"elizabeth the queen" is the topic. we will begin with a caller from new york. >> caller: my question is with this band of the queen elizabeth's reign one of the longest in the history of the u.k. with all the prime minister's she has worked with how has that impacted her as a queen from your knowledge? >>guest: she has a vast store of information. she does not have the ideological filter. she takes things and and why she is so valuable to the people who come to her for confidentiality. prime ministers meet with her for one hour every week but others, she has the wisdom as well as a body of knowledge and an extraordinary memory for things. when public officials come to her to ask for guidance, they always remark, even if they are skeptical with a private audience, and nobody else is in the room to record which gives them freedom to say what is on their mind. harold wilson, a labor prime minister in the '70s is hard to say but she had an affectionate relationship with him. the private secretary said he considered her to

. >>> and, all the queen's corgis. where the queen goes, her favorite canine companions are sure to follow. tonight, the palace dog whisperer shows us how he keeps the royal kennel in line. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, bill weir, and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," december 6th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm juju chang. tonight, the newly released tapes granting an astonishing look at the twisted mind of a serial killer. from jack the ripper to john wayne gave see, murders who seem to chose their victims at random fascinate and terrify us. it was the disappearance of an 18-year-old alaskan girl that led to police unravel one such killer's astounding 11-year killing spree. neal karlinsky brings us the chilling details for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: you're watching 34-year-old israel keyes describe over coffee and a bagel his strategy for hunting and killing innocent people. >> back when i was smart, i would let them

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treatment of the working class today and after years of searches and false alarms ronald reagan's welfare queen has finally been found i'll tell you where she's been hiding all these years and tonight's daily to. in the most of the rest of the news we all know it was a tough election for mitt romney but it was an even tougher election for sheldon adelson the casino mogul who spent more money on this election than any american in any election in history actually spent more than we all previously thought according to republican fundraisers able to drop as much as one hundred fifty million bucks in the selection and today he has absolutely nothing to show for it is currently facing two federal investigations into his international business where he's allegedly violated the foreign corrupt practices act by bribing chinese officials it also had previously ended that he was supporting romney to in hopes of putting an end to president obama's justice department investigations ultimately he failed however thanks to the supreme court citizens united decision we the people have even more serious problem

and the queen is kind of a 21st century queen. she kind of allows that. >> reporter: so 21st century, her christmas message was broadcast in 3-d, a first. >> this past year has been one of great celebration -- >> reporter: aired as always at precisely 3:00 p.m., the queen reflected on a remarkable year and reign, the diamond jubilee celebrations and the london olympics where she co-starred with international athletes and that other british icon. >> good evening. >> good evening, your majesty. >> they gave the rest of us the opportunity to share something of the excitement and drama. >> the reality is, she's quite happy to embrace the new world and new technologies. >> this is the queen speaking. >> reporter: it was, after all, queen elizabeth who bridged the phone age to social networking, launching royal facebook and twitter accounts, a british monarchy website, she's even a doodle on google. by the time she made her first televised christmas speech 55 years ago, the queen was already in the eyes of many britbritons monarch of th

and take them out or fire only if the queen doesn't do what monarchs of old used to do you're going to see the likes of this headline the first shop in europe to sell opens in madrid the headline in spanish this. record is so unnecessary i was already in my did pre-marital and. europa i know our spanish version of kaiser you for it loves my spanish there but madrid is open the first store max and get to throughout europe where you can find this tool in solid pine with a height of two meters and the motto is cuts are necessary they encourage people to get one for their home for their living room for the bar and perhaps in the public square right well you can cut all become u.k. more cut. i told you two years ago to buy things yes you did yeah because the price and the market's going to. exploding i expect a gay teen manufacture to go public said all right stacy hammer thanks so much for being on the kaiser report thank you max stay tuned for the second i will be speaking to sundeep jaitley hopefully this time he will get fired. well for the. science technology innovation called the leas

