. >> and kwanzaa started on december 26th. it runs for about one week until january 1st. >> and we get to ring in the new year. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." and have a wonderful, wonderful day.

today is the fourth day of kwanzaa. the museum celebrated by holding a family fun day. the celebration included an african marketplace, craft activities, and a kwanzaa ceremony. it is in connection with the exhibit. the theme this year was "a child shall lead them." >> we have always had some sort of kwanzaa celebration or family day. normally, we have had the adults do the programming. we decided it would be neat showing the kids doing civic activities. i thought it would be nice for them to leave the day. >> kwanzaa is celebrated through january 1. still to come on 11 years, and mothers outraged after she says her special needs son of was forgotten on the bus for a all day. what she says needs to change. >> police say they have a suspect in custody in the depth of a man shot in front of a subway train. that story when we continue. how do you always have my favorite coffee? girl: well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase, and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >>

it had the kids dancing and everybody learning about kwanzaa. >> kwanzaa is a celebration of building community. there are seven days and each day represents some aspect of building community throughout the year. >> reporter: these musicians talked about the principles, unity, self-determination, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. >> we celebrated how our people came together and learned to speak another language, learned to sing different songs. >> reporter: kwanzaa's roots lie in africa but many in america say they are still learning about the celebration. >> i learned the journey of the slaves coming from africa, and i've got bits and pieces of that through my education. >> reporter: san francisco city hall recognized the first day of kwanzaa. >> in time of commemoration of its past and it's excellence, our and an says tess. >> we learned about our cultural and spite you'll significant each of us bring to the table. >> reporter: back in sausalito, one parent said she wants her multi-racial daughter to learn about the holiday. >> i want her to be culturally aware

. >>> coming up, another holiday begins today where you can take part in the bay area's largest kwanzaa celebration. >>> set back for california educators looking for help. >>> good morning welcome back everybody. 4:54. a little rain in san francisco that is heading to oakland and alameda, full forecast coming a bit of a break in the rain ahead, that's all it is, a break. >> happy kwanzaa. the first day of the seven day festival honoring african-american heritage and culture in the bay area the largest celebration for families will get underway at 10 at the discovery museum in sausalito. the festival was created in 1966 by cal-state university professor. kwanzaa focuses on seven principles, unity, purpose, creativity and faith. >> wonderful, the season continues, as does the rain. we'll check in with mike. >> you say that with such bated breath. >> yes, sorry to sound negative. >> i understand, you are not the only one talking about it. great highway getting light shower across the golden gate to the marin headlands here's the rain on the bayside of san francisco across the bay bridge t

you can still be festive, because it is kwanzaa. it started yesterday and runs until january 1. >> if you don't know, kwanzaa is a secular celebration to honor african-american heritage. it's been celebrated in the u.s. since 1967. karen jordan has more. >> reporter: drums signal the start of kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of african heritage and culture among african-americans. this is the 18th year that malcolm x college is hosting a kwanzaa observance, and organizers say it gets larger every year. >> it's about the history, about families coming together so that they can be with each other and share and talk about where we've come from, where we are now and where we must go as a people. >> reporter: kwanzaa is based on seven principles, and each day is dedicated to one of those principles. families seem to be taking it to heart. different generations celebrating together. steven flowers brought his niece and nephew. >> i think it's important for young african-americans to understand and know about their culture. >> i think us c

as many as 1500 visitors were expected to attend the 15th annual kwaunza kickoff celebration. >> kwanzaa is a celebration of building community. there are seven days and each one of the days represents some aspect of building community throughout the year. >> kwanzaa is a non-religious, non-political celebration of african american culture and heritage that begins on december 26th and continues through january 1st. >>> san francisco's 26th annual christmas tree recycling program is set to start next week. today, workers from treecology demonstrated how effectively the chippers work. they will begin picking up trees suburb side on january 2nd and continue on regularly scheduled garbage days until january 15th. the trees should be cleared of all decorations, must be placed next to the trash bins by 6 a.m. on pickup day. any tree that's over 6 feet tall must be cut in half. >>> the spirit of holidays was still in view this morning. volunteers spent the morning serving an after christmas day breakfast. volunteers yesterday served 5,000 christmas meals. >>> severe weather in the south and mid

