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>> anthony: how does the joke begin? three men in a bar? but its not a bar. imagine the bronx -- a corner bodega, or maybe a luncheonette, a diner, three men, strictly by coincidence, find themselves in the same place at the same time. sitting at the counter is afrika bambaataa. across the room is melle mel. door opens, and who walks in? dj kool herc. three men who created the musical style thats become the soundtrack to, well, the whole wide world. do they all nod at each other? lamen...

>> isnt that special? >> any tool for human expression will bring out both the best and the worst in us, and television has been that. >> they dont pay me enough to deal with animals like this. >> people are no longer embarrassed to admit they watch television. >> we have seen the news, and it is us. ♪ ♪ >> slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. the 1980s will be upon us. what a decade it is coming up. happy new year! >> as you begin the 80s in the television world, the lan...

>> laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. >> daddy horny, michael. >> sitcoms talk about sex. >> my underwear. >> my god. >> and about relationships. >> im breaking up with him tonight. >> these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. >> for gods sake ellen, tell them youre gay! >> youre talking about gay rights. youre talking about womens rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> you know, sexual revolution. >> so, im officially out...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> christmas is -- well, its about the best time of the whole year. >> no matter when they take place, modern era or period, christmas movies and television specials are always about someone who has lost their faith in humankind regaining it, saved by other people being kind because its christmas. >> christmas is the landscape that everybody wants to paint on. everyone who tells stories is attracted to the heightened emotions that it brings. >> nostalgia plays such ...

they unite us through common practices, while also pointing out that we come from different backgrounds and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways. marriage, especially interracial marriage, is another way. christmas traditions evolve and meld into something new and beautiful. for us, that meant bringing. irish and spanish, mexican christmas and catholic traditions. together. over the years, we learned to adapt and adopt our christmas traditions, and in some cases, mincemeat pie c...

are hung properly. we have a special guest on the couch, his name is santa. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> did you like the cookies and milk? >> there is a little secret i tell you. the parents drink the drink the milk and eat the cookies because most parents dont believe in me. it is upsetting because there is a plate of crumbs. todd: you eat the crumbs. >> i have been known to do that. todd: we have something for you. >> that for me? carley: cinnamon rolls and milk. todd: di...

>> i remember the night, was very dark. we pulled in to his home. it did have the feel of almost being in a bond movie. he had a lot going on. >> a millionaire computer genius living in paradise, and on the edge. >> i tried to cut his throat, but he just said, "do it". >> he takes the gun out, and he puts it to his said. the jungle started to infect him, almost like a virus. >> then came the mystery -- his neighbor suddenly found dead. >> there was blood all over the floor. everyone wa...

>> she was a phenomenal, amazing person she loved those girls. they were sweet, little twins. her pride and joy. its really hard >> pretty, poised, perfect her twins were her world >> the three of them were tight unit she was all they had, they wer all she had. >> and then came that awfu day. >> these two, beautiful 16 -year-old girls had come hom from school and found thei mother murdered. >> they were rocking back an forth, traumatized, disturbed. >> what had the girls seen tha day? ...

grown into something larger an more fruitful than we uppe match and. the velshi banned book club wa created in response to the targeting a removal of so many important books from libraries and school curricula across th country. according to p.e.n. america, and nonprofit organization the champions the freedom to rea and write in the united states from july 2021 to june 2022, there were 2532 instances of individual books been banned thats a shocking number what the figure doesnt make cl...

who are celebrating. amal evolve she. we begin this hour wit confirmation of one of the man major lies that the former president told the america people this time regarding his taxes. following a years-long legal and political saga be house weight and mean committee was finally able t secure donald trumps ta returns. they voted to release them t the american public this pas week despite his insistent allys donald trumps tax returns wer not under audit when he ran fo president the first...