it may have take an few years but rachel weekes can proudly say that her entire line of high. end collegiate apparel is now made in the usa. >> we do everything from fitted t-shirts to tailored hoodies, yoga pants, a cute lounge set that's women's underwear and tank to tops, a varsity cardigan, which was one of the first real fashion items we introduced to the college market. but the founder of schoolhouse admits that fulfilling her in addition bring production stateside hasn't been easy. >> a lot of the factories that are here are not what they were 20 years ago pap lot of the technology that's here is in some ways behind the technology that i encountered in sri lanka. >> that's where schoolhouse used to manufacture all its clothing at a living wage garment factory. in the end, the distance proved to be too much, and that's why weekes and her chief operations officer, susan williams, decided to find and partner with local factories. >> i was part of a generation ta took it away from this country and didn't know what that would do really to our economy, and here i am now 20 ye

week in a day. available now. rachel ray, everybody. we'll be right back!tline" is next. this is his brand new album. came out today. it is the song "3005" and childish gambino! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ no matter what you say or what you do when i'm alone i'd rather be with you ♪ ♪ these other i'll be right by your side ♪ ♪ till 3005 hold up ♪ ♪ hold up wait a minute all good just a week ago ♪ ♪ crew at my house and we party every weekend so on the radio ♪ ♪ that's my favorite song made me bounce around ♪ ♪ like i don't know like i won't be here long ♪ ♪ now the thrill is gone got no patience 'cause i'm not a doctor ♪ ♪ girl why is you lying girl why you mufasa ♪ ♪ yeah mi casa su casa got a stripper like gaza got so high off volcanoes now the flow is so lava ♪ ♪ yeah we spit that saliva iphone got message from viber ♪ ♪ either the head is so hydra or we let bygones be bygones ♪ ♪ my god you pay for your friends i'll take that as a compliment ♪ ♪ got a house full of homies why i feel so the opposite incompetent ain't the half of it ♪ ♪ saturdays we you

weeks. that does it. rachel will be back here tomorrow night. more of me and "up" this weekend. starting 8:00 a.m. eastern time. now time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. . >>> good thursday morning. right now on "first look," massive breach. the u.s. secret service is investigating a major credited a debit card theft from shoppers at target dating back to black friday. >>> patriarch from the hugely duck dynasty show gets yanked following anti-gay comments. >>> stocking soar. new all-time highs for the major indices. >>> plus will dennis rodman ask kim jong-un about assassinating his own uncle? >>> the million dollar picasso for 140 bucks. and penguins on parade just for the holidays. good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo. we begin with a major security scare. a black friday security brooep breach at nearly every single one of target's 1800 u.s. stores potentially involving at least 1 million credit and debit cards, all according to the closely watched industry blog. secret service has confirmed that the agency is investigating but target has not yet

week. michael, great to see you, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, rachel for having me. >> so you hadle eight weeks, early experience trying to get through the federal exchange. but now it has worked for you, is that right? >> it is. i had a ureka moment yesterday. and what broke the log jam for me was a new feature on the website that allowed me to withdraw my prior applications. this time i used a brand-new e-mail, frankly an e-mail address that i obtained just for this purpose. because the system wouldn't allow me. i made so many efforts i think the system thought i was somehow a fraud, to which i responded if a crook spent that much time trying to peninsula me, he -- to impersonate me, he deserves health insurance. >> you and i talked about policy issues over the years. what is your take on republican state governments and these conservative groups that are telling people don't get health insurance that are trying to make it impossible for people to find out about their options? what do you make about that? >> now that i'm in, i have 24 different plans that are competing for my bu

weeks. that does it. rachel will be back here tomorrow night. more of me and "up" this weekend.g 8:00 a.m. eastern time. now time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. . >>> good thursday morning. right now on "first look," massive breach. the u.s. secret service is investigating a major credited a debit card theft from shoppers at target dating back to black friday. >>> patriarch from the hugely duck dynasty show gets yanked following anti-gay comments. >>> stocking soar. new all-time highs for the major indices. >>> plus will dennis rodman ask kim jong-un about assassinating his own uncle? >>> the million dollar picasso for 140 bucks. and penguins on parade just for the holidays. good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo.

