no, it is not meredith vieira, it's her dog jasper.ut him. but turns out, there's another side to jasper, and richard her husband is here to tell us about it. >> look at meredith's face. >> i want you to know how richard really feels about this dog. the book is called "i want to kill the dog." we'll find out what is at the heart of this division at home. >> you've got to take a side. are you pro jasper or antijasper? >> and that family is split right down the middle. >> certainly is. >> i don't want to -- it depends on who i'm talking to which side i take. >>> and then we've got jenna bush-hager, she's got a terrific story. when the worst happens in the new york area, it brings out the best in people. and jenna's going to share that with us in a little bit. >>> all right. let's start this half hour over in hoboken, new jersey, and join natalie morales who happens to live there and has the story about how people are struggling with flood waters. natalie? >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. and as you see here, the flood waters have

let me move back to meredith. >> don't start.o much. >> he's also a dog who thinks that meredith is his wife. >> really? >> and does not let anybody near her. >> yeah. he is possessive which often happens with an animal. >> who chose jasper? you did? >> well, our kids did. our children did. no, no. we were -- >> i grew up in a family of animal lovers. i'm an animal tolerator. i had a cat called rocky balboa, >> so cute. >> yeah, yeah, but i never really got into the whole animal thing much. i felt a bit detached, probably like richard. this over obsessive. give me a cuddle, have a cry and two years later you bury them. >> is that the coldest approach to an animal i have ever heard. two years later you bury them? you you will die. you certainly don't think so, but you will. >> why invest all of this emotional time in something that won't last? >> it's part of your family. something you love and it gives you love back. have you not felt this? did rocky balboa not love you? >> rocky balboa didn't last very long and the pet goldfish,

right. >> all right. >> what happened to james meredith?cted by the federal government and he was allowed to enter the university. he successfully attended the university, and ole miss is now completely integrated, a great southern institution. but it was a rocky few days. and this is the key moment where the president of the office of the federal government is exerting his command over the governor of a state. and it's one of the key tensions in our history is where the presidency begins and ends and governors usually of southern states, but not always wears their authority. like the civil war, they were in the ongoing centennial of the civil war, so it was on everyone's minds. but fortunately governor barnett stood down, he excepted this, not very happily, and the crisis eased. we had to do it all over again in alabama a year later. but state by state we got through it. >> you wrote speeches for president kennedy for four years. i'm sorry, president clinton. and you're now doing some work for hillary clinton. >> i am an advisor about hist

>> meredith vieira. back with her and her husband richard. you would slaughter.xtraordinary author of "i want to kill the dog." there is jasper. >> i would never hurt a dog. >> tongue and cheek there is a picture of him. there is a saw, and it says "i want to kill the dog." this is how you are selling your book. there they all are, lovingly caressing him. you want to murder him. what's it about? obviously a bit of a joke. >> it is a bit of a joke. it's about a dog who is the most annoying dog in the county, who has got a shrieking bark that never stops. >> are we talking about jasper? >> really? don't start. i know too much. >> he's also a dog who thinks that meredith is his wife. >> really? >> and does not let anybody near her. >> yeah. >> which often happens with an animal. >> who chose jasper? you did? >> well, our kids did. our children did. no, no. we were -- >> i grew up in a family of animal lovers. i'm an animal tolerator. i had a cat called rocky balboa, but i never got into the whole animal thing much. i felt a bit detached, probably like richard. this

meredith vieira and her husband richard cohen, james spader, and christina perri. monday night lea michele and toby keith. but "jimmy fallon" is happening right now. jimmy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

. >> meredith whitney was talking back in 2010 about a then- looming financial crisis involving state and local governments across the country. it was a debt crisis which some people believe could derail the recovery and require another big bailout package that no one in washington wants to talk about. >> the day of reckoning has arrived. that's it. and it's gonna arrive everywhere. time may vary a little bit depending upon which state you're in, but it's coming. [ticking] >> welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i'm steve kroft. in this edition, we look at three stories linked by the financial collapse of 2008. first, we examine a scam that's cost thousands of americans their homes. then we look into wall street's shadow market of credit default swaps. finally, a report on the perilous state of state finances. we begin with the foreclosure crisis. in the aftermath of the great recession, the huge number of foreclosed properties was a significant factor in weighing down the economy. many were stuck on the market for an unexpected reason: the banks couldn't find the ownership documents. as sc

