going to buy wow jerald pleasure to have you on the show as always that was publisher of the trends journal and director of the trends research institute carrots lunch date. and with unemployment numbers so high and many americans giving up looking for work tis the season to be saving or so you might think turns out holiday sales are actually up this year by about one point nine percent but is it really time to be loading up that credit card with all those expensive gifts laurie harkness of the resident dot net took that question to the streets of the big apple . tis the season once again will this lousy economy affect your how it is this week let's talk about that in a moment it's ok not so much effected but that's a spend a lot of money for other european countries the moment yes so that's an effect right but personally you don't feel. you can enjoy your holidays and shop in portugal is a lot of trouble there with the money so you think people will have less shopping and different holidays not at all to me i mean holidays i'm from brazil so the economies are helping me. how is it helping

going to bite wow jerald pleasure to have you on the show as always that was publisher of the trends journal and director of the trends research institute. well wall street has faced the ire of protesters across the country for a couple of months members of the movement are calling out the wall street fat cats for contributing to the economic decline by being greedy and corrupt their. also angry that the same people seemingly get rewarded with big bonuses and while the movement has brought some attention to the issue of income inequality and corporate corruption there may be much more wall street doesn't want you to know about one columnist has evolved six shocking revelations about wall street secret government let's take a quick look at them. the first one the big banks and hedge funds were in much more trouble than we were led to believe number two wall street secret government made sure the largest banks would grow even larger aided by secret funding number three the bigger wall street becomes the more government it can buy the next wall street secret government serves to protect its own

what's happening with his money he's founder of trance research institute and publisher of the trends journal but if you recall he made a rather large splash when he came on our show in november on the fourteenth and told us how he got a phone call and found out that six figures according to him of his money in an account with lin waldock was with a trustee for m.f. global and he couldn't get any answers and he certainly couldn't get his money gerald welcome back to the show it's so nice to see you of course now we've seen a lot more heard some more from m.f. global former exacts so i don't know how much that really comforts someone like you one point two billion dollars of course is the estimate of what's missing the last time we spoke six figures of that you believed was yours trustees reportedly set in motion the return of four billion dollars in funds so we've heard have you heard if you're going to get your money back or has anything moved for you or has a move of course i put in the claim but that senate hearing lord is nothing more than a why it was that the white shoe boys get a free

journal tomorrow morning. at 7:452 mar eastern to be a real-estate president will discuss recent housing trends and their impact on the economy. a panel of reporters will talk about the latest in the presidential campaign. there will be a discussion on the unrest in russia following the parliamentary elections. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> not being afraid to tell people what i thought. the worst thing that you can do is let a senior head -- senior leader had done you wrong road, you should look at this. we should look at this from this perspective. we have an obligation and a duty to be good stewards. sometimes, you have to be courageous where there are candidates going up and down. i think i have a different perspective. >> marsha anderson on her life and career as the highest ranking african-american woman in the history of the army. which part of the u.s. constitution is important to you? that is our question in our competition. make a video 5-8 minutes long telling why the constitution is important to year. entries are due in 2012. there is a grand prize of $5,000. >> the

journal. the national association of realtors will discuss housing and mortgage trends and their impact on the:30, a panel of reporters will talk about the latest developments in the presidential campaign. there will be a discussion on political and social unrest in russia. washington journal airs every day beginning at 7:00 a.m. on c- span. tomorrow on c-span's "newsmakers" a freshman congressman from illinois joins us. he will also discuss and amend it that he recently co-authored that has to do with iran's central bank. the senate approve that measure 100-0. "newsmakers close " airs sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. >> i pride myself on telling people what i thought. the worst thing you can do is let a senior leader head down the wrong road. maybe we should take another look at this. maybe we should look at this from this perspective. people's lives could be at stake. we have an obligation and a duty to be good stewards. you have to be courageous in a meeting where everybody's head is going up and down. >> marsha anderson on her career as the highest ranking female african ameri

all of those bespeak to various trends that are happening that need to have big "j" journalism done to them, and i think they are having big "j" journalism done to them. >> and what about the 20-year-old who's twittering about waffles in his basement? is that something that should be followed by the news media? should they be paying attention? >> that's not news. that's not news. >> so there's a difference between what's on twitter and facebook and all these other social media-- >> no. there's some news on twitter and facebook, but not everything that's on twitter and facebook is news. and you know, you shouldn't just overly fret about it. >> but let me get back to something, that why there's roiling waters and why a lot of people in this room have an attitude about the media, one way or the other. conservatives in this country believe that the media was liberal for years, and they were right in this sense. not that the media was left wing. it was never left wing. it was always very establishment. it was always between the 40 yard lines, and the deviation between what you might call so

