maybe i am being pollyanna. maybe because of the uncertainty around donald trump, and the fear factor because we have been told about his temperament, that may be republicans and democrats who have been in gridlock for so long may be more willing to discuss things to create a bubble and work together to make sure that the government is run properly. john: obviously, i do not know donald trump. i only know what we know -- what you know. was going to represent all the people of the united states, he might find some legislative initiatives that include all the people. for example, do we need infrastructure in america? absolutely. is there any politics in it? it is not obvious. there are a lot of americans in our country who need jobs shields, job training and if you start with issues that people can coalesce. on the other hand if you start with divisive issues that will not happen. josh: he has recognized repeatedly in new hampshire the opioid crisis, the crisis of addiction. renee: yes, but unfortunately that is t

it would be nice to be pollyanna and say it will never happen in space but that's a mistake. we see is true, that people are building those capabilities to challenge us, and we will have capabilities to defeat that. >> it is the arms race of the 21st century and beyond. with a new american battle plan but no certain victory. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. there's a lot happening tonight on several fronts. we'll have the latest on devastating fires burning in tennessee plus a new controversy over something president-elect trump tweeted just this morning. we begin, though, with the dinner date that just weeks ago few if anyone would have predicted. right now at a new york restaurant not far from here in fact president-elect trump is having dinner with mitt romney. the same mitt romney who did his best to derail trump's bid for the presidency is now a contender for the cabinet position of secretary of state. it is their second meeting. reince priebus, trump's incoming chief of staff, is dining with them. our jim acosta booked a tab

pollyanna tells us that hope is on the way to reduce accidents at a major bottleneck in the east bay. >> it has become routine. the braking, weaving, is all part of the commute. and, the >> it's a total mess. >> and, what has these drivers so frustrated is the interchange. >> when you dropped down onto the 580 going eastbound it is a parking lot. >> it's just a disaster. you have people who want to flip sides and it's always an accident. >> and, disaster can quickly turn deadly the driver of this bmw never made it to work after they were rear-ended by a big rig just before 6 am on 580 w. and, they say that the big rig was going 50 miles power and never stopped. it changed the cause -- a chain reaction. and, several people were injured one person was killed. >> that accident is just one of 72 total accidents this year alone on that 580 interchange according to chp. >> over the past 10 years they saw a peak in accidents in 2006 and 2007 right before the economy crashed into thousand eight. now again we are in another period of economic growth creating more congestion on the interchange.

. >> we do a pollyanna. >> who is that. >> she's always happy. >> you give a gift to one person in the group and everybody has ton that good we have done that. >> i like that holiday. i bring that up because shopping for the holidays can be very expensive. you know a lot of parents blow the budget. they have always spend more. listen to this a certified financial planner, over at t rowe price says parents spend about $422 for their children, who are between the ages of eight and 14. >> okay. 34 percent of parents spend, more than $500 on their holiday presents for the kid. while budgets are important to cut back on the spending, over half, do you hear me, over half of the parents admitted that that they blow the budget every year. >> they can't stick to under $500. >> you want to make it special. always going to count presents, but some are bigger so they have cost more money. >> you have three sons. >> yes. >> do they physically, count the number of presents that they each get. >> they do and they will look at piles and you have to be like, you can be like, you know, santa help put it

i don't say that as a pollyanna. when i got started in the 1980s, the dow jones industrial average was trading in the 800s. despite multiple bear markets between then and now, the dow currently stands well above that mark, right? that represents a pretty fantastic amount of creation. no matter how old you are, you should have some of your money socked away in the stock market. if you think it's rigged, unreliable and unsafe for your savings, historical perspective. if you go all the way back to 1928, that's right, before the end of 2014, the average annual return for the s&p 500 is about 10%. show me an asset class with a better average return. you can't do it. stocks aren't just the best game in town, they're the only game in town if your goal is to grow your wealth. if you want to get rich quick, that 10% annual average return for the s&p 500 may not seem impressive. some saying thanks for nothing. wait a minute, you're wrong. forget the fact it's more than double what you can expect from a 30-year treasury. let's

pollyanna to this crowd and say can't we all just be friends? sayll tell you -- i will that we have to do that in our local communities. we have to reach out to the other. what is happening here at home impacts how we are perceived abroad. distinction between the radicalization of the young kids, the ideology that is spread globally. if you are in a country that and said you americans are not respectful of christianity or judaism or whatever somebody of a different race or creed, how that us and them narrative is alive and well and they will begin to move in a direction we don't want them to move into. >> i agree. as an enemy -- basically you are not welcome where you are, therefore you have to --. lots of identity nationalism around the world now. in many cases you see the same argument. is you have to defend your cap against this enemy, whoever it is. pernicious. levele that at the local as you get to know people who andnot -- studies show personal experience shows that tends to create a sense, without lyanish,tlandish --pol i remember after 9

