tweeting about dolly parton, what do you know about dolly parton. i knew she was a huge icon. i didn't understand the extent to which, maybe none of it until recent years, to which she's not just a creative genius and now an icon of popular culture but an incredibly unifying figure, in a notable way and acclimate like today, intrigued by this and started thinking on it, that role, the place i come from, all these headlines about the worst of it, dolly parton doesn't represent the best of it. that got me thinking, a lot going on about gender, hillary clinton is a democratic presidential candidate, a lot of misogyny, that is an objective fact and it occurs to me, the don of the me too movement, there is something about feminism, something that circulated at least in a mainstream way and i was raised by, what i mean by that, it is not theory. it is not exclusive in its language, might not even be articulated or expressed in an overt way but lived organically. it occurred to me country music written by women that i was raised on is one of the formative feminist texts of my life i

i see them on twitter like tweeting about dolly parton. i'm like, y know about dolly parton. i knew she was a hug icon. i didn't understand the extent to i don't think any of the state until recent years, the extent to achieves not jus a creative genius and an in of popular culture but also an incredib unifying figure in a very rare and notable way. at a time of such as today. and i'mntrigued by this. then i started to tnk and it occurred to me, you know what. that role specifically rural white for place that i come from, there are all these headlines about the worst of it . and dolly parton represents the best of it. so theyot me thinking, also a lot about that you're about gender and hillary clinton is a democratic presintial candidate as well. and there was a lot of mogyny in the air. regardless of your politics. i thank you so an objective set. itccurred to me that this is right before like the dawn of the youtube mement. and i thought there was something about feminism right now that i feel like no one has articulated at least in a mainstream way. outside of academia. th

themselves dolly parton of course does this signal. christmas is a time for champagne and. christmas eve is a time frame to begin things. you have to love dolly parton working 9 to 5 as an angel scott actually let's talk more about how to be a seasoned lesbian christmas rom com in a way this just looks like a lot of other christmas movies we've seen it is it yeah it's very much so it follows the exact same sort of formula of these christmas movies you can really read the beat throughout the front the film i mean they even have scenes in there that are in every single sort of. christmas rom com the sort of skating scene where everyone gathers together there's sort of conflict for him a lot of romance and so on they have all those traditional scenes you see in every christmas movie but it kind of works i mean particularly the chemistry between kristen stewart and mackenzie davis is amazing even though i think david is far too tall for workers. it's a matter of personal taste ok so maybe not the most radical film for the 1st big wise beyond their christmas it's actually also n

dolly parton playing her 1974 hit jolene. jo be-- i got a wet ass pussy. pussy. ♪ scwhroleven. ksh dpsh scwhroleven. >> trevor: thank you so much for that jaboukie, when we come back, method mad tells us about his brands new marvel podcast and he might give us a spoiler for power book. you don't want to miss it. welcome back to the daily social distancing show, earlier i spoke with groomee award wing rapper and actor method man. we talked about his transfritionz rap to acting is his podcast about comic books and so much more. >> having bng through pretrial motions with you i can only imagine how intense this jury selection is going to get. may i suggest some decorup here so that neither of you ends up with a charge or in contempt. >> if the u.s. attorney can remain civil, then so can i. it will be a challenge, your honor, but i will do my best. >> thank you. >> it is about to go down. >> clip methodman smith. >> welcome to the daily social distancing show. >> thank you for having me, mr. noah. >> trevor: o man, this is truly an honor foe me-- for me. i spe

dolly parton playing her 1974 hit jolene. jo be-- i got a wet ass pussy.psh scwhroleven. >> trevor: thank you so much for that jaboukie, when we come back, method mad tells us about his brands new marvel podcast and he might give us a spoiler for power book. you don't want to miss it. [ whispering ] what's this? oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment. at&t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gig-speed internet, but we can't sign up for that here. yeah, but i'm just like warming up to those speeds. you've lived here two years. the personal attacks aren't helping, karly. don't you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something? [ muffled scream ] stop living with at&t. xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. welcome back to the daily social distancing show, earlier i spoke with groomee award wing rapper and actor method man. we talked about his transfritionz rap to acting is his podcast about comic books and so much more. >> having bng through pretrial motions with you i can only imagine how inten

themselves dolly parton of course this is singing. christmas is a time for sharing even in. christmas eve is a time for angels making things all. you have to love dolly parton working 9 to 5 as an angel scott actually let's talk more about how to be a seasoned lesbian christmas rom com in a way this just looks like a lot of other christmas movies we've seen it is it yeah it's very much so it follows the exact same sort of formula of these christmas movies you can really read the beats throughout the front the film i mean they even have scenes in there that are in every single sort. christmas wrong the sort of skating scene where everyone gathers together there's sort of conflict for a lot of romance and so on they have all those traditional scenes you see in every christmas movie but it kind of works i mean particularly the chemistry between chris and stood and i can see davis is amazing even though i think dave's is far too tall for workers. it's a matter of personal taste ok so maybe not the most radical film for the 1st big one as being there christmas it's actually also

