miss new york usa. eat your heart out, jonas brothers. and he spent his new year's eve with a shawl and a clean ex-- kleenex, andy levy. and his ascot smokes a pipe. it is daily caller will ron. and what scurvy is to sailors, tom shillue. his latest and greatest comedy album is called "don't force it." >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. greg, [inaudible]. >> that is so true. before i start i want to talk about an event that occurred last week. i was out in arizona. a lovely state. a lot of "red eye" fans there. a lot of people asking about you. >> really? >> not you, tom. a lot of people were asking about me. anyway, i was driving to the grand canyon. it is okay. it is not grand. let's get that out of the way. don't you agree? a little uh sten -- uh sten day shoes calling it grand? i stop at a sandwich store and sitting with my wife. they are organic and they have all of this stuff in it and my wife is eating a salad and i am eating a sandwich amount of man sits next to me and he is skinny and shaking. his mouth is going like th

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i am here with miss new york usa. >> it has only been three months. and he is so lonely even his shad toe lives separately. it is andy levy. he is alone, but never alone. and if jokes were the sun he would give us skin cancer. it is andrew schulz. and since it is almost april i better do my taxes. sitting next to me, "new york times" best selling author eric mataxis. his latest book is called "seven men." and the secret of their greatness. >> excellent. you have to admit the title of your book suggests something else. >> to certain people it would. >> i know what you mean. i have friends like you. >> all right. sorry. he left the island for a permanent three-hour tour. that doesn't make sense, but i wrote it. russell johnson who played the professor on "gilligan's island" has passed away at the age of 89. only two are left. she posted, "my heart is broken. russell was a true gentleman and a good father and a great friend and the rest." that was very clever. and now a "red eye" tribute to the greatest of all castaways. >> i have to say, eric, that we a

new york times. as for the priors usa super pac.hat was the one that barak obama set up after he called them a threat to democracy and they are powerful and have a lot of the clout and in fact $500,000, donors to the super pac can buy quarterly visits with the white house with president obama. >> big money all the way around. >> big money on the game. >> guy and julie, plenty of time it talk about this in the future. have a good weekend. >> defense secretary chuck hagel ordering a review of the nation's nuclear forces. the move comes day after missile launch officers were caught in a drug investigation and accused of cheating on certification exams. lieutenant cornell is a fox news contributor. general, thank you for being here. what do you think of the state of the nuclear arsenal? is it safe and secower in your mind? >> yes, it is very safe and secure. we did have some failings with ten people involved in allegedly in drugs, and another 35 or so cheating on a test. they are human imperfection, but the nuclear deterrent forces in g

host: in domestic news, front page of "the new york times" this morning -- "usa today" has the latestoll on that usa -- on the nsa surveillance program. privacy over security. on the same story, courtesy of the museum -- "the wall street journal" front page this morning has this headline -- also in politics, james lankford from oklahoma has said he will run to finish up the term of retiring senator tom coburn. it could be another brutal gop huddle involving outside congressional groups. it says the senate conservative monday, sayingp even before james lankford's , theyal announcement would not get support because of his funding of obama care. james lankford saying he wants to finish up the term of senator tom coburn, who will be retiring at the end of his term because of a battle with cancer. "the wall street journal" this morning praises senator covert -- senator coburn. it says -- "the wall street journal" weighing in on senator coburn's principles. also in the obituary section of "the new york times closed quote -- times" -- york ohio, democratic caller. what do you make of the pre

a 20-year-old man who vanished from his parents' home in upstate new york was spotted in a photo in "usaess photographer snapped a picture near the capitol where homeless memorial gather when it is cold. his parents saw the picture and called police and officers picked him up and reunited him with the family. the story is generating a lot of talk on facebook and you can join the conversation. >>> officials with the fire district are set to present their recommendations for a new parcel tax to the board tonight. the five year tax would keep the district's fire stations open. according to the "contra costa times" it would start at $98 a par set and climb to $111 by 2019. the tax would raise an estimated $23 million in new revenue and the board has scheduled a special meeting for february 24 to vote on whether to place the proposal on the june ballot. >> a very good year for the cute animals displayed in macy's end withs in san francisco. this year, a record 339 cats and dogs were adopted. the displays are a holiday tradition. the adoptions him meet the goal for the spca of not euthanizing

