well we really see it as base their room i wish i could say it was you know it's the tax break in jordan yeah. that's the glamorous answer i was pained to learn that was only three days in new york and yeah. even central park was in some room so it's fake it's well it's sort of the characters i mean you know people. there wait a minute you're destroying my holy there is no ron burgundy sorry not right now not not at least at this moment and he really knows sports camp know you know ron stuck at la guardia right now. when you do a comedy you don't play it funny that's another thing we all share in common we're totally committed to the characters you never wink at the camera. and that the juxtaposition of being totally committed. with the fact you're saying ridiculous things makes it funny but it christine is there a couple of times a few flesh of the squiggle have to catch it we do break up and they lifted it and they left a little bit of the break up cool increase well it happens because you don't want to go ruining also ted but sometimes you just you know you can't help it but i have the goo

you are dating jordan sparks right yeah i get me a gauged you know when the time is right you know everything is seems to be going on amazingly well so you know she won on american idol. six meet we actually met her and her mom came to one of my concerts in phoenix about four years ago and yeah she you know she came by and you know after the show you know we hung out a little bit you stayed friends you know acquaintances would say hello here and there but it wasn't until two years ago we had a show at the home of together where things kind of changed so that the it wasn't love at first sight wasn't bam flares going all night definitely not you know things that i totally took a turn around in the bahamas you know i looked at it. probably more right yeah you should do or as a friend right definitely why would you saw open about this because the two of you are in the public eye so people like to stay private. i don't know how open we are to be like you know it's kind of hard to be private and the life that we live in mean everything is pretty much out in the open but you know i don't know i don'

that's what said about jordan. >> and these characters. >> or maybe it's-- yeah, i mean he's able to make these characters look, you know, i can't speak on anything that he said about himself or his characters. >> right. >> because he's absolutely right. but what he can do is you can watch goodfellas and watch these guy does dispicible things and still want to be them in some way or want to know them. >> or want to just-- you're excited by them, they're exciting and interesting in some wayment and you know, when willo and i were making this movie i remember we would talk a lot about how some people are going see this and want to become stockbrokers. you know, and not that there is anything wrong with that profession in an honest way but i was every day going i can't believe this actually happened. >> you also had and learned a lot from judd apetow, didn't you. >> i learned a tremendous amount from judd. >> what de teach you. >> that was my film school. i got to be from 18 to 25, i got to be on movie sets with different directors and different people creating different things and movi

you are dating jordan sparks right yeah i get me a gauged you know when the time is right you know everything is seems to be going on amazing also you know she won on american idol. six to meet we actually met her and her mom came to one of my concerts in phoenix about four years ago and . she you know she came by and you know after the show you know we hung out a little bit stayed friends you know acquaintances say hello here and there but it wasn't until two years ago we had a show of the homeless together where things kind of changed so that the it wasn't love at first sight wasn't bam flares going all night definitely not you know things totally took a turn around in the bahamas you know i looked at it. probably more right yeah you should do or as a friend right definitely why would you saw open about this because the two of you are in the public eye so people like to stay private. i don't know how open we are to be like you know it's kind of hard to be private and the life that you know we live in mean everything is pretty much out in the open but you know i don't really mind you know. p

jordan he wants to work for him. here it is. >> is that your car throughout? the jag? >> yeah. yeah. >> rose: you make a lot of money? >> yeah, i do all right for myself. >> rose: i'm trying to put together a nice car all that. how much money do you make? >> i don't know. $70,000 last month. >> (laughs) i'm serious. >> no, i'm serious, too. seriously, how much money you make? >> i told you. $70,000. well, technically $72,000 last month. >> you made 72 grand in one month? >> yeah. >> i tell you what: you show me a pay stub for $72,000 on it i'll quit my job right now and i'll work for you. hey, pauli, what's up? no, everything's fine. hey, listen, i quit. >> rose: tell me what that is. >> the timing issue is literally when you hear "hey, pauli." we went back and forth on that one. that's the problem. and also when to jump it. in other words, to try and break form, the impression that the picture is in a conventional narrative form in terms of editing, but then to push and break the continuity. and not -- i don't mean continuity in terms of just mismatches, i mean massive mismatc