and you see the queen there posing in front of the gold bars in the bank of england and remind me of only just a few days ago that there was a university of nottingham released this video from perfessor martin poliakoff and he was allowed entry into the bank of england vault and he's looking at all that gold there and he says this in some ways i think it's quite disappointing seeing these bottles because the go it's an exciting and the money has an interesting chemistry and it's just sitting here doing nothing you know want to shame it's only moved up five hundred percent in the last ten years and will replace. the standard of wealth around the world know the queen is a tough old bird she's down there defending what's left of britain's gold so when these other countries come to repatriate expect a queen no easy and take them out or fire only if the queen doesn't do what monarchs of old used to do you're going to see the likes of this headline the first shop in europe to sell teens opens in madrid the headline in spanish this. record is so necessary i was already in madrid that pre-ma

that'll teach ya to hitch up to the snow queen. snow queen?injuries i've got. ha, ouch this could have reprocussions on my state of health for years. all i can say is that i really am very sorry and i do hope you'll be better soon. but could you very kindly give me some information about the snow queen. you see she's flown off with my brother tom and i must go find him. go find him? you must be mad. she lives at the north pole and she's got hundreds of gigantic fierce trolls and sorts of mon monsters and dragons and anyway, she eats children. that's probably she wants your brother, i wouldn't go near her if i were you. ha. well if she eats children i'll have to go and get him back. oh, ha no don't go by what i say. i could be wrong. it could just be a story... people exaggerate. i've never actually met anyone who was actually... eaten. i'm going. goodbye. thank you for your help. hope you soon feel better. oh, dear now what have i done? if i hadn't said that about being eaten she'd never had gone. oh, what am i saying. it's got nothing to do w

where is netflix when you need it most, and the queen goes 3-d? hmm. very merry christmas to you. good morning. i'm veronica de la cruz. parts of the country are waking up to a white christmas. a nasty weather system col whip up dangerous conditions in the southeast. dylan dreyer has been tracking the storm for us. >> it's a little bit of everything. we are looking at a severe storm certainly possible. we've already had a tornado warning posted down through northern acadia parish in louisiana since lifted. but we are going to see more severe weather break out with a good chance of seeing some potential for tornados. we also have snow falling all across new england right now. heaviest in upstate new york. we still have the win themy mix back through the hartford area. we also stloe to keep an eye out for these storms where we do have a severe thunderstorm watch posted and eventually will see severe thunderstorm warnings get issued i'd say all across louisiana. all of those flashes of light, that's the cloud to ground lightning we're seeing. very strong storms back through louisiana

>>> and the queen goes 3-d? hmm. >> very merry christmas to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. parts of the country are waking up to a white christmas this morning for the third time in four years, a major winter storm has made its way across the country christmas week and this nasty weather system col whip up dangerous conditions in the southeast. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer has been tracking the storm for us. >> we're talking bad because it's a little bit of everything. we are looking at a severe storm certainly possible. we've already had a tornado warning posted down through northern acadia parish in louisiana. that has now since been lifted but we are going to see more severe weather break out all across the gulf coast states with a good chance of seeing some potential for tornados. we also have snow falling all across new england right now, heaviest in upstate new york. we still have the wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain back through the hartford area, and that is going to be an issue for anyone traveling early this morning. we also though have to keep an eye out f

queen elizabeth has given her annual christmas broadcast and reflected on a year of major events. she said she was humbled by the response to her diamond jubilee and touch on the olympics and paraolympics, paying tribute to the athletes and volunteers. for the first time the speech was broadcast in 3-d as our correspondent reports. >> morning service. the royal party led by the queen, who had missed church on sunday because of a cold, and the duke of edinborough, who missed last year. both fit and well. absent is prince harry, who is in afghanistan, and the duke and dutchest of cambridge, spending a private holiday at the family home. in her christmas message, the queen talked of a year of great celebration. >> it was humbling that so many chose to mark the anniversary of a duty which passed to me 60 years ago. >> she recalled the thames river pagent, one of the many events when she tampa bay struck by the fellowship of those taking part. >> on the badgers and the bows of the river, there were people who had taken their places to cheer through the mist undaunted by the rain. that

