it was 1994, the first time the world met little miley cyrus, just 2 years old on a country music interview show. she was already a showstopper. >> do your eyes, miley. do your eyes. very talented child. >> perhaps a sign of things to come. >> this is very dangerous. you are teaching her to flirt at a very early age. you are going to be in big trouble when she's 12 or 13. >> you could see that twinkle in her eye. that little, like, i'm going to do something with myself. >> shirley is the music editor of the hollywood reporter. she followed miley's career from the beginning. >> even when she's mischievous, there's a look in her eye, i see. it's kind of like okay, miley, what are you doing next. >> when ever the camera was on, she was on. you could also see that from a very early age. >> i got the sense she was calculated but in a good way. >> calculated and destined for big things. not entirely surprising for a little girl who was originally named destiny hope cyrus. >> i gave her the name before she was born because i thought it was her destiny to bring hope to the world. i think, this is h

say hello to miley cyrus! yes. >> jimmy: you're having a good day today. >> i am. besides the fact that i'm catching pneumonia in your studio right now. >> jimmy: it's very cold. [ laughter ] but, have you to wear clothes when you come on here. [ laughter ] that's how you make it warmer. >> i asked if i could bring a blanket, and they looked at me like i was crazy. >> jimmy: we could probably get you a blanket. hook you up. can we get miley a blanket, please? yeah, we're working on that, pal. thank you for doing that bit, too, with the roots. >> yeah, that was sweet. we should bring that on tour, when i go on the road next year. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i got to say, you came in to do your part. we blocked out, like, an hour for miley to do her part. she came in nailed it first take. and we're like, can we do another take just for fun? did a second take, nailed it. and then you left, and i was there for two hours sweating, going -- ♪ la da di da di we came to party dancing with molly doing -- da da di

this is the new miley cyrus. >> want to land. >> we were both terrified, i think.uation where neither of us wanted to back down. i think she likes pushing the envelope right now. >> a difficult thing to do and you can pull it off. when you make the break it has to be a break. you cannot leave one foot in that world. >> she moved out of her parents' house and then with her boyfriend. quit acting to focus on a bold new pop album and started distancing herself from her wholesome image. >> she got a new label and new management. she felt like she needed a change because not that they were going to alter back but just that they might be scared of the way she was going to go. >> and miley was going to go for a big risk. with the first single week can't stop, she released a video. >> it was the first glance and to oppose hannah montana miley cyrus and we saw the shock of white shade hair rolling around in the bed playing with plush toys. >> she was interviewed for harvard bizarre. >> she knew it was make or break with the record level. she told them if you give me this ch

. >> miley cyrus. >> miley cyrus. >> miley cyrus. >> but a legal miley cyrus. >> but a legal one, yeah>> never been in jail. completely different perspective than i got from the outside. my only connotations of jail were andy griffith style or there's a big guy in the shower named bubba. >> i don't know how they could take a poker game without the best player playing. >> assigned to the same housing unit is watson. antonucci is at maricopa awaiting sentencing for manslaughter having plea bargained from charges of arson and murder. he and three friends burned down their former employer's office building and one of them didn't make it out in time. >> in the process of starting the fire my best friend ended up catching himself on fire and died in the process, and i got charged with first degree murder as well as the arson, justly so. it was a horrible decision, horrible mistake. something that i wish i had never done but i did and i got to face the consequences now. >> he was preaching the kingdom of god and teaching those things which concern the lord jesus christ with all confidence and

i'm still mad at that. >> miley cyrus -- miley cyrus is like ted bundy.dy -- she was hannah montana, she was a wonderful person. she was great. my kids watched it on tv. and now they've got to watch her be a hooker. it's terrible. ted bundy started off as a nice kid and became a serial killer. >> why are you saying -- she's not a hooker. >> she looks like a hooker. >> and wait a minute. since when have you had anything against hookers? >> i don't. i think they should be unionized, but that's beside the point. the santa claus. >> i will donate $1,000 to whatever charity you guys come up with if we don't have to talk about miley cyrus for the rest of the month. how about that? >> what year did people stop calling him santy claus and start calling him santa claus? >> i've always called him santy claus. >>> we have important tips on what not to do at the company christmas party this year, so stay right there. ♪ jingle bell ♪ jingle bell ♪ jingle bell rock >>> yeah, i love that song. it's christmastime, and it's time for another reminder of what not to do at y

