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Morning, and i, to say i was stunned is an understatement. he has always been a friend. somebody i could count on. personally, weve really enjoyed our time together. and i just -- i was stunned this morning. >> the tea party has poisoned, i think, the well of the senate and the republican ideology. the gop is so far out of the mainstream right now you can hardly recognize them from ten years ago. a new quinnipiac poll shows americans support raising taxes on the wealthy 65% to 31%. republicans, ...

Demints positions, at least he was the well-connected -- he was the well connected to the republican establishment. moderate republicans believed demint could keep the radicals in line. the same certainly cant be said for tea party senators jim demint, who he leaves behind. demints political operation spent a lot of time and money to get young conservatives elected to the senate. guys like mike lee, ted cruz, marco rubio, ron johnson, pat toomey and rand paul. yeah, rand paul, the man who wants ...

Couch when demint told him he was leaving, south carolina senator lindsey graham who has been watching his back expecting a conservative challenge in 2014. >> i met with jim demint this morning and to say i was stunned is an understatement. i think weve done a pretty good job for south carolina, at times playing the good cop/the bad cop but always trying to work together. what differences weve had have been sincere. >> demints decision means the conservative battle is like ly o be for his seat. ...

Host accused of setting a guest hair on fire. it wasnt a trick or an accident. trace gallagher walks us through what it was. we just got the update from police. plus, new developments on a high-profile case of domestic violence this week. that is an understatement. when an one nfl player murdered his girlfriend and killed himself. nbcs bob costas used the tragedy as a springboard for an anti-gun lecture right in the middle of a football game. his remarks and the fierce debate are just ahead. hi....

Of the most amazing guys on the planet. people like to tease cops and stuff, but new yorks finist is understatement. >> eric: a lot of people run toward buildings that are on fire. and toward people with guns. besides random act of kindness, also acts of heroics. >> bob: act of kindness to andrea, say one more thing. up next. ♪ note ♪ note ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] we all make bad decisions. like say, gas station sushi. cheap is good. and sushi, good. but cheap sushi, not so good. i...

George h.w. bush was born june 1924. if i am doing my math correctly it means he is 88 years old now. there of course his wife, former first lady bash a bush. he is always very vigorous. remember him parachuting i believe it was his 80th birthday. he was the youngest aviator in the u.s. navy back during world war ii. george h.w. bush, being treated for bronchitis at a houston hospital now. we certainly wish him a speedy recovery. jenna: more on all that breaking news as we get it. in the meantim...

Entitlement society is a gross understatement. in the next 35 days, republicans and democrats will likely come together, announce a temporary deal has been reached to avoid falling off the so-called fiscal cliff, but kicking the can down the room with a gimmick-filled back room deal that wont solve the true problems we face as a country. its time to return to the mind-set that president kennedy spoke of in the year i was born in 1961, instead of holding out your hand for a check, we should all b...

Cold might be an understatement for the water temperature in nantucket this time of year is about 40-something. for a less festive side of the holidays, the american family association, which i think is on the right, has released its annual naughty/nice list of companies that celebrate christmas only at the cash register. as a rule of thumb, if a company winds up on the naughty list, its because it doesnt use the word christmas in its christmas sales pitches. the against christmas list include...

Back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." first bring on thanksgiving on nantucket. how about a cold dive in the ocean? thats how vice president joe biden spent his thanksgiving a.m. they took part in the annual cold turkey plunge, the fund-raiser for the local library. cold might be an understatement for the water temperature in nantucket this time of year is about 40-something. for a less festive side of the holidays, the american family association, which i think is on the right, has relea...

On a boat with a bengal tiger. >> wow, this is a really good film. and i feel like thats an understatement. >> reporter: and a different kind of adventure. remake of 1984s "red dawn" starring chris hemsworth. >> they messed with the wrong family. >> the bad guy in the movie is north korea. the problem is when they shot it, it was china. they changed it because they didnt want to offend the chinese government because they do a lot of business in china. >> reporter: then theres the animated "rise ...