and said the queen is frugal.or the diamond jubilee they used fabrics on hand. for this one, more than 50 years old. everything she wears must be wrinkle proof, easy to wave in and hem lines weighted something kate will learn. in case of rain a vast collection of clear umbrellas with trim to match any outfit. they say the queen has a passion for this. >> she would crawl around to the floor of her dressing room and look at the patterns and fabrics. >> reporter: the queen aappropp every idea in pain-stakingly crafted detail. shepped design this gown with 2,000 hand sewn silk shamrocks and her shoes are handmade. there are the jewels presented to her in trays that her grandmother queen mary embroidered herself. this tiara has places to hang gems and queen elizabeth likes to dabble in tiara maintenance. >> she enjoys her tiara time. >> after her skit with james bond at want olympics, no one can say the queen isn't up for surprises. the dress had to be maybe in double, one for the stuntman. for months dressmakers had n

the queen is kind of a 20th century queen and the laws allow that. >> reporter: so 21st century, she did it in 3d. >> reporter: it is after all, queen elizabeth that bridged the phone age to social networking and facebook and she's even a doodle on google. >> by the time she made her first televised christmas speech 55 years, the queen was already in the eyes of many britons, a monarch in the old and new. >> for those it's possible to see me today, it's another example of the speed of which things are changing all around us. >> reporter: more than ever at christmas she remains a symbol of longevity and tradition as the windsors look forward to kate's first child and heir to the throne at next year's christmas reunion. jim meceda, nbc news, london. >>> if you plan to head to the movie, you better make sure you have a little extra time because many of this season's blockbusters are clocking in at almost three hours. a report from hollywood. >> reporter: they are epic productions, earning oscar buzz. >> shall we stop this bleeding? >> reporter: this year's blockbusters have something el

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the queen sat in the chair which is normally occupied by the prime minister. she did what she has done for so many generations of politicians. she watched and she listened. she said very little. but did she detect any cabinet rivalries? any tensions, perhaps, between the coalition partners? of course, whatever secrets of the cabinet table the queen may have picked up during this short visit will never be known. that is the essence of having a constitutional monarch. she has the right to be consulted, to encourage, and to warn, but never to interfere in politics. today, there was a moment for something else, a celebration of the end of her diamond jubilee and a gift from the cabinet. what did they get hurt? a side of the chancellor reminded the queen of the gold bars she had been shown up in of england pipa -- at the bank of england. but there were no gold bars today. instead, the cabinet had had a with a round, which produced just enough to buy between 60 placemats to mark her 60 years of service. the foreign office announce something of a grander. it announce

both the duke and the queen listened intently. finally, it became a two-way conversation, and the queen offered a few thoughts of her own. first, a question about the bankers. >> complacency. >> and then a question about the regulator, the financial services authority. bankers perhaps became lax, and the regulator perhaps was toothless. the duke wanted to know, will it happen again? nobody seems sure what to say to that. the duke naturally and advice of his own. do not do it again. >> two years in jail was the sentence handed down to a polish man who defaced and mark rothko painting at the tate modern. the 26-year-old took part in a deliberate, planned, and intentional act of vandalism, throwing black ink on the work, which is worth millions. he says he did it as part of an artistic movement called yellowism. large havek rothko's start thinking is designed to invoke contemplation in the viewer. heyman and chose to assault it with an ink pen. he said his action was itself a work of art, part of a movement he co-founded, which argue

the queen sat in the chair which is normally occupied by the prime minister. she did what she has done for so many generations of politicians. she watched and she listened. she said very little. but did she detect any cabinet rivalries? any tensions, perhaps, between the coalition partners? of course, whatever secrets of the cabinet table the queen may have picked up during this short visit will never be known. that is the essence of having a constitutional monarch. she has the right to be consulted, to encourage, and to warn, but never to interfere in politics. today, there was a moment for something else, a celebration of the end of her diamond jubilee and a gift from the cabinet. what did they get hurt? a side of the chancellor reminded the queen of the gold bars she had been shown up in of england pipa -- at the bank of england. but there were no gold bars today. instead, the cabinet had had a with a round, which produced just enough to buy between 60 placemats to mark her 60 years of service. the foreign office announce something of a grander. it announce

