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this woman, she was at the center of the elliott spitzer sex scandal. she has a new job giving advice to people in a reputable newspaper. we're going to tell you about that coming up later on this hour. >> interesting. >> yes, it is. >> i mean, she's probably well suited for some advice. >> well she's giving relationship advice. i guess. >> maybe what to look out for as well. >> she can help with that. >> if you're a wife or husband. tucker barnes is joining us next with a look at the forecast. tucker, what do you have. >> good morning. we have a dense fog advisory. that's set to expire momentarily. we still have visibility in some spots. less than a quart of a mile. hang in there. as you get into the late morning, early fternoon we should start to see some sunshine and we'll get a brief warm up here, for this time of year, as we get into the afternoon period and during the day tomorrow. 34 degrees at reagan national. humidity is 96%. winds shifting out of the south at 5 miles per hour and that will mix us up and warm us up. 32 at dulles and 36 for you in fredericksberg. so cool tart to -- start to the day and the temperatures will rebound as we're not expecting any rain shower and or ice or snow during the course of the day today. here is your satellite radar. quiet conditions as high pressure moves in and quiet before clouds move in during the course of the nighttime hours. that's a cold front will that cool us off. but let's get through today. early fog, about 50 degrees and winds out of the south at about 5 miles per hour. i'll have more details on the forecast and i mentioned cooler weather on the way. i'll let you know when that arrives coming up. tony and allison. >> tucker, thanks. first up this morning, police trying to figure o if fog played a role on suitland parkway this morning at meadow view lane headed away from d.c. eastbound suitland parkway is still closed at silver hill and investigators expect it to remain closed for a couple of hours. still no word on if weather played a part in this crash. meanwhile, heavy fog is causing some problems at reagan national airport this morning. that fog forced several late- night flights to be diverted and that meanses to means those -- means those planes weren't on the ground. call your carrier before you head out this morning, there are some delays. our top story this morning, the president takes bankers to task. he'll meet with leaders from the industry and tell them they helped create the economic meltdown. >> he said he didn't run for president only to help them out. fox 5 sherry ly is live with a preview. >> reporter: tony and allison, there could be some tension today between the president and the bankers at this meeting. the paparazzi has taken a tough tone with the banking industry and in particular, he just called them out. the white house said the meeting will be about working together. but last night speaking on cbs's 60 minutes, the president was blunt about what he thinks of many bank executives. >> i did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on wall street. >> reporter: the president's economic team had a to-do list for the nation banks. >> we're going to be talking about the responsible actions they can take to get lending going again to small businesses. to deal with compensation practices that incurrage risk taking. >> reporter: the problem is many of the banks represented today are doing everything they can to avoid risk. it's difficult for small businesses to get loans to expand and eventually hire, which would help reduce the 10% unemployment rate. many banks are leery to do anything because of the threat of more regulations and more taxes. >> right now investors and small business people are standing on the side lines, not expanding and not hiring, there is a reason for that. they can't seem to understand where washington go next. >> now one of the big areas of contention has been executiv pay. some banks have already restructured how they pay salaries out. but there is one company this morning that will not have to worry about that. citigroup, today the company announced they'll pay back $20 billion in bailout money to avoid this very type of government restriction. live at the white house, sherry ly, fox 5 news. back to you tony and allison. >> sherry, thank you very much. and the president made one thing clear about his first state dinner. he did not invite tareq and michaele salahi. he said they should have never gotten inside. he called it a screw up and said he was angry and disappointed with his staff and promised it would never happen again. the senate has passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill. now a wide area of government programs like medicare and medicaid are fully funded. and so are a number of programs in the district. congress will et d.c. use city money to fund abortions for low- incomwomen and a needle exchange program paid for with tax money could continue. in addition, there will be federal funding for domestic partnerships and benefits. the spending bill will allow the use of medical marijuana if the city approves it. republicans argue that the spending bill is too expensive, but the house passed it and it's on the way to the president's desk. among the many programs in the spending bill, $150 in long sought funding to upgrade metro. the feds will get four appointees to the 12-member board. the funding not the only changes at metro. this past week the agency annnced five members of management will either be removed or reassigned. one position will be cut entirely. four other managers will step down. some or all of them could be reassigned