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donate something i think they should do in order to bring peace and stability to the world mr jimmy do in your final thoughts create opportunities for investments in the water production system strong sun create wealth and jobs and there will be a place for everyone thank you very much mr kemp on a final thought from you me ms i have an l.c.d. they don't like message would be the world in general should also take care of the primary forests of water sources and we have to work on that and we have to actually assess whether these carbon permits so we could call them have worked and whether this has been and thank you very much mr martino scott i waited and the way the quotation of my from a former president of freezer actually meant pettis. saying that there was no sense to fight for water when we conquer eighty eight. there is no science to fight for our lives on one recount fertilise eat and not turn turn in our war technology is the better out there not the two war. ok well on that note we'll leave it there we thank you very much i thank all of my panelists for joining us today great

mr. holiday. >> jimmy: he'sdaike, mr. pagne. [ airhorn ] >> jimmy: thank you, whoever invented egg nog for saying, "you know what would get this party started? r fo eggs and a pint of bourbon." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ thank you, watching my kids build a snowman for making m realize i did a terrible job teaching my children what human beings look like.[ plause ] three balls -- >> steve: what? >> jimmy: not bad. >> steve: what did you say? >> jimmy: three balls. but i was talking ugout -- [ er ] like a snowman. >> steve: yeah, oh yeah. of course. yeah, snowman. sure. >> jimmy: i mean -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you get -- >> steve: sure, yeah, yeah >> jimmy: like snowmen. >> steve: yeah, exactly. three balls. >> jimmy: what did you think i was sayingth >> steve: g. i thought it was a snowman. >> jimmy: how did you know it was a snowman? ♪ >> steve: because you drew the h snowman righe, right? ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, kris kringle. for sounding like a stage name santa would use if he was a a chippendale's dancer. [ laughter

i mean, it's mother glenn. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: mother glenn. >> mrs. to say, you're a great director. you're directing -- you directed "this is us" last season. >> yes. yes. >> jimmy: how did you get into doing that? >> um -- >> jimmy: were you a fan of "this is us"? >> it was something i always wanted -- i was -- yes. a super-duper fan of "this is us." i directed an episode of "pitch," which was also then a a fogelman show. >> jimmy: oh, no way. >> yeah. and i knew that "this is us" was coming on. i let a couple episodes collect. and i watched the first episode, and i immediately e-mailed. >> jimmy: you binge watched -- >> no, i didn't even get -- i usually have to binge watch. i usually -- that's why i let a few collect. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i e-mailed him immediately, and i was like what do i have to do to be on that show? i'll hold your coffee. i'll turn the pages of your script. >> jimmy: no way. wow. >> yeah. he laughed. and he was like, come on. and i was like -- >> jimmy: you did a great job. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: what's it like b

. >> jimmy: we don't have time -- [ cheers and applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome celebrity narrator mrben stein! >> jimmy: ben stein? oh, wow. all right. >>once upon a time on the lower 2009, there lived a colony he of europe corns. and all the unicorns looked exactly the same, except for one very special unicorn. ♪ >> isn't it fun to only have one horn? >> totally, one is the best amount. >> shalom, guys. horn five, horn five! >> eww, what are you? >> i am the chanucorn. i'm just like you, except i have more horns. can i join you in your unicorn games? >> no way! you loser! ♪ we have one where you have 8 ♪ you are stupid we are great >> i actually have nine horns, you little shmugegghis. oh, no, i guess i'm doomed to roam the earth until i find someone who loves me. >> the chanucorn roamed the earth for years and years until his bunions burned and his sciatica acted up. he thought he'd walk forever. but then on one dark and snowy christmas eve, everything changed. >> help, help, help! >> what's the problem, delivery boy? >> i'm trying to deliver chinese food to the greenburg family. b

a certain gloating feeling that they were responsible for jimmy carter's defeat. >> mr. l. and perhaps that's characteristic of the jimmy carter presidency. he's doing it here on his last night in washington. >> up until the last moment, right before he actually has to shake ronald reagan's hand during reagan's inauguration, jimmy carter is doing everything he can do get those hostages home. >> jimmy carter is seen as the ultimate ally of the shah. they didn't want to give any rewards to jimmy carter. we had to wait until ronald reagan had taken the oath of office before the plane was allowed to fly out of teheran to >> everything was delayed by agreement to make sure that jimmy carter didn't get nip credit for the freedom of the hostages. >> it was a bittersweet moment as jimmy carter left the andrews air force base to go home to georgia. >> luck is a big factor in a presidency. and jimmy carter had some very bad luck. >> because of the blow back from vietnam, it will be recognized that jimmy carter inherited a national situation that was almost completely unimaginable.

mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody will member the jimmy stewart with that title. we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie -- a poster of the movie send mr. smith to washington and i called to be stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. thed a friend pay $1000 for poster and that was the biggest contributions so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. so, that brings back happy memories. >> representative

mr. smith to washington, and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican, and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that was the biggest contribution we had had so far, and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, maryland representative steny hoyer, the incoming house majority leader, talks about the house democratic agenda for the new congress at "the wall street journal"'s annual ceo council conference in washington d.c. >> so the democrats have control of the house going into the new congress. what is their agenda likely to do for business interests in the united states, and how will some of the trends that we saw in the 2020 -- the 2018 election, notably the emergence of kind of the swing voter determinative of the election outcome of suburban, educated wom

>> "two goats on a boat." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, i was gonna get -- >> with a mr. ats in a boat." do you remember -- do you remember? when we got together over the summer. >> yes. >> jimmy: we made an instagram video. >> well, no, no. here's what happened. i got -- was -- i was on vacation. i was near jimmy, and i got a a text that said, o you want to sing 'two goats on a boat?' i'll shave mface to make a a goatee." [ light laughter ] and i thght it was like a a song that already existed. [ laughter ] and i said, "i don't know what you're saying but yes. [ i will be there and --" >> jimmy: you did say -- i actually have the text that i sent you. >> oh, really? >> jimmy: i took a screen grab of it. [ laughter ] i was gonna surprise you >> oh, good, good. >> jimmy: and i said, "maybe we should double kayak tomorrow for a fun instagram. i want to shave a goatee to be a like y we'll sing 'two goats in a boat.'" and you said, "wtf is 'two goats in a boat?' i mean, i'm in." [ laughter ] that's actually what happened. >> i know. [ >> jimmy: that is exactly what you just sa

mr. goes to washington" aren't you? thatveryone will remember jimmy stewart movie but i have to say that i shamelessly played on that team when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that read "send mr. smith to washington." and we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie,a poster of the "send mr. smith to washington." and i called jimmy stewart, a republican and he autographed a poster for me and we auctioned it off at my first fundraiser in san antonio. 1000 dollarsd pay for that poster. he has that autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories also. youe: congressman, we thank for your time. >> u.s. representative michael capuano of massachusetts is also retiring after serving 10 terms in congress. he recently sat down with c-span for an interview to reflect on his career and time in congress. this is 35 minutes. steve:

mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> oh, not everybody is going to remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. but i have to say, i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress, and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. and more than that, we decided that it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, jimmy, a poster of the movie, send mr. smith to washington, and i called jimmy stewart, who was a republican and he autographed the poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio, and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster, that was the biggest contribution we had had so far. and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster, at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith, and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span and c-span.org. and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next, doctors and health insurance ceos talk about the structure of the u.s. health care system, and ways to improve service and treatment. th

i would like to say a few words about what was described in a famous movie in which jimmy stewart played mr. smith goes to washington. democracies find the show, the right to talk your head off legislative filibuster. unless somebody say you just announce you're not going to run for reelection in two years so you're going to change your team. i'm not changing my tune. i asked consent to include in the record remarks i made in 2011 at the heritage foundation about the tradition of the filibuster, perhaps the best-known part of the senate. i would like to tell a story. in 1978, young utah senator came here. his conservative, he did not know what he could not do. he took on the democratic establishment on their most important issue. orin hatch was a senator. he's our longest-serving republican senator. he's retiring this year. he decided to challenge the democratic leadership who wanted to pass organized labor's major objection of the time. something would have changed the relationship between employers and employees for years to come. at that time there is a democratic president, or 62 republ

