why is politico suddenly declaring in a headline how michelle obama became a feminist nightmare? ell, i mean, there's two theories here. one is they're out to get clicks, sort of the politico uber anyway. stirring the pot. and the othether theory is that michelle coddle represents a kind of inside the beltway liberal feminism that defines feminism as abortion, gay marriage, and a little bit of sheryl greenburg type stlooifing through corporate america, leaving out the other theories of feminism like working women and helping poor families and right to life and all the other things women might be interested in. those things appear to be invisible to michelle coddle as she evaluates michelle obama. >> this is not the battle, i don't believe, of the michelles. i think this headline was inflammatory, but if you look at michelle coddle's piece, it is not an opinion piece. it is a reported piece where she both talks to feminists and talks to republican activists as well who present both sides of the story. that isn't to say, however, that she is wrong in the premise of the article becau

another former first lady who is considering a run for presidency, maybe we should put in the mix michelle obama. >> that's an interesting thought. >> that should get people crazed. >> hillary versus obama again. so wednesday the fed announced that they will be rolling back the stimulus. do you think that that is a sign the stimulus enacted in 2000 # ultimately worked or not? >> well, the economists seem to think so. the economists seem to think that mr. bernanke probably prevented things from turning into a depression. but now he's saying things have worked so well in spite of by the way the politicians that it's time to start very gradually phasing that back. >> i want to have a little bit of fun because the holiday season is upon us. christmas is less than a week away. so as we take a look back at the year in politics, which politician would you say gave us the best gift in 2013? >> there are so many, but i think my vote would go for theirry read. mr. personality himself. he is the one who gave us the end of the filibuster and that is a gift to anybody, and that will include me, who has ever

durante el servicio al presidente mandela, fue junto a los ministros de dinamarca, la primera dama michelle obamaermanecÍa cerca sin participar, estamos en twitte twitter, "primer impacto." >>> y no se pierda el reporte del doctor juan rivera. >>> y el tema principal fue el tributo a jenni

president obama and first lady michelle obama boarding air force one. now, also on air force one for the trip to south africa former president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former secretary of state hillary clinton. former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton will also be attending the memorial but they are traveling separately. the only living president not going to the mandela funeral is george h.w. bush. he's 89 and is no longer able to travel long distances. >>> in south africa people are still gathering outside of nelson mandela's house in johannesburg. this is video shot earlier this morning. tomorrow, a public memorial service will be held in a soccer stadium that seats 95,000 people. then nelson mandela's body will lie in state in a government building in pretoria from wednesday through friday and then on sunday, nelson mandela will be buried in the remote village that he grew up in. >>> 7:16. today, south africa's

president obama and first lady michelle obama at the white house. they will arrive shortly. eye on them light the candles and observe a moment of silence for the victims. we will turn to the holidays now and checking out a holiday tradition that has spanned more than three decades. look at these sweet pictures. it started in 1980. michael gray is sitting on santa's lap. by '84 his brother joined him and over the next three decades it was a scene repeated over and over and over and over again. and now the two brothers have passed on the tradition to their children, who join them in these pictures. they are hoping to continue the an you'll photo shoot for into the future. >> today a thousand south bay pam list will receive gifts thanks to the hard work of hundreds of people. they have collected hundreds of presents over the last few months. last night they wrapped them in san jose and they will distribute them today throughout santa clara county. this is the toy drive's 29th year. >> what would you do with an extra $7,000 this holiday season? that's how much you could win just

. >> the new health care push by michelle obama. wait until you see what she told al sharpton today. 40 million holiday shoppers may be getting ripped off at this moment. new warnings about one of the biggest computer hacks in history. breaking tonight, big news in a major 11th hour change -- yet another one -- to obamacare. in what's looking like a last ditch white house effort for health care coverage for some of the millions of americans who have been booted off of the plans they had and liked thanks to the president's law. with four days to go now until the deadline to enroll for obamacare coverage, we are talking monday. you don't enroll by monday you don't have coverage in the new year. news leaked about how the administration has decided to urge insurers to sell bare bones catastrophic plans to the pool of nearly 6 million americans who lost insurance under obamacare -- something they were t not supposed to be allowed to do. catastrophic plans that the 6 million people didn't want but now may need to buy, thanks to being kick

