said they have things well in hand. in fact the pictures are from the worst of the demonstration. we're told things have die

the joke never aired julianne hough, the show's other female judge, is also leaving but describes her time at the show as wonderful. now former judge howard stern is taking aim at the show ande prur >> this is the ultimate example of a boys' club. >> reporter: nbc and the show's production company say they remain committed to ensuring a respectful workplace for all employees. union did not respond to nbc's request for comment, but last week on twitter thanked her supporters now all eyes on a reality show drama playing out in real life blayne alexander, nbc news >>> the fight over the homeless crisis is spilling across the hudson the city of newark, new jersey is suing new york and mayor bill de blasio. at the center of the controversy is the special one-time assistance program that pays landlords in newark one year's rent up front to relocate homeless families and individuals from the big apple the lawsuit accuses new york of irresponsibly coercing unsuspecting families and individuals into moving into uninhabitable and sometimes illegal apartments de blasio backs the program, though,

from a plant to spread to nearby tellings with catastrophic consequences of people died on the road hough a 1000000 more were affected. well the reason for the incident still remains unclear to this day the indian government continues to argue over its in this incident but the company who run the factory at the time called it an act of sabotage back in 2018 former plant employees were sentenced to 2 years in jail apiece although rights groups working with the victims said the verdict was too little. too late. for more insight on this we can welcome on to the program something from the bhopal group for information and action you have been in bhopal in fact that's where you're speaking to us from since the tragedy what is it like living there what type of conditions to residents have to deal with. abandoned factory facing a terrible situation groundwater and domination and this is up to about 4 kilometers from the factory and add depth they have at least 16 studies have been done by. agencies and they have found extremely toxic chemicals pesticide heavy metals and 6 but assistant organic bu

that's just hough it was, someone had to be travolta it and would be me. i was the biggest in the group, so the most convincing guy. or maybe that meant i was the least convincing sandra dee. we took our roles from hollywood, and did our best to divvy them up, and action them out in our child bodies. that lady lady role, the feminine role, playing the one to whom men needed to be attracted. i it was not for me. this is the most important lesson some girls learn early on. not everyone can try out for that part. you won't get it. and you'll only humiliate yourself trying. see, flamer was the reason sandra dee became a knockout. she was just a pretty little girl before the final transformation. just nice. but with already hair all curled up, wearing bright lipstick stilettos she became the trophy forgot travolta to could -- he fell to the nyes in front of olivia newton john and the hunch with which she follows her as she sleeks away, only to return and dominate him again and again. i sang, you're the one that i want in and i other two friended added, ooh, ooh

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>>the 2 other presiden who have faced that same te that doesn't mean that he's t hough there's another step there will be a senate trial that will determine whether prident trump is guilty before he can be removed from office. let's take a look at the 2 other us presidents who were impeached only onecame close to removal in the mid 1800's, the 17th president andrew johnson came close to a guilty verdict but got away by one vote that in 98 bill clinton the 42th president was impeached. but later acquitted, there's a mention frittered nixon and leavin office before he could be impeached. we're just going to have to wait and see what happens here for the 45th esident of the united states donald trump back to you. taking a look from story to stormtrack 4 were. >>we're looking at a very i guess there's no cars on the go ok re comes one that's a golden gate bridge. the streets are plenty at. >>there we have to go to on nobody come in the going southbound today chief meteorologist lawrence karn joining us now how long it's going to be wet is our weekend awash, what's going on you know everybo

that's probably the best indication hough this has gone since the public hearings began in the intelligencey'll have less democrats vote for impeachment now than at the beginning. >> we'll see what happens. democrats, they will lose at least two, maybe four, maybe six but still have enough votes to pass these articles of impeachment on the floor of the house. congressman kelly armstrong, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me, wolf. >>> still to come, we're learning more about the gop strategy for the trial in the senate. as we go to break it was on this date 21 years ago that the house judiciary committee voted on its fourth and final article of impeachment against president bill clinton. >> the longer i am at these proceedings, the more i am convinced of the weakness of the case made by the majority. last night our chairman who i esteem and have always esteemed and will continue to esteem tried to tell the american people, don't worry. we're not yet throwing the president out. even if we vote for these articles of impeachment. finally a little quiet time, huh? oh my goodness. ♪ i