it is 20-year-old nicholas simmons whose family in upstate new york reported him missing last week. they saw the photo in yesterday's "usa today" and came to washington to pick him up. no word on why he was in washington or how he traveled here. >>> theater-goer here in d.c. were certainly in the giving mad this holiday season. ford's theater says its audiences donated more than $77,000 during a performance of "a christmas carol" in november and december. donations are being given to the covenant house washington. the organization provides housing and services to homeless youth. this is the fifth year the theater has reported a washington area charity with a fundraising effort. >>> later this morning, nbc 4 is getting an up-close and personal look at d.c.'s favorite new panda cub. take a look at this photo of the giant panda cub getting her first taste of winter last week. zookeepers put snow in a big bowl and watched her dig in. today the zoo is giving nbc 4 a backstage pass, letting us meets her before she make her public debut on january 28th. we'll share it with you today on news4 midday and on nbcwashington.com. can

news in usa today, india orders shutdown a bar pool at u.s. embassy. it's the latest in a diplomatic spat over the arrest of an indian diplomat in new york on visa fraud>>> and in the daily caller, oil fund makes all norwegians theoretical millionaires. they own 1% of the world's stocks but the money is being saved for a rainy day and for future generations. worth like trillions of dollars, though, bill. can you imagine that? >>> to stories you might have missed, utah is ordering state offices to do nothing that would legalize -- or legally recognize more than a thousand same sex marriages. however the state is not declaring them void. but it means, for example, many newlyweds won't be able to file joint state tax returns. it also impacts those that received marriage licenses but didn't have a formal wedding ceremony with witnesses. one salt lake city official tells the associated press that marriage means nothing. the supreme court placed a temporary halt to gay marriages on monday while they appeal the legality. >>> in utah, officials are investigating a freight train derailment. five railcars, three locomotives jumping off the tracks, spilling grai

tonight on usa, victor cruz from the new york giants, nick mangold from the jets, ray rice from the ravenskolb from the packers and j.j. watt from the houston texans. jj watts who is larger than life on the field is unbelievableay y powerful in houston. we had so many people coming in to try to help the kid that seven different families and seven different doctors offered he needed original donic work. he's choosing between multiple dentists. >> this is terrific. congratulations, we'll all watch tonight at 7:00 on usa. >> thank you. coming up next, tom stier, we'll continue to talk about the keystone pipeline and the opposition to what is expected this afternoon's environmental impact case and also of course continue to monitor the breaking news and the investigation into seven suspicious packages received in new york and the new jersey area. stay with us. [ rattling ] that's one smart board. what else does it do -- reverse gravity? [ chuckles ] split atoms? [ whoooosh! ] hey, how is that atom-splitting thing going? [ rattling ] [ electronic whistling ] oh! [ zap! ] a smarter way to shop a

the federal authorities aren't after this new york knick, but the nba is, the old shoelace trick and bribery made in the usa. we'll talk about that coming up next. >>> watch the left side of your screen here. you'll see the new york knicks guard jr smith untying the shoe lace of the other player. nba had it with him. fined him $50,000 for "recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct." the top official of the nba happened to be at that game in detroit. the shoe lace i mentioned, something smith has been known to do in the past. see if it helps him when they play the miami heat at the garden. i don't think lebron will fall for that. >> i don't think he either. thanks, ty. >>> and paying settlement charges. the sec said they bribed bahrain to obtain rights to businesses there. what can they learn from this and do about it? with us, bob herbold, who sits on two of the boards and from the university of nebraska, and i'm going to you, if i could first, bob. you know, there's two trains of thought on this. one of which is doing business overseas is nerve e-- never the same as doing business here. are there ways

wednesday is found all thanks to a photo that ran in "usa today." 20-year-old nicholas simmons disappeared from his family's home in upstate new york. four days later a photographer took this photo in washington as he warms himself on a steam grate. simmons' parents saw the photograph and they've since been united with their son. >> and they're going to the doughnut shop and going to get married. that's what one colorado couple did on january 4th. it is the first wedding at the voodoo doughnut shop in denver. but apparently they are a doughnut a dozen at the store's first location in portland. that's one way to bring people together. good doughnuts. >>> well, the winter is in full stwin swing, we know this. the united states is not the only nation locked in a deep freeze. yesterday marked the opening of the 30th annual harbin ice festival. massive structures made out of completely clear ice created a new skyline for the chinese city. you can even slide down it. over 1 million visitors are expected to visit these intricately lit crystal castles. >>> congress is back in session today following the holiday recess. the senate is expect

