it wasn t-out debate wasn t that well-watched. it didn t seem like there was a lot that was super memorable that come out of it. and maybe people are distracted by the impeachment hearings. martha: possibly. that could be. here s what president obama said today. he said everybody needs to chill out about the candidates but ginn up about the prospect of rallying behind a candidate. there will be differences. ultimate goal is to defeat president and a party taken a sharp turn away from traditions and values and institutional commitments that have built this country. he has been sort of kind of flashing signal lights at these democratic candidates and saying have you got to get where people are in this country. not revolution but improvement. do you think some of them are listening? some of them are and some of them aren t definitely. i know that president obama has been a reluctant participant, let s call it in the shaping of the party. he has wanted as per
god bless you, and god bless america. eric: some great words live in phoenix right outside the capital. the late senators honored by his colleagues on capitol hill. certainly has been an emotional time of remembrances and tributes. absolutely, very much so and late yesterday afternoon, senator john mccain colleagues and friends returned to the senate floor, many of them taking turns to speak about the man who was larger than life in many respects, often a great ally, but also someone who stood his ground on issues he felt were the right thing to do. even when it ruffled feathers. and as per tradition, they draped a black cloth over his desk with flowers placed atop. one of his closest friends, senator lindsey graham talked about his mentor on hannity last night. if i had to pick one person in the entire country to explain america to a foreigner, it would be john.
the body to prepare tamerlan s body for burial as per tradition in the islamic faith. however, no cemetery has yet been found. here s what he said. i m left alone to deal with this matter. i also stress that tamerlan tsarnaev has no other place to be buried. reporter: every other cemetery he says that s been contacted, every secemetery, rejected him saying they want nothing to do with the burial of this young man. all right. susan candiotti, thanks so much, in boston. this is an image from the attack. both legs gone. last night bauman made a surprise appearance at a boston bruins home game serving as the team s honorary banner captain
two. hoping it will be a christmas black morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning. this is monday, december 26th. i hope some of you are watching from home. did you get back from toronto okay? i did. boxing day. like the black friday of canada. right. good shopping. a lot of news right now. right. eight days to go m s ts to go ba caucuses, paul steinhauser is live with us in des moines, iowa this morning. hi, paul. good morning. reporter: good morning. quiet over the weekend. things pick up today and one week to go until the iowa caucuses. the first contest in the primary caucus calendar. this is a poll that came out friday afternoon. the most recent poll here. people are likely to go to the iowa gop caucuses. three-way traffic jam at the top. ron paul at 21%. mitt romney, former massachusetts governor, 20%. newt gingrich 19%. basically it s upgrabs here in iowa with just under a week to go. newt gingrich was the front-runner in polls. look at t
zoo, he weighs just 2 pounds. got a little fur now. yeah, last time we saw him he was just pink, no fur, and only weighed about 11 ounces. he s less than 14 inches long, but it s average for a bear his age. the unnamed panda is the only panda born in the u.s. this year. and as per tradition, he s going to be named when he s 100 days old. just when you thought it couldn t get any better than a snuggie, it s called the forever lazy. and it s described as a fleece, footless onesie with a hood. its creators are marketing it as an alternative to a blanket and said they already sold more than 10,000 of them. we re over the snuggie. it s like a jump suit. i love that. that s nice. it s a jump suit. but it s fleece. how great is a fleece onesie? anyway, no more pens and