knows the secret plot that is going on in force he knows that there is an evil force named so ron and so ron is like the krampus are and he's like his counterpart the evil guy just the same way as the devil is the counterpart of of god or of jesus christ so the so they get off and these these are the hodson the elves and all this stuff this is all grounded in ancient mythology it's not something that jr tolkien just patched out of his brain. well it's magical because tolkien didn't make it up from scratch it's magical because it existed for a long long time and tolkien was very very convinced that the anglo-saxon imagination was the equal. to kill to commit your nation you know you find in. english folklore a mixture of from the earth theory and traditions you know the map and the welsh and irish and scottish lore but tolkien wanted to make sure that the norse mythology got in there and he was even went out of his way to do that for example the names of all the wars in tolkien are found in snorri still listens thirteenth century icelandic it is now these all all these cultures you're describ

bank and and we had economic growth it surpassed anything since then so i just don't think we need it so picking one over the other doesn't really do much good. thank you ron don't forget the ron paul channel just go to ron paul channel dot com and think it up on the web right that is it. always good seeing you ron it's always a pleasure talking with you and asking you questions thank you larry joining me now is daniel ellsberg in one nine hundred seventy one he leaked the top secret pentagon papers detailing two decades of united states policy in vietnam he's been very outspoken in support of edward snowden and wiki leaks and he joins us from berkeley california and by the way daniel you'll be interested to know that ron paul was our guest right before you and in praising miss the snowden and mr manning and we gave each he singled you out as the forerunner of all of this as a true american hero you have a reaction to that i do ron paul has has taken several occasions to praise what i did in congress and i really appreciate it it's really i have to say very unusual phil it gives me a warm feeling toward him what do you make of so we got sentence penned pending when when this a

so hue real is ron burgundy's take on local news teams. the one and only regis f lirks bin. >> i'm so familiar with the ron burgundy thing. i got such a tremendous kick out of it. it was the sports guy and the weather guy. they were all calling the shots. >> what about the relationship between the teen, you know, the daddy figure, the rebelled, the mustached one. >> you're not the only one with a mustache. >> i was just like the guy with the mustache in the movie. there was one of everybody. we had a lot of competition with the other team, the nbc team and the cbs team. and we were the eyewitness news team. they still are. i still see it today. and i watch it. and the fun nny thing about the movie is so much that i can rerate to. >> there are some of them. some of them get carried away with the fact that they are running the local news in this city. i guess it goes to your head. it is a big job. but i got a big kick out of that. of course it is the extreme. i loved the movie. i can't wait to see the next one. >> he's accused of rape. did he deserve that trophy? is it just about football? after this. >>> this is a fox news

unaccountable unelected unofficial is and it's so secret that's why they didn't do it and it was ron paul that was actually pushing for an audit very many bridges that stand well ron paul is no longer in congress he. retired last year so in the house we have paul brown who is pushing that bill and then we also have to rand paul is pushing in the senate and he has said that he's going to hold out janet yellen his nomination who's been asked to have the fed when bernanke he steps down next year and he's going to hold her nomination until that bill is brought to the floor so there's a logic gate abound around this right now and it looks like that vote will come up early and january so we'll see very soon where that's going to go well speaking of congress harrison i want to go to you obviously congress has a role in all of this i mean do you think recent policies have been in response to sort of the gridlock we're seeing in washington or how would you say sort of congress is weighing in and not with this. i can speak to that honestly the one point i do i would like to make however is that we're not calling for a straight up abolition or an ending of the fat i mean i t

and the crowd roars on the fox sports one network. regis philbin has done his time in local news. nice to have you on board. >> san diego, just like ron burgundy. >> i'm so familiar with the ron burgundy thing and shooting it i got such a tremendous kick out of it. of course there were no women doing the news in those days and they should have been. there was the sports guy and the weather guy. all the men were calling the shots and so it was very, very fun. >> what about the relationship between the team? you know, the daddy figure, the rebel, the mustache ones. >> the sports guy didn't like the weather guy. a slick mustache like you geraldo. you're not the only one with the mustache. >> i was just like the guy with the mustache in the movie. there was one of everybody. there was the jew and the tall one and the black one and the short one. that's the way we blended the local news in those days. >> sure. >> we had a lot of competition with the other team. the nbc team and the cbs team and we were the eyewitness news team and they still are and i see it today and watch it and the funny thing about the movie is there's so much that i can relate to. >> look, come on. we have be