host: from "the new york times" this morning -- "usa today" also previews obama's speech.osie on our democrat line, what is your view on what mike huckabee had to say? caller: i have been divorced for five years. i don't understand what he is trying to say because it takes two to tango, not one. snip?n't men get a i don't understand this. he has no right. for how he uncalled even directed things to women. i have been on my own for five years, taking care of my children. i feel like i am stronger than a lot of men out here. that was an insult. i am really feeling horrible. that was an insult. he should apologize. maybe make your speech in a different and better way. "the new york times closed quote -- -- "the new york times" -- barbara is calling from red rock, oklahoma on the republican line. does the gop have a war on women? i firmly believe mike huckabee. i think they should give birth control to men. there are men that go around impregnating women, and they walk off and leave them. i agree with the caller just a minute ago. it seems to me that all i ever hear from democ

nick simmons recognized their so that after seeing the photo in usa today missing since new years day. they drove from their home in new yorkck him up in a hospital in bark top. >> robin roberts for the first time talked about her girlfriend on air during today good morning america. just last month robin came out publicly on facebook. roberts and amber lane have been together for 10 years. lane grew up in the bay area and her mother still lives in clay top. robbins first mentioned amber in post reflecting back on 2 2013. >> i have never been happier or healthier than i am right now. and my, my year in post was just full of gratitude and just telling everyone all that i am grateful for including my girlfriend amber who lived me through a very difficult year. >> roberts also shared a photo of her and amber to the right of roberts attend ago wedding. you can see robin on good morning america every weekday here open abc 7 beginning at 7:00 a.m. >> before the next night of karaoke you mate want to visit a pharmacist. harvard researchers found that truck known as this help people learn how to produce perfect pitch. it's a mad sab

nick simmons recognized their so that after seeing the photo in usa today missing since new years day. they drove from their home in new yorkberts for the first time talked about her girlfriend on air during today good morning america. just last month robin came out publicly on facebook. roberts and amber lane have been together for 10 years. lane grew up in the bay area and her mother still lives in clay top. robbins first mentioned amber in post reflecting back on 2 2013. >> i have never been happier or healthier than i am right now. and my, my year year in post was just full of gratitude and just telling everyone all that i am grateful for including my girlfriend amber who lived me through a very difficult year. >> roberts also shared a photo of her and amber to the right of roberts attend ago wedding. you can see robin on good morning america every weekday here open abc 7 beginning at 7:00 a.m. >> before the next night of karaoke you mate want to visit a pharmacist. harvard researchers found that truck known as this help people learn how to produce perfect pitch. it's a mad sableizing drug that can alter the brain allow

nick simmons recognized their so that after seeing the photo in usa today missing since new years day. they drove from their home in new york to pick him up in a hospital in bark top. >> robin roberts for the first time talked about her girlfriend on air during today good morning america. just last month robin came out publicly on facebook. roberts and amber lane have been together for 10 years. lane grew up in the bay area and her mother still lives in clay top. robbins first mentioned amber in post reflecting back on 2 2013. >> i have never been happier or healthier than i am right now. and my, my year in post was just full of gratitude and just telling everyone all that i am grateful for including my girlfriend amber who lived me through a very difficult year. >> roberts also shared a photo of her and amber to the right of roberts attend ago wedding. you can see robin on good morning america every weekday here open abc 7 beginning at 7:00 a.m. >> before the next night of karaoke you mate want to visit a pharmacist. harvard researchers found that truck known as this help people learn how to produce perfect pitch. it's a m

. >> joining me now, "the new york times" political reporter jonathan martin, a native virginian, and "usaoday" bureau chief susan page, of course, "usa today" headquartered in virginia. localized here a little bit. we have a statement from the chief political strategist from christie about cuccinelli, and -- $8 million, a significant portion of which was raised by governor christie. we can set that aside. this fall from grace. what's interesting here about both christie and mcdonnell, and christie can fight to live another day, he has a political problem, not a personal problem, but it sort of -- this isn't an ideological or policy issue that's brought these guys down. it's a personal character flaw. >> well, in fact, just the opposite of policy, these were two politicians who'd figured out a way to win in the obama era as republicans, and in states, by the way, that obama carried twice. >> yeah. >> and they were seen in '09 sand '10 as sort of guides, you know, models to follow for how to succeed as republican in this sort of tough new era. and they've been brought, you know, down, certa

