>> he certainly did, kristof, but whauz it enough for the win? -- was it enough for the win? kristof was idolizeal and modeling his game off dirk novitski, the knicks hosted the mavericks, dallas not making buried 113 pointers before the half. former knick raymond felten all getting in on the action, car mellow anthony trying to match it, drilling the triple. finished with 17 points. the knicks had work to do after the half. throwing down the alley-oop, 28 points, his hero, getting the most of him. novitski had 25. he helps the knicks fall. >>> coming out of the bye, giants were talking about the importance of stepping up the game in the stretch run of the season and how they could then win the division. 2 losses later, though, big skid at 3 games and after the defeat to the jets, the giants are not even in first place, they will need help. despliet blowing a double digit will finish strong. >> we are very much in it but have to win some games. we just gotta start now. we coming in here and doing it best we can to win these 4 games. thais all it is-- that is all that is to it

you are a kristof.er get free, go back to kentucky and look for your family, the kristof's. he never did. the story of our descendents is a story of a parade through american history. from being symbolically owned by the bayou to owning a piece of it. from being treated is no more important than the land they worked from the white man to become exiles of themselves and that land which would become, in the fullest sense of the word, home. why am i telling you this? because i would not be the man i am today if my ancestors had not been the men and women that they were. many families were broken by slavery and left by little or nothing. we have a responsibility to tell these family stories to the younger generations. family can easily tell fall apart. you can't take it for granted. my mother and father showed me the value of family and why it's worth fighting for. whenever i i wonder why i'm hanging onto these people, i take a step back and think about our shared history. if we forget our stories, we will

kristof's mom, diane. >> every child going to that school have a photo i.d.ter the school, you have to scan the i.d. >> according to christoph, the school security dean and teacher stefan hudson asks him to step to the side when his i.d. doesn't work. christoph says when he tries to go through again, the dean becomes enraged believing he is acting disrespectfully. >> immediately i could see it was in violation of the rules of the department of education and probably it looked like something that was illegal possibly criminal to me. we went to diane's house to show her the video of her son involved in this altercation with the dean. >> when i first saw the video, i got nervous. like my belly start hurting. my stomach left where it was and went somewhere else. i see the dean grab on to him and throw him down. picks him up, throw him into a table violently. picks him up again and throw him to the ground. >> at 5'5," 120 pounds, the 15-year-old boy is no match for the dean who is more than twice his size. >> they throw him around like a rag doll. so he was trying

there was an off-ahead by nicholas kristof -- op-ed by nicholas kristof that said we are not even trying, not pushing hard enough. what can we do? we cannot prevent all gun deaths, we know that. what can we do to bring down the risk, bring down the numbers? for the invitation today, before the program begins, we are fortunate to have rabbi stephanie alexander here in charleston. a congregation found in 1749, this is one of the oldest jewish congregations in the u.s. and it is a knowledge and recognized to be the birthplace of reform judaism in the u.s. rabbi? [applause] stephanie: good morning. friends, let us pray. oh source of wisdom, resolve and power, as we gather today, a diverse and determined cross-section of this great city we dedicate ourselves to the primary task you have set before us all. not just today, but every day. to safeguard the health and well-being of our community. body and soul. as we learn and reflect strategize and deliberate today grant us the wisdom to see with focus and clarity how the proliferation of gun violence threatens every part of our well-being. confi

kristof is here with that. >> brent crude, a global benchmark hit $36 a barrel on monday. that is the lowest in 11 years. major producers are refusing to dialback supply in an effort to squeeze the fledgling u.s. oil industry on the market. the number of u.s. fracking riggs has increased. -- rigs has increased. the demand of larger consumers like china is putting a downward pressure on these oil prices. to spain, sunday's general elections have kept the country in political limbo. the conservatives lost the absolute majority and coalition building is likely to be difficult. the upcoming negotiations are being closely watched by politicians and economists inside and outside the country. spain is among the heavyweights in the eurozone. the reaction of financial markets to the uncertainty was clear. >> spanish shares fell sharply in and yields on government bonds rose at the start of the week. the splinter both weighed on investor sentiment. it is unclear if spain's political parties will be a to form a viable coalition, and economic reforms will continue. >> markets fear the