>> meredith, i'm ready. >> then let's play.eers and applause] at screenings of the rocky horror picture members often toss what in the air when brad says, "great scott"? >> i've been to a screening of the rocky horror picture show. i'm not a virgin anymore from the perspective of that. [laughter] so-- still, i don't really remember this part but scott, scott toilet paper is what i'm thinking. i associate scott with toilet paper--shes, aluminum foil, not toothbrushes, aluminum foil, or paper clips. meredith, i'm gonna go with "c," final answer. >> it is toilet paper. it is. okay, more money for your bank. $15,000. >> yay! >> $38,000. >> oh. oh. >> ahh. >> all right. >> is that the sound you made when you lost your virginity? [laughter] i'm only kidding. i'm only kidding you. i've heard that sound--well, not from you. all right, $38,000. >> i was gonna say. >> 7 from a million. 3 from round 2. here's your next question. "very vocal." on the website for his show, what tv host's bio says, "he began his career as a professional musi

[inaudible conversations] >> i'm meredith, by the way. >> nice to meet you, meredith. i want to see where you -- i work in the center for public justice? >> what is that? it's a christian organization that works for promoting social justice. >> oh. good for you. >> i'm -- [inaudible] >> can you put this for richard? >> thank you. thank you. >> who is this for? [inaudible conversations] c-o-l-l-e-n. >> is that? >> you my automate, actually. >> thank you. thank you. nice to meet you. >> hello. what is your name? yeah. yeah. hello, tim. do you have an accent? >> [inaudible conversations] >> hello. thanks for coming. [inaudible conversations] why. >> halloween is his birthday. are you going give it to them them? >> [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. last night i saw romney and ryan. that was a thrill. [inaudible conversations] >> what happened to your ankle? >> [inaudible conversations] ? >> take a picture. >> your viewers. a summary of my book that i can do. [inaudible conversations] i would like it if you can -- [inaudible] i bought it a year ago and two -- [inaudib

tonight, jay welcomes -- emmy-winning journalists, meredith vieira and richard cohen. from the new movie, "lincoln,"

it goes through me, and i look at meredith and it's like she didn't hear a thing.ay. so now there's a little moment of -- good boy. jasper -- jasper. >> this is a way of life around here. >> meredith, richard and jasper are with us now. richard is the author of the new book called "i want to kill the dog." i had forgotten just how dysfunctional you two were. you know, when you left, it was a weight being lifted. and now i'm reminded of what goes on in the household. >> may i point out that the dog's quiet? >> sitting next to some yapping -- >> oh, thanks a lot. that just set me up. that's just great. how did the book come about? >> you know, where i was beginning work on a much more serious book, another book about chronic illness. and the dog started barking and i was talking to my agent and i said i'd really rather write a book about how i would kill the dog. now, i would never kill a dog. >> let's get that out. there's a lot of animal lovers out there who are going to say that's a horrible title for a book. >> i would never hurt an animal, but if a meteor landed

>> this is when we were with meredith. >> we were following you around a bit. >> you wonder why we'reur regular mp3 player, but it's a camera. if you're jogging around or wearing it, somebody could be recording you. it does play music. >> basically, you're not safe anywhere. >> this is called the black box micro. hidden in what looks like a tissue box with a little hole right there. >> thank you, mario. we think. >> 007, guys. >> thanks a lot, guys. >>> have a reason to toast this thanksgiving. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. to support cell health. ♪ you can help othersink along the way. ♪ ♪ a portion of every bottle that they sell goes to fight ♪ ♪ breast cancer and i think that's swell. ♪ ♪ the more you take, the more they'll pay, ♪ ♪ so make them write a big check today. ♪ ♪ and if you're feeling a little slow, ♪ ♪ then 5-hour

tonight, jay welcomes -- emmy-winning journalists, meredith vieira and richard cohen. from the new movie, "lincoln,"

meredith is such fun. she is a doll. she really is.t is interesting, you hear about these organizations that just get huge and they do such incredible work but when you think about it started out with marie osmond and john schneider, two people who came together and started it and now it's millions and millions and millions of dollars raised so that children can go to these hospitals free of charge. it's just miraculous. >> great, great charity. >> god bless them. it was great to see. you'll have to wait until may. but it's worth it. >> i was proud of my hody. >>> best known for delivering punch lines but in his latest film, chris tucker takes a dramatic turn. >> talk about the movie "silver linings" right after this. [ chuckles ] ♪ you're cute. ♪ [ door creaks, closes ] [ female announcer ] the protein effect. new special k protein cereal. with ten grams of protein and three grams of fiber... finally, a protein cereal to help keep you fuller longer. willpower. what will you gain when you lose? willpower. well that was uncalled for. fo