but why are we trying to get inside the head of michelle obama?ire event t theatrics of it. you have this stadium, the last time that americans have seen it was during the world cup. it feels like the sound of 60,000 people, is exuberant and joyous when the president is introduced. people are thinking this is a funeral in which we are dower and this was a big celebration of one of the most celebrated individuals on the plaechbt who passed away after a long and tremendous life. >> absolutely, i think we all should rejoice he got 95 years. i can't think of something that was not more important to me personally that nelson mandela should get 95 on this earth after spending 27 as a freedom fighter. >> and there was a long time that it looked like he wasn't going to get # 5. >> one thing that was really stirring to me in the president's speech, he said this on the day that mandela died. he the first time i took up any issue, any cause, i went to and an anti-apartheid rally. he was kind of a nonpolitical person in his high school years, he wasn't really

call it out. >> i want michelle obama. >> how many want michelle obama? four women all with hands up. >> hillary. >> you can't have both! >> none of them wanted president obama as their neighbor, but they wanted michelle obama. republican ad maker and susan page and fred yang and "the washington post" correspondent. dan, i want to start with you. it's not surprising the purpose of the focus group is to get context to the poor poll numbers and the poor reflection that clearly the public has for washington there. what was striking to me was the lack of not knowing what to do next. not knowing how to punish washington. >> that frustration has been out there for several cycles. once we got past 08 was a historic election and one in which people felt good about and maybe the country could turn a corner, what we have seen since then is polarization is worse than ever and the anger at washington is deeper than ever. i think part of this is related to the lack of real recovery for so many people with the economy. there a series of elements and people don't know wh

look at michelle obama's face on that picture.was mad. wait until you see what they said inside the paper and how they're characterizing this series of photographs looking really mad at her husband for flirting with that pretty blond. wait till you see is inside and wait until you see what the photographer said really happened. next. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doct

> the two brothers were sfixated on the passage of obama care in the first term that they let michelle obama make false promises about keeping their own insurance. and staggering thinking that the emanuel brothers. okay, best follow up. >> obama at the mandela funeral, flirting with the danish pastry while michelle gives her stare. >> the danish pastry was the prime minister of denmark. >> have you seen a picture? >> yeah. >> but pat needs a little educating in how to talk to women maybe. >> okay, i like the photo open on air force one of president obama showing photos of his paintings to hillary clinton. i like that kind of bipartisanship. >> i love the photo of the president with the danish prime minister, which i have to say. and you know, it kept me going for a couple of days after that. i mean there is hope for all of us. >> did you see the full length? >> yeah, i saw most. >> clarence? >> i think that the reunion of governor chris christie in may, it was what, the 2012 reducts. >> i would have to go along with this. the picture of every chump, taking a selfie with the danish president.

y aparento no causÓ mucho agrado en la primera dama michelle obama.stas fotografÍas tomadas por roberto smicht en la ceremonia a nelson mandela le dieron la vuelta al mundo y se dis minaron rÁpidamente a travÉs de las redes sociales. fueron la portada de los principales diarios ingleses. las fotos muestran al presidente barack obama, tomÁndose un autorretrato, con la atractiva primera ministra de dinamarca y el primer ministerio britÁnico david cameron y para seguir con las interpretaciÓn, atrÁs se ve a erick holder poniÉndose una mano en la frente como si estuviera un poco abochornado. los 3 lÍderes muy felices. la lÍder de dinamarca en la mitad. cameron a un lado y el presidente obama muy pegado al otro lado. y contrasta con la cara de michelle obama no muy feliz. la dejaron fuera de la fiesta. no es lo que estÁn pensando, dijo el fotÓgrafo smicht autor de las fotos. la regla que una imagen vale mÁs que mil palabras. pero en esta ocasiÓn no lo es. el fotÓgrafo dijo que las fo fotos pueden mentir. segundos antes la primera dama tambiÉn se encontraba