weeks. that does it. rachel will be back here tomorrow night. more of me and "up" this weekend.. now time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> congress has shaken up washington by passing a budget. president obama is shaking up the white house. congress is finally tired of running on empty. >> the senate set for a final vote. >> mean while, the white house. >> congress worked. that's good. >> they're happy something is just getting done. >> president obama is shake things up at the white house. >> the return of john podesta. >> a great asset to them. >> the job of white house counselor. >> setting up a progressive agenda. >> we can run on -- for frz. >> some times he can have a short fuse. >> does he owe an apology. he issued one quickly. >> they have a nickname for the angry podesta. >>

weeks. that does it. rachel will be back here tomorrow night. more of me and "up" this weekend. starting 8:00 a.m. eastern time. now time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> congress has shaken up washington by passing a budget. president obama is shaking up the white house. congress is finally tired of running on empty. >> the senate set for a final vote. >> mean while, the white house. >> congress worked. that's good. >> they're happy something is just getting done. >> president obama is shake things up at the white house. >> the return of john podesta. >> a great asset to them. >> the job of white house counselor. >> setting up a progressive agenda. >> we can run on -- for frz. >> some times he can have a short fuse. >> does he owe an apology. he issued one quickly. >> they have a nickname for the angry podesta. >> skippy. >> the policies that will matter. >> unapologetically -- >>the stakes couldn't be higher. >> they're releasing a report. >> we will have a readout of the meeting later today. >> 46 recommendations. >> on how the nsa collects i

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rachel nichols. thanks for joining us. they call it black monday for a reason. this monday is perhaps more black than others. several head coaches have gotten the ax in recent weeks, including mike shanahan. who is on this list? it's a sight to behold, rachel. >> we have it laid out before you. it's kind of like murderers'' row. one was fired last night. they gave hem two hours. gary kubiak a few weeks ago, but still a pretty crazy group. leslie frazier had some of his players crying in the locker room, he but they couldn't win. so in each one of these cities, there's something a bit different going on, but 20 teams that woke up this morning that hadn't made the playoffs. six of them now have vacancies. we still don't know what's going on in tennessee. we don't know what's going on with dennis allen in oak len. jason garrett's job is safe, and jerry jones the owner has guaranteed that again, even though last night they had another heartbreaking loss. i think there's fans watching this show that might not be so happy to hear that, but in fact his job is safe, and tom coughlin is also going to cityic around, the owner john mara said he is welcome back next year. so

and this week he sat down with rachel nichols to talk about a number of topics. >> when you look backnk? >> i'm sorry i bit his ear. he's a good guy. a really good guy. >> i will never forget watching that fight. >> those are some of the first fights i ever watched. >> me too. >> you can watch that whole interview tonight at 10:30 eastern here on cnn. i think they talk about his pet tiger. >> he still has that? i thought that was a myth of that movie "hangover". >>> next hour of "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks so much for joining mow. hours from now, the holiday travel season kicks into high greer. and for millions those plans may ground to a halt. a storms across the country painting scenes stek tackler and scarying. that would be good-bye transition former. a wicked combination of eye winds and freezing snow knocked out power in much of salt lake city. other travelers are being warned across the eastern half of the country. indra petersen is here to tell us more. >> once again, definitely looks like we're still going to be talking about the travel

tomorrow night, tom hanks will be here, rachel ray will be with us, and we'll have music from childish gambino. and later this week seacrest, carey mulligan, bradley whitford, from "scandal," scott foley, and music from mac miller and jeff campbell. our first guest is a grammy-and golden globe award-winning person. but now, she holds the greatest title any living person can ever hold, talk show host. watch her weekdays in syndication. please welcome queen latifah. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> i will let the audience in on a little secret. you smell really good. and it seems like you're getting taller. is that happening? >> i'm definitely taller in these heels but i have to call you slim jim. >> i got that way from only eating the skinny little sausages from seven-11. >> they sell a lot of those. >> how are you doing? >> i'm good. >> are you enjoying -- i heard that when you moved from new jersey to california to do your new talk show, you had your family moved out km se, which s like a mistake to start with. by bus. >> tour bus. you know, i am queen latifah, the rapper turned everything. so of course i had to get