happy kwanzaa, today is the first day of the seven day festival honoring african-american heritage and culture in the bay area largest celebration for families got underway an hour ago at the bay area discovery museum in sausalito. kwanzaa focuses on unity, purpose, creativity and tpaeufgt. >>> still ahead -- the search for the honor of this lost wedding ring found on the side of i-80 in the sierra. >> could it belong to someone in the bay area? we'll be right back. >>> coming up on katie michael j. fox. then michael finney has the best money saving options for a home theater system. then at 5, keeping a close watch over a leaking levee. work being done to keep a creek interest flooding again. >>> now a christmas story waiting for a happy ending. snow chain installer douglas was working on east 80 near kingville, he saw a man jogging he was in panic. >> he lost his wedding ring it fell while he was installing chains without gloves. >> he says after the man drove off with his wife, he decided to help. >> i decided to look for the ring, because i knew where it was approximately, i was hu

kwanzaa started in 1965 after the watts riots. now more than 40 years later there are efforts to broaden its reach as a universal celebration. >> because based on principles it's a holiday for everybody on the planet. >> the first day celebrates unity what. better example than music? >> it's just something that has been our soul and is is a language. >> the. >> i love it. >> recognize that, they'll come together as one, one unity. one community. >> in sausalito, abc 7 news. >> fabulous, happy kwanzaa, everyone. >> yes. >> and we've got a break. >> yes. so nice to seat sun for a change. we'll see more sunshine tomorrow, enjoy the break. talking about the next storm in just a moment. i'll show you a live picture right now. we're looking towards san francisco. bundle up tonight. let's check out live doppler 7 hd now. it's quieted down as you look at live doppler 7 hd. showers popping up with light returns as you can see here. it's all winding down. chain controls remain in effect for highway 50. snow is finding down. tomorrow morning

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woman: this story is called my first kwanzaa book. now, we did some kwanzaa activities today. did everybody help with the planting? yeah. we planted some plants. that was just to talk about a kwanzaa day that celebrates purpose and activity and being busy. and we made some food, didn't we? hendrick: do we regularly offer the opportunity for discussion and activities about our children's cultural and gender identity? but keep in mind that even though inclusion of materials and activities is important, this kind of thing is just the beginning. it just scratches the surface. what really matters is the respect and liking teachers model when dealing with the other adults and children. so far, we've seen a number of ways to promote a positive attitude towards cultural diversity by highlighting cultural heritage and individuality. our second aim is to emphasize that no matter what culture one is from, all children share common needs and characteristics. children not only need to have their cultural uniqueness welcomed and valued, they also need to realize that different people have m

kwanzaa focuses on seven principle, including unity, purpose, creativity and faith. >>> 5:53. it is going to be a wet one out there for a lot people this morning. >> incredible math skills there, thank you. has the forecast. >>> live doppler 7 hd showers from alameda, san leandro across the san mateo bridge towards foster city, redwood city san mateo all sliding southeast all of us are going to get touched by a shower maybe more than one today, all of this is heading south too watch out for l.a., san diego, palm springs, best chance of snow in the seer that today, 36 in -- in the sierra today. four to seven inches of fresh powder above 7,000 feet. you need chains everywhere. >> both 50 and 80 chains required now headed to the sierra no road closures. closer to home, busy conditions, no problems, no delays, everybody is at limit, 80 westbound under university the overpass there into the berkeley curve and macarthur maze moving at the limit, no problems across the golden gate bridge it is wet, you can see rain as you make your way south out of the waldo tunnel into san francisco