within metro. metro's general manager john catoe will keep his job. the moves come in the wake of a year of deadly accidents and criticism about how metro operates. another big story we're following this morning. it's the busiest day of the yar for shipping the holiday gifts. that includes the post office. this is a live picture from the friendship station post office. >> americans will send out some 830 million pieces of mail today. on the average day, it's 583 million. >> and it's also a busy day for fedex. the agency will ship over 13 million packages today alone. but how do you get the packages ready to send out? holly morris is live in northwest this morning with some tips. holly. >> reporter: so i started in northeast at the fedex facility, right. and the lady told me i was in the way and now they've asked me to totally leave altogether. do you think i was hampering their services there? we've come over it a fedex office because we're shifting from the busiest day where they are busy at worto getting good tips from harold, who is the service assurance manager here at fedex office. >> thank you very much. >> good to see you. holly holidays. >> happy holidays. >> reporter: since we're talking about packing, we'll get to it. >> we're going to pack a vase which is fragile. so we need to use 3-4 inchesof bubble wrap. >> reporter: and i notice you stuffed it inside. >> this is for compression purposes. we put some bubble wrap to protect it inside because it is a void area and stuff it in there like that. now we'll start with the doubles. have to have the bubbles inward because they rap better and we need 6-4 inches. >> reporter: some people think they do too much. >> more is better. and we're going to wrap this and so we have -- and i've already premeasured 3-4 inches which is six layers of bubble rap. it goes through a lot of shock, vibration as it moves through the transportation system. and we want to make sure we're on the safe side. we'll use blue painters tape to tape this. this tape is easy to tear off and very easy to work with because you have some folks that have to spend time with regular tape. >> reporter: that's a good tip. >> and the same amount of bubble rap. >> reporter: people are going to think they're getting this huge gift and then they unwrap it. >> and this is the only way to do this. this is the right way. >> reporter: to arrive in one piece. >> and that's what we want to have. we don't want it shattered and broken into pieces. >> reporter: what is the biggest mistake people make? >> they don't tell us what it is or if it is fragile. does it need special packaging. and this is very important. >> reporter: we only have a minute so i want to get our tips in. >> we're going to put this in our box that we have to the side right there. and we have that brown paper, which is called ram pack and this is for the voided area in the box. >> reporter: and i love it because it's not peanuts. >> right. and this is eco friendly. >> reporter: that's even friendly. >> and i the peanuts because you open them up and they go everywhere. >> you fill this up and make sure you have it on all sides. once we get that secured if the box, we tape it shut. >> reporter: and when you -- you don't rap paper around the outside of the box. you don't tie string around it and what is the kyoto to make sure it stays closed. >> the h tape meth -- method is the only way. >> reporter: and show me that. >> we go right down the middle and these are the flaps. all of the seams have to be sealed. >> reporter: and that's a big h. and if you're sending bake goods, perishable items. >> make sure they're in a can and have them wrapped with the plastic wrap inside like this. and this is packaged very well. very well. >> reporter: packed well,ut are they very goo i don't know. i didn't bake them. >> reporter: thank you very much. i got it all. hopefully you did too. busiest shipping day for fedex. but you still have time to get it out there. all holidays will be good. >> and the last day to ship fedex ground is this thursday the 17th and fedex express is next wednesday the 23rd. we can get your packages there by christmas. >> you keep reporting and i'll keep eating cookies. back to you guys. >> he was good. he was great. >> holly said it's the busiest day for fedex and here are some of the deadlines for the post office that you should adhere to if you want the presents to arrive before christmas. sending by parcel post, get it in by this wednesday. mail by december 21st if you're going first class or priority. and the express mail deadline is december 23rd. >> getting close. >> it sure is. get cracking. the italian premier in the hospital after he was attacked in an event last night. details behind this incident that left him bruises and bloodies. plus, believe it or not, it's a great time to book a vacation. a epresent from travelzoo join us next to explain why and to list some hot destinations. much more ahead this morning. don't go anywhere. it is 9:11 right now.  italian premier berlusconi was attacked when an amacer tacker sparked him in the face wi statuette. he showed the crowd he was not seriously injured before being whisked off to the hospital. he suffered a bloody lip, mouth, a fracture nose and broken teeth. new this morning, three american hers being held in iran accused of spying will go on trial. iran's foreign minister said they had suspicious aims when they were arrested this summer. relatives and u.s. government officials say they were tourists going on an adventure hike in northern iraq and accidentally crossed into iran. the state department is working to gain access to an american contractor arrested in cuba. he works for development