mr. smith goes to washington" aren't you? not everyone will remember that jimmy stewart movie but i have to say that i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that read send mr. smith to washington." nd we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, a poster of the movie, "send mr. smith to washington." and i called jimmy stewart, a republican and he autographed a poster for me and we auctioned it off at my first fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay 1000 dollars for that poster. he has that autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories also. steve: congressman, we thank you for your time. >> democratic congressman michael capuano of massachusetts is leaving congress after losing his primenary september. he sat down with c-span for a conversation about his 10 terms in congress. steve: congressman, when you walk out of the house of representatives for the final time, what will you miss the most? time, what will you miss te mos

mr. smith goes to washington, are you not? >> not everyone will remember the jimmy stewart movie. i have to say, i shamelessly played on that theme. stickers that said, send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it would be an interesting idea to try and auction off a poster send mr. smith, " to washington." healled jimmy stewart, and autographed a poster for me. pay $1000 for that poster, and it was the biggest contribution we had so far. poster at autographed his house today. so, that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. listen on the free radio app. now former fbi director james , comey talks about his closed door meeting with members of the house today. mr. comey announced that he has agreed to return for another interview on monday, december 17. >> will you take some questions on t w

mr. smith to washington." i called jimmy smith -- jimmy stewart and we auctioned off and autographed poster. i had a friend k $1000 for that $1000- i had a friend a for that poster. that brings back cap he memories. >> representatives lamar smith tonight at capuano 8:00 on c-span and c-span.org. and listen free on the c-span radio app. >> sunday, on q&a -- >> i have worked with four people, future presidents. jimmy carter, bill clinton, barack obama, and to my surprise, donald j. trump. publisher ofs, many nonfiction books. >> this is profoundly important -- donald trump in his heart of hearts believes he always wins. here is a guy who has been in new york real estate, gambling, wrestling, television, construction -- never been the target of a criminal investigation. that is astonishing in new york city. >> a conversation with longtime author, peter osnos. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on wednesday, the council on foreign relations hosted a discussion on the united state'' relationship with iran following

mr. smith to washington." and hed jimmy stewart autographed a poster for me.f at fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for the poster. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamar smith at michael capuano tonight 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> this morning, roger johnson, president of the national farmers union talks about the farm bill and u.s. agriculture policy. then bloomberg news reporter zeke foxe discusses how a loophole in the cash advance industry is affecting small business owners. talkster, tony payan about the future of u.s.-mexico relations. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on race book and twitter as well. "washington journal" ♪ host: good morning and welcome journal."gton investigators working on russian meddling in the united states government, several prosecutors filed papers implicating , accusingdonald trump his former campaign manager of lying to federal prosecutors

jimmy: what is it again? >> it's a benefit, also with mr. ure. [ and all around the world. known -- are you friends w jerry seinfeld or no? >> oh, i got to meet him for the first time at that "snl" 40th anniversary thing. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> because i came in. and i wrote a bit that he got to do where he took questions from the audience. >> jimmy: they asked you to write a bit? >> they asked me to write a a bit. and i said, "who is doing the bit?" and they said, "seinfeld." i've never met him before. and so i emailed him. and i said, you know, "here's my first draft. please be gentle. you're a very big deal to me." and he wrote back, "i'm sure it's fine. this is going to be really fun, dot, dot, dot, for you." [ laughter ] and we had a great time doing that "snl" 40th q&a. and i got to do his "comedians in cars --" >> jimmy: oh, that's right. ah. >> so, yeah, i love jerry seinfeld very much. i looked up to him forever. >> jimmy: he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever want to meet. and gois: he brilliant, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, h

i would like to do is say a few words about what was described in a famous movie in which jimmy stewart played mrwashington. thecracy's finest show, right to talk your head off. the legislative filibuster. well senatore says alexander you just announced you are not going to run for reelection in two years so you are going to change your -- change your tune, i am not changing my tune. i have asked to include in the record remarks that i made in 2011. at the heritage foundation about the tradition of the legislative filibuster, the best known part of the united states senate. story, like to tell a mr. vice president. in 1978, a young utah senator came here. he was conservative, he did not know what he could not do. the democratic establishment on their most important issue. orrin hatch was the senator. he is our longest serving republican senator and he is retiring. if what he decided to do was to challenge the democratic leadership who wanted to pass organized labor's major objective of the time, something would have changed the relationship between employers and employees for years to come. that