new york times" best seller. it's an amazon best seller. it is a "usa today" best seller, and i'm gratified about that. i have approached this subject as one would approach a murder investigation. indeed, the murder investigation should have been conducted in dallas in 1963 and never was. i have come to the conclusion based on enormous amount of research by those who have gone before me, that lyndon johnson was the lynch pin of a plot that involved numerous others, and there is, i think, substantial research now, thousands of books have been written, making a strong case for the involvement of the central intelligence agency, for the involvement of organized crime, for the involvement of the big texas oil, and, indeed, i make the case that lynn don johnson had a unique relationship with each one of them. now, let's talk about motive. first of all, it's important to remember that in 1960, lyndon johnson blackmailed his way on to the kennedy ticket. in fact, we know that president john f. kennedy or in that point, kennedy, senator john f. kennedy selected senator stuart of missouri to be his running mate

if you live in a northern part of the usa, you know how cold it is, this morning here in new york city count the windchill. 4 degrees. so far across the country, millions of americans died in cold weather, something positive to braving the elements. in america, most of us live in comfort unlike many other folks abroad. challenging temperatures whether they're cold or hot, remind us that wife is difficult. and that we all must meet challenges in order to be effective people. my philosophy is never let the weather, never let the weather affect your behavior. for people in green bay, wisconsin, they know what i'm talking about, 77,000 of them showed up to watch their team play football sunday night. temperature 4 degrees in the standses, about 17 below with the windchill. i respect those folks, being hardy is good. and oliver knows it. you know that reference if you know that reference you're a true american. factor tip of the day, please check out the fox news factor website which is different from billo'reilly.com. we would like you to speak off about the factor. o'reilly.com. name and

the man, nick symmonds had been reported missing in new york after days of searching for him, there he finally was, on the cover of "usa between the paper, the photograph, and the family, the metropolitan police were able to track him down. he and his family have since been reunited. >>> and urban outfitters underfire for a woman's t-shirt with the word depression scrawled all over it. a retailer pulled the shirt and in a tweet said we're sorry to those offended by the tee we brought from @depression.com brand. another memorable fashion don't came in 2010 when they released and yanked a shirt with the words "eat less" on it. >>> now to a historic and life threatening deep freeze. a cold front is thrusting two thirds of the u.s. into an icebox. temperatures for tens of millions of americans are plunging into the single digits. in new york the thermometer is expected to dip to as low as 5 degrees. but that is balmy compared to other places in the united states. fargo, north dakota expected to hit a negative 24 degrees. minneapolis and indianapolis, 15 below. and the frigid air forcing schools and government offices in se

new york is it, no doubt. >> what's the best part about being here in times square? >> i like the size, the big buildings, everything here, the people, it is real nice. usa. best culture in the worldful? & being here in times square. >> the culture is beautiful. nothing like it. it is entertaining, it is fast pace. >> reporter: and everyone is being nice? >> it's new york. you're going to run into few people. >> reporter: tell us about the coats. everyone wants to know about the outfits. >> they're just, we're just trying to stay warm really. trying to stay warm here. it is cold here. i'm not cold. it is real warm. >>> you're all having fun, right? you heard what they said. the coats, they just want to stay warm, they say. >> i am so glad you asked about those coats. if you didn't, i was going to ask you to ask them about it. hey, listen, they may be from texas and a warm place but they know how to dress on a night like tonight. happy new year, my friend. have a great time. i'll see knew 2014. bye, my dear. we'll head off to london where matthew chance is among the local who's just rang in 2014. matthew, happy new year. >> reporter: happy new year to you.

