i was rolling on the floor. >> rick in florida writes, you and richard sim -- simmons need to go on tourould be the first in line too buy a ticket. >> without going on about house shopping. we're going focus on the messages of richard about trying to get in touch with what was we really one. one of the serious points richard made and we'll explore tonight is that more than just saying, sometimes it's about sexual innuendos. i have no idea where it's going. 8:00 p.m. tonight we'll explore the other side of the holidays that we're missing. a good laugh and to be laughed at. sometimes it's just priceless. >> almost a disaster. we're at our new north pole studio in mill pete as, california. can you believe us? i'm greg and kimberly, and she snow-skis on a wish bone, dana perino. surprise, this is "the five." >> the white house has spoken. the obamacare web site is success and by their measure, why not look at other government successes. the postal service, the dmv, green jobs, war on drugs, the irs, obamacare hit rock

richard simmons. we'll talk about a lot of things including this video, and we'll ask for his advice on health come 2014. does he have a resolution? we'll ask. don't miss that. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that

maryland tweets you mean there is an option other than richard simmons. one of the best things i've seen. and can't beat richard simons hash tag bro-mance. >> look who is here. >> i took a two year absence because neil hurt my feelings and i got thousands of tweets in facebook but i'm back because i am forgiving. hello. >> good to see you. >> no, back to me. >> how did i offend you last time you were here? >> we don't have time for you. it is about me. you look so handsome today i can't help but not climbing over this desk. >> good to see you too. >> can't think about the negative. >> as dr. phil would say, we can't think about the balloons that don't make it. >> you have a lot of issues. >> we have to think about the balloon that are there. >> you know the one thing about interviewing you, i don't know where it is going to go. >> and now planet of the apes. >> you go to a restaurant and wear a disguise and pig out. >> patch me. hi. we'll have to go on to something more like calling butterball people turkeys or putting little wheels on them and -- [ noise

. >> mike, one day richard simmons wears pants. >> someone will find big foot and intelligent life is found in d.c. >> good luck with that. >> i'm john scott in for shepard smith. looks like family's fight to keep their daughter on a breathing machine could be offered. a court order allows the hospital to remove the 13-year-old girl from life support five hours from now. 5:00 p.m. pacific time. she suffered rare complications after surgery to remove her tonsils. doctors at the hospital, along with a court appoint editor, ruled she is brain dead and the breathing machine is not keeping the teen alive but is merely preserving her body from natural course of events. the family has not given up hope. they have been fighting the hospital in court to keep her on the breathing machine. they say they found a facility in new york that might be able to take care of her, but with the court order about to expire, the family is running out time and fast. adam is live in oakland. looks like the heartbreaking ordeal is reaching a conclusion? >> reporter: yeah, it's been more than two week here at th

wow, after that totally whacked congressman, i bet neil never expected he'd rather have richard simmons climbing over his desk. he's been in congress too damn long. vote 'em out. ben disagrees. all evidence points to need for additional money for infrastructure and jobs. no, it does not. here's rachel. they double the tax to 33 cents and we will not even be able to afford a bike. makes a good point. never argue gas taxes with a man wearing a bicycle on his lapel. >> do you honestly -- listen to you. never noticed it. i guess i was just too angry. but to hear one hacker tell it, not good enough. actually david kennedy says the risks of the health care law are even worse. >> what we did was testify in front of congress a couple weeks ago to basically explain a lot of the issues we identified from a security aspect. we didn't hack into the site. we look around the security and see how it's configured. it's alarming. everything from personal information you can hack and we're hoping that by the 30th launch date that a lot of these issues would have been addressed. we haven't seen any of the

i was watching my tv with the richard simmons one as well. >> no, no, no. up weren't supposed to watch that one. >> he did that once to me, by the way. in an elevator in boston. he looked at me and said -- >> don't ask, don't tell. thank you very much. merry christmas, my friend. >> merry christmas to you, neil. we. >> we joke. whether you are on the left or rishgts one of the finest economic minds of the country. helped ronald reagan. bill clinton. balanced number cruncher. meanwhile, we are going to deal with something -- i find fascinating. refusing to get out. kathleen send slus is bring something someone else. a ceo that says she has got to go. >>> the cms administrator to create a new position of chief risk officer. this will be a full-time employee charged with assessing risk management practices and developing strategies to minimize those risks. >> bill johnson is asking wasn't that supposed to be kathleen sebelius' job? not too happy good this, huh, bill? >> no, i don't think this is a good move at all. i don't know whatever happened to accountabil

