[shouting] but what is gonna-- but if the clouds are all little teeny, teeny, teeny particles that will scatter high. so why aren't the clouds blue? because they don't-- my premise was off. i said, "if the clouds are little tiny, tiny, tiny particles." if the clouds, gang, is all tiny, tiny, tiny, particles, what are the clouds in fact? how many say, "well, in a cloud, "there's a whole assortment of sizes. "some get so big they absorb and they turn dark. and, honey, that's a thunder cloud coming up"? how many can see that? in the cloud, you get all kinds of sizes, yeah? all kind of sizes, all kinds of scattering, yes? and all kinds of scattering gonna look to you to be what? white. yay, yay, yay. feel good? yeah. isn't it right, okay? any questions? what about after the sun sets, instead of red-- oh, the green flash. how many people here have seen the famous green flash? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. how many people are saying, "what are they talking about?" green flash, man. the green flash. i have never seen the green flash, okay? the green flash happens when you're looking at the sun, special co

it's a teeny, teeny, teeny, little house. so these guys did have their ambitions, but they were not to be lords. >> that's right. any more questions? well, let's keep talking then. [laughter] you know, are you, are they going to let you into boston for sort of stopping your survey -- >> you know, i think what i'll tell them is i felt i had to wait for everybody to forget mccullough's book and forget the movie and that i intend to devote an entire book, in fact, five volumes of it to john adams. i didn't think of that, rick, until you reminded me that, oh, my god, i was going to go to boston, and i didn't want write about any single -- i didn't write about any single adams. do you want to come with me? [laughter] >> well, and they, the houses that survive, i mean, i'll just say the last one, the most recent one in time was peacefield which was the one that john and abigail after they came back. and that stayed in the family until the 20th century. so -- and the adams, i don't think, ever threw anything away. so if you go to pe

. >>> the george washington bridge traffic jam story that started as the teeny, teeny, tiny, tiniestittle political story in the entire world has just gotten enormous. stay with us. >>> we reviewed our office expenses the other day, pens, paper, mechanical pencils for me, remarkable number of highlighters, but also, weirdly, a lot of websites. one of the things that we find hardest to explain to the accountants on the 50-whateverish floor here in this building is our show's history of benevolent domain name squatting. over the years, we've had the occasion to acquire all of these different website names, all of which redirect to our show website. like, for example, when tennessee passed a law that banned the condoning of gateway sexual activity, what was that all about? in the thought that the state of tennessee and maybe governor bill haslem might some day want to explain what they were thinking, we bought for them gatewaytosexualactivity.com, which we publicly offered to the state of tennessee and its governor. we still have it for you guys, if you want it, but they never called. t

only a little bit, a teeny bit. 10 million dlar$10 million a mo. for investors, it's the best of both worlds. still, plenty of stimulus in the system. that means short term you could see stocks still run. what else can we expect? the fed indicated they are in no hurry. the same for car loans. greg is a chief political strategist. you said the fed's decision means the recovery is real. we saw economic growth in the third quarter. tell me the long, national nightmare is over. >> i think so, christine. happy holidays. everything looks good. there are still people that need unemployment insurance in january, but i think that the level of acrimony on the budget has diminished. the fed can start taking the punch bowl away a little bit. you have to conclude, this economy is gaining momentum now. >> it's not gaining for everyone. that's a sticking point. we have a national conversation about a living wage and the conversation about the quality of jobs that have been made in the recovery. they have not been as good as the jobs we lost. we have stocks moving

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we are just a teeny little country and we understand that we have to be better than most if we're going to compete. so what both of those countries have done is make the concerted effort to emphasize mathematics instruction. they take upwards of eight hours of math a week. and they have innovative program to teach it. they understand that their kids are going to have to know this stuff. they drill them. they discipline them and they succeed. it's not rocket science. and i think if our schools understood that they were in the same competitive pool that we would try to do the same sort of innovation and i will say one more thing. if the teachers union will allow that kind of innovation here. >> one of the things that i like about this is it does at least wake up america. it says, you know what, your success in the world economy is not guaranteed. >> yes. but lick ken stein and switzerland's success in the world has to do the banks and secrecy and low taxes. a country of about 20,000 people -- >> all right. let's not change the subject. let's go on to whether or not education is something

