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>> reporter: back here in kansas city, it give knitly feels like winter. there are not too many people on the roadways like rite now. thats expected to change. the kansas city chiefs pride of the snee. theyre playing a game later today. expact traffic in kansas city. nick valencia, trying to stay warm in kansas city. >> we appreciate it. >> hes bundled up. thanks so much. americans all over are gearing up for christmas trips. this weather really reeking havoc on travelers. george, good morni...

Hopefully, and something that feels fresh. >> reporter: orr and green write for "the atlantic." an office conversation turned into a heated debate. "love actually" turn into a battle field. >> every one of our co-workers got up and surrounded us fight club style as we discussed the march reds of the movie. >> reporter: they took the debate to the web. their work garnered more than 50,000 facebook shares and i was one of them. the argument is brutal and fun. the new decade-old british film follow...

Yesterday, a russian court convicted mr. isakoff for holing up that sign holding up the sign because in russia now, it is illegal to express that sentiment. it is illegal to say out loud or write on a sign that being gay is an okay thing and that liking gay people is a normal and okay thing. saying that is now illegal propaganda and so, he was convicted of that yesterday. two other russians were convicted and sentenced for doing something similar two weeks ago. yesterday in uganda, central afr...

Because of what the sign said. because in russia now, it is illegal to express that sentiment. it is illegal to say out loud or write on a sign that being gay is an okay thing and that liking gay people is a normal and okay thing. saying that is now illegal propaganda and so, he was convicted of that yesterday. two other russians were convicted and sentenced for doing something similar two weeks ago. yesterday in uganda, central african nation thats been a pretty close ally of united states, w...

Abc news consultant richard clark helps write that report. we think the so-called metadata program has not contributed significantly to the prevention of terrorist attacks in the united states or abroad. >> also among the reports, 46 recommendations for greater scrutiny and decisions on the spying on foreign leaders. president obama is expected to announce any changes to the u.s. intelligence program in the next month. millions of target shoppers who used their debit or credit cards in the s...

Me. some of them have spelled it out. we have enough to learn from previous attacks, sometimes people leave indication, sometimes police are wise enough not to make that a matter of the general public but they see themselves being humanized. let me give you an example. the "boston globe," no less authorities than the "boston globe" published and 18,000 word article about the elder tarnief. what better way the human nice someone who destroyed somebody in boston, for somebody alienated, wow, ill h...

>> isnt that an easy thing to blame the media. >> im not blaming the media. >> in a way you are. you say the media shouldnt write about the people- >> im saying the news media perpetuates it by appearing humane. >> how do you get to understand what has caused these things, particularly where these radicalized young men at the heart of normal society in america, how do you get to tackle this type of situation and prevent it from happening elsewhere, if you dont tell the public, this is actually w...

What better way the human nice someone who destroyed somebody in boston, for somebody alienated, wow, ill have a multi part series about me. my life is a dead-end. people will want to know everything about me. >> isnt that an easy thing to blame the media. >> im not blaming the media. >> in a way you are. you say the media shouldnt write about the people- >> im saying the news media perpetuates it by appearing humane. >> how do you get to understand what has caused these things, particularly whe...

Write something like this and think this way. what this pope is talking about whats happening in this world and trying to -- >> is reality. >> yeah. >> reality. >> okay. so theres it no argument here. willie, youre all for bloomb g bloombergs piece, right? >> no, im not. >> good. lets move on. steve ratner, youve got charts on the spending debate which seems to be a debate in washington. >> yeah. ive got one chart as you know, the house last week passed the budget agreement. its still in front o...

>> good point. >> he doesnt really have a neck. >> that is not a good look, is it? >> it is not a good look. shall we move on? kansas state board of education says students should learn cursive. they approved new hand writing standards as well as as mandatory back rubs from gym teachers. i had no idea. students are expected to learn to write cursive in the third grade and write legibly by the first grade. cursive advocates say brain science indicates the fluid motion used when writing script imp...