invest with confidence. >>> well, a storm is coming and that storm is named kathy griffin.ens every year, bringing a high pressure area of cnn's new year's eve coverage with anderson cooper to times square. more on that. but an actual winter storm is hitting new york. what's going on with the latest winter storm? >> the storm center itself has now made it into the harbor, offshore. but that means the rain that was in boston is changing ove ining snowfall at the rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour. light snow nah indianapolis, columbus. buffalo, we'll see the lake-effect snow machine in full force, but what was a pretty good rain event in new york city moved out hours ago, wind gusts were up to 40 miles per hour. so we had up to two-hour delays at jfk. now, it's just 30 minutes. passengers in newark that were looking at an hour and a half delay is also 30 minutes. however, at logan and international in boston, one-hour delays. the rain has changed over, thunder and lightning causing it to really come down in the northern suburbs. here are the warnings. vermont, new hampshire, and

guess who it is, kathy griffin. got to love her. that would be the loyal opposition.oing to hurt you. >> so that middle finger, i guess, was part of that whole thing and language that came courtesy of kathy griffin, perhaps known for her work in "my life in the d list". megan offered advice for those faced in situations like that. >> when the dark forces rear their ugly head, we must maintain our dignity and reject the urge to fight with pigs which gets us dirty and the pigs enjoy. that's my number one lesson. don't get in the gutter. we don't have to settle for less when it comes to respect and dignity and what we can accomplish. we resolve that we will do better and be better, and that we will find a way to settle for more. god bless you. thank you and good luck. >>> megyn's new book is a new york times best seller now, "settle for more". thank you for watching tonight. ly see you at 9:00 in the morning. the kelly file. see you later. >>> tonight president-elect donald trump meets with washington political elites but should be very careful. newt gingrich will react.

but kathy griffin is fearless. and by the way, she is so not d list. she's actually neighbors with kim and kanye. and when kathy and i talked about that, it was before kanye's breakdown, when the most alarming headline in kim's life was the robbery in paris. >> so you've seen her since the whole -- >> we live next door to each other. >> and how's she doing? >> s dhe'soing fine. >> kathy gave us a quick update on kim and said she's a super quiet and respectful neighbor. but even after the traumatic robbery in paris kim's still not immune to the stand-up comic's irreverent brand of humor. >> excited, emotional, anxious, three words to describe what i'm feeling right now. which is three more than i thought she knew. >> the last thing kim kardashian actually said to me was -- because i warned her. i said you know, we might get along, you're never out of the act. and she's just like i get, it it's an honor. and i was like, good girl. good girl. >> kim said this to you? >> yeah. i think she was counting her >> her in your face attitude has earned kathy legio

guess who that is in kathy griffin. you got love her. that would be the loyal opposition.to hurt you. >> so that middle finger i guess is part of that whole thing and course language that came courtesy of kathy griffin, as megyn su megyn just said. she has the t v series, "my lif on the d list." >> when and if the dark forces rear their ugly heads we must maintain our dignity as a people and as women. we must reject the urge to fight with pigs. which gets us dirty and the pigs enjoy. that's been one of my number one lessons of past year. don't get in the gutter. we don't have to settle for less when it comes to respaengt dignity and what we can accomplish. we resolve that we will do bet earn be better. and that we will find a way to settle for more. god bless you. thank you. and good luck. >> megyn's new booking with settle for more, a in, times best seller now. can you get it on-line and in stores. get your copy of more of the wisdom she spoke there. thanks for watching tonight, everybody. i'm martha mccallum. see you at 9:00 in the morning with bill hammer. see you later

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. >> kathy griffin's hollywood home is up for sale.>> is she already targeting her new home's famous neighbors? do you plan to offend kanye? by any way? >> hopefully. now "the insider" tracking hollywood from the inside-out. >>> as the famed chinese theater in hollywood dme

. >> are ellen and kathy griffin in a bitter feud?sn't having it? >> why the comedians are facing off, and what does joan rivers have to do with it. >> madonna's car pool karaoke strikes a pose. ♪ >> the three things we learned about the material mama. >> what are you looking for in a man. >>> number three, we're spending christmas with cookie. >> it's the gift that keeps on giving, baby. >> why taraji is expanding her empire to the holidays. >> this was my vision, my baby. >> your insider bonus. we're making a bold burgundy statement. >> i love a dark lip. >> inside hollywood's obsession with the merlot lip. >>> are ryan gosling and emma stone a match made in la la land? >> i can't tell you how you feel. or can i? >> why ryan is not a patient dance teacher. >> talk to me. who are you looking at. >> now, the insider tracking hollywood from the insidt.