to be the biggest player in this i don't blame them of course ok well and you also brought up ron paul so let's talk about what ron paul said everybody knows that ron paul said ron paul because you could destroy the dollar we know that he said that but there was an interesting point made in the articles talking about him saying this and i want to call upon that even economists who embrace the power central banks like university of michigan professor miles kimball recognize the currencies potential bitcoin. fine the curve campbell said it demonstrates there's a demand for an outlet tronic equivalent of cash so here we are in this new era where the people wanted something it was not provided by the too big to fail banks who were merged and connected and wrapped around government they protect each other's monopoly the banks protect the government's monopoly the government protects the banks monopoly they were not willing to provide the services that the consumer demanded the people demanded and a globalized world the people themselves came up with this currency which is much better than anything that the governments

so much about the fact that we don't know that lee and unaccountable unelected officials and some secrets that slightly different in the ron paul that is actually pushing for nodded. the anzac stands for ron paul is no longer in congress he added that retired last year so in the house grandpa brown was pushing that dylan and we also have their grandpa was fishing in the sand and he has and that he is going to fall back in the gelding's nomination has announced two and had the fed would bring peace to the next year. he's going to hold her nomination and fill that bill is brought to you before so there's a light debated on that at around this right now it looks like that but will come out early in january will see very soon where that's coming down while speaking on the stairs and one of the eu i've obviously congress has a role in all this means you think. i resent the fed policies and danny. in response to user into gridlock we're seeing in washington are how would you say sort of congress is weighing in on all of this i can speak to that honestly on the one point two i would like to make however is that we're not calling third string of abolition or an ending of the fat mean i think that

so where's ron, our boy. >> well, ron, ron is announcing the dolphin show at sea world. andeven-- he is about to call it quits, yeah, about to call it quits. and freddie chap played by dylan baker comes in and he's the producer who saves these guys. >> rose: so you go to new york. >> go to new york. and where they find out quickly that they're going to be on at 2 in the morning. >> rose: i know what that is like. you know that. >> they're not happy. >> are were you happy? >> yes, i was. i was happy to have a job, you knowment but i didn't have any comedic 258 ent. >> yeah so, they are given the graveyard shift. and have to figure out a way to get viewers. and they stumble into developing basically infotainment. and all their bad instincts are actually bringing viewers. >> because ron complains why we have to tell them what they need to hear. why can't they tell them what they wantÑiÑi to hear.Ñi >> yeah. >> it came from an honestçó place. >> they don't need to know the news. we'll just tell them what they want to see. >> yeah. >> and theyq suggestions. >> brian santana pitch

and so we find ron and his loveable team of misfits thrust into the sophisticated world of 24-hour news. >> so the whole concept of ron ron burgandy. >> with the channel 4 news team, i'm ron burgandy. you stay classy, san diego. >> ron is getting more famous than i am, which that's okay. i can live with that. ron's thrilled. he's finally getting his due. >> he's got that red jacket, very impressive jacket. the mustache. >> the mustache. did you ever go with a fuller mustache? >> do you see any ron burgandy here? any similarities? i do have the little mustache. >> you have that but you'd really have to give it -- let it go. >> i was going to wear a red sportcoat. >> but you have your established look. >> do you notice the red tie? >> i do. a very nice touch. >> a little ron burgandy, i'm assuming. >> and your hair looks great. your hair looks great. that's the most important factor. >> and you know what, when i get my makeup, we all have to get makeup, they never touch the hair. you know that. >> don't touch the hair. >> don't touch the hair ever. >> or you're fired. >> very sensitive. >> yep. >> an while ron burgandy

in the high school and there was so much fervor and excitement for ron paul and i was actually surprised at where he came out because there was so much excitement and energy for ron paul and was and just older people but there were a lot of younger people that were excited about ron paul and i think that ron paul -- it will be interesting if that excitement could translate well to his son and kentuckians and i do believe that he will be running in 2016 and i think that will be interesting to see if we that fervor and that excitement is displayed for him. what will what he played in 2016? what he tried to be a kingmaker in going forward? those are some of the questions that are out there and. >> host: the next call comes from ryan in pennsylvania. >> caller: i just wanted to say that i was disappointed and republicans and democrats because once they get into office it is all the same. >> host: what you mean by that? could you give an example? >> caller: you have obama saying that he would start with this surveillance stuff. when he was wrong to but i just don't trust democrats or republicans anymore. >> host: you think it's something once they get to washington? >

ron delham when i first met knicky. i know tonight ron would want -- nicki. i know ron would want to absolute you and congratulate you so much for your 36 years of service. on behalf of ron and myself, let me just say, what a great role model you have been for all of us, but also i want to thank you for helping us navigate this great institution. we will always remember you, we will cherish your friendship and also i just want to say to you that as you start this new chapter of your life, i hope you get some rest, but hope you have a lot of fun. thank you again, nicki. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. bustos: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to thank all of our brave heros who are serving overseas and are not home with their families this holiday season. while most of us will be returning to our homes to celebrate with family and friends, let us not forget all of the men and women serving our country, who will not be able to be with their loved ones. my region of illinois is home to tho