. >>> a celebration of african-american culture marked the first day of kwanzaa at chicago's malcolm x college. the holiday runs through january 1st. each day, a different candle is lit to celebrate one of the seven principles of kwanzaa, which include unity, faith, creativity, self-determination, purpose, economics and labor. >>> well, a 5-year-old denver boy was heartbroken after discovering racy photos on his favorite christmas gift. >> i said, dad, this dss has porn on it. >> we're not quite sure how the boy knew what porn was, but anyway, the store owners took back the refurbished nintendo device and gave the boy a new one with several age-appropriate games. >>> finally, surfing great lakes style. a couple of cleveland thrill-seekers braved blizzard-like conditions to catch a few waves on lake erie. the pair battled frigid water temperatures, wind gusts of 35 miles per hour and whatever waves the december winter storm could stir up. brave guys. >>> a busy day after christmas in the nba. the new york knicks playing back-to-back games found themselves without star carmelo anthony

today was the fourth day of kwanzaa. they celebrated by holding family fun days. it included in african marketplace, musical performances, and a ceremony with storytelling. this year's theme was, a child shall lead them. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast. >> like i said at the top of the show, we lucked out today. if you were rooting for the big snow, this storm stolen away from us. either way, this nor'easter is pounding the folks in new england. on the backside, the winds are whipping up coming out of the north and northeast and whipping in the cold air at home. over the next 24 hours, those winds will pick up 25 to 30 miles an hour. we just had a 26 mile per hour gusts at the airport. 23 in westchester -- that is producing wind chills of the lower end of the 20's. the wind chill in parkton is 22. 27 in edgewood. it will probably drop into the teens by late tonight after midnight. be prepared. the actual temperatures are in the low to mid 30's. there will probably be some re- freeze. although the wind is driving a lot of that. i doubt there will be hug

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kwanzaa culminates with a feast and gift giving. santa left something special in missouri. the newborns were wrapped in christmas stockings this year. the hospital says it creates a warm and festive environment for families at a hospital. that is really cute. sometimes to attract the ladies', a direct approach may work best. you cannot get much more blunt than 82-year-old sandy of oregon. he wants a wife and wants everyone to know it. he figures an unconventional approach may work a dent in his favor. he often forgets he is wearing the sign. >> i'd like to apply for your leftovers. of ladies? you're looking for a wide? >> oh, yes. >> the lucky lady must be older than 60, love books, and have a sense of humor he says he will bend on one roll. >> it a gorgeous 40 or 50 year- old came along and said i am too young but i want to do this, i would probably do it. >> he had been married three times and divorced three times but does not think that to be a red flag for potential companions. hopefully he will never after -- have to resolve differences like people in peru are accustom

. >> kwanzaa. >> i'm going to get wasted. >> all you have to do is head over to rightthisminute.com and click on -- >> best of rtm. >>> i thinkt's to er this week this story blew our minds. >> i just told the guy i wouldn't do it. >> mike and his team from 1028 designs were skyping with this mysterious masked man. with a voice scrambler saying that he was requesting a custom projectionion map deejay both, was going to put down as deposit for $36,000. the masked man shows up with the contract and money. walks out. mike and his team can't believe it. they skype with the guy again. >> [ inaudible ]. >> he says i'm going to show up and give you a littles taste of our music. show up with this giant truck and speakers and two masked guys and play the music. ♪ >> no one knows who these guys are. mike doesn't know who this band is. everyone ons the internet is trying to figure out what the heck is going on right now. right this minute we have mike from 1028 designs. this story is crazy. do you have any idea who this might be at this point? >> i have no idea who it is. in fact, after we heard

involved in our coverage throughout the course of the year, from all the -- >> greg: happy hanukkah, happy kwanzaa. we get them all. i like to be specific sometimes. i like to give a little personal love. >> tim: you cannot say that enough. does this mean i've got to pick up the check again next week? >> greg: yeah, of course. [laughing] >> greg: i thought you knew. >> tim: there is thomas. a well designed play to get an open three for their best perimeter shooter but sadly that's been the tone of the entire second half, and thomas with an air ball. >> greg: oftentimes you see a team consistently miss these open shots. a lot of shooting has to do with rhythm, and defensively kansas has disrupted the timing and the spacing for ohio state this entire game, so they've never felt comfortable making jump shots from the perimeter. >> tim: jamari traylor at the free-throw line. here is the ohio state schedule and, of course, they take on all comers and in a league that is so strong, after the nonconference game, nebraska, at illinois, at purdue. by the way, iowa. how about the job fran mccaffery. he has

