Is Angelina Jolie looking to turn celine dions marriage into a major moon picture . Norm will be with us for the scoop. The pick of the liter, feel like your life needs something new this think blue. This handsome boy needs a forever home and yours could be the right place. Here with more is president of the nspca kathy jung. She is joined with this is like the presidency, the whole thing. United nations in front of us. , dave mizradhi who is adding incentive for whoever brings blue home. Good to have you, too, blue. Did he lose a bet . Hes a chinese crested mix. Thats why he has no he doesnt have any hair. No kidding. Hes a anybody who adopts him needs to make sure they have the proper skin care. If you come down to the shelter, well teach you how to do it, tell you the proper care. He will get sunburned. He gets cold easy. The temperature of his skin is pretty hot but thats normal for this breed. He is very happy. How did you get him . The brief i wouldnt know owners didnt know how to take care of him. He came in and had skin issues, but we have it all cleared up now and hes a happy boy and ready to go home. Trying to keep in the shade, probably best. Absolutely. In the wintertime you want to buy him a sweater, so if youre into dressing up the dogs this is your man. And you dont have to worry about the hair because there is no theres no hair to attach. Good with other dogs . Great with other dogs. He is crate trained and house trained. When you bring hem home, get him on your schedule and it will be a perfect match. I love the smile, very cute. You decided to partner up with the nspca. Can you tell us why . Because they are a great organization. Im a pet lover, have a dog myself. Great thing and kathleen is doing a great job with the organization. It was the right thing to do. Growing up as a small child i had a bed about this size. How did you come up with this idea . I wanted to give a little incentive so that every time kathleen brings a dog in that we will supply a pet bed for that dog. Its a zero serta bed. Its a serta, thats right. You can go online and buy this on your website. You can go to our website and go to the product section and youll see pet beds. There is more than just one. There is all different types. And you can wash the cover. You can wash it, keep it clean, and go to the website and you can order, there is different sizes and different all from serta. Thats phenomenal. I know its important for you because you dont get federal funds. Can from people and from the community. Oh, absolutely. And what a fun incentive for blue to go home. Not only are you going to take home a great mate but his bed, as well. You have plenty of other pets that need to be adopted. What type of pets do you need . In addition on the dogs and cats we have a potbellied pig, we have a duck. Please easter is coming up. If you are considering a bunny for easter come down to the shelter, spend time with our rabbits and see if a bunny is good for your home. Need for donations as always, not only monetary, but goods, as well. Oh, absolutely. Its the time of year that we could really use some cleaning supplies. Were doing really good spring cleaning, so if you have simple green or bleach. And if you have time, if you have time to come down and help us, we can always use light bulbs changed. Our staff is so overwhelmed with feeding and taking care of these pets. The volunteer stuff that we could use is the maintenance on the building. To the big game pups that were in . All three i dont know if you were able to watch, but little magic got a penalty for excessive barking. Imagine that. Little loud mouth came from las vegas. He got good playtime and at the end you got to see toby get taken by his new family. So it was heartwarming. It was great. Thats so cool. What is life like in the mattress industry . Used to be you get a mattress and that was it, just a mattress. Now there are so many things to choose from, so many different options. There is a lot of choices, and you need to come to one of our stores, have time to lay on the mattress, have our sleep experts fit you for the right mattress. Turn off the lights and let us take a nap . We could do that. A lot of our customers actually fall asleep, checking it out. So comfortable. Technology in the mattresses that are health and wellness benefits. And you say if you buy a bed you have to give it 30days to try at home, because when youre used to sleeping on a bed that is not comfortable, you have to get used to the new norm. Well, if youre on that old mushy bed you had for ten or 12 years when you get a new bed its a totally different feel and your body has to get used to it. Thats why we have a 120day satisfaction guarantee. Thats awesome. If you feel its not right. Putting his money where his mouth is. Alicia. She went home almost instantly when i came back. Wonderful. Thank you so much. Thank you. Great having you. If you would like to adopt blue head down to the nevada nevada spca shelter. For more information visit the your screen. Theyre also on facebook and twitter. If you adopt blue first of all, you are a good person. Bargain shopper. You got a dog bed from best mattress. They partnered with the spca for the deal. And if you like more information you can visit the website or call the number listed. And watch the Morning Blend every morning for the sleep tip of the week sponsored by best