(laughter). >> jon: so nice to see you. >> so nice to see you, but you have changed my life. >> jon: been watching the show so far tonight. >> jon: really. >> i mean, well all these... you know, i... i always kind of avoid... i keep my private life private. but i've been doing it wrong all this time. and i'm going start naming people. (laughter) i'm not going to name herman cain and newt gingrich and all those folks because dick cheney... >> jon: i'm going to name them for you. >> well, everybody has done that. but i think it's kind of exciting that i can just go... the only one little drawback is i'm going to be 90 in january... (cheers and applause) it isn't anything i accomplished. it just happened. (laughter) but i... when you get to be that old you can't remember the guys you've had. (laughter) i go back and think i remember the where but who was that? i think i'm going to change my whole approach thanks to you. >> jon: you're very, very welcome. you know, you could always work with just head shots. just have them leave a head shot, put it up and then you'll always have it. like

a jetson's world private miracles and public crime so first of all it's so nice to have you on the show mr tucker because our producer dimitri affinis and i were watching some your lectures last night reading some your writings and not only were we so impressed by this discovery of you as our guest but also we were rolling pretty much off of our chairs laughing so let's kind of start with a major theme of your lectures and your writings which is this is the private sector and individuals who really create the innovation that creates the wealth in society contributing to our prosperity while the government often stands in the way of progress that's a major theme but give us really a relatable example that you think really highlights this. well we live these examples every day we wake up in the morning and we see what's new on the internet and who creates all this new content who creates the new roll out of the software we'd love to use who makes the the applications that we download when we find on our i phones that there's a new a new version that we have to download these are human bei

it was so nice. i was coming down the stairs. ng somewhere, like it's pulling a sweater. i can't even look to see what's pulling me because i've got too many bags. so i come down the stairs. i see the guys. i'm like, hey, good morning guys. and they're just like -- [laughter] and i think they're acting weird. i was like, do they think i made them be here on a rainy day? i'm thinking it's about a rain. then i'm standing there. i have all these bags. i'm shifting back and forth and i'm chatting and the fence is looking great. it's really -- and they're only looking like top of hair and up. and it's really odd. because they're only doing this. now i'm looking at my roof. i'm thinking like what's up there? is there a cat on the roof? i'm lingering. i'm now turning around fully. all of a sudden i think -- i'm standing there. i go to rearrange a bag. i look down. my sweater is now up around here. nothing but flesh-colored spanx. >> ellen: where are your pants? >> oh, i'll get there. i see flash colored spanx. i see bare kneecaps and the

so nice and of course more so to. christian jews and so on but to have a main fight they want to create peace between and i would send signals who last competition a war in syria. hundred sixty years ago so it's difficult to prevent how do you see the situation progressing now first. i think that all be reaction to destabilize the country are not working we see a lot of problems a lot of people killed but this is not a civil war great way to organize if they want to enter with foreign troops inside like they do need or using proxy from the gulf council i think they will. very probably because based country israel will battle glorious countries leaving since sixty years in the released who is that will has not led. no on the economic level there is big problems at the beginning of ascensions destroy different part of the economy of course all the tourism is totally destroyed but during the winter you have more fuel. also a problem with. different imported goods. but. i think this. is no changing because varies new agre

baker his economist and co-director of the center for economic and policy research dr baker it's so nice to have you on the show absolutely so i want to start with the technocrats who are in charge and the two oldest capitals in europe they are unelected they are former bankers and as i said they're running the two oldest capitals in europe so have really reached a point in the west. where we're not at risk of losing our democratic liberties and democracy but where it's already gone what once it's already gone i mean the it was sort of brought out this was brought about through a democratic process i mean these were parliaments that pushed these people in but i can certainly understand the people in both greece and italy feel like a quasi coup took place i mean they did not vote for these people they had constraints put on them by the european central bank by the i.m.f. from the you know the european union and they were given very very little choice so i can certainly understand a lot of resentment there but it did happen through a democratic process but what about if u.s. congress said

so nice to see you. >> nice to see you, too. >> i've known about you for many, many years now. yes. >> yes, yes, i remember you. >> do you remember me? >> oh, yeah. you have not been every time very good. >> not always very good, but i'm better now than i used to be. >> ok, sure. >> are there a lot of good little kids here in switzerland? >> yes, oh, wonderful. >> really? better than other countries? >> they come from everywhere to see me. >> oh, yes? >> yes, all the countries of the world. >> well, and you go see them, too. >> yeah, sure, absolutely. >> now, when are you coming to the united states? >> 24th, in the night. >> oh, 24th. so we can look for you on the 24th. >> sure. >> what should we remember at christmastime? >> oh, remember to be good with the childrens. >> ah. >> they must go to school, they must study well to have a good life after. >> and to become good adults. well, we all need a little christmas all throughout the year, just not now. >> yes. so, my boy. >> thank you so much. >> thank you very much. good-bye. >> bye. >> bye. bye, everybody. >> see you on the

