5:40 am: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett decided to opt out of the Obamacare health insurance exchange.

6:11 am: In regards to fiscal cliff, republicans are becoming frustrated that House Speaker John Boehner is not making the right moves to solve the probem. Could a new speaker be elected in January?

6:41 am:  Barbara Walters asked NJ Gov. Chris Christie about his weight on her “10 Most Fascinating People” program. Is Christie’s weight really a problem that would prevent him from running for president? Some of the people on her list do not make sense. What did you think of the list?

7:11 am: Chris talks to Jake Tapper about his new book, “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor.”

7:28 am: An unpaid intern for Senator Bob Menendez was discovered to be a registered sex offender and undocumented citizen. The intern, Luis Abrahan Sanchez Zavaleta, was arrested by immigration officials on Dec. 6.

 7:41 am: Chris talks to Gallup Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Frank Newport, about his book, “God is Alive and Well.” The book included bold predictions for the future of religion in America with a compelling review of why religion may be a growth industry in the years ahead, rather than a relic of the past.

8:09 am: Chris revisits a segment from earlier in the six o’clock hour. In regards to fiscal cliff, republicans are becoming frustrated that House Speaker John Boehner is not making the right moves to solve the probem. Could a new speaker be elected in January?

8:26 am: Barbara Walters asked Hillary Clinton if she is going to run for president again in 2016 on her “10 Most Fascinating People” program. Clinton’s responce was no. 

8:41 am: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett decided to opt out of the Obamacare health insurance exchange.