in unit gymnasium, and there was so excitement, so much for ron paul, and i was actually surprised when he came out in that caucus because there was so much excitement and energy for ron it was not just older people. there were a lot of young people really excited about ron paul. i think ron paul -- it will be interesting if that excitement could translate to his son rand in kentucky. i do believe he will be running it will bed i think interesting to see if that fervor, that excitement that was on display in iowa for him will translate to his son, and if he could move those followers. then, what is his next step in what role will he play in 2016? will he try to be a gop rainmaker going forward -- king maker going forward? guest: the next call for eric ham -- host: the next call for fromham calls -- comes beaver, pennsylvania. ryan. caller: i am disappointed because once they get into office, it is all the same. host: what you mean by that? can you give an example? caller:you have a -- well, you have obama saying he will stop with the surveillance stuff, and he continues it even more than bush. i am not saying bush was right, he was wrong, too, and i do not trust democ

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ron madison has been following the story, ron? >> that's right. there are several areas where compromise has been pretty elusive, gene, so at the world trade talks under way in indonesia, japan is asking developing and emerging economies to take a flexible approach to save the deadlocked doha round of free trade negotiations. a four-day ministerial session of the world trade organization is taking place in bali. delegates are now focusing on three issues, including the simplification of customs procedures over which industrialized and developing countries are less divided. japanese representative said negotiators have come very close to success. that appeared to be almost unattainable three months ago. >> translator: the key members could make critical decisions to obtain the maximum of interests and show flexibility on some measure with remaining issues. that could be a possibility, however slight, reaching an agreement. >> mitsia challenged china's cautious stance in negotiations. >>> let's get a check of the markets now. european equities are little changed after sharp declines in the previous session. london's ftse is down by a 10th of a percent. investors apparently waiting for a batch of u.s.

so it's -- >> completely different. >> completely different. >> right. >> i don't have any legs, ron. >> what better to see ron and his incompetent fellow newswhat is now pretty much modern day news. >> is there anybody that ron burgundy is modelled after? >> all the local news guys i watched growing up, even though you run into people in local news, and they say i bet i know who that is based on. everyone owns it. there is a guy in l.a. herold green in san diego, went to l.a. used to have a mustache and i randomly ran into him on the street one day and he said that movie is based on me, isn't it? i go no. he said there is an old saying in the news game, yeah, right, so he walked away. he was convinced it was based on him. >> that's a good line. >> yeah. >> is there something about my profession that is inherently -- >> it's a profession based on being serious, having good hair -- your hair looks great. >> appreciate it. that will be in my promos. >> and that's a fun world to make fun of. >> appreciate it. >> hope that happens. >>> when we come back, the female indian diplomat sparking international outrage and the super star whose plea for

ron paul. talking about the billions we spend on foreign aid. much of which is squandered or stolen, so, i agree with ron paul. and his son, the senator.tarians say that, people get angry. >> he wants to cut off american assistance, to these nacient efforts. pull the aid out. we give less than 1% of the budget of the united states of america. >> actually pretty close to 1%. $35 billion. i say we can't afford that. but gregory adams who runs oxfame aid effectiveness program says we should spend more. oxfama. charity that tries to fight poverty all over the world. fine, you want to do that. you raise the money. leave governments out of it. >> well the issue john is there are some things, charities just can't do. despite the impact that oxfam has around the world. we are proud of the work that we do with money raised from average americans. there is only so much that we can do with our own projects. there is some places where government needs to step in to do things. >> all right, government needs to make sure aids workers arntd beiarntd -- aren't being murdered on the way to where they're going. you've don't take government money from th

so ron is saying, can we be profitable during that cycle? i ask you. >> i agree with ron, andh your article on the fed taper, and bernanke when you call him the central planning agency as you do, you actually nailed that. as i look to profits, i'm looking for demand. i'm looking for the average consumer. i saw consumer spending tick up, but i don't think the consumer has a great deal of capacity to keep spending because those earnings for the consumer and wages haven't increased. in fact, adjusted for inflation, we're back at 1997 kind of levels. so we need to see that e employment date to continue to improve. we have to see the average american begin to do better to create that organic demand to drive those profits. it will rely on profits but the economy has to really drive it and it can't be the fed. >> ron kruszewski, profits are on a 5%, 6% trajectory, in the fifth year of an expansion. you have to kind of grind it out in terms of the stock market. is that what's going to happen? let's say the profits stay on a 5%, 6% trajectory give or take. is that a way to measure the