stay with nbc bay area to ring in the start of 2020, at 10:00 tonight join carson daly and julieann houghjoin us at 11:00 and then back to new york city. >>> we're celebrating the final curtain call on a new san francisco institution. ♪ we are the champions, we are the champions ♪ >> for a loong time, san franciscans this is hard to process, tonight is the final performance of "beach blanket babylon" not only is it the bay area's longest running musical, it is the nation's longest, premiered in 1974, when its creators planned for a six-week run. 45 years later if you didn't get a chance to get your tickets for tonight's final performance forget about it. that show has been sold out for months. >> i'm glad i got to catch it before it ended. >> indeed. >>> 6:27 for you right now. we continue to follow breaking news on "today in the bay." a u.s. embassy stormed in baghdad, hundreds of people are demonstrating forcing security forces to deploy tear gas. the big issue causing the protests. >>> plus pot markup. if you're looking for legal marijuana in 2020, get ready for some higher prices. why

it was recently announced that union along with fellow judge julianne hough would not be returning forica's got talent, the champions. several reports have surfaced detailing stories of workplace tension, including allegations, the union was told hairstyles were quote 2 black. >>up next 64 years ago today, rosa parks park the historic montgomery bus boycott, how local transit service is ♪ here in the club i can't even hear my own voice. ♪ ♪ jack in the box would've been a better choice. ♪ head to jack in the box and experience the joy of missing out with my $3 mini munchies. get 'em delivered with doordash. ♪ only at jack in the box! the ones that make a truebeen difference in people's lives. and mike's won them, which is important right this minute, because if he could beat america's biggest gun lobby, helping pass background check laws and defeat nra backed politicians across this country, beat big coal, helping shut down hundreds of polluting plants and beat big tobacco, helping pass laws to save the next generation from addiction. all against big odds you can beat him. i'm mike blo

. >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers and applause julianne hough playing jolene.le take -- a a little different take on that to show kind of why jolene is the way she is so it's a little different than the song but it turned out really well. >> jimmy: what is "jolene" -- what was it based on "jolene? >> well, the real story was about my husband you know, this -- when i tell this story about this girl that worked at the bank when we first got married. you know, this beautiful redhead. and he's spending more time at the bank than we had money [ laughter ] and i thought, "well, that ain't gonna to work out too good." >> jimmy: no >> yeah, but, anyway, so that's kind of what that was based on but, just so you know, i did see jolene not that long ago >> jimmy: oh, yeah >> she's not so hot now. [ laughter and applause she's not. you know, she used to have that beautiful red hair now she's gray she used to have a tight butt. and now she can't get -- it's a tight spot getting her butt through the door now [ laughter ] and she used to wear a d cup now she's wearing depends

hough did you come to write it? i was just listen together the sentiments of the people. where did they express their sentiments no place in particular. where did you write this in so and so's house. it's an interrogation no beating up or tour tout but an interrogation. and he made them all crack. he did make them all crack. but quakers continued to come in in defiance of his order. he decided to send one to amsterdam to be tried. wasn't going do it here. going to send them across the ocean and then finally, his bosses, even though there were no quaker among them, decided, lay off these people, too. they said to him we don't like quakers anymore than you do but we want population. so, if they're willing to come, in fine. let them come in and finally does back off. >> so speaking of thin skinned people, running new york, like you mentioned rudy giuliani. the next one is the trial of john peter zanger. not thin-skinned person, now the governor, a royal governor. >> royal governor. >> english. >> english royal governor. >> telephone us the -- tell is the story -- a different

all i do is tell the truth but how he went to he plating with leslie wexner, hough they -- i have all this documented. it's true. but he is suing me because base cliff he says i called him an extortionist, and so now by suing hem, he put his whole career on he line if can now bring out all of his background. what he different with the harvey weinstein case and tried to intime gate journalists david was hired to be their lawyer and at the same time 0 hard very wipe steen's behalf he hired black cube to -- when the times found out they fired him in a fury, saying it was outrage justly unethical, conduct, conflict of interest. a case bad blood, the young woman who invented a new way of taking blood which was fake, sham, and of course who was her lawyer? david boyce, who was on the board of directors? david boyce. he was beth on the board of directors and a lawyer, which raises problems of conflicts of interest. the most interesting case that we'll bring up in court is there's a writer, emma kline, she wrote a book about girls and stuff like that. so her boyfriend sewer head -- sued her,