themselves dolly parton of course does this signal. to. christmas is a time for sharing and. christmas eve is a time for angel pagan things although. you have to love dolly parton working 9 to 5 as an angel sky actually let's talk more about how to be a season lesbian christmas rom com in a way this just looks like a lot of other christmas movies we've seen that is it yeah it's very much so it follows the exact same sort of formula of these christmas movies you can really read the beats throughout the front the film i mean they even have scenes in there that are in every single sort. christmas rom com the sort of skating scene where everyone gathers together there's sort of conflict for a lot of romance and so on they have all those traditional scenes you see in every christmas movie but it kind of works i mean particularly the chemistry between chris and stood and mackenzie davis is amazing even though i think david is far too tall for the workers that sort of work but it's a matter of personal taste ok so maybe not the most radical film for the 1st big wise beyond their chr

. >>> well, who doesn't love dolly parton. the country music superstar is celebrating. nancy chen has more on the holly dolly christmas. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas ♪ >> reporter: dolly parton has a christmas special. >> put as much joy as you can. ♪ i saw mommy kissing santa claus ♪ >> reporter: the country music super star shares songs from her new holiday album as well as personal memories from her childhood. >> growing up in the matt granites we didn't have a lot of stuff. we had a lot of good stuff that money doesn't buy, things like love and understanding. >> reporter: she's not just an entertainment icon but a philanthropist. it was revealed that her million dollar donation led to the development of the moderna vaccine. >> this year couldn't get much crazier, could it. >> reporter: she believes better things is on the way ♪ i believe to my very core we'll walk again in the sunshine by the sea shore ♪ >> reporter: nancy chen, cbs news, new york. >> a holly dolly christmas will air this sunday december 6 right here on kpix woib. >>> connect the dots with me. the

obama was asked why dolly parton does not have a presidential medal of freedom. >> looking back on your eight years do you realize that was a mistake you made? >> actually that was a screw-up. i assumed she had already got one and that was invecket. >> correct. >> i'm surprised she has not reserved one. i'll call biden. >> dolly parton has received a national medal of art and celebrated at the kennedy center honors. well deserved for all of those. she needs it, right, ka ari? >> yes, she does. she does so much charitable work we don't know about a lot of the time. >>> let's see what is going on as we check our temperatures that are staying in the mid-60s the next few days. more cool mornings and we will have watch out for the fog redeveloping. in san francisco we are looking all clear. a lot of sunshine over the next several days. >> thanks. >>> thank you for joining us here for our mid-day newscast. the next is at too5:00. remember we are always on at nbcbayarea.com. it's giving tuesday so find a charity you love and give. give yurtourself a happy day. make your holidays happen... at r

by the way, parton does take naps. all of us know about those naps every day. >> oh, my gosh, i feel like i have something in common with her. i get up at 3:00 a.m., put on heels. >> do you make breakfast in heels? >> only on the weekends. no, i'm just kidding. come on now. >> i wanted to make sure. i'm calling to verify. >> no, you're making me blush. let's go to weather. >> she wears crocs. >> no, i want to keep talking about this, laura. don't put me on camera. i want to talk to laura about these heels and making breakfast and stuff. all right. let's talk about how cold it is. you might want to put on more than heels this morning. temperatures starting out in the mid-40s right now. and we do have some upper 30s as we check out our temperatures in the far north bay. as we start out this cool, it will be a cool day. a look at our highs that will reach back into the upper 50s and low 60s. yesterday was nice once you got outside and moving around. it didn't feel so cool with that sunshine. a mix of sun and clouds today

dolly parton gave us a challenge and we did that.e, 1300 to be exact. parasite smashed barriers at the oscars as the first non-english speaking film to get top honors. then we found ourselves trapped in the house like that one guy from the movie. baking bread got us through it. we should have known the year was going to be weird when we started obsessing over tiger owners. as if we weren't bored enough, the social media challenges took us by storm. ♪ ♪ >> and live a savage, britney spears claimed she was queen bee. jada pinkett smith put herself in the hot seat over her entanglement. you know i'm at work. then yours truly became the coanchor of "world news now" and "america this morning". >> i wouldn't have it any other way, i think. >> nathan apodaka made us believe in humanity again. did anyone forget how much they love fleetwood mac? the lakers clenched the nba title. michael b. jordan got the title he was born for, people magazine's sexiest man alive. >> i'm obsessed with mona kosar abdi. happy new year, everyone! 2021 turn up, b