yeah. you did super. very good. >> reporter: by early afternoon jordan is able to get in to see the eye doctor. >> better one orb -ip to the eyeglass tent. >> okay. >> no. >> reporter: and successful search for a pair of frames. >> okay. >> okay. >> reporter: over in the optical lab tom and judy dandridge oversee an assembly line for grinding lenses helping people see clearly sometimes for the very first time in year. >> that's what keeps you going. you get frustrated. aggravated because you want to change it and you can't change it so you just do your best and, you know, you thank god that he put you here to do what you do -- >> you've got 40 or 50 million people that are in this category that don't have insurance and can't get the care that they need or can't afford it. >> reporter: teresa gardner was born here, still lives here. 14 years ago she invited graham to hold a clinic here and sadly it just keeps growing every year. >> there are people out there in wheelchairs waiting to get in. they slept in that field overnight in their cars. >> yeah, right. >> reporter: that's pretty remarkable. >> we actually see t

jordan. >> all right. >> y'all want to sit down? >> yeah, come over here and sit down.l, thank you for your service. adriana, thank you for -- you know, i know that you're sacrificing a lot for him to go off and do what he does. with that said, what would it mean to you if y'all were awarded a new home? >> for me, especially the kids, it's like you get moved from here to there, here to there, here to there. it would be nice to take a breath. >> i think we would be at peace, because right now everything is up in the air. i don't know, i think it would be a big weight off our shoulders. >> well, we found out when a veteran comes home, it's a ripple effect. we have family members developing secondary post traumatic stress disorder. the wife ends up having to be the care giver, mother, and father. >> we've got the builder in place. we've got our property. but unfortunately, we have, you know, different things we have to go through. >> what we're going to do is invite y'all up to dallas for the details. that will be the next interview, with our builder up there. >> awesome.

yeah. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> and i'm angie goff.er weather coming in just as forecasted by our meteorologists. >> they have been tracking it al

jordan. >> all right. >> y'all want to sit down? >> yeah, come over here and sit down.irst of all, thank you for your service. adriana, thank you for -- you know, i know that you're sacrificing a lot for him to go off and do what he does. with that said, what would it mean to you if y'all were awarded a new home? >> for me, especially the kids, it's like you get moved from here to there, here to there, here to there. it would be nice to take a breath. >> i think we would be at peace, because right now everything is up in the air. everything is -- you know. i don't know. i think it would be a big weight off our shoulders. >> well, we found out when a veteran comes home, it's a ripple effect. we have family members developing secondary post traumatic stress disorder. because of the stress and anxiety they've been under trying to take care of the family. the wife ends up having to be the caregiver, mother, and father. >> we've got the builder in place. we've got our property. but unfortunately, we have, you know, different things we have to go through. >> what we're going

however, on facebook, we have the flip side: >> yeah, and there's a lot of subtext to this covering. >> it would be easier if michael jordaname today. >> it would be nice, right? a super hero? the city's pension systems for the police and city laborers were sort by $20 billion by the entof 2012. and to put that in perspective, for every dollar owed. there's only 20 cents in the bank, and that doesn't even include the teachers, which has it's own $8 billion shortfall. so that all adds up to that $28 billion hole that we were talking about. just this month, the state legislature put into law rules that will help to fix it. elaine has been active on the new legislation. and joining us, fred, a retired k-5 art teacher out of chicago. the former president of the district's 54 parkridge association. in our google hang out, tony martin, firefighter and secretary for the firefighter's benefit fund of chicago. and if investigation with the better government's association. weapon to all of you. so representative, earlier this month, the legislation passed a pension reform bill, but chicago was not included. and give us the highlight