ron brownstein is cnn's political analyst and director of the national journal. so house speaker jon boehner blamed senate democrats. so who is at fault here, ron? >> you can -- the question for the blame is even the right word. the fundamental reality we have two coalitions reflected in the democratic majority in the senate and the white house and the public majority in the house that have antithet cal views about what the government should be doing and what the country should look like and they have proven unwilling or unable to bridge their differences and that is the fundamental divide we are facing and there is no sign it's going to end any time soon. you talk about the number of bills and talk about bills of substance. there may be only a single one that was approved earlier this year and even that passed with opposition from a majority of house republicans so we are looking at very low levels of productivity. >> and then, of course, upcoming we have the deadline to reach a new budget and that would be friday. bo jon boehner said come friday we're at the end of the session and done. does this give you encouragement that these negotiators will come to terms this week and hammer something out so when they leave for that christmas break friday there will be a budget the president can soon sign? >> i think there will be a budget deal. you know, the republicans took enormous hit from the government shutdown and the flirting with the default. they have since felt that they have moved into the driver's seat and looking forward to the election of 2014 with the controversy and difficulty over the rollout of the affordable care act and i cannot imagine they want to open themselves up to the you vulnerability to the potential shutdown. >> recently, we talked about and we heard our own dana bash in her reporting show that the gop is instructing one another on how to, you know, woo women voters and how to talk to women leaders, et cetera. at the same time, is there a feeling that democrats are taking women voters for granted? >>. >> well, you know, i look at this as sort of within the context of the broader reality that we face. house republicans have largely barricaded themselves into homogenously conservative districts and 80% of them are more white than the national average. they tend to be leaning very much to the right and that basically allows them to pursue a politics that allows them to keep the house and does nothing to deal with the broader challenges in the electorate that have prevented them from wing the popular vote in five of the last six elections. questions about insensitivity to women parallel the same issues like immigration. they feel no incentive to get things done because so few of them are in the district with large hispanic population, but the party overall recognizes that it wants to get this off the table for 2016. the issues with rem women are exactly the same. having said that, mitt romney beat barack obama by 14 points among white women. so democrats are not immune to challenges in that part of the electorate especially as the economy has struggled. ronownstein, appreciate it. >> a heartfelt good-bye to actor paul walker. fans are gathering to honor him. we'll take you to his special tribute. my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these, stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatenin

and down the field every time the broncos score. >> oh, yes. >> so, for those of you just crawled out from under the rocks, ron burgundy, with peyton manning. ronk at "sportscenter." terrific. that was just a clip. of course, released ahead of the big day. it's going to air on our sister network, espn. and it went, not surprisingly, viral overnight. >> oh, yeah. >> it is rocketing towards a million views. so, looking forward to that, as -- >> they're having fun. >> they're coming. it's going to be terrific. >> it's going to be so great. >>> the news that pops, as samuel coined it. we begin this morning with a little royal news. a shining moment for princess kate last night. glamorous buckingham palace reception hosted by the queen. and kate was wearing a diamond tiara. this is the first time she wore one since the royal wedding in 2011. the headpiece was once worn by the late queen mother, dating back as far as the 1920s. that was her. that picture you saw pop up wasn't there to alarm you in any way. it was a look back. >> there you go. as we're doing today. >> she looks lovely. >> she is beautiful. and so is sam. >>> a question for you all. wh

so, the controversy continues. dan and bianna. >> seaworld really in damage control this morning. thank you. >>> let's get a final check of the morning's top stories with ron. >> hey, ronmorning, everyone. >>> nasa has postponed tomorrow's second spacewalk following a malfunction with one of the astronaut's space suits. on saturday, the astronauts successfully pulled out a pump with a faulty valve ahead of the schedule. the space walk is expected to resume this coming tuesday. >>> and in the uk scotland yard said they're reviewing evidence after celebrity chef nigella lawson admitted uses drugs, she said that she used cocaine with her late husband when he found out that he had terminal cancer. she made the revelation during the fraud trial during her two former assistants. >>> and a wild brawl at a women's olympic exhibition hockey game between the u.s. and canada, with eight seconds left in that match, tempers flared and fists started flying. six players from each team were hit with penalties. team usa ended up winning, 4-1, and imagine this, the two teams will go at it again, play hockey that is, not necessarily brawl, this coming weekend. >>> from brawling to dancin

. >> ron -- you've got what suzanne has got and that is a bit of a cough. we'll get back to you a little later. ron garan, thanks soheck in with you. >> as it unfolds. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> everybody's struggling with the coughing every commercial break. >> you're going to give it to me. >> millions of people around the world actually go hungry this holiday season, but singer christina aguilera has become the voice for them. chris cuomo takes a look how she is actually trying to make an impact ♪ twinkle twinkle little star >> christina aguilera is lending a hand and her voice in the fight against world hunger ♪ how i wonder what you are >> reporter: the grammy winner says becoming a mother played a key role in her decision to get involved. >> when i look at my son, i realize all the opportunities that he has around him. every child deserves the chance to dream and to hope. >> reporter: aguilera recently traveled to rwanda as an ambassador against hunger for the u.n. world program. >> it's so lovely to see them smile and their eyes light up and for them to be eager to get an education and in the long-