. >> jimmy: if you love canada so much -- >> welcome, mr. trudeau? tim horton doughnut? >> jimmy: long show. keep moving. >> the doughnut mounties. >> jimmy: go away! leave the maple syrup? i'm very sorry. there are too many justins to keep track of. let's have a little shot of maple syrup to pay tribute. what, the cards you're worried about? a lot of justins to keep track of nowadays. that's nice. ♪ >> jimmy: that's very nice, actually. we're going to be like school children running around. how are you doing? are you canadian? >> my dad is half canadian. ♪ [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: the bid is now over. it's done. we have a moose now too, huh? it's done. hey, he took -- never mind. >> how are you when justin bieber comes? >> jimmy: oh, he doesn't come. he doesn't care for me. if he does come, we'll have a big thing for him. >> jimmy: when is the last time you had maple syrup? >> 30 seconds ago. >> jimmy: there is sometimes confusion with justin trudeau and justin theroux. >> it doesn't happen in life. it happens in an online context or if s

mr. smith to washington." and i called jimmy stewart, a republican and he autographed a poster for me and we auctioned it off at my first fundraiser in san antonio. 1000 dollarsd pay for that poster. he has that autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories also. youe: congressman, we thank for your time. >> u.s. representative michael capuano of massachusetts is also retiring after serving 10 terms in congress. he recently sat down with c-span for an interview to reflect on his career and time in congress. this is 35 minutes. congressman, when you walk out of the house of representatives for the final time, what will you miss the most? rep. capuano: my friends. i have made some close friends here. when you are in a battle with like and you learn to respect the people in the battle with you. i have made some very good friends on both sides of the aisle. i will miss the opportunity to say hello to them on a regular basis. steve: do you remember your first day here in the house? rep. capuano:

mr. smith in washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that is the biggest contribution we'd had so far and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> white house budget director mick mulvaney spoke at an event hosted by the defense of christians organization this week. we also hear from the vatican's ambassador to the u.s. who talks about advocating for a christian rights in the middle east. [ applause ] >> thank you, marsha. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i welcome you all tonight on our fifth annual solidarity dinner. it's my pleasure to see so many supporters, champions and partners and chapter leaders. i would like to recognize his excellency archbishop cristophe pierre to the united states. his ex

. >> jimmy: god bless you, mr. moneybags. should we take one more question from the audience? you in the trench coat. >> yeah, i have a question. i'm wondering, how can i still, you know, help support the fight against aids while still enjoying my favorite hobby. >> what's the favorite hobby? >> the hobby is feeling the wind whip through my hair as i, as i speed through the streets of rome, escaping italian police. >> this guy's really [ bleep ] up. >> jimmy: yeah. >> in that case, what about our red vespa 946 scooter? >> jimmy: that's such a perfect idea. if you love the idea of the air whipping through your hair while evading police, why not buy one of these. >> why buy one when you can steal one. see you later, suckers. >> jimmy: you're stealing from a charity that fights aids. >> yeah. >> you know, i hadn't thought about it that way. but, since i'm already committed to this idea, i'm going to go through with it. >> hey, i'll help you, and i'll steal this pillow, too. >> jimmy: there you go. well, that is, there they go. making a get away. very slow get away. and they got a

mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody's going to remember jimmy stewart. but i have to say i shamelessly played on that theme when i went to congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, then mr. smith to washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed the poster for me, which we auctioned off and my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster that was the biggest contribution we had had so far. we have the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so, that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith saturday at 8 pm eastern on c- span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, we take you to capitol hill where earlier this week six of the presidents pics for diplomatic post testified before the senate born affair committees. more specifically, they heard from the nominee to be an assistant admi

mr. smith washington. i called jimmy stewart who was republican and autographed a poster for me which auction off at my first or second primer in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000. that was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today, and so that brings back happy memories. >> saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and listen free c-span radio app. >> , it up and a half hour on c-span2 will bring you a discussion on the economy, interest rates and monetary policy with lael brainard who's a member of the federal reserve board of governors. it was originally scheduled to start about this time at noon eastern. looks like they will need a few minutes to get things together before they start. we're heading it