. >> i have problems believing that somebody who was so nice and so personable could just turn into a killer like that, a cold-blooded killer, you know? reporter: the ross truett ashley that allegedly killed a virginia tech police officer and then shot himself is not the same young man that steven hook remembers from high school. >> if you engaged him in conversation, he was well spoken. when i knew him, he had a plan, he wanted to get into business and, you know, he had a plan for his life. reporter: ross truett ashley graduated from spotsalvaynia high school in 2007. he was a running back on the varsity high school football team. >> he was starting fullback that year and starting fullback for varsity. reporter: there were no answers for ashley's home in virginia where driveway signs discourage those wanting to pose questions. neighbors had little to add. >> he was a clean-cut young guy, but standoffish. reporter: more recent acquaintances from radford university were at a loss to reconcile the standoffish business student they knew with the suicidal killer ashley allegedly became. w

so nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: founder and artistic director fabian barns was there to greet us at the dance institute of washington where down the hall in one of the brightly lit studios, they were waiting to give crystal a lesson in hip-hop dance. >> dion, let me introduce you to crystal. he's going to be your hip-hop instructor this morning. >> reporter: crystal says she would love to be a dancer or actor some day. she's a foster child hoping forrer a permanent family to support her dreams. >> she's been bounced around from placement to placement. >> crystal says that hasn't been easy. what is it like? >> i didn't feel right. when i lost my mom, it was a challenge. >> reporter: never an excuse to be sad or angry. but she's felt both emotions. now she's hoping to find love from an adopted family. crystal hopes to some day make a new family proud of the things she can do. >> i'm looking for her to have a home. a steady home someone who's able to direct her in the right way. she has a bright future ahead of her, but she needs that guidance. >> reporter: how did

. - that was so nice of you, francine.w. if she's really changed, then someday we might wanna think about it. - lisa, how could we ever trust her after all the dishonest stuff she's done? - well...i know it's possible that francine has something very tricky up her sleeve, but isn't also possible that she's really changed? - mmm, let's just keep an eye on her, ok? - yeah. sooner or later we'll see who the real francine is. - uh! uh! ow! ow! ow! hey, friends! i'm ok! i'm ok. [humming] - i think over there. - juice? snacks. the red's good. - thanks. - ha ha. - she's so bossy. ♪ i never met a vowel ♪ that didn't like my swing ♪ is it 'cause i'm so sassy? ♪ ♪ the way i do my thing ♪ i like to shake things up ♪ ♪ i like a sound that's new ♪ ♪ i ain't satisfied with changing "a" ♪ ♪ i want "e," "i," "o," and "u" ♪ ♪ that's why i'm bossy - oh, yeah she's bossy, oh ♪ ♪ you better do what she says ♪ - ♪ yes, and i'm a star - ♪ little miss bossy "r" awake is the only way ♪ ♪ wow ♪ a bossy "r," she's got a brand new sound ♪ ♪ the litt

. >> i can't, i have problems believing that somebody who was so nice and so personallable could just turn into a killer like that, a cold-blooded killer, you know? >> reporter: the ross ashley that allegedly executed a virginia tech police officer, and then shot himself, is not the same young man that stephen hook remembers from high school. >> if you engaged him in conversation, he was well spoken. when i knew him, he had a plan. he wanted to get into business and he had a plan for his life. >> reporter: ross ashley graduated from high school in 2007. he was a running back on the school's varsity football team. >> he was a starting fullback. >> reporter: there were no answers to be found at ashley's childhood home in partlow where driveway signs discouraged to those wanting to ask questions. neighbors had little to add. >> he was a clean-cut young guy. but standoffish. >> reporter: more recentacquaintances from the university were at a loss to reconcile the somewhat standoffish business student they knew with a suicidal killer ashley allegedly became. >> what could possibly happen t