and the world. >> nbc's ron allen live for us in johannesburg, ron, thank you so much. prepare to bury nelson mandela, his death has ignited a fresh round of questions over what his true legacy should be. civil rights icon, terrorist, communist? here to have that conversation with me, former u.s. ambassador to south africa donald gibbs, msnbc analyst michael steele and national urban league president and ceo mark morio. michael, let me start with you down there in d.c. you have this opinion piece up on the grie grio, you say, mand vision of equality became a galvanizing force of change for the rest of us. as the first african-american to lead the rnc, what is it about mandela that got so many south africans to back his cause? >> i think it was sort of a shift over time, a realization that the core of his message was not that really of violence. people misunderstand in the early days of his struggle against the apartheid regime, it was nonviolent. he was very much trying to walk the walk of a gandhi or martin luther king. it wasn't until the government resisted that with

ron burgundy. mentioned over 500,000 times in the past month, 91%, burgundy beat out not only me, but megyn kelly, and wolf blitzer. and katie couric and the top five. so ron burgundy is a top notch journalist, no doubt about it. but there is no movie about me, whereas burgundy plays a small role in "anchorman 2," which is in theaters because it got promotion as you may have noticed. let's be honest, they didn't exactly go the beyonce secret route in releasing this thing. there are posters everywhere. and commercials everywhere. and they will pretty much let everyone do them. i was just doing my best rongundy impression, the mustache, the whole persona, everybody was doing it. when i started "ac360," ron's shadow still loomed over the show, literally. there was a cardboard cutout of him in the studio. there were lights blocking it, he had it in his contract that it could never be removed. it was a huge pain in the [ bleep ]. technically, that was not a commercial, just a fun thing. any way. not only are there many commercials for "anchorman 2," burgundy has been showing up on virtually every show on the air. >> wolf, it is a pleasure to be in your presence. i just have to ask you, do you use vitalis hair spray? >> i do use a hair spray, but i'm not familiar with the name. >> oh, you should use vitalis. >> spray it, don't touch it. >> spray it, don't touch it? >> yes. >> i say that about numerous parts of my body. ron would be a little nervous to be in your presence because he has been out of the news game for a while. >> if this news thing doesn't work out for me, what do you think? d

so speculative. look, we have enough -- this is an exxon market now, and diamond back is the opposite of exxon. let's be careful out there. ron in kansas, ronler: yeah, boo-yah, mr. cramer, from kansas. >> nice. >> caller: hey, i was wondering about ctl, century link. what your thoughts were on that. >> i want to be very careful with this company. it already cut its dividend once. that's not my kind of story. i don't like dividend cut stories. can i go to nate in texas, please, nate? >> hey, jim, boo-yah from the biggest packers fan in austin, texas. i'd like to know a little something about enbridge, enb. >> all right. enbridge, 3% yield with some growth, i kind of like it. i think it's a good one. and you and tramon williams must be having the time of your lives. audrey in florida, audrey? >> caller: hello, how are you, mr. cramer? >> yeah. i'm fine, how about you, audrey? >> caller: oh, well, okay. maybe you could do something about my sciatica since you have my back. >> uh, wow. let me think, let me think, i don't know, heat or cold? i think hot's better. >> caller: well, mr. cramer, i've had microsoft for a long time, and i want to kno

so it's -- >> completely different. >> completely different. >> right. yeah, it's cnn-esque. >> i don't have any legs, ron. aghh! >> you know what, better backdrop to see ron andam try to compete with -- with what is now pretty much modern day news. and is there anybody that ron burgundy is specifically modelled after? >> just an amalgamation of all the local news guys i watched growing up. even though we -- you run into people in local news, and they say i bet i know who that is based on. >> that's why i ask. >> everybody owns it. a guy in l.a., local guy, harold green, who was in san diego. he went to l.a. used to have a mustache, and i randomly ran into him in the street one day, and he was like that movie is based on me, isn't it? i go, no. and he goes there's an old saying in the news game, yeah, right, and he walked away so he was convinced that it's based on him. >> that's a good line. >> yeah. >> i think we use it in the sequel. >> is there something about my profession that is inherently amusing? >> i think on-air journalists are -- try to be more human and have a few more laughs, do the -- do the special interest store as i little more, and when it's