trend on crime. a survey by the journal pediatric finds one in three americans will be arrested by the time they're 23found 22% of youth would be arrested by the age of 23. they're now getting arrested for drugs and domestic violence. unlikely offenses in the 1960s. >>> there soon could be changes to the three strikes law. they want to place an initiative on the ballot to scale back the law. it wants to place restrictions on who qualifies. right now offenders could be give an life sentence in prison. the group says taxpayers would save tens of millions of dollars in the long run with a reduced prison population. they're trying to figure out what caused a small cessna plane to crash into an airport. firefighters rush to the scene to put out the flames. there's no word yet on any injuries. >>> this morning san jose police are urging people to be alert after reports that a biker accused of killing a fellow hells angel member was spotted back in town. they have credible information that 38-year-old steve ruiz was in san jose within the last few days. ruiz has been on the run since the shooting of steve to

journal. the national association of realtors' chief economist will discuss housing and mortgage trends and theiract on the economy. then, a panel of reporters will talk about the developments in the 2012 presidential campaign. in discussion on the social unrest in russia following the december parliamentary elections. washington journal begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. and medicaid fraud victim testified on wednesday about his seven-year effort to expose them. as a result, they agreed to pay $150 million of the company is not barred from participating in medicaid. tomorrow we will show a portion of that hearing. later, testimony from the attorney-general who appeared before the house committ a

the study suggests that trend will increase for those diagnosed with e esophageal cancer. it was published in the on line edition of the medical journal. >>> funeral for kim jong-il is scheduled for wednesday, they continue paying respecting with military sites, factories and buildings flying flags at half staff as part of the 11-day period of mourning. >>> from the man accused of scamming schools out of money to the one who got caught in the paving scheme. a look back at the biggest scamming stories. what caused customers to winds up outside the u.p.s. distribution center in denver. a special surprise santa has for one massachusetts mom, we'll be right back. ♪ when life gets busy... there are days where you want to give your immune system some support. try airborne. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. try airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! >>> do you know what mighty monday is? which stores are opening extra elly for the

trend, apparently. according to "wall street journal" the biggest heads of hair emma watson and justin bieber.many headlines white watson's stunned fans. the journalists says the hair stylists are getting inundated with these hair cuts. now, short hair hasn't all really been in for women in a while, so, this could be the start of a new trend, although, i do i have to wonder how many grown men are going to go in and say, can i get the bieber hair cut? >> i know this because he's out there so much, but bieber has a shorter hair cut now one than the one we were showing. >> that's what we're talking about. the shaggy hair cut was one thing and then when he got the short hair cut, that's what is the biggest talk in hollywood right now. he and emma watson's short hair. >> i'm seeing teenage girls, including, i have a niece 15 years old who has gone for the short hair cut. maybe it has been an influence. >> i think it looks fantastic. >> thank you, nischelle turner. >>> a follow up to a story we told you a while back. the delaurean in "back tine to future" was put up for a good cause. you would not b

journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. tomorrow on c-span 2, a discussion about economic trends of young adults and the ways the current economy impact the future's middle-class. you can watch starting at noon eastern on c-span2. and on c-span 3, a house foreign affairs committee on the global efforts to eliminate malaria and a look at vaccines. watch on c-span 3. >> it's so convenient to listen to c-span any time, anywhere,

the hot new trend for toys this holiliday season from a man who knows. i'll talk to the ceo of toys r us. the "wall street journal report" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, the w l "wall street journal report." now, maria bartiromo. >> here's what's making news as we headd into a new week on wal street. it appears a broad agreement for a new fiscal deal in the eurozone is taking shape. leaders on friday said they will agree to a plan with striricter rules in the united states. that would punish countries whose debts are too large. it would also boost the power of the funds hit with the debt cris crisis. britain is against the plan. it says its new r rules will thaten britain's financial services industry. >>> the markets broke a modest three-day rally on thursday, dropping sharply on the eu's ability to bail itself out. but the market rebounded on friday. a chastened and humbled john corsan testified before the committee. cor sarks n defended the firm's adjustments, suggeststed attritn and said he has no idea where 1 toi1$.2 billion of investor mon has gone. >> i simply.net