himself and dolly parton of course is a signal. christmas is a time for sharing even in. christmas is a time for angel pagan things all. you have to love dolly parton working 9 to 5 as an angel scott actually let's talk more about how to be a seasoned lesbian christmas rom com in a way this just looks like a lot of other christmas movies we've seen that is it yeah it's very much so it follows the exact same sort of formula of these christmas movies you can really read the beats throughout the front the film i mean they even have scenes of me that are in every single sort. chris was wrong because the sort of skating scene where everyone gathers together there's sort of conflict for a lot of romance and so on they have all those traditional scenes you see in every christmas movie but it kind of works i mean particularly the chemistry between kristen stewart and mackenzie davis is amazing even though i think dave's is far too tall for the workers. it's a matter of personal taste ok so maybe not the most radical film for the 1st big was being there christmas it's actually als

dolly parton funding moderna's covid vaccine might be the thing that saves us because there will alwayses anti-vaxxer views but nobody is crazy enough to be anti-dolly, and this year saw triumphs of all sort. we developed the vaccine, went into space, america elected first female vice president kamala harris. this is the year we learned the black lives matter movement finally stopped being controversial and became mainstream and much more widely supported. kind of like how we wish the exact opposite would happen with crocks. 2020 felt like the year black america finally had the country's attention and if that holds mark can make progress on racial justice, reformed police departments and just maybe teach white people to clap on beat. so, that was 2020. it was a bad time, but in the darkest moment, we found light, and if we can remember that light is always there, maybe 2020 will have been worth it. when we come back, we'll take a look at america's top game show for voter suppression and pharrell williams joins me on the show. first, have a look at google's year-end search. rk, t id9red"

brett eldridge is part of the lineup, kelly clarkson, dolly parton and earth wind and fire. >> to haveis year is more important than ever. i'm so excited to be able to get up there and sing. >> all right. so christmas in rockefeller center airs tonight for you at 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. >>> coming up next the top stories we're following today including breaking news on the covid vaccine front. the major steps the uk took overnight on pfizer's vaccine and what it means for u.s. approval. >>> and butt out. san francisco going more smoke free than ever before. new restrictions for smokers that may have them rethinking where they live. >>> breaking right now, the race for a vaccine. the uk gives pfizer the go-ahead and the new cdc rule that may provide some relief for people traveling during the pandemic. >>> plus, signs of life for muni. when san francisco's busiest transit system will finally get back on track after being shut down for months. >>> and heads-up for anyone who loves the slopes. why the state says you might have to say ski you later to your next tahoe dream tr

. >>> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area country superstar dolly parton gets us into the christmas spirit ♪ have a holly jolly christmas ♪ it's the best time of the year ♪ >> >>> plus, a zoo in the uk is celebrating tiny twin arrivals. we will show you the miniature monkies about the size of ping- pong balls. >>> country music super start and a favorite of mine dolly parton is celebrating holidays early cbs christmas special. she will share special christmas memories and perform songs from her album because she doesn't quit making music. check out the preview of a holly dolly christmas. >> who's ready for a holly dolly christmas? i know i am ♪ have a holly jolly christmas. it's the best time of the year ♪ now i don't know if there will be snow but have a cup of cheer ♪ >> i think that music is a great connector kind of just that universal language that everybody enjoys. right now, during this time, it's important to put as much love and as much light and as much joy as you can out there to the people. ♪ i saw mommy kissing santa claus ♪ underneath the mistletoe last night

we have to partially thank dolly parton for the vaccine. she's also a medical pioneer. >> just adding more things to the list. >> let's not forget about dollywood. never forget. >> it's not the first time she's donated more than $1 million to vanderbilt. she's given millions away across the world. she is quietly that strong southern woman who does so much behind the scenes. makes everybody feel good. >> yeah. where is joelene now? you know what i'm saying? >> on point this morning. good job. let's look at what's going on. hi, everybody. here's a look from -- i was going to show you the east bay hills, i messed up the camera there, the reason is because we have that offshore breeze at 17 to 28 miles per hour. that's the reason why we're having a hard time getting fog going this morning. increasing high clouds as another storm system waves at us as it passes to the west and heads north. a mild afternoon on the way. an extended period of without rain continues. fire danger is possible sunday into monday. we could be under a red flag warning du