and miley cyrus does the unthinkable to santa. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, december 9th. >>> good morning. i'm richard lui. we start with weather for you. that massive winterer weather system moving east and the car pileup. nbc's leanne gregg has more on the deep freeze. >> reporter: snow and ice bearing down this morning in the northeast, part of a massive system affecting half the country. that same system sunday in wisconsin caused a deadly pileup in whiteout conditions and shut down interstate 94. >> to the best of my knowledge, there is probably in excess of seven semis and 30-plus vehicles. >> it was bad, like you could barely see on the road. >> reporter: ice made driving impossible in parts of kentucky. >> i can deal with snow all day long but when it comes to freezing rain i don't even want to touch it. >> reporter: across the nation, airports canceled 3,000 flights. snow so heavy it caused this roof to collapse. in some areas, temperatures remain as much as 20 degrees b

this is the new miley cyrus. >> want to land. >> we were both terrified, i think.re neither of us wanted to back down. i think she likes pushing the envelope right now. >> a difficult thing to do and you can pull it off. when you make the break it has to be a break. you cannot leave one foot in that world. >> she moved out of her parents' house and then with her boyfriend. quit acting to focus on a bold new pop album and started distancing herself from her wholesome image. >> she got a new label and new management. she felt like she needed a change because not that they were going to hold her back but just that they might be scared of the way she was going to go. >> and miley was going to go for a big risk. with the first single week can't stop, she released a video. >> it was the first glance and >> it was the first glance and to oppose hannah montana miley cyrus and we saw the shock of white shade hair rolling around in the bed playing with plush toys. >> she was interviewed for harvard bizarre. >> she knew it was make or break with the record level. she told the

miley cyrus? they have a porn convention every year in las vegas.>> so glad we started with bob. eric? >> interesting list. most fascinating people. is it the most fascinating celebrities? if you eliminate nature celebrities, which is what i would do -- it would be the pope. i think he's amazingly fascinating. 1.3 billion -- >> that's my choice. >> my number one. number two is ed snowden. a guy who literally changed the way -- >> look at the most fascinating, pope, snowden, and i hope the winner is in the middle. dana? >> i look forward to the barbara walters special because i like those end of the year lists to look back and say, what was -- you're nodding. i knew you would think that. i do think the miley cyrus pick was purely for ratings and not for content. i don't find her fascinating. >> there's content there but not in the brains. >> i think she missed an opportunity to pick someone in philanthropy and pick someone obscure, or someone doing something around the world, like pencils of promise or -- >> there's also -- there were several medal o

>> what about this miley cyrus person?s of people were offended by her performance on tv the other night. were you? >> first off. i want to see carville and were with the horns she had on. miley i and most of america are officially bored. we are bored with people like you incessantly feeling the need to shock us squares. you insipid because you don't have an act. that foam finger you used is going to last longer on the landfill than your career. and you know something? i would say i hope you have got something tucked away. if i was robin ethic i would fire -- thick i would fire my people. he has the hottest song. the guy can actually sing. all of a sudden he is in a gulliver's travels on spanish fly. >> i can lick anybody my size. >> but i will say this to miley. i got a good look at that tongue and the coloration was bad, baby. that's the same pallet that picasso worked in. you have got to get that worked this at. >> you. >> i had a long long look at it because it was constantly unfurled like the fire hose that bruce will

beyond that, miley cyrus, are you kidding me?got a porn convention every year in las vegas, she could win out there. >> so glad we started with bob. >> interesting list. i'm try to figure, it's supposed to be the most fascinating people so is it the most fascinating celebrates? if you eliminate celebrities which is what i would do, it would come down to -- like the duck dynasty people. it would be the pope. i think he's amazingly fascinating. number two would be ed snowden. a guy who literally changed what's going on in american politics. >> bolling, look at your picks back there on our banner. most fascinating. snowd snowden, pope francis. i hope the winner is in the middle because miley, my goodness, interesting. >> i look forward to the barbara walters special every year because -- i know greg's going to say this is lame, but i like those end of the year lists to say, okay, look back -- >>cy do think the miley cyrus pick was purely for ratings and not for content. i don't find her fascinating. >> there's content there but it a