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new york. nicolas simmons went missing from greece, new york, on new year's someday. after a frantic search, a photo of him huddled on a steam vent to keep warm in washington, d.c. appeared in "usa the family says he hasn't been well and is looking forward to his safe return home. >>> dennis rodman is in north korea once again, but this time brought several former nba players to play an exhibition game to celebrate north korean leader kim jong-un's birthday. rodman calls the controversial trip basketball diplomacy. >>> and this is arguably the cutest video of the day, the baby panda made his first appearance of the year today. take a look at this little guy. the giant panda cub was born august 23rd. you can still see a little bit teetery, just a bit. the public will get a chance to see him on january the 18th. oh, he's going to be all right, folks, happens to babies. it's all right. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male an

talk with a reporter who wrote the article for "the new york times," amy, also our cnn commentator, democratic strategist, ball begala. priorities usaion, a super perform ac that supported president obama ds re-election is now backing a potential hillary bid in 2016. amy, let me start with you. i read your excellent article and i'm sure a lot of you will read it online or in sunday's action newspaper. what was fascinating to me was some of the lingo you came up with, some of the supporters of the clintons over the years. you put them in categories. for example, hotel california, that group. space cowboys, royal council, nickilippe, the child, sanitation department. give us a sense of what you were trying to drive because all of these groups were encircling hillary in that orbit. >> yeah, absolutely. one of the interesting things about reporting this is people had an endless list of metaphors. hotel california, you can check out but you can never leave. some people said it's like prison, not everyone can adjust to prison on the outside, it's difficult to leave the bubble. yes, i made up some of my own, hard to press secretaries are n

new york. yesterday an associated press photographer snapped the photo of several homeless men lying on a steam grate near the capitol building. this photo. well, it ran in this morning's "usa today" and simmons' family recognized him. he was picked up this afternoon and reunite with his family. no word on how he got to d.c. if you wake up tomorrow morning and you think it's not that bad, wait for it, it's coming and it's going to be brutal. it's no laughing matter because when we start talking frostbite, it's serious business. >> absolutely. so tomorrow morning for that commute we're going to be dealing with rain and frost. and after that getting into the evening hours tomorrow on into tuesday, tuesday night, and wednesday. we are talking about record cold. for the numbers, for the record that we will likely break during this time period you can head to my facebook and twitter pages. a windchill watch will go into effect tomorrow evening at 6:00 for the areas in blue and that's going to run through noon on tuesday. this includes areas of loudoun county, northern faulk falkier, frederick county as well. windchill temperatures potentially as low as 20 to 30 degrees below zer

new york on new year's day. this was the picture in the "usa today."rate there. well paul and michelle simmons, nicholas' parents, saw the photograph and there had been a facebook page set up and by seeing his photo, they were able to reunite them, the whole family again. we don't know the specifics of his situation or how he ended up that way. but it is an important reminder, i think, for all of us to take care of people, check on one another. >> especially your neighbors, elderly neighbors. >> pets, too. but the people out there, any one of them could be somebody's mother, father, sister, daughter. >> and what a stroke of luck. the photographer usually covers the white house, president obama's in hawaii. >> right. >> 1 in 1 million, right? >> 150 pictures, something like that. >> that they put that let the parents in on that. we hope they sort out whatever happened there. >>> we're in "usa today." >> not just in. we are -- >> featured prominently, the paper of record as we like to call it. >> today's take. >> today's section. >> and we're weighing in

usa! >> all right. we're having fun. back to you. >> almost looks illegal. >> thank you, griff. well done. >> how new yorkg? >> billy. you know, new york city is a prime target for terrorist attacks. you can see police taking no chances. they've sealed off every side street with officers and check points and checking carefully every person coming into times square. there are no large bags or backpacks allowed here. anyone who does get in is herded where they have to stay for the evening. there they leave they can't come back. there are s.w.a.t. teams and hazmat teams including these guys from nypd emergency unit. there has not been a need for the guys but i feel safer with them around. so do we. thank you, rick. >> rick, thanks. and i'm sure it's going to heat it up for sure. >> tell us what is going on there. >> time has come to embieb in a little champagne over there as they call it in france. this is the bar. one of 20 bars. here are people from new york city. what are your thoughts? >> we're ready and excited for a new year. >> happy new year, everybody. >> thank you very much. >> so this is where eve

new york senate race. his lawyer says there was never a corrupt agreement of any kind though. >>> a majority of americans see a growing wealth gap between the rich and the poor. a new pugh/usainds two-thirds of americans believe it's grown in the past decade. but the fix depends on your party. 90% of democrats say the government should do a lot or some to reduce the gap. compared with only 45% of republicans. >>> texas governor rick perry says he is down with the decriminalization of pot. he says he started to introduce alternative drug courts. they will provide treatment and softer penalties for minor drug offenses. but he still opposed to legalizing pot. >> and rachael madow on the late night show with david letterman. she talked about russia's anti-gay law ahead of the sochi olympics. >> being openly gay in rushry is an act of bravery. athletes are coming from all over the world to russia and have the opportunity to do that. but simply being open about your sexual or generalentation is a one finger salute to vladimir putin. >> and john boehner tweeting actor rob lowe for advice on his tonight show with jay leno appearance. it's no the clear why. but lowe and his son did

