america looks a lot more like a broken banana republic than a shining city on the hill. notes that a single u.s. not one single u.s. city is included in the world's top ten most livable cities and only one u.s. airport makes the list of the top one hundred in the world our infrastructure is literally crumbling to the ground and our transportation systems are stuck in the twentieth century meanwhile student american high school students are ranked thirtieth in math the world when it comes to life expectancy and infant mortality in the us a picture is a much brighter finally as well and points out the only things america is leading the world in are the number of people in jail per capita and instances of adult onset diabetes the fact is you can just look at the crumbling electrical lines outside of your house and realize that america is very far. from being the most secure country. when it comes to conservatives and their strong belief in american exceptionalism it's a classic case of money isn't everything that it's why the politically correct. praise the lord lord him fo

this is a great way to keep america, the shining city on the hill. and to take advantage of a rising rest, which offered greater opportunities than ever. from the unemployed to the joe worked. the reality is americas are logging more hours at work, year after year, than our friends in canada, germany, the u.k., france, and japan. for more, i'm joined in our studio psychologist who has studies the work life balance, and the national coordinator of take back your time. a group that advocates for more vacation and leave time. great to have you on the show tonight. >> sure. >> americans are working longer hours it doesn't look like it will change. a rasmussen survey says that 31% of employed americans work a 40 hour week, 40% work more than 40 hours a week, and that's up from just this last may when rasmus sunday found that 33% worked more than 30 hours every week, why do you see this happen. >> i think it's become a part of the cultural, a lot of people are happy they have jobbed. they look at the unemploymented. they look at the recession, and they fee

there's a shining city out there, right? we have a rendezvous with destiny. what reagan did in his time for his party, our time to do in our for our party. our job is not to go back anywhere. argument.a wonderful big top down government doesn't work. they served us an example of how it doesn't work. works.g what does work? what republican governors are doing. to the s closer problems. governing bottom up, know, we've you got the examples. we can make a better case now. the o the point about amendment, get that's the great fight to have. with that. the base but moses didn't say, hey, i got great idea, let's go to the desert. it's really hot there, dry, a little bit. it will be good. moses said let's go to the promise land. better. we have to go through the desert. we have to balance the budget. important. it's for a purpose. we have a better way to attack problems, to organize society and to help people with health care. things, we can lead people somewhere. >> you know what? i don't disagree with that. but if you look at the success of republican governors, j

there is a shining city out there. we have a rendezvous with destiny. what reagan did for his party it is now our time and our job to do for our party. and we have a wonderful argument. and that is that big and dumb and old and slow and top-down government doesn't work if they have served us up the most wonderful example of how dysfunctional -- why? because the information is down at the bottom and they are up at the top get all of the old hollow arguments. we have seen what doesn't work. what does work? what republican governors are doing. governing bottom up. we have the sincerity. we can score points. we will win a survey argument. we will rally our base with that. moses didn't say, hey, i have a great idea. let's go to the desert. it is really hot there and dry. posterity will suffer a little bit, but it will be good. moses said let's go to the promise land. it is better over there. we have to go through this desert thing. we have to balance the budget. that is a good thing. we have to tackle social problems to organize society and tackle health car

>> this is bad because as ronald reagan used to say america is the shining city on the hill that thoseook to when they are looking for freedom. but obama's policy the last four years hasn't helped. he started off with his apology tour, apologizing for the things the united states has done. most recently we have seen his handling of syria didn't go well. people think vladimir putin did a much better job of handling the situation. 73% of casualties in afghanistan have happened under president obama. bill: 54-56% disapprove to how the president is handling foreign policy. 2/3 in that pew survey believe americans view greater involvement in the global economy is a greater thing. meaning when america is a strong country it's better for the world. >> we have seen that throughout history. and when we see economies like china coming up it's important to have our own economy keep going. people like to complain about america, but when something happens in the world, the philippines, the typhoon there, when something happens in the world guess who is the first country to go, the united states mil