miley cyrus' brand-new video for "adore you." and it might be her raciest one yet. than "wrecking ball." the question is, has miley gone too far? >> it would appear so. we're going to have much more on that. >>> we saw this first yesterday. and it was a miracle rescue, to be sure. on the 405 freeway, just outside of los angeles. that is a car on fire. but good samaritans pulled to the side and pulled the driver of that car out of that wreckage and just in the nick of time. >> incredible bravery. >>> also this morning, we have new video surfacing, of a female doctor, missing since early december. clearly revealing she didn't feel safe. the fbi is joining the investigation. >>> happy story this morning. this reads like a story line from a movie. the retired nfl quarterback and current math teacher that's been called to action, with the entire season on the line. what he's doing is he's turning this into an opportunity to benefit his students. >> there's almost a part of me he gets a little run this week. >> a huge part of me. absolutely. >> it would be another interes

she began talking about of all people miley cyrus. >> miley cyrus. miley cyrus and the tongue?. >> i do, too. and this is a girl who i interviewed five years ago. she was 16 years old. she was a kid. and she has made that transformation now and she is a very big star. and she's being criticized for being too suggestive, taking the clothes off. but i give her great credit for making that transformation. and as a matter of fact, she certainly should have been on the list. >> let's hear a bit -- barbara before you go let's hear a bit from miley now that you've mentioned it. >> great. here's a little bit from the show. >> i think in the time that it needs to be, i don't think i realized what 19 really is. i gotten gauged at 19. and i definitely wouldn't change being engaged. it was so fun wearing a fat rock for a few years. but now i just feel like i can actually be happy. i wait for those moments of silence when i'm just at my house by myself. >> have you ever twerked, barbara? >> you're not going to see it tonight. in my bedroom by myself. in 1977, you spent ten days traveling ar

okay, so nelson mandela, miley cyrus -- media research saying that there is no way that miley cyrus will be this year's choice. i'm here to tell you this is the death of civilization as we know it. what do you say? >> they are going to do that, it might be more controversial than putting someone else on the cover. they did something other than shaking their butts on mtv so that is certainly part of it. >> that's exactly what is wrong with society, they think that this person -- i think you could argue. she went on mtv to make a disgrace of herself on purpose and she has gone on to do that on other awards shows and she's become america's number one clown. >> when they add them all up, they say they have to give it to her. you are saying that they could give themselves a cornea? >> stop publishing a print magazine. they are paying no attention, "newsweek" is trying to come back from the dead like a zombie episode. it's just a disgrace. people don't look at this as much of anything anymore. this will only double and triple that. >> it has come out as the list of the best and most affordable

miley cyrus did not make the final five. but she was in the list earlier on. >> why pope francis? >> he has been a remarkable figure this year. in nine short months, the pope has done something quite remarkable. he changed the conversation about the catholic church. he changed the focus of the church from passing judgment to offering service. he changed the perception of the church from being this out of touch institution to one that is humble, that is welcoming. sort of goings by back to the roots of the faith and talking about the poor, reaching out to them, offering more transparency. up manyrently, giving of the trappings of his high office. not simply to out 1.2 billion catholics, large though that number is, but using modern communication tools and his charisma, and has been able to include many who are not catholics in the discussion about what the right way to approach property is in our time. and what economics we should be talking about. that you honort somebody and you're looking at the global context, and you don't want the popes reached to just be toward catholics bec

. >> did you see the "time" man of the year, one is miley cyrus. another is ed snowden -- in my point -- this is popular somewhere, unpopular others -- edward snowden is an american hero for the personal courage to reveal the greatest organized plot to violate the fourth amendment in the history of the country. without him de. >> dick cheney says he is a traitor. file him on treason. >> dick cheney is of the view it doesn't matter how you keep people safe. i'm of the view the founders wanted safety within the confines of a constitution. constitution. >> all right. i'm put you on a maybe for snowden. and dick cheney just told me he would prefer, well, miley cyrus. hi, i'm terry and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. once i started taking the lyrica the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda

. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> i guess miley cyrus isn't hannah montana any more? r twerking taking off this year, sadly. >> she turned in her pg rating, smocking pot on stage. and a victoria outfit like miley's, she wouldn't have any secrets. >> well, as embarrassing and uncomfortable as it was to watch miley cyrus twerking, it was that much more embarrassing to have to explain to my mother what twerking was, which may or may or may not have included a demonstration. i'm not saying. >> but, hey, it worked. >> we're talking about it. i don't think people have stopped talking about her since. >> i like miley cyrus. i'm going to say it. i like miley cyrus. ha, ha, ha! ♪ i know you want it you're a good girl ♪ >> the music world gave us plenty to talk about, including robin thicke's "blurred lines" which sounded so much like an old marvin gaye hit. some called it a worst blurred line between a tribute and a rip-off. >> the blurred line as sampling and using something for inspiration it's tough. >> i think they may have borrowed the essence of what marvin gaye's music w

to highlight miley cyrus over the holiday. >> i think there's hypocrisy on the left when the left is tolerant of every viewpoint except those that disagree with them. so here you have a network saying we will allow miley cyrus to be on this special, and they are trying to silence phil for spiking up and saying his mind? >> does he have a point. for more on skype, he is a senior editor with the american conservative magazine, with me from cleveland ohio. and political science professor at hiram college. jason,ly start with you, did a & e do the right thing when they put him on this indefinite hiatus. >> well, they did the right thing for money, but not politically or morally. stereotype, it is not something we made up. i the only imagine the things they say on the cutting room floor, if you are trying to get people that represent this older way of thinking you should have just kept them on the air, and say we ripry minded him, and kept him on. no one believes it is about conviction, it is about cash, they think they offend add couple of people, i think it is ridiculous. >> do you agre

i like miley cyrus.ng to say it. i like miley cyrus. everybody is like -- i'm serious. ♪ i know you want it you're a good girl -- >> the music world gave us plenty to talk about including robin thicke's "blurred lines" which sounded so much like an old marvin gaye hit some called it a worst blurred line between a tribute and a ripoff. >> the blurred line as sampling and using something for inspiration it's tough. >> i think they may have borrowed the essence of what marvin gaye's music was about. >> i watched the video carefully 60 or 70 times and i have come to the conclusion that the song is not very nice to women. >>. ♪ i got my eyes on you -- >> no arguing that other artists broke ground some with newer sounds like drake. >> i truly believe that drake is the future of hip hop. he attracts people from every walk of life. >> some with classic grooves like pearl jam. >> i think it was one of their better albums in a long time. that was exciting for me. >> and some that combined musical styles with great

miley cyrus, i kind of like -- she's fun. i like that. alec baldwin is a jerk and a loser.w his brothers, they are good people. alec, you have a problem and need help, my man. get some help. >> let's say that again of the you need some real help. like anger management help. miley cyrus, she should have been heading up the prostitutes new year's eve ball. >> is there one, bob? >> yes. >> what do you have against twerking? >> that is not twerking. kids look at that. what does it look like? it looks like a sleepy -- sleazy motel on route one doing the dirty. and celebrity. i don't mind lip syncing already, and that is okay because she's so beautiful. and that's all i have to say. >> thank god. we're going to cut you off at that. beyonce i like and alec baldwin, i feel bad because his family is good and he did lose his show. now let's turn to sports, because there were some great scandals. see what you think about these. >> yes or no, in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? >> yes. the last seven months have been a night

seguimos con miley cyrus que ha sido nombrada mejor artista del aÑo por la cadena mtv, su presentaciÓnrenÓ en los angeles la cinta que cuenta la historia de cÓmo walt disney llevó la adaptaciÓn del clÁsico mary poppins. terminamos con el segundo adelanto de la cinta "her" protagonizada por joaquÍn phoenix y amy adams. como ven, este segmento trajo las noticias mÁs candentes del mundo del entretenimiento. en minutos regreso con la informaciÓn mÁs completa del tiempo, pero por ahora regreso con ustedes, chicas. >> te esperamos. ahora la patadita de la buena suerte para los superiores, los dos son sobrinos de jochi hernÁndez, preparense para bailar, disfruten. ♪ ♪ >> en ecuador el aborto es ilegal y solo estÁ permitido para mujeres con problemas mentales. nuestra corresponsal explica la controversia. >> yo me llamo carla, quedÉ embarazada a los 14, el papÁ de mi nena abusÓ de mÍ. >> en el ecuador dos son de tres adolescentes son madres o estÁn embarazadas por primera vez. >> las camas de los hospitales pÚblicos estÁn en primer lugar ocupados por mujeres que arriesgan su vida por interrump