week. tom hanks will be here, queen latifah will be here, as will ryan seacrest, carey mulligan, rachel ray, scott foley, and we'll have music from cage the elephant, mac miller, jeff campbell and childish gambino. so join us then. our first guest is a very talented actor from a very talented family. his uncle is francis ford coppola, his cousins are nicolas cage and sophia coppola, his mom put the yo in adrian and he co-stars alongside tom hanks and emma thompson in "saving mr. banks." it opens in select cities a week from tomorrow, please welcome jason schwartzman. >> hello, hello. how are you. wow. how's your little girl, your daughter? >> my girl is now three years old. >> it's been that long? that's crazy. i guess she would be doing things. >> she is doing a few things. yesterday was a big day. yesterday was her birthday. it was disney land. i was waiting for that day to come and we had quite a day. >> is she big enough to go on the rides and stuff? >> not big enough to go on certain rides. you have to be 40 inches to go on certain rides. >> that's height, right? >> yes. she had a grea

rachel george was fighting a losing battle in dallas. >> ice! we're going to be here tomorrow, we're going to have to walk on this. >> reporter: foul weather has caused nine pileups this weekincluding this 30-vehicle reck in rockford, michigan. this chain reaction crash killed one person in germantown, wisconsin. at least 22 deaths have been attributed to weather. scott, there will be no immediate relief for the weather-weary. another storm is forecast to begin forming in the deep south this friday and start moving northeast over the weekend. >> pelley: don, thanks. well, a family spent two nights in subzero weather before they were rescued today holdup suspects shot it out with police in miami. and he was the people's president and the people came out to celebrate when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> pelley: we've reported quite a bit about chicago's problem with gun violence so today this story caught our eye when chicago police said they have seized more than 6-,500 illegal gun this is year. is the city turning a corner? we asked dean reynolds to take a look. >> reporter: chicago police are seizing about 130 illegal weapons each week. police superintendent gary mcc

rachel. they are with they are parents gant and warren. they are my step grand twins and they are here for a week and they call you grandma america. i love that. >> so earlier in the show i talked about this new york times story, fascinating stuff here, the keep keys to happiness -- or it's calls the keys to happiness, jeans, events and then values. >> not like physical jeans. who are the most happy people in society? conservative women by a landslide. the least happy, liberal men. and liberal women are just above that. >> conservative republican women, they come off very strange. >> never miss an i am harris faulkner. huckabee is next. >> tonight on huckabee. a failed obama care roll out and a broken promise that you can keep your doctor. and lowest approval ratings of his president so. but the bad news for the president means good nows for the republicans in scott brown on the political landscape tonight. >> last-minute changes are making insurance companies to accommodate the president and his law. what surprises lies a head. >> the catholic church

rachel. they are with they are parents gant and warren. they are my step grand twins and they are here for a week>> and they call you grandma america. i love that. >> so earlier in the show i talked about this new york times story, fascinating stuff here, the keep keys to happiness -- or it's calls the keys to happiness, jeans, events and then values. >> not like physical jeans. who are the most happy people in society? conservative women by a landslide. the least happy, liberal men. and liberal women are just above that. >> conservative republican women, they come off very strange. >> never miss an >> they said it could not be done. they said there was not enough news to go around. nearly two decades later, fox news channel and you, our viewers, have proven them wrong. >> i'm bill hemmer. welcome to fox news. "our story." from the very beginning there's been a mission.