>> yeah. jordan sneakers. evidently they're expensive. larry is here next. >> there he is. ♪ ♪ from the tyranny of evil ♪ you won't read much about it in the paper ♪ ♪ i'm telling you it's true ♪ >>> good morning. should the robertson family just pull the plug on "duck dynasty" and take their hit show to another network? country music singer, song writer larry gatlin thinks the family will survive and thrive no matter what. he joins us this morning. good morning and merry christmas. >> good morning. merry christmas. how you folks doing? >> we're great. how are you? >> what makes you think they'll thrive despite this controversy? it destroys a lot of shows. why not this one? >> you know, one of the first proponents of gay rights, oscar wild, the great irish poet and playwrite, he said the only thing worst than being talked about is not being talked about. i'm going to try to keep from saying something really, really horrible this morning, but if i do and it stirs up as much stink as the duck thing did, and somebody at a & e or fox going to

yeah, i'm going into stocks. >> my name is jordan belfour.t the tender age of 22 i went to the only place that would fit my high-minded ambitions. >> you move the money from your client's pocket into your pocket. >> if you can make your clients money the same time it is advantageous to everyone. correct? >> no. >> i started my firm. out of an abandoned auto body shop. >> we will be targeting the wealthiest one percent of americans. >> i love three things. i love my country, i love jesus christ, and i love making people money. hello? >> with this script, i'm going to teach everyone of you to be the best. this is the greatest company in the world. i was becoming a legend. >> are you married? >> yes, but married people can't have friends? >> we are not going to be friends. >> i was making so much money i did not know what to do with it. >> $26,000 for one dinner. >> we are not poor anymore. >> did the sides here cancer? >> the sides did cure cancer. that is the problem. that is why they were expensive. >> the real question is this, is all of thi

jordan vilines of our lexington affiliate wkyt reports. >> there's not one strand not lit. >> are you serious? >> yeah.efore i started. oi, look. >> reporter: it's a story about perseverance. >> the only way i've been able to succeed is by only seeing one step in front of me. >> reporter: a story about overcoming the odds. >> appreciating the challenge is what kept me kind of protected me from that life that was going on around me at home. >> reporter: and a story that centers around this woman, 25-year-old kayla kinker who at a young age was faced with struggles many of us can't comprehend. >> we would go sometimes extended periods of time without basic utilities like gas and electric or even water. >> reporter: kinker grew up in northern kentucky with her mother living in an environment she calls unstable, sometimes not knowing where she'd even sleep that night or where her next meal was coming from, but during the summer before her senior year of high school -- >> when it became like too much to handle, there was a counselor at my high school who said let me just make one call for you. >> reporter:

jordans. >> reporter: not too far down the street more happy faces. >> my favorite gift is a football. >> oh, yeah>> reporter: for this family, their favorite present doesn't come in any wrapping paper. it was a large package. >> he was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and he was 20.8" long. >> reporter: mom heather morgan gave birth to a boy christmas eve. older sister says the gift of a sibling is priceless. well, both mom and baby are doing great. they are set to go home tonight. liz, i know it's hard to top but hopefully you got some favorite great gifts, as well. >> i don't think anything can top a new little baby, new member of the family. that is just incredible. >> if she got mad, i think we would have heard about it. >> da, i'm curious, you talked about some of the best gifts, clothes and fun toys and a baby. but what were some of the kind of more interesting ones, the not so great gifts? >> reporter: yeah. the least favorite and by the way, liz, i got to do some homework not just today but yesterday, helping santa drop off some gifts yesterday, as well. and the research information i got from the kid

yeah. - i didn't know that. - i will erase it. - ass is like da-dow, blizz-ow. i'm like, "peace." you know what i'm saying? like-- - jordan-- like, right now--you must listen to how this white dude is talking to black people. - get out of my face with yo tommy bahama ass. i'm trying to make some big dough. i'm a dj. - no, no. - "i'm a dj." - i put that pussy on the chain wax, son. - he puts the pussy on the chain-- - that's pathetic. that's pathetic. - what's up, girl? - he's walking this way. he's totally walking this way. - oh, no, i can't. i can't. i can't. - just go with it, dude. just go with it. - hey! - i can't. - [calmly] hey! how's it going? - key and peele, right? - good. - so stoked you guys are here. thanks for coming out. you guys rock. awesome. yo, kevin, let me get some red vines! - [clears throat] - want to get out of here? - yep. [soul music] ♪ [cheers and applause] - whoo! whoo! [cheers and applause continue] thank you so much. i am keegan-michael key. - and i'm jordan peele. - and we are key and peele. thank you for coming out tonight, everybody. - thank you for coming. [cheers and applause] - you know

