we started in 1833, so it is a very old corp. and has a very long history of delivering medicine to the population of the united states. 1/3 of all pharmaceuticals are delivered from us to the hospitals and retail pharmacies and? a round of the u.s.. we have 28 warehouses, two of which are in california. one in sacramento, another in southern california. this is something that most people don't understand. all of our orders are sent to us electronically, at 8:00 at night. we received those orders and we deliver them to the pharmacies the next morning. if you ever had an occasion to go to a pharmacy, and if you come back at 10:00, that is the miracle of how that happens. we fulfill the order, and it is critical for how we handle national disasters as well. the orders can actually be routed to any of the distribution centers in our system at the moment notice. they are centralized in one location and we have great flexibility in times of national disasters. it happened to be a relatively new facility, only of for a couple of years

he was posing with the family of a marine corps captain whose 8-month-old son stuck his fingers righthere in the president's mouth. the president played along happily. that's a man who had two little kids. just go with it. whatever the baby want, the baby gets. back over the course of the week at our favorite clips of the year and start in south africa. who could forget this october 9th a mountain bike competition, guy's cruising along, but you just can't account for a 300-pound beast leaping across the path and taking you out. the only thing the guy broke, believe it or not, was the helmet he was wearing. he got up, walked away. unbelievable. let's see it one more time for a gratuity to us shot. on friday, i'm enjoying family time off last week, i wake up to a bunch of e-mails and read your tweets. what is happening on your show? here's what was happening on the show. joe and mika, if you were watching at 5:30 a.m., joe and mika in their pajamas with those adorable slippers, blankies and a fire in the hearth guest hosting and showing the ultimate respect for my program on "way too ea

the president posing for a picture last night at the marine corps base when 8-month-old cooper stole the show. sticking his hand right in the president's mouth while his parents were busy saying cheese. the president joked that he thought cooper liked his, quote, big nose. overseas tonight, violence in two middle east hot spots. in iraq a suicide bomb killed at least seven people, injuring dozens more. it's the latest in a string of attacks since the u.s. pulled out of the country. >>> in syria, at least 20 people are reported dead after coming under attack by government troops. the crackdown comes hours before monitoring teams from the arab league are set to arrive in damascus. >>> tonight there is a storm brewing in israel. it has to do with seating on public buses and women being told by men where they can and cannot sit. until one woman refused to move. it may remind folks of a woman who took a stand in this country more than 50 years ago. we get the story from nbc's martin fletcher. >> reporter: tanya rosenblit, the new poster child for women's rights. on a bus to jerusalem, an

the president was posing for photos with the marine corps base when an 8-month-old baby got a littlenal and stuck his fingers in the president's mouth. and mr. obama told the crowd that the baby probably liked his big nose. the first family by the way is saying they have a home near kahlua. how about that? >> and the hawaiian insider here. >> enjoy the day. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it.

it's going to happen. ♪ ♪ >> a few days later anthony and 18-year-old runaway josh head to the job corpssonville. anthony has been talking to josh about the program. >> do they have, like, a pamphlet with different jobs in it? >> i'm pretty sure. i don't know. >> i knew i needed to get the hell out of here. >> when they come out josh says he will attend an orientation session later in the week. >> i'm mainly interest interested in the medical field be onning payings because i've always wanted to do with science or health. >> josh calls home every sunday after his family gets home from church. >> every time i call them it's a little bit less formal and a little more familiar. so i really do think that i'll eventually, it may not be back the way we were before i left, but to the point where i can be in their lives again. >> josh says he has renewed faith in god, and the disposable video camera the production team gave him, josh says he tries to stick to his morals even while out on the streets. >> it's like the bible streets, if you train up a child in the way she should go, heel not depar

