cnn.com/belief. world cup fever is about to take over. the month-long games start this week in brazil. we ll take you through the competition and you know what? you know it. some controversy, too. um-hum. what s your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but. chocolate is my other favorite. oh yeah, and frosted! what s your most favorite of all? hmm.the kind i have with you. me too. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™.
cnn.com/belief. if you ever miss anything on this show, go to the brooke blog, cnn.com/brooke. thank you for being with me. let s go to washington because the lead with jake tapper starts right now. extraordinarily new details about the night that bowe bergdahl disappeared and about his possible attempts to get away. i m jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead. fresh claims that sergeant bergdahl was spotted in an afghan village possibly on a hallucinogenic drug before the taliban captured him and he may have tried to disappear once but twice. and gm recalls and 13 people leading to their lives and a pattern of incompetence and neglect. is that any comfort for the victims families? and the politics lead. president obama and vladimir putin will break bread in france
little dubious, too, because this is outtakes from the bible miniseries. this is from mark burnett who gave us celebrity apprentice. they shot extra footage, repackaging it. the miniseries got very bad reviews. critics say it was too episodic, it didn t really flush out the story. this is left over of a miniseries that got bad reviews. yes. let s rush out and see that! for more stories on faith, check out our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. still to come on new day, the detroit auto show. oh, car lovers, stick around. we re previewing the year s biggest car show right after this.
thank you. thank you. for more stories on faith, be sure to check out our belief blog at kcnn.com/belief. a report on last years attack in benghazi shoots down much of what the gop claimed in accusing the obama administration of cover-up. the administration isn t completely off the rails here either. details on the report and how republicans are reacting next. you make a great team. it s been that way since the day you met.
pastor frank schafer and pastor robert jeffries, thank you so much for speaking with us this morning. thank you you to both. thank you. merry christmas. you to, too. merry christmas you to. for more stories on faith, be sure to check out our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. switching gears, a man who used to be russia s richest sat down exclusive wli cnn to talk about his time in prison for the first time since getting out. mchale was released on friday after president putin signed a amnesty decree. he was a major critic of the government and he s been in prison for ten years. charges in which he maintained innocence. he spoke about one incident where he says he was stabbed in the face. when i was stabbed with a knife. i was lucky. translator: it just he tried to get to my eye but got my nose.