reagan said america is the shining city on the hill, a beckoning light. people thought 2013 was better than 2012, they thought it was better, 2012 was a campaign year. we saw a lot of partisan politics. in 2013 we did as well. i believe people are ready to say good-bye to 2012 and looking forward to 2013 and looking forward to washington, d.c. doing its job. leland: speaking of washington, d.c. doing its job, according to this poll, the single biggest story of 2013 was the rollout of the affordable care act. that was -- >> are you surprised? yeah. leland: 26% said that was the biggest story. the next biggest story of death of nelson mandela. that was only got 8%. what is interesting how unpopular it was as a story. latest popularity polls for obamacare, only 35% approve of it. what can this do to the national psyche in terms of something that is so big but yet so unpopular? i was trying to think last time there was a law like this with this much discontent. you probably have to go back to prohibition. >> probably go back to prohibition but here's the rub.

so he didn't see america as this shining city on a hill because america didn't see him that way. >> andething interesting that rick said in our 8:00 hour. i don't know if you heard it. i want rick to reiterate it. all of us so often comment that he was without bitterness. he was without anger toward his captors. you were saying at the 8:00 hour there was bitterness there after 27 years in jail as understandably as there would be. but he knew he could not express that. explain that, rick >> yes. i think it is again a bit of a misnomer that he had no bitterness in his heart. he had tremendous resentment and bitterness for what happened. he was mistreated in a way that is hard to imagine. >> his life was taken away from him. >> right. but he knew that the only way he could bring reconciliation to his country is that he could never let anyone see that bitterness, never let anybody see that resentment. he had to open his arms to the whites who oppressed him. that was what made him successful. >> and that's the same reason why he said spike, i cannot say "by any means necessary" at the end of

. >> i think it's a shining city on the hill the next morning. thanks. do. i think it's manhattan. it's the income in equality and what you see everyday. you've got the social x-rays and the rich people. the rest of the country is -- >> it's different there. >> you need to get out. >>> coming up, the mini grand bargain in washington. is it really good news for the economy and market? jim cramer gives us his take on the budget deal. [ music transitions to rock ] make it happen with the all-new fidelity active trader pro. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. get 200 free trades when you open an account. ♪ ♪ i wanna spread a little love this year ♪ ♪ i wanna spread a little love and cheer ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, remember: you can unwrap craftsmanship, inspiring capability, and some of the best offers of the year on our most versatile luxury utility vehicles at the lexus december to remember sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolution

shine. now solar city will get big battery packs from tesla that would let customers use stored up power when they need to. organizers plan to release more information about the batteries later today. tesla ceo elon plussing is chairman of the board over at solar city. let's go to kayla tausche live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. there are some key reports coming out. before the bell a report that tells us about discount shopping across the country as we head into the deeper part of the holiday season. after the bell it's ulta salon a look at the more expensive side of spending. investors get indicators today a gdp revision and jobless claims. always lisy here. for now back to you. >> a big day friday as well. >> new this morning, ford released images of its newest mustang. a 50th anniversary edition. ford motors debuting the model in a number of cities today. planners hope the model will appeal to traditionalists and still drawing new buyers. here the rev of the engine. >> if you are looking for something in red we got it. meteorologist christina loren thi

be another service and we can do it all in the state of the arc facility that's a shining example to all of this city's undying testament for those who are surviving with multiple chronic conditions and poverty and the like. we've been doing it and now we get to do it in style (clapping) >> so - enough from me you'll hear some more thank you's but i'd like to introduce margaret she's the director of the san francisco department of health and she's been a champion and in those moment when we needed help to get through some rough spots to make sure we got this off the ground she was there and creativity in findings solutions to making this day possible. marcelina >> (clapping) >> okay. i'm not moving because i don't want you to see me we just need to fix it. okay mayor, is supervisor kim here >> yes. >> supervisor kim, director of public health garcia and t nc partners really want to welcome you and we're very, very pleased you're here to share the occasion. the new clinic is actual one of the first grants that we've built since 1969. not only is this incredible it's at the heals of health care reform. i

city wants to cash in on christmas or pull the plug. the regulations going into place now. fox and friends first starts right now. up and shining. that's outside our studios here on avenue of the americas in new york city. and good morning to you. you are watching fox and friends first on this wednesday morning. >> beautiful new decorations out. we'll start with a fox news alert. two skydivers are dead after a near collision causes them to plummet to the ground. witnesses say that they had their parachutes open when caus collided. this happened at sky dive arizona about 60 miles south of phoenix. the company's website . >> it's a sport that has its risks. in a week, they do 20,000 jumps. this will be mista tmistakes. >> he was falling asleep at the controls. wr william rockefeller told first responders that he caught himself nodding off but says it was too late.