don yun lost his wife, his 2-month-old and 15-month-old daughters and his mother-in-law. the marine corps blames the crash on mechanical failure and a bad decision by the pilot, a student, who did eject safely. >>> one south bay community is on the fence tonight about petco as plans to open a high-end pet store in their neighborhood. one that already has a boutique pet store on the same street. the san diego-based chain is opening one of its unleashed boutique stores in san jose's willow glen neighborhood on lincoln avenue. it will fill a 3,700 square foot space formerly occupied by a blockbuster video store. the unleashed stores are smaller than a typical petco store. it will specialize in natural, organic, and higher-end products. some south 8 pet owners don't think it will be a good fit. >> i think it will only be about saving money. it doesn't really fit in with the concept of lincoln avenue and the hilittle shops down her. i come here because each shop is unique and different. >> the owner of the boutique store says she's not worried about petco coming to the area. she's very excited

the 39-year-old was buried on monday. >>> the marine corps issued an apology to the families of more than 1000 dead marines and sailors. they said they mistakenly mailed christmas ornaments to 1150 dead marines and sailors. these gold ornaments featuring a purple heart were part of a package from the marine corps wounded warrior regiment. the corps said it learned of its mistake after dozens of family members called. >>> coming up, a local canine is killed in the line of duty. now hundreds of people are mourning the loss of maggie the bloodhound. >>> and why police say this driver ram through the front of a convenience store on purpose. and this was not and of the destruction. >>> what if you could use facebook on the plane? >>> we are at a park in fredericksburg where baby jesus >>> caught on camera -- a woman runs for her life as the man and the track chaser and crashes to the front of the convenience store. this happened in columbia tennessee. the driver missed the woman and instead struck a store clerk. but she was not hurt. a witness who was a nurse saw a whole thing. >> i'm rig

. >> the first lady had a marine corps toy for tots event today and a 20-year-old asked her to be hist year. and he claims that she would love to do it, but had to check with her husband. has the president -- >> if the president's watching this, this might be the first he's heard of it. >> anything new at this point? >> i don't know. but i think that's -- i think that's, you know, the first lady's commitment to military families is very strong, indeed. so i'm sure she was flattered by the invitation. >> i guess the jury's still out. my guess, by the way, is it will be a yea. >>> up next, newt gingrich has a novel plan for what to do if a judge makes a decision he doesn't like. first, ignore it. and then, if necessary, arrest the judge. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "hardball." newt gingrich returned to an old favorite on sunday. he went after activist judges. and he said, in a gingrich administration, he'd arrest those he says are too radical. listen. >> one of the things you say is that if you don't like what a court has done, that congr

this was yesterday at the marine corps base in ohio. eight-month-oldper tried to put his hand on the president's mouth. who can get away with this, other than a baby? >> of course he is a daddy. he is comfortable. >> totally comfortable. >>> a 15-year-old movie franchise is still a huge hit with movie audiences. the fourth mission impossible movie protocol a first weekend in theaters nationwide. the movie starring tom cruise as either than doesn't grossed more than $26 million. sherlock holmes a game of shadow was second. alvin and the chipmunk was third. >>> in a little more than an hour the washington wizards will take the court for the first time this season. we are going live to kristen at the verizon center. >> it was a beautiful but blustery day. the winds are calming down. big changes coming this way. today's high 50 degrees. average high is 44. i'll let you know when you need your umbrella and for how long, coming the interpublic group it is almost time to pop the cork on the new year's celebrations. a look at why champagnes are seeing a rebirt

approached michelle obama at a toys for tots event yesterday. 20-year-old leaks politely asked if she would attend next year's ma roan corpswith him. the first lady said she would love to go, but he'd have to ask her husband first. her assistant took down his contact information. >> he either gets a date or a fat lip. >> let's talk about this weather. pre pretty cold out there today? >> feeling much like december. i'm down visiting my sister in charlotte all week, it was 65 and sunny. north of richmond, 44 and drizzle. that's where we've been stuck ever since. cloudy skies outside today. that did not dampen the spirits of these guys. i don't know what santarky is, but it's arrived in washington. they are running at the washington mall and spreading holiday cheer. it was a good day to have an extra layer of warmth. our high made it up to only 43 degrees this afternoon. leer at the 11:00 hour, back down to 33 now. the winds have died down. that is welcome news. we had the northwest wind 15 to 20 miles an hour for much of the day. that has laid down now. 27 in gaithersburg, 29 rockville, 29 resten. already down to 25 in manas