mattress. Swing into chinese new year. Stay right there. There are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. But i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. To a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. Where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. Where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. Where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. An america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. If we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message, welcome back. On the heels of the 20th 20th anniversary at the oyster bar, at palace station, enjoy your favorite new orleans and marredy agree style food now at santa fe station. Here to help us different in is alam levya and megan estoup. Good morning. And thank you for joining us. You have a long history with the oyster bar. Can you tell us about it. It started 20 years at palace station, and its a tiny, secluded sparks about 18 seats. Some of the best food, and it expanded from there. Valley ranch, texas, and now at santa fe station. And we were lucky enough to bring a chef in over to santa fe. You stole her. We did. It was a trade for a there you go. This is really its a really great restaurant. People love it at the other location. To have it in that part of the valley is great. Its fantastic response. Weve only been open a couple weeks and we had great response from guests. We have a long line of guests wanting to come in and dine and relax. Can you tell us about some of the things you brought in today . Shirtily. Chef make began will be preparing a dish for you, a combination pan roast and ill let her tell you about that. Sure. Its the most popular item on the men out. Lobster. And i got it started for you. Ive been sauteeing the seafood peppers, and the house blend seasoning. Our guests can add chili flakes. You worked at the palace station, obviously famed for all of the what was whats special about this new location that put it above and beyond and made them steal you . Well, i think were lucky enough to be able to offer our guests all the same dishes, that are staples at the palace station. We have a few items new and exclusive to santa fe, like our fish and chips, and also our house made monkey bread pudding. Delicious. And what are your hours . We start nightly at 5 00 and go to 9 00, sunday through thursday, and 10 00 friday and saturday nights. Can we start . You do the work for us. Here that sour dough bread. Yes. Most places offer new england chowder. We offered an additional selection. Its going great for us, red chowder. We have what chef megan is preparing for you. We have right here oysters in the half shell. On the oysters on the half shell were able to carry several types of oysters. These are from all over the country. What you have right here, this is from louisiana. This is from the pacific northeast with. Over there we have some that originated in japan and became part of the pacific northwest. And right here we have the tail on. This is exclusive to santa fe. Indeed. I was paying attention. And we have homemade, and lemon chowder, and what we did have to dip your fish into a malt vinegar. And we have our seafood combination, lobster, jumbo shrimp cocktail, and last but not least all the way at the end we have crabs, clams, and just wonderful rich tomato. I felt like i needed to give it the whole 360 because there is a lot here. Its impressive. Do we need a rest reservation . H you dont. You have to come and join the line. Its part of the experience. I made many friends while i have been waiting in line at an oyster bar before and that is one of our attractions. You can have a cocktail while you wait in line, engage with other guests. That should be the trademark. There you go. At 5 00. We have pictures of the dishes and the restaurant. Its a beautiful location. Thank you. Were very proud of the location, and there are great features to it. Do you want to talk about the roast . Sure. We glaze the pan with brandy. I can hit it with a little bit of our you have to wait for it to come to a simmer and its ready to go. Awesome. Anyone from new orleans they are very particular about their king cake. And you have this brought here. Absolutely. From the home of king cake. I was born and raised in new orleans. This was the bakery i ate from. There is a baby hidden in a slice. I love this. People that have never had it before, theyre like theres a what in there . There is a baby that you can find inside here. And if you bring it to a time you have to bring the king cake. Thats part of the tradition. Its like catching the bouquet. Awesome. Very cool. And what are the hours . 5 00 to 9 00 sunday through thursday and 5 00 to 10 00 fridays. You can have a cocktail while youre in line. And so when you order, you since i have not been there yet, sometimes . Yes, five, ten, 15 guests waiting in line. We come out and serve you a cocktail. We brought two of them today. This one is a traditional take on the hurricane, and we put it on spin thank you very. I only drink on the show, on the job only. Thank you so much. Place. Sink your teeth into the oyster bar station at the north ranch location nightly at 5 00. For a menu check out the website on your screen, or you can give them a call. Theyre also on facebook and twitter. Pretty delicious. Im going to need a designated host in a second. Saying farewell to a las vegas staple. More on the curtain call on the strip. Are you on facebook or twitter . Like or follow us. You can find the Morning Blend on both. We will be right back. 18. 