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michelle obama and the first dog visited the national medical center in the northwest where she readeau's having. he looks happy. what's the other dog's name? >> sonny. >> he was down there, too. didn't want to leave him out, or her out. do we fáknow? let's look atw3 the snow and se what's going on out there tonight. we've got a little bit of snow coming in across the area. storm team 4 radar shows that. this right now a live shot of detroit. they're seeing the snow. the current temperature, 16 degrees. airport, 20 degrees warmer. right now towards union station, good shot tonight. 1%qq1ñbit.are starting to blow a keeping the windchills down but not nearly as cold as what they'req seeing back there. current temperature sitting at 36 degrees. our temperatures really have not moved alli] thate1 much. that's a result of the cloud cover that's been around the we're going to continue toçóe1 the clouds willb. thicken. they will lower and see some snow outht of this. mostlya5 to the north. gaithersburg, areas to the )q south, man in fredericksburg. not expecting a whole lot from this sto

they figure people still like michelle obama. give her a shot. >> mm-hmm. they are turning to somebody who has her credibility intact in the view of the american people. but the question is, that's one tactic of. this is another. >> yeah. >> the man in the footsie pajamas that you put your toddlers in at night. this is supposed to make people want to buy health care. brit hume had a tweet today like, omg -- hold on, i will find it. omg, this is real. is this going to do it? yeah, this is real, omg. >> i think he's still in his jam mys because he can't find a job in the obama economy. 18 to 29-year-old young people oppose obamacare by 57% disapproval. this is one of his core constituents that's turning on him on obamacare. this is a desperate move. it's not just that. interesting statistic. there are twice as many people who believe you can put a curse on someone using the evil eye than believe obamacare will improve their health care. >> evil eye. >> that's a fact. twice as many people believe space aliens made contact with people on earth than obamacare wi

obama, michelle obama, along with her daughters, sasha and malia, they visited mandela, reading a bookith him. and also talking with him. obviously, mandela, south africa's first black president, a huge inspiration to the u.s.'s first black president and his family. >> tahman bradley, live in washington for us this morning. >>> you heard tahman reference that memorial service that will be held in a football stadium. it's part of a logistical nightmare south african officials are facing. >> it's likely that most of the living u.s. presidents will travel to south africa. dozens of other dignitaries will attend. the event is being likened to organizing a world cup, plus a coronation and inauguration at the same time. >> bill clinton was in power when nellman mandela took power. we will remember him as a man of uncommon grace and compassion. >> reporter: mandela's two youngest daughters were in london at the time of his death, attending a premiere about the film of his life. >> they left immediately. but they asked the film be played to the end. the audience was told that mandela had died

obama con la jefa de gobierno de dinamarca, las conversaciones tuvo lugar bajo una actitud de michelle obamandela pero el fotógrafo dijo que segundos antes michelle obama se reía con su esposo y los demás gobernantes. >>> decirle adiós a las armsa es lo que quiere este fotógrafo, con estas imágenes de niños cargando armamento, el fotógrafo es de newtown, connecticut, ddn murieron el año pasado 26 niños por un tiroteo en la escuela primaria sandy hook. >>> un estudiante fue suspendido de su escuela y acusado de abuso sexual en colorado, el menor tiene solo 6 años y su supuesto delito fue darle u nbeso en la mano a una compañera en su aula, la dirección del centro asegura que actuó en defensa de la víctima >>> el 12 de diciembre es un día muy importante para los seguidores de la virgen de guadalupe, a la basílica de la ciudad de méxico llegan millones de peregrinos, pero al interior hay muy pocos que entran al santuario de los enfermos. >>> gracias, buenas tardes, la fe que moviliza a miles de fieles para las mañanitas de la virgen de guadalupe, hay un lugar que pocos conocen, en ecatepec. >>>

causo conmocion la reaciocn de michelle obama estaba absolutamente seria.vid bisbal, roberto tapia, ninel conde, el daza, larry hernández, miguelito, graciela beltran, ivyquintanilla, que regresa, reik, cristian castro, también giancalo canela. ahí vemos a rogelio martinez, maribel guardia, leslie leslie grace y maluk desde colombia. la lista esta sorprendente. >>los artistas estan tratando de acomodar su agente para participar por los niños que tanto lo necesitan >>así es, hacemos pausa, antes le digo algo, si le falta compañía para las fiestas, no deje de disfrutar el pachangon, le enseñamos a como romper el hielo en su próxima invitacion >>música con montés de durango, le canta a nuestra lupita hermosa. >>y volvemos desde méxico con karla y pilar preza, en la celebracion a la virgencita morena ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪ ¿qué pasará? ♪ ♪ ¿mis regalos en dónde están? ♪ ♪ ¡ya los veo! imira allá! están todos flotando. ♪ ♪ así festejo yo. ♪ ese regalo que le traje. ♪ y me quedó aún mejor, ♪ con la envoltura camuflaje. ♪ así festejo yo. esta es época de fiesta, muchas veces