after that is dolly parton song tell her what she looks to her life they were songs. also on the list of former first lady michelle obama's memoir becoming. and wrapping up our look at some of the best sewing books according to the "new york times" is actor michael j fox his reflection on living with parkinson's disease. in no time like the present. : : : >> and andrea mitchell from msnbc and nbc news is my pleasure to welcome you just might anniversary of the national book festival presented by the library of congress we are thrilled to have our authors david rubenstein has authored a new book how to read and it is an extra ordinary conversation the leadership that makes people believers very special people david rubenstein domestic policy advisor private equity firm and history buff and the philanthropist you saved the great panda and brought the magna carta to the archives is willing having a very popular television interview show. >> i didn't feel i was good as a leader so in the book i really went out to the most famous people that i could those in the business o

this is amazing. >> in a new interview dolly parton discussed the many times her 1973 hit "jolene" hasts 400 times world wide in different languages. she says she's still hopeful a major artist will record their own take and enjoy a really big hit with it. >> by major artist, she said, quote, someone like beyonce, that queen right there. she also discussed whitney houston's version of her 1974 song "i will always love you" back in 1992, saying it was one of her proudest moments. can't wait. hope it happens. >>> finally, to a big announcement from gwen stefani. >> this is about to get b-a-n-a-n-a-s. >> the star will release a new single today. here's the cover art titled "let me reintroduce myself." >> okay. >> my god. it comes as the 51-year-old showed off this throwback look exactly 25 years after releasing "just a girl" video back in 1995. you look great. ♪ here i am, signed, seal ♪ here i am, signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ >>> the wnn. i never know how many ns to say. how many years have i been on this show now? the inbox is full, y'all. >> first up is denise from oklahoma,

>>> former president barack obama made a mistake by not awarding dolly parton the presidential medalhe found out she had not received the award under his administration he said she deserves one she's been a pop culture icon for generations now and especially with her help and what she's done to help seal the pandemic that seals the deal. >> she's a nationa ♪ keep it together 'til this work call wraps ♪ ♪ sip that smooth roast and try your best not to snap ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up is folgers in your cup ♪ ♪ when they're sick, they get comfortable all kinds of places. they also spread all kinds of germs, from cold and flu to strep and more. nothing kills more cold and flu viruses, including the covid-19 virus, on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray. lysol. what it takes to protect. >>> right now at 4:00, breaking news for you this morning in the race for a vaccine. what the government is saying about the new critical decision in the fight against coronavirus. >>> plus, stricter restrictions may be coming to san francisco and soon the city's mayor announcing new measures c

media, from former presidents to fellow legends one of my dearest and oldest friends wrote dolly parton blaine alexander, nbc news. >> he touched so many people i mean you heard from dolly parton, but also from the young country music artists as well. he crossed over genres and -- >> feels good to know that he knows that he was so loved. >> yeah, he was. had a beautiful sendoff. >> straight ahead, we will turn our attention to pop stars and kick off something we hope you will be into remember we did the holiday sides for thanksgiving. >> we love a bracket. >>> plus, a reality check on last-minute holiday shipping the deadlines that start today don't forget, we got a snowstorm looming, so let's get shipping. >> sure, blame us. >> your local news and subaru and our retailers would proudly make a donation. but now, in times like these, companies are having a hard choice to make. but subaru is more than a car company. and as charities struggle, we cannot just stand by. which is why we plan to donate over twenty four million dollars, again this year. the subaru share the love event, going on

everybody is trying to jump on the dolly parton train now and how much they love her.ng other than joleen that you know that dolly parton recorded. i was watching dolly parton when she was on the wagner show in the early '70s with knee my gray regularly. i love dolly. i don't like the late comers. everyone is a late comer fan. maria: this is my favorite story of the day. our lady of tequila, as covid cases rise and lockdowns begin again, one at th tequila bar isg to stay afloat. a u.k. bar submitted paperwork to reclassify as a place of meeting for religious worship. he wants to do that to stay open. patrons can sign up to be a free member, pay cash and have it donated to charity, scott. >> yeah. wow. i mean, you've got to love the ingenuity of small businesses. dagen, this one's for you. a lot of them are working 9:00 to 5:00 to figure out ways around a lot of the regulations that are coming in because of covid. unfortunately, i think alcohol is religion to many. some of my friends still to this day. it makes some sense to put a church in there as far as how people wa

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearesthas been holding crisis talks on covid—19. from wednesday schools will be closed up to january the 10th end alcohol consumption in public will be banned. you are watching bbc news. at this time of year, we're used to seeing christmas lights covering our houses and streets in the uk — but an illuminated steam train is a more unusual sight. in a world first, a group of volunteers have used 14,000 led lights to light up the tracks in hampshire in southern england. 0ur reporter duncan kennedy has been to see the display. this is where steam... train whistle blows. ..meets electricity. and where heritage meets wattage. it's the watercress line in hampshire, now lit up in a spectacular christmas mix of light and wonder. red, green, blue! there are almost too many colours to count. it took eight weeks to design and two weeks to rig the lights on a train run by a not—for—profit group of steam enthusiasts. oh, it's amazing. my boy is so happy! yes, it's really made their day. the kids are lovin