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usa north america. all,e ask you first of when i think is silicon valley or the guys i hang out with that are from there or silicon valley in new yorkof people are getting into the cla because they have done one may think it would be ostentatious to get in s class already. >> what is neat about that is they want a smaller vehicle like the c class or the cla. and bring in new buyers. we just launch the cla. it is 10 years younger than the c class. we're bringing younger folks in. in 10 people that buy one are new to the franchise. it is duke exactly what we wanted it to do. >> you're starting to build in tuscaloosa. m re: build a lot of the cars that you sell here. a growing business. your number one and luxury cars here. >> we had a great year. they outgrew the luxury market. this launch past year. >> such a rave reviews from everybody. the smallest blocks to the largest car magazines loved it. this show focuses on tech. this is one of the most logically advanced cars out there. >> what is so neat is all the technology is going to be available in the c class in a car that will star in the need 30s. gone are the days when only bigges

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end her 2008 ambitions, priorities usa action, the nation's largest democratic super pac, now backing clinton. you heard it here first yesterday. and as "the new yorkit today, that gives her enormous early advantages in money, expertise, and voter targeting techniques. let's bring in tracy sefl, we're also joined by republican strategist danny vargas. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> tracy, your group caught attention when you announced you raised $4 million last year. now you've got priorities usa action joining the party essentially. how's it going to work? >> well, it's exciting, for starters. ready for hillary has reinvented the super pac with its focus on grassroots organizing and capping donations on what some circles think is a low dollar amount, so what priorities usa will do is a division of labor. ready for hillary will focus on grassroots organizing. and together, there's a lot of energy, there's a lot of concerted strategy, and it's not too soon, because we know everything's changed for this campaign. there will be new tools, new efforts, so as many people as we can get involved, the better. >> danny, is she right, it's

new york times." economy is expanding but obama's legacy may be slip aig way. judith miller is pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter, author and fox news contributor. kirsten powers, columnist for "usa today" and fox news contributor. he has three years left in office, kirsten. is the legacy slipping away? >> i think the point of this article while the economy does look like it is finally turning around the president is at a point where it is probably not going to turn around enough by the time that he leaves. so you know, it is turning around but i think most americans would probably say right now they don't feel that. they don't really feel the economy is doing that well. by the time people start feeling it and there starts being great numbers versus solid numbers coming out, obama will be out of office. there isn't enough time probably for the economy to rebound at the levels you would have seen under his predecessors. jon: i wonder about the thing he will talk about any minute now, judy, the extension of unemployment benefits. 99 weeks people have been able to collect unemployment benefits for. it is kind of one of the hallmarks of his administration, this unemployment crisis we

new york university. bob, good to have you with us. well, this is a big step forward, is it not? what does this mean that priorities usa well, i think it reflects reality. the advantage to hillary clinton, and i believe she will run, is going to have money, machinery, organization, is a consequence and not a cause of her dominance in this race. it's unprecedented in modern politics for a nonincumbent to have this dominant a position. and there's no barack obama out there to challenge that. he was a unique figure and a uniquely powerful candidate. and, you know, he was introduced to the country actually before he ran in 2004 when john kerry made him the keynote speaker of the democratic convention. hillary would have beaten him anyway, but she ran the wrong campaign. she ran for restoration and a year of change. she won't make that mistake again. she'll run with a sense of vision, of how to move america forward, and i think she'll set that out. and by the way, there's an unintended consequence of this, ed, which i've heard no one discuss, and that is if she remains this dominant, and i suspect she will, there won't be a

news this morning, a piece in "usa today." democrats in new jersey planning more on the role he played in distribution of sandy really fun. "the new york times" this divorce-- msnbc, messy lays out in full public view. host: but now, the governor has said this about msnbc -- a partisan network almost gleeful in the attack of him. a feeding frenzy. they report that the coverage of msnbc is nearly twice as much as cnn and fox news as well. that about the chris christie story continuing. back to your phone calls. getting your take this morning about what lawmakers had to say on the sunday talk shows, intelligence lawmakers, saying that they think or the accused -- clues suggest that russia may have helped edward snowden. phoenix, arizona. harry, thanks for waiting on the line. go-ahead. caller: there has been a lot of discussion on the internet discussion about the only practical way snowden will come back here is to give him immunity and bring him back to testify. one obvious interpretation of what congressman rogers is up to thatis trying to deflect -- as a russian spy. interpretation is they are trying to deflect attention from how the