alternatives incorporated on wisconsin avenue in bethesda. his name has not been released. he's accused of passing out cell phones and laptops. it is not illegal to have cell phones, bt the government could consider it a threat. he's been in jail since december 5th. if you are going away for the holidays, chances are that you've already chosen your destination and made the reservations but you can save money in the new year by booking a post holiday vacation. and joining us gabe pal leeay. and why not treat yourself. a wonderful present. or the gift of travel fits in the stocking if you pack it right. >> and you have five great destination chunks, different categories. so let's talk. the big cities. why not go and stay in a luxurious setting in new york city or philadelphia. >> big cities during the holidays, particularly traffic slows down and business travel is slow we're heading home for the holidays and instead of a hotel so the big city hotels are on sale, 50-70%. grand hyatt above grand central station and starting at 399, down to 169 january through april. and if you want to go to the hotel warwick, down to $89 for the holiday season of the and just a little bit more after christmas through february. >> and that's great. and both are both cold destinations. let's go to mexico. >> anything that has a palm tree and a white sandy beach is on sale. we are curtails our traffic to the tropics, some great bargains to be found. this is a package that has since dropped to $579. it's a five-day getaway to an all inclusive place called the grand oasis caribbean resort. and kids 5 and under stay for free. >> that's fantastic. >> and mexico has come out with their deals in the caribbean as well. >> i love that. that might be my favorite. but you also have a deal in bermuda. >> this is an example of how resorts are getting aggressive. at the fairmont south hampton in burm utah, and this includes an overnight stay on new year's eve, $199 aday and a $100 daily resort credit to use on the golf course, spa, festists -- festivities for the night and $1 daily credit not a bad deal. >> and so we want to get in recreation. why not vegas, baby. >> gaming destinations from atlantic city to sin city are on sale. this is the kind of package you can get to a high end resort on the strip. planet holiday, $370 per person and includes d.c. airfare and 5 day and four nights and for a little bit more you can go to the wynn and spend less and go to a three star hotel like the stratosphere. but the strip up and down big sale as well as the shows on the strip. >> and london. now, a european vacation, london goes down over the winter. but now we're seeing pricing unusually low. this is out of d.c. to london, at a four star hotel called the thistle hotel and taking you to places like the bucking ham palace, and you can do airfare, a week stay in count london and break fast daily. >> i just want to go somewhere. and if you want to hit the slopes, stow mount in vermont. >> all of the great locations from philadelphia north throughout the northeast, great valleys in the ski locations show mount lodge the only location in show that has in and out ski privileges. 1 is $99 a not. 1 -- $199 a night. >> and the wardrobe that has to go with that. >> as long as you look good, doesn't matter if you don't know how to see. >> you always have the greatest tips and these were great. tony, over to you. >> thank you very much, allison. she was last seen a week ago and now police want a second interview with someone close to a utah woman who has disappeared. who she want to talk to and what that person was doing during the time she disappeared. plus her name med headlines when the sex scandal about eliott spitzer broke. now amanda dupree has a new job. we'll tell you what she's doing next. first we have a look at today's trivia question. which olympic seaty did the torch relay to atlanta begin in? the answer is coming up a little later. but if you want to take a guess now, head to our facebook page. we have much more ahead this morning. we're coming right back. it's almost 9:21. 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yes, please. the discoveries at st. jude help kids like anna across america no one is tougher with cancer than st. jude, or anna. i want to be as tough as you. keep dreaming. ow! give thanks for the healthy kids in your life. and give to those who are not. go to stjude.org or shop wherever you see ur magnifying glass. a former governor's call girl has gone legit. ashley dupree has gone legit. a pricey call girl, now writing a column that deals with sex and relationships for the new york post. ashley dupree has given comments on tiger woods scandal and been blogging on a celebrity gossip site. her blog is called ask ashley. smart move and transition. >> she has some level of expertise, does she not. >> definitely. >> so there you go. >> she's got the right to remake her life and try to do legitimate things and she should want to do things. but it's strange that the new york post would hire her, because what it say to me is that it doesn't matter what you do at all, you can achieve some level of celebrity and that will get you in the door, whether you've made a sex tape or whatever. and to be the start to a whole career. there are people who are famous now who have reality shows because they made sex tapes. >> right. >> so it's just a way to start your career. >> it's a strange reality. >> it's weird. she has the right to try to remake her life and she should. it's just strange. >> i wonder what advice she's giving on a bigger scale. what advice can she offer me? mom of three, married mom of three other than stay away from people like me? >> maybe