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearest could be close to freezing for a while before the weather then starts to change. we've got all this cloud coming in from the atlantic, replacing the clearer skies. and the main driver is an area of low pressure and these weather fronts. and they will bring some rain into western areas and then that rain will move northwards and eastwards through the day and the winds pick up too. as we get the wetter weather arriving in northern ireland, wales and the south—west, temperatures here will be much higher by morning, but with some clear skies ahead of that, away from the north—east of scotland, it will be quite a bit chillier. as we head through the morning though, this cloud will quickly move northwards and eastwards and it will bring with it some outbreaks of rain. some heavier rain moving northwards through the midlands into northern england, into scotland, during the afternoon. some more rain coming into the south—west and wales, and then we see sunshine and showers arriving into north

. >>> dolly parton is celebrating the season with a christmas spesmghts the multiple grammy winner is much need christmas cheer from her new holiday album. she's not just an entertainment icon, though. she donated a million dollars to help fight the pandemic. >> i'm hoping for a better new year. this one couldn't get much crazier, could it? >> a holly dolly christmas airs this sunday at 8:00 p.m. right here on kpix 5. >>> today walmart kicking off its holiday light show across the u.s. before coming here to california. the show is going to first stop in kansas city. it looks pretty cool. nearly 1,000 intel drones will create 3 di mention sal mentional shapes. >>> if you want to be one of santa's helpers, you can visits usps website to help read letters. santa does need a little help this year. a lot of his elves are in quarantine because of quarantine. one of them, elf on the shelf, is in gianna's home. >> he's in quarantine. he's magical. he only has to quarantine for three days. he also wears his mask. >>> taking a look at the roadway, if you're working toward the bay bridge, it's n

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearesthe huge number of hits charley pride had over his career. i mean, there is no way to talk about charlie pride without talking about him in the same breath as you would a willie nelson. this man was a legend on all scales. just between 1969—1971, he had eight number ones — not eight top 10 singles, which would be formidable on its own but eight number ones. i mean, that is something staggering. he went on to have more than 30 of them over his whole career. more than 50 of top 20 hits. so what a career, what a legend. this man was...i talked to some other black country artists who i'm working with right now and they all describe him as their north star. he is a person that we look up to. how easy it was it for him to break into country music which many people — rightly or wrongly — think of as a white genre? by the time that he got to country music, he had already broke, a bunch of barriers. he played baseball professionally in the 1930s when it was not a time when you saw many black peo

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearest the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, have agreed to continue talks to try to break the deadlock over a post—brexit trade deal.

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearestur plates — but scientists have discovered that it could be more than just one of our five—a—day. our science correspondent richard westcott has more. stashed away in this room could be one answer to a potentially lethal problem affecting nearly five million uk people, a million of whom do not even realise it. this is a seed store. it is actually freezing in here so they can preserve everything. and this is a super—pea. we think of it as a pea, it is actually the seed of a pea plant. it's full of something called resistance starch and the researchers suggest that could be really significant in controlling type two diabetes. now, down one of these corridors. working away, is claire. hi, claire. i know it is a bit freezing in here so we won't keep you for long. what have you actually found in these peas? why is it so significant? they contain high amounts of resistance starch. that means the starch is digested more slowly so we do not get that big glucose spike or big sugar spike in our

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearest from toronto. thank you forjoining us. tell us thank you forjoining us. tell us about charlie pride and the staggering number of number one hits he had. there is no way to talk about charlie pride is about talking in the same breath as willie nelson. he was a legend on all scales. he had eight number one top singles. that is something staggering. he went on to have more than 30 of them over his career. more than 50 of them top 20 hits. this man... i talked to some other black country artists and they all describe him as their lord star. -- northstar. how is it wasn't for him to break into country music which many people think of rightly or wrongly as a white genre? by the time we got to country music, he broke a bunch of errors. he played baseball professionally at a time when not many black people played baseball. after that he made the jump to country music and one think that his record company used to do is send his new singles to radio stations without picture. they would do it to