quotient notch higher the second sequel to the two thousand and eight ski and was promoted by its teeny needs including beaches and the machinations in mumbai the chicken soup and then the contents said the film was an interesting package he was eighteen and up to me heehee. this means that when we die and even hoping that this audacity to give up at all. that is abuzz with activity that i was last seen in a special song came into money making money this year and they said the applicant s and seven and i've done that hilo was accompanied to act to action. lexi and a cad a sheet of it as another promotion in the entertainment capital she didn't know. that is a blessing but said it was amazing to be bought at them but i'm not the county is doing far more mad though it's about a minute in. but the means to forgive an incredible amount of added acting that's the best thing about this but it was fun they have these weekends but is more fun than a team that's to why a liking to and interact in a cubicle the ptsd and has that this man seated in a nice present medals at the expense of that done

it's a teeny, teeny, teeny, little house. so these guys did have their ambitions, but they were not to be lords. >> that's right. any more questions? well, let's keep talking then. [laughter] you know, are you, are they going to let you into boston for sort of stopping your survey -- >> you know, i think what i'll tell them is i felt i had to wait for everybody to forget mccullough's book and forget the movie and that i intend to devote an entire book, in fact, five volumes of it to john adams. i didn't think of that, rick, until you reminded me that, oh, my god, i was going to go to boston, and i didn't want write about any single -- i didn't write about any single adams. do you want to come with me? [laughter] >> well, and they, the houses that survive, i mean, i'll just say the last one, the most recent one in time was peacefield which was the one that john and abigail after they came back. and that stayed in the family until the 20th century. so -- and the adams, i don't think, ever threw anything away. so if you go to pe

just a teeny tiny chang who spent a decade poll showing ordered the attack because he was unhappy with the roles that director was assigned. one witness testified that the need to change to what is his girlfriend to get the lead role in swan lake. the dancer told the court he simply asked for feeling to be roughed up. indeed not know the scene with the flow and in his face. we all make assumptions about cultures we don't know well. for example it's easy to get the impression that women in arab countries play little role in the patriarchal societies. the reality is more complex and this indicates the house the next time change. more women have access to education. enter the workforce. i did not increase your responsibilities. the mic one such moment again in this and the consummation of hiding green curry flights carrying the daily editorial conference of the major news in the rainy capital mom a mom the thirty nine year old senior editor told colleagues the mail. she says that trusting found it hard to accept other one is lost. now it's become routine. the d day landing when an almond

i hope i never get so smart about the budget that i find that to be itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny. i hope i never get so callus that i could sit on the sidelines and allow the military retirement community to be singled out, unlike anybody else in the nation, to find $6.3 billion when we're looking for money p. the bottom line is, we'll find $6.3 billion. we're going to to find it in a more acceptable way. and there'll come day when reform benefits, but we're going to do it consistent with the charter that the congress has created. to our military community, you need to fight. you need to show up during the holiday break, and you need to remind all of us -- just not members of congress -- you need to toot your horn a little bit because it's so darn hard for you to do. you should humbly ask the united states house and senate to reconsider this. you should humbly ask that the pay you received has been earned and to change the deal in midstream is wrong. and you should remind us that i have lived up to my end of the bargain. i'm only asking that you live up to your end of the bargain.

. >>> it is 4:38 on a chilly wednesday but things are starting to warm up a teeny bit. we can see the change now as high pressure begins to build in seeing the dew points coming up so not as cold around the bay area this morning. still chilly in spots. freeze warnings up for some of the valleys, frost advisories elsewhere but looks like as we head throughout the day we'll notice warmer weather outside. still cold though in spots. 28 in concord. 27 degrees in santa rosa. but remember, last few days we have seen a lot of these temperatures down in the low 20s and even some teens. 44 in san francisco. 32 still freezing into livermore. we have freeze warnings up in the valleys today. frost advisories elsewhere. otherwise, it looks like things moderate toward the afternoon. highs today moving well into the 50s. maybe we even see a low 60 by this afternoon. and even warmer weather ahead, maybe above-normal temperatures toward the weekend. let's check the traffic now with elizabeth. >> i mentioned that traffic alert at the top of the half hour and all lanes are now back open.