she will tell you here are the things to look out for, that kind of thing. >> okay. go for it. >> all right. i'm going to get a copy and take a look. >> maybe we can look online. >> we lost the fog advisory. we have not lost the fog yet. although it's slowing burning off. visibility in some spots less than a quarter of a mile. it will take some time out there. that's the washington monument. it looks like san francisco or something, the way the fog is rolling across the area. a beautiful start to the day. right above the clouds there is nothing but sunshine and we'll see a decent afternoon. we are going to take another hour or two to burn off that fog that's across the area. temperatures are starting their slow warmup. now 36 degrees at reagan national. cool start to the day. downtown in quantico, 34. still freezing off to west. manassas is currently 32. and warmer here, frederick 43 and hagerstown is 43. across the bay this morning, annapolis is up to 41. so a cool start to the day. sunshine in here andur high temperatures will top out in the washington area in the upper 40 toss about 50. so that will be better than it's been. and we'll take freezing rain out of the equation and it will be nicer than yesterday. there is your mo satellite radar. you can see cloudiness across southern maryland and pennsylvania. and that will quickly push to the east. we won't be left with total sunshine during the course of the afternoon, buta decent amount of sun, more sun than yesterday. a partly sunny afternoon and warmer, with high temperatures about 50 or so. dense fog advisory just expired at 9:00 a.m. early fog becoming partly sunny, winds out of the sou at 5 miles per hour. tonight we cloud up. a cold front on the way. mostly cloudy and mild overnight. 42, winds out of the south at 5- 10. one day warmup tomorrow. 55 with a late-day shower tomorrow and that will usher in the colder weather for wednesday, thursday and friday and temperatures will be back in the upper 30s to about 40 with overnight lows back i 20. so very christmasy by the end of the week. that's it for the forecast. back to you at the desk. and allison says ashley dupree is a sex columnist. so that makes sense. fans of the redskins have reason to smile. they blasted the raiders for the road win for the year. and dave ross is sleep deprived and is joining us. are you feeling sully this morning. >> yes. tony, what is it to you? it's part of life on the road. i don't know how the guys do it. they have another cross country trip in three weeks to end the season in san diego. i would be surly getting off the plane. maybe that put them in a bad mood and that's how they beat the raiders. and we've been impressed and we talked about how the team lacks fire and don't show certain things and yesterday boy it did all come together. orakpo, major sacks and eight sacks in all. and i think people have to be happy back home in d.c. because this is what people waited all year to see. it took them 14 weeks to show it, but they finally showed it. >> if this is what a good football team does, unlike earlier in the season, when they could barely beat or could not beat losing teams, this is what a good team does, you beat a losing team soundly. >> on the road too, tony. they had a couple of those wins early in the year against the rams, that ugly win against the rams at home. this is going on the road against a team that you could clearly tell they are better than and they proved it yesterday. and like you say, they just -- they took the will out of the raiders very quickly in the second half and just beat them up physically. and remember, tony, no albert haynesworth yesterday. andre carter has been playing as a man possessed all year long. you have the one place where he should have scored the touchdown and jim zorn said he has hands made out of salad tongs and that's why he couldn't pick up the ball and score. but that was a great line. but andre carter has played great football all year long. it helps when you have albert haynesworth to get a double team. but haynesworth hasn't played a lot this season at all because of his injuries. and ray -- andre carter has proved he's probowl caliber. >> if my money, the guys who are performing right now, some of them are not the big money guys. the other guys are playing for their jobs or careers and tear really hungry and showing it. they've improved the team. >> they really have. there is something to be said for youth. when you get guys like fred davis and kelly and we've talked about these guys ad nauseam all year long, and when they step up and make plays that makes huge differences. and moss sand campbell prove he's a tough guy. and campbell, if he has offense line help, he could take a team this year. under fire this guy has shown he's a tough guy that can play as a starting quarterback in this league for many years to come. >> dave ross, with monday morning quarterback live in oakland, california. enjoy the bus ride back. >> it's going to be -- i'll see you guys by next monday, more monday morning quarterback. >> sounds good. [ laughter ] >> all right. >> thanks, dave. two local pop -- pop warner football teams. the watkins hornets brought their he national championship in the pee wee division. look at them. and they're proud poppa. they took on the undefeated florida city raise -- raser backs. the first d.c. team to advance to florida and win a pop warner superbowl title. way to go. and the white oak warriors of silver spring spring home a award in the junior midget division. and the third national title in a row for white oak. congratulations to all of the players. you're the best. >> very good. more troubles for the world's number