." >>> hello, i'm meredith vieira. every year human rights advocates estimate almost a million women worldwide are illegally bought and sold into sexual slavery. what you might not know is that over 17,000 of them end up right here in the united states. in the next hour, you will hear some of their harrowing stories. to protect these women, their names have been changed. it's a story that begins in the ruins of the shattered soviet empire and ends in heartland america. >> i was watching a lot of tv shows about human trafficking, and i could never believe that could happen to me. and when i get in this situation, i believe this can happen anytime. >> this woman we'll call katya now shares her destiny with a million young women and girls bought and sold in the global sex industry. it has long been a problem, particularly in katya's home country of ukraine where young women enticed by fake job ads and slick recruiters end up modern day sex slaves. >> salary starts from $200 a month. >> single mother sophia left her son in

tonight, jay welcomes -- emmy-winning journalists, meredith vieira and richard cohen.m the new movie, "lincoln," james spader. the music of christina perri. and "jaywalking." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ]

dressed as meredith vieira, please welcome jason hoffman. hey, jason.red you to look like this? >> well, you know, i kind of-- i'm going for the "scaredith vieira" look, so, you know. >> oh, the "scaredith"? >> yeah, the "scaredith vieira." >> very clever. >> what inspired it? you know, just-- when i was growing up, halloween was, my dad would get paper bags and he would cut 'em into costumes. and i'd, you know, i'd be looking like a bad version of the tin man. and all my friends would be running around like superman. so i figured when given the opportunity to do this, it's, like, you know... >> both: go all out. >> all out. >> [laughs] your dad must be very proud of you today. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. i'm sure-- >> there's a reason he put you in paper bags. >> you know, and nothing lives forever on the internet or anything. >> no, no, nothing, nothing. but i'm noticing, like, the stilettos. >> you like those? >> lovely, yeah. >> you like those? >> particularly with the hairy leg-- it's a nice--it plays off well. >> i almost shaved for you. i was gonna ge

>> meredith, i don't know this. i think it's been in the news a lot.gonna ask the audience. >> all right, audience, sal needs your help. on your keypads, vote now. [percussive music] ♪ oy, 47% say ecuador. 38% say new zealand. the other two, way down there. >> [sighs] those were the two i thought of. >> mm. >> those were the two i eliminated. [sighs] they feel smart, meredith. i'm going "b," final answer. >> they are smart. it is ecuador. >> whoo! thank you! >> you got it, sal. good job, audience. [cheers and applause] let's see how much money is behind this question. $100. okay. >> thank you. better than nothin'. >> $31,100. it's okay. 5 away from round 2 at this point. 2 lifelines still there. "stage sequels" is the category. and some big money still to be had. the 2012 play abigail/1702 examines what has happened ten years after the events that unfold in what classic play? >> we talked about this-- we talked about one of these plays in my class last week. and i know it was around the time of the salem witch trials, is where we're at. so i want to ma

treasury before heading over to goldman sachs' meredith out well baker did likewise spending time working for the f.c.c. and then swiftly making her way over to comcast after proving a big merger there and tim paul and do you know him the former presidential candidate made his mark in minnesota and now works for the financial services roundtable and leonard cannon is another interesting case he worked for morrison and foerster and went on to the federal reserve board and the consumer financial protection bureau before heading back to morrison and foerster and finally steve buyer a former congressman before joining the private sector most recently and most recently as a lobbyist for tobacco giant r.j. reynolds who gave him tons of money while in office so who's the latest to make the cut a man by the name of heath shuler he's a north carolina congressman who used to play for the washington redskins last february he announced he would be retiring from the hill. that you're already going to. be. retiring this year. you cannot be discussing with the majority group or any of these firms occasi

and business let's take a look at the some of the examples we've covered dick cheney jake siewert meredith at well baker tim paul landy leonard channon steve buyer now who is the latest to make the cut a man by the name of heath shuler has a north carolina congressman who used to play for the washington redskins last february he announced he would be retiring from the hill. about a month or two ago that you're already going for a lobby job that you're retiring this year. but you're not going to go shopping with the majority group or any of these are lobbying firms ok sure you. are you playing become a lobbyist not what do you influence industry at all after this year as you're going to get you want to return to record. what do you plan to do after you retire i. have a better job than you guys have that's for sure. well despite last year's denials he announced yesterday how be a working as a v.p. of federal affairs for duke energy the largest electric utility company in the country shuler says he won't vote on anything related to his new employer while still in congress he is however trying

