THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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  • Jimmy Kimmel will be the host for the next Oscars on February 26th. And, he and his wife are expecting another child.
  • Oprah will get one last interview with Michelle Obama, sitting down with her on January 19 on CBS.
  • San Francisco International Airport has added a new staff member -- LiLou, a "comfort pig." Yes, a real-life pig that passengers can turn to when they get stressed, miss a flight or have an extended layover.
  • Army is going to have some special World War II themed uniforms when it plays Navy this Saturday in the annual Army/Navy game. Navy has a 14-year winning streak going.
  • There's a report that Kanye and Kim are living apart.
  • Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin is reportedly recovering well in a New Zealand hospital, after being evacuated with medical problems from Antarctica last week. The "ground control to major Tom" irony of it all is that the attending physician is Dr. David Bowie.
  • There's now talk that Joe Biden will run in 2020.
  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor today on the 75th anniversary of the attack, but not to apologize. Just to pay respects to those who were lost.
  • The Washington Monument is closed to the public for repairs at least through 2019.
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber writing his autobiography.
  • The New York P.R. firm, LaForce, has canceled their annual holiday party because Trump won the election. The note sent out to employees said, "We envisioned an extra-cheerful celebration of Hillary Clinton's presidency."

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