one golfer. a consulting firm is the first sponsor to completely cut ties with tiger woods. accenture -- is that how you pronounce it -- has dropped their sponsorship. after careful consideration and analysis the company has determined he is no longer the right representative for its advertising. they wish only the best for tiger woods and his family. tiger's agent says they're disappointed but respect the companies decision into tiger woods' long time caddy is going on the record about the scandal. speaking in new zealand, steve williams denied any knowledge about the affairs. he too went on the defensive about the media coverage. >> i don't know what he does off the course. and to have people saying there is to way i couldn't know and i put out a statement, i didn't know anything about it. if i did know, i would say. and they have media labeling me a liar. that's just not on. and i'm very disturbed about it. >> williams says he feels sorry for woods and that the media has treated his boss unfairly. >> and one more thing about this ask ashley new york post. good questions. i'm looking at them. one of them is are they tell tale signs a man isn't happy in our marriage. my boyfriend wants to know how many men i've been with in the past and do i give an honest answer. so there you go. new york post. a virginia school is about to get an out of this world education. details behind a special program to help teach kids about space. and we'll show you the latest holiday celebration taking place on the ellipse. students at a virginia high school are getting an up close and personal look at space exploration. lc bird high school in chesterfield is the first school in the commonwealth to add to its curriculum an online course run by nasa. students will study science, technology and engineer and math as they relate to space exploration. it could earn students a college credit and a weekend at the nasa research center in hampton, virginia. [ singing ] white house chief of staff rahm emanual lit the national men oral on the third night of hanukkah. this is an eight day jewish holiday rededicating the second building in injure dem. this is the 30s year for the national menorah lighting. tony, you don't have to go live right now. he gets ready when he hears that. but we want to thank to everyone who ave our annual stuff a truck event this year. from the volunteers to everyone who brought food and the reporters out there all day; thank you so much. we have made a difference thank to you, in the lives of those in need. >> and we set this -- that -- we said that morning that we were happy with the turnout because it's been a rough year and i think people rlize that and they turned out despite the cold and everything. >> i know the totals are not necessary because you could see the outpouring but i love to get the big totals in. >> we will get them. >> good day it was. it's a wonderful place designed to help sick children no matter their parents ability to pay. we're talking live with actress marlo thomas about her father's mission about how you can help st. judes hospital. >> and its her mission as well. and we're talking about pets and the holidays next. is it a good time to bring a new furry friend into your home. much more ahead this morning. don't go anywhere. hme mrs. brooks was busy baking. she smiled knowing her family was on their way. "hold the train!" yelled aunt liz. the millers preparedor the long drive ahead. uncle doug arrived in topeka, unlike his luggage. but, as the crescent moon rose, so rose the ones in the oven. she welcomed them home eagerly. and they ate and talked and laughed and ate. mrs. brooks smiled. this was a most perfect holiday. well it's not just humans who want to be home for the holidays. a lot of animals in our area are hoping for a forever home. and if you've been considering adoption, we have an expert with advice on whether holiday time is a good time for adding a family member. joining us now, as she has in the past, our friend laura riser, community out reach with animal care and control and pedro. what is going on pedro. should we start to talk about pedro first. >> he discovered his toys and his treats. he is about 4 years old. he's' neutered male bisenji mix. butice an awesome mix and loves attention and afaction and playful and looking for a nice active home where he can have fun and do some playing and get some weight off. >> laura, i promise you, as you were saying that, i saw him in that forever home. sometimes we need so see past the beginning. >> they can change. i adopted a dog covered in flee -- in fleas and skinny and tiny and now he has a happy home. >> and tell us about the breed itselfment you said it's a mix. >> he's a mix. and he has a lot in there. they are notorious for being the dogs that don't bark. they're an african breed of dog. but they does have something else that does make his bark. but he doesn't have the howl that people will notice. he's a good heinz 57. >> so we hope he get that's home. and let's talk about some things you have going on in loudoun county and one of them is a month-long holiday adoption. >> we're trying to get all of our animals out of the shelter and into the homes before the new year. so we're waiving the state neuter fee for our dogs and cats and to make it easier to bring animals in your home. and it's one of the long standing myths, never adopt during a christmas but it can be a time to bond, you're on vacation with time off. and as long as everyone is prepad for the past holiday time that it will be, a life long commitment, but it is a really good time to be thinking about bringing someone into your home becausethey need it. >> and if you go as a