. >>> and miley cyrus does the unthinkable to santa. very good morning to you.'m veronica de la cruz. we begin with that massive weather system that's moving fast and wreaking havoc along the way. late sunday a 50-car pileup turned deadly. we have more on the deep freeze. >> reporter: snow and ice bearing down in the northeast. part of a massive system affecting half the country. that same system sunday in wisconsin caused a deadly pileup in whiteout conditions and shut down the interstate. >> to the best of my knowledge there is probably in excess of seven semis and 30 plus vehicles. >> it was bad. like you could barely see the road. >> reporter: ice made driving nearly impossible in parts of kentucky. >> i could deal with snow all day long but when it comes to freezing rain i can't touch it. >> reporter: cancellations and delays of more than 3,000 flights. 500 in dallas along. snow and iso heavy it caused this roof to collapse. in some areas temperatures remain as much as 20 degrees below average. with thousands of customers still without power from the storm,

last year everyone made fun of honey booboo and this year we have miley cyrus.nd i think it says more about time magazine than miley cyrus. >> first it was robin thicke and now it is santa claus. >> she's not controlling this. her tongue is. it is like a space alien in her face. it has more bacteria in it than a greyhound bus station bathroom. don't put your kids into showbiz because nothing good ever happens. >> it is not just her tongue but her butt. >> her mom is her plannager. didn't you watch the mtv happy birthday miley. it was illuminated. the parents aren't together any more, her mom is with her. >>> snl finally realizing what a joke reverend sharpton is. >> more folks are signing up now and the website works 90% of the time but republicans still don't want to give credit where credit is kind of due. this law is working. president obama said it. the white house report says it, and the official white house spokesperson said it. that is three more people. how much more evidence do we need? >> msnbc will figure that one out. health care, period, gov. >> the

. >> you don't think she's more fascinating than miley cyrus or kim kardashian? >> why do you think she's fascinatin fascinating? i think she was an excellent secretary of state. she brought eastern europe more into connection with the united states. we've done more in nato, stronger than it was. she made the women's issue in china, made it a bill deal. there were a number of things that were impressive. she traveled -- >> look at the middle east bob. >> has anybody solved the middle east problems? no. >> barbara walters talked about how with thought obama was the messiah. isn't this hillary clinton gearing her up? >> i think barbara walters can do what she wants. she genuinelilikes hillary clinton. she chose her friend and someone she wants to be president in 2016. if i had the career she did, i might pick my buddy too. >> did you watch it last night? >> i. >> what she did say in the interview. she said it might not be the last one. well you know if it's really popular, we may come back and do it again. >> can i ask you something. if she does run, she had her ow

miley cyrus i think she's i think she's just taking the world must know she i get asked about. my stars my interviews it's hard to know when somebody is doing really big they're asking me all right miley cyrus's cool if she's going to want to get justin bieber justin bieber is also you know doing really well you know i remember justin bieber. and one of my first performance was in tulsa oklahoma and i was just a little kid and i was you know in just rehearsing my dance my dance moves and whatnot it was like and how do you move like that now i want to move like that i was like you do this you know just keep practicing and do you thing i mean i don't think you know this kid was going to be the biggest thing in the world. more and ryan lewis. i really don't read the whole album you know there's. only a select few people that i think you know come with a record back to back to back and automatically. morris you know one of those people you know what i think can continue to sustain you know this level of artistry big sean based on i think he's dope as well you know. one of the premi

secondly, anybody who puts the most fascinating person that twerking prostitute, miley cyrus -- >> she didn't make it, though. >> who else did she put on the list? >> prince charles -- the baby, the royal baby. >> okay, good. >> how can a baby be f fascinating? what has that baby done? >> who else is on the list? >> we'll get to that later in the show. >> the baby that sucks on the silver spoon. >> charles. charles in charge of "the five." >> the most fascinating people, that's good. >> because you brought up obamacare, i think that we should roll a little clip from some ads that the administration is using to try to sell obama da obamacare in an exchange with a reporter yesterday. ♪ you need that new health care ♪ ♪ sign up because it's hot ♪ kmabder in chief and i'm two terms strong plus i've got this health care which has got it going on ♪ >> i mean, is anybody going to buy health care because barack obreezy tells them? >> there are efforts under way to reach potential consumers where they live, if you will. >> charles, in your wildest dreams, in all the politics you'vecovered, did