a badger can dig a hole so fast, that in 30 seconds, he can completely disappear. that is some serious digging power! oh, and it's niceso cool, so he just likes to get his body in there, and cool off. they're creatures of the earth. (hissing) oh! he likes to remind us how tough he is! yeah, like in the last minute, we forgot! (laughing) a badger's claws are like natural shovels. and garden claws! let's dig like a badger! all right! dig with the forepaws, push away with the back! that's badger hole-digging technique! (hissing) oh, okay! all right, you can have that hole! i'll work on more! and he just watches. he's going to try that one now. hey! we got musical badger holes here. whoa! (laughing) he's attracted to flying dirt. come on in here, i found a worm! i got chased out of the hole again! i love the way he just saunters over and plops in. he took over my hole again! oh, wait! okay, you want that one? it's yours-- whoa! (laughing) watch out, there's a lot of badger holes! made some progress here. i think chris and i are the workers, and the badger's supervising. it's kind of fun, digging holes with badgers, huh? y

it was so nice when we told her some of the stuff we had great she was in tears. >> cannot imagine what that must of been like for her bid up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. >> now time for your maryland lottery numbers. >> the maryland lottery celebrates purple friday all season long with purple drawings and cash fantasy scratch-off. >> i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. let's play your pick three game. pick 3 let it snow is ending soon. you could win 5, 10, 25, or $50 instantly. it ends january 1. we are moving on to your pick four game. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> mild temperatures into the weekend. >> good deal. happy new year. go ravens. thanks for joining us.

. >>> so nice to see. a baby managed to get past the secret service for an up close and personal visit with the president. >> yes. it's been said before, kids do the darndest thing, right? president obama picked this guy up. he decides to give him a dental check there. might need a little floss there. marines visiting the base if hawaii. the 8-month-old put his hands in the president's mouth. the president just finished saying to the room it was a little too quiet. the baby said let me get this party started. the baby was just trying to keep the president quiet. >> the baby's name was cooper. baby cooper. already in the headlines. the big chill. we'll show you the hotel that lets you spend your holiday on ice. last year, hayli got a life-saving gift from her mom. my mommy! that's right... your mommy donated her immune cells to help destroy your leukemia. st. jude children's research hospital pioneered this breakthrough that's helping save kids like hayli across america. thanks for letting me play with her.

hopefully somebody will get a date on match.com who didn't have one for new year's eve because it will be so nice out there. >> we're talking mild temperatures, derek. so ladies and men, you can get dressed up for those big parties because it's going be a nice and mild weekend. especially for those new year's eve celebrations. i think the cold air definitely holding off until after the weekend. that's the good news. here's a look at the national satellite and radar picture. the biggest rainmaker is an area of low pressure circulating just around the upper midwest and the great lakes region. we are looking at a rainmaker. you can see just on the northern western fringes of the system, we are seeing snow. it's dropping rain into detroit, parts of chicago, down through cincinnati as well. because of this system, we have a slight chance we may get moisture and a slight chance for showers overnight and into early tomorrow morning. right now, we are looking at cloudy conditions outside. temperatures are holding in the mid 40s. 47 in arlington. same in downtown. 45 in college park. we are not going it b

so nice day tomorrow. >>> we like the monument at a quarter to 8:00. world news is coming up next.e a great and safe night! see you back here at 11:00.

she's so nice. i knew something was going to happen because when she said one teacher was chosen out of this school, i knew it would be her. >> if i could clone her. >> reporter: the principal said both students and staff are happy with what she does. >> she's always upbeat. she loves the kids. they love her. >> you are a role model for other teachers, not only in this school, this county and throughout the state of maryland. >> reporter: she doesn't know what she's going do with her check. the shock of it all is settling in. it's clear, to everyone here, how she's earned it. >> i just always keep them in mind. every child learns differently. every child can learn. to me, it's always making sure that i'm with them and i understand. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news 4. >>>he kids are just as happy. >>> a little bit of africa pops up on a loudoun county street. wait until you see this. why a zebra suddenly wandered into this quiet neighborhood. first, wheb we return, a d.c. community plea to bring a n