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in the past. >> they have managed to call the queen herself and even pope john paul.rough fidel cats treo sarah palin got caught up by a prankster imitating the french president. >> very good. we should go hunting together. >> as in this case, it begs the question, was the caller convincing. could you tell the difference. >> my dear, thank you so much. >> queen rarely uses the first person singular, one tends to. does one not? >> nothing like the palace at all. >> dan: larry cold calls people with different accents, a vehicle if i have. >> i do the queen. [ laughter ] >> search is over in berkeley, cal bears, they have a new coach i know you are waiting for me to give you more of the queen. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a

how should he dress for riding with the queen? answer, whatever the president finds most comfortable. he took their advice. relations with britain's other leading lady were famously warm. prime minister thatcher called the president "ron" he addressed her as "margaret." together, they were political soul mates. >> i think they had a quite congenial, personal connection to each other. although what these documents show is that margaret thatcher wasn't always so full of praise for reagan. >> reporter: britain was at war with argentina, trying to hold on to its islands in the south atlantic. >> the united states came down firmly on our side, and we're very grateful we have been such strong allies. >> reporter: but in private, there was tension. reagan urged her to negotiate, but she wanted victory. mrs. thatcher said she was sure that the president would act in the same way if alaska had been threatened. to get what she wanted, the iron lady used her softer side. >> dear ron, she writes. i think you are the only person who will under

complete with the queen's fake dog barking in the background.he radio host from the australian station apologized. they said they thought they would be disconnected as soon as the nurse heard their terrible accents. cbs news, london. >> how did the nurse fall for that? the accents were awful. >> i bet she got off the phone and told all her friends, the queen and charles just called! >> i can't believe that oh, my goodness! get a load of this. >>> if you believe a prognosticating area cat, and many team do, then you can expect the royal baby to be, what? >> a prince? >> a prince. mr. nuts from fremont. >> not mr. nuts. >> mr. nuts predicted mitt romney's defeat in the election. >> he doesn't look very happy. >> he picked the right winner the last two super bowls. now he has picked blue over pink for the royal bundle of joy. mr. nuts makes his choice by picking litter boxes. it's very scientific. [ laughter ] >> this time, one had a blue bow, the other a pink. when nature called, mr. nuts stepped inside so we can expect a new prince sometime. >> d

so, what -- when is a good time to come and visit her, 'cause i'm queen, so i need a lift down there? >> when was a good time? did they answer that? >> i don't know. >> well, you know -- first of all, she didn't even pause, the woman. she went right into, well, she is fine. came in a little dehydrated. >> my granddaughter's tummy? >> yeah. >> tummy bug. >> not her granddaughter either. >> no. it is not. >> a couple clues there. >> these guys, the deejays are mel greg and michael christian, they are two guys? >> from the summer 30 show on australian radio. >> my god. >> the hospital did confirm the conversation. they said this was a foolish prank call that we all deplore. we take patient confidential at extremely seriously. now we are reviewing all telephone protocols. >> perfect. >> who use a word like "protocols"? hospital. >> so we talked about the royal names and you guys were quick to chime in when we asked what prince charles's last name was and what the queen's last name was. so, here is prince charles's full name for those of you still wondering. >> charles phillip author georg

the queen drop in for a cabinet meeting.ow, a play that re-enacted the famous meeting between the head of the imf and dominique -- and a chambermaid is in paris. our correspondent has been to see it. >> all resemblance to living characters is entirely intentional. to a to 06 is not a crew replay of that inappropriate sexual encounter in that manhattan hotel. more a look into the psychological motives of a man who may be dominicks strauss con. >> we have very little idea of what he is really like. everyone has his own fantasy of this man who is insidious, but no one has seen him in action. we have an image of him, but no one has seen him in private, so everyone has fantasy. >> it is a debate about male and female, rich against poor, western domination, and submission. all inspired by what the director said was one of the most emblematic news stories of our times. >> when we think of him walking out of that prison in new york, everyone remembers where they were when it happened. it affected us all, everyone, almost as much as