journal" technology editor julia angwin joins us concerning legislation on how internet users are tracked. >> host: we would like to introduce you to people who write about and think about telecommunications issues, internet trends and the public policy behind all of that. today, we are pleased we are pleased to introduce you to julia angwin. she is a senior technology editor with "the wall street journal." she joins us from our new york studio. ms. england there is a series in "the wall street journal," rather frequent series in "the wall street journal" called what they know. what is that serious about? >> guest: hi, thanks for having me on. of a series of what they know launched last year, and it's really about privacy in the digital age. we started off by wi

journal" live at 7:00 a.m. on swrvings span. tomorrow a discussion about the economic trends of young adults and the way the young economy could help the middle-class. you can watch live coverage starting at noon eastern on c-span2. and on c-span 3, a sub foreign affairs committee on the global efforts to eliminate malaria. watch live coverage starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> it's so streent listen to c-span any time anywhere, with the free c-span radio app, you get free streaming radio as well as all c-span television networks 24/7. you can listen to our programs including "q&a," "newsmakers," "the communicators" and "last word." on wednesday, the former communications director to former prime minister tony blair criticized the british press and talked about his relationship while serving under tony blair. the inquirey was established by david cameron followed by questions of cell phone hacking working for rupert murdoch. this is a little over two hours. >> please sit down and make yourself comfortable. >> your full name. >> alice stair john campbell. >> now, you're hear today to provide testimony. since then, four th

if the trend is in our favor do we let it speak for itself. steve moore is with the "wall street journalgood news on the unemployment numbers. we might see another dip in a month from now. let's keep our fingers crossed that the trend continues. we're out of the really severe jobs recession that we were in the summer, that is some good news. jenna: can we be confident by the way -- we are seeing fewer americans filing for unemployment. can we be confident that we are seeing people file for work, not just have people drop off not looking for work. >> we did see that on friday showing that the unemployment even came down but a lot of people dropped out of the labor force because they became discouraged workers, they are not even looking for work. we don't know for sure why the number dropped this week, but i think it's a little of both. jenna: take the good news until we are proven otherwise. that is a way to go into the end of the year, we want to see the trend improve. here we are with the payroll tax extension. when we have a trend in our favor for now what does that mean. >> at the end

trend, and the public policy behind all of that. today, we are pleased to introduce you to julia angwin. she is a senior technology editor with "the wall street journal". she joins us from our new york studio. there is a serious and "the wall street journal", a rather frequent series and "the wall street journal" called and what they know. what is that serious about? guest: hi. thanks for having me on. this series "what they know what clark launched last year -- launched last year, and it is really about privacy in the digital age. we started off by writing about how they're were all of these third parties who keep track of what you are doing on websites and transmit that information and use it for advertising. and we quickly found that was just the tip of the iceberg and we ended up doing a bunch of stores last year on all sorts of techniques people were using to track internet users on the web. and we also did, looked into how they are tracking people through apps on iphones. we unveiled a situation where facebook was inadvertently transmitting information about its users' identities to dozens of companies. and so we ended up basically finding ours

trend car of the year. ♪ and i think it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ >>> newt gingrich's new commanding lead in the nbc news/"wall street journal change in his life. that is if you believe newt gingrich. >> how are you different than you were when you were speaker? >> oh, i think i'm much more mature than i was when i was speaker. >> the man who in 1997 started the coup that made newt gingrich resign from the speakership and house of representatives thinks gingrich has changed, too. >> he's been out of government for a long time. he's matured as a person. he's reattached himself to his faith. the coup started in my office. obviously the guy doesn't hold grudges. i think he's leveled out as a person. all of us, even his worst critics would say newt is a guy that can really hold a room, a very smart fellow. >> senator lindsey graham stopped short of endorsing newt gingrich. and yesterday newt gingrich actually signed his name to a pledge that he has changed. he signed the controversial family leaders pledge that had been submitted to republican presidential candidates months ago in iowa. in the pledge, gingrich affirms, "my stron