there was an off-ahead by nicholas kristof -- op-ed by nicholas kristof that said we are not even trying, not pushing hard enough. what can we do? we cannot prevent all gun deaths, we know that. what can we do to bring down the risk, bring down the numbers? for the invitation today, before the program begins, we are fortunate to have rabbi stephanie alexander here in charleston. a congregation found in 1749, this is one of the oldest jewish congregations in the u.s. and it is a knowledge and recognized to be the birthplace of reform judaism in the u.s. rabbi? [applause] good morning. friends, let us pray. resolve, of wisdom, and power, as we gather today, a diverse and determined cross-section of this great city, we dedicate ourselves to the primary task you have set before us all. not just today, but every day. to safeguard the health and well-being of our community. body and soul. as we learn and reflect, strategize and deliberate today, grant us the wisdom to see with focus and clarity how the proliferation of gun violence threatens every part of our well-being. confirm our resolve to

. -- kristof poor sing gissments the knicks finish the year with a win. >>> we are in the final week of the nfl's regular season but it will be the final week of the jets' season overall? the answer is totally in their control. all they have to do is beat rex ryan's buffalo bills. as for the giants, they already know their season is over. after a disappointing season is rumors are flying over the job status of tom coughlin and jerry reese. coughlin says he takes full responsibility for what's happened this season. meanwhile the giants' final opponent of the year is not wasting any time with its rebuilding process. tonight the eagles fired head coach chip kelly with one game the eagles were eliminated from the playoffs with saturday night's loss to the redskins. a press conference is scheduled for tomorrow. offensive coordinator pat shurmur takes over. >>> tonight the islanders were hoping a trip away from brooklyn might actually provide a spark. new york meeting the leaves in toronto in the second of a home at home. the islanders were active early and often. first period, frans niels

anthony over 132,000 votes but kristof is eighth. kobe bryant leads all players with over 719,000 votes. turning to the nfl and the giants face the vikings without beckham. minnesota is a solid team and the weather could be an issue for this road trip as well. during sunday night's game the teams will endure typical conditions for minneapolis. the vikings are working out in the cold and minnesota residents lacing up the skates. everything is frozen. the forecast calling for the low to mid teens and not what the giants had experienced thus far this season >> hoping to come out with a win. i'm excited to be here and i'm going to play a football game in the cold >> i really haven't tried to think about that part yet. i know everyone is talking about how cold it is in minnesota. mentally it's all on football. block it out and get a win any way possible >> not many people thought the jets would be playing meaningful games in december but they are. ryan fitzpatrick on what that means to him coming up. >> with the patriots coming to town th

jonathan: i was the voice of kristof. charlie: how did you get a role like that?athan: they had already cast kristen bell. you read some lines and record it. i got down to the final three. they do this big blind audition with groups of people. whose voice sounds best with kristen bell? i got the job because i sounded good with kristen. charlie: where do you go from here? it's like the best of times. broadway, movies, television. when a window closes, another opens. all of that. jonathan: i think, for me, i love theater. i loved doing the animated thing with frozen. that what i love more than the median is working with people who are inspired. it has been the case with looking. going to the theater eight times a week and feeling change. charlie: lin was sick for a little bit. people don't complain. they are so caught up. i don't think they do. i don't hear about it. they had a stand-in for lin. it just carries whoever is there. the whole thing has such -- it comes together. if one person steps away for a moment, there is someone that can come in. it is so strong an

pieceas kristof in in a for "the new york times," republicans are right that it is sometimes related to gun violence, but also budget cuts have reduced mental health services. credit, represented tim murphy, a pennsylvania republican, has introduced a bill that would improve our disastrous mental health system, past reducing the number of people who snapped and turn to violence. yet some democrats are wary of the bill because republicans like it. that's absurd. we need at her mental health services just as we need universal background checks. it is not clear what policy if any could have prevented the killings in san bernardino. not every shooting is preventable, but we are not even trying. robert in trenton, missouri, independent. go ahead. caller: good morning. host: morning. caller: what i don't understand is, it seems to me like most people don't understand that a gun is nothing but a piece of metal shaped in a certain form. it has no brain, it has no conscience, it has no mobility, and salt -- until someone picks it up. that gun can do nothing on its own. i am tired of this gun