somehow i feel a teeny tiny table in tekong the country's reform counc is not a venue for the government. if all sides agree that in the government can only be set up three that time minister's office. after the cabinet agrees to come said can follow immediately in this way for the fun comes out will represent all people. the foreign country members will be selected from all occupations meanwhile protesters have attempted to storm a stadium in bangkok where candidates are due to register for the upcoming election. they fear that every poll will only entrench the power of the knox family which is hugely popular among the road will pull up in the country's north and northeast. riley is seeking to overthrow the prime minister and the soul and appointed government have attracted of a two hundred thousand people at its peak with strong backing from bangkok's middle class responding to the ongoing protests the thai government has announced it would extend the enforcement of the internal security act to notch the first twenty fourteen. the act was invoked in three districts in back all can all

hamilton and compare that with an onion little teeny the secret to helpful. more money to buy the pack and put that tactical pt has gone nine to nineteen. the session off the south china and other offices or early on emergency standby with president beck calling for nationwide efforts to prepare for any possibilities. consider the ship called the graphic tee and unpredictability of the status quo. well it seems to achieving its. while tuesday as the second anniversary of when the mill stuff. it also marks the first af and seven's thirty error as north korean leader. are you education ministry correspondent on sunday joins us now look back at the young dictators accomplishments over the last two years and explore what his future may bring over eighteen guys says honey let's travel back in time for two thousand eleven when kingdom and first came into power. what was his leadership there like what the heck of a spot and former north korean leader and daddy on december seventeen two thousand eleven there was a lot that fell into the canteen slack. now that twenty

former aides were present at the ceremony but you don't he tells wife the daughter of the state found a teeny song was absent presumably for health reasons. sometimes life gets i do also did his part she did make an appearance with ugandan pastor and his son palace of the sun where the bodies of north korean town and a son and son team donated by the state. it was his first appearance since october. then annie meanwhile back here in the south seoul's defence minister a k nine team has ordered the south korean military can be on full alert against any possible provocations from the north during a meeting with the nation's military commanders on tuesday kim said there is a high chance of north korean provocations during the period between late january to early march next year. in a separate development center the party lawmaker told one jing said in a special parliamentary meeting that the north is showing signs it could attempt another long range missile launch and a fourth nuclear test site signs of expansion in its nuclear test site and missile launch facility. and for experts date on what w

despite being a memorial service and despite the rainy conditions to millwood at this teeny unless both joints and fast thousands of people came together and hearing the global message of reconciliation. several leaders in mandela's ballot as he speaks his preteen mandela to keep maintenance night. he lived a minivan this all fruit diet of this mason toward justice following two seats in the helmand ellis body will lie tuesday at the union buildings in pretoria for three games so citizens can pay their respects. he will then be buried on sunday in his ancestral village of killing you and the streak eight. says i mean i did onions. back in the nation after firing four thousand striking workers on monday korea's rail operator today let go of fifteen hundred additional railway workers for continuing to strike over suspected privatizing can plan and spike the battle put up by its union call rail nonetheless approved a controversial move to establish a new affiliate swinton and reports on the links. the conflict became an asian railway corporation and its labor union is not expected to subsi

in two thousand and seven eight could come they could be too good if ordering the shooting of the teeny a picture called the manner of a town in sunny periods and his widow believes that this was a crying that went to the top and of course keys behind them after my husband he's a free man now it's painful for me to talk about this because nothing can bring my husband bought the international community should know the facts. cos he should confess his sins and stop a train himself as a victim the colt owned no link between being that isn't the yukos case. the couple because he was jailed in two thousand and three the prolific and impediments he refuses to accept any guilt for the crimes he did convict adult. despite the conviction and puffed up outside russia to people consistently overlooked the european court of human rights has repeatedly said that he's guilty as well. it seems to get cold feet despite his insistence that he was a political prisoner many in russia for these particles can probe the little dots like he was sent to jail. the tall but on seeing them in. they whisper to you

political parties the scientists of the medical university of austin are perceived to one million teeny grants. these funds will be used for research in the field of medicine and pharmacy. the support program was established by st a member of a fireman group in order to reveal the true potential of the scientists at the medical university of las them on a tip and called the detection of truffle cyanide in the by material was one of the best scientifihis method was not applied in the country according to the experts this technique will be used in forensics all that his topic is relevant for cars extent because couple simon has a drug. but recently joined the addicks are using in many cases of poisoning were revealed. there's no method to detect that the autopsy it's not just for fun the social care cost them a conference has been held in austin i had international volunteer day which is celebrated on december fifth of dissidents discuss challenges and prospects of volunteerism development in kazakhstan the national volunteer network has been working for the third year in kazakhstan. it i