miley cyrus one of the top vote-getters i hate that photo. it is a horrible representation for our young people. valerie should she be time magazine's person of the year? >> we live in a culture where we reward people for being shocking. >> she wouldn't be on the list if time magazine didn't put her on the list. >> but the thing is, she has come out and told her 15 million twitter followers vote for me. so it is the winner of the popularity contest. >> i agree with you gretchen i don't like the twerking photo at all. do you say we are going to ditch the twitter poll and go with the pope. and go with edward snow den. >> maybe the media is accompliss ent in that we show the video a lot. the pope is on the list and janet yellen the first woman to -- >> i had lunch with a group of women and one of the women at the table was the woman in charm charge of voting. she voted for edward snowden. >> and what about the girt who was shot in the head? >> they were not as impressed as the twerking. >> fox news alert. a judge just denied bail for the alleged

what kind of editorial mind could told in its head at the same time the twerking miley cyrus and pope francis i? i think we have to thank god for small favors. the pope came in first. >> joe? >> paul, a word on the most important story of the week if not all time when danish prime minister and president obama took a selfie at nelson mandela's funeral. was she really a danish toaster strudel and he a hormone addled frat boy on the way to the road house as the new york post immortally put it. a bodice ripper? have we forgotten about bill clinton. this was not an international incident. >> james? >> i'd like to strike a serious note here. this is a miss to the national football league saying no tailgating ayet this year's sup bo bowl. i think it's a very dangerous precedent. you wonder where does it go from here? do they say they can play without a ball, without end zones. very disturbance. the. >> real outrage in manhattan is no limousine drop-offs at the stadium. that's going to krism a lot cri lot of style. send us your own hit or miss and follow us on twitter. that's it for this week

he beat out miley cyrus, ted cruz and kathleen sebelius. tonight why pope francis is the person of the year. and is this the end of santa claus? the new push to replace the jolly old man with a white beard. >> merry christmas! >> tonight on "the kelly file." >>> breaking tonight a "the kelly file" exclusive. we are getting our first look at new warnings from physicians that obama care may end up putting your neighborhood doctor's office out of business. doctor's offices across the country are learning just what they are going to get paid or reimbursed by the feds going forward in medicare payments in particular. some physicians have gone so far as to warn patients that they may not be able to keep the practice going. dr. doug wiser is president of the national spine and pain centers, the largest private pain management center in the country. want to tell the audience i know you and of your practice because my ex-husband is one of your partners. i receive your e-mail and your particular warning after you saw what the feds are reimbursing you

in the run-up, it was widely rumored the person of the year was going to be miley cyrus or edward snowden of russia or even kathleen sebelius. it was pope francis i. you've got to ask yourself what kind of editorial mind can hold in its head the same time the twerking miley cyrus and pop francis? in any event, we have to thank god for small favors, the pope. >> a word on the most important story of the week, if not all-time, when danish prime minister and president obama took a selfie at nelson mandela's funeral. was she really a danish toaster strudel and he a hormone addled frat boy? as "the new york post" put it. have we forgotten about bill clinton? this was not international incident. >> i'd like to strike a serious note here. the national football league saying no tailgating at this the year's super bowl. i just -- i think it's a very -- where will they go from here, saying they can have no end zones? >> the no limousine drop-offs at the stadium, that's going to crimp a lot of the style of the folks in this town. remember, if you have a hit or miss, please send it to us at jer @foxn

people did not get enough of this video in 2013, but will be miley cyrus -- but will miley next year?aus, a virtual bonds with woman and the man who stole her cell phone. that is ahead on weird wall street. ♪ >> it is time now for the scene where we give you the business behind media, entertainment, and pop culture. it was a big year for the music industry. might we -- miley cyrus. people stirred, robin thicke up controversy with "lord lines." we have the vice president of programming at music choice. we have to talk about what happened this year. we were chatting about miley cyrus. she did some insane things that none of us want to see again, but her music -- still huge hits. a huge song,l" is undeniable. 80's powergreat ballad. i get my hair thing going when i hear that song. i give her credit for the way she has reinvented herself. media jumping, tv ratings going. if you look at her last album, which was not so successful, she had to do something to move the needle in the other direction. >> and she licks a sledgehammer. thend her performance on vma -- ama's. >> were they teddy bea

i was shocked miley cyrus went on tv, did some shocking things. the new year's eve day special. she's on tv and phil robertson is off? there is something wrong. a lot comes out of hollywood that i don't like. there is a lot i don't want my kids watching. a lot on the radio i don't want them to hearful it is my job to shield them. i wish i could trust. there is no so-called family hour anymore. a & e were courageous to put the show on the air in the first place. i wish they said, you don't have to agree. switch the channel. don't buy the duck calls if you don't like it. >> you mentioned miley cyrus earlier. how can a governor compare miley cyrus twerking behaving in an r-rated manner with a man in some people's view, we played the statement. in some people's view he compared homosexuality to beastiality. in the same breath he talked about them both as sins. >> look, the bigger issue is not what he said or how he said it. the bigger issue here is about religious liberty, about the first amendment and the right to speak up and say what you believe. >