jordan. >> you want to shoot it? >> yeahver going to let me score on my own show? >> never. >> okay. >> and a great cause. >> i want my revenge! back up. let's go. >> coming up, many volunteer firefighters may be the latest victims of obamacare. we're going to tell you about that. plus three buddies struggling to pay their bills audition for "america's got talent" and that's when their cluck changed. the texas tenors here to perform live. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. quick headlines. today two men charged with supporting terrorists in afghanistan and chechnya are due to appear in a connecticut federal court. they are accused of operating web sites to raise cash, recruit fighters and transport military equipment. >>> and president obama hiring democratic strategist john podesta to get his second term on court. he served as chief of staff to president clinton. >> dialing autopsy clinton. >> there you go. >> 'cause they need help at the white house. meanwhile, in the state of pennsylvania, in the state of new jersey, most of the fire

jordan diaz, they just got married. look at how they are celebrating with the kids. >> no way! >> and a little drifting. >> they are getting a ring. >> yeah. he is putting a ring on it and around it. >> look at how close his front tires were like to her train on her dress. >> he could have just ripped it off of her and she would have been a bride in nothing. >> this is my kind of wedding right here. the smell of rubber before you go to the reception. >> maybe he is like you, he is a keeper, because she allowed this to happen in her beautiful white wedding dress. >> i like it because the car is white. if the car was blue or koregree reason, it wouldn't be right. >> jervin, the groom, works for the irish department of transportation. hope this don't get him in trouble at work. >> and what an honor to be the driver of this bmw. >> authorities in spain decided to go on a campaign, an anti-drinking and driving campaign soechlt they set up multiple checkpoints where they would test people. apparently, they conducted about 200,000 in this seven-day period where they were testing drivers. in that period, they were able to capture some very intere

jordan, hey, you think we should say good-bye? - what'd your mom say? - oh, jeez. [laughter] good night, everybody. - good night. - whoo! - ♪ i'm gonna do my one line here ♪ - oh, yeahntral's world news headquarters in new york, this is dial "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> jon: boom! welcome to "the daily show." miss to see you -- nice to see you. my name is jon stewart. one of our guests tonight author reza aslan is on the program this evening. we'll pick off where we left off last night with the united states congress. if you tuned in you might have seen this how this, the 113th congress is perhaps the worst congress -- [ laughter ] -- in the history of not just this nation -- [laughter] -- so we thought we would check in on what today's congressional (bleep)ry was what do they do today? pass a resolution demanding preapproval of all presidential handshakes? [laughter] refuse to vote on anything except whether to add cronuts to the congressional brunch. [laughter] sitting around saying that sax by chambliss is an acceptable name. it's not. it's not okay. it's just not okay. [laught

jordan's postretirement. had the merchandising and shoe line. could you imagine this being your full-time right now? did you ever seriously consider it? >> well yeah night. i mean, absolutely. because it's -- you're tired and just finished a 17th year in the nba. 17 years and my body's hurting and just cup which you ared my achilles and i know the amount of work to try to get back to play and it is like, do i really want to do this? you know? so i mean, the finality becomes more realistic. >> and as you said, i mean, look, you are getting on to the 20 years of tread on the tires and then you have this injury. >> yeah. >> trying to come back now. how good do you think you can be? >> i think i'll be okay. my game has to evolve. i won't be as explosive as i was three, four, five years ago, maybe last year. i have to self assess. >> what do you think it's like when you step back out on the court? >> you know, i don't know. i've given it some thought and just for the fact of trying to compose myself and say, well, i have a game to play i have to try to detach myself as much as possible from what's going on. >> can you do that? >> i'm going to try. i'm

jordan. if you look closely, you're going to see the king. there he is. king abdullah. yeahe. i think it blocked his motorcade a little bit. instead of sending the guards out, he jumped out well. he was out and about collecting on the roads after all that will snow last week in the middle east. >> yeah, a freak blizzard. when he spotted that family in trouble. so somebody taped it. it's gone viral as you can imagine. probably kind of surprised, huh? the king gets out of the car. >> nice man. yeah. >>> if you think that's cool, have a look at this. frozen water falls drawing tens of thousands of tourists in china's very much wan wan province. >> a scenic area home to the iconic pandas and alpine lakes. we love the pandas. gorgeous with heavy snowfall. really pretty pictures there. secretary of state john kerry's tour of southeast asia has him now in the philippines today where he is expected toed visit some hard hit areas by last month's monster typhoon. >> the u.s. donated a lot of aid after that storm. you remember the navy went in and others too, the marines were there. th