in two thousand and seven acre couldn't take it to good if ordering the shooting of the teeny a picture called the manner of a town in sunny periods and his widow believes that this was a crying that went to the top there was no investigation of the cookies in a moment in my husband's death. he wasn't even interrogated for both myself and other people for analyzing this. plenty of facts proving difficult. he was directly involved in the healing of my husband the colts post the link between being good isn't it because he was guilty of two thousand and three the role of the settlements. he refuses to accept guilt for the crimes he picked the bill the tall above all seen the lid. trying to walk across the israelis there were reports prosecutors were considering the charges again can carry another seven year sentence on the costa nice to be an unpleasant to the form of lygon and some. after she fl out of favor with abbas. just as it's not surprising as clinking sound and his associates and its co presidents. he was just call speak and act differently now if he ever recognizes what the secur

>> i did a teeny thing on "smashed" with megan, what, a year ago, and she never got off the phone --ays on the phone. >> you got married a couple months ago but just did the reception? >> we did a reception tour because we kind of ran away to vegas and only invited our immediate family. >> i think that's so smart. it takes all the pressure off. >> it's like a wedding cake topper. beautiful. >> did an elvis impersonator marry you? >> i kind of wish, but pastor jack married us. >> your wonderful husband brian is here. >> he is. >> you got to be kind of wacky, we're looking at your holiday card. >> we already have a baby -- >> they got the adorable -- >> this card is it what is it the ugly sweater awkward christmas photos. >> we couldn't pick one, so we put all of them on there. >> no newsletter? >> no news. >> are you loving being in l.a. now? it's a huge cultural change to move from new york city doing "smashed" to a sitcom life in the valley out there? >> it's so great. i have my weekends free and my nights free. this whole sitcom thing is awesome. >> why on earth have you not sang a

. >> a tv news legend gets scooped by a hobbit, while mariah carey shows off her itsy bitsy teeny-weenyed polka dot bikini. >> here to fill us in is josh. >> happy christmas. >> you, too. >> let's start with the box office. was this an upset, a surprise? >> a little bit. bilbo beat burgundy, they're saying. this is one of those most important weekends of the year. the last two weekends of the year are box office bonanza. there was an expectation that "anchorman 2" would take up the top spot. goes to show. >> how close was it? >> you should never underestimate 3-foot tall australians because $37 million and $26.8 million for "anchorman 2." it's still admirable numbers. still okay. the one i think people should keep an eye on is american hustle, which came in fourth with about $20 million, a little shy of $20 million, but it's building and building. >> it's not in full release, right? >> we got full release just this weekend. it was in new york and l.a. last weekend. it's a fantastic movie and i think it's going to grow. >> it's getting great reviews. >> let's talk mariah carey's bikini s

if that's you, have a teeny, three or four ounces of real eggnog. and going this is good.ve several. so what you can do is have -- >> my kind of women. >> well, okay -- usually, then, you dilute it and water it down with something that's not water. almond milk. or we had our viewers wrote in and had some skim milk along with it. cut down on the booze a little bit. >> did you like how it tasted when you watered it down? >> no i think it tastes great. i didn't feel deprived at all. >> what about moving, working out? exercising? >> i just doubled up on exercising all weekend. >> that's a great way to barter. we always think about food. if you walk about 20 minutes, that's about 100 calories. >> that's all? >> it takes five minutes to eat -- >> five minutes to eat 500 calories, two bites of mashed potatoes. and two hours to burn it off. someone like you, hoda, you're at the gym, you can use that to barter for food. most of us, unless you are really having a great workout have to be mindful. so we have for you, melvina and kathy, we have two pedometers. these are oldies but goo

and we all think of it as the teeny little pea that brought down the giant. >> the slingshot at the time was like the sniper rifle of today. these were huge stones that could be propelled at incredible velocity. they could also stop attack. >> and today from tiananmen square to tahrir square, the story is invoked when they stand up to forces that seem certain to crush them. >> went against goliath, it's not only about him but the underprivileged, the underdog, the weak. rendered victorious ultimately. >> according to the bible, david's triumphs continued. he recaptured the ark of the covenant from the philistines. it had held the ten commandments. and he brought together the warring tribes of the 12 sons of jacob to form a nation. even today, the flag of modern israel founded 3,000 years after his death, bears the symbol known as the star of david. and jerusalem is where he made his life, not only a holly city, but a political one, too. there is evidence that king david really lived. just 20 years ago in northern israel, archaeologists discovered a kind of ancient royal archive called a

