accounts was a big deal, up next, the website security threat that is even worse right now. and also, breaking developments over the controversial comments by duck dynasty star phil robertson. the social media website has just blocked signing to a high-profile petition in support of him. why would they do that? plus, a holiday greeting from one of our troops. hi, this is captain mike harvey out of afghanistan, i want to wish a merry christmas and happy holidays to my friends and family back in portland, maine, including my cousins, kayla, lizzy and emma, and my nephew andrew. miss and love you all. i ll see you soon. love ya. [ male announcer ] e new new york is open. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to boldids. that s why n york has a new plan dozens of tax free zones all across the state.
accounts was a big deal, up next, the website security threat that is even worse right now. and also, breaking developments over the controversial comments by duck dynasty star phil robertson. the social media website has just blocked signing to a high-profile petition in support of him. why would they do that? plus, a holiday greeting from one of our troops. hi, this is captain mike harvey out of afghanistan, i want to wish a merry christmas and happy holidays to my friends and family back in portland, maine, including my cousins, kayla, lizzy and emma, and my nephew andrew. miss and love you all. i ll see you soon. love ya.
to do if in january there are huge gaping holes in this system? what s their next plan? we re going to talk about that coming up. plus a former philadelphia eagles cheerleader gets a hometown hero s welcome. and wait until you hear. she s returning to the field as an army lieutenant. plus, we ve got a holiday greeting from one of our troops far away from home. hi, i m stationed here, i just wanted to give a shoutout to my friends and family in minnesota. amanda, jennifer, tommy, the rileys, englands, and everybody else back there. i miss you guys and hopefully see you guys soon. [ woman 1 ] why do i cook?
closer, a handshake is meaningless. martha: and finally, scott says: if you re trying to open the way for better relationships to promote a better life for cubans, yes. bill: lines are still open. well, they ll be open all day. martha: exactly. we re open all day. bill: we will get to those again a bit so is the republican party losing its sense of direction? bill o reilly says the gop s become a ship without a rudder. listen to the pig man here. the democrats can point to relins and say all they do is say no, the party of no, because i haven t seen an obamacare republican, you know, a unified well, look bill: well, what does herman cain think about that statement? we ll ask him in a moment. martha: plus, protecting a centuries old holiday greeting, we re going to tell you where it is now legal to say merry christmas in public schools across the whole state. i wonder what state that is?
latest on a developing story and former principal of the international school told nbc an american citizen teaching in benghazi has been killed. quoting hospital and security official, the associated press reports the teacher born in texas taught chemistry and was shot while jogging near the consulate. she was taken to the medical center and died of wounds. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. we will bring you more as we get it. let s move over to trivia. we asked you earlier when 1973 was the last time congress could legally say merry christmas or any holiday greeting in the mail. yesterday they relaxed that rule. that was 40 years ago. congratulations to today s winner. josh, you know a lot about congress.