. >> according to "the wall street journal," they had the fastest rising searches for celebrity hair cuts on google. we'll see if this sparks a trend in the new year. >> two "ls," and two "ts." >> you know how many time they butcher my name? >>> kanye west may be moving to london. the hip-hop star will be moving to the u.k. to focus on his new clothing label, d.w., which made its debut at paris fashion week in the fall. kanye moved to italy last year to study with fendi. for the reviews for his first collection, he may have -- >> he makes incredible music. >> he wants to do it all, dan. >>> a man who does it all for us, every day, he's freezing outside. sam? >> the iceberg party is happening already. give a hand for everybody out here this morning. you guys out here, it's amazing. by the way, we are the only morning show that can call times square home. basically, the new year's party goes on in our backyard. let's get to the boards. here's what's happening. a couple of things out there. the snow that buffalo. i know the snow that buffalo picked up last night. you're 30 inches below normal for the season. but this cold air is a sig

journalism. what's this all about? >> guest: people ask me that question of time. it's pretty much as it says. i am a numbers guy, not so much computational, but i may trend spotter and i use charts to visualize those trends. and i use this charts in my opinion pieces. i kind of build the opinion of the chart. for me, the data comes first. i don't decided that i'm going to talk about a subject and then go out and look for data. i really do search for data first and see if it's something interesting and something that kind of agrees with an opinion that i have reserved conference. so it surprises me and i could surprise my readers. and i built out from there. c-span: started reading you won saturday's -- open up this saturday times on the op-ed page there's always a big chart on there. when was it decided that they wanted you to do this? >> guest: i guess i started almost three years ago, and i left the times to become our director for national geographic magazine. it was kind of fan untenable situation that i never moved to washington dc. the magazine is in d.c.. i commuted from brooklyn to washington to revive a single dad. i have three kids. i had three

trend. >> this seems to be more prevalent in females and not as prevalent in males. >> in the "twilight" book? >> reporter: this study was published in the "journalerts say more research needs to be done to find out just how prevalent vocal fry is and what the long-term effects on the vocal cords may be. >> donuts and cookies. >> okay. >> reporter: in the meantime, keep your eye out for that cricky low voice known as vocal fry. >> it is just so embarrassing to like catch someone. >> i think that's it. it's that deep -- kim kardashian sort of has it. you sort of drop your voice like this. i can also do valley girl. >> is there anything equivalent in men? >> no, there isn't. what's interesting, it's almost a women's affectation of sort of wanting to be in so we've seen these trends and this like, you know, it's like you hear someone say, ah, it's so fabulous and then suddenly you hear "fabulous" everywhere. that sort of cool thing like this. girls will pick it up because it makes them feel part of a macro culture. you are just not hip enough to be there. >> thank you very much. >>> up next a face-lift for facebook. an exclusive first look at the wa

trending. host: matthew strawn is the chair of the iowa republican party. guest: thank you, peter. >> lots more from iowa tomorrow morning on "washington journal." also tomorrow, a round table with the minneapolis mayor, who is also vice chairman of the democratic national committee. also part of that roundtable, a political columnist with the dow morning register. we will talk about the demographics of iowa voters. washington journal starts tomorrow and every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. next up, we're going to take you out to the blue strawberry coffee company in iowa. rick perry is scheduled to appear as part of his bus tour ahead of the two state caucuses. this is his second stop of the day. we understand he will be coming into the coffee shop in just a moment. the campaign has several other events planned for today as well. this is the second live event we have planned for you today. later on, we will be at a campaign event with mitt romney. we are waiting for rick perry, live on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [applause] ♪ [inaudible] [applause] >> hello,

trend car of the year. ♪ and i think it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ >>> welcome back to "morning joe." time now for the must-read opinion pages. we'll start with the "wall street journal got a book coming out next month. as china rises, a new u.s. strategy. a great power that allows itself to be preoccupied only with the problems today is likely to end up mired in the conflicts of yesterday. a great power must be guided by a longer range strategic vision. for the united states, the central challenge over the next decades will be used to revitalize itself accommodating china's rising global status. a successful u.s. effort to enlarge the west, making it the world's most stable and democratic zone would seek to combine power with principle. a cooperative, larger west extending from north america and europe through eurasia, all the way to japan and south korea would enhance the appeal of the west east core principles for other cultures thus encouraging the gradual emergence of a universal, democratic, political culture. >> that's taken from foreign affairs article that he's going to be published in january and february. his book comes out, though, in january. >> late jan