. >> reporter: he's checking in on his eight teeny tiny reindeer in the moments before what seems likeask. he has only one night to complete the wishes of every girl and boy on the entire planet. >> you got 19 things this year. you cut down a bit, didn't you? that's good. what do you want for christmas, honey? >> i'm thankful for everything i have you choose. that's wonderful. that's nice. >> what would you like? >> ipad. >> ipad? what do you want for christmas. >> a new pair of running shoes. >> how about a wedding? >> that will be nice, too. >> will you marry me? >> we didn't hear yes yet. >> reporter: that running shoe request wasn't for running away. she said yes. >> that's what it's all about. christmas. >> reporter: as you can imagine santa, his elves really busy in the north pole. it's hard to find out where they stand as far as the readiness for christmas eve. but i have a source inside who is supposed to give me a status update at any moment. yes. this is it. yeah. what do you got? you got a direct link to north pole air traffic control? we got a district link to north pole ai

a teeny bit of the reveal of the mustang. it is outside right now. that the other business networks show you. we have the hot tomato red one. look at that. candy apple red. even better. ford go further. people are already walking around looking at it. right outside our studios in midtown manhattan. it will be talking to him in just a moment. where you don't see is this guy. that may the fed. peter barnes is standing by. what i hear is that the fed would need to see multiple months of good data before they consider tapering. >> and across the board, not just the jobs report that we're going to get tomorrow, but the gdp report that has everyone's attent inventory. a big inventory buildup, and if they are not moving goods that investor will likely be reversed in the current fourth quarter which could hurt growth. i saw a downward revisions coming from economists today for fourth quarter growth because of this revised third quarter growth number. but job creation, that might hold up regardless because that weekly jobless claims number fell unexpectedly b

and we all think of it as the teeny little pea that wrong down the giant. >> the slingshot at the time like the sniper rifle of today. these were huge stones that could be propelled at high velocity. >> and today from tiananmen square to tahrir square, stand up to forces that seem certain to crush them. >> went against goliath, it's not only about him but the underprivileged, the underdog, the weak. rendered victorious ultimately. >> according to the bible, david's triumphs continued. he recaptured the arc of the covenant from the philistines. it had held the ten comma commandmants. today the flag bears the symbol known as the star of david. and jerusalem is not only a holy city but a political one too. there is evidence that king david really lived. just 20 years ago in northern israel, archaeologists discovered a kind of ancient royal archive called a stela. >> and it mentions a house of david. the reading is clear. it also mentions an entity, a statelike entity called israel. >> it may seem like a small thing, but it's an important discovery. it makes david the earliest biblical fig

teacher: oh, you're telling me about the money that you might put in a little, teeny hole to get somethingocery store. yeah. yeah. some food. some food. and some... i don't know english. and that's english. you're talking in english. you know how to talk in hungarian, don't you? yeah. yeah. can you say hi in hungarian? oh, you're going to say hi, wave your and hi. that says hi in hungarian or in english. even when we are not multilingual and don't speak the child's language, we can at least learn a few essential words and phrases, including and most especially the correct pronunciation of the child's and family's names. teacher: can you say imoja? children: imoja. uh-huh. "and i help light the colorful kwanza candles." do you remember when we talked about hanukkah? hendrick: the whole point of speaking and communicating with one another is to share, to bring us closer together, to open up and include others in our world, and vice versa. teacher: can you say kwanza? all: kwanza. can you say swahili? all: swahili. swahili is an african language, and those are african words. teacher: ok, ms.

and we all think of it as the teeny little pea that brought down a giant. >> well, the slingshot at thatwas in fact rather like the sort of sniper rifle of today. these could be huge stones. they could be propelled at incredible velocity. and they could go straight through armor. a handheld bazooka that could actually stop a tank. >> reporter: and today from tiananmen square to tahrir square the story is invoked when the most unlikely heroes stand up to forces that seem certain to crush them. >> prophet david does win against the goliath. it's not only about him but the underprivileged, the underdog. the weak is rendered victorious ultimately. >> reporter: according to the bible, david's triumph continued. he recaptured the ark of the covenant from the philistines. it had held the ten commandments. and he brought together the warring tribes of the 12 sons of jacob to form a nation. even today the flag of modern israel, founded 3,000 years after his reign, bears the symbol known as the star of david. and jerusalem is the place he chose as his capital, making it not only a holy city but a

