>> a pleasure. thank you. coming up, i'm talk to michael tomaski. first time here in the new year with a message not for the gop this time. he's got a message for liberals out there. upset over the fiscal cliff deal. stop complaining. he says president obama is not captain liberal but a president who has to lead. michael will join us to explain. all of you who are upset now. but first, there's a lot going on today. here's some things we thought you should know. former u.n. ambassador bill richardson and google ceo in north korea despite criticism of the state department. richardson insists he is on a private humanitarian mission not representing the u.s. government and plans to ask about american kenneth bay who's been detained by north korea for an unspecified crime. the ceo says he wants a look at the social media. the 19-year-old son of