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Talk about this being the birthplace of democracy. you can see behind me is the acropolis and the parthenon. hell have a visit there as well. but then he gets back on a plane after giving a speech, heads to germany, meeting with angela merkel and other eu leaders. again, hell have the same push and pull that he had here to try and calm the nerves of leaders essentially being an emissary in some ways for donald trump in saying, im going to make sure that this is a smooth transish. we have to give...

I happen to think its sort of the essence of montana. >> anthony: aaron parrett was born in butte. hes a professor of literature and a chronicler of the citys colorful literary history. >> anthony: there is something beautiful about this city, right? >> aaron: yeah, the enduring decay. >> anthony: like in detroit or buffalo or cleveland, you can see the aspirations of the builders or the people who they were building for. >> aaron: as ive gotten older i kind of think about it the way europeans r...

After you get the gold, you could easily make it a condo. but you do seriously raise a good point. ive always thought this about greece, in arrears. the acropolis is screaming for a coca-cola ad in front of it. if weve got these great financial resources right under our feet, or sandals, do something, right? >> exactly. were paying rent, we have all of these properties that the federal government does, just to maintain the unused buildings is about $25 billion a year. if you look at all the art ...

It took months to get this thing ready and it looked amazing. big ben helped londoners usher in the new year along with a fireworks display of their own, although relatively modest compared to dubai. they did it along the river but the celebration was more than the sights and sounds. how about smell and taste? im not sure how i feel about this, but they had peach flavored snow, banana confetti and orange scented bubbles that came raining down on the londoners. greece welcomed in the new year...

Flashing eiffel tower countdown the new year. we take you to berlin in hundreds of thousands gathered to welcome 2014. the crowd is so big, the police closed the gates to the party about three hours before midnight and then greece welcomed the new year at one of the most iconic spots in the world near the acropolis in athens. they took over the resolving presidency of the european union. tens of thousands in moscows red square. security was extremely tight in the aftermath of the two suicide bom...

For that? >> i would trade anything for those. >> can you exchange? >> very fun. this will provide hours and weeks of entertainment -- a chia willie. not that kind of willie. from "duck dynasty." >> by the way -- >> it grows a beard? >> he has a medical condition. >> we are weeks prior to the controversy. good timing. >> thats cool actually. >> is that from you? >> the beard grows. >> ironically. >> hes growing a beard. >> who is this? >> another one -- im guessing from you? >> yeah, yeah. are y...

Political fund. >> dana: 24 states have lower unemployment rate and other states are not right to work, while shouldnt michigan, at least they have a democratic process. its passed. the governor has been thoughtful about it. people, majority of people support it. why not let them try something that would alter history? >> kimberly: why not? >> bob: why not bad handguns in countries that dont have murder. here we ban them and it -- >> greg: the funny thing is we talk about greece, but before ther...

Political fund. >> dana: 24 states have lower unemployment rate and other states are not right to work, while shouldnt michigan, at least they have a democratic process. its passed. the governor has been thoughtful about it. people, majority of people support it. why not let them try something that would alter history? >> kimberly: why not? >> bob: why not bad handguns in countries that dont have murder. here we ban them and it -- >> greg: the funny thing is we talk about greece, but before ther...

Unbelievably sad and depressing. i mean, the country is in a great depression. unemployment is about 25%. unemployment among youths is about 55%. the economy contracted by 7.2% in the last quarter. those are numbers. ill tell what you i saw which i think is more powerful. you go through different parts of greece, the greek stores closed everywhere. you go down near the acropolis, where theres a shopping area, called the palatka, and stores closed everywhere. the most powerful story was i was in ...

Clear. >> see what is happening in europe right now. the welfare state is collapsing. we have a giant warning signal. you are flashing bright red. do not go this direction. and yet some of the big government fans in washington are saying yes, lets double down. >> and even more dramatic example is greece. like the acropolis that sits on the hill the economy here is in ruins. jobs are scarce and those people who are working sometimes dont get paid and for young adults their future is very uncertai...