bashar al-assad was another contender and miley cyrus, president obama and n.s.a. leaker edward snowden and the president of iran, jeff bezos and secretary of health and human services. >> time is tweeting. look at the picture, the cover we are pulling up, pope francis. "person of the year." on the cover of time magazine. >> you can be extra subsequent rouse with an additional $7,000 cash which you could win just by helping us fight hunger in the bay area when you chick "give where you live" we will dough date a dollar to area feed banks. imagine all the good you could do with $7,000. go to the facebook page and help us "give where you live," and spread the word so maybe your friends can help. >> a group of students planning a protest today at an east bay high school and the school board decision at issue. >> the top youtube videos >>> tonight, a large group of vallejo high school students and alumni are expected to protest against the school board decision to change the school's mascot. the board voted unanimously to drop the apache mascot at the end of the school

. >> you know the runner-up, miley cyrus. that's not really a fair fight.ey cyrus. he's from argentina. i don't always dance. but when i do, i really twerk it. >> the pope said it was such a special honor, especially after he got screwed out of sexiest man alive. whatever adam lavigne. >> that new pope is pretty awesome. i think he could beat miley on the maxim 100, right? >> there's people that don't keep up on current events. i sent our camera out on hollywood boulevard to figure out what people think about "time's" person of the year. we didn't tell them it was the pope. we told them it was other people. >> what do you think about "time" magazine naming momma june person of the year? >> that's pretty cool. you can't see the "time" sign,

foam fingers and blurry lines, it's miley cyrus's vma performance. deen, you gave miley competition, came in at number two. alicia, i ask you why did this resonate so much with the people? >> we all know hannah montana, but to see her up there twerking with a home finger, it's like what is going on? on top of that, she has talent. from cutting her hair, breaking off her engagement, twerking up a storm. she stole the spotlight. >> one of the biggest entertainment moments. >> i would say kimya situation, naming your baby northwest. the fact they got engaged in such a major huge way was one of the stop stories and also beyonce. beyonce everywhere. >> the album she dropped in the middle of the night. >> woke up, hi, album. 14 songs, 17 videos. i went to an experience with beyonce where she showed all the videos and she came and spoke to us afterwards and said she wanted people to not just see the single, but whole album. she changed the game. >> it's funny. this is how kids are getting introduced to music. they watch the videos when they're looking for th

clearly miley cyrus is reinventing herself.te is her music considered within the music world compared to this sort of in your face shock branding that she's doing? is one obscuring the other? >> well, you may be right about that. but she can sing. you hear "wrecking ball" or "the climb," this girl can sing. she's a performer. had sometimes, singing ain't enough. you got to be able to perform. you got to get media attention, and this young lady can do that and she can sing. if you can go on stage and sing and not lip-synch and have all that flash and trash and distract you from the fact that she can't sing, this young lady can go on a stage and sit on a stool and sing and blow the roof off the joint. she's that talented. >> let's talk about justin bieber, although miley cyrus had a great 2013, justin bieber not so much. he's arguing with paparazzi. we saw that video. he threatened to fight somebody. there was also the brothel in south america. and the photos taken and all that. on tuesday, he posted this on twitter. i want to ge

miley cyrus? come on. >>> hey folks headed out the door today, high clouds, near record breaking temperatures this afternoon. we'll talk about that, coming up. >>> we are starting to see our usual gridlock now. we'll have your travel times, coming up. >>> of course we still want your feedback. what drives you crazy during your commute? just share a gripe or asking us questions by e-mailing us. or tweet me. and watch right here to see if your question gets answered on air. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, o'toole died saturday in lon after a leng >>> veteran actor peter oh tool has died at the age of 81. o'toole died saturday after a helping any illness. he is trending this morning. also trending, miley cyrus, she posted a topless pick on twitter -- picture on twitter. >>> survivor, tyson was named the winner of survivor blood versus water. heisman is also trending, florida state university james winston was awarded the 7th heisman trophy, the youngest player ever. >>> and pray for clair, the high school st