>> kathy griffin is dishing dirt on all her a-list friends. >> i look at swifty, and i go hey. >> buteam adam! >> last december's winner of "the voice." after the number two debut of his debut album "something lready has a second "'tis the season." >> i tried to fit all kinds of different kinds of holiday songs in there that everyone could relate to and enjoy. ♪ he sees when you're sleeping >> jordan also has a holiday special airing all month long on pbs. and the newlywed told us he's looking forward to his kristen. ♪ oh, you >> just going to like lay low, not really plan anything. but just take it leisurely and enjoy the holiday together. >>> closed captioning provided by -- at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've always believed the holidays should be about joy. where days are filled with magic, not madness. it's why we have amazing prices on thoughtful gifts, everyday. let's bring back the holidays. but zzzquil is different have pain medicine because why would you take a pain medicine when all you want is good sleep? zzzquil: a non-habit forming sleep-aid that's not for pain,

. >> kathy griffin's hollywood home is up for sale. she's taking me inside. >> that's how i bought this house. one offensive joke at a time. >> is she already targeting her new home's famous neighbors? do you plan to offend kanye? by any way? >> hopefully. now "the insider" tracking hollywood from the inside-out. >>> as the famed chinese theater in hollywood dimmed its lights in a special tribute to legends debbie reynolds and carrie fisher, we're learning more about funeral plans to celebrate the lives of the famous mother and daughter. >> i will be in a nursing home one day if my daughter's unkind. they could think i'm dementia, that i think i'm princess leia. >> god gives everybody a different talent. one of mine is being a hooligan. >> a mother and daughter bonded

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. >>> cnn's anderson cooper and kathy griffin will co-host the new year's coverage. 8:00 p.m.tern to 12:00 a.m. don lemon and brooke baldwin will also be counting down from the music club in new orleans. the party begins, again, at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> and a kennedy cousin could be headed back to prison for murder, after a connecticut judge overturned an earlier ruling that freed him. now in 2002, michael skakel, remember, was convicted of killing martha moxley, a 15-year-old neighbor back in 1975. skakel was the nephew of ethel and robert kennedy. the ruling said that skakel's lawyer hadn't represented him well. now, that decision was overturn by a judge who disagree. skakel's current lawyer sent a statement to cnn. we want to read it now. it says we haven't had time to fully digest the opinion at this juncture. but, of course, it's a setback. we're going to be dealing with other procedures that are available to avail michael of any and all of his constitutional rights. we're joining by a criminal defense attorney in dallas. thank you for being with us. >>

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. >> kathy griffin said she would take off her top. i said we will see. >> let's not see that. >> we're right next to anderson and kathie. >> it's not going to be that crazy. tune in. it's pg. >> it's all american. >> yes, all american. >> okay. it's the end of the year. we're almost to 2017. i'm here to do greg's job and to talk about the most annoying words of 2016 according to a new marris poll. >> those are the four -- top five, actually. >> i like those. >> christmas dinner. they were ready to sit down and someone ate the turkey. who ate the turkey? they went into the hallway. mystery solved. take a look at this. >> oh, my god. >> he ate the whole thing? >> he ate the whole turkey. >> oh, my gosh. >> he left one nibble. >> not the bones, right? >> i would take the pig over this dog any day of the week. >> the dog looks like a pig now. did you notice the body shape? >> is it okay? at the vet now? >> the poor dog. when you eat the turkey, it makes you -- take a nap. >> exactly.e feels better. richard, what do you have? >> will end wi

and the party begins right here on cnn at 8:00 eastern time with kathy griffin and anderson cooper ande will be right back. ♪ >> welcome back. live pictures of time square, the excitement is building and lots of folks are already pouring in. they want to get their perfect spot in time for the ball to drop tonight for the celebration. as many as 7,000 police officers are also there, side by side with the throngs of people patrolling times square making sure it is a safe, fun night. the city is ramping up security after recent terror attacks in france and germany. jessica snyder is in times square. jessica, what more can you tell us about the precautions being put in place and how really people are starting to pour in to times square and are very much comforted by what they do see in terms of security. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. you see the crush of the crowd all around me. the people who are already in the pens, they're just over that way through that massive crowd, but they have gone through extensive screening to get into those pens. to give you a better glimpse at exactly what

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you can expect the unexpected from anderson cooper and kathy griffin.eve live at 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. >>> ronda rousey's ufc comeback. >> andy scholes has more in this morning's bleacher report. >> didn't my face give it awa, too? >> we hadn't seen her in the octagon in more than aier. after last night, we might not ever see her in the octagon again. leading up to this fight, roussy did not speak with the media at all. instead she said she was spending all her time training for this comeback, but this comeback was short lived. roussy got pummelled by amanda nunez in the start from this one, taking multiple shots to the face. the ref had to stop the fight 48 seconds in. roussy was guaranteed $3 million for this fight compared to just 200,000 for nunez. for roussy made about $63,000 a second to stand there and get punched in the face. roussy, once again, not speaking with the media after the fight. the ufc president dana white said he doesn't know if roussy will ever get in the octagon again. >>> unless you're ronda rousey, 2016 was an amazing yea

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. >> are ellen and kathy griffin in a bitter feud? >> she was trying to put me in my place a bit, but i wasn't having it? >> why the comedians are facing off, and what does joan rivers have to do with it. >> madonna's car pool karaoke strikes a pose. ♪ >> the three things we learned about the material mama. >> what are you looking for in a man. >>> number three, we're spending christmas with oe. >> it's the gift that keeps on giving, baby. >> why taraji is expanding her empire to the holidays. >> this was my vision, my baby. >> your insider bonus. we're making a bold burgundy statement. >> i love a dark lip. >> inside hollywood's obsession with the merlot lip. >>> are ryan gosling and emma stone a match made in la la land? >> i can't tell you how you feel. or can i? >> why ryan is not a patient dance teacher. >> talk to me. who are you looking at. >> now, the insider tracking hollywood from the inside out. >> is the comedy battle royal between ellen and kathy. boiling over in. >> i mean, the tensions have been mounting for a while now