family, maybe not gifting, but going together. we have just about 30 seconds or so, you have gift made ideas. >> this is one of pedros that i made for him on friday. and you take an old fleece blanket and cut it into three strips and knot it up and you have a rope toy. and do homemade cookies for dogs and cats, for pets that need to watch their weight, giving them nutritious stuff that don't have commercial fillers and save money there too. >> all right. is that a sneeze in. >> i think that was a news. >> thank you. we hope you have an empty shelter after the holidays. tony, over to you. it's been years since danny thomas founded st. jude children's research home with the promise no child would ever be denied treatment because the family couldn't pay. st. jude grew from that idea into the state-of-the-art medical centers that led the way in treatment of childhood cancer and other illinoisnesss. joining me is marlo thomas, national outreach for st. judes and the daughter of the late danny thomas. marlo, thank you for joining us this morning. let me first say. we love you and we're so happy to have you on the air with you today. >> thank you so much. thank you very much. >> let's talk about your cause this year. it is called the thanks and giving campaign. >> this is our 6th annual campaign. we started it in 2004. we're very, very excited about it because it's really made an impact on the families at st. jude children's research hospital and also engaged other families to be a part of what we do. as you said, no child is ever turn add way if a family can't pay. that's a real big promise my father made. that means that every child and a parent can come to st. jude free of church for the travel, for the food, lodging, all of the procedures, surgeries, drugs, medicine and everything, for as long as takes to make a child well. that's a kind of expense that would cost maybe $2 million if you had to pay for it out of your pocket. and so that's why i feel comfortable of saying to america, we're taking care of america's children because the doctors send us their toughest cases from every other hospital and not because a hospital isn't good, but we collaborate with most of the hospitals in the country, but they're working on what they know. and we're working on what they don't know, what we don't know, and in fact what we need to know and we're learning because we're a research center. so every child has a doctor and a scientist when they come to st. jude. so they're getting a very personalized, customized protocols especially for them and that's how we save so many children's lives. so at this time of year we say you're out there and shopping and buying gifts and feeling happy and excited, there are families right you no that aren't thinking about shopping at all. they're thinking about how to save their child's life. and we say to everybody out there shopping, give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give to those who are not. and there's a simple way to do that. go to st. jude.org and press the donate now or go to one of our 50 partners. york and company, dick's sporting goods, cv s, kmart, target, williamson, pottery barn, domino's pizza, harry and david, chicos, ticket master. and every one of them will ask you to make a donation, to give $1 to the children of st. jude. and do it, because it's an easy to help out and to relieve the terrible burden that we have at st. jude. it costs $1.4 million a day to run st. jude. that's a lot of money. and we need your help. >> and how long will te campaign being going on. >> it started the day after thanksgiving and it will last until through christmas. so you have abt a three week period. and you want to know something really interesting. last year kmart and cv s, they built up now that last year they raised $5 million, each of them, within three weeks. and $1 at a time. 5million people that go to cv s and people that go to kmart, said, yes, i'll add a dollar to the children of st. jude. that's a lot of people. $1 does help because it adds up to $5 million. >> it's a lot of people and it adds up to a lot of money as well. merlot thomas, the work that you do, the work that your father did and the hospital does is extraordinary. very much in need and we thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> thank you for h us. >> thank you. >> it's so true. if your children aren't happy, that gets you every time. >> absolutely. >> the answer to today's trivia question coming up in a moment. hey, my name is eve yet dottily and i'm in qatar and would you like to send greetings to my family in washington, d.c. to the groin fami and mcclay family and ann and tony williams in washington, d.c., i would like to say happy holidays to you all and your family as well and i'll see you all next year. hoppyhappy holidays and i love you holiday -- happy holidays and i love you all.  a little journey for you this morning. time for the answer to today's trivia question. when olympic city did the torch start in? in los angeles. city hosted the games in 1984. montreal hosted the 76 summer games, st. louis hosted the world in 1904. mexico ty hosted the 68 games. >> and who is hosting in 2012? >> chicago. no. not chicago. >> brazil. >> london. >> oh, yeah. >> come on. >> wow, that's sad. we report when it's happening, not before. >> and once it happens, we forget about it. >> a wisconsin grocery store is celebrating a dairy christmas with a life size version of santa made from cheese. artists used 640 pounds of mild cheddar cheese to exult a 5'6" of saint nick. a wisconsin milk board sponsored the event. >> i wonder if you can eat off of it. >>

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