followed by actor matthew mcconaughey's memoir "green light", after that dolly parton "song teller" she looks at her life to her songs. also on the list is former first lady michelle obama's memoir " becoming". wrapping up our look at some of the best-selling books according to the new york times is actor michael j fox's reflections on "living living with parkinson's disease and "no time as the present". you can watch some of the programs online at booktv.org. >> in this week's center for public affairs virtual event we bring you florida congressman matt gates. matt gates is currently serving his second term in the u.s. house of representatives, he's a member of the house armed services committee and house judiciary committee. is working congress focuses on national security, veterans affairs, and adherence to constitutional principles. during today's conversation congressman gates discusses his new book "firebrand" a book he is quoted as saying is your invitation for the front lines of our fight. join me with ivan diaz, energy images and stories, this is not my chronological diary, you

singer dolly parton said she was heartbroken at the news, and called him one of her oldest and dearestay to forget. lots of cloud around, lots of rain, too. an inch of rain or more in some parts of the country, leaving us with some very soggy scenes today. the weather did change later on across the far west of england and wales, and here in northern ireland, the cloud break, and this is the sort of air that we're moving into tonight and tomorrow. it's a much more showery airstream coming in the base of that area of low pressure that's chasing in behind those weather fronts that have been bringing the more persistent rain. through tonight, that more persistent rain will move its way out into the north sea, but you can see a whole rash of showers packing in behind that. some of those could be quite heavy, potentially with some thunder in there as well, and we've still got some rather strong and blustery winds overnight, so it's going to be very mild. in actual fact, in scotland and the northeast of england, temperatures will rise as the night goes on to eight or nine degrees by the morni

. >> there is an office of parton, the way it normally works is people apply for clemency, it goes throughiew and then they make a recommendation to the white house. the president doesn't have to go along with the recommendation because it gives him and only him the authority to make these decisions about pardons, but generally the spols that someone should be having five years, having served their sentence, express remorse rather than just vindication. and papadopulous has never expressed remorse for what he has done. >> you called out the president on twitter asking if someone can call himself a pro-law enforcement president after you pardon the killers of a 9-year-old and 11-year-old boy. the president has the right to pardon anyone he deems worthy, talk to us about the nature of the pardon and whether or not blackwater crosses the line here. >> the president's pardons really transcend the strong power, the broad power that the founders gave to him they give the president the ability to just offer mercy to deserving individuals. so there is something poshl to see every place you look in

. >> the promise of the biden presidency and the harris vice presidency rests in parton their abilityhave a cooperative posture with congress. griff: and now, eric, what everyone is waiting to find out is how much of tonight's rally with the president's spin talking about the election results and how much about the senate races, meanwhile we are just getting ready for it. by the way, folks are pointing out that they believe that if they're going to vote, they've got to do so because monday is the last day to register if you have a georgian here in the state. the folks here are a little worried that there could be election issues on january 5th as well, eric. eric: all right, we will see what -- how it develops as we wait for the president's rally, griff, always good to see you, arthel. arthel: president trump's legal team moves forward with several legal challenges in key battleground states, a federal judge in new york orders the trump administration to reinstate daca, the judge's ruling now requires officials to start accepting applications for the obama-era immigration program. let

dolly parton calling pride one of her dearest and oldest friends.riting, "pride destroyed barriers and was one of the greatest people he knew." more on his journey from the son of sharecroppers to musician ♪ the snakes crawl at night >> reporter: charley pride was one of the first african american country music stars. he fell in love with music in his youth. >> i always loved entertainment. i loved to listen to not only just singing but the radio shows. >> reporter: he first found success in a different field. >> that was where i wanted to make my mark, baseball. i saw jackie robinson and i was down there picking that cotton in mississippi and i said, hey, here is my way out. >> reporter: pride entered the negro leagues at the age of 16 and eventually became an all-star player. he sang in local music clubs in his spare time and after a failed tryout with the new york mets made music his focus. pride's race proved to be a hurdle for country labels at the time, but legendary country guitarist and record executive chet atkins took a chance on him. ♪ >>

. >> dolly parton. >> gwen stephanie.perform for us later today. ease join us, 8:00 central, right here on nbc. >> your headlines here at 7:30 the cdc set to make a big change to its covid quarantine guidelines the new guidelines say for those who come into close contact with a covid positive individual should quarantine for 7 to 10 days after exposure, and that is down from the 14 days currently recommended. fire in 2019 killing 34 people have been indicted on manslaughter charges individuals can end their quarantine after seven days if they receive a negative test or ten days if they don't get a test. >> the captain of the california dive boat killing 34 people has been indicted on 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter charges. it includes miscondublgt including not having a night watchman. 34 people were sleeping below deck when a fire erupted the captain was one of five crew members who managed to escape. boylan was indicted by a grand jury tuesday on 34 counts of seaman as manslaughter the indictment alleges misconduct

