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for our viewers out there we have a link for you set up. jacobslightfoundation is the name of it. head over to my blog, cnn.com/tj. jacob s light foundation. cnn.com/tj it will get you pointed in the right direction exactly where you want to be. here we are about 21 minutes past the hour now. we re talking about the season of giving and generosity and how a lot of people having a tough time being able to make those charitable contributions right now. a lot of people in the world, well, they re more fortunate than others. we talk about some of the biggest stars in the world, they are giving back. they have noble efforts, earning them a spot in an hour-long special that you can see on cnn. we have a preview coming your way, next. this is america, man. home of the highway. last minute detours and spontaneous acts of freedom. we re wanderers. wayfarers.
we will give you the latest on that coming up. back over to t.j. with more. appreciate you, thanks so much. turn now to our cnn congressional correspondent, dane bash. she is here for our political update and always the popular thing, it seems. somebody wants to be a maverick. it is. there s a new one in town. a lot of fascinating political story lines in this political year. lisa murkowski lost her primary bid to joe miller. she launched a write-in campaign. and it is first time anyone has done that. she is still a republican but is becoming the maverick of her party. since she hack back, she voted with democrats for the don t ask, don t tell repeal for the s.t.a.r.t. treaty and the dream act. now, murkowski s interview with john king last night, you can find at cnn.com/ticker, she talked about her independent streak and said look, i feel like i have a very strong message in her word from the
well, they are some of the biggest stars on the planet. and during this season of giving, they re finding ways to give back in a big way with all kinds of good causes. alina cho joins us with a preview of an hour-long special you ll be able to see, big stars, big giving. hello there, alina. how are you doing? hey there. merry christmas, tj. i spoke one on one with justin bieber, halle berry, edward norton using their celebrity to shine a spotlight on the causes that might not otherwise get attention. for all of them there s a special reason they re doing it. for some, family. others, frustration. what they all share is a commitment to giving back.
in saving people s lives. listen up. let s go! to meet more people who are giving back to their communities in some way, you can watch giving in focus. hour-long special, 4:00 eastern tomorrow, christmas day right here on cnn. did you hear what pat robertson said about pot possession? yes. taking position that s taking a stir in the political world.