weeks. that question of basic fairness that rachel was talking about. a couple that is legally married in the state, in the state of maryland, legally married there, and they are residents, they move to ohio, one of the spouses dies, why shouldn't the marriage laws of the state of ohio, isn't it only a matter of fairness the death benefits aply to the spouse? >> it is not fairness at all. if your logic holds true, then no state should be able to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman because there are a few states that have redefined marriage. again, mostly bit courts. >> more than half of the country -- more than half of the population lives in a place where -- >> we still have 33 states where people have largely overwhelmingly voted to amend their constitution because they know there is something true and good and unique about unions. >> that's not why -- >> i think overwhelmingly and the argument from the other side is the reason that they voted this way often is because of bigotry. >> yes. >> well. >> yes, that is the argument. that's the

week in paris. it's called "the man in the opera hat." if you were to win it, where would you put it? >> right there. >> reporter: for art lover rachelldn't like to sit and look at picasa every night in their home. this is the kind of painting you look at in a museum. >> reporter: it was in a museum in new york when organizer perry co-chan came up with an idea. put the fun back in fund-raising for holding an action not just for the super rich but a regular old raffle. >> who would work when you look at picasso? everyone knows picasso. this piece is signed here. >> reporter: she got permission to raffle off the painting by picasso's family. an anonymous donor bought it from the new york gallery on behalf of the charity. the raffle is limited to 50,000 tickets to go toward a charity to save an ancient city. the 1914 painting is an impressive example of picasso's work but we asked whether the raffle cheapens it in a way. >> no. no, it's not cheapening it. i think it's the most wonderful kind of miraculous thing. i think there are good gimmicks and bad gimmicks and this is very probably a great gimmick. >> reporter: and picasso's own fam

rachel smith flew all the way in from l.a., for such an important story. we've been talking about this for weeksroversy has been a much-talked about topic for nine, ten days now. now that the family that prays together, to a reported 30 million viewers on average, will stay together for a fifth season on television. the ducks are all in a row. the cable network a&e announcing they are reversing the suspension of phil robertson from the megahit "duck dynasty." saying in a statement -- after discussions with the robertson family, as well as consulting with numerous advocacy groups, a&e has decided to continue filming "duck dynasty" later this spring, with the entire robertson family. >> there was talk of cancelling the show. with a billion-dollar property like "duck dynasty," that's going to be impossible to see through. >> reporter: a surprising reversal on the two weeks after the 67-year-old patriarch was sent on hiatus for making controversial comments to "gq" magazine. said the show would not go on without the dark commander. >> i think the robertson family made a power play by telling a&e, if

week in paris. it's called "the man in the opera hat." >> if you were to win it, where would you put it? >> right there. >> reporter: for art lover rachelho wouldn't like to just sit and look at a picasso every night in their home. like going to a museum. >> reporter: that is what a million bucks looks like. it was in a museum in new york when organizer perry came up with the idea, put the fun back in fund-raising by holding not an auction for this super rich, but a regular old raffle. >> who else than picasso could work when you look for a famous painter, everyone knows picasso. this piece is signed here. >> reporter: she got permission to raffle off the painting from picasso's family, an anonymous donor bought it from the new york gallery on behalf of the charity. the raffle is limited to 50,000 tickets with proceeds going toward a charity to save the ancient city of tier in lebanon, a unesco world heritage site. art critic said the 1914 maining is an impressive example of picasso's work. but we asked whether the raffle cheapens it in a way. >> no! no, it's not cheapening it. i think it's the most wonderful kind of miraculous thing. i

rachel. >> there's a risk there. and you should be looking at your account. >> the move comes one day after jp morgan chase told 2 million customers it would limit their spending during christmas week. 100-dollars in cash withdraws per day. 300 in total purchases per day for anyone who used a chase debit card at target during the recent security breech. >> luckily i don't have a lot of christmas presents to buy. so it's all about me. i have other cards too. >> target announced that up to 40 million cards were compromised from thanksgiving to december 15th. the second largest data breech of its kind. exposing customer names, card numbers, and security codes. >> they're watching out for their customers. so i'm glad that i have a bank that look out for me. >> so while banks keep a closer eye on accounts, customers like rachel should do the same. she says for her account, so far, so good. >> i have not had any withdraws that weren't mine. >> did you check. >> i checked, yes. >> brian web, kpix 5. >> target doesn't think personal id numbers were stolen during the data breech. >>> monday night football will be a special one for 49ers fans and other people in the bay area. tonight is the

