>> i went to michigan state university for journalism. georgetown university for theological studies. >> did you get a degree from georgetown. >> master's degree in liberal studies. >> in liberal studies. that includes, what, theology? >> theology, philosophy, yeah. >> do they teach you shakespeare? >> i managed to stay away from shakespeare at the master's level. >> you'd be comfortable there now because i understand even for literature majors shakespeare is not a mandatory subject, do you believe that? what has happened to these? >> reporter, covered politics, weekly pbs series john ander nathalie. "u.s. news and world report," religion editor. your book to your credit. >> my first book. >> and still working at "u.s. news & world report." >> i still am. >> if i mention the name funk to you, who is he, robert funk? >> he's a bible scholar, new testament scholar who is founder and leader of a group called jesus seminar. a group of scholars for the last 15 years have been exploring the historical jesus. >> yeah, does he have very much stand

put people on there who would be respected, they put the chairman who is the president to michigan state university in east lansing. he was made the president of it. that one black member, a guy named wilkins who was assistant secretary of labor than they thought he was a sort of moderate person. i read all the white house files by the way. i didn't serve on the commission, but since i'm an historian i got all the files from other presidents, all the white houses and that all that stuff so i could see what they were saying inside about what they were doing. so the 11 black guy who was an adviser in the eisenhower white house, who is mostly there to tell names of people they could appoint something that would give them the trouble with their job. name him to it. but the rest of the folks on their named father ted hasbrouck from notre dame and important figures so it had important people on it. >> host: mary frances berry, when did she serve as chair of the civil rights commission? >> guest: i came in 1980 after having served in the carter administration and after then chancellor university of colora

another interesting aspect of the racial bias that can't be denied is what's revealed in a michigan state university study that shows an alleged killer of all white victims is two point six times more likely to get the death penalty so to talk about the issue of capital punishment and the findings from a newly released two thousand and twelve death penalty report i'm joined by richard dieter executive director of the death penalty information center thank you so much for taking the time to come on thank you for having me so you've been working with this issue for a number of years clearly the center you work for it's put out a report we put out a report every year what are the major findings of this report that the death penalty in the u.s. is dramatically down in terms of the number of states carrying out executions the number of death sentences and the number of executions itself were planning a shrinking and in isolation of the death penalty in just a few areas of the country why what are the main factors you think attributed to this decline i think the biggest thing that happened was the revelat

land to individual states to create land grant colleges the one that i went to briefly was michigan state university where they had they still have all these giant farms and they so that they could actually make enough money to keep the college going so that they could give people free educations university california was free until ronald reagan came along as governor and why not join the rest of the civilized world and we're the only country in the world that has student loan debt that at anything close to the kind of proportions we have the only developed country why not mark why not why not say if you can go to college it's free or if you can go to trade school become a good mechanic it's free so you talk about just paying for actually controlling it i'm talking about in i'm talking about paying for it and calling it an investment instead of building a bridge or in addition to building a bridge we're building a mind we're building skilled workers whether it's a bricklayer or whether it's an engineer because well part of the or the government's involvement in student loan that's where we are with

the annual list put together by michigan state university. topping this year's list, fiscal cliff. that's followed by spoiler alert, bucket list and yolo, which sounds for you only live once. you see that a lot of times on twitter, especially from teenagers. one person quote, it is an excuse to do some really stupid things. >> yolo. >> another phrase on the list, kick the can down the road. >> kick the can down the road. >> we've heard that with job creators. >> yeah. >>> stanford football fans have a rosy outlook for tomorrow. they are rooting for something that has not happened on new year's eve in 40 years. >>> and ever hear of kim kardashian? she's making news again this morning. the big news that kanye west made last night in atlantic city. >>> the can be bit "-- the" hobbit "came in number one at the box office this weekend. jack reacher with tom cruise rounded out the top five. >>> kim kardashian is in the news this morning. the word is she's pregnant with kanye west's baby. the 35-year-old wrap star kanye west made the news last night during his show. e news has confirmed w

i'm proud alumnus of michigan state university. i have family back there.tell you i'm unsympathetic and let me tell you why. the attitude of people back there, even democrats is that anybody who's got two more nickels to run together than i do their attitude is take his nickels away! don't give me some more. it is take somebody else's away. they knew what they were voting for. the whole legislature the governor everything is all right wing. they've been doing this for 20 years since they got john engler in there. that's when i left. the people of michigan are going to have to pull their heads out of their rears and start waking up to what -- the thing that really makes me angry is not so much what's going to happen to them but how it hurts labor around the country! >> bill: sure. and you know other states, paul, there will be other governors who will say hey they got away with it in michigan. let's do it here. >> i'm in a true blue state and i'm sticking with it. >> bill: good for you paul. unfortunately, there are too many members of labor unions who voted

the non- binding tongue-in-cheek list is released every year bite northern michigan's lake superior state universityu're planning on traveling for new year's eve we will tell you more on additional public transportation service coming up. plus the 49ers win the nfc west for the sake year and grow. we will break down the highlights ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my worst mistake ♪ ♪ turn around and let you go [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. made with sweet, smooth peanut butter and salted, roasted peanuts. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious.