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i'm mark mark kelly in for frank. >> i'm michelle griego time is 6:33. president obamand three of his predecessors are heading to south africa to attend tomorrow's memorial for nelson mandela. kpix 5's cate cauguiran joins us now from the news room with more on the week of events in honor of the civil rights legend. >> more than 50 heads of state will be in attendance making it one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in recent history. south african police officers are tasked with ensuring it is a secure memorial. 11,000 soldiers have been deployed around the country to protect those mourners. about 80,000 people are expected to attend and the head of south africa's national defense force says the country is prepared for the challenge of keeping so many dignitaries, safe. the week long events honoring the anti-apartheid leader kicked off yesterday with the national day of prayer. at one ceremony, mandela was remembered by the man who succeeded him as south africa's president. >> what he and his generation were able to do, to memorialize millions of our people to

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colleen christian burke is an interior designer part of multiple decorating teams for michelle obamahe author of "chris ma mass with the first ladies" from jacqueline kennedy to michelle obama. thanks for being with us. if you can start with this year's theme, gather round. what did it take to pull the white house together for christmas this year? >> gather round is a theme mrs. obama picked. she always cuts too the heart of the matter and 85 of us got together on thanksgiving night to start working for six days straight to pull the white house into the spectacular shape that it is now. so it was a great deal of fun and a lot of work. >> your book deals with hoe all of the first ladies through the years did the white house over the years. i have a vision that hillary is less into the first lady thing than others. is that right or wrong? >> that's absolutely wrong. that was my impression too. i thought she was going to be not so into it. she had other things little bit. but she really recreated christmas every year and she was spectacular. >> good. >> i love some of these photos from

. >>> up next first lady michelle obama helps usher in the holidays at the white house, but it was the behavior of one of the first pooches that stole the show. >> murder, allegations of child abuse, arrests of police officers every other week, is something wrong with d.c.'s police department? i'm bruce leshan, this story coming up. >>> here's a live rook right now outside, the south african embassy here in the united states, actually this is a live look outside his home where you can see the folks gathered where nelson mandela passed away at >>> the holidays have arrived at the white house. first lady michelle obama welcomed children of military members yesterday for a first look at this year's decorations. as always, the first family's dogs bo and sonny are prominently featured in the displays. there are two life size replicas of the portuguese waterdogs made of satin ribbons and these chocolate miniatures of the white house pets in the gingerbread house and it couldn't be a white house celebration without a louvre appearance of the first dogs themselves -- a live appearance of the f

michelle obama, look, is very popular. she's a lot more popular than her husband. she's a mother.that women are the one who's kind of nag their kids. of course, i wouldn't know that personally, but they nag their kids to get things like their health care coverage. >> yes, you know the administration has set a deadline of next monday to be able to sign up and make sure that everyone has people who are signed up by monday have health insurance starting january 1st. how is that working out? >> you know, you're getting a lot more people enrolling than you had, of course, at the beginning. that's a very important date, wolf, because what they don't want is for people to have any lapses in coverage, particularly if they were canceled. if their health policies were canceled. we just heard word this morning from some insurers that ahip, america's health insurance plans that health plans according to them are voluntarily extending the deadline for consumers to pay their first month's premium. so that they won't be caught in a bind either if they extend their health care coverage with priva

obama later got to meet with michelle obama and her daughters met there. it is interesting, the president's advisers said in his remarks, he will talk about how nelson mandela was a multi-faceted figure that almost seemed meant to be that he would become the man he was. it was actually decades of persistence and that there is something, a larger lesson to be learned, from the life of nelson mandela. >> he said his life was profoundly changed by nelson mandela. go ahead, charlie. what were you going to say? >> here it is the commission of the a.u. commission chairman, dr. zuma, who i presume will introduce the president now. i am struck by the wonderful colors you can see throughout the stadium. >> michelle obama said when she went with her daughters, the main thing she wanted to say was thank you for the work you have done, the legacy you have left behind and the way you have changed my life and my husband. i couldn't think of many -- the only thing i wanted to say to him, to impress upon him, was how grateful we were to him in this country as well. she sa