did it in writing or whether she spoke to him, but she turned him down and apparently she did it so nicely that he said that was so gentle, so nice that i almost don't feel bad. and we'll go right back to being friends. if it is a crayon right again and come see you, but don't worry about any pressure. he lied. over the next couple of years, there's a little pressure that begins to creep in any back south again. he can't help himself. finally, when he thought he had no chance at all, she actually tells him, if i marry anybody in this life, it will be you. it apparently left him speechless. for the guy who poured his heart out on paper and person, did nothing to say. he apparently sat there with his mouth hanging open. finally prompted my grandmother to see harry truman come you are an enigma. the courtship lasted from 1910 to 1919 when he came back from world war i. >> host: speaking of which, the cutter of bess on the hook, the photo here is a special photo that resembles that courtship. >> host: >> guest: that's the one he kept in his tunic pocket all through the war. she had agreed to m

. >> so nice.lternative family services e received hundreds of dollars in donations since we shared their story on wednesday night. the nonprofit organization served over 500 foster kids and hopes to put a lot of presents under the tree for all of them. the organization still has a long way to go. the goal is $10,000 and 3,000 gifts to make the minimum holiday needs of a local foster family. head to oub website, nbcbayarea.com. still on today in the bay. high winds making a mess. just all over the state. trees are are down this morning in the south bay. we get the latest report on the damages all over the place coming up. >>> plus, take a look at this home near lake tahoe. a woman was inside when a tree fell on top of her. how she was rescued coming up. >>> and for all your news, weather, traffic updates, great conversation, check us out on facebook. arch nbc bay area. >>> new this morning, a gag order issued in the case gns the man accused of killing a

to get their performances just right and as i pass by or i'm on my way to visiting someone, it's so nice to see that happens during the holidays and at all the schools, whether they're the youngest or the oldest of our students and i just wanted to appreciate them and their endeavors because i know i'll visit a lot of schools before the break and their holiday performances in the next couple of days. >> thank you. vice president yee: it's been such a long time since we had a general school board meeting, i've forgotten all the things in between but the commissioner has triggered that for the thanksgiving holiday i was able to go to a couple of schools that celebrated it for the first time, these students basically celebrated thanksgiving for the first time ever because these students immigrated into the united states in these two schools, mission ed center and chinese ed center so it was great to see them actually getting a good sense of what thanksgiving is and how thankful they were and several of them especially in mission ed center -- education center, they had some of the kids read

i'm so happy to be here. >> it's so nice to have you. now, we're making candy. i see the finished product. lollipops. >> this is the chef tom go pepper lollipops. >> oh, my goodness. >> we're using chili pepper here. it's the hottest pepper in the world. we want to add a little spice. it's kind of our take on a hot cinnamon candy. >> so this is an adult candy? >> this is definitely adult candy. and this is one of the items that we're going to be showing during our cooking class. >> uh-huh. >> on the 10th and the 17th. >> oh, really. >> at the restaurant. we partnered with the hilton. >> uh-huh. >> for an overnight package. >> uh-huh. >> it's $300 for the couple and includes a cooking class, a bottle of champagne in your room. >> that's right. push it. >> and what we're going to do is kind of show you how we do the candy. >> okay. so what are the ingredients? >> the ingredients are sugar, karo syrup and it's dark karo. and then we have the ghost chili pepper and then we have a little bit of red food coloring because we like the holiday red covering to it. >> okay

so nice to see you.hank you for being here. >> thank you for inviting me here. >> your first directorial... your directorial debut, you tackle "coriolanus," one of the most dark, tragic shakespearean plays. your decision to jump in that deep a pond, how do you come to that? >> i played the part on stage about 11 years ago, and it became an obsession. it's a political parable, if you like. it's a tragedy about... you see the crazy soldier who has no time for politicians that change their minds. and he loses it. and it's... i think it's a story that has a lot of resonance with things going on today. >> sure. >> economic uncertainty, people on the streets, people at war and politicians maneuvering and changing their minds and it just spoke to me. at the center of it you have this mother/son relationship which is the thing that's always moved me about the story. >> and it's shakespeare, so there has to be a little bit in there about the mother and the son. you know how that goes. guy had somish seuss. let's

behind these wide political grins, the not so nice real message, they want you to hear. tonight, we run campaign ads through a truth translator. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 8th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight on the front lines of a seasonal struggle. the shopping wars. there are only 16 days til the clock strikes christmas and stores are fighting over every cent you have to spend. for some retailers, the holiday season represents up to 40% of annual sales, with such high stakes, you can expect retailers to aggressively pursue any sales edge they can get. but what they actually do might still surprise you. tonight tonight, abc's dan harris goes shopping. >> reporter: they can play you christmas carols, ladle on the tinsel and cart out the mall santas, but make no mistake. the holiday shopping season is a war. and in the battle for the $465 billion we will spend, some stores will try to pick your pocket, white others will

