i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass.cia orange peel, for a taste that shines brighter. ♪ ♪ give a little bit ♪ ♪ give a little bit... -hello. ♪ give a little bit... ♪ ... of your love to me oh, haha. ♪ there's so much that we need to share ♪ ♪ so send a smile and show that you care ♪ ♪ i'll give a little bit of my love to you ♪ ♪ [ singing in portuguese ] >> anthony: portugal has got a lot of coastline and a lot of history with the sea, it's a close relationship, one that's imprinted deep into the national character, the songs, the poetry, the state of mind. i love this word saudade. [ singing in portuguese ] >> jose: saudade means missing something, nostalgic. [ singing in portuguese ] >> anthony: a word with no direct translation to english, it connotes longing, being away from something, some place and yearning to get back. >> jose: the portuguese went out of the country for years at sea and it is not known when he is going to go back to his family. ♪ >> anthony: during the cold gray months, it's lamprey season. oh, h

i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass.streets were imprinted on generations of americans who grew up playing monopoly. drive down ventnor avenue today, and you see history. the ebb and flow of america's hopes and dreams played out in the buildings and homes you see as you pass by. magnificent mansions mixed in with inexpensive two-family houses, cheap take out, the footprints of a lost world. the riviera of the northeast, still there if you look between. with jet travel in miami and an expanded highway system, things declined, as they do, but a few visionary geniuses presented a solution. a cure that would overnight make everybody well. make atlantic city shiny and new and prosperous again. men like donald trump. >> donald: i think it's going to be really very beneficial to everybody. we look forward to operating the taj mahal successfully for many years to come. >> anthony: vast new xanadus would be constructed and would-be kublai khan's rushed to atlantic city, eager to tap into what was assured to be a never-ending gush

i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. now what?you. or, call the tax law firm of moskowitz, llp. i went from being a cpa to a tax attorney because our clients needed more. call us, and let us put our 30 years of tax experience to work for you. ♪ ♪ i'm waiting for you to come back to me i'm hoping you make it home early ♪ ♪ if santa came down he'd never be leaving ♪ >> anthony: filipinos speak about home with immense pride and love. and if you're an overseas filipino worker, longing. >> man in street: good looking! >> anthony: especially during the holidays. >> aurora: come in, come in! hello. merry christmas. god bless you. hi! >> anthony: it's always, always about family in the philippines or anywhere you find filipinos. >> anthony: for christmas of course everybody, those who can anyway, gets together like family matriarch aurora and her daughter analyn. >> aurora: okay analyn, you're a big help. >> anthony: and emy and ruben, her adopted children. >> aurora: emy, can you help me? that bay leaf. wow, it smells so good. >> anthony

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i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: there's something magicall this way. ♪ there is no better place to entertain the leader of the free world, in my opinion, than one of these classic, funky, family-run noodle shops you find all over hanoi. dinner and a beer costs about $6. i'm guessing the president doesn't get a lot of state dinners like this. [ dog barking ] ♪ [ bottles clink ] how often do you get to sneak out for a beer? >> president obama: very rarely. [ laughter ] well, first of all, i don't get to sneak out, period. >> anthony: right. >> president obama: but the -- once in a while, i'll take michelle out on a date night. the problem is, part of enjoying a restaurant is sitting with other patrons and enjoying the atmosphere. and too often we end up getting shunted into one of those private rooms in the back. >> anthony: well, i'm glad i could help and to many more cold beers. >> president obama: i appreciate it. absolutely. ♪ >> president obama: all right. you're going to have to -- >> anthony: i will walk you through. >> president obama:

i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. >>> president trump continues to tweet insults at the fbithis weekend he tweeted how can andrew mccabe the man in charge along with leaking james comey of the phony hillary clinton investigation, including her 33,000 illegally deleted e-mails be given $700,000 by clinton puppets during the investigation? richard painter responded using twitter on christmas eve to intimidate a witness, mccabe, in a criminal investigation is not a christian way to celebrate the holiday but it makes mr. mueller's job easier and that's a nice thing to do. merry christmas . he joins us now. good morning. belated merry christmas to you. >> good morning. >> let me ask about the idea that, yes, he is being dismissive. yes, he is sort of attacking the ability of these men to do their jobs. but does it go beyond the bar of tampering with a witness? does he create legal -- >> well, in and of -- yes. in and of itself i don't think this tweet would lead to a criminal charge in and of itself. but the problem is that this is part of a pattern of the president injecting him