the metropolitan police department is a shining star in the city and we have integrity.we have an incredible invitation for customer service and responsiveness, and we do a great job fighting crime. don't get distracted by that crap. stay focused on what you have to do. >> what did you think it was she said? >> i like the way she uses "crap." [laughter] she does a great job at staying above the politics in the city. she could easily have been sucked into the fenty administration drama. she is one of the reasons that some folks were upset with fenty at the very beginning. fenty came into office when the city was still in majority black. you had a lot of black leaders behind the scenes pushing for things. there are some people in the city who believe the police chief should be black, or at least they did years ago, before her. and adrian fenty tapped her. and, you know, crime has gone down. to differ witheg how successful she has really been. >> the union? >> yes. but you know, you live here. probablythe city is much safer than it was 10 years ago. >> it went from 400 murd

. >> when we come back reclaiming detroit, a new recycling project that is putting the shine back in the motor cityand down in washington, d.c. the drama continues, who will be the quarterback for the redskins. ross has the story next in sports. >> this isn't a new channel, this is a watershed moment in media for america. >> this entire region is utterly devastated. >> people our here are struggling. >> the fire jumped the highway we took earlier. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. most of the students are black or latino, some with an undocumented parent. none were born with a silver spoon in their house. 98% qualify for free or reduced price launches. >> the majority of them face a challenge. it may not be their skin colour. it may be socioeconomic status. it may be being homeless. >> the

. >> reporter: the biggest city on japan's northern island of hokkaido shines during the cold, dark monthsf winter. residents and tourists have been flocking to the white illumination for more than three decades. >> it's beautiful, yeah, it's nice. >> translator: i really look forward to this event every year. >> reporter: and the lights are everywhere. 400,000 of them, most now low wattage l.e.d.s. the organizers of this event are aware all of this requires a lot of energy, so they are using five generators to run more than half of the lights. they say it's about 30% more expensive than using conventional electricity. the generators run on biodiesel. organizers have set up collection points for used cooking oil. they say efforts such as this have helped cut total power consumption by 83% compared to last year. >> translator: we'll try to keep this event going by being eco conscience. >> reporter: japanese have been concerned about their power supply since the 2011 disaster at the nuclear plant in fukushima. the crisis led to ten days of rolling blackouts affecting 13 million households an

and we than the shine being putn the motor city. >> it's difficult for sex offenders to find a place to live after they've done their time. we'll show a community that is set up solely for sex offenders. seeing some beautiful weather all the way to sunday even into the low 70 did or high 60s, partly cloudy conditions, overnight, about 44 degrees. texas also dry for you as well. we saw rain showers and a mix of precip just a little bit up here towards the north. temperatures for dallas at about 42. san antonio at 55. for houston, well, you are going to be seeing rain by the time we end the week. 59 degrees there. that will will last one day. your weekend should look better with a high of 63. over here towards the southeast, some rain showers pushing through orlando right now. atlanta is going to be about 56. an american auto maker making history. the newer ground general motor is making as it names its latest ceo. al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stori

but we have to take it one step at a time, and i like to think of america as a shining beacon of hope, a cityll, and if we can move the needle here in america, i'm pretty sure that will be exported overseas as well. the first way to do that is to get there, and elevate the stories of lgbp teem many russia, that are facing discriminationer day, people who are facing beatings and those beatings being put on to television, and on to youtube, and having no mechanisms for defense. >> i have to say a number of athletes in the united states have come out, and you yourself, given your name, we can't get past that, omar sha rear jr., certainly an internationally known name, you are the grandson i understand of the legendary omar shareef, is it a time where people with celebrity statute in the arts and sports can come forward in rah way different than even just a few years ago? >> absolutely. you mentioned the sports world. we have brittany griner, tom colins in the nba. that's really excited because people are looking up to them and says you know, it is okay, it is okay to be gay and also have gay and