involved in our coverage throughout the course of the year from all the -- >> greg: happy hanukkah, happy kwanzaa. we get them all. i like to be specific sometimes. i like to give a little personal love. >> tim: you cannot say that enough. does this mean i've got to pick up the check again next week? >> greg: yeah of course. [laughing] >> greg: i thought you knew. >> tim: there is thomas. a well designed play to get an open three for their best perimeter shooter but sadly that's been the tone of the entire second half and thomas with an air ball. >> greg: oftentimes you see a team consistently miss these open shots. a lot of shooting has to do with rhythm and defensively kansas has disrupted the timing and the spacing for ohio state this entire game so they've never felt comfortable making jump shots from the perimeter. >> tim: jamari traylor at the free-throw line. here is the ohio state schedule and, of course, they take on all comers and in a league that is so strong, after the nonconference game nebraska, at illinois, at purdue. by the way, iowa. how about the job fran mccaffery. he has done

. >>> today is the first celebration of the kwanzaa celebration. it was started by the chairman of the black steud at cal state university's long beach. the holiday ends on january 1st. >>> the day after christmas and persuasive -- and places like the canada and the united kingdom it's boxing day. traditionally this is the day that service workers would receive gifts from their employers. in the 1980s the holiday turned into a shopping day that resembled black friday in the united states. >>> president barack obama had a pretty good 2012. he won reelection and then saw his signature healthcare law upheld in the u.s. supreme court. now readers of cnn.com have named the president cnn's most intriguing person of 2012. he was also named time magazine's person of the year. >>> the ravens, they're heading to the playoffs and now you can get your hands on some tickets but there aren't very many to go around. ravensravens and the wildcard playoff tickets go on sale this friday morning at 10:00 in the morning. don't bother lining up at the bank to get your

it it's just about a bunch of guys stealing money left right and center and calling it some kind of kwanzaa. i love the work when i go in this country just it just sounds you know from the first q. go and sort of thing oh it's a quiet go. to steal from the public in the name of private enterprise. so how much worse is this going to get how much better in two thousand and thirteen by the way for the poverty barons well well almost all other departments are cutting spending ministers have committed to increase in defense budget which will rise by thirty five percent in real terms in the next three years or more than three billion pounds per year worse than austerity where is the austerity it's not for the. it's not for the food the demo for the dome the direction flock and. the game you know all of christmas traditions the start of germany hundreds of years ago we can end the show on christmas day it's going now going to be hot and fox and she slipped and she mocked and. i mean that's german for these are dumb and bon i was not an irishman well these dumb efforts have done a lot of work in af

. >>> -- number five, today is the first day of kwanzaa, the seven day festival honors african-american heritage and culture. here in the bay area celebration gets underway at 10:00 at the""rhy discovery musm in sausalito. >>> time check of your forecast. >>> live doppler 7 hd showing scattered showers that will continue throughout the better part of today. they haven't caused delays at sfo, oakland nor san jose we'll keep an eye on it. breaks in the cover now. partly sunny today, chance of showers all day, temperatures in the low to mid 50s. >>> quiet week since we have ak short week and holiday week, bay bridge toll no delays, no metering lights yet. if you are traveling on 80 westbound through berkeley, headlight there is, you are crowded but still moving into the macarthur maze no major delays there. first reports of an accident westbound san mateo bridge, beware of that at theÑí[x2 toll.  napa where terry mcsweeney has been reporting all morning of flooding at highway 12, Ñs reopened. >> that just in. the abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic

and is there not an appreciation for the jewish holidays, kwanzaa, the christmas holiday? >>neil: no, jut our future. but, folks we may not make it to the holidays because by our count, and this is my count, so i see no deal in place in two days this may not be a deal because it takes more days to mark a bill up, conference it out, and get a vote done to say nothing of the president ultimately signing it. are you worried? no fear, citizens, citizens are watching and now i have help. here is a co-have hero, our producer. good to see you, yesterday, my good friend. you are the robin of finance. >>guest: as long as i don't have to wear tights. >>neil: why is it crucial that a deal get constructed in the next couple of days. explain the whole process. >>guest: the key is getting a bill so they can startup the operations. it will be tough to tell it to the democrats and republicans in the house of representatives but it takes a while to write the bill. they will go through a menu option, a cafeteria set of options from the super committee and the simpson-bowles report and some

maybe they are hoping to be the first in line for hanukkah gifts, christmas gifts, kwanzaa gifts. i don't know. will rain delay that shopping? >> not really. we are going to have a few breaks today. we are looking at an active end of the workweek. right now cloud cover in san francisco keeping temperatures much much milder. we are at nearly 50 degrees this morning. light rain off to the north in santa rosa. sun wi sunrise 7:19. 9 hours 33 men's of daylight. as we look at live doppler 7 h. d. this morning talk about a little bit of rain in santa rosa you can see a few returns up here towards napa very light. that will be the order of the day today as we are in between our next weather system that arrives late tonight. so few light returns here. we could see a shower with the atmosphere so moist under the warm frontal sector of this next system. it sets the stage for what is ahead a colder air mass not as cold behind the front when the clouds clear we get the very very cold conditions. that should happen. 43 in fairfield in temperatures anywhere from 3-14 degrees milder this morning

i am impressed by the consistency in which the kwanzaa , the season that is celebrated and it is coming up again in december of this year, it is a move in the right direction. but i think that a lot of depth is required in the approach of african-americans. the only way to do it is not just in the classroom. it is also to seize the opportunity of visiting africa. the real africa. but the french africa. nor the air of africa. not the british africa. but there are places on the african continent, whether they have been to certain areas or not, they can say that they can feel and smell and taste africa. to go there and sit at the feet of the leaders, the cultural leaders, spiritual leaders, just to expose yourself, it is almost like a kind of osmosis in which you actually invite the totality -- you understand for a change, the comprehensive nature of the cultures which animates such a society. and from which the artists, the architects, not the soufflÉ, opportunistic slogans, all that kind of thing, the rhetoric for the personality. no, it is just among the people. when you find in there

whatever, you know, kwanzaa, i don't care. i wanted jon home to his parents. they started to be clients of mine. i'm not a hero. i'm just a lawyer who really got retained to be service but we became good friends with the family. they are great. you you guys helped a lot. >> judge jeanine: thanks for joining us this evening. >> thanks to you and to everybody. >> judge jeanine: thank you. and, of course, coming up, ten days until this country goes over the fiscal cliff. how many of you out there really know what that means? you will be surprised by some of the answers we got when we asked you to explain. ♪ >> judge jeanine: the countdown is now days. in ten days barring a last minute deal, the country goes over the fiscal cliff. sounds scary but how many of you you even know what the fiscal cliff is? fox jesse waters from the o'reilly show went out on the streets to find out. take a look. ♪ free falling >> the fiscal cliff i keep hearing about, where is this cliff? >> i absolutely have no idea what you are talking about. really sorry. >> it is in congress. >

. >>> today is the first day of kwanzaa. for some, it meant time to dance. this celebration at the bay area discovery museum featured a lot of music, some art, and a discussion of african american culture. >>> the warriors were unified today as they took on the jazz. >> yes, they were. the warriors continued to do their best this year to prove they're not the warriors of old. lopsided wins in utah are not something that have come along with any frequency. both teams in a feisty mood from the get go. gets the attention of derrick favors. technical fouls dished out. once again, jack was a force coming off the bench. 2 of 3 beyond the arc. the warriors led by 5 after a quarter. continued to build on that lead. they run the floor here. curry with the assist to thompson. he will get the hoop despite the foul. thompson had 15. it was curry who led the team in scoring in this one. curry drives to the hoop and gets it to go high off the glass as he's fouled. they limit the jazz to just 83. in a 94-83 win. the warriors, 19-10. >>> bad news today for the 49ers who are