"the new york times" says the largest democratic super pac in the country is getting behind hillary clinton. priorities usaction played a key role in president obama's political operation. if clinton runs for president, that group's support will give her a huge fund-raising advantage over other democrats. >>> the "wall street journal" says the national 9/11 memorial museum will charge $24 a ticket. one man who lost his son that day calls the price disgraceful. the museum in lower manhattan is scheduled to open in may. the museum is not supported by government funding. relatives of 9/11 victims will be admitted for free. >>> "the dallas morning news" has new details of the security breach at neiman marcus. they say 1 million debit and credit card accounts may have been compromised. malicious software collected card data from july to october of last year. meanwhile, the fbi is warning retailers that more computer atakes -- attacks are likely. >>> britain's "independence" calls the internet a gift from god, but also warned yesterday that the obsession to stay digitally connected can actually isolate us from f

new york time's magazine, cover story getting everybody today all riled up. this is the magazine cover, can we please show it? it is pretty inspired. and they have an article about priorities usah is basically laying the ground for an independent infrastructure for hillary clinton. what happens when you add hillary clinton to what we have if terms of the rhetoric with woman? >> i think what we have is a big piece regarding women in power. betsy said i think is interesting, a lot of people use misstatements, she used the term bumbling old guys. there is something generational and historic happening on many levels. if you listen to the way mike huckabow women unable to control their libido. it reminded me rush limbaugh talked about unlimited sex, no limits on the amount of sex she could have, as many partners as she wanted. there is a obvious anxiety about a loss of control and limits on something having to do with women. it used to be, especially in generations that featured more of who we know bumbling old guys, there were limits on women's power, sexually, politically, professionally, economically. after generations of shift and struggle, we see women come into power as a can

the wall street journal, usa today, "the washington post" have the story all over their front pages. they've given it the prominence it deserves, but the new yorktimes makes sure you know that robert gates is a republican, thus subtly undermining his criticism of a democrat president. this tells you something. the left is now in full defensive spin mode. democrats take their marching orders from the new york times and those orders are attack the bearer of bad news. challenge his credibility. in fact, the gates' book is devastating to the president's credibility as commander-in-chief. as the leader of troops that he was committing to battle. his heart wasn't in it. worse, gates writes that both hillary clinton and president obama considered the surge in iraq as mainly a political move. they weren't concerned about winning the war, they were concerned about the vote, with politics. i come from a family that for several generations has served in the military. i'm trying to put myself into the shoes of parents here who saw their sons and daughters volunteer to fight and die with barack obama as commander-in-chief. i would not be happy reading that

"the new york times" says the pentagon wants to keep 10,000 troops on the ground in afghanistan beginning next year. the alternative military leaders are offering a total troop pullout. >>> "usa today" says the world's top executives see a brighter economic future. a survey by price waterhouse coopers finds 34% expect the international economy to improve this year. >> and "washington post" saying more crude oil spilled in rail accidents last year than in the 40 years since the government began keeping track. derailments in north dakota and alabama leaked more than 1 million gallons of crude. >>> we're looking at another round of possibly record- breaking temperatures outside. high pressure overhead. storms off the coastline just can't get here and this one impressive in the pacific. it will ride over the top of the ridge. sunny mild temperatures again this afternoon as high as 70 in concord, 70 in oakland, 69 in san jose and 65 degrees in san francisco. fire danger going to be elevated especially in the north bay tonight, red flag warnings there, still plenty of sunshine for the weekend. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by toyota. let's go places. >>> snow