i have to take a moment to thank my friend and my committee chair for her efforts. ,hough we do not always agree she is respectful of other opinions and works in good faith. i also want to thank our ranking members for their hard work and leadership this year. there is a lot in these packages and is worthy of our support, but neither side can win on every issue with agreements like this, so agreements like this are reached. the bills before us today will fund the government for the fiscal year, ensuring our military men and women in particular have the resources they need. it also will prevent further continuing resolutions or a government shutdown, both of which would've had negative impacts on our government and our national defense. i look forward to bringing these bills to the house floor tomorrow, sending them to the senate, and getting them to the president's desk before funding runs out on friday. i will answer any questions you may have. >> thank you very much. mr. rogers? >> thank you for letting us come here and plead our case. i will talk a minute about the state and foreign ope

hough my understanding from reading many reports and having -- being able to reed chinese social media which is highly cent sore -- ven censored -- is that most chinese people have no sense there was any kind of regime of surveillance or mass detention there. now, because the colonies -- chinese government has come out with an official line of propaganda, some chinese people are aware there are perhaps some facilities, some vocational education training centers but don't have any idea. i did in fact -- i have spoken -- i've had phone calls with people in china who tried to spread the word and their friends and family men's do not believe them because it seems unbelievable. on top of that i just very quickly add there's a deep-seated prejudice and a sense of regularly practiced discrimination that haunts chinese have long practiced against uighurs. the stereo types of being backwards and dirty and criminals of that is not true but there's no forced pushback against that so they have a predilection to think the uyghurs deserve what is going on against them. >> thank you. a privilege to b

contract to somebody he admired with they'd already been rejected because their bid was inadequate, hough does the post not put that on the front page? ... how people should feel about that and they put on these happy public soft stories. >> i can't speak to the decisions on that side but i would note that story was in the newspaper and on the website. i would rather answer questions about my own book than broader questions about the washington post. >> your columns for years, i think he would feel the same way. >> it just doesn't make any sense for me to engage in second guessing about news decisions but thank you. and thank you for reading. >> after the kavanaugh nomination took place, i called senator harrison's office and suggested it might be of investigation to look at the relationship between kavanaugh and can star. that ended unhappily. you cover any of that in your book? >> i don't. that's not something that came to my attention, it's not something i looked into so maybe for the paperback. [laughter] >> can you explain what happened with the fbi investigation? did senator coons g

jack hough, baron's associate editor.t imagine it. they all come crawling back to television at the end. melissa: i love that. >> they're not coming to print journalism this is good mix. facebook is internet for baby boomers. baby boomers love the super bowl. sylvester stallone. i guess clint eastwood was busy. i like the idea. melissa: does it make you want to sell facebook? they're out of date and out of touch. >> oy. melissa: now they're desperately trying to get it back by going to super bowls? >> these are strong words you're throwing around here. melissa: okay. >> they have instagram for the young, let's not forget. facebook generates a ton of cash. they have money to burn over there. this is drop in the bucket for them. melissa: all right. while i have you, jeff bezos looking to give elon musk a new run for his money. e-commerce giant, not new, e-commerce giant, new washington-based facility that will build and launch more than 3,000 satellites into space, bringing competition to spacex. what are your thoughts on t

breaking union's contract wasn't renewed after her premier season along with fellow judge julianne houghallegedly toxic and racist behavior while the show was in production. one of those complaints a joke jay leno allegedly made during his stint as a guest judge later edited out of the episode. leno has since said quote union is a great girl. nbc releasing this statement, we're working with miss union through her representatives to hear more about her concerns following which we will take whatever steps may be appropriate. but former "agt" judge howard stern said the show is quote the ultimate example of a boys club thanks to executive producer simon cowell. stern saying on his xm radio show, quote, the men stay no matter how ugly they are, no matter how old they are, no matter how fat they are. now celebrities are coming to gabrielle union's defense. ellen pompeo, ariana grande, debra messing, lin-manuel miranda. sources report gabrielle union plans to meet in person with nbc reps to discuss her dismissal from "america's got talent." and even as we speak right now, still so many more ce

haven't talked so much but the fourth amendment juris prudence, where it's going in the future, and houghit's going to interact with the set of programs that we as a board deal with, and i think that's really interesting and will re challenging in the years to come. >> the only thing i would add, fourth amendment is a matter of great interest to me. the supreme court points, continue die very generals of views and -- die very generals of views views and the justicesg to ask questions if the fourth amendment juris prudence appearing it is constructed, is that consistent with the understanding of fourth amendment, is that the right place to be now and that's an interesting space to develop and the other thing is i think that with the new technologies coming, there's often times a lot of talk of the privacy implications that will come from that, so facial recognition and i think we have to think but the flip side which is how can new technologies help' protect privacy, so we're certainly seeing that in the programs that we're looking into now where the technology is helping control access, u