so i don't want to be a pollyanna about this, i just think what we have been doing hasn't been workingwhen we are this close to the country and there is so much cross interest between the two countries -- you've got the catholic church playing a major role, the pope a force behind this and wanting to lift the embarring o i think all these things are on our side and that's why president obama has been leading the way because, otherwise, the people will get in front of us here and i think it's time to change his policy. >> yang: very briefly, how do you see the legacy of fidel castro now? >> well, obviously, it is a legacy of very difficult situations for many people in his own country. there are still a lot of people living in poverty. they have major issues with not having enough food. that's why we're able to send some food down there under a humanitarian exemption, and he's killed people, basically, in order to support the dictatorship that he ran for so long. so i don't see that has a positive legacy, but what i do see are the cuban people who want to see change, they are vibrant, t

so these are perfect gifts for your pollyanna price limit especially for co-workers. >> yes, you muste them those wine wipes. >> yes. >> um-hmm. >> it is a very kelly christmas, bring on the lights. this is so much fun. did you decorate in well, bob is getting ready for the holidays. he wants to see your pictures, use the hashtag fox 29 light contestment put it out there for social media. we will finds. it will judge the best and then come to your neck of the woods. so show off your lights and bob will come down there to the nighttime news, so much fun, we love to show off your picks. >> karen, thomas, i need you to not pay attention to this segment since you're my co-workers, i might have to get awe gift. it is gift giving season being take part in polly anna, secret santa. so to find gifts for your co-workers, usually price limit, but it can be dif out to to figure out what to get specially with the price limits. here with few ideas shall michelle shannon, spokesperson for center city shopping. and so you split this newspaper three different categories watch are the categories. >> t

i don't want to get pollyanna for everyone but shame on her for taking the questions. can he salvage this? reputational damage has been done? >> i don't know what hillary clinton did, all i know is the e-mails from brazile went to some of her top aides, whether she used them or didn't, i don't know, be carb -- cautious here. either you bring in a couple outside lawyers to investigate, or you put an ombudsman in charge and you give interviews and talk about it on the show. >> maybe it's time for an investigation into this. not just a bunch of hot air. >> donna brazile as a contributor, what is abc going to do after this? trish: good question. howie, thank you very much. check out howie on "mediabuzz" at 11:00 a.m. eastern every sunday. the fbi announcing it's launching inquiry into paul manafort's ties to russia. the timing is curious on this one, why is it we're just hearing about it now. we know the clinton campaign pressured trump's ties to russia but turns out the fbi found nothing, could the fbi be throwing a boehne to the furious clinton campaign or something here

i will not be pollyanna to this crowd and say can't we all just be friends? i will say that we have to do that in our local communities. we have to reach out to the other. what is happening here at home impacts how we are perceived abroad. there is no distinction between the radicalization of the young kids, the ideology that is spread globally creates a conflict. if you are in a country that looks back and said you americans are not respectful of christianity or judaism or whatever somebody of a different race or creed, how that us and them narrative is alive and well and they will begin to move in a direction we don't want them to move into. because it just builds the movement that will make a difference to us here at home. -- ks in 12 >> do you want to answer that question? >> i agree. basically, saying you are not welcome where you are. therefore you one to be in a different place with your own people. with muslims, we are seeing the rise of identity nationalism around the world now. theifically in europe and united states. in many cases you see the same

perfect gift for your pollyanna price limit. >> you look like you buy good gifts. >> i can, i can, yeahhat they like that can be really hard. >> what do you want for holiday season. >> what do you want. >> we will work on it. maybe president will help me out, we will have some great gift eye tease. >> have you heard of my pillows. >> yes. >> i want a good night sleep, pillows i have are the worst. >> my pillow to the come. >> that is a hint. >>> no men allowed one mom spark a another just debate when she says maternity ward should be ladies only why she doesn't want your man or hers near her. my cookie exchange is super competitive. mine too! everything for the holidays. that's my giant. >>> ♪ >> hold up, beyonce on top, this morning. with your holiday shopping to a big honor for her album how she's living up to her nickname, the queen b. >> well, good morning, great to have you with us. karen hepp joining us. >> good morning, guys. >> i was showing you a picture from yesterday. >> i have not showed it yesterday. i has an allergic reaction. >> you have to e-mail that. >> i don't want it

