there are red muppets, muppets can flight. i am a grover given. every fantasy kind of creature and fairy tale friend. i just wonder, what will we learn about "sesame street"? because that's submersive to have done in the 1960s. what do you want people to take away from this documentary? >> i want people to take away the fact that first of all, "sesame street" did what they have done throughout their whole history, which is reflect the world back to children as the world should be, without even calling attention to it. without pointing a finger and say, look, there is a black puppet. look, there is an asian puppet. there is what is. i want people to realize that creativity and art really can make a difference and change the world. and when you present something this creative and this inspiring to children, you really can inspire them to think of the world in a way that is loving. >> i cannot wait to watch this documentary. i am probably going to cry all way from beginning until the very end and i am going to be so excited. my kids will be so jealou

there were red muppets and purple muppets and muppets who can fly. i love grover.treet"? that's subversive to have done in the 1960s. what do you want people to take away from this documentary? >> i want people to take away the fact that first of all "sesame street" did what they have done throughout their whole history, reflect the world back to children as the world should be without even calling attention to it, without pointing a finger and saying, look, there's a black puppet, there's an asian puppet, it's just what is. i want people to realize that, you know, creativity and art really can make a difference and change the world. and when you present something this creative, and this inspiring to children, you really can inspire them to think of the world in a way that is pure and loving. >> yeah. i cannot wait to watch this documentary. i'm probably going to try all the way from beginning until the very end, and i'm going to be so excited. my kids are going to be so jealous that i got to a meet the real maria. but it happened. thank you, happy holidays. congra

so in the end, it turns out they were the ones who -- >> cancelled the muppets cancelled the muppets.he muppets. ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ >> seth: but seriously - [ laughter ] i have to admit it's a tough one. i mean, who are you siding with, the beloved and iconic children's character widely celebrated over a half a century by people of all ages and backgrounds from all parts of the world or a widely disliked wannabe werewolf with the charm of a serial killer and the voice of dying barn owl and who was once called lucifer in the flesh by one of his fellow republicans after another fellow republican joked he was so unpopular you could murder him and get away with it. [ laughter ] could be either way. i don't know those people's brains are so weird they wake up in the morning and think it's a good idea to go to war with big bird. next they're going to claim that moderna is how the swedish chef says my dinner [ laughter ] oh, i'm gonna do it. [ laughter ] ahem, "hey swedish chef, what are you doing? "i'm a makein' moderna." [ laughter and applause oh, yeah no, i can't -- can't stop that that's

i also one that is on the list is "a muppet's christmas carol." violent or suspense. >> harold: you have a little kid, what's going to be? >> jesse: you have to be on drugs to like "to them that christmas at your age." and you are not a preteen. >> dana: what are you trying to say? >> jesse: that's worse. but the muppets, that's a whole other thing. it's not even a cartoon. i've never seen "it's a wonderful life" and i have never seen "it's a christmas story." >> dana: you never saw "it's a wonderful life? >> greg: it is always on. it >> dana: your parents made you watch it. >> jesse: i don't think so. >> harold: mine is "trading places." getting a jump-start on deck in the halls could be good for your health. people who put up the christmas decorations early tend to be happier and friendlier according to a study. do you find that to be the case? >> jesse: i put my tree up december 7th and decorated it on december 7th, so that's three weeks before christmas, so i'm happy about that. >> dana: i have friends in washington, d.c., matt and liz whitloc

i also one that is on the list is "a muppet's christmas carol."se. >> harold: you have a little kid, what's going to be? >> jesse: you have to be on drugs to like "to them that christmas at your age." and you are not a preteen. >> dana: what are you trying to say? >> jesse: that's worse. but the muppets, that's a whole other thing. it's not even a cartoon. i've never seen "it's a wonderful life" and i have never seen "it's a christmas story." >> dana: you never saw "it's a wonderful life? >> greg: it is always on. it >> dana: your parents made you watch it. >> jesse: i don't think so. >> harold: mine is "trading places." getting a jump-start on deck in the halls could be good for your health. people who put up the christmas decorations early tend to be happier and friendlier according to a study. do you find that to be the case? >> jesse: i put my tree up december 7th and decorated it on december 7th, so that's three weeks before christmas, so i'm happy about that. >> dana: i have friends in washington, d.c., matt and liz whitlock. and they put it