. >>> today is the first day of kwanzaa. for some, it meant time to dance. this celebration at the bay area discovery museum featured a lot of music, some art, and a discussion of african american culture. >>> the warriors were unified today as they took on the jazz. >> yes, they were. the warriors continued to do their best this year to prove they're not the warriors of old. lopsided wins in utah are not something that have come along with any frequency. both teams in a feisty mood from the get go. gets the attention of derrick favors. technical fouls dished out. once again, jack was a force coming off the bench. 2 of 3 beyond the arc. the warriors led by 5 after a quarter. continued to build on that lead. they run the floor here. curry with the assist to thompson. he will get the hoop despite the foul. thompson had 15. it was curry who led the team in scoring in this one. curry drives to the hoop and gets it to go high off the glass as he's fouled. they limit the jazz to just 83. in a 94-83 win. the warriors, 19-10. >>> bad news today for the 49ers who are

. >>> today is the first day of kwanzaa. there was a free concert to kick off the holiday. the tradition dates back to the '60s to honor family, community and culture. the festival continues through january 1. >>> starbucks getting political. the could have the chain is chain is asking workers in the d.c. area to write "come together" on the cups to suggest to lawmakers to come it a budget deal and avoid the "fiscal cliff." >>> unexpectedly falling in the naughty list. christmas present that became a family's triple x surprise. >> for christmas yesterday, a lot of you tried to take those presents outside and met one some rainfall. but today we are looking at different conditions. how long does the dry stick around? i have your seven-day forecast all the way to next year coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a min

this is only one piece of what we have to do before we leave for christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa, every other holiday that is coming up. the other part of it of course is to avoid going over the cliff. you have heard much of what would happen if we do. let's dwell instead on what would happen if we do not go over it. there is so much evidence for the markets and the consumers. there is so much good. that is why we were leased to receive every poor yesterday about the president sticking with his big and bold, balanced approach. it said we have to create jobs and infrastructure, etc. we have to make cuts, but in order to get her from here in terms of you do facing -- in terms of reducing the deficit -- we call upon the republicans to come to the table to get this job done. we're are there to supply votes to pass this when they come to an agreement. first and foremost, we would hope that the speaker would say that we are scheduling a middle income tax cut next week. again, elections have consequences. the president campaigned. he made it very clear that he was supporting tax cuts for the m

i'm impressed by the consistent the with which the quiet the, the kwanzaa season is celebrated in the united states. i believe it's coming up again in december this year. it is a move in the right direction. but i think a lot greater depth is required in the approach of african-americans. the only way to do it is not just in the classrooms. it's also to seize the opportunity of visiting africa, the real africa, not the french africa, not the arab africa, not the british africa, but there are places on the african continent in which even when european visitors to the end to south africa or some other places say yes, now i can see them all, feel, taste africa in those places exist. and to go there and sit at the feet of the leaders, the cultural leaders, spiritual leaders, just to express yourself is almost kind of like awesome essays in which you actually invite the totality. you understand the comprehensive nature of the cultures, which animates such society and from which the artists, the builders, architects, even the true statesmen draw the energy. not simply the opportunistic slog

whatever, you know, kwanzaa, i don't care. i wanted jon home to his parents. they started to be clients of mine. i'm not a hero. i'm just a lawyer who really got retained to be service but we became good friends with the family. they are great. you you guys helped a lot. >> judge jeanine: thanks for joining us this evening. >> thanks to you and to everybody. >> judge jeanine: thank you. and, of course, coming up, ten days until this country goes over the fiscal cliff. how many of you out there really know what that means? you will be surprised by some of the answers we got when we asked you to explain. ♪ try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >> judge jeanine: the countdown is now days. in ten days barring a last minute deal, the country goes over the fiscal cliff. sounds scary bu

