i m erin burnett. breaking news on what matters to all americans watching tonight. the payroll tax. democrats and republicans have been fighting for weeks over how to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senators have been meeting right now, and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. we re hoping some good news. what can you tell us? right, it s a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, the deals with physician reimbursements under medicare and it also has the keystone pipeline language that was in the house also in this particular senate bill. so i feel really good about where we are considering the fact that the senate democrats i don t think were comfortable with the pay fors that were being proposed. and we would like to have gotten a full year like what was passed through the house of representatives. but t
celebrated essayists, joan didion. it s great to have you here. this is, of course, the second book that followed up the year of magical thinking, which created a real sensation, sold over 1 million books and put you in a very odd position with people coming up to you at airports. and seeing you as a grief counselor. it was odd. every place i went, somebody was telling me about who they had lost. and actually i got kind of used to it. right. i mean, it became a kind of gratifying moment in the day. but it was odd at first. tell us, if you can, about blue nights, and i m not sure this is the best way to put the question, but who was this book for? this book is for my daughter who died three, four years ago. and that s who it is for in my mind.