late this month, "sesame street" will unveil what they describe as their first asian american muppet. cheers and applause ] her name is ji young. this is historic because it's the first time ernie has been touched by a woman. [ laughter ] and while it's good to see "sesame street" adding diversity, the fact that she's asian american makes you wonder, what the hell race are the other muppets? [ laughter ] i mean, ernie's orange. bert is like banana colored. [ laughter ] bert has to be white, right? only a white person would wear that turtleneck and sweater. [ laughter ] we are in the middle of what has been dubbed the great resignation. a record 4.4 million americans quit their jobs in september. and all of them are here with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] but nobody really knows. i mean, there are a lot of reasons why. it's still not entirely clear why it is so difficult to find workers right now. especially in the food service industry. it seems like every restaurant is having trouble finding staff. i drove by a five guys today. it was only a four guy. [ laughter ] aaron rodgers

. >> seth: 'cause the one thing they tell you is, like, you cannot take any photos of, like, the muppetsto children >> sitting there with a beer, like smoking a cigarette >> seth: or just, like, you know, like that. >> right, right, right just a dead muppet >> seth: yeah. i feel like the same about - like, i would never want to see a photo of, like, spider-man half in and out of his suit just having given up. >> it's not attractive it's not flattering. and also comes with a lot of me being like, "get it off! get it off! get it off!" [ laughter ] i've got, like, the neck stuck over my mouth. i'm suffocating. director's giving me notes it's just -- it's a tough time >> seth: well, and the good news is it pays off on screen we're gonna be right back with more from tom holland after this [ cheers and applause ♪ clerk: hello, how can i? sore throat pain? ♪honey lemon♪ try vicks vapocool drops. in honey lemon chill. for fast-acting sore throat relief. wooo vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. ♪♪ ♪♪ acqua di giÒ & acqua di giÒ profondo giorgio armani at macy's the fragrance dest

breakthrough infections, because this virus is extremely good at transmitting from person-to-person muppet vaccination and boosting clearly is the answer to protecting yourself. >> reporter: data from the cdc shows unvaccinated individuals are eight times more likely to be hospitalized, and 14 more likely to die from covid-19. >> speaking of the surge, we have heard of covid breakthrough cases at the white house and capitol hill and what have you heard about that? >> reporter: we are hearing more and more about breakthrough cases, including now a bay area congressman, representative barbara lee of oakland who put out a statement this evening saying that she has never received a breakthrough positive test result. she said that, fortunately, she has only mild symptoms. she knows it could have been much worse had she not been vaccinated and boosted. she says she is now isolating. she is one of a string of lawmakers that we have heard reports this week a breakthrough infection. here at the white house, a staffer who was in close contact with the president on friday tested positive for covid on

muppet still continues to impact apps like netflix, disney+, and more. it is still unclear how many users are directly impacted. coming up at 6:00, a surprising impact on college students. >>> senate lawmakers held a hearing on the complex pandemic induced supply-chain problems that are plaguing the entire pipeline from shipping to store shelves. trade experts say there is no single silver bullet solution, and peak holiday shopping is certainly stressing the system, as well as consumers. >> reporter: popcorn ceo norman crew told lawmakers it typically took 37 days to get his product from nebraska to tokyo, and now -- >> the transit time now would be 60 to 90 days to get that product shipped. that is the bigger problem is that it takes 2 to 3 months to get space on the ship. >> reporter: senators are trying to untangle the pandemic induced bottlenecks choking commerce from port to pavement. shipping and trade experts testified about the complexities of supply chain disruptions. >> the problems aren't caused by lack of ships or containers. we have plenty o

lights parade in palm springs as well as five appearances in the macy's day parade, once with the muppets [♪♪] [♪♪] merry christmas! ♪ happy holidays ♪♪ ♪ happy holidays ♪♪ ♪ while the merry bells keep ringing ♪♪ ♪ happy holidays to you ♪♪ [♪♪] [ applause ] [♪♪] ♪ it's christmas everywhere you look ♪♪ [♪♪] [ applause ] >> open your eyes. [♪♪] [ applause ] >> let's keep it going for the tap dancing christmas trees. [♪♪] >> my, oh, my. wasn't that fun. goodness gracious. people are still coming. how many of you have never been to this event before? let me hear you. it's pretty amazing. all right. so before we continue with the show, we would like to give some special thanks to tonight's partners. another planet entertainment for all of their hard work organizing tonight's toy give-away along with the san francisco police department. we also want to go ahead and thank annie's off the grid bbc bake works and to the village for all of the craft and presents. we also have somebody else to thank. so at some point after the tree is lit and everything is done, you all should check out behind the t