forget about that "silent night holy night" jazz or kwanzaa orhan a traditions or even year-end reflection. christmas then was all about what i got or in my case didn't get. thankfully, somewhere along the line i got it. i don't need anything. and the reminders are everywhere. hurricane sandy. seeing neighbors ravaged, homes washed away and neighbors sifting through debris for treasured family pictures. then last week the shooting in newtown, as the news broke it felt like the entire country stopped for a moment and got its priorities straight. what do we need? it's simple: loved ones, good health, a place to call home, food, clothing, a job and some wonderful memories. when i used to ask my mom what she wanted for christmas year after year she'd give the same weary response "love and peace." and i'll roll my eyes and say "okay, but what can i get you from macy's? now i get it. love and peace and giving to people in need. that's all i want for christmas from now on. i love math! but two ipads means two data plans? that's crazy. maybe not. with at&t mobile share, adding an ipad is just $10

i am impressed by the consistency which with the kwanzaa season is celebrated in the united states. i believe it's coming up again in december this year. it is a move in the right direction. but i think a lot of depth is required in the approach of african-americans. the only way to do it is not just in the classrooms, also too seize the opportunity, i think, of visiting africa, the real africa, not the french africa, nor the arab africa, not the british africa, but there are places on the african continent in which even when european visitors who have been to south africa or been to some other places, when they enter the city they say, ah-ha, i can smell and feel and taste africa, and those places exist, and to go there and sit feet of the leaders, the cultural leaders, spiritual leaders, just to expose yourself. it's almost like a kind of osmosis in which you actually imbibe the totality, you understand the comprehensive nature of the cultures which animate such societies, and from which he artists and builders, architects, even the rule, not this opportunistic slogans like the mo

there's also kwanzaa and hanukkah. christianity has to be equal to everybody else. that's why you feel like you are being attacked all the time because you have been put on the pedestal. stuart: you really are beginning to look offended. >> i'm offended because you guys are asking me questions and not answering it. that's disrespectful. stuart: what was the name, madeline murray o'hare? >> founded america atheists. we should try not to offend people. that doesn't mean -- stuart: i got to you. >> of course you did. you're not letting me speak and it does get to me. stuart: you offended me with your billboard. one last question. >> yeah, go ahead. stuart: is it true that madeline murray o'hare has a tombstone somewhere and on it is wriiten atheist, all dressed up and nowhere to go. is that true? >> no, i don't believe that's true. stuart: i thought not. >> i want to wish you and everybody a happy holidays. you're not an atheist, be out to -- be nice to an atheist near you. if you are an atheist, come out to your family, they need to know who you are. >> thank you very

apple already delivered you your christmas, your kwanzaa, hanukkah presents already early. look at performance of the company that it delivered this year so far. shares are up about 30%. as we all know, the issued a dividend in the july quarter, $2.65 per share, per quarter. first time since 1995. apple doesn't have to do anything. it has a lot of money t has the ability to do so. we know apple doesn't go the way of corporate america in any way, shape or form. 121 billion bucks sitting on in their cash coffers. that number is expected to double to 250 billion by 2015. they have to spend it somehow. they will probably raise their dividend. that is something that analysts are talking about, to happen in 2013. but the special dividend, ahead of this, this fiscal tax, cliff tax cliff. lori: we're with you. >> not going to happen. just not going to happen. there is no incentive to do so. lori: except for the fact shares evaporated so much from the $700 peak, right? >> yeah. the special dividend shows some assertiveness, financial strength, yes we have all the cash we can put it