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i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. >>> welcome back. the news that former national security adviser michael flynn is cooperating. >> according to the plea agreement, flynn's cooperation may include answering questions, providing sworn written statements. taking government, administered polygraph and participating in covert law enforcement activities. flynn discuss eed the natures o his call with kushner and mcfarland. however, documents show, flynn discussed some conversations with other, unnamed officials on the trump transition. flynn spoke with members of the transition team about conversations with the ambassador. >> did mike flynn ever discuss lifting sanctions in any of the conversation do's you know? >> i talked to general flynn yesterday. and the conversations that took place at that time, were, were not in any way related. to new u.s. sanctions. against russia or expulsion of diplomats. >> one of the purposes of the flynn's conversations was to reasure the kremlin that incoming administration was reverse the obama administratio

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i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. >>> trump watch. wednesday, december 20th, 2017.ds celebrating the winter solstice, the trump kins had their ritual today on the back steps of the white house. there we were, the men in what shi white shirts, lined up on the truman balcony to sing the song of their sun king, donald j. trump. men and women decked out in their sunday best saying things about the president they could either not possibly mean or that they have been forced by the trumpkins back home to believe and like it. look at this tax bill they're lauding and applauding. look at it. it's the largest transplant of money in the history of the republic. trillions of dollars being shoved up to the top to join where most of the money already sits. the cuts and corporate taxes joins the cuts already slashing around in corporate drawers. the big dollar cuts in the top tax rate. the elimination of the corporate minimum tax that makes companies pay at least something. that's gone. the huge cut in estate taxes, which mean millions more owned by the rich will be kept in their

i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. >>> this is interesting. the number one group in the country on billboard music charts is not who you might think it is. the singing nuns of the dominican sisters of mary have now attracted a growing legion of fans across the globe with their music this holiday season. nbc's catie beck has their interesting story on this christmas eve. ♪ gloria >> reporter: the hills of ann arbor, michigan, are alive with the sound of music. it echoes from this secluded convent in the woods, where inside, the dominican sisters of mary sing sacred songs. >> then sometimes i'll just stop and just kind of listen and go, this is so beautiful. this must be a little bit of heaven. ♪ >> reporter: for this order, song is more than a daily ritual. >> singing and music is just part of who we are. >> reporter: now a growing legion of fans from across the globe know just who they are. the sisters recently released their third album, "jesus joy of man's desiring," which quickly shot to the top of the classical music billboard charts, hold

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i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. >>> welcome back.be back on the air tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. as evident by this next story we're about to story you. this is not probably a story you would see on "morning joe." meghan markle joined her future family at christmas service. crowds gathered as she made her first public appearance with queen elizabeth and the family. elizabeth who is 91 and phillip 96 appeared in good health after missing last year's church service due to the flu. it was the first time the royals have included someone who is not yet part of the family in their holiday pra digss. in her annual christmas address the queen said she was looking forward to welcoming new members. >> we're on saysed. >> especially if you watch "the crown". >> do you follow the website "what kate wore"? >> i do not. >> i'm going to have to check it out. now you started a new internet addiction. >> we were august tall talking w we watch "the crown". >> next time we want to hear. >> the iq needs to come up a little. >> it's pretty low. >> focus

i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d.hat? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congress, we should grow the economy. not the debt. ♪ >>> welcome back to "morning joe." several republicans on the record about president trump's direct appeals to have them wrap up the russia investigations. jeff sessions, however, isn't saying nearly as much. here is what ranking democratic on the intel committee adam schiff said yesterday after the attorney general testified in a closed section. >> i do want to express my concern over his refusal to respond to what i think is a very important question. i asked the attorney general whether he was ever asked by the president to take any action that he felt would hinder the russia investigation, and he declined to answer the question. there is no privilege basis to decline to answer a question like that. if the president did not instruct him to take an action that would hipder the investigation, he should say so. if t

i'm thomas keller and this is my masterclass. >>> front of the usa "today," i'll tell you if i were running i'd be talking about right here. >> heidi's paper. >> there we go. where would you like me to put the paper? >> that one. put it back up. >> they're pointing. person pointing for you. >> all right. okay. government headed for $1 trillion deficit. now, kids, and i do mean kids, it gets worse, because this tax bill will take $1.5 to $2 trillion. regardless of what demagogues in the white house and both sides of the aisle tell you, medicare, medicaid j is going to consume every dime that goes washington takes in, and then you add the interest on the debt, and then suddenly we don't have money for anything else. guess what. if you're 20, if you're 25, even if you're 30, good luck when you're my age with tax bills. you're really going to have entitlement systems that have collapsed or you'll be paying 85% of everything you make to the federal government. with that happy news, i know nobody wants to hear about it. nobody ever wants to hear about it. that's why we have a $20 trillion debt th

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