saying not so fast because if you hold fast and you don't do what michael cohen did, you don't get a parton and he's made good on that promise. if you think about this from a big picture perspective of what he's doing is setting that example for the president. it basically means how do you hold about any president to account if the pardon power is going to be used to be a get out of jail free card for anyone who would cooperate within the investigation into the president. >> and just one last question on this point. >> you had never really witne witnessed you're experiencing anything like this before, this was a huge obstacle for you? >> absolutely. >> many of us and i have prosecuted mobsters and enron executives. those people as heinous as they can be don't have powers that president trump had. he had the power to pardon or dangle pardon. what's a legitimacy for dangle pardon. he has the power to the plug to fire the prosecutor. something that enron executive had the power to go. j >> john, i quoted that tweet from president trump back in 218 which read "unlike michael cohen, man forth re

carley: we are now listening to dolly parton's rendition of all i want for christmas is you.song existed. todd: there's a lot to break down. you said this is your favorite song ever. jillian:.carley: i wonder if we three minutes to listen to the whole thing. todd: i think folks that pay for the royalty may have an issue for this. this is free

get up off the couch that's dolly parton rocking 9:00 to 5:00 at last night's billboard women in music great show carson will fill us in on that >> she was here and she said she scribbled the words to 9:00 to 5:00 while they were shooting the movie, like on breaks. she would figure out what it was. >> she's unbelievable. the other person who is unbelievable is j. lo. she is getting the icon award. carson is here and he is going to cover it all. >> you can text j.lo and say congratulations. let's get to the 7:30 headlines. a search is under way off the coast of southern california for a possible sailor overboard. navy officials say a lookout on the "uss theodore roosevelt" spotted what may have been a person in the water. that initiated a search. ship command later discovered one sailor was missing during a roll call. the ship deployed a boat and three search and rescue helicopters. the coast guard and several other ships have responded to help >>> now to "time" magazine's person of the year we revealed the nominees yesterday. this morning, we can tell you who the winner is. it is presi

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. >>> let's talk about dolly parton and willie nelson since the release of his "holly dolly christmaswith michael buble and jimmy fallon now, willie nelson is getting the animation treatment for "pretty paper. here's a peek. ♪ pretty pencils to write i lov you ♪ ♪ oh pretty paper pretty ribbon of blue ♪ >> it's so hard to make a music video these days, so what a way to do it getting the animation treatment. >> so creative of her. >> such a beautiful song, too. >> she make the drawings, too? >> probably. >> that would be impressive. that's great. >>> finally, to another talent, conen o'brien. this month, the late night talk show host has brought back his old house band to play some christmas classics, and is showing us he really can do it all. here is conan leading in "santa claus is coming to town. ♪ got no favorite reindeer ♪ got no sack on my back ♪ you ain't going to see me coming in a big black cadillac ♪ ♪ it's christmastime pretty baby ♪ ♪ where the snow is falling down ♪ ♪ girl you been a good girl ♪ because santa claus is back i town ♪ >> i know he could sing, but, i mean, tha

carley: we are now listening to dolly parton's rendition of all i want for christmas is you.t know this song existed. todd: there's a lot to break down. you said this is your favorite song ever. jillian:.carley: i wonder if we three minutes to listen to the whole thing. todd: i think folks that pay for the royalty may have an issue for this. this is free the entire hour, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm todd piro. carley: i'm carley shimkus. a fox news alert, today the coronavirus vaccine will arrive at hospitals nationwide. todd: ashley strohmier is live at saint barnabas hospital in the bronx. >> reporter: the vaccinations could begin here this morning at saint barnabas in the bronx, this as they are expected to get the first batch of doses here pretty soon. the first pfizer, biontech vaccine left several locations in michigan sunday. people could be seen cheering on the trucks leaving, some people holding trump signs too. the first batches arrived at lax overnight. the airport shared a photo of that on twitter. one challenge to distribution

we should parton, yes, we can. his activities might be could have been. did he do any damage? he is charged with espionage not treason. but the biggest we can charge is treason. given information, such information to foreign see crit service is treason and i know and i understand that sounds good to those who trusted him or thrusted him now and i really feel for you. and i can say that i actually feel for him that he made this mistake and collected the information for days and weeks and gave the information to foreign secret service for a premium. that shows he is that kind of person. let me say again, it's up to the court to decide whether he is dangerous to you. can we pardon him afterwards, well, that's stage two. we are stage one. it's too early to say. news, rosen berg, bbc mr. president, more and more often we hear the phrase cold war used to describe relations between russia and the west. and we hear a lot russia blaming nato, america, britain, and-- well, the responsible making these relations seem like a cold war. don't you think over the last years you also have born