. >> it was president obama taking a selfy while michelle obama glares at both. check out the new york post website. and the enough already award? >> alec baldwin serial battles with the paparazzi. >> tea party. enough already. >> italian prime minister who was finally sentenced four years of prison for writtenning everything and everything kardashian. i have had enough of them. >> anthony weiner's career. may it stayed buried this time. >> enough already is global warming. the theory. the most honored supporter admit there has been anyone crease in the earth's surface temperatures for 15 years. it's time to admit that the theory is flawed. >> worst lie. >> if your like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. >> what do you mean by that, keep it? >> that was the president's offstated comment where he was referring to people that already have insurance. and it did not prove to be fully accurate. i would gift three direct to have international intelligence james clapper that told a congressional committee that the nsa was not collecting data on m

and we see first lady michelle obama getting out one side and president barack obama getting out theut to walk up the steps of air force one and we can tell you jimmy carter and former president bill clinton will also be going to the memorial but they will be traveling separately. first lady michelle obama is getting ready to take off from there heading to south africa where they will attend the funeral and we will watch them walk up the steps. people in south africa are still gathering outside the home in yes johannesburg. and they will hold the memorial in a soccer area one that holds 9 5,000 people. they will hold the memorial wednesday through friday and then he will be buried in a village he grew up in. >>> now yesterday in south car a, the government called for a day of rememberance. people gathered in churches, in mosques and in synagogues paying respect to many people called the father of south africa. >>> the flight 214 was canceled and more details have been revealed about the readiness of the fire department commanders ready to deal with the crash at fso. they reported thr

athena, what's going on with michelle obama? >> reporter: hi, wolf, well, michelle obama was called the closer during the 2008 campaign because of her ability to win over voters. the question now is whether she will be as effective in selling the health care law. >> well, michelle -- >> reporter: president said calling in his not so secret weapon, the first lady, to try to sell his signature law to a skeptical public. >> the words that come to mind for me are peace of mind. >> reporter: michelle obama rarely seen publicly in the oval office today sitting beside the president in the seat often reserved for world leaders, telling a group of mothers selected by the white house how they can help get more young healthy people to sign up for health insurance. without them, experts say, the health care exchanges could implode. >> educate yourselves. get that education, make the choice that's best for your family. >> reporter: asked about her involvement, the first lady answered simply. >> because i'm a mom. >> reporter: and she's takin

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former first lady laura bush. >> both michelle obama and barack obama have said how much he inspired chelle met him last year. >> let's listen in. >> we were talking earlier about the name nelson mandela. the name also madiba. explain that because many refer to him as madiba. >> it's better than mr. mandela or mandela. he actually preferred to be called madiba and i think people didn't know how to refer to him. the sense he was a father figure or a grandfather played in and he was radooted to his south african traditions. a lot of people just blankedly referred to him as tata which is father. when you talk about tata only one really father and the father of a nation but that personal intimate. no, he is my father too. i know when i've spoken to his personal assistant she didn't know what to call him. she said mr. mandela felt too form willal and mr. president was too formal and felt madiba was informal. >> i know you find that too. >> she called him grandfather. this sense of how they embrace him. >> rick stengel who co-authored mandela's biography, "long walk to freedom." did mandela

first lady michelle obama said we will never forget the inspiration from nelson mandela, extraordinary example of more courage, kindness and humility. miss secretary clinton said nelson mandela was a /khaplen you know for justice and human dignity with unmatched grace. nancy pelosi said we have lost a leader who advanced the cause and equality of human rights. i agree with them all, but i will add my point too. i think that nelson mandela taught people how liberating it is to forgive, for had he not, the anger over the brutality he had experienced during the time and the guilty and fear that white people had would have caused a civil war in south africa. president nelson mandela's gift to the world was his ability to forgive. he pointed us to the best part of our human spirit. when president mandela appeared in oakland he praised california for the progressive role in leadership it had given to his progressive efforts. nelson mandela, a man of courage that we all revere, who thought many miles away though, was such an enormous figure in our lives that we will not forget him. we will re