rachel. they are with they are parents gant and warren. they are my step grand twins and they are here for a weeknd they call you grandma america. i love that. >> so earlier in the show i talked about this new york times story, fascinating stuff here, the keep keys to happiness -- or it's calls the keys to happiness, jeans, events and then values. >> not like physical jeans. who are the most happy people in society? conservative women by a landslide. the least happy, liberal men. and liberal women are just above that. >> conservative republican women, they come off very strange. >> never miss an episode of the five. have a great weekend. special report is next. >>> iran said it is building new centrifuges and the president comes under fire from one of his own. this is "special report." >>> good evening. i'm shannon bree man for brett beyer. iran's nuclear chief announced on state tv they are moving forward with building new center fuges for uranium enrichment. as the braum administration pushes for no new sanctions during the talks. a report on the white house now feeling the heat from a democrat

downs and this week's bankruptcy filing has created what questions and answers for the future of the city anthony randolph of the reason foundation helps us through the headline letter wall rachel courteous and i have a picture of detroit. and this big deal coming up and it all starts right now.

and this week's bankruptcy filing has created more questions than answers for the future of the city anthony randolph of the reason foundation helped us get through the headline letter wall rachel courteous and i paid you a picture of detroit are sick and this big deal is all coming up and it all starts right now. kicking off your headlines today fracking now it may be the reason why unusual earthquakes have been hitting northern texas in recent months researchers suggest that injecting fracking water deep into the ground may have caused the three point four magnitude earthquake in dallas this past october artie's guy nature can reporting from northern texas tells us more. many residents who moved into this area in texas had no idea there would be fracking wells just steps away from their homes they could know that the area that had hardly had any earthquakes before fracking began would start having several every week they couldn't imagine that there would be a gas well just across the street from their community water supply and that's despite the fact that there are still no conclusive studies on how the facts water supply i spoke with one of the residents here rebecca willia

and this week's bankruptcy filing has created more questions than answers for the future of the city anthony randolph of the reason foundation helps us get through the headline letter wall rachel courteous and i paid you a picture of detroit i'll take that and this big deal is all coming up and it all starts right now. kicking off your headlines today fracking now it may be the reason why unusual earthquakes have been hitting northern texas in recent months researchers suggest that injecting fracking water deep into the ground may have caused the three point four magnitude earthquake in dallas this past october artie's gynae teacher can reporting from northern texas tells us more. many residents who moved into this area in texas had no idea there would be fracking wells just steps away from their homes they could know that the area that had hardly had any earthquakes before fracking began would start having several every week they couldn't imagine that there would be a gas well just across the street from their community water supply and that's despite the fact that there are still no conclusive studies on how right in fact it's water supply i spoke with one of the residents h

and this week's bankruptcy filing has created more questions than answers for the future of the city anthony randolph of the reason foundation helps us get through the headline letter while rachel courteous and i paint a picture of detroit artistic assets and this big deal is all coming up and it all starts right now. ticking off your headlines today for akim now it may be the reason why an usual earthquakes have been hitting northern texas in recent months researchers suggest that injecting fracking water deep into the ground may have caused the three point four magnitude earthquake in dallas this past october artie's gynae teacher can reporting from northern texas tells us more. many residents who moved into this area in texas had no idea there would be fracking wells just steps away from their homes they could know that the area that had hardly had any earthquakes before fracking began would start having several every week they couldn't imagine that there would be a gas well just across the street from their community water supply and that's despite the fact that there are still no conclusive studies on how right in fact it's water supply i spoke with one of the residents he

and this week the bankruptcy filing has created what questions and answers for the future of the city anthony randolph of the reasons beyond ation help us through the headline letter wall rachel courteous and i paid you a picture of detroit. and this big deal is all coming up and it all starts right now . kicking off your headlines today fracking now it may be the reason why unusual earthquakes have been hitting northern texas in recent months researchers suggest that injecting fracking water deep into the ground may have caused the three point four magnitude earthquake in dallas this past october artie's gynae teacher can reporting from northern texas tells us more. many residents who moved into this area in texas had no idea there would be fracking wells just steps away from their homes they could know that the area that had hardly had any earthquakes before fracking began would start having several every week they couldn't imagine that there would be a gas well just across the street from their community water supply and that's despite the fact that there are still no conclusive studies on how the facts water supply i spoke with one of the residents here rebecca williamson