usa! >> all right. we're having fun. back to you. >> almost looks illegal. >> thank you, griff. well done. >> how new york't come back. there are s.w.a.t. teams and hazmat teams including these guys from nypd emergency unit. there has not been a need for the guys but i feel safer with them around. so do we. thank you, rick. >> rick, thanks. and i'm sure it's going to heat it up for sure. >> tell us what is going on there. >> time has come to embieb in a little champagne over there as they call it in france. this is the bar. one of 20 bars. here are people from new york city. what are your thoughts? >> we're ready and excited for a new year. >> happy new year, everybody. >> thank you very much. >> so this is where everyone is gathering at 11:30, hello, ladies. >> these people under from montreal. >> happy new year. >> thank you. >> cheers everyone. >> everyone dressed nice here in miami. like tight dresses guys dressed sharply, such as this, and you know, a lot of people having a good time. it's a friendly crowd tonight here for raul williams he's about to take the stage at 11:30 countdown to midnight. and

new york city newsroom with more on this. >> reporter: police tell fox this was a unique and amazing story of happenstance and that finding nicholas simmons through a photo in "usa was like a one in a million shot. now, here's the photo that ran in the paper sunday morning. it was taken by associated press photographer jacqueline martin who was looking for ways to illustrate the unusually cold weather in washington d.c. martin was snapping pictures of a group of homeless men huddled around a steam grate, noticing that simmons looked young and asked for his name. he would only give his first name as nick. days earlier the search was on for this 20-year-old who was last seen without his phone, wallet or id. the published photo led to a social buzz on media as relatives reached out to the "usa today" reporter who then tweeted the photographer a photo you took ran with my story today. a family has contacted me saying the man pictured is their missing son. well, the photographer tweeted back saying thank you for contacting me, i am in touch with the family now. police brought him to a local hospital where he was later reunited with his father. and simmons' mother rep

usa today." this is the picture. 20-year-old nicholas simmons went missing from his home in new york last wednesday. on sunday relatives saw his picture in a paper near an article about being homeless. the family called police who found simmons. the family said he is alive and obviously not well. they went on to say it is the greatest example of god's love and divine intervention experienced. >> it has been so cold and in such a big part of the country. >> tonight back in the deep freeze in the northeast. coming up, a dozen minutes after the top of the hour on this monday. whenever obamacare breaks, the president issues a fix. can he just change the law or should congress have a say in that? one of 11 attorneys general suing the white house joins us live next. >> she's the tiger mom who claims chinese parents raise better kids. now she's taking it one step further. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announc ] your eyes. even at a distance of 10 mis... the length 146 football fields... they can see the light of a single candle. your eyes are amazing. look after them with centrum silver. multivitamins with lutein and vita

helped reunite a new york man with his family. 20-year-old nick simmons disappeared from his parents home fear rochester last week. days later, his family saw this photo, published by "usam to nick. it's unclear why he left for washington. >>> and the mystery surrounding this ornate crop circle has been solved. this is a california barley field. conspiracy theorists left pondering the possibilities. turns out it was a publicity stunt for a new computer chip. which is really rather unfortunate. >>> and finally, we can all agree hitting a $90,000 jackpot on a slot machine is lucky. what do we say about charlotte moncreif of alabama, who hit a there a $90,000 jackpot on new year's day and then hit another $90,000 jackpot on january 2nd? she's not decided how to spend her winnings yet. i have decided she's already had a banner 2014. all gravy for charlotte moncreif from here on out. >> we might follow her throughout the year. >>> "pop news" coming up too. you guys are working away. >> i'm getting you in trouble. i'm sorry. go ahead. >> do you want to throw to ginger with the weather? go ahead, ginger. >> hey, hey, good morning. i love that breakfast, by the way, cameron. i'

. >>> a new usa today poll shows 58% of americans do not believe the governor is telling the whole story in the george washington bridge scandal. elaine quijano is in new york city with what we'll hear from christie later today. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and clarissa and our viewers in the west. christie was joined by his lieutenant governor, latest member of his inner circle to be embroiled in a political controversy. in his inaugural address later today, governor christie will call for unity, saying we have to be willing to play outside the red and blue boxes the media pundits put us in. it comes after hoboken mayor dawn zimmer complained about feeling pressure to support a real estate project in return for receiving sandy aid dollars. >> this letter definitely makes it very clear that i was the one, you know, on april 21st, sent them a letter and very clearly said, you can't connect the two and it's not fair. >> reporter: but lieutenant governor kim guadagno made the administration's position very clear. >> after she said to me you have to move ahead with the ro rockefeller project, i said does any other town being asked to do development in exc