leeks, 20 years old from frederick, maryland, asked michelle obama to accompany them to the marine corpsl. the first lady said she'd just love to but she told leeks he needs to check with her husband, the commander-in-chief. (laughs) his life was changed by a gift he got from a secret santa. on the road with steve hartman coming up next. >> schieffer: it's beginning to look a lot like... well, you know how thaw goes. but here is a little story to remind us what this time of year is supposed to be about. a story that steve hartman found on the road in pennsylvania. >> reporter: whether you believe in santa claus or god or fate, no matter what you believe, you're not going to believe what happened in reading, pennsylvania. >> let's go. >> reporter: it began like all the other times. every year i go out with secret santa-- an anonymous businessman who travels the country at christmas time randomly going up to people in bus stations and thrift stores and handing out $100 bills. >> are you lying? >> no, it's true. >> oh, my god! this is crazy! >> reporter: although the reactions are priceless

the first lady delivering gifts from the white house to the marine corps toys for tots campaign when 20-year-oldce corporal leech extended the invitation and said, "she said she would need to speak to her husband, too but said she would love to go." >>> the threat from iran was a heated top nick thursday's de -- topic in thursday's debate. there was much disagreement over how big of a threat the country poses and what should be done about it. >> what i really fear happening here is another iraq happening. >> i think i never heard a more dangerous answer for american security than the one that we just heard from ron paul. >> two republican members of congress and divergent views. ron paul, says iran is far from developing weapon. >> how do we treat them when they have a nuclear weapon? with more respect. >> michele bachmann cited the latest u.n. report that found iran contrarian to denials has been building nuclear explosive device. >> they will use it to wipe our ally israel off the face of the map. >> the exchange exposed schism on the right between isolatio isolationists and the interventionis

obama was sorting toys, 20-year-old lance corporal aaron leaks politely asked if she would attend next year's marine corps him. she said she would love to go, but he would have to ask her husband first. you see him there in the video there. there he goes. brave young soul. >> very brave. >> or foolish. >> we'll see if he gets a response. >>> chuck bell here now. and cold today. big change. >> yeah. december. wintertime has really arrived here today. no doubt about it. the clouds rolled in again later this afternoon. we did get couple sunny breaks. but if you blinked, you missed them. a couple of breaks of sunshine in the afternoon. but the clouds have come back in now. there are snowflakes to be found across the area. doug chemmerer just called in about 15 minutes ago and said, it's snowflakes aflying. i'll show you in just a second. outside, right now, in washington, a cloudy sky out there. and a little bit of a hazy look out there as well. that's precipitation, most of which is light snowflakes, evaporating before it gets down to the ground. not much reaching the ground in washington right now. 40 degre

corps base in hawaii. according to the white house, the president was holding 8- month-old cooper wagner when he stuck his fingers inside the president's mouth. everyone in the room burst out laughing. very cute. >>> their goal, they say is to steal $1 million and give it to charity. packers from a group called anonymous say they stole credit card data from a security think tank. now, they're posting some of the receipts online. one victim says $700 was taken from his account and given to the red cross, save the children. staffer said it suspended servers and e-mail and is investigating the breach. >>> well, christmas is over so let the returns begin. this morning, shoppers will be rushing to the stores to get more deals and to bring back the things that kind of didn't sit right or are ugly. >> reporter: the day after christmas may not have the same hustle and bustle of christmas eve or black friday but you can count on sandra gomez being in the mix. >> rest a little bit. my last day being on vacation so i have to go to work on tuesday. so, i think i will probably go and check the christmas savings, proba

old bobby dodd retired last month. aau says he has colon cancer. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the marine corps is apologizing for sending purple hearts to the family of the fallen instead of those marines wounded but still alive. the package contained a letter addressed to the fallen hero and information about reconditioning. a spokesperson says there's no excuse for what happened and accept full responsibility. more than 9,000 packages were sent out but 1,150 went out to families of marines who had died. >>> news around the nation -- this is something you don't see everyday. a police car vertical on a utility pole. look at this! this is early tuesday morning in miami. the officer apparently had been reaching down to get a dropped pen, wasn't paying attention and you see the results. the officer was fine but as you could expect he was a little embarrassed. >>> a pregnant horse fell down a hole in pueblo, colorado. rescuers pulled it out unharmed. the hole was seven feet deep and the mare is pregnant. however, veterinarians kept an eye on mom and baby as the crews were able to pull it to safety