yeah, we love visitors. that's why we moved to a secluded house in the middle of the wilderness. just the right coverage at just the right price. coverage checker from progressive. >>> for newlyweds jordanir marriage ended with johnson being pushed over the side of a cliff by his new bride. for the past four days she has been on trial for murder and all along her defense has been that this was simply an accident. tonight though, a major new development. here is abc's ryan owens. >> newlywed jordan graham didn't say a word during her murder trial. until today, when she said the one word that changed everything. guilty of second degree murder. and that was it. the bizarre end to a twisted

jordans. >> reporter: not too far down the street more happy faces. >> my favorite gift is a football. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: for this family, their favorite present doesn't come in any wrapping paper. it was a large package. >> he was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and he was 20.8" long. >> reporter: mom heather morgan gave birth to a boy christmas eve. older sister says the gift of a sibling is priceless. well, both mom and baby are doing great. they are set to go home tonight. >> luz? >> what a gift. -- >> liz? >> what a gift. what were some of the less popular gifts? those are always interesting. >> yeah. >> reporter: the least favorite gifts, clothing. kids did not like clothes. yeah, everybody likes something that's interactive like a tablet, toys that have remote controls, things that they can play with, things that will respond back. those are the favorite ones. clothes, not so hot. >> it won't keep you entertained after you have already opened the gift. >> that's true. >> the bus is gone. >> all right, da, thank you. >>> how about something virtual? today is the black friday of app downloads. eve

yeah, we love visitors. that's why we moved to a secluded house in the middle of the wilderness. just the right coverage at just the right price. coverage checker from progressive. >>> for newlyweds jordand only eight days. their marriage ended with johnson being pushed over the side of a cliff by his new bride. for the past four days she has been on trial for murder and all along her defense has been that this was simply an accident. tonight though, a major new development. here is abc's ryan owens. >> newlywed jordan graham didn't say a word during her murder trial. until today, when she said the one word that changed everything. guilty of second degree murder. and that was it. the bizarre end to a twisted tale of young love and ultimate betrayal. just eight days after their wedding, graham pushed her 25-year-old husband off a cliff at montana's glacier national park. prosecutors say she shoved him face first because she regretted marrying him. the surprise plea deal came near the end of a four-day trial. a trial that lasted half as long as her marriage. and just as jurors were about to listen to closing arguments, her defense attorneys say prosecutors offered the last minute deal to

jordan. it's so god because you are watching eddie vedder. and sandler leans over and says eddie sounds pretty good tonight and i'm like yeah, adam sandler, heat did he say? >> i didn't know eddie was this good as guitar. eddie didn't used to be this good at guitar. and i didn't want to bash eddie and i was like yeah, he's gotten better, right? >> and then he goes, in the middle he goes excuse me i'll be right back. and he walks up on to the stage, sings a song, the kids are all right. the great who song. comes back down, sits next to me and gives me a fist bump like he's obama or something. and he was like how was that? was that good? was i on key? and i was like yeah. adam sandler, you were great. he said, i thought it would go better. eddie slowed me down. >> they did sound good together. >> weird but good together. >> so those are you two musical influences? eddie vedder and adam sandler? >> those are my two biggest musical influences. >> i should say also, i am a giant hip hop fan. >> i could tell that, obviously. >> well, i mean huge. i wanted to talk to you about that. >> is it bothering you? >> it is. >> what's the problem? >> i have

jordan. welcome to news 4 today. first thing is first. let's get a check on the forecast for the last weekend of 2013. >> yeah, chuck is off but we have amelia segal. she is in. and amelia, two days in a row that moon out there, just so beautiful. >> yeah, i have to agree. i also noticed it on the way to work this morning. simply stunning. head outside and check it out. there's clear skies across the area. if you liked the weather yesterday, you're going to love the weather today. once again, we'll have plenty of sunshine and temperatures today have been a little bit warmer than they were yesterday. yesterday we hit 50 degrees. right now it is a little bit chilly outside. 30 in rockville, 33 in washington. 27 in college park and your morning planner for areas like falls church, temperatures warm into the low 40s by 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. we're already in the mid 40s. so a nice day. satellite and radar not a cloud around. but i amtraking rain on storm team 4 radar. that arrives tomorrow. i'll be timing it out coming up. >> more information on four americans held and released by the syrian government. a state department spokesperson says the fo