have been able to have , but wouldsation really need to happen for it to happen and not to be too pollyanna-ish about it, but the old stories about president reagan and speaker tip o'neill getting together and talking these things out. what is going to be fascinating is a more general question. who exactly is going to be trump's democratic dance partner? i don't know what one yet, but that may be a fascinating thing to know. guest: don't you think the natural person for that would be chuck schumer? he would be the minority leader in the senate and they are both new yorkers. they have that new york thing going for them. he seems to be the natural partner. guest: he sure does. do they just start meeting? i don't know. i wouldn't rule out the conversation -- possibility that they start having conversations at trump tower. i'm not sure speaker ryan or senator mcconnell would much like that, but chuck schumer seems like the logical fit. you mentioned the antiestablishment republican caucus. what is the future, especially with the infighting? guest: this is such an interesting possibility /opportunit

i'm not going to be pollyanna to this crowd and say can we all just be friends and do more there is alicy crowd and we have to do that in the local communities in which a two each other. but how could impact how we were received abroad. there is no distinction between the ideologically spread globally creative conflict. if you're in a country that looks back at our sense has are not respectful of christianity or judaism or whatever that might mean for somebody of a different race, different creed and they will begin to move in a direction we don't need them to move because it builds a movement that will make different stuff here at home. >> i agree. overstating it the whole ethnic group as an enemy places the answer for recruiting because basically a recruitment pitches you are not welcome where you are. where were you in your religion and therefore you have to enlist and that is not to muslims. we are seeing a rise of identity and nationalism around the world, certainly europe and the united states. many cases you see the argument. our group is not getting care. you have to defend yo

have been able to have , but wouldsation really need to happen for it to happen and not to be too pollyanna-ishbout it, but the old stories about president reagan and speaker tip o'neill getting together and talking these things out. what is going to be fascinating is a more general question. who exactly is going to be trump's democratic dance partner? i don't know what one yet, but that may be a fascinating thing to know. guest: don't you think the natural person for that would be chuck schumer? he would be the minority leader in the senate and they are both new yorkers. they have that new york thing going for them. he seems to be the natural partner. guest: he sure does. do they just start meeting? i don't know. i wouldn't rule out the conversation -- possibility that they start having conversations at trump tower. i'm not sure speaker ryan or senator mcconnell would much like that, but chuck schumer seems like the logical fit. you mentioned the antiestablishment republican caucus. what is the future, especially with the infighting? guest: this is such an interesting possibility /opportunity.

have been able to have , but wouldsation really need to happen for it to happen and not to be too pollyanna-ish about it, but the old stories about president reagan and speaker tip o'neill getting together and talking these things out. what is going to be fascinating is a more general question. who exactly is going to be trump's democratic dance partner? i don't know what one yet, but that may be a fascinating thing to know. guest: don't you think the natural person for that would be chuck schumer? he would be the minority leader in the senate and they are both new yorkers. they have that new york thing going for them. he seems to be the natural partner. guest: he sure does. do they just start meeting? i don't know. i wouldn't rule out the conversation -- possibility that they start having conversations at trump tower. i'm not sure speaker ryan or senator mcconnell would much like that, but chuck schumer seems like the logical fit. you mentioned the antiestablishment republican caucus. what is the future, especially with the infighting? guest: this is such an interesting possibility /opportunit

i will not be pollyanna to this crowd and say can't we all just be friends? i will say that we have to do that in our local communities. we have to reach out to the other. what is happening here at home impacts how we are perceived abroad. there is no distinction between the radicalization of the young kids, the ideology that is spread globally creates a conflict. if you are in a countrthat looks back and said you americans are not respectful of christianity or judaism or whatever somebody of a different race or creed, how that us and them narrative is alive and well and they will begin to move in a direction we don't want them to move into. because it just builds the movement that will make a difference to us here at home. >> do you want to answer that question? >> i agree. overstating it as a whole religion or whole ethnic group as an enemy plays into the hands. therefore you want to be in a different place with your own people. with muslims, we are seeing the rise of identity nationalism around the world now. specifically in europe and the united states. i

that conversation but what we really need to happen in order for it to happen and not to be too pollyanna about it but build stories about president reagan and speaker tip o'neill getting together and talking these things out. what's going to be fascinating i think is the more general question, who exactly is going to be trump's democratic dance partner? i don't know of one yet but that may be a fascinating thing. >> there may be a natural person for that would be chuck schumer. he would be the minority leader in the senate and they are both new yorkers so they had in new york thing going for them. he seems to be to be the natural partner.>> it sure does and the other question is, do they start leading, i don't know. i wouldn't rule out the possibility they start having sunday afternoon meetings at trump tower separate from anyone else. i'm not sure either ryan or senator mcconnell would much like that but we don't know and that's the best, it seems like the logical step. >> mister kiefer, you mentioned tom cole. his picture is featured in the new york times under a story, trump's victory