that happens. 50 years james meredith integrated ole miss and began a revolution in higher educationpeople of color. 150 years ago we celebrated or commemorated the emancipation proclamation. at the same time we need to recognize that more change is needed. it's slow. it requires public education. it requires leadership from the top. we're not getting that from many of our elected leaders. president obama is unique. you don't see that at the state and local level which is where it's at. >> i love, is it quite as unique or all by himself as he was, i love business week article this week says that come january women and minorities for the first time in u.s. history will hold a majority of the party, this is the democratic party, house seats. so a minority of house democrats are white men. this ain't 50 years ago. >> the flip side of that is the house republicans are still 91% white men. i agree with what you're saying, that not all southern people are racist, but we do need more, you know, leadership. yet we are in a position where people who are driving the discussion at the national

. >> i'm meredith. >> nice to meet you, meredith. >> actually, i worked at the center for public justice. >> what's that? >> it's a christian organization that works for promoting justice. >> oh, good for you. >> it was formed in the '70s. >> oh. haven't heard of it before. i'll look into it. >> i can write it on the back while you're signing,. >> okay. hello. >> [inaudible] >> yes, for richard and cecilia? >> thank you. keep up the good work. [inaudible conversations] who's this one for? >> [inaudible] >> is that you? >> it's my aunt. i'm giving you to the family. >> oh, that's nice. thank you. nice to meet you. hello. what's your name? you want it for you? >> [inaudible] >> hello, tim. >> i'm very rarely speechless, but i'll be honest, nothing to say. thank you, very nice to meet you hey, you should go and hang out where they're selling the books then. >> . [inaudible] >> hello, this is you? >> [inaudible] >> awesome, in case i never need dental work? >> absolutely. >> do you have an act is sent? >> [inaudible] >> thank you, thanks for coming. hello. >> thank you, thank you, i love you

>> this is when we were with meredith. >> we were following you around a bit. >> you wonder why we'relayer, but it's a camera. if you're jogging around or wearing it, somebody could be recording you. it does play music. >> basically, you're not safe anywhere. >> this is called the black box micro. hidden in the tissue box >> this is inside the tissue box with a hole right there. >> thank you, mario. we think. >> 007, guys. >> thanks a lot, guys. >>> have a reason to toast this thanksgiving. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. 2@ >>> do you want to serve up the gift of giving this thanksgiving? well, go for a bottle of wine that gives back. >> here to uncork the do gooders guide to holiday wines is leslie sbrocco. author of "the simple and savvy wine guide". >> i love this segment idea. this is great. >> fabulous. >> get what you love and also do good for other people. >> the wine business is famous for that. these brands alone, there are so many that give to charity. these brands alone have given over a million dollars. i'm going to kick off with my favorite this season called the feast

meredith from p.j. smith. and what will bill o'brien do? no time-outs left. he's going to go for it. >> he has to. >> sean: this is the game here. fourth down and six. >> chris: big number 18, jesse james, who is a size match-up problem for nebraska against the linebacker or safety. and remember the last series he had jesse james open on a little end route. >> sean: one of the best fourth down teams in the country, this is as big as any they've had this year. four-man rush. mcgloin. started to step right. throws incomplete. broken up by blatchford. intended for alex kenney. nebraska takes over on downs. >> chris: sean, here's what we're talking about zone match-up. man to man but they're going to wait for the penn state players to come to the area. they let them go and each guy waits for them to come to their area then jump them on the zone match-up. you cannot play it any better. whatever lack of communication there was in the first half, certainly not there in the second half. for bo pelini and his cornhusker defense. >> sean: penn state cannot stop the clo

and we don't know how many dogs and cats and other pets have been taken into shelters, but meredith wasthat dog's like, thank you, sir, thank you. i don't need any bacon bits or anything. >> look at that. >> hey, we also want to remind you, tonight's rock center with brian williams will be completely devoted to the recovery from sandy. you can watch it 10:00/9:00 central right here on nbc. >> incredible lineup there. and just ahead, kathie lee and hoda, but first, your local news and weather.