come in, jack hough, "barron's" seen editor.e the style to sell it to the politicians and muilenburg wasn't able to do that. >> the question now for investors is this the moment have things gotten bad enough? i don't think this is a moment to buy boeing stock. the good news, there is diop poly for wide bod jets. there is no other way to get people around the world. the company generates a ton of cash. it has durable financial power. over long term it will be okay. the problem is -- david: we have an analyst who countered that, that it would go up to 446, which was the high last march. >> they're talking about halt of production on 737 max. that is what they're doing now. i don't think this is all clear whether it's a halt or some kind of broader shift. whether they have to stop production or start from scratch on the plane. i think there are deep problems. especially in an era, people book flights online. they see model of plane you will be flying. you can pass things with regulators but if you have a brand not working with flye

one time, because you need both types for innovation >> obviously his campaign or his project for 20 houghhinking about a nimble operation, but now he's talking about attacking multi-decade things like maintaining defensive supremacy. a different track in his thinking, i guess. >> the thing he didn't talk about is this jedi cloud contract, big protest playing out in court with the pentagon, against the pentagon as well also recently successful in its own protest against the air force, didn't talk about either of those, but the bottom line from jeff bezos, amazon is ready to work with, witness to work with the pentagon. >> would love that jedi contract if they could get it back. >>> t-mobile and sprint in court today looking to defend that deal our next guest was originally opposed to the combination back in 2014. this time around, though, he has a different view joining us is former fcc chairman, current coalition of green capital, reed hundt. always good to have you here they're going to court today and saying, listen, these two companies compete head to head, quite aggressively on price,

jay leno but we haven't heard back union is not the only one who won't be returning actress julian houghnd. returning as a judge >> morgan, congratulations as your engagement. should be a "popstart." >> your text made my whole day. >> it's going around any other announcements. >> joint wedding here. >> do it, morgan >> morgan, thank you so much. >>> switching gears a bit with some other "popstart" stories, this next one involves rihanna and paul mccartney, they seem like an unlikely duo, but in 2015 they collaborated with kanye west on hit song they reunited just by coi coinscidence check out what happened when rihanna bumped into paul on a plane. >> mr. mccartney. >> who is this filming me. >> who is this peasant filming this legend. >> that's what i mean. >> where was that plane going?>. that was awesome. >> also sat down to talk about his life, his >> i don't know. it looks very chic. >> no word if there's any impromptu -- >>> and finally rod stewart, as many of you remember savannah and hoda got on stage with the icon a few songs from last year. >> i forgot all about that that was aw

he is praising macau's polite behavior lawrence hough spoke to us. >> there are more and more opportunitieser avenue for macau to diversify going forward. >> he mentions that, there are reports beijing will establish a securities exchange center in macau, in an effort to diversify the economy beyond gaming. sources in the gaming industry told me that seems ambitious they see it rather as a shot across the bow to asia's financial center or hong kong. they're working to expand beyond gambling when resort ceo says we believe the investment we are making in transformative crystal pavilion i will i don't know expansion in macau, coupled with accelerated growth make us even more optimistic about the economy the casinos are due for concession renewal in 2022, they're trying to up the ante. the president's visit is expected to hit them hard because of restrictions on visas and overnight visits sources expect the december gaming revenues to decline that segment down more than 30% year over year in part because of the breakdown on those that bring in the high rollers, that new bridge that connects ho

simon cowell, the show's creator and judge, over his decision to fire union and her co-host, julianne hougho matter how old they are, no matter how fat they are, no matter how ugly they are, no matter how talentless they are. >> reporter: the "bring it on" star has received support from fellow actresses. ellen pompeo tweeting, i support gabrielle union's commitment to speaking up to injustice. it takes courage. and debra messing, whose show is on the network, also taking aim writing, yes, women become difficult when their insistence on a respectful and professional working environment is ignored. ceo and president of time's up released a statement accusing of network of having a pattern of protecting the careers of powerful men at the expense of women who speak out. s.a.g.-aftra said while we have taken steps to investigate, we have nothing to report now. and over the weekend nbc said it is working with miss union through her representatives to hear more about her concerns and this is not going away any time soon. >> nor should it. the reaction and to see her emotion too. >> and her husband

