oprah winfrey: he didn't know you were coming in? robin williams: no, i put up-- well, they put me in scrubs, so i just had the face. and i said, if you don't mind, i'm going to have to put on a rubber glove and examine your internal organs. and i said, oh, look at the size of this baby. and i saw he started to laugh because his eyes lit up, and he knew it was me. [applause] christopher reeve: my old friend had helped me know that somehow i was going to be ok. i mean, life's going to be very different, but i can still laugh. susan sarandon: and robin is a really good friend. if you needed anything, he would be there. glenn close: i think he and robin were such good friends because they could match each other. i mean, chris didn't have robins, but he could keep up with him. robin williams: boy somebody's fantasy. glenn close: not many people can do that. christopher reeve: as i started to face reality in intensive care, moments from my former life kept popping into my head. it was like a slideshow, but the pictures were all out of seq

oprah winfrey named point reyes farmstead to her prestigious holiday list of favorite things. jill: someone like oprah with that level of visibility, it really is a game changer for us. jill: okay, so this is one of our gift collections. it's always got four of our cheeses, the truffle brie, the quinta, our fennel blue. joe: it's actually the second year in a row, oprah added the cheesemakers to her popular list. jill: represented about 15% of our total holiday direct-to-consumer sales. joe: which begs the question, is there enough cheese to cover all oprah's cheese fans? kuba: we have not run out yet. we are far from it. jill: i mean, 25 years ago i don't think i ever dreamed that we could be of the size and have the visibility that we do and be on oprah's favorite things list. joe: it's a big boost for a family business reaching out beyond northern california to the rest of the nation's cheese-loving world. a little slice of cheesy paradise from the rolling hills of west marin. joe: well, when we return, we'll hang out on the job with the san francisco barista who's as quick

have all publicly talked about taking ozempic or wegovy, and they've had further backing from oprah winfrey. it's a global phenomenon, reaching millions on social media apps, including tiktok. but it's not without controversy, including possible side effects, high prices, and the company's lobbying efforts receiving criticism around the world. and in some cases, patients might also need to take the drugs indefinitely to avoid regaining the weight. chief executive lars fruergaard jorgensen says obesity is a disease and thinks the company will learn from its growing number of patients. lars: when i ask the scientists, they say the priority and mechanism will tell you that it's chronic treatment. my personal view is that we will also learn that patients are much different, and there will be different avenues, so, we will have to build a portfolio of interventions. francine: on this episode of "leaders with lacqua," i travel to the firm's headquarters in copenhagen, denmark. i asked lars fruergaard jorgensen about the global sensation, how he is navigating the company's meteoric rise, and the s

. >> for oprah winfrey. >> this is not only. >> the start of a brand new. >> year, it is also. >> thening of her new cable network. it's coming. >> i believe that the future of black television comes in ownership, places that we own, we operate, and we can have our own voice. >> for everyone who has actually been given that seat at the table. for most of us with melanin, you got to fight. >> we have a person like tyler perry who owns a studio, and that's remarkable in and of itself, because in 1950, you could have never have imagined that a black man would dominate the space so thoroughly as tyler perry has. >> i think. >> the black ownership of content will disrupt the media ecosystem, because you won't have gatekeepers who are beholden to the sort of status quo or traditional media companies. >> a perfect example of black ownership changing the game. lee daniels and the wonder years. >> i love the wonder years growing up. i love it even more now that they've rebooted it. and they've set it in montgomery, alabama, because it reminded me of my childhood. >> lee daniels. >> acquired th

the fact that marianne williamson is oprah winfrey's personal advisor is good. the fact that marianne williamson has created social and cultural movements is good, because that's what democrats need to do now. be a cultural and social movement. so, be big, go audacious. marianne had the audacity to run for president twice, which means that she has talked to americans from across the country. she has heard them. we need to hear them now. she brings a perspective that includes everyone, and it is my honor, my pleasure to introduce to you, best-selling author, activist, entrepreneur, political and spiritual thinker, the one and only, marianne williamson. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, very, very much. in 1776, some very brave men signed the declaration of independence. i say that they were brave because if the british had won the war, all of them would have been hanged as traders. with that signing they infused into the founding of the nation principles that had never been there before. principles of possibility. the very idea that anyone, no matter

annmarie: on the campaign trail we called this the oprah winfrey election. no tax on tips.on overtime pay. donald trump was throwing spaghetti on the wall when it came to taxes. he wanted tcja and he wanted to expand it further. many people are interested because a lot of private equity firms that backed him and will probably be calling the white house saying what is this about. you brought up a great point earlier which is the fact that for populist and those individuals in the maggot base, this will really resonate which is why someone like jd vance might be behind us. -- individuals in the maga base, this will really resonate which is why someone like jd vance might be behind this. lisa: if that gets taxed at the same rate that everyone else does, that could raise $12 billion. a lot of drops in the bucket when it comes to the overall u.s. budget to fill these plans. if it is realistic, it shows that maybe this will be a different type of budget plan than many people were expecting. jonathan: i would suggest it is about the politics. a really good comment 15 minutes ago,