look at chrysalis in washington including scenes from inside the white house with first lady michelle obama all next on politicking with larry king. from the fantastic museum in washington d.c. it is now but there's no place like this the newseum as we call it right right my fiance yeah it's a want to say news museum and it will have david gregory the moderator of n.b.c. news meet the press he's moderated since december of two thousand and eight he was the chief white house correspondent during the regime of george w. bush and meet the press is the oldest running sunday news talk show in american television history when you got this job for we get of of things yeah and what was that like. it was extraordinary told you well our brar news president the time steve capice called it was in the gym a die but it was some time after that as your member tom brokaw filled in i think n.b.c. news did the smart thing which is after something is significant is that to to ease the transition into put tom into the job i think that was appropriate and it was a nice way to bridge that gap because it was goin

creo que el vuelo de 14 horas de johannesburgo habrÁ una conversaciÓn muy interesante un fre michelle obamas a lo largo de la costa oeste se despertaron en medio de una gran nevada, los trabajadores de las oficinas federales en washington se les pidiÓ que se quedaron en casa debido al khumalo de nieve que podrÍa afectar el trÁfico en calles y carreteras. >> definitivamente hay crisis y continÚa isolda p. tiene el informe a continuaciÓn, escuchemos. >> desde nueva inglaterra hasta washington, dc pegÓ con fuerza, kau estando que algunas escuelas cierran y en la capital del paÍs los empleados no esenciales del gobierno recibieran Órdenes de quedarse en sus casas o trabajar desde ellas para evitar el peligro de las congeladas carreteras. >> estamos en otoÑo y guau! estÁ demasiado frÍo, ya me puedo imaginar enero, febrero. >> por un lado es lindo y nos el jai y si tiene que trabajar y el sacrificio diario de la rutina es pesado. >> en el sur estÁ cambiando un poco las cosas tambiÉn. >> nuch la nieve y las temperaturas ademÁs de llegar temprano, pues el invierno comienza oficialmente el 21 de dic

it sounds like michelle obama is enlisted for the first time to sell obama care. what is the strategy behind using her as a secret weapon? >> first of all, she is their secret weapon. michelle obama's approval ratings is higher than the president. that is not unusual. the first lady's generally are. and she is protective of her popularity and her currency with the american believe and she was not defending the website when it was hard to defend and defending the president's broken promise. and now that the website is working better and half a million people signed up so far in december, she's out there selling and particularly selling to moms, the idea that this is something for families and she is a potent weapon for the president in trying to get broader acceptance on this. >> one last poll, 54 percent said they wished it hadn't passed and 38 percent said they are glad it passed. it is already the law of the land, and the only thing that people can do with that feeling is take it out on the midterms. >> exactly. we have to start winning the elections. and if peo

>> the selfie, i got a lot of respect now for michelle obama. the look on her face was like, you self-absorbed jackasses. i am going to pay attention to what is going on right now. of course it is her vows. her voice. >> i sound just like her. >> doing push ups she sounds pretty manly. >> terrible sexist joke there. >> i thought it was funny. as the female of the group, i thought it was funny. >> i like you a lot, but i hate the guy to my left. >> are selfies beneath world leaders or does it make them just like us? when i saw that i thought, isn't that adorable? >> first of all let's get this out of the way. it wasn't a selfie. in the dictionary it is a photo taken of one's self. if there is somebody in the picture besides you it is not a selfie. >> you could call it a frenzie and there are other words. this wasn't a funeral. there were people dancing outside. i don't think this is big deal to anyone besides michelle. i want to say to president obama if he is watching, i hope the couch in the oval office is a better place to put your legs up tha

it's the largest of mandela produced in the world so far. >>> michelle obama carried on a tradition of first ladies. >> 'twas the night before christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. >> she visited a medical center and brought bo along with her. look how good he behaves. afterwards, she took questions from the children. when asked what she was getting the president for christmas, she said he asked for workout clothes. she toured the facility and thanked staff for dedication. it's a tradition for first ladies dating back to truman. >>> why beyonce didn't tell anyone about her album and how she got away with it. >>> the mega millions jackpot climbs to a new record. what to do to increase your chances of winning, next. >>> we are on the >>> well, the odds areinst you, but the payout may be worth it. the mega millions reaching an all time. itis at 586 million bucks and strong ticket sales could push it past last year's record drawing of $656 million by tomorrow night. get this. a couple more drawings with no winner and the jackpot could reach $1

