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Heather: plus, one story that's really for the birds. [laughter] an 80-year-old woman possibly facing jail time, is this possible, for bringing her bag of crackers to the local park. rick: no. heather: yes. while a town is crying foul. rick: also steal ago kiss under the mistletoe is harder to do this year. we'll tell you why, don't go away. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with the strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon hea...

Doing for 45 years, feeding the ducks. she is facing a hefty fine for helping her fine feather friends. more on the bird dade leave. how is this possible. >> reporter: i know you're from north carolina. massachusetts calls it the city of sin. whatever you do, heather do not feed the ducks, as this grandmother is finding out. >> i know they know me, and they know that i love them, and i'm trying to take care of them. >> reporter: to this woman ducks are one of glad opens most endearing creatures. you've been feeding these ducks for over 45 years. describe what they mean to you. >> they are my l...

Heather: they say that is not their policy. i think they should rethink that policy. new reports of airlines cutting back on flights during one of the busiest travel days of the year. bad weather isn't making it any easier at denver international airport today. take a look at this. travel experts, they say that holiday travelers should expect packed planes. great. we have the senior editor for orbitz.com and she joins us now on the phone with more. thanks for joining us. are you there? >> i'm here. heather: bring us up to speed. what are you seeing out there right now in terms of the airports ...

Before social media existed, even before the internet and these military members that are overseas have no way to stay in such close contact with their families. specifically your experience, what does something like this mean to you? >> this is incredible. i served from 1998 through 2003, and being away from home for the holidays was rile, really challenging. we didn't have social media at the time. we really relied being able to get on email periodically or once on every few mosque able to get on the phone to call family back at home. that was rile, really difficult particularly during the h...

Lieutenants. heather: so, bob, what is he doing? what is his strategy behind this? why is it not moving forward? >> well, his conference does not agree. i mean, a week ago there was a lot of speculation that john boehner agreed to the senate deal. now, he has adamantly said that is not the case, but in a conference call with his house republicans, one member of congress told me that boehner said you have to pick your fights suggesting he did support the senate deal. and then the republicans said, no, doing tax policy two months at a time, that doesn't make any sense, we want to do it for a yea...