let s do the math, principal payment is $1212. if rates go up to 4.5, that s more on the loan. how do interest rates matter, credit card debt, new car loans, all of that stuff will rise but it s a sign of a strong economy. i m check it doubt with chris cuomo next hour. that s early start, christine romans. and the president-elect once praising a rival that he ripped on in that wisconsin state. new day starts now. we re in the process of putting together one of the great cabinets. i want to thank donald trump for helping wisconsin put a republican back in the white house. speaker paul ryan. honestly, he s like a fine wine. i have an open mind. rex is friendly with many. leaders in the world that we don t get along with. and some people don t like that. the secretary of state has to
know it, fox. . mike: if you think your vote doesn t matter, you need to think again. because history shows that some of the world s most horrific events occurred because the public was disengaged. either they weren t aware of what was happening in their country or just didn t care. andy andrews makes his case against apathy in a brand new book, a startling book called how do you kill 11 million people. and andy andrews joins me now. it s a remarkable book, you can read it in 15 minutes. it s not partisan, and you don t take positions in the elections, but one thing you point out. twice in the past six presidential nominations, the age exceed the cast by 100 million. 100 million people could have voted and sat it doubt. and the swing is 10 million
filled sendoff. plus espn is accused of using a racial slur. did the network cross the line with its headline about new york knicks guard jeremy lin? there s been world reaction. we ll hear what people are saying. and the navy s.e.a.l.s are called into action on the big screen. it s a new blockbuster thriller, and, no, those are not actors. we ll talk to the real men on the front line and in the movie. we start, though, with whitney houston being laid to rest today. she is being buried next to her father in the fairview cemetery in westfield, nng. that s about 25 miles south of newark. but the funeral service was held yesterday, where her grace was remembered. so was her grace and her passion. we ll have much more later on in this hour. an arizona sheriff outed by a phoenix newspaper has stepped down as the state s co-chairman for 34i9 mitt romney s campaign. sheriff paul babou is accused of threatening to deport his ex-boyfriend if he reveals the relationship. he ann
what god lives is never a coincidence and more than some happenstance it was a beautiful service. stevie wonder, just one of her friends saluting her during the funeral services at houston s hometown church in new jersey. alicia keys, art kelly, all honoring houston with their voices. stars like tyler perry and kevin costner told personal stories in memory of the superstar. aretha franklin was scheduled to be there but had to cancel because she wasn t feeling well. the service included a letter from her daughter, bobby christina. it read god said it s time, your work is done. thanks for being a wonderful daughter. as for her ex-husband, bobby brown, he says in a written statement he wasn t happy about being asked to move three times and says security kept him from seeing his daughter. so he left because i refused to create a scene. in all, it was roughly a four-hour homegoing tribute to whitney houston and punctuating the service today, a recording of louft s i
i will always love you the sound of houston s biggest hit i will always love you as pallbearers carried her casket out. the moment began with these remarks we re here today, hearts broken but yet with god s strength, we celebrate the life of whitney houston. [ applause ] opening the service, joe carter, pastor of the new hope baptist church, houston s famous friends one after another gave stunningly poignant tributes, like tyler perry. there was a grace that carried her. a grace that carried her from heaven down through cissy houston. a grace that brought her up through singing. from what i understand, she wasn t supposed to be able speak, let alone sing because of an incident that happened as a child. but there was a grace that kept on carrying her all the way through. this same grace led her all the way to the top of the charts. sold all of these albums and done some amazing things, won all these awards she s sang for presidents. there was a grace that kept on