week. >> they judge so hard in the outside world, that when they come here, it's an hour and a half that they can do whatever they want. >> reporter: rachels a compassionate friend. they call her a role model >> she has said, maybe when i grow up, i can help others learn how to ride horses >> rachel is invaluable. >> as he progressed through high school. i seen her leadership skills just blow me out of the water. >> volunteering has kept her pretty busy. in addition, she's been a cochair for the relay for life >> i'm helping other people and it makes life richer >> with more than 450 participating raised $45,000 at the relay event. for teenager, volunteering is a way of life. >> i go home at the end of the day and i'm happy. >> for her latest as teacher and fundraiser, the award goes to rachel. >>> rachel says volunteering keeps her grounded and thankful and lets her work with horses and children. >> finding your passion and going with it. it's helping her and others as well. >> more look at the top stories ,,,,,,,, last night in a car crash. paul crouch..the trinity broadcasting founder passedy at age 79. >>> paul walker, the fast and fu

weeks ago, washburn returned from her second tour in afghanistan, where she led a platoon of 22 soldiers. her sacrifice makes her america strong. linzie janis, abc news, philadelphia. >> and our thanks to lieutenant rachelrvicemen and women. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir is back here tomorrow night. we leave you with the empire state building doing some christmas carolling above the big apple. good night.

weeks ago, washburn returned from her second tour in afghanistan, where she led a platoon of 22 soldiers. her sacrifice makes her america strong. linzie janis, abc news, philadelphia. >> and to lieutenant rachelrvicemen and women, we say thank you. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir is back here tomorrow night. and we leave you now with the empire state building, doing some christmas caroling above the big apple. good night. >>> next at 6:00, what is being done to help a severely injured puppy found abandoned in san francisco. >> how a community is coming together to support a bay area family whose daughter was declared brain dead. >> a look at the weather across the u.s. from tornadoes to floods to icy winter storms. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> hope remains for a bay area family whose daughter was declared brain dead by doctors. hey believe a second opinion will help keep her on a vent ventilator. tonight the parents are joining the community to pray for a positive outcome. >> jahi mcmath went in for to answer -- tonsillectomy this month. doctors said there were complications and declared her brain dead. her family believes jahi is still alive and will get a second opinion ne

rachel nichols in a very candid interview, about. >>> bus first this "impact your world." >>> six days a week 73-year-old clyde heads to a workshop inmake a little magic. >> they are primarily toys with wheels. i've got some cars, i've got some animals. >> vogel has been making toads for operation christmas child for close to a decade. the program is run by the charity is a mare tan's purse and gives them to children in need around the world. >> i see the joy in their face when is they get them. it captures my heart. >> reporter: woodworking has always been his hobby. >> after i was retired, i was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, which limited me. i wanted to give of myself. i saw in a catalog where i could buy a kit to make 100 cars. >> reporter: he's donated around 100,000 toys. >> i've got a map in my shop and i have a pin for every country that i know my toys have been. if i get tired of doing this, i look at that map, yeah, that's why i'm doing that. so i keep going. this was the hardest decision i've ever had to make. jim, i adore the pool at your hotel. anna, your hotels have wondrous waffle bars. ryan, your hotels' robes a

weeks of the year. >> yesterday we changed to be on an earlier flight. when i saw the snow i thought good. if we get delayed we'll get there some time delay. >> rachel, john and their camera shy son didn't take chances on their way to new york. weather is top of mind as a winter storm threatens to snarl travel from the east coast to the west. >> we are thinking we are going to be okay. >> so far 15,000 flights have been delayed this weekend. more than 1,000 cancelled. with widespread delays, major hubs from dallas to chicago are feeling the holiday ripple effect. >>nori fortunately when it come getting your christmas packages companies like fedex and ups are on the ready. executives in the shipping industry tell cnn they can route planes around the storms that they can deliver packages around the holidays. it is a different story for air travelers. >> we don't have anyone to watch our kids. if we don't show up we are just hoping that they will be okay. >> hoing that their luck holds up. >> if you think you can get to the airport within an hour before your flight. here in chicago it might be a good idea to get here two hours before your flight. these