our own carson daly, along with cohost julianne hough is ringing in the new year with some of the biggest0 seems so late. >> keep an eye on that little baby last time we're going to party with you plenty of excitement to tide you over until then, two best selling authors, here with their top picks for 2019, for anybody looking to read a little bit more in the new year. >>> plus how a special group is delivering hope to kmuntsz recov communities recovering from tragedy one star at a time >> and one way to get your new year's party started with a little bubbly, we have great options that won't break your budget look at the options on the table. we'll do that in a moment. first, a check of the weather with al in pasadena. >> hey, guys, good morning, and they are starting to gear up, and here's one of the things that i think is kind of cool, to get these flower petals, dry petals into powder, they use blenders basically they get them going, get them all going, and they turn it into powder look at that colorful flour margaritas, baby. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather, but

growth, peres pert acros the board for everyone in america.pe my eence, bailgd business, understand hough to make that happen means i can go toe to toe with mr. trump and take him down a fraud and a failure, and im as think that's different from the other people on this stage.e i think wed a different, unconventional way of attacki president, who atually went after -- m or -- -- best prepared candidate in history and beat her. >> mayor buttigieg. right now i think we're offered false choice. u either have to go all the way to the extreme or it's business as usual. yes, w must deliver bi ideas and, yes, taxes on wealthy individuals and on corporations are going to have to go up. we can also be smart about the promises we're maing. make sure they're promises we can keep without the kind of taxation that economists tell us could hurt the economy. 's why, for example, i propose we make college free for 80% of americans, but it doesn't have to be free for the top. if youe in that top ten percent, how about you pay your own tuition and we save those dollars for something else that we could spen

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joining us "barron's" senior editor jack hough.of the comment from bank of america this morning and other wall street big name firms, melt-up? we hear that, melt-up. do you think we're in one? >> melt-up means not just prices are rising quickly, they're getting nuts, totally disconnected from fundamental measures. i don't see that in this stock market. i saw it this past year rejection of some of the nonsense. some ipos flopped because the companies didn't make money and weren't on a path to making money. investors become skeptical for companies that won't make money for years and years. tremendous gains? sure. a big bull market? sure. a melt-up, i wouldn't call it back then. stuart: i remember back in 1999, you don't remember. >> i do remember 1999. stuart: dot-com, huge gain for nasdaq 35%. >> that is a melt-up. what a melt-up feels like the dumbest people in the room think they're geniuses. people in the room, saying let's do the math, those people are idiots. they're being laughed at that is it what a melt-up feels like. this i

jack hough, barron's guy, with us now. i just feel that it wants to go up some more. you with me on this? >> i'm going to let your viewers in on a secret of how to be a great stock market forecaster here in the u.s. in the long term, you always guess up because that's what the market does. in the short term, you also always guess up because it doesn't always work out, but there's no reliable way to predict the short term direction of the stock market and it goes up more than it goes down. about two-thirds of the time you will look like a genius. i'm guessing up. next year we will return to earnings growth. this year we will have a 25% gain on what looks like maybe a 1% gain for earnings, which looks like maybe the market's overextended but i just think investors look ahead and see a return to earnings growth, stock prices don't look crazy relative to other asset classes. i see room for more gain. stuart: i have been out and about over the weekend and i see a very active consumer, buying, drinking, eating in restaurants, out and about. i mean, this is prosperity. you c

hough are we even here debating about military aid, javelins, the president trump delivered that president obama withheld? i hear them crying these alligator tears and clutching pearls over the notion that oh, trump didn't give this aid. we have to go impeach him for it. where was all this concern about how to make ukraine when obama was president? they've never changed, four things. mr. jordan dreams of them in his sleep. both president trump and president zelensky said there was no pressure. we saw the call transcript and no condition. no awareness on the part of ukraine there was a delay in aid and ukraine got the aid without opening the investigation that seems to be so troubling to democrats. everything you are going to hear them say today can be categorized into three areas. first, it's either stuff people presumed and had no direct evidence of. their water cooler theory of the case. second, it's hearsay, somebody told some body sold somebody else that created concerns about the president's conduct or a sincere policy disagreement how to make ukraine great again. the diplomatic corps