yeah. check out that crowd. busting down the doors. shoppers trying to get their hands on what? the latest air jordanneakers, of course, during a presale at the eastland mall in columbus, ohio, yesterday. a whopping 170 bucks for a pair of shoes. that didn't stop hundreds of people from lining up. amazingly no one was trampled. >>> we're just a week away now from the deadline to sign up for health care in time for january 1st coverage. insurance companies say they continue to get incomplete information on enrollees or in some cases no information. white house press secretary jay carney speaking to reporters a short time ago about these concerns. and our chief white house correspondent ed henry is live with more. ed, white house saying that they're trying to, you know, move forward from these recent setbacks. what's jay saying? >> reporter: that's right, gretchen. bottom line, these are these so-called 834 forms where the folks who believe they're enrolling or trying to get payments to the insurance companies for their first premiums, this is the next big deadline, as you suggest, january 1st. we know

yeah. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> and i'm angie goff. the winter weather coming in just as forecasted by our meteorologists. >> they have been tracking it all week. let's go toe meteorologist chuc bell, who has been triple checking the monitors. hey, chuck. >> it's pretty much what he we thought we would get. still waiting for mother nature to throw us a last minute curveball but it will start as snow this morning, then mix in with sleet, and rain in the afternoon and then freezing rain overnight. winter weather advisories from 95 eastbound and warnings to the west of there. the dividing line between light problems and moderate problems between all of this. temperatures generally at or below freezing pretty much everywhere. mid 20s in northern maryland. storm team 4 radar shows the leading edge of the snowflakes now, blue ridge. haven't heard reports of it covering the ground yet. it should be covering it shortly. there's the warm air down to our south. that's the reason southern maryland will be mostly a rain event for you, but with sle

jordan belfour. headnistic and greed fueled 1980s. >> the land of opportunity. >> you just tried to bribe a federal officer. >> this is america. >> people come from all over the world to see this. >> yeah good, yeah. >> what did you think? >> it's impossible. >> set in the 1970s, true life scam artists and swindlers are also the subject of david o. russell's film "american hustle." >> the master. the painter or the fortunatelier? >> a member of the stellar lar ensemble cast which includes oscar winners christian bale and jennifer lawrence will surely steal at least one acting award. >> we have to go, go, go. >> since its world premier happy venice festival, the space thriller "gravity" as held a steady trajectory towards the awards podium. >> permission to retrieve dr. stone. >> cowrittenen by alphonso and his son the film charts a course of calamities which befall a pair of astronauts following a spectacular encounter with lethal space debris. >> man down. man down! both the film features invented use of 3-d visual effects and the tour de force performance are bound to be recognized. >> dr. stone. >> no. >> you must detach. if you don't detach, that arm's going to carry you too far. l

yeah. >>> a lot coming up tomorrow. but today, we're going to have more on the startling interrogation taps released. montana newly wed jordaned of pushing her new husband off a cliff. >>> michael jackson's three children now, all featured if a new documentary, new interviews, as paris, revealing what her father said about teaching her the moon walk. and then young son blanket. never actually heard him speak before. first time on camera, talking about his dear old dad. >> just hope they're okay. >>> the new trend in parenting. the growing number of people having babies with no relationship strings attached. and the websites popping up to help the coparents get together. >> boy. there's a string attached. >> well said. >> we should move on, i guess. >> move on, george. >>> we're going to move on to the brand-new tapes of jordan graham, the montana woman ho pled guilty last week of pushing her husband off a cliff just eight days after their wedding. ryan owens has the details. >> til death do us part. >> reporter: how could he know he would only live eight more days. this wedding video is some of the evidence that the jury saw