city tonight. the colors of the south african flag are shining brightly atop of the building for nelsonman -- nelsonandela. >> reporter: he is being remembered with grace, not joy. >> i am celebrating his life and sacrifices in indian students lit candles and said prayers. students are flying at half mass, and the empire state building is home near the school that will soon bear his name. many chose to meet mandela. >> he said let bygones be bygones, and not a lot only people will do that. >>> the city of san francisco planning it own memorial for nelsonman dell louisiana next win at 11:00 a.m. at the city hall. there will also be a condolence flag for the city to sign. >>> tomorrow night we will have a special 1-hour tribute to the life and work of nelsonman cellula. >>> how those bay area teams are learning a kale nay never worked before. >>> the snowy conditions in the 'air are a and the trouble people are having getting up there. we will be back in 70 seconds. ,,,,,,,, for all those who sleep too hot or too cool, and struggle to sleep comfortably together, now there's a solution. the company tha

. >> for now, inspector walsh will carry on, shining a light into some of the city's darkest corners. >> a bunch of mold and mildew over here. >> keeping san francisco clean is a job he takes seriously. >> you see all that? clean all that. >> and the task now grows tougher with every passing day. >> just a reminder, when you do massage, everybody has to wear their white coat. always, always. otherwise you're going to get a ticket. he looks like he got what he wanted. look at that. he seems kind of relaxed when he walked out. he wasn't disappointed. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't controlling it. test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. and you work hard to get to the next level. it feels good when you reach point b, but you're not done. for you, "b" is not the end. capella universi

. >> we know the city has always said it needs to be a shining example, to lift up the people that it power to do so. so when we say the city has a living wage policy and they are trying to exempt it, they are going to wrong direction. >> the city council was set to discuss tissue today but has put it off until late next month. right now, san jose's living wage is $15.78 an hour. >>> president obama meted to at the white house with some high- tech ceos from the bay area. the executives included apple ceo tim cook, yahoo, google executive the chairman and facebook coo sandberg. it was a closed door session. topics included the launch of the affordable care act website and the economic impact unauthorized intelligence disclosures. >>> facebook is beginning to test video ads. they begin showing up in news feeds on thursday. facebook says the ads will automatically start playing without sound and users can either click for audio or keep scrolling if they are interested. the move -- if uninterest. and don't want to see or hear the video. the move could boost faze book's advertising rev vie

city. all of the decorations are up and shining bright. the day is starting well where you are waking up. thank you for joining us on "fox & friends first". >> a doctor jailed in pakistan bearing out the frustration with the tribal court system in a letter smuggled out. the doctor worked with the cia on a vaccination ruse which helped confirm bin laden's presence on the compound where he was killed. all of this comes as he' waits the december 18th decision. he was sentenced to 33 years in prison amnd it was seen as punishment for helping the united states. >> people can get a lot of information off your cell phones. new documents related by senator ed marquis's office three wireless carriers received 1.1 million requests for law enforcement. he is calling for congressional action to make sure the process is consistent and it is transparent. >> obamacare extinguishing the nation's volunteer fire department. >> it could happen unless congress or the obama administration exempts them with the affordable care act. >> fire officials and lawmakers are raising concerns the fire departments acros

shine does come at a price. of course if you have those represents city ailments limb company i don't want.spectacular conditions of course. the universal said will begin to suffer by the pd m no problem there. sam, back over to you. >> t-minus hour days until christmas. a south bay company is recalling hundreds of pounds of sausage because it may be contaminated. >> lee brothers food serves is being called on to identify pork and chicken sausages probe deuce on february 1th. >> still ahead on "today" in the bay. >> i was looking for something interesting and meaningful o do decorated trees to animated displays, and there are free arts and crafts for kids 12 and under on says. and this is a saturday, right? there are donation spots. you participate in the craft doesn't kee from thech. >> just after the sun starts to dip, you can stroll the zoo after hours. the light shines for oak lawn zoo lights, the express adventure chain, the reptile room gets some mistletoe. starting at 11:30, the mountain view public library is hoping to make your ugly sweater sweeter. you bring your ugly sweater and

