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Greg is still looking for his one more thing. christmas shopping turns deadly. last night 30-year-old dustin freed land was killed after he and his wife were carjacked outside new jersey. his wife is okay. heres what happened. >> the husband, the victim had opened the door for his wife, she had started to get in the vehicle. as he got to the drivers side and started to get ready to enter the vehicle he was approached by two males and was shot before he entered his vehicle. >> theres a manhunt un...

Has an idea, you can tweet. last night 30-year-old dustin free land was killed after he and his wife were carjacked outside of a shopping mall in new jersey. his wife is okay. here is what happened. >> the husband, the victim, had opened the door for his wife, she started to get into the vehicle and he got to the drivers side and started to get ready to enter the vehicle or enter the vehicle and he was approached by two males and was shot before he entered his vehicle. >> there is a manhunt un...

Ways. that was passed down again to my generation. and so when i looked at that, i decided to do my thesis on it and then turned it into my book, the golden ghetto, the psychology of affluence. >> how did it manifest itself in your life? what were, what did you do that -- >> i would say -- >> you suffer from this. >> i would say i was given things rather than attention. certainly bought out of the consequences of my behavior, much as whats happening in this young mans case. i agree with dr. drew...

Somebody killing other people. the time for this kid to have been treated for whatever the circumstances was before he killed other people. the treatment hes getting is good. the problem is it is too late. once you have killed people because of your psychiatric condition, the justice system steps in. and thats what must happen. giving this kid treatment should have been done long ago. >> jesse -- >> i agree with that. i do think that affluenza plays a big part of it and i agree. but it doesnt re...

Balanced here, should also say that there isúgnsó a christian, a creationist group who put up a sign also in times square that said to our friends, our atheist friends, kind of a sanctimonious way, in my opinion, thank god youre wrong. thats not the way either. martha: all right. >> i agree, father. martha: very good point. well taken. i want to get to this other topic with you was its just a horrible -- because its just a horrible story that happened. 16-year-old ethan couch took his pickup ...

Protecting and guarding your time fiercely is a trait of highly successful people. and time is one t one resource we cant buy, trade or barter or ever get back. they call it a time famine. its the u.s. epidemic going on. were all too rushed, and the goal in time should be time affluence. so to get rich in time because it brings valuable wealth and well-being to your overall happiness. >> you feel bad. you dont want to say no. krystal is the nicest person i know. >> dont be so nice. ill work on i...

See the rise of massive protests, nationalist parties, socialist parties? and in fact while theres been some of that, the real story in europe is there hasnt been that much sustained organized protests that is overturning political systems. >> there has been sort of a progressive fragmentation of politics. youre seeing more and more coalition governments, weaker and weaker governments and the rise of anti-politics, not just in italy but in france, britain, in many places. and thats worrying. but...

>> going off. if youve had a dog on a leash, as soon as it sees a squirrel, yanking your arm one way. >> if your dog darted into traffic, it might then need some plastic surgery. today were talking about all of the procedures that people are now paying for, for their pets. >> dog lovers are actually now spending, according to a new bit of research out about plastic surgery, theyre spending upwards of $10,000 on plastic surgery. $10,000 to get facelifts, tummy tucks, teeth straightening procedure...

For mortgage insurance and did private lenders stop targeting communities of colors with subprime loans? >> yes. >> and i think that the study raises provocative things for us to think about, but basically it suggests that over the last several decades there has been a stable model for wealth accumulation, and economic process for the white middle-class and upper middle-class. >> and homeownership. >> yes, a formula to go the college, and get married and buy a home and save for retirement, and w...

Its surpassed, you know, as you mentioned these really rich towns in connecticut. and so now the whole region is just really, really wealthy. and whats kind of funny is that it isnt sort of millionaires and billionaires dragging the average up, its just this huge profusion of white-collar jobs that are -- i would describe them as well paid, but nobodys embarrassed about the money that theyre making, which is kind of in contravention to equality that weve seen in other parts of the country. >> le...