that phrase would be banned aside from spoiler alert, folks at michigan lake superior state university want to put the end to the term "kick the can down the road." the word "trending" and then "bucket list." but the phrase with the most votes is the phrase we have used over and over and over again: fiscal cliff. in more of that. okay? >> stop it. that does it for us. tonight is the big new year's eve special. happy and healthy new year. trace is here for shepard smith on "studio b" right now. >>trace: the news begins anew on "studio b" today. president obama moments ago taking the stage to say a deal on the fiscal cliff is in sight but no compromise so exactly where do we stand in what does it mean for your war let? secretary of state, hillary clinton, in the hospital, with a blood clot week after reportedly sustaining a condition cushion in a fall. we will have the latest on that coming up. al qaeda group in yemen offering a huge reward to anyone who kills the u.s. ambassador to that country. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> first from

. >> the non-binding tongue in cheek list is released every year by northern michigan's lake superior state university karsashian is 12 weeks longer pregnancy. >> still ahead falling of the fiscal cliff. congress meeting again today and the vice president getting in on the talks. we will have the latest with out or a political expert michael yaki. >> trapublic transit is making sure that riders get around save this holiday season. we will be back in a few >> we have our second report of icing conditions now. we sort of expected the first ones here for the ride on san pablo dam road where one accident was caused by black eyes. what crews have been dispatched because some of the underground wiring got cut because of this accident. now the north bay and the ride on 1 01, we will take a look at the ride on the frontage road in the north bay right off of highway 1 01. there is a report of icing conditions, not on the freeway but on the and chase said frontage road that the accident occurred. >> new this morning to people in the hospital after a fire that's a home in the excelsior district around 1:00 this

feel you about protests related to a bill that could turn michigan into a right to work state and also be talking author georgetown university professor a doll as gander about egypt unfinished revolution with only a few weeks left in two thousand and twelve all examine u.s. defense spending and look at some top secret programs under the pentagon's notorious black budget so without further ado let's break that. all right guys let's talk some more about america's longest war afghanistan now there's been a lot of news recently about the failing war and ongoing occupation aside from the recent reports of the u.s. hosting tens of thousands of special operations troops on blackwater bases in the country after the two thousand and fourteen deadline it just came out that u.s. troops in afghanistan routinely target children on the battlefield yes you heard me right children according to one senior army officer children with potential hostile intent are not considered threats because the tell.

sell you about protests related to a bill that could turn michigan into a right to work state and also be talking author georgetown university professor a doll as gander about egypt unfinished revolution with only a few weeks left in two thousand and twelve all examine us to offense.

state university. they've won one game, lost seven. >> they beat michigan back in 2007, a game that will go down in infamy. so they have that. which is nice. but this might be the low point in sunday's loss to western carolina. look at what's being called the worst free throw ever. was that tipped? >> a little short there. look at that again. there it goes. wait for it, wait for it again. now, to his credit, he's hit 2 of his 5 foul shots so far this season. but that is truly, truly horrible. >> looks like the saints. >> oh, willis, won't let it go. >> the saints would get it near the rim, just not make it. >> especially since their quarterback is from new orleans. just saying. >> giants! >> i love his subtly. >> and so soft. >> he's a gentle soul. >> willis would make that free throw, probably. >> no doubt! >> granny style. >> exactly. >> heave-ho. >>> okay. coming up, a soldier's surprise of a different story. how a well-known actor surprised a vet to help him achieve his dreams. >>> but first, lebanon levy is the newest tough guy in town. this story is wild. inside the "amish mafia." yeah, amish mafia.

state of michigan is a huge problem. >> attorney bridgette carr runs the university of michigan's human trafficking clinic, which is compiling a database for all human trafficking cases in the country. >> we've seen cases involving 12- and 13-year-olds in small towns. we've seen cases involving young girls in the big cities here. >> so in your mind these girls, boys, they are the equivalent of modern-day sex slaves. >> they are modern-day slaves, on the streets all around us. >> i can remember the first day it actually happened, like it was yesterday. >> for tina, like a majority of the young women and girls sold for sex, the road to a lifetime of exploitation was paved with violence. >> they're going to beat you, kill you, or overdose you. one of the three, you're going to leave here in a very tragic way. >> tina's childhood nightmare started when her mother sold her to two neighborhood men. it began in kindergarten and it began with rape. >> i came home from school, and my mother said that i had to stay in my room because i had did something wrong, which i hadn't did nothing wrong. i goes to my room. it's two grown men in