rachelle kerry, al jazeera. >> he has never won a medal and unlikely he ever will. four years ago he was one of the first to compete at the winter games and in a few weeks he is headedor sochi. allen has his city. the skiing in being in contact with nature, and the trails you are on your own. you are just at your own pace, you go at your own pace, and you are just thinking about 1 million things. >> among the many things spinning through his head, memories of a night four years ago, the opening ceremonies of the vancouver games when he had aing from in his hand, and a country on his soldiers. >> curtains open up and you just walk out, and then you feel the roar of people and you can't put it in words. just to be peruvian and have the flag. >> he lives in seattle filling out team. he gets some support from the peruvian olympic committee and more from the international solidarity program. which supports athletes and coaches from developing countries. kate works for microsoft he has a consulting business. born is raised in peru, he was a national surfing champion and long distance runner long before he tried skiing. he is still learning. i am getting older and better.

rachel maddow show the other day. people need to come together and do it without cameras on their faces and trucks clogging the streets. all of that brings up the horrific weekhat no community should have to suffer through. >> to that point i wanted to read a quote from newtown, the community is choosing to remember and honor those who lost their lives in ways that are quiet and personal and respectful and centered on themes of kindness and love and service to others. talk a little bit more about what the next year coming up is going to look like for the folks from newtown. are they going to be welcoming the media back? are they going to be wanting to continue the conversation? what are their hopes for the upcoming year? >> i think for people who lost so much on december 14th of last year, this is going to take many, many years to heal, to kind of as my friend dave wheeler who lost his son ben, he has a hole in his heart the size of a 6-year-old boy. there are so many people that i've been so honored to work with and privileged to work with, david wheeler and his wife francis, and nicole hockley, they are basically dedicating their lives to make sure no othe

rachel maddow show" starts now. >> did that piece say "game of phones"? well done. thank you at home for joining us this hour. >>> the numbers are in. it is official now. the congressional election last week in massachusetts appears to have been the lowest turnout congressional election in massachusetts history. only 13% of people turned out. 13% of voters in that district turned out to choose a replacement for ed markey, when he got kicked upstairs to the u.s. senate in a special election earlier this year. so, yes, massachusetts now has a new member of congress, one of the very few women that massachusetts has ever elected to federal office, and that is very exciting, except that nobody actually bothered to show up when it came time to decide whether or not that would happen. do not despair, though. turns out, this is not the new normal, there is no reason to extrapolate from that result in massachusetts and say, ah, that's the way it's going to be now. and we know that, because less than a week after that election, this past weekend, on saturday, rhode island proved them wrong. saturday was a terrible, terrible day on the east coast in terms of weather. just one of those storms that, i

rachel maddow show" starts now. >> did that piece say "game of phones"? well done. thank you at home for joining us this hour. >>> the numbers are in. it is official now. the congressional election last weekbeen the lowest turnout congressional election in massachusetts history. only 13% of people turned out. 13% of voters in that district turned out to choose a replacement for ed markey, when he got kicked upstairs to the u.s. senate in a special election earlier this year. so, yes, massachusetts now has a new member of congress, one of the very few women that massachusetts has ever elected to federal office, and that is very exciting, except that nobody actually bothered to show up when it came time to decide whether or t

rachel nichols, host of cnn's "unguarded." the man is 50 years of age. he has never been public with this part of his life until now. why now? >> earlier this weekw other athletes to a u.s. deligation of athletes. a few like billie jean king are gay, have been openly gay for some time. there was a lot of discussion about this was in part a statement to the russian government. here's who we're bringing over there. brian boitano, as you know, has never publicly talked about his sexuality, never said if he was gay or not. been asked the question a lot, but hasn't answered it. a lot of newspapers the past few days have been vague, however, the san francisco chronicle two days ago printed an article named boitano as one of the gay athletes who would be making a political statement over in russia. >> this is before he came out and said what he did. >> two days ago, so it's unclear. maybe the writer intended to out him. maybe the writer and the editor didn't realize he wasn't out and made a mistake and said that he was before he had pub lackly said he was. but it was out there then. boitano actually lived in san francisco. he grew up in the area. he st