we just learned that in new york city tonight, the lights on the empire state building will shine inouth african flag in honor of nelson mandela. jim? doreen? >> thank you. >>> virginia tech has a >>> virginia state police launched a new app today aimed at smartphone users in the commonwealth. see something, say something. you can send police pictures or video of suspicious situations. police chose potomac mills mall to debut the new tool. some worry about privacy issues. >> luxury of being anonymous is slightly taken away from you because they now have your cell phone number and your information. >> no archiving of tips or maintaining a collection data base. >> the app can be downloaded for free. the quickest way to reach them is by dialling 911 or pound 77 especially if it's an emergency. >>> virginia tech has a new president. he's been president of the university for almost 14 years. in june he announced his resignation and agreed to stay until the board found a replacement. sands was the executive vice president and provost at purdue university before accepting the position in vi

shining. look at this, we just cannot seem to snap out of the cold snap. here is a look of the city that set a chilly record low in the south bay. guess which one? good morning, thanks for joining us. >> we will tell you which one coming up, but, we have coverage of the big chill here and across the country. our meteorologist, mike nicco, will have that story ahead. and we are covering the snowball effect the cold is having but we will start with matt at sfo. we are seeing delays, matt, is that right? >> yes, delays and cancellations. more than 1,700 flights have been canceled across the nation and that number has been rising all morning long. we just checked our local airports. we have 14 departures and 18 arriving flights that have been canceled so for this morning. most of those at sfo. bad weather across the country is keeping people grounded here in the bay area. >> they say everything is bigger in texas and today that includes flight delays and cancellations. dallas is responsible for half of today's canceled flights stranding thousands of people at airports across the nation

. >>> look how beautiful it is in vatican city this morning. the sun shining on rome over st.elivering a special christmas message. and who was there with him? robin and josh. >> just a couple of our friends, started to hang out here. lee university, cleveland, tennessee, represented here. and people from all around the world come here for this audience. and this is the last one of the year for the pope. and it was extraordinary, coming face-to-face with him. and we're going to share that moment with you, coming up. >> a man they call the people's pope and for good reason. you really saw it today. pressing the flesh. he understands and made a point of his ministry to return the church to the people, particularly to those less fortunate. and that was in evidence today. and in evidence, the pope himself, a lot of people wondering, what's he like? i can tell you in the very brief time that he stopped with us, he runs about 5'9", 5'10". >> 5'10". >> a very avid listener. with the commotion that surrounds him, he's very focused on you. and i will say, a very firm handshake. >> it w

city and saved the giant's mascot. the deacon on mount diablo is shining brightly to mark the attack on pearl harbor and will shine until dawn to honor the 22 people that were killed. there were six survivors of attack. >>> another story we are following, this frigid weather that has everybody's teeth shatterling. we will check in with our meteorologist brian van aiken that has more on the temperatures that keep on plummeting. >>> and they will continue to get colder over the next few nights. we will see more frigid temperatures next week. live view of san francisco, a beautiful night around the bay. we have clear skies and boy it is really chilly. even right now temperatures at freezing in some spots like petaluma at 32 degrees and look for those readings in the north bay to two down to the low 20s. loss beganos and berkeley in the upper 30s and san francisco is cold at 41. we are going into the upper 30s for san francisco tonight. a freeze warning in effect for all of the locations around the bay area except san francisco. coldest spots in low 20s and tomorrow look for temperatures to get colder by monday morning coul