today is such a serious breaking news day, michael returns later in the hour without the muppet. it's that kind of day, michael. >> yep. we're ready. >> until then. >>> coming up, michelle mentioned something i want to get more into, which is how do you deal with this next time when there is actual coup power points circulating, and not just on the internet, but the report suggesting that it went through congress and made it inside the bhit house. >>> there is also an associate accused of helping jeffrey epstein do sex trafficking. that trial has a lot of important stuff and a lot of news. we have an update for you on it tonight and we go eventually to the scene of this january 6 committee vote. stay with us. s january 6 committee vote stay with us ♪ "how bizarre" by omc ♪ no annual fee on any discover card. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ the only thing a disaster can't destroy is hope. ♪♪ donate now at redcross.org deon, hand it over. now how does that make you feel? like a part of me is missing. gabrielle? this old spice fiji hand and body lotion has me smoother than ever. that's what it does. i thoug

the muppet christmas carol. a year without santa claus. and rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.rable mention. some of these. home alone, "miracle on 34th street," white christmas, wait for it, diehard. national anthem christmas vacation which is absolutely laugh-out-loud funny. you're too your two favorites. >> shannon: my to go where honorable mentions. by christmas and national lampoon's christmas. >> i am a "home alone" fanatic and i've done anything with chevy chase's great. >> shannon: going to put you in a bid for staying over night in the "home alone" house. come back with some good news. the government set to run out of money again unless congress can pass a spending bill and avert a shutdown. this ain't no way. why? well, congressman jim roy is one of them and joining us live. the experts at safelite autoglass came right to me... with service i could trust. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ feeling sluggish or weighed down? it could be a sign that your digestive system isn't working at it's best taking metamucil everyday can help. metamucil

. >> they canceled the black muppets. >> being taught that cancel culture is good, fossil fuels are badre, they want to cancel skinny jeans and side hair partings. >> they want to cancel fox news. >> how dare you cancel the president of the united states. >> you were cans 8ed, remember? >> the woke people are basically trying to cancel georgia. >> cancel culture is coming for a disney classic. >> cancelling the constitution. >> cancel culture cancelling our third president. >> trail blazers. she is going get canceled because she road in a car. >> cancel, cancel, just cancel everything. >> is the cancel culture coming after you? >> you see the final expression of cancel culture in islamist terrorist groups like isis and al qaeda. >> that does it for me. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. joy? >> i'm trying to figure out what a side hair party is because i definitely want to cancel it. side hair parties are not happening under my watch. >> that's actually a list of things that the generation after me is cancelling. no more skinny jeans, no more side parts. they're over it. >> oh, sid

we met the new kid on the block, g young, who made history as the first asian american muppet on sesame the fields where her family works to houston rapper megan thee stallion to becoming meghan thee the graduate. and then capping off a big year for the labor movement, a starbucks location in buffalo became the first company-owned store in the u.s. to be represented by a union. here's the moment that workers learned they had enough votes. no doubt the best thing about this year was a vaccine that prevented millions from hospitalizations and death. allowing grandparents to hug their grandkids for the first time in almost a year. >> when i saw the new guidelines i was very excited because i have been dying to hug my grandkids. >> i love him. i'm sure every grandparent has felt this way. it's like we have been out there in oblivion just so separated from the people we love. >> oh, listen, it is a tough time right now. we know that you are all tired and hurting and facing difficult decisions about the days ahead. and we are not here to be pollyanna about 2021 at all. but good has a way of s

number two, the muppet christmas carol. and number one, the man who invented christmas.on what is the most stressful christmas movie? that apparently according to the poll is diehard, the most stressful. [cheering] i like that. >> i'll give him that comment diehard the scene with the plane, when they are not hitting the calibration with the distance to the ground that gave me real anxiety when i was eight. now i've calmed down a little bit. >> i attachment diehard to? >> i was segment diehard to the christmas movie. i was talking about diehard one. so is diehard too, right? >> merry christmas. [laughter] that's their way of telling us to move on. not just in the last 30 seconds but the entire year, coming up will take a look at which headlines made the naughty list. joe constant knows a movie or two makes a list and is checking it twice. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. relief

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