fruit, and that was with produce, so we weated our business, and were fortunate to be able to encounter some really smart people who were focused in this area, and one of my partners, ron, is here. ron, say hello. ron has been working in the food waste business in over a decade, focusing on bringing food that was coming from farms and being wasted and bringing it to food banks and the not-for-profit sectors, so we have created food stars as a technology company. a for-profit business focused on how can we take this business and not make it be a sort of throw away and let's just see what we can do in a small way. how can we take the 64 billion pounds of food and put it to use her people to eat, and particularly in low income communities is where we are trying to focus, and so we with twoood start specific ideas. the first is ron has great relationships with farmers that are having significant amounts of food that are going to waste. it might be going to animal feed. it may be going to juicing, or they may just not be picked, so we are sourcing and finding those sources of fruits and vegetables and bringing those two we kill markets, and we started a partnership with a company where w

ron allen. ron, this was certainly a diplomatic occasion, the likes of which we rarely see. you've been close by so walk us through the significance of what took place and the significance of this stadium and what we have on the agenda for the rest of the week as the country is observing this celebration of nelson mandela's life. >> reporter: well, thomas, one of the most powerful moments that i saw and will remember is after president obama's speech when he went and greeted the mandela family. we saw nelson mandela's widow, one of the first times we've seen her since his passing last thursday and one of the first times we've seen her since his long illness dating pack to june leading up to this moment. she's a woman with such grace, dignity, class, elegance, that was a very telling image for me. the two obviously have a rapport, which is very, very telling. also winnie mandela there, nelson mandela's former wife and other members of the mandela clan, which is a huge family. tens of thousands of people were in this magnificent stadium, and although there was rain and the crowds were smaller than expected, there was still just a huge powerful emotional e

so, we find ron and his lovable team of misfits thrust into the world of 24 hours. >> the whole concept of roniate you with ron burgundy. >> i'm ron burgundy. you stay classy, san diego. >> ron is getting more famous than i am. which that's okay. i can live with that. ron's thrilled. he's finally getting his due. >> he has that red jacket. very impressive jacket. >> the mustache. >> did you ever go with a fuller mustache? >> do you see any ron burgundy here, any similarities? i do have a little mustache. >> you have that, but you'd really have to let it go. >> i was going to wear a red -- >> but i think you have your established look. >> but you notice the red tie. >> i do. very nice touch. >> little ron burgundy. >> and your hair looks great. >> obviously, yeah. >> that's the most important factor. >> when i get my makeup and you know we all have to get makeup, they never touch the hair. you know that. >> don't touch the hair or you're fired. >> that's it. >> yep. >> very sensitive. >> wolf, you are untouchable. >>> and we've got much more straight ahead, ron burgundy or not in "the newsroom.

ron -- what i felt like ron heard angela say was, republicans are racist. so let me say what you want to say and how you heard it. >> sure. the tea party has some serious racial challenges. for example, when they were -- when the house of representatives were voting on obamacare, all of the tea party members that came to protest on the hill spat on my future boss, who was the congressional black caucus incoming chair. john lewis, who had already been beaten and bludgeoned, trying to ensure that we would all have voting rights and parody in this country was called the "n" word. this isn't something that i made up, these are things that really happened and continue to happen. and we continue to see it in ways people talk to the president, about the president, and is that reflective of all people in the gop? absolutely not. but i think it's absolutely a problem and it has to be addressed. it happens every time i'm on msnbc, in my twitter feed, people touting -- >> i'm curious, were you there that day? >> i was not. >> i was there that day. i was doing a stand-up for msnbc, i was out talking to tea party people, i saw john lewis walk out to go to the capital to vote. i did not hear the "n" word. >> i'm sorry you didn't hear it. >> reporters have asked him, did people call you the "n" word. >> and most of the members said, they refuse to talk about that day, because it was so insulting. >> i was standing there, i was listening, i didn't hear it. >> i'm sorry. >> again, it's a difference of opinion. >> it's not an opinion. >> but for you not having been there, and i having been there -- >> i talked to the members, ron physically there! >> it's not just angela making this point. we saw after the 2012 elections, colin powell, a star in the republican party for years, come out and say, there's a vein of intolerance within the republican party. he was pointing to people like sununu, a surrogate for the romney campaign, who time and time again used race baiting to advance the candidate. i mean, i remember doing posts on think progress, there was one particular day towards the end of the election when we were able to point to four or five different instances of race baiting within that one day. everything from calling the president lazy to all kinds of -- sununu had to apologize for an insensitive remark he once made. the campaign was loaded with that in 2012. it goes well beyond one incident. >> let me ask you a question and pull back from this a little bit. so, one of the challenges in sort of that kind of discourse is just that there is lots of racial intolerance within the democratic party as well, a