city council members want her to prove it. >> the multimillion dollar wilson aquatic center, a shining symbol of d.c.'s newfound prosperity. somehow, a former manager and a life guard were able to use it, allegedly, as their own personal after hours party pad. three women, two of them teens, now alleged they were sexually assaulted at late night parties at the pool. >> have there been any arrests in this case? >> we are still actively investigating the case. >> what have you done about this incident about who may be involved? who knew or should have known what was going on at the pool? >> council committee chair is far from satisfied with the answer she is getting from park and rec's acting director. sharia says there is no sign of a wave of similar problems at other parks and pools. >> so, what we need is, we need alarming circumstances. no, this is really troubling to me. >> our performance management -- >> excuse me. >> doing what it is intended to do. >> but obviously not. obviously not. >> after one of the parties, the culprits allegedly left the doors to the $35 million facility unlocked for days. anyone could have w

shine a light on the more than $1 trillion shortfall in funding for public employees' retirement benefit. we'll explain what it means for retirees and taxpayer, examine how it might threaten the fiscal stability of cities states and report on proposed solutions. this week we focus on new efforts on pension reform in illinois, the state with the worth funded public employee pension system in the nation. estimates are that it is underfunded by $100 billion. the situation so serious that according to one recent report, about 20 cents of every taxpayer dollar in illinois is now used to pay for pensions. but on wednesday, state legislators announced a tentative bipartisan deal to address the problem. for more about all this, we're joined from chicago by sara burnett. she's with the associated press and has been reporting this story. what's the framework of this potential deal? >> well, the biggest change is that it affects the cost of living increases, those annual increases that retirees receive on their pension benefits to keep up with the cost of living. so it will reduce those increases from the current level. some of the workers who have worked the longest and received the smallest salaries will contin

shine. it's like it's really a huge kaleidoscope above the city there in times square. >> my goodness, fredee that. thank you so much for joining us from waterford and across the pond, as well clearly. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you so much, fred. >>> "the new york times" suggests chris christie has a bully image. is that fair? next with the big three. since i've been using crest pro-health, i've noticed a huge improvement. [ male announcer ] go pro. for a clean that's up to four times better, try these crest pro-health products together. the toothpaste is really awesome. it cleans a lot. [ male announcer ] crest pro-health protects not just some, but all these areas dentists check most. this is gonna be a very good checkup. i feel it. [ male announcer ] go pro with crest pro-health toothpaste. always triclosan free. after using crest pro-health for a few weeks, i just feel brighter, fresher, cleaner. after using crest pro-health for a few weeks, stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips

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city of angels. >> thank you. >>> 14 minutes before the top of the hour. next up, it's the number one country song in america. ♪ feels like carolina ♪ looks like california ♪ shiningood song there. looking forward to hearing that. have a great weekend, steve. new day, new rules for obamacare cannot make this up, folks. do we have a budget deal? some republicans are cool with it. others not so much. you'll hear from two of them today. senator mike lee and senator marco rubio. can you name the lie of the year? we can. and has the administration abandoned american pastor in iran? the wife of the pastor is here live. martha and i will see new 12 minutes on a friday edition, the 13th ♪ it feels like carolina ♪ looks like california ♪ shining like those new york lights ♪ ♪ . >>> they've got the number one country song in america and today parmalee is here to make their national tv debut. we are so thankful for that. >> it's part of their new album "feels like carolina" which you can buy today. >> good morning to parmalee. how are you? >> doing great. >> it's been a long trip to the big microphone. >> it has been. we spent a lot of years doing this. so thankful to be her

shine through january 7th. >> stephanie sy with us to look at the top stories in the next hour. >> fast food workers in more than 100 cities are expected to strike. they want a rise from poverty wages to $15. >> a storm bringing freezing temperatures from the rockies to the plains. >> hackers steal more than 2 million passwords from facebook, yahoo! and twitter. >> stolen information has been posted. >> high level talks with the president of china. c the two men did not see eye to eye on the air defense zone. >> mexican authorities recover a stolen truck filled with radioactive material. why someone is exposed to the deadly chemical. >> in sport someone has to win. the new york knicks and the nets in their battle. >> a storm gripping the country is causing everything from deadly roads to record snow. i'll tell you who is in the path. >> al jazeera america continues - stephanie sy and i will be back with you in 2.5 minutes. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the