. >> boy, wouldn't that be a great holiday-christmas present, christmas-kwanzaa, hanukkah, everything. thank you, alison kosik. >>> other top stories. house speaker john boehner expected to meet with reporters in an hour. the event comes with just 25 days until that fiscal cliff deadline. both sides of the aisle resumed talks thursday. first time that's happened all week. and comes and comes one day after president obama and speaker boehner talk bid telephone. >>> in japan a tsunami warning has been lifted. a 7.3 magnitude quake struck at sea 300 miles from tokyo. a small tsunami was triggered while a building shook in the capital city. happened almost in the same area along the northeastern coast devastated by a earthquake two years guy. >>> attorneys for george zimmerman are suing nbc universal for characterization of him in reporting on the trayvon martin shooting death. lawsuit claims nbc edited 911 recordings to make it appear that zimmerman was racist. nbc says it disputes the accusations and plans to defend itself in court. >>> on every flight, you have to power down your gadge

. >> this is a war on kwanzaa. >> stephanie: the good news for you eric, less work at the end of the year. you can go back to your template from ten years ago. who is going to remember the same article? [ laughter ] all right eric boehlert, see you next week, honey. thank you. >> bye-bye. [ applause ] >> stephanie: okay. let's see. dale in illinois. you're on the "the stephanie miller show." hi, dale. >> caller: good morning. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: i have tried -- i called you guys a few weeks ago and i continued calling republicans to say you know, work with this president. if they're willing to move, you know to cut entitlements here and there, you should agree to tax the rich a little more. can they raise it to a million dollars? i mean i know people that make $250,000 a year on paper and they're not very wealthy people. you know, they're people that live in the neighborhoods down the street from me. they're struggling. if they got taxed any higher, they would be going out of business and the employees -- >> stephanie: dale, they were taxed at that rate during the

is there not an appreciation for the jewish holidays, christmas holiday, kwanzaa, all the days families come around, bonding rituals, important to the strength of our society, do we not care about that? the american people do and they want to shop for it. they want to have family dinners and they want to exchange gifts as is the tradition, but they really don't know if they are going to be able to pay the bills in january that they -- for the purchases in december. the president has been very clear, democrats have agreed to $1.6 trillion in cuts. much of it voted on -- all of it voted on already either in the budget control act or in the -- other actions taken by this congress in the course of this congress. we have already taken up -- savings of over $1 trillion, redirected savings in medicare to prolong its life and to increase benefits. that would be a $700 billion in the affordable care act, and another another $400 billion in the president's budget. we are committed to that. where are the tax cuts? where are the tax cuts for the middle class that would inject demand into the econom

are saying look if you are going to put the christmas stuff out you need to include everything, the kwanzaa they are not saying don't put anything out at least the guy on o'reilly was saying that the other night. that's the argument. >> they want the nativity scene removed specifically. let us know how you feel about this. there is the email address friends@foxnews.com or ff weekend on twitter. >> let's do a fox news alert. south korea responding to new reports that north korea will launch long range rockets starting in december. south korea calling the decision a grave provocation that will have international implications. north korea news agency reporting the rockets will shoot off between december 10th and 22nd in order to launch a satellite. the country reportedly tried launching a long-range rocket back in april but it broke apart after liftoff. it's been criticized as a ballistic missile test which goes against a united nations ban. terrifying moments for an oregon man in hawaii after he felt a tug on his leg. you know where this is going. 61-year-old tom kennedy looked down and saw a

is there not an appreciation for the jewish holidays, christmas holiday, kwanzaa, all the days families come around, bonding rituals, important to the strength of our society, do we not care about that? the american people do and they want to shop for it. they want to have family dinners and they want to exchange gifts as is the tradition, but they really don't know if they are going to be able to pay the bills in january that they -- for the purchases in december. the president has been very clear, democrats have agreed to $1.6 trillion in cuts. much of it voted on -- all of it voted on already either in the budget control act or in the -- other actions taken by this congress in the course of this congress. we have already taken up -- savings of over $1 trillion, redirected savings in medicare to prolong its life and to increase benefits. that would be a $700 billion in the affordable care act, and another another $400 billion in the president's budget. we are committed to that. where are the tax cuts? where are the tax cuts for the middle class that would inject demand into the econom