olle is taking us high above his village on a quest to find and cut the perfect christmas tree. [ olleaks indistinct ] well, what do you think about this tree here? i'm not sure... well, let's shake it. let's go. no, it's...papa, look at this. yeah, olle, i think we can do better. [ laughter ] yeah, this is much prettier. what do you think? yeah, this is a good tree. i think we should cut it. [ various people exclaiming ] [ indistinct talking and laughter ] still high above gimmelwald, we're stopping in a hut for a little fondue. woman: we've got the tree. girl: yes! olle: that was quite a bit of work. rick: mmm. this feels just right in the winter, doesn't it. maria: when it's cold outside, it's perfect. [ speaks swiss-german ] means, um... [ speaks swiss-german ] and it means in english "fondue is delicious and gives a good mood." so if you have a party, it's going to be -- yes, everybody knows what [ speaks swiss-german ] means. if there's fondue, it'll be a good ambience. yes. [ all laugh ] it's impossible not to linger in this cozy setting. before we know it, the light outside beg

host: the des moines register oll, here's the chart of it. abby give us an example of predibblingting a race and coming up with how you go about calling leans or toss-ups. do georgia's 12 strict down there. guest: that's a hard one. and i'm very glad that this year stewart rothenberg is the main caller of these races and that has been taken off me because it's one of the most stressful parts of the job. georgia 12 is fascinating because you have john bareo who is a blue dog democrat who has been in office for years and years. and he is what we qual a white whale republicans keep trying to come after him and he keeps getting reelected. he runs some of the best ads of the cycle. he -- host: and is always listed as the most vulnerable or one of the most vulnerable at the beginning. guest: and we have quit putting his name on the list because it's -- it just never happened. so it's almost a superstitious thing. the republicans don't talk him up as much as they used to. they don't even want to go there. so the other thing that's good for him this

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host: the des moines register oll, here's the chart of it. abby give us an example of predibblingting a race and coming up with how you go about calling leans or toss-ups. do georgia's 12 strict down there. guest: that's a hard one. and i'm very glad that this year stewart rothenberg is the main caller of these races and that has been taken off me because it's one of the most stressful parts of the job. georgia 12 is fascinating because you have john bareo who is a blue dog democrat who has been in office for years and years. and he is what we qual a white whale republicans keep trying to come after him and he keeps getting reelected. he runs some of the best ads of the cycle. he -- host: and is always listed as the most vulnerable or one of the most vulnerable at the beginning. guest: and we have quit putting his name on the list because it's -- it just never happened. so it's almost a superstitious thing. the republicans don't talk him up as much as they used to. they don't even want to go there. so the other thing that's good for him this

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have scores of people who are voices heardeir and are not empowered on election day because they are olls find themselves kicked out of a polling place because they did not have the kind of id that some politicians is demanding them to bring to the polls. host: last call tom. caller: we definitely need voter id laws. the voter fraud is way, way underreported. there is several cases that have been adjudicated throughout the u.s. at the state level that never make the news. at any given time, we have 50 million or more people from other countries and the u.s. and with this al qaeda thing and the computer nowadays, people can have these flash crowds, they can do flash voter fraud. it is going to become a huge problem i predict in the future. host: stephen spaulding, since you addressed voter fraud already, let me ask you, next tuesday, what is your i you of --how is waiting time? i will be an easy listening to problems. there will be advocates on the ground. there will be problems, voting machine issues, by a large though, most voters are going to be ok. they're going to have--they're going

we should have someone at the oll to take care of it where the voter will get hassled. feel like what is the problem government is not taking care of themselves. they should make sure that each poll to goes to the vote does not get hassled. regulations for this not to be enforced. i think our biggest problem you so you can run and then you get greed involved in it. it an the role of the election observers who does play making sure a roblem at the polling center gets resolved? >> sure. a larger if there's problem at the polls 70-threed in withrvers will check headquarters and headquarters that issue with the election authorities. part of the challenge that the they l observers face, have to watch in order to write the ts and to allow department of justice the opportunity to address issues future elections. hassles er refers to and part of what the observers there to document any type of burdens or barriers voters.efore individual as a general rule, the observers single ways solve every solution at the polls. but the department does try to work with local election uthorit

have scores of people who are voices heardeir and are not empowered on election day because they are olls. nohe roles--r voter, no eligible americans that are should find themselves kicked out of a polling place because they did not have the kind of id that some politicians is demanding them to bring to the polls. host: last call tom. caller: we definitely need voter id laws. the voter fraud is way, way underreported. there is several cases that have been adjudicated throughout the u.s. at the state level that never make the news. at any given time, we have 50 million or more people from other countries and the u.s. and with this al qaeda thing and the computer nowadays, people can have these flash crowds, they can do flash voter fraud. it is going to become a huge problem i predict in the future. host: stephen spaulding, since you addressed voter fraud already, let me ask you, next tuesday, what is your i you of --how is waiting time? i will be an easy listening to problems. there will be advocates on the ground. there will be problems, voting machine issues, by a large though, most vote

down you will oll see, they talk about specific actions they could take. some conservatives are pressing in congress to and ibit visas and cards the spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. the government is largely on temporary funding. this battle is likely to play out through a period. lowa from virginia. to break the tinue no and there is repercussions for it, what possible reason would you ever have to do the correct thing? if you do not have to work to do any money. you possible reason would ever go back to attempting to do anything that creates a good life. i just want to say, immigration a downside of everything. they need to do inappropriate fashion. max from our land, democratic. >> if this president does not do anything from immigration, congress will never approve anything he does. if he was to leave a legacy behind his gun have to do it himself. because in congress they going to block anything he does. do hope he takes that ccp and throws it down the toilet. >> on twitter, "government always be as been and liberal n gop due to bias in m

host: the des moines register oll, here's the chart of it. abby give us an example of predibblingting a race and coming up with how you go about calling leans or toss-ups. do georgia's 12 strict down there. guest: that's a hard one. and i'm very glad that this year stewart rothenberg is the main caller of these races and that has been taken off me because it's one of the most stressful parts of the job. georgia 12 is fascinating because you have john bareo who is a blue dog democrat who has been in office for years and years. and he is what we qual a white whale republicans keep trying to come after him and he keeps getting reelected. he runs some of the best ads of the cycle. he -- host: and is always listed as the most vulnerable or one of the most vulnerable at the beginning. guest: and we have quit putting his name on the list because it's -- it just never happened. so it's almost a superstitious thing. the republicans don't talk him up as much as they used to. they don't even want to go there. so the other thing that's good for him this