>> a teeny amount. the bigger thing here is that i think it gives it a little bit, even without immigration reform and other things, a little bit of a sense of, oh, we're not going to have yet more drama and debacles out of washington. so the bigstest thing is not what's contained in the four corners, it's the symbolism, we have not shot ourselves in the foot. >> we have got it, it's better than nothing. let me ask you about long-term unemployment benefits which were part of the stimulus package, we still have a huge long-term unemployment problem, i think you would both agree, if it is not extended and had to be extended by the end of this month, this week's unemployment benefit also go away for a lot of people, millions of people. what's going to be the net effect for those who won't get their unemployment benefits is one thing, and it's hard, what about the net effects on the economy? because people always argue, this is money that goes quickly into the economy so it's good. >> the congressional budg

sorry all of you teeny boppers, out there.ses and raspy voice. did you see the guy behind him looking at him like you are such a punk? if these cameras weren't on, i would bust your butt. >> maybe a little temporary reprieve. >> that would be nice. >> maybe a year or two off. >>> okay, moving on to this, dwayne "the rock" johnson apparently according to "forbes" has been named the top earning movie star. check him out. he's kind of like come from behind, this guy. i mean, he was huge, then he kind of went away, but he does movies all the time. he had five movies out in 2013, "snitch," "g.i. joe," "retaliation," "pain and gains," "fast & furious 6" for a combined total of $1.3 billion around the world. >> you can smell what the rock is cooking and making. well done. >> have to end "the skinny" with my favorite of all time, kim kardashian, my ex-wife. she's back in the news. she posted this picture of her 6-month-old daughter, remember north west. >> north west. >> they call nori. and there was some push-back because some people

liz: just a teeny gain for the dow jones industrials. look at leaders on the dow.nst a microsoft employee. who knows whether that has to do with the stock coming down. johnson & johnson caterpillar, markets lower. let's get to david asman as we prepare for "after the bell." david: juicy news what is happening with microsoft. this insider trading case is just perfect grist for the mill. we have charlie gasparino and the former head of the sec to join us this hour to talk about that and the sac insider trading case. first go to nicole petallides at new york stock exchange. go to gold. one of the biggest movers around today. down almost, i think these are levels we haven't seen in three years, right? >> absolutely. right now gold is about 1190 a troy ounce and it took gold stocks down along with it, names like goldcorp and newmont mining hit new lows and the rest of the group pulled back. liz: isn't it interesting during this hour, oracle came out with the news and it was earnings numbers. the stock faltered a little bit, today hitting a 52-week high as numbers were d

>> a teeny amount. bigger thing here is it gives it a little bit even without immigration reform, a little bit of a sense of oh, we're not going to have yet more drama and debacles out of washington. the biggest is not within the four corners. it's the symbolism, we have not shot ourselves in the foot. >> yea. >> economic policy by symbolism is not a powerful thing. that's where we are. >> but we've got if. it's better than nothing. >> so let me ask you about long-term unemployment benefits, which were part of the stimulus package. we still have a huge long-term unemployment problem. i think you would both agree. if it is not extended and has to be extended by the end of this month, those weeks of unemployment benefits will go away for eye lot of people, millions of people. what's the net effect, obviously the net effect on those who don't get their benefits is one thing and it's hard. what about the net effect on the economy because people always argue oh, no, this is monday that i goes quickly into th

bitcoin is gaining a lot of traction but it is still a teeny, tiny fraction and there aren't a lot ofple that think we could go in a big way over to bitcoin. >> well, it is a chicken and a egg problem. people will not go over because there are not many places you can spend it, many reputable places. as more reputable places take it there is more incentive for people to go over to. >> it interesting. patrick, thanks for coming on. will you get back when you get ready to launch this so we can see how the logistics are working out. >> absolutely, melissa. melissa: merry christmas to you. >> you too. melissa: last week ben bernanke led his last fed meeting. his announcement barely caused the market to blink and tom sullivan has reasons why. >> if you want to call it stock market, flynn muched a little bit and went on to a gain of almost 300 points. really? a taper? all they did was a rounding error, cutting their monthly funny money purchases of mortgages from 85 billion down to a paltry 75 billion a month. come on, who is kidding whom? since it was ben bernanke's last meeting he wanted t

