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nand the years since her health problems multiplied, but the lasting image is of a woman that merv griffine called glamour personified. >> we put together a gallery of her in our app, just search zsa zsa gabor. >>> one family in virginia is hoping to inspire you this holiday season. a mother and her sons collected thousands of socks to give to homeless. they got the idea after learning that socks were the most needed and least donated items at shelters. julie says that the thick wo after. news4 was there when the family dropped off the donation at the mission shelter in northwest d.c. >> driving through we saw a lot of people who might needed them, and because it is kind of touching. >> i felt good to help the the community out. >> reporter: did you realize that there were people out there who needed the socks? >> not really. >> reporter: what a teachable moment. and the spur lylins called thei project the warm piggies projec project, and they have collected more than 1,600 pairs of new and used socks to donate. >>> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> what a heartwarming story, and cur

since, her health problems multiplied but the lasting image of zsa zsa gabor is the womanle that merv griffin described as glamour personified. mark barger, nbc news. >>> in the wake of the open warehouse fire, much attention is being placed on how safe the living spaces are and who's living there. look at the scene near everett and jones barbecue in oakland this evening. organizers called it a candle light vigil of love. the owner of the barbecue manages a nearby warehouse and was concerned the space was being operated unsafely by the artists living there and she wanted something done about it. and as they say in the restaurant business, much is resolved over broken bread. >> it was a misunderstanding, miscommunication, they didn't understand. so fearful that i was coming after them. >> within a couple of weeks, we had formed a plan to have them generously donate their space and help us put on a show to raise funds for warehouse fire safety improvements. >> both sides say they have come together with a common goal and want to keep it open as a place for artists. ♪ >>> 36 lives lost but not f

. -- merv griffin also had the same birthday.he were still around, we could play jeopardy together. i would like to meet all of them. i met david eisenhower, ike's grandson, who is writing books about his grandfather's time. he was a pulitzer finalist for one of them. penn alumni magazine -- he teaches at penn, david -- he calls me up and says, will you write a story? eisenhower, he is not all that well thought of in the scheme of presidents, so he starts telling me stories about him. once he starts, i say -- and david's father, was ike's chief of staff and they eventually retired to gettysburg. david was a teenager or less than a teenager and ike would come to his little league games. can you imagine that? wouldn't you want to sit with ike and talk baseball? i said, that must be a lot of pressure. he said no, my grandfather loved to play golf. that was the one time he would allow the press to come take pictures on the tee when he would invite some general or diplomat. often there would only be two other guys, so he would say, da

she just was the personification i think of like the '70s, and that sort of mike douglas, merv griffin, you know, whole -- >> and part of it -- the way she came on with her mix of camp and her glamour as you say her ava gabor the other sister really captivated the american audience. >> 99 years old. >> beautiful. all right. michelle obama, offering advice to melania trump. what is that advice? next. who says i shouldn't have a soda every day? my doctor. my dentist. definitely my wife. hey wait. we have better bubbles. make sparkling water at home and drink 43% more water every day. sodastream. love your water. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. and if you have more than one liberty mutual policy, you qualify for a multi-policy discount, saving you money on your car and home coverage. call for a free quote today. liberty stand

merv griffin had the same birthday. he's not around. if he were, we could play jeopardy together.t all of them. i went to a story with david icen houser who is writing books about his grandfather's time. he teaches at penn, david. calls me up and says will you write a story. >> i'm thinking, guys, eisenhower, do you know him, not all that well in the scheme of presidents, telling stories about them. when he tells me stories, david's father, the middle generation was ike's chief of staff. david is a young teenager, and i used to go to the little league games. can you imagine that, the president coming to the little league games. talking baseball. that much meant a lot of pressure. i said tell you what pressure is, my grandfather loved to play golf. that is the one time he allowed the press to come and take pictures. when he invited a general or, you know, diplomat or something to go. and often there's two other guys. so come on, you have to come out and play. that's pressure. all the nation's cameras are on me, a 14-year-old trying to make a good drive. so, you know, the more you k