and michelle obama on the phone as she talks to kids about santa. ♪ >>> and we begin in be beth -- bethlehemre it is christmas day. nick is there, and he joins us live. nick if you could what is it like for you. you have been there for years but for people who have never been there to bethlehem to take in christmas day in that particular city in >> tony it is such an amazing and special space. and thousands of people came here from all over the world, and it is the largest turnout in years, and that is boosting peace in this tiny town of bethlehem. here is bethlehem, a solemn celebration of one of chris -- christianities most sacred moments. after 12:00 the sounds of midnight mass filled st. katherines chapel. politicians, pilgrims palestinian christians all marking christ's sacrifices. >> hope and reconciliation, on your homelands and families through the new year. >> reporter: archbishop blessed the crowd in six languages he told palestinians to stop infighting and prayed for all in the holy land including palestinians and israelis. just a few feet away, this man is praying for the future.

if you looked at those ten photos in sequence, it was funny to watch michelle obama's face. >> but the photographer who took the picture said it was a celebratory crowd, they were all having a good time, so why did it go viral? >> once a week, the white house does this phony baloney white house thing. they highlighted the celebratory tone of the funeral. they also highlighted joe biden standing for his selfie as if to say, well, you know, hey, it's cool. i think the point here is it illustrates that the careful construction of this president's public image and how slavishly the white house press corps expects the image to be constrained publicly and how -- no ap access for pictures and nothing else. when we get a candid moment for the president when he is certainly acting in a way that does not please mrs. obama. when he starts acting like this, we see why they control access to him because it doesn't look good. >> so you're saying the unscripted nature of it was more than what the white house press core put out, but you're saying the white house core -- >> no, no, the white house pres

we'll get an inside look at michelle obama shows off the decorations. >> and college students getting canine therapy. >>> metro is taking heat for a controversial series of new ads at metro station next week. one makes a comment about new metro improvements while the other says, quote, can't we just talk about shoes? some commuteayhe ad is sexist and unfair to women. >> well, just the smile on their faces, it's like, this is a serious conversation. but it's very flippant. just thinking about shoes. it's nothing to smile about. >> metro says the ads are a part of a series that shows riders including men having casual conversations about improvements to the railways. coming up at 5:00, transportation reporter adam tuss has more about the complaints. send us your feedback by calling or texting. text one for yes and 2 for no. we'll share your responses tonight on news 4 at 5:00. >>> quiet please. a new law says loud music, car horns and barking dogs are a criminal offense. violatorscan be fined up to $500. some residents called it too strict. others, too lack. supervisors say it's made th

the white house announcing that president obama and michelle obama will travel there next week to attend the memorial. >> on sunday, they will mark a national day of prayer and reflection. his memorial service will be held tuesday in johannesburg. tonight, we are hearing from the former u.s. ambassador south africa. south special memories of africa. >> kimberly suiters is live at the embassy with more. >> all day, people have been braving the elements to the tributes here to the statue of nelson mandela at the embassy. for them, the losses doubly painful. great leaders. >> the only u.s. ambassador to present his credentials to nelson mandela. >> to hear him say in his own sod of humor that it seemed slow now. he was in for 27 years and they grew up knowing who he was without ever having seen him and until this day in 1990. >> that was the first day that most south africans knew what he looked like. >> they are hearing from friends and family still in south africa that everyone is in mourning for the man who saved their country from chaos. it was the rugby field, the world cup in 1995, th

they have gotten visits from first lady michelle obama and "scandal" star kerry washington. >> the school has also been visited by thieves. despite friends in high places, no one seems to be doing anything about this. >> residents and businesses are to to his ash meteor -- set meet here at the school that has been hit by burglars. they're questioning whether the burglary was investigated as thoroughly as a later burglary down the street at the salvation army. over the weekend, police made an in the salvation army case. stole $40,000 worth of tvs from the elementary school. >> there are communities that are outraged about this. onthey broken at 10:30 p.m. november 24. they spent an hour hauling things away and no one who should have been monitoring at school security headquarters ever called police. the janitors to the next morning. you feel that no one is investigating this? >> absolutely not. i cannot understand why the d.c. public school system has not released the tapes. >> also complaining is the grocery store across the street. he says they're not interested in a survey when -- in hi