in hawaii visiting a marine corps base on christmas day encountering something he doesn't see a lot of. a hand in his mouth. the good news, it was a baby's hand. 8-month-oldh and only an adorable baby can get away with that. putting the whole hand right there in the mouth of the leader of the free world. >> what do you think that baby will do in later life? >> one thing is keep that picture. >> absolutely. >> that is a picture for life. the president had two little girls. he knows how to handle the baby with the hand in the mouth. good work by the president. some favorite clips in the news you can't use segment. this is an all-time great. go back to october. south african biker in a race, taken out by a 300-pound beast. about 30 miles an hour that beast was out for a run of its own. takes out the guy. incredibly, the cyclist broke only his helmet in this incident. got up and walked away from it. give you some more of those over the course of the weeks. next, "new york times" columnist gail collins will join us. keep it on "morning joe." capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, ever

corps ball. aaron leaks of frederick, maryland, asked the first lady to be his date. the first lady told the 20-year- old that she would love to go, but he would need to check with her husband. who happens to be his commander in chief. be prepared for delays, transit agency says it will be doing maintenance work on all five metro rail lines until midnight tomorrow night. between 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. sunday, the red line trains will leave every ten minutes from shady grove and other time trains will leave every 20 minutes. not all trains will travel the complete line. so pay special attention before boarding your train. metro stays riders should allow for an extra half hour for their journey. go to our website, wusa9.com for a complete update. we'll be right back. >>> we are right back. in california, the house went on the auction block today. he was renting the beverly hills home fully furnished at the time of his death in 2009. the most expensive items were paintings that sold between $35,000 and $46,000. some of the furnishings were well known due to the crime scene photos. one item in the auction h

20-year-old lance april huggedder in at toys for tots event in washington yesterday and asked her to accompany him to next year's marine corps ball. the first lady said she would love to but she would have to ask her husband first. >>> it's the sound of success. how this bay area bell ringer went beyond the world record call of duty. >>> continuing cool and dry across the bay area right on through your christmas holiday here as no snow or rain in sight for california. we'll take a look at the forecast details coming up next. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. butch soriano started ringing >>> he didn't just break the world record. he shattered it. butch soriano started ringing that salvation army bell thursday morning at 9 a.m. and kept ringing it after he broke the 36-hour record. he finally stopped this morning after more than 48 hours. soriano says he is tired and hungry. >> i passed the point of starvation because i haven't eaten

corps base in hawaii. >>> we have an army sergeant arrived home from his second tour of iraq via parade float. she surprised her 75-year-old mom who lives along the route in lynn massachusetts. >> i could have fallen through the ground. >> that is a great idea isn't it. the soldier on the float. brenda's mom believed her daughter would be spending christmas at forth bragg but instead on a float there wyatt. >> topping their r's good stuff jamie. 40s, 30s to the north. temperatures dropping rapidly under a generally fair sky. few fair weather clouds in western maryland. now. we've got a new rainmaker already brewing down over the middle gulf states that's on its way here tomorrow. 40s breezy and brisk as temps fall. we have much more on the week ahead into you are why new year's eve coming up. >> all those tears of joy soldiers coming home and there's the soldier on the parade float and people are still basking in the holiday glow of christmas yesterday. we have horror yesterday in our nation. abc2 news reports on holiday tragedies all around the country. >> reporter: neighbors still can't believe the tragedy that unfolded

corps staff sergeant arthur bennett. and back in yuma, arizona, where he had been indicted for raping a 13-year-old girl, everyone thought he was dead. well, almost everyone. >> i never stopped loving him. >> incredibly, three months after crying over his casket at a military funeral, amelia bennett and her three children had reunited with arthur. but now he had a different name. joe benson. why did you go back to him? why did you agree to do that? >> i'm thinking the protection of my children and the protection of my family. >> she says joe benson threatened to do terrible things if she didn't do as she was told or if she gave away his secret. >> he said that i might not see the light anymore. >> what did he mean by that? >> kill me. >> so amelia went along. when he told people in hurricane that he was her boyfriend and that her first husband had died in an explosion. each month amelia collected almost $2,000 in death benefits, and she says they used 10,000 of arthur's $200,000 military life insurance as a down payment on a house. but the deception became truly bizarre in that little house when they closed their door at