miley cyrus set to perform at the famous new york venue for the iconic ball dron this year.yan seacrest first leak herd appearance on jimmy kimmel live on abc 7 on wednesday and now the 21-year-old pop star has tweeted about it. she says, new york, get ready. you can catch dick clark new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest, 2014, right here on abc7. >>> the newest residents of fisherman's wharf has something in common with thousands of local and tourists, it loves to eat freshly cracked crab this time of year. yesterday, divers helped this giant pacific octopus get comfortable in its new acquire rum at the bay at peer 39. a local fisherman found it in the catch of dungeness crab. octopi only live three years but it can grow big. this weigh 2s 0 pounds, eventually, could reach 60 pounds. >>> next on abc 7 news at 5:00, breaking news out of oakland where a family was barely able to escape a raging early mourning fire. >>> b.a.r.t. isn't the only one with an ongoing labor dispute. why things are heating up [ ding ] cheese plate? cheese plate. no, i made something better. you

everybody has something to say about miley cyrus.ey cyrus, as well. she says, you know what, she is me three years ago. she's a party girl. she likes to have fun. we'd be best friends if i knew her. she's crazy and likes to go out a lot but she said that is basically me three years ago. there is home video of snooki from "the jersey shore" losing it on a day she was completed wasted and got arrested. and this is her now. >> much better. >> the new snooki is actually elegant. there one problem with that. as much as they are similar, miley has talent. like she can sing and dance. she is a reality person. >> drunk. >> slightly different. >> i think miley is 21 years old and needs to find herself. >>> quick one. chelsea handler got a new do, got a bob cut like her bff jennifer aniston. >> she does look like jennifer aniston. >> she says she is done with hair. i'm sure that is much easier to take care of. >> i didn't realize they were bffs. >> apparently and now they have the same hair cut. >> apparently and now they have the same hair cu

we start with miley cyrus. ♪ >> can you believe it because i can't.on. another person fascinating on the list is not prince william or the lady who pushed out the little baby but prince george, the baby is on the list. >> cool. >> also a little twofer here with kim and kanye coming in. also on the list, robin roberts. so far the only deserving person of the title of most fascinating person of 2013 if you ask me. and then you go to jennifer lawrence. she's starring in another one of these "hunger games" movies which is doing so great at the box office and kind of a really cool girl. she kind of keeps it together. hasn't let the fame get to her head. she is not a crazy girl running around and doesn't know what her identity is yet. she's got it together. and also the entire cast of "duck dynasty." these people -- the ratings are through the roof with "duck dynasty." this show has taken america by storm. it is about a group of people that invented the duck call and made millions and now they have their own show. rounding off the list is diana nyad, the lo

talking about miley cyrus and she's half naked out there.ld do well to set aside miley cyrus and look at a girl like rachel as a pro football cheerleader gave up her vera wang cheerle cheerleading cos tul, which tumy uniform. >> beautiful, smart, and look at her sacrificing her life for this country. amazing. i'm with you, monica. she's a role model. >> she went from the cheerleading. she did the uso tour as a cheerleader and then became a cultural ambassador in afghanistan. she helped a woman give birth to a baby. she's super woman. >> well, she's a jets fan, i'm a giants fan. good for her. -- good for her. all the respect in the world for her. >> yeah, look at those two pictures. that's a woman who can absolutely do it all. and rachel washburn got an amazing hero's welcome. and we give her a huge, huge vote of thanks and gratitude for all of her service, as well. thank you very much. you guys, too. nice service tonight on your part, as well. merry christmas to all of you. great to see you all. well, ms. washburn may have had an nfl-size ho

but the time of making fun of miley cyrus is about to end. to see a very serious, lady gaga-style miley cyrus for 2014. >> very interesting. ott ters, big in 2014. you've got to explain this one. >> it sounds crazy to say certain animals are pop already in 2014. 2013 was the year of the french bulldog and i think 2014 is going to be the year of the otter. they're like little dogs, they're very cute and they hold hands when they swim together. it's a perfect combination for great viral animal. >> of course, we have to talk about chat, we have to talk about internet, the rise of instagram and the fall of snap chat. why? >> snap chat was super big out this year and it was making all kinds of headlines and everyone was very afraid of what teenagers might do with the self-destructing pictures, but now that instagram is direct message in its own form of self-destructing pictures, it's kind of hard to argue that instagram isn't primed to take over the world. i was instagramming a couple of minutes ago. it's addicting. you can't stop doing it. >> buz