basically the market rallied because they said the fed isn't, they're sort of taking away a little teenyhey're showing they don't really want to scare us so we'll stay at the party a while longer, no? >> keep talking about keeping quantitative easing in place. medical are lissa, bonds were down today. bonds are down all year long. rates are going higher regardless what the federal reserve says about them. if you want to bet against bernanke, shorting bonds, not shorting stocks. that is what i'm doing at capitalistpig.com. >> great discussion. thank you. >> thank you. melissa: new way to get deliveries when you're home, can you imagine? who doesn't need that this time of year? i can't believe i didn't think that myself. the founder of the company and how he will make your life so much easier. stick around. you can never have too much money. [ male announcer ] e new new york is open. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to boldids. that's why n yor has a new plan -- dozens of tafree zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for

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that's still a teeny bit more than the republican party but last year, the president had a 26-point advantageestion. 26 to now six points. ryan, what happened? >> well, 2013 was essentially a wasted year for obama. if you compare with what he ran on in 2012 and what he got accomplished, the score card doesn't look so good, right? immigration reform got through one chamber of congress, not the other. most of his economic ideas have not been instituted into law, including this package that -- the small package today but that's not what he really campaigned on. if you look at things like climate change and implementation of health care, big unknowns, question marks and health care a bit of a disaster at least in the short term. so he's had a year like george w. bush had in 2005, the first year of his second term. can he turn it around? sure he can. i think his fortunes will be about the improving economy. there's a lot of good economic news coming out right now and 2014-2015, if the economy turns around, those numbers we saw will turn around. >> do you buy dr. lizza's diagnosis? >> well, of cour

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paul ryan he was the architect of this teeny little budget deal would love to do something on immigrationration reform advocate. again there will be a lot of people in the tea party who will resist it. it is fine to say no. at it is fine to resist. you should come up with alternatives. that is where they have fallen very short. your seasonal greeting reminds me that we're only a couple weeks away from the new year. are you optimistic about the are formants of congress in 2014 over what we have seen in 2013? >> i hate to say this, but if anything it will be worse. by two,at are divisible election years, are usually less productive. >> you are not wearing green for the season -- >> i am wearing green because i thought it would match steph's red. >> we will let that pass. he thought you were being a greenwich. i love your grading. i think maybe they should the a f. thanks for joining us. when we come back -- if you missed any of our interviews, you can watch them all on bloomberg on apple tv. we are that cool. you do not want to miss it. ♪ >> that is going to do it for today, makers" everybo

. >> this is a treasure i always say it is a teeny book with a big heart.'re having a memory right now, who are those people? that is what? 1968? >> yeah, probably, a little gold mining town where my dad was teaching school and coaching basketball, and that is my brother and sister. that was on a college break, we were all in college at the same time, my siblings and i, home for an alumni basketball game in alaska. >> that is really the key. >> that is part of the family, not all, because this is a big family now. >> it has grown now, right? >> you know, i was reading the book, you had the kids go to the nativity. and they would always -- sometimes ask why after they got their oat meal so why is it important for you to take them every year? >> well it was real important when i was the city mayor and manager to kind of sanction the idea of allowing the real reason for the season, jesus' birth to be portrayed and kind of live that again in the public square. because it is very dangerous for a civilianationzation to boot god out of the country and then still w

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maybe energy cost as teeny bit but oil prices are up a bit today.ppening to make them more optimistic. they could get good news for the government if they reach a two-year deal. that will make them happier. 30% who say it's a bad time to expand say because of the political climate. the fed might start tapering and that might be good news. tracy: that number, bill, 20% drop in those that expect the economy time prove going forward. that's really bad. adam: it's bad. >> yeah. they should be happier than that but they're not. tracy: yeah, you're right. we're happy you're here, bill dunkelberg. thank you very much. >> thank you, tracy. adam: snow snarling air travel. we want to show philadelphia. shut down schools, own closing government in washington, d.c. we're live in the fox weather center next with the forecast. tracy: president obama and the world remember nelson mandela. that and your up-to-the-minute coverage of mandela's memorial service. we'll have that and more for you next in your fox news minute. the dow is down 40 points. don't go anywhere