corps. president obama presented 23- year-old dakota meyer with the medal of honor in september. report from the marines says meyer ignored orders and rushed into enemy fire in afghanistan. rescuing 36 u.s. and afghan troops. however, the washington post conducted its own investigation and claims although meyer is deserving of the medal, most of the story behind his actions are not true. >>> in idaho, seven rescued miners are recovering this morning following what is called a rock burst. this happened last night in the lucky friday mine. one miner was taken to the hospital, six others were treated and sent home. federal safety officials are investigating what happened. two miners died at the mine earlier this year in separate incidents. >>> an india more than 100 people are dead and dozens more are ill after drinking a tainted batch of bootleg liquor. people in an eastern village began getting sick from the illegal concoctions on tuesday. police say the liquor was laced with toxic methanol. the booze was sold for about 20 cents for each half liter to pour villagers and day labore

old. cooper wagner, his dad, a captain in the marine corps was having christmas dinner with other militaryas little cooper who really stole the show, as you can see. those are your headlines. >> where had that hand been is the question? was it in pureed peas? >> the president was a good sport about. >> he knows like a parent. now it politic, one week electric tomorrow, the first votes of the 2012 election season will be cast in the iowa caucus. the gop presidential candidatess are hitting the ground. >> joining us live is kelly wright. adjust week away. can you believe it? >> yeah. can you believe it? it's finally coming up a week away and you're so right about that day. of course, we're not sure what gifts the republican candidates received electric santa. but we know what's at the top of their wish list. that's to get the republican presidential nomination. it's not up to santa. it's up to the gop voters and so far, mitt romney is looking like the front runner as newt gingrich continues to see his lead evaporate and ron paul actually gaining momentum. the latest poll, according to rasmus

i am a 29-year-old disabled veteran of the marine corps.gotten into some trouble with some loans. i did not know how the cards still works regards bill works. -- regards bill work. guest: the one thing that makes student loans difficult for people that get into financial trouble is generally they're not discharge a bull in bankruptcy. even if you declare yourself a bankrupt, you are on the hook for your student loan. if you have other types of loans you made no longer have to pay of them. in terms of debt collection and the tactics that collectors years, what is permissible, or impermissible, it is essentially the same. there might be reasons associated with the laws of bankruptcy and the like, which means a student loan debts might stay with consumers in financial distress longer than some other debts. host: a recent article in the detroit free press has the headline -- host: if you're in that situation and you want to negotiate, what does the ftc advise? guest: most debt collectors recognize there are calling people that have financial tr

old marine aaron leaks. he's leaning over and trying to get the attention to ask the first lady of the united states to accompany him to the marine corps ball next november. she said she'd love to. he's, however, going to be doing a tour in afghanistan next month. he plans to be back and go to that ball. now, reynolds, our wonderful vp, who has a level head, one of the wisest women i know. she tells me i'm looking into it too much. she's saying i'm looking at a guy asking his boss's wyatt out on a date. she says no. what do you think? >> i'm not going there. he's got guts. president obama is definitely the boss in a situation. she's more than a little bit taken, i would think. probably not, i would say, available. >> the guy serving his country. we'll seen this with mila kunis, justin timberlake. they went to the ball. this the new trend. we'll see if it happens. >> regardless, she has to be touched. it's a nice gesture to say, i'll pass, to be honest. one thing to pass on in parts of southern california is strong wind. couple of weeks ago talking pout santa ana wind. they are back. with full force again they will range 40 to 50 miles