so cold start to the day. these temperatures will likely fall back as we get close to sunrise. a nice rebound with winds shifting here occasionally out of the south. i think our temperatures will be near 50 or so later this afternoon. all the heat from yesterday escaping into the atmosphere and that is allowing the cold temperatures to move in. with lots of sunshine today, we should be warmer than yesterday. here is your forecast, warmer, 50 degrees your high. dry weather today and tomorrow. then a few changes by thursday. >> good time to get some christmas shopping done. >> always a good time. i went yesterday. i wasn't the only one at the mall. >> what mall was that, tawnders where you were the only one there? >> i said i wasn't the only one there. >> -- what mall was that, tucker barnes, where you were the only one there? >> i said i wasn't the only one there. >> oh. southbound 270 out of germantown, no problems to report. on both loops of the beltway, the overnight construction has cleared. no problems to report south on 270 passing old georgetown road. if you are traveling northb

it is so nice to have something like that in the holidays when you are in the pop -- in the hospital. >> 2011 will go down as the worst year ever for one specific industry. where she will tell you what needs to change in 2012 in consumer reports. >> remember this? >> transforming i wish to parking lots. allstate officials are working to make sure truckers do not constrained of this year. >> 1 soldiers emotional homecoming. >> i've loved this story. >> he surprised his sons after seven months and iraq. >> the weather has settled down. we will tell you what to expect for the holiday weekend. >> coming up, a stand off has ended and congress passes the two month tax extension. what it means for you. also, are you hitting the road for the holidays? what you can expect from airports and some advice from the experts. >> i think you will love the story. at the end of the iraq the word means more people are heading home. he had been in the region of his third tour in iraq it. >> this soldier is used to wearing his camouflage fatigues. for this special occasion he has decided to don a gear fit

so it will be a nice dry, and relatively mild start to the week tomorrow. , probably going to be the nicest day of the week as well, as high pressure will be in charge of our weather. so overnight tonight, clear skies and a light breeze mines a cold start first thing tomorrow morning. temperatures near the freezing mark in the city and bay side, but low 20s out in the western suburbs. then tomorrow, a sunny start and a really nice-looking monday with temperatures up near 50 degrees, but it won't last long. by the time we get to early tuesday morning, clouds will already be in place, and this weather front is going to lay down just down to our south for much of tuesday, then come back to the north as a warm front on wednesday. that spells a cloudy and somewhat soggy stretch around here. tuesday night through wednesday night. that's when the bulk of the rain will come this week. so for your sunday night plans, clearing skies through the overnight, much colder than this morning. especially out west. overnight low temperatures out to the west of the city in the

it's ever so nice, even if it is a bit out of the way. >> i believe i have it. we lawyers always know a thing to do. the way out here is for you to have left your employment before we met. >> but we have met, sir. i mean, and i haven't? >> haven't you? >> no. >> haven't you, miss dunn? >> no. oh, i see...yes. >> you left your employment this morning, did you not, before we met? >> yes. i remember now. i did as a matter of fact. >> there. now it is imperative that you take position in the house by noon tomorrow. in order to do that, you must catch the night train from king's cross. >> oh. >> come along, miss dunn. i can advance you 10 pounds or so for the fare, and you can write a note to your employer at the station, which i shall personally deliver for you. [indistinct] >> and was everything as mr. crutchett had said? >> oh, yes. and more, sir. >> now, what about your luggage, all the things you had left at 88 prince albert road? >> mr. crutchett sent them on, like he said he would. but it was all done up in brown paperlike. i don't know. i suppose mrs. todd wa

he was so nice. hing bad mapped and he decided to stop tweeting. >> we're not talking about that. >> so you're still drinking coffee. >> and george clooney, this is the second movie. >> we're pretty close. >> you were in "three kings" with him? >> yes, i was. >> everybody that works with him says he dislike him intensely. is that true? >> yeah. he is actually like one of the nicest people walking on the planet. >> is he invited to the wed something. >> no. graet great to see you and congratulation. we'll be right back. y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y