quickly, meredith blake, a totally incompetent reporter at the "l.a. times" picked that up. also using the word lament in her article but also adding that i seemed, quote, terrified by the voting results. did i seem terrified to you? then, left-wing loon, brian lowery piled on. writing in variety he said, quote: posts like bill o'reilly lamenting the shift in the u.s. electorate. and the lamenting went on. article after article after article. falsely claiming that i was somehow wringing my hands rather than stating sage opinion. that led actor john to say this. >> i know bill o'reilly feels like america has changed and it's no longer in the control of white power. but it never really has been. it's been a false power. i mean, this country was founded by latin people. >> bill: so now i'm a white power guy. i went from analyzing the election vote, matter of factually to being david duke. isn't that nice? and this happens all day every day in the far left media and it's getting serious. the obama campaign demonized mitt romney as a predatory capitalist. as a heartless man who e

of violent rioting at ole miss over the enrollment of the university's first black student, james meredith. let's talk to michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and professor of sociology at georgetown university. professor, good to have you with us. with so much hatred out there, this is a depressing story. you would think people would be celebrating this and moving the country forward. which brings me to the question, is there any chance of acceptance or is this just the way it's always going to be? >> well, among a certain, a minority of people, i think, ed, this will persist. the reality is is that a great swath if you will of american whites did cast a vote for barack obama. not the majority, to be sure. but enough to make a difference. because if you look at what got obama into office, if it was a sandwich, we'd call it ham on white. "h," hispanics and latinos. "a," african-americans. "m," the millennials. and white women. the old school, old style tradition of white men being central and dominant. whiteness is being dissipated. what's coming together is a collection of progress

of violent rioting at ole miss over the enrollment of the university's first black student james meredithchael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and associate at georgetown university. good to have you with us. with so much hatred still out there, this is a depressing story. it brings me to the question. is there any chance of acceptance or is this just the way it's always going to be? >> among a certain minority of peop people, i think this will persist. but the reality is that a great swath, if you will of american whites, did cast a vote for barack obama. enough to make a difference. if you look at what got obama into office, if it was a sandwich, we'd call it ham on white. so there's a coalition that's taking place in america that may be threat tong the old school, old style tradition of white men being central and dominant. whiteness is being dissipated and what's coming together is a collection of progressive whites along with latinos and african-americans and young people foraging a connection to a broader future and a bridge to a brighter possibility. but at the same time, it's

tomorrow night, meredith vieira will join us. but, "jimmy fallon" is next! jimmy!and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, thank you very much. that's what i'm talking about right there. that is a great crowd. welcome, everybody. welcome. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. i appreciate it. here's what people are talking about. it has been two days, and florida still hasn't finished counting all the votes from tuesday night's election. of course, it's gonna be weird when they're finally done. they're, like, "the winner is -- al gore?" [ laughter ] "i don't know. we don't know." this is sweet, though. president obama's photo of him hugging michelle has become the most retweeted photo of all time. take a look at this

meredith, springfield, virginia, bill, simmer down.atherine and juan are smart and we like to see what they have to say. you were grumpy. i have to see with megyn kelly if it's okay for you to tell me to simmer down. also i wasn't grumpy. i was frustrated because both of them would not answer a very simple direct question. what were lower income people voting for? linda, ontario, canada. what about to juan and mary katherine? they could not come up with one thing, lower income voters want. how about obamacare? every time you said traditional, in your response to jon stewart, insert white. beyond foolish, beyond foolish. many nonwhite people hold traditional values. marty, west palm beach, florida. wife got me the audio of "killing kennedy," but she got it free with a billoreilly.com premium membership. so now i have two gifts. one of our best deals ever, mart y. i can't get "killing lincoln" or" killing kennedy" here. since i covered the faulk lands war, father, i've got a soft spot, you're out in the mile of nowhere, believe me. i'll

i want to thank my guests, meredith vieira and her husband richard cohen, james spader, and christinamonday night lea michele and toby keith. but "jimmy fallon" is happening right now. jimmy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, wow. that's the love. thank you out here. thank you very, very much. welcome, everybody. welcome to "late night." [ cheers and applause ] it's gonna be a big show tonight. new york city is the place where -- here's what people are talking about, you guys. there's a video going around of president obama getting choked up and crying while he thanks his campaign staff after the election. yeah. [ audience aws ] when mitt romney saw the video, he was, like -- [ as romney ] >> "what is that clear liquid coming out of his eyes?" [ laughter ] "is