but we're going to get performances from dolly parton, brett eldredge, earth wind and fire and bringthe radio city rockettes. the tree lighting ceremony airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. on nbc and hosted by our friends at the "today" show. can't wait to watch. >>> meanwhile, our very own steve kornacki is using his khakis to do some good. after the khaki sales at the gap, after named sexiest man alive, they named kornacki free khakis for life. while said the offer was very kind and said he only goes through a pair every five years. instead, gap and kornacki came up with a different plan. >> instead of giving me pants, see this, this would-be lifetime supply of pants for me instead is going to go to the boys and girls clubs of america to what they call their workforce rednesre readiness program. this is a great charity. boys & girls clubs of america. a great organization. it prepares them ready to meet the workforce. they're going to supply 500 pairs. this is only a small sampling here. 500 pairs to the workforce readiness program to the boys & girls club of america in my name. >> congrats t

. >> stephen: how does dolly parton not have a presidential medal of freedom?on your eight years, do you realize that's the mistake that you made. >> actually, that was a screwup. i'm surprised -- i think i assumed that she had already got one and that was incorrect. >> stephen: i assume, too. i'm surprised. she deserves one. i'll call biden. >> stephen: do it. we're a couple of days before thanksgiving. c.d.c. is urging families to just do zoom thanksgivings right now, don't have your friends over, so i know you can't invite me because it just wouldn't be say, it wouldn't be the responsible thing to do. so you know i can't come and i'm not going to come, but just for niceties, would you like to invite me? because you know i can't come. >> i did invite your wife. >> stephen: what? i wouldn't invite you. >> stephen: you would invite my wife? honey! >> i also think that she will be observing all the period o prots better than you. >> stephen: can by her plus one? >> we'll think about it. >> stephen: okay. president obama, i've really enjoyed talking to you about

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you saw dolly parton calling pride one of her dearest and oldest friends, darius rucker writing "pridetroyed barriers" and was one of the greatest people he knew. stephanie elam has the story. ♪ oh, the snakes crawl at night ♪ >> reporter: charlie pride was country music's first black superstar. he fell in love with country music after listening to grand ol' opry radio shows in his youth. >> i've always loved entertainment. i've always loved to listen to not only just singing but the radio shows. >> reporter: yet he first found success in a different field. >> that was where i wanted to make my mark, baseball. i saw jackie robinson and i was picking that cotton in mississippi. hey, here's my way out. >> reporter: pride entered the negro leagues at the age of 16 and eventually became an all-star player. he sang in local music clubs in his spare time, and after a failed tryout with the new york mets made music his focus. pride's race proved to be a hurdle for country labels at the time, but legendary country guitarist and record executive chet atkins took a chance on him. ♪ pride's first

greatest thing that could have happened was that -- a lot of these people said yes [ laughter ] dolly partone big town. sheryl crow. this is going to be fantastic. congrats on this and please come back if you want to play anything, you know, open invitation to everyone to come to us. >> thank you, jimmy. >> jimmy: i want to show a clip, here is a peek at the bee gees, "how can you mend a broken heart." take a look at this. >> everybody knew when you heard that song, that's the bee gees >> when we sing songs like ♪ ♪ you know how easy it is ♪ ♪ it is to hurt me it's better than singing in use, but they mesh together so well, but it sounds like one voice, but it is a different voice from them separately ♪ >> jimmy: barry gibb, everybody. bee gees', "how can you mend a a broken heart," is streaming on hbo max. check out his new album "greenfields," out january 8th. barry, thank you so much for coming on our show >> thank you, jimmy, and please give my love to the roots. >> jimmy: i will tell them they're here i'll tell them right now, you're the greatest, buddy and to everyone else there, i loo

dolly parton that's great >> jimmy: we'll talk about that another time i was sweating bombs i go, "i"great here's a new song called "holidays. and here is earth, wind and fire and i go, "it's just brilliant. how did the collaboration come about? >> oh, i heard - they've always been so nice to me, but i heard they would be willing to do a duet with me on this album and i was like, "it has to be an original, and i have to show me that my heroes, like, you raised me. you taught me what music is. i'm going to make you proud. and i got with my two favorite musicians. mike sabbath, eddie benjamin they are children. they're like 20 years old. and we all, like, got together and tested -- we're all safe -- got together, and we wrote this song in an evening and we're like, "we want it to be a party." we studied their music we played it all day, and we're like, "what would their music -- >> jimmy: it's very earth, wind, and fire but perfectly you too. >> we're like, "we have to have like a horn section. a breakdown. like it was math >> jimmy: yeah, but i love the song and you're performing for