yeah, i agree with you. i would add to the fact the spillover you are seeing in terms of security threats in lebanon, turkey. it seems fairly ontained in jordan and iraq. the regional implications. they are rolling out as we speak. i think probably the thing -- i am talking about the american public. i fear political leaders from president obama and members of congress. they are reactive in a sense. especially after 10 years of what i think erroneously was seen -- we made mistakes. that engagement had we stuck with it would have lasting impact. i think the only thing that would be a wake-up call unfortunately would be a major terrorist event. not like what we saw in turkey, but something emanating from northern syria. what i am suggesting is it is not inconceivable that this happens, in a way that i think the jetliner -- attempted jetliner bombing in december, 2009, on christmas day was a wake-up call about aqap. it is my fear that something similar to this, because that provoked a response from the administration. people can agree or disagree -- it was a brutal response. it was effective. >> i am concerned c-span viewers will take matters in

yeah. >> much more on that later. eddie's the one with the great laugh. >>> but first, the surprise plea deal in the so-called newlywed murder trial. jordanng guilty to second-degree murder, admitting of pushing her husband of eight days off a cliff. abc's ryan owens has been following the case from the very beginning, there in missoula, montana. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. jordan graham is now officially an admitted murderer. and she is locked up here this morning. you're right. she surprised everybody. a woman who has said nothing the entire trial suddenly stood up just before closing arguments to say one word. guilty. >> jordan, how are you feeling? >> reporter: he didn't testify during her murder trial. but the judge wasn't about to let jordan graham off the hook. he made her stand before him and answer questions about the july night she pushed her new husband, cody johnson, off a cliff. she told the judge, it was definitely a reckless act. and i just pushed. what was said that made you so angry? it wasn't anything that was said. he grabbed me. i pushed his hand off. and i pushed him away. did you push

yeah. i mean, i agree you. i would add to the fact spillover you see already in the security threat lebanon, turkey, it seems fairly contained in jordan but then iraq. the regional implications. they're rolling out as we speak. i think probably the thing that only move -- here i'm tawshting the american public. i think i see our political leaders from president obama but then especially member of congress. they are reak active in a sense. especially after ten years. erroneously seen as bad engagement on the part of the u.s. yes, we made mistakes. the engagement, had we stuck with it had lasting impact. i think the only thing would be a wake-up call, unfortunately would be a major terrorist event. not like what turkey. but something emanating from northern syria. i guess what i'm suggesting is inconceivable it happens. inspect way that i think attempting jet liner bombing in the december of 2009, on christmas day was a wake-up call about aqap. my fear. it's not my hope. my fear is that something similar to this. it provoked a response from the administration. people can agree or disagree with it. it was a brutal response. it was effect

yeah. everybody is standing in line mainly, you know, we heat fans out here. we are out here for the christmas day lebrons. you got the jordanack out there. >> >> reporter: look at the shoe line. >> this is a definitely a shoe line. >> reporter: how many people are in line? what time did you get out here? >> i got out here at five. other people got here at 12 and 11:40. >> reporter: you guys are crazy. >> it's all for the shoes that they was wearing yesterday. >> reporter: how does this work? these are shoes that nba players were wearing yesterday? >> correct. and it sucks that they come out the day after christmas so we can't wear them on christmas. >> reporter: they are going to come out in the next few minutes and give you tickets? how does that work? >> first come, first serve. they will let people come out here. they are going to do the release and do first come, first serve. >> reporter: everyone is going to be well behaved, right? these shoe things can get a little crazy. >> ful it. that's why we have the main man right here. he controls everything there. >> reporter: security keeping everyone this line. i don't want

yeah. what i'm suggesting here i don't think they have the wake-up call unless there is seen something perceived to directly affect u.s. interests. so something like the teetering and collapse of jordan, which is one of our closest and most steadfast partner and if not allies. something on the order will require -- again, it's the administration primarily, but i would say also the united states to wake up to say, look, the middle east after ten or 12 years -- i testified in congress at the end of september, early october, on an issue related to the middle east. i got from both sides. saying why should we care? and for those of us who care about the region, i think what we need to do is outline what is a practical case. when it comes to syria. i think a practical case for engagement, if i were advising the administration in a clear way on syria, it would be, you know, and i think they're doing it to some extend assess what the actors are doing right now. saudi arabia, qatar, kuwait. i would focus a little bit more on the ground game and who is doing what on the ground. a lot of emphasis is on geneva 2. it's going convene. god bless them. i wish them the best. to me, diplomacy, doesn't