ron, one of the original and current members of the cast who join us. ron, you're going to perform "one by one." a song that's poignant. but perhaps especially so today.trength. we can see they will not succeed. >> yes. >> what, today, will it mean to sing these words? >> to sing these words today, means a great deal because, you know, without nelson mandela, without his leadership, and also his ideology of a nonracial democratic south africa, we wouldn't be where we are today because this is the man that really prevented streams of blood in the streets. in this song, we celebrate our freedom. >> we've seen today, the long lines as so many lined up to vote for the first time. we see what the country is today. you are south african. there's been south african cast members all over the globe, as they perform "the lion king." what for you will mandela's legacy be? >> the legacy of nelson mandela for me would be, for us, in fact, it's going to be a test because we have to perpetuate his vibrant vision of nonracial democratic society. so, it's a challenge to the whole, to the rest of the world, as well. to make sure we fight against white domination and bl

and consideration. tracy: we're talking about 2008, not that long ago. >> not at all. tracy: they should have known better. ron, thank you very much. ashley: ron, thank you so much.'s for sure. >>> on to another big story of the day, hilton worldwide checking into wall street. the world's largest hotel chain returning to wall street and the stock is up. look at that stock, up to 2178 -- 21.78. isi group's managing director and partner is not surprised hilton is doing well. thanks so much for being here. priced around $20 on the ipo today. is it overvalued at 20 bucks? >> look there is certainly a lot of hype around lodging today. it's a great time to be a lodging company. the cycle is mid-cycle. investors are bidding these stocks up. we're not surprised to see the stock trading up eight or 10%. last ipo blackstone put out. ashley: extended stay was up 20%. a lot of excitement around industry. certainly excitement around this name. ashley: why is there excitement? we're seeing global company and that is good for the lodging industry? >> it is twofold. there is lot of supply in the united states. supply is the sword that would kill the recovery at this point. the o

ron burgundy is everywhere. >> no. >>> you married? >> no. >> i am so don't get any ideas. >> how have they been since? >> ron is down and is young and chastising children. a newsman comes in and starting an idea. >> we are starting a 24-hour news channel. >> that is without a doubt the dumbest thing i have ever heard. >> the years have been good to fan tana. the story makes no sense. no way that can happen. i am photographing cats. >> why do you leave that behind? >> logic has never been a strong suit. >> it got damp. business with intermittent bouts of homelessness. >> feels like she hasn't fixed it. she is so close. >> what about brick. it's amazing that brick is still alive. >> why? why did you take him from us. >> brick, you are not dead. >> i'm alive! >> brick finds love. >> i like your hair. it looks like wet popcorn. >> thank you. >> he definitely finds his soul mate in this movie. he is struck by lightning and sees the woman who is the perfect fit for him because they were both struck by lightning. literally and figuratively. >> anchorman 2 is in theaters right now. ♪ [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you

ron hubbard. i've read a lot of stuff. i learned so much reading mary's book. it seems to me you clearly set out to do a biography on al ron hubbard and you achieve that. what drove you to drool down into him? why did you think i was so important and what were some of the moments you have a long year wrote a pursuit? >> i have a theory as a writer that in order to tell a story about a very esoteric, complicated world, you need what i call a donkey. a donkey sound disparaging term, but useful beast of burden. he can take you, the reader into a world that you've never been in and carry on his back a lot of information. so if you have a fascinating donkey, the reader will take that ride. i hate to read my book. mama spa haggis, the academy award-winning writer and director who dropped out of scientology after 34 years, who could tell me about the world of scientology in modern times. one of the most intriguing people i've ever had the opportunity to write about. one of the things that is so fascinating about an is he really did live a fascinating life. a very compelling, interesting life. but he felt the need to make it more fascinating than it actually was. he created legends about themselves that are the basis of dianetics, which was his health holds therapy that he created and later the church of scientology. the most glaring one of these is the legend that are world war ii he was blinded and crippled and combined and enable hot but on the bay area and medicine couldn't help him. so he developed techniques for the later called dianetics that killed himself. now, there was an occasion when scientologists came to "the new yorker." tommy davis and his wife, chief spokesperson and for scientology lawyers along with 40 volumes of binders with material to respond to our 968 fax checking queries. there was quite a day. at some point coming tommy davis spokesperson for, if it is true that l. ronubbard lied about his condition, you know, if he was landed and crippled, and then dianetics is based on a lie and scientology is based on a lie. in "the new yorker" site of the table, our eyebrows went up because this is a checkable fact. we had freedom of information request into the va in the military records in st. louis. we sent an intern to get the 909 pages on his military record. he had conjunctivitis and arthritis in his head. in a way, you could be where he was going with that. so, i don't know that he was ever shielded those in juries. but unfortunately for the church, they are stuck with the statement that hubbard made of atoms of. i think what is fascinating about 10, the most polarizing individual. people either think he is the greatest thing they've ever seen or the creepiest. there's some political figures that reminds me of. but hubbard had a compelling manner for a lot of people. he would spin the stories about his past lives in a very humorous manner, a seemingly eru