. >> the young people who are coming out of our great universities, michigan and michigan state, a loty don't go to suburbs other cities. they want a strong, vibrant urban core. that's what we're trying to help with. >> that's kind of cool. you look at just about every city has had

he donated $25 million to the university of michigan to build a state-of-the-art facility, the kohl center. since elected in 1988, herb kohl has been a champion for public education fighting to give students the tools they need to succeed in the modern workforce. he's made fighting crime in wisconsin and across the nation a priority, advancing investments in antidrug and antigang programs. he's worked to reduce juvenile crime and ensure private funding of state and local public agencies. he's been a strong voice for the wisconsin dairy farmers, a valued member of the judiciary committee, banking kph-lt, -- committee and the special committee on aging and done so much for the aging population in america today. he's been a leader in many different legislative initiatives. herb cole is a fine man, a wonderful human being, i so admire and appreciate him. he's a distinguished senator, a devoted representative to the people of wisconsin and his presence will be missed in the senate. i wish him the very, very best in his retirement. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding

>> the irony is in deer born, michigan the state spent $25,000 to build foot baths for muslims at the universityould have happened if somebody had spent taxpayer money to build a nativity scene on the campus? you would have gone crazy. it's not just that there is an anti-christian bias in the country, which i think, you know, generally there is, i think the fact that there is a double standard that's even more troubling. >> who is coming up on your show tonight? >> gabby douglas, olympic gold medalist, we also have richard marks, the singer who will be doing a christmas song for us. and then we also have greg gutfeld because we are willing to reach out there and go deep. >> holiday spirit. randy forbes, children's miracle network from virginia will also be with us. >> gutfeld's book by the way "new york times" best seller. >> yeah. >> gutfeld try to do front hand springs with gabby douglas? >> no. i don't want to see that and i don't want to pay the emergency room. >> governor huckabee great to see you have. >> a great show, governor. >> coming up on the show, is it time to sack is gangnam style

the ap is reporting that michigan's house has ok'd the state's contentious right to work bill. we will have more on that next on "now." music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> moments ago the michigan house approved a right to work bill. the state senate passed last week arks coringed to the associated press. republican governor rick snyder is expected to sign that bill into law. too would make michigan the 24th state to approve a right to work law, which exempts employees in a union workplace from joining or paying dues to that union. meanwhile, pro-union protesters are swarming the michigan capital building in lansing in scenes reminiscent of the battles over union rights in wisconsin and in ohio last year. david corn, we -- the presi

colleges and universities, american states are not ranked annually by any national publication for how hard people there party. so we can evaluate, say, the relative raucousness of michigantate, but not the state of michigan. that's the intoxicating irony of this day, repeal day. that's the day prohibition ended. and the 35th state to ratify and repeal was utah. good looking out. december 5th, repeal day, is a thing. the question is, in the year 2091, will december 6th be a thing? because tomorrow is repeal day too. that story is coming up. [ laughing ] ahh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. look! over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quantum to help leave glasses sparkling. cascade. the clear choice. >>> sheldon adelson is both a formerly reclusive casino mogul and the newly infamous $100 million bankroller of republican campaigns and thanks to all that giving, now the world's biggest mark for hustling republican consultants. mr. adelson is the subject of a big splashy interview today with "the wall street journal" that is chock-full of surprises. exhibit a, quoting mr. adelson,

michigan liy life a that word team mait is really, really special. and jerry's one of our teammates. >>> in california, campus police shot and killed a graduate student at california state university in san baernardinobe. police say the student was shot and killed after he became aggressive and got into an altercation with officers in the hall ray of the dorm. >>> and a shooting on the tule indian reservation. the suspect hector salea shot and killed three people before taking off in a car with his two young daughters. police caught up with salea before exchanging gun fire with him. >>> a search is underway now for popular mexican-american singer jenni rivieeriererrivera. she performed at a concert last night in monterrey mexico. >>> here in atlanta, two parents were charged after encouraging their daughter to fight another girl at a bus stop. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] the fight was recorded and posted on youtube while the father allegedly warned everyone not to interfere. the mother of the girl who was the target spoke with our affiliate wsb. >> the father is there, saying nobody touch my child, but my child was on the ground, pleading for someone to get her off of her. my child could

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understand what made michigan the ideal place, what made the middle class, and that was workers having a voice in the workplace. when i was a young lawyer, i talked to wayne state universityving a contract with a few people and they came back and said to me well we can't have a contract because it's old english law, the king can do no wrong, they said to me. well, we don't have kings anymore. employers say look, let's have a relationship with workers and have them have a voice in the workplace that's good for everybody, and ask the leaders of the big three, do they want uni unions to be able to be represented, people represented, have a voice in the workplace and they say that's better for economic development in michigan and the governor will divide michigan, that will be his legacy, and that is a frightful legacy not only for him but for the people of the state of michigan. >> as you know, most people think in fact as you started off by saying people think he's going to sign it, this protest and 10,000 people it's going to be to some degree for naught because he will go ahead with the legislation. we're out of time, congressman sandy levin, democrat from the state of mi