it was finished by a guy named paul reed.switch to a kindle because the book was so heavy, i do take my kindle when i go on vacation, take a lot of books that you couldn't otherwise. i'm like you, i like to hold the book, i like to smell the book, i like to just -- >> mark it up. >> schieffer: it's a book-book. nothing will ever take the place of that. what do you all think the future of books is? it seems to me that ebooks leveled off the sale of ebooks this year. >> i think it's unfortunate. we have so much technology now in our lives, the one thing we do have left is a book that -- it's tactile. you can touch it. to put your kindle on the floor in the bathroom or by the tub, what are you risking? i love leaning back, falling asleep with a book. plus, on book tour when people handed me their nooks and kindle, i can't sign that. i'm not going to. oh, please -- no. >> schieffer: a servile. >> i'm not signing a cable. >> it is an interesting thing of evolution. i think, i have no scientific data for this, i think the readers,

the committee that is meant to advise on the process but in this committee are people like paul volcker, john reed of new york city, a number of other people. and so we meet not that frequently but we have folding beauties in which we are presented with progress on this issue. it's very good to be there because it lets us ask a bunch of questions and work with basically what i consider right now the best regulator in d.c. right now, and the one most concerned with the public, which is the fdic. and so we asked the question, could we eliminate the problems just by being able to allow these companies to go into bankruptcy, which is the normal thing, or something like a great satan. if you take on too much debt and you can't pay your debt, you go into bankruptcy. can we create something equivalent to the bank that will have collateral damage? that's the issue. it's a very problematic. they have some things in title i that was supposed to help like determine how i would result under bankruptcy but i won't go into bankruptcy so there are all kinds of issues there. supposedly they would be great supervi

and we had to say good-bye to lou reed, paul walker and james began -- gandolfini. "fifthy shades of grey" is heading to the big screen. but not everyone felt the love from the rapper as he continues to go at the paparazzi, slapping the hands of cameramen and alec baldwin got in a fight with a fox reporter who he accused of assaulting his wife. >> do you want to apologize on camera? >> and then there's justin bieber who did all sorts of stuff this year. he got into an all-out swearing war during a tour across the pond. more public displays of celebrity anger. the rage within chris brown continues. he allegedly had a henchman beat down singer frank ocean in august. actress reese witherspoon in hot water. a police dash cam picks up an angry rant after her husband was arrested for driving under the influence but she was mostly ticked off because the police didn't know who she was. >> i want to apologize to everybody. >> and they don't call them hollyweird for nothing. celebrity chef paula deen under scrutiny after making racial remarks to her staff. lindsay lohan still

two years out, governor chris christie is sitting pretty, reeding a 2016 republican presidential primary with 17% of the vote. senators rand pauln florida, bob barker is back. he's in a new tv ad backing republican david jolly in a special congressional election. >> folks, when you get to be as young as i am, you call it like you see it. that's why i'm supporting david jolly for congress, because with jolly, the choice is right. >> the senate is pulling ap. all-nighter but don't expect a farm bill to come up. lawmakers insist they're close to a deal but with current legislation expiring at the end of the year passage seems unlikely. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> joining me for our first look at politics as he always does on thursdays is syndicated columnist bob franken. good morning. thanks for being here. >> good morning. i'm sure we all enjoyed the all-nighter with members of the senate. >> nothing more riveting than watching senate activities in the middle of the night. >> how would you like to spend all night with these guys? i've done it. it is no fun. >> i'll start with the budget and paul ryan's r

reed. >> the "los angeles times" reports it will be several weeks before the final autopsy on paul walkerased and the toxicology reports are in. 409-year-old and a friend were killed in a fiery crash on saturday. >> demonstrations are already underway in new york city one of 100 cities taking part in a massive walk out by fast food workers that want the minimum wage raised to $15 with events at mcdonald's locations in san jose, oakland, vallejo, and antioch. >> seven, the morning commute to work is looking clear right now and our bay bridge toll plaza shows a few cars moving out of oakland and c.h.p. advises to be careful of ice that the up overnight along the bridges. >> a tennessee couple got the wrong breakfast order did not mind. not one bit. because what was in the bag. a lost cash. mcdonald's employee accidentally handed the couple these bags full of money during a recent visit. it was the bank deposit. a worker realized the mistake was able to catch up with the couple would said they were happy to give the money back. that is what you call a "value meal." >> a lot of people are loo

. >> archaeologist jonathan reed and biblical scholar john dawson are co-authors of excavating jesus, and in search of paulot know who actually wrote matthew, mark, luke and john. those are names attributed to those writings in the second century. but very, very early were written down and the sources foe the gospels can be around the at 50s, so that's more than 20 rly years. >> there are no first editions o of the gospel. t the originals were lost, worn out or destroyed. hat does survive are just scrapi of papyrus written in greek anda coptic. >> i wase surprised when i went to study theas beginning of the christian movement in graduate school and my professors had file cabinets full of gospels which i'd never heard. >> elaine pagle, professor of s religion, author of a book on oo the gnostic gospels. >> this texts belonged in a monetary library. they were copied and read and lovered by the monks. but in the year 367 the archbishop of the great city oft alexandria sent a letter out to the monks and he said, you can s keep 27 of them. the other books, he told them te destroy, were hidden. >> reporter: the

correct answer. 300 point question, harry reed said this week highway has grown to really like this republican senator. >> rand paul called him a big bully. 300 point question, president obama and his family departed the white house last night for hawaii, where they will be spending their holidays. next year, hawaii will be the site of a contentious primary election between -- >> schatz. brian schatz, correct. >> 300 point question, the movie "american hustle," which opposite wide this weekend depicts the absscam, "american hustle" is directed by whom? >> russell, correct. >> norm, the instant bonus question. six members of the house were ultimately convicted as a result of abs scam as one senior who became the first to serve jail time in 80 years. name him. >> harrison. >> 300 point question this emmy grammy and tony winner and member of the cast of the 1983 film "the big chill" visited capitol hill on wednesday to advocate for stronger mental health laws. >> time. glen close. 300-point question. on tuesday, a trio of long-time congressmen announced they would retire next year rather than seek another term. name o