the queen, we're told, is happy with the result.xtract issued in advance, she talks about the achievements of the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. >> all those who saw the achievement and courage at the olympic and paralympic games were further inspired by the skills, dedication, training and team work of our athletes. >> reporter: much of the royal family is now at the queen's estate in norfolk where they traditionally spend christmas. absent this year will be the duke and duchess of cambridge. they're spending christmas privately with the duchess' parents, a departure from the normal routine to help catherine, who is still in the early months of her pregnancy. >>> coming up next, we have your favorite holiday comedies. we'll be right back. >>> "world ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >>> ah, yes, welcome back, everyone. at long last, it's time to reveal the winner in our first annual christmas comedy competition. may i say you look ravishing tonight in what is now a holiday tradition, the ugly christmas sweater. >> it

the queen is required to remain neutral on political matters. the government says the queen attended as an observer in honor of her 60 years of the british throne. >> a record-setting fine for toyota, the maximum amount allowed by law. the national traffic safety ministrations as they fell to quickly report problems and delayed a safety recall. this is the fourth foreign of its current against toyota in the last two years. -- the fourth kind. >> aaa estimates 40% of washington metropolitan area residents will travel this holiday, up from last year. the average round-trip will be about 760 miles. airlines are getting a boost in passengers. if your flooring, expect some crowded airports and flights -- if you are flying. >> temperatures are falling and is getting chilly. >> of drizzle today. >> things are dry now. there are lots of changes coming with the weather in the next few days. this was this morning in damascus, maryland. a lot of fog until the cold front came through. of the picture and it turned into a beautiful day. now nightfall is upon

elizabeth i, our own queen, they have done a wonderful job. it is quite nice for kate that she can approach this pregnancy not worry if this child is a boy -- not worrying if this child is a boy. at least the pressure is off of kate in that respect. it's about time tomorrow -- the royal family joined the modern world in every respect. >> the expected job to be brought up by nannies, to be sent to boarding school -- do you expect the child to be brought up by nannies, to be sent to boarding school? >> there will be a nanny. there will be a governess to help out. much in the same way that diana was very hands-on. i think we can expect the same from william and kate. kate grew up in accounts -- in a house where she had a mother waiting for her when she came home from school. william had as normal a childhood as possible. this job will have a normal and bonds they -- this child will have a normal and fun upbringing. >> now to syria, where the white house says it is becoming increasingly concerned that the assad regime might be considering the use

. >>> and finally, from us, a major coup for some radio deejays, pretending to be the queen.a call through to kate middleton's nurse at the hospital where she is staying. >> this is crazy. so, where does this rank in terms of recent celebrity pranks? abc's david wright takes a look. >> hello? good morning, king edward vii hospital. >> hello there. can i speak to kate, please? >> reporter: a royal crank call to the bedside of a princess. >> kate, my darling, are you there? >> good morning, ma'am, this is the nurse speaking. how may i help you? >> hello, i'm just after my granddaughter, kate. i want to see how her little tummy bug is going. >> reporter: an australian deejay impersonating her royal highness. >> when is a good time to come visit her? cause i'm the queen, so i need a lift down there. >> i would suggest any time after 9:00 would be suitable. >> reporter: that well-intentioned nurse is in good company. in the past, other deejays have managed to prank call the queen herself, and even pope john paul. a miami dj once got through trophy dell castro. >> fidel? >> si. >>

the outlets in queen anne's county. >> reporter: williams had the attention of five police cars. >> traffic became congested. the operator of the ambulance made a u turn on route 50 and continued toward chesapeake college. >> reporter: they were trying to deploy stop sticks. >> could turn in at very high speeds. he ran through the red light on route 50 still heading east and shortly thereafter crossed the grass median but still heading eastbound. >> reporter: state police said the ambulance drove into the bessie park n ride, hit a bounced cadillac and bounced off the curb. williams tried to use the lights and sirens but told police he had a problem. >> we believe he was trying to use them but couldn't figure out how it turn them on. >> reporter: susan had a better solution for a ride home than stealing an ambulance. >> there's taxi service, request your friends. >> reporter: in queen anne's, don harrison. >>> an accident claimed the life of a promising if i si signatures. a car traveling westbound crossed the center line struck the toyota corolla. the 32-year-old woman died at the s