and there he is, the brave young man, 20-year-old marine lance corporal aaron lease, he asked first lady michelle obama to accompany him to the marine corpsball next year. the first lady, she had cameras around, responded to him, said she would love to. leaks, meanwhile, is going to be leaving for afghanistan next month. he does plan on being back in time for the ball which is, again, next november. >>> are you ready for that holiday cheer? we've got some here for you. call her santa with a twist. one shopper is making the season a whole lot better for some families and she's doing it with one layway payoff at a time. the droid razr by motorola. the newest droid armed with motocast. granting you wireless access to files on your home computer from almost anywhere. 4g lte equipped to pull pictures, music, and movies. all at mind-melting speeds. powered by verizon, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. she said don't pay that. i'm going to pay it for you. >> she said the only thing you can do for me is to give back. >> i love this stuff, with republic olds. >> i can't believe your mom is that incredible that she would go a

me scrub the floor, scrub the walls he attended the school until he was 18 years old and was recruited into the marine corps he served in the pacific theater from 1943 to 1945, saipan, and iwo jima. quote, from mr. holliday, quote, a lot of times they sent us where it was a very dangerous spot and i sent message thafle didn't know we were navajo code talker, using navajo language, end quote. the very language he was punished for using in his boarding school was a major asset to the united states marines. he remains active and conducts presenting as about the code talkers and his experiences before and after the war. i was pleased to see that mr. holliday was awarded the congressional silver medal, something he was very worthy of, obviously. it's interesting to me that the navajo code talker program was actually a secret until after the war and was not declassified until later in 196 . it was another 14 years before the navajo code talkers were recognized by the united states government. in fact in december of 1981, president ronald reagan recognized the code talkers for their dedicated service, unique achie

corps. he was 28 years old, the son of pamela alexander bell, and james bell the husband of karen navaret and brother of lyndon bell and andrea roe. staff sergeant bell enlisted in the marine corps on july 7, 2001, and became an artilleryman. during his career he served his country with distinction and deployed in support of operation iraqi freedom with battalion landing team 21, second battalion, 11th marine regiment, battalion landing team 24 and fifth batalian 11th marine regiment. on october 31, 2011, staff sergeant bell deployed with the second battalion, 11th marine regiment where he served as a howitzer section chief for a 10-man team in support of operation enduring freedom. on november 30, staff sergeant bell was in helmund province, afghanistan, when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol. he succumbed to his wounds, making the ultimate sacrifice for his country. staff sergeant bell loved being a marine. he said that the ability to serve is the greatest calling an american could have, even more so to be a united states marine. staff sergeant bell w

at a toys-for-tots event in washington. 20-year-old marine lance corporate aaron leaks asked first lady michelle obama to accompany him to the marine corpsber. mrs. obama said she's love to, if it's okay with her husband, the commander in chief. leaks is leaving for afghanistan next month. >> all right. cody jackson is just 8 years old but is doing something very patriotic. two or three time as month, he goes atlanta's hartsfield around and thanks the men and women for protecting the country. thank you for protecting us. >> oh, you're very welcome. >> reporter: there was a joke going around that cody would go up to the uso and ask to join. they said, no. you're too young. wait. come back when you're 18. and the joke was, well, he doesn't need the uso. he's doing it on his own. he's a one-boy uso. >> it's really wonderful what he's doing and his grandfather was in the military and he is already been in the military offices and recruiting offices asking when he can sign up. >> thank for protecting us. >> thank you. >> i asked my mom, how come it's so hard to get on an airplane? i mean, because she told me about 9/11. >> got so upset and wa

corps. particular forms of music particularly singing. with them to be very very effective if it comes to reinforcing groups solidarity for example. during the german empire trails like songs like old comrades was used to motivate the troops. but it wasn't just him even cards and the him to go into battle but it was only of maintaining some kind of discipline i rhythm and beat to promote power and hatred i don't hitler was aware of the psychological effects of music therefore he centralized music production in germany i mean months after he came to power to better control what his people listen to i. i i it was one of the most system atsic approaches to really utilizing music and every possible aspect of public and political life. that i could establish the so-called right music chamber this authority produced only nazi compliant music propaganda included war mongering songs like from finland to the black sea. my chief propagandist joseph goebbels commission of the song himself the emotional power of music helped conduct the blood lust of the germans. do you want total of all. i. even during the war the firm out trying to keep up morale through rallying songs like the panzer leader