amen. we have exclusive reaction from the head of the duck dynasty family as a a and e blinks and says he can now return to the hit tv show. all of that and a special holiday visit from a popular country star celebrating a milestone. country superstar sammy cershaw will join us. we are live in the nation s capitol and it starts right now. more than a million long-term unemployed americans are facing life without emergency benefits as we head into the new year all wondering what happens now as congress continues with the vacation and leaving capitol hill without confronting this issue head on. president barack obama making a personal plea to senators for a three-month extension and telling lawmakers they need to act on this as soon as they return to dc. elizabeth prann has more for us now. the unemployment benefits were inend ited to be temporary. intended to be temporary. funding for the program was not included in the recent budget deal like you said and here is a