jimmy: oh, well. then if you loved canada so much -- [ laughter ] >> welcome, mr. trudeau. tim horton doughnut? >> jimmy: wrong show, keep moving. come on, guys. >> the doughnut mounties. >> jimmy: the doughnut mounties. >> bonjour monsieur trudeau! >> jimmy: go away! leave the maple syrup. >> a maple syrup lumberjack. >> jimmy: i'm very sorry. there are too many justins to keep track of. let's have a little shot of maple syrup to pay tribute. what, the carbs you're worried about here? there's a lot of justins to keep track of nowadays. >> mm, that's nice. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that's very nice, actually. we're going to be like school children running around. how are you doing? are you canadian? >> my dad is half canadian. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: the bit is now over. the bit is done. yeah. oh, we got a moose now too, huh? all right. the bit is done, yes. hey, he took the -- never mind. >> how are you when justin bieber comes? >> jimmy: oh, he doesn't come. [ laughter ] he doesn't care for me. if he does come, we'll have a big thing for him. when's

like to do now is say a few words about what was described in a very famous movie in which jimmy stewart played, mrt show, the right to talk your head off. the legislative fill hi buster. filibuster. unless someone say, well, senator alexander -- david: okay. we're going to break in here a little built these are the classic inside the beltway dealmakers who are trying to have their last licks at cobbling something together. it did seem, as i said from chad pergram -- and i'll bring liz in here, because you know washington well -- that there's optimism about the possibility of shoe morning some kind of wall -- shoe morning some kind of finish. >> i'm not actually sure what they want. what they want now is something that the president will sign. it's made clear the house bill is not going anywhere. so i'm not quite sure where they're expecting the house to reto their vote on something they come up with -- david: well, you already heard mcconnell said you'd have to have -- this this is a supplemental of the house bill on the senate bill on the house bill on the senate -- i mean, he had to laugh at it.

like to do now is say a few words about what was described in a very famous movie in which jimmy stewart played. "mron" is democracy's finest show, the right to talk your head off. the legislative filibuster. unless someone, say, well, senator alexander, you just announced you're not going to run for reelection in two years, so you're going to change your tune. i'm not changing my tune. i'd ask consent to include in the record remarks that i made in 2011 at the heritage foundation about the tradition of the legislative filibuster, perhaps the best-known part of the united states senate. >> without objection. >> i would like to tell a story, mr. vice president. in 1978 a young utah senator came here. he was conservative. he didn't know what he -- >> all right. well, we just heard the news coming in from the senate leadership. david chalian, it looks like they're not going to do anything until there's a deal that is worked out behind the scenes between the republican leadership, the democratic leadership in the senate and the house, and the president of the united states. >> we should make clear what

mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody's going to remember jimmy stewart. ut i have to say i shamelessly played on that theme when i went to congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, then mr. smith to washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed the poster for me, which we auctioned off and my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster that was the biggest contribution we had had so far. we have the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so, that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith saturday at 8 pm eastern on c- span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, we take you to capitol hill where earlier this week six of the presidents pics for diplomatic post testified before the senate born affair committees. more specifically, they heard from the nominee to be an assistant admin

a spokesman for jimmy carter said he attending. mr. carter is the same age as mr. bush when he died. >>> president trump is also attending the funeral. a short time ago he and the first lady made a surprise visit to view the casket. cbs reporter nicole killian has more from capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: the casket of former president george h.w. bush received a military sendoff at ellington field in houston en route to washington monday. his son, president george w. bush, and former first lady laura bush led the bush family onto the plane which is called special air mission 41 for the trip. >> he saw the world, not just the country. >> reporter: on cbs this morning former secretary of state colin powell who served as president bush's chairman of the joint chiefs of staff during the first gulf war remembered his former boss. >> he would not make some jump decision out of nowhere. he would think it through and then decide what was best for the country, but not only what was best for the country, what was best for the world. >> reporter: in an interview with 60 m

mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> yes. i remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. i have to say i shamelessly played on that team when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican, and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fund-raiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. it was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> the u.s. house and senate yesterday approved a two-week extension to fund the federal government through december 21st. seven long-term spending bills await congressional action. homeland security, agriculture, transportation are among the departme

mr. president, would you do us the honor it is tails. >> jimmy: yes. it didn't even flip, unlike michael cohen and paul manafort, the coin did not flip at all. let's look at that again in slow motion if we can. you see here, he just kind of, it's like a jump ball, he threw it up. his motion was almost that of a magician releasing doves into the stadium. and yes. [cheers and applause] the white house right now so going through yet another big shakeup. the president this weekend nominated william p. his next attorney general. i figured he nominated roseanne. john kelly is outs after the end of the year. he's leaving to not spend more time with trump's family. the president's having a hard time finding someone to replace him. it's a high-profile job. it's like hosting the oscars. maybe kevin hart should be chief of staff. because it's a tough situation. how do you convince a rat to jump onto a sinking ship. it's against their nature. first choice to replace kelly turned it down. he's not even looking for a third chief of staff. it's time to play hypocriti