9 billion, thats how much experts estimate americans spent on retail last year for valentines day. The holiday of love has many people kissing their money goodbye. Will you be guilty of doing the same this weekend . Joins us to explain are Nick Strobelt and abe ashton from ashton strobelt. Gentlemen, hello. Happy to be here. They wanted to brag about their socks. We feel like we got a gentlemans game going. You came out swinging. Theyre pink. You cant beat that unless big to beat pink and grey stripes. You would have to do something like, you know, maybe possibly darth vader. Take. And im willing to go there in order to win. You get that as a valentines day gift . Not yet. I got a whole different pair that im going to get for valentine. 18. 9 billion . Small amount of money. 18. 9 billion. Thats a lot. Do you want to put it in contrast . Lets take about what 19 billion essentially is. The entire proposed budget for nasa, okay . This is we just came out yesterday, the budget for 19 billion, or the purchase of whatsapp by facebook was than that. The entire budget for Cyber Security for the government, thats what president obama just asked for, was 19 billion to day. We now sell roses instead ofncial advice. From one person. When they break it down by per person its about 140. Everybody spends a little bit. Dollar. People seem to by into it that you have to do it. What are your thoughts on that . You know, older folks typically spend less on valentines day than younger folks. The younger folks, 35 and 44, are usually ones spending the most on valentines day. Those 65 and older tend to less than half of them really celebrate valentines day. They realize its just a day. Its just a day. But at the same time its good to be frying, which is, of course, you know beneficial, but its also important to take care of the ones you care most about your spouse, your significant other, things like that. And so there is a good balance to make sure that people are getting treated well. But what we find financially older you are, typically the less money you spend. As you approach retirement. 55yearold will spend more than a 75yearold. Just because thats nature, they dont want to go out as much, dont want to spend as much money ongoing to movies and things like that. People that have been married for 40 years are saying hey, listen, she is stuck with me at this point. What are flower going to do at this point. And its something to be said, you can do Something Special for your sweetie and not necessarily break the bank doing it. Yeah. Think of anything right now, except for maybe you can go on television and look right in the cameras eyes and say sweetheart, i love you, thank you for being my valentine, you are the girl of my dreams and the best thing that ever happened to me but other than that i cant think of anything that you can do that wouldnt rewind on the dvr. I mean, for people that are older, not only you know, not that the romance is dead but theyve done the dates, they go more relaxed but some people are on limited budget. Most women will tell men its the thought that counts, and we as men have a hard time believing that because were so monetarily driven, right . We view so much of what we earn and what we spend and what we drive and what we have, and most women will tell us no its about the feeling, thats why a note from their child means so much to them. And we cant really quantify that value, but i have seen with my wife and other women who have shared their stories, especially retired people we meet with, and a gentleman is really showing heartfelt affection and thinking about their spouse, it goes farther than whatever dollar may purchase anyway. And so thats what we need to remember is them, that our is saying buy me diamonds. Wow. You guys are right. Our sisters i tease them quite a bit. The point is you can get even more mileage being heartfelt and sincere as spending a few hundred dollars on whatever it is the rose or the chocolate of the day. If youre in it for the long haul a great gift is the gift of sound financial plan, isnt it . It really is. We find that we have client appreciation dinner this past week, where folks came in and what they wanted to hear about at the client appreciation dinner, which was hey, what happens and how do we protect our spouses even when were gone . I say thats very romantic. Were talking about valentines day and were going to kill one of the spouses for the conversation. What happens for Social Security survivor benefits. How do iras get inherited. How does it work when we transition from one spouse to a surviving spouse . Is for those people that figure that is their most important goal when theyre worried about transitions and making sure their loved ones are taken care of after theyre gone. Quickly lets talk about your portfolio reviews and what you offer. This is a great time. The portfolio is review is for anyone that might be concerned over what their portfolio is doing how its holding up in todays current market. It might be a time to reevaluate where your positions are. 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Dont just try to last minute pull whatever you have around the house together