the queen celebrated 60 years on the throne.uture queen or king on the way next summer obviously. and the olympics were a smash. or was it the guys like david plouffe and nate silver who nailed this election result from way back? or was it the gay rights movement with four states effectively voting for same sex marriage? and polls showing big increase in public approval. in fact, same sex marriage is now a majority opinion in this country. or finally, the clintons. did bill and hillary clinton have best year of 2012? sam donaldson. >> i'll go with the queen because i don't want to be political. she's done a great job. she came to washington a few years ago as you know. and the garden party at the embassy and one of 10,000 people there. a lot of people talked to her. i couldn't dare as a person from scotland. i was afraid i would say free scotland, you tyrant and be thrown out. chris: -- >> absolutely. sean connery. may i say. chris: there you are. helene. >> i'm going with sort of roundabout way the queen as well but that's beca

how should he dress for riding with the queen.he answer, whatever the president finds most comfortable. he took their advice. relations with britain's other leading lady was famously warm. prime minister thatcher called the president "ron," he addressed her as "margaret." together they were political soulmates. >> i think they had a congenial personal connection. although what the document show that margaret thatcher wasn't always so full of praise for reagan. >> reporter: britain was at war with argentina trying to hold on to its island in the south atlantic. >> the united states came down firmly on our side over the faulklands, and we're very grateful to them for being such staunch allies. >> reporter: in private, there was tension. reagan urged her to negotiate, but she wanted victory. mrs. thatcher said "she was sure that the president would act in the same way if alaska had been threatened." to get what she wanted, the iron lady used her softer side. "dear ron," she writes, "i think you are the only person who will understand

troopers were waiting for him right here the outlets in queen anne's county. he drove into a busy park ride. he hid -- hit a parked car. >>> now to an update on some breaking news. a baltimore mother is charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old son. nicole fitzgerald is also charged with child abuse, assault and reckless endangerment. her son was found dead inside the house on sunday. police say the boy died from a stab wound to his neck. fitzgerald was also in the hospital with cuts to her neck. >>> weather wise today, obviously, a big change in the air. we had showers overnight. skies clearing off nicely. look at the winds coming in out of the north and west, howling a bit. gusts 20, 25. mid-40s now. we fall through the 40s. it gets much colder overnight and freeze by dawn tomorrow. we'll talk about that and how the temperatures will change yet again for the weekend. >>> we're all talking about this shocking new york subway death. a newspaper pub licked the photo of the victim seconds before the on coming train killed him. it's raising some very eth

queen of clubs. queen of hearts, jack of hearts. jack of clubs. king of spades. jack of diamonds.en of diamonds. and king of clubs. >> king of clubs. there you go. >> reporter: look at that! changed my life. i can't remember your name, though. >> well-done, bill. thanks. just ahead, with the country only three days away now from the edge of the fiscal cliff, we're going to tell you what it could mean for you and your wallet. >>> tonight in washington, the pressure is on, the clock is ticking, the countdown to the so called fiscal cliff hits the 72-hour mark in just a few minutes. while congress is hoping for a hail mary deal to avoid taking a plunge over the fiscal cliff, most americans are wondering what is wrong with these people, and how exactly social security going to affect them. so, we went ahead and crunched the numbers for you. there they were again. hour nation's leaders trooping into the white house one more time. and afterwards, the president. >> the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. >> you've heard that before. but today on the brink of the fiscal cliff, a

so "the queen r queen" came directly from the deal. >> what did tony blair think of it? >> next question. >> i want to know president obama said "homeland" is his favorite show. my question is when you're dealing with live, real people who you are portraying or in the case of "homeland" or "24" when you're trying to deal with agencies that you are representing, what is that interaction like? we were talking a little bit in the room next door, maybe you can answer michael, how is tony blair's perception changed as a result of those films or the queen's perception changed in the minds of the public then we can talk about "homeland" and "24"? >> there are many things that you realize that you are working with when you do a film or a tv show that is -- has so much political emphasis. and one of the things is inevitably you come up against the agenda of people in terms of the agendas they have for looking at and judging politicians and public figures. which in my experience people tend to be more comfortable looking at things black and white and you want people to fit into a