ron burgundy, but he was talking as will, and he was, you know, shaking hands and just like, hey, guys, how's it going? it was really natural and stuff. so i hadn't heard the ron burgundy voice until we did our first run-through. that's when i pretty much broke down laughing because i couldn't get over hearing that in person and this was actually happening. >> so you did a run-through, so this tells me this was not a cold thing. did he actually read scripts? did he select which reads he would have? take me behind the scenes. >> well, i produce the show just like i normally would. there was no direction or anything like that. luckily, it's just kind of a lighter, softer news time of year right now. it's the holidays and there was nothing breaking or hard news, thank goodness. because that would have been extra difficult to deal with. so you know, we had a lot of features and soft news, and i produced the show. you know, just a little bit lighter than maybe i would normally have. but actually not even. and then i produced it and you know, i'm used to anchoring by myself, so actually, anchoring for two people was new all in itself, and then yeah, i went with it. stuff was funny that i didn't think would be funny because he's hilarious. >> he is absolutely hilarious. and good for you. i remember the days of producing my own shows and rolling that teleprompter with your foot. good for you. let me bring peter in because marketing, you know, branding, strategists, this, the fact that they thought, hey, this particular group that you have been in contact with, we know they knew this would go viral. they knew we would be talking about this. it's brilliant. >> there's viral and then there's viral. the group is an advertising agency out of connecticut and bogota, columbia. they said, what can we do that's different? when anchorman 1 came out, facebook had just launched. there was no level of vierality. a virus was something you got. it was a bad thing. >> exactly, now they're saying "anchorman" took on a life of its own. the reason they produced a sequel was because of the fan reaction. >> instead of making the rounds, the leno, the letterman, the piers morgan, now -- >> you can't do that with everything. there are a lot of movies that would not lend well to this. they said, he's an anchorman. they knew, the second someone sitting in north dakota watches, what did i see? they're going to grab it, post it, and it's going to take on a life of its own. they're talking millions upon millions of millions of publicity. >> amber, bravo promoting this movie. we're all helping do our part, but tell me something that will ferrell, ronyou when the cameras weren't rolling. how did he leave things with you, his new co-anchor? >> well, he exceeded my expectations and i had very high expectations because i'm a huge fan of ron burgundy. and will ferrell. i was in college when "anchorman" came out, and i know all the quotes, i watched the movie dozens of times. so i had really high expectations. he was so great, so kind and so nice to everyone. and it was funny because, you know, during a commercial break, he would talk as will. and at one point, he was like, have you been running a teleprompter this whole time. i was like, yeah, this is small market news. i run theteleprompter, too. he said, i'm really impressed by that. >> will ferrell impressed by you. amber, congratulations. you're the envy of many affanchor around the world. you did a phenomenal job. i don't know how you held it all together as you did. thank you so much. we appreciate it. and peter, thank you very much. >>> coming up here, police say the violent dea

. >> ron, if i were you, at though prices, i would just hide in a broom closet and wait until the super bowl. >> exactly. >> ron, thank you so much. there's so much hand ringing about having the game outside. it's going to be great. it's going to be cool. >> there will be snow. >> maybe i'll get sent out there and covering the news. >> we'll all be covering. will be a major news story. what's going on outside right now? >> it's actually pretty warm in most area of the country, above average although it doesn't really feel like it around here but we're going to see temperatures today get about 15 degrees above average in areas like omaha at 52 degrees, oklahoma city 8 degrees above average at 57. 49 degrees in st. louis. now, this warm air is going to try to move eastward but swaps it out for cold air. kansas city drops to22 by sunday. zero in minneapolis and then it continues to move east ward. lexington about 33 by monday. chicago topping out at only 10 degrees. that's arctic air going to move in behind this cold front here. we're going to see rain in southern texas today across the >>> 7:36. happy friday to you. temperatur

and i started reporting i was just doing my best ron burgundy impression. everybody was. >> ron burgundy literally tried to poison me. >> i heard he suggested building a wall in berlin just soven buy poison? >> the most legendary news anchor in history. >> can't wait to see that movie. sex, drugs and wall street. >> i'm cracking up that i'm in the commercial. >> i love it. >> it's become like, oh, yeah. >> there's the commercial again. >> me talking about ron burgundy. >> are you surprised to see yourself on tv? >> yeah, i don't know. i go back and forth. >> i love it. totally love it. oh, my gosh, there you are. >> here i am. i don't act well. then move on. >> do you know someone who acts well? leonardo dicaprio. >> very well. >> nice. >> it is a wild romp through the money culture. and bringing this story to the big screen was something this star was very passionate about. our nischelle turner sat down with leonardo. >> i did my best ron burgundy. he is not only the star but a producer on this film. he told me he became obsessed with telling this story. >> i name is jordan bellfour. >> greed, gluttony, glamour. the way of the world for "the wolf of wall street." >> $ 2,00