larry, via gmail, "neil, i didn't think you could top your guest richard simmons, but i was wrong. plus, i never take anyone seriously that wears a bicycle on their lapel." i missed that through the interview. b.m. in florida, "great job. i thought mr. blumenauer was going to cry." i never suspected that. answer your question directly, i did. but not that. bill in maryland made a strong argument for term limit. he doesn't get it. donald in new york, "now i can see why this country is going down the tubes." david in texas, "what happened to all the money for infrastructure from the stimulus package a few years back?" you're right, $800 million. where did it go? what indeed, david? that's a that you will fraction of the hundreds of billions we've committed to our nation's infrastructure over the years. we're going to have lots more in a minute. walter via aol.com, "you lost your cool. the one who shots the loudest and interrupts the most is an "objective" commentator?" no, just jim patient. i asked the -- impatient. i asked the congressman calmly, explain what happened to the money w

. >> mike, one day richard simmons wears pants. >> someone will find big foot and intelligent life is in d.c. >> good luck with that. >> i'm john scott in for shepard smith. looks like family's fight to keep their daughter on a breathing machine could be offered. a court order allows the hospital to remove the 13-year-old girl from life support five hours from now. 5:00 p.m. pacific time. she suffered rare complications after surgery to remove her tonsils. doctors at the hospital, along with a court appoint editor, ruled she is brain dead and the breathing machine is not keeping the teen alive but is merely preserving her body from natural course of events. the family has not given up hope. they have been fighting the hospital in court to keep her on the breathing machine. they say they found a facility in new york that might be able to

it's like richard simmons here. >> you can do push ups. >> this is not a part of it. what's great is the price. >> it's usually about $200 but you can get it for half off. this has never been discounted like this before. >> thank you very much. more deals to come but first we're going to take a break and take a look at these messages. your local news and weather. >>> a very good monday morning to you. it's 8:26. part of terminal a at san jose international airport are shutdown after a water main break. a water pipe burst overnight spending water gushing into the baggage claim and security areas. several people inside the terminal were evacuated. travelers can check in at terminal a but will be bussed to terminal b to go through security. no gates are affected. >>> let's check that morning commute with mike. >> we have a lighter volume overall, but we've had some trouble spots. nothing unusual except for the number of cash payers. heavy all morning. east shore freeway bogging slower for 580 and 880 but nothing dramatic. in the south, a nice

richard? >> i'm headed there and it's lots of sun. >>> edward snowden says mission accomplished. also a christmas meeting of the pope and details on a real life bad santa in florida. >> private first class simmons in kabul, afghanistan. i just want to wish my wife kristi, kids dawson and kayla and family a merry christmas and happy new year. i love you, i miss you, and i'll see you in february. >>> i want to say merry christmas to my wife bridget, my kids and i'm from southern california, my friends down south, i want to say merry christmas, san diego. >> merry christmas to you, too. edward snowden said his mission is already accomplished. the nsa leaker telling the "washington post" that he has already won. he says that's because journalists are telling the stories of the government's collection of data. snowden said he didn't want to change society. he just wanted people to say in how they are governed. >>> pregnant women who eat nuts or peanut butter don't be a pier to be raising the risk of nut allergies for their children. researchers say kids whose moms ate nuts five to eight times during pregnancy were 59% less likely to have nut allergies. women were once advised to avoid eating nuts du

richard, thanks so much. >> let's go to nbc's keir simmons, outside of johannesburg, which was the epicenter of the anti-apartheidovement. can you tell us about the scene there, keir? >> reporter: good morning. there's thousands of people spilling on to the streets here in soweto and coming out on to the streets and singing and praying and dancing. people are moving up and down in large groups. at the end of the street is nelson mandela's home where he lived with winnie mandela before he was imprisoned and imprisoned for 27 years. he came back here after he was released and this place soweto was the backbone of the anti-apartheid struggle. the very name conjured up the struggle against oppression. it was here that people demonstrated. people's children lost their lives on these streets as they fought against oppression with nelson mandela in jail. and some of the songs they're singing here including "god bless africa." they sang that song in court when nelson mandela was jailed. they sang it when he was freed and they are singing it here again on the streets of soweto. >> that's a song ringing out worldwide this