mr. cooper." because it's his room. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're calling from his room? >> yeah. double rush on the soup and cheese fries." >> jimmy: the new year's eve live, you and anderson, this is the second year hosting on cnn. >> yeah. >> jimmy: last year was the highest rated new year's eve ever in the history of cnn. >> it was, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: highest ever new year's eve in the history of cnn. >> and we had -- thank you. and we had so much fun but, you guys, it was also the coldest new year's eve on record in like 80 years. >> jimmy: it really was. >> it really was. it was so bad, and after we got off the air we were so cold it was like a lot happened on the air, first of all. i offended most of our guests. we had -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how does this happen to you because you're the nicest guy. >> i know. i don't know. >> jimmy: and you're a fan of pop culture. >> i am. we had nicole kidman and keith urban on, live from nashville. i love "pretty little lies." amazing. pretty little lies, big little lies? >> jimmy: "big little lies." >> "big litt

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mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody will remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. but i have to say, i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said "send mr. smith to washington" and more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie -- a poster of the movie mr. smith in washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that is the biggest contribution we'd had so far and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> white house budget director mick mulvaney spoke at an event hosted by the defense of christians organization this week. we also hear from the

mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> yeah. not everybody is going to remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title and send mr. smith. but i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress. and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. and more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, a poster of the movie "send mr. smith to washington" and i called jimmy stewart, who is a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fund-raiser and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and linton free c-span radio app. -- and linares -- and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> >>> i am going to have a very short introduction for glen because i think everyone in the community knows him and then the biographies are in t

mr. smith goes to washington. >> the jimmy stewart movie with that title, i have to say i played on that theme when i ran for congress in we have bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. might be ant interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the and i called jimmy stewart, who is a republican, and he autographed a poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster, the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamar smith o on c-span capuan and c-span.org and listen on the c-span radio app. coming up this weekend on book tv, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern lindsay hilson talks about the life and death of war correspondent marie colson with her book, in extremists. the person who went in further and stay longer. always the person who is that it brave or than the rest of us and she was the person who always got the best stories and may the rest of us feel just a little bit ashamed. >

mr. grapefruit face. here. merry christmas. >> santa, you're the worst. >> jimmy: oh, oh, this is so sad.illermo: it is terrible, jimmy. none of the children like citrus fruit. >> jimmy: oh. i know it might be unorthodox but you think you need to go to america's best toy shop, walmart. they have the hottest toys this holiday season. >> guillermo: hotter than grapef grapefruits. who wants to trade in their grapefruits for these fun toys? >> thank you, jimmy! >> jimmy: you're welcome, kids. >> use this thing. >> jimmy: oh. she's right, though. you do kind of stink. we'll be right back with ron livingston. >> dicky: look for the hottest toys of the season. of the season. ♪ ♪ ♪ tremfya® is for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. with tremfya®, you can get clearer. and stay clearer. in fact, most patients who saw 90% clearer skin at 28 weeks stayed clearer through 48 weeks. tremfya® works better than humira® at providing clearer skin, and more patients were symptom free with tremfya®. tremfya® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections. bef

mr. smith to washington. we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to a poster of the movie. and i call jimmy stewart, who was a republican. .e autographed a poster for me i had a friend pay a thousand dollars for the poster. and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster in his house today. that brings back happy memories. smithresentatives lamar and michael cap yana on c-span and c-span.org. listen on the free c-span radio app. railamerica,nd on a 19 some before conversation on women's rights with martha griffiths of michigan and patsy mink of hawaii. here's a preview. how is there in equity in the social security loan? >> a woman's husband cannot draw on social security until i was a member of ways and means, even if she had been out of the workforce for a year and a half even her own children couldn't draw they died. a woman who had worked for 35 years under social security would withdraw from social security, and it would ask her if she had a has been. she'd say yes, he was killed in world war ii. it's a, was he under social security? she brought in the number. he had 18 months under so