A picture taken on October 17, 2016 shows an employee walking behind a glass wall with machine coding symbols at the headquarters of Internet security giant Kaspersky in Moscow.; Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images

Leaks continue to trickle out about the alleged role Russia played in influencing the US presidential election.

AirTalk recaps all the related news that have come since the accusations started flying, and looks at what might happen next.

Guests: 

Andrei Soldatov, an investigative journalist in Russia and co-author of many books on the Russian cyberspace, including his latest, “The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia’s Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries” (Public Affairs, 2015). He tweets @AndreiSoldatov

Jeff Stein,  National Security Correspondent, Newsweek

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Donald Trump protesters demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building before electors arrive to cast their votes from the election at December 19, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ; Credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images

The 538 men and women who make up the Electoral College began voting around 7am Pacific Time Monday morning on one of the most politically significant days for President-elect Donald Trump since he won the November 8th general election.

Most will be voting the same way that the results came out in their state on Election Day, though the divisiveness of this year’s contest and lingering dismay among some due to its outcome has caused some to call for electors to buck the trend and vote against Donald Trump. However, it would take 37 of these ‘faithless electors,’ as they’re called, to deny Trump the 270 electoral votes he needs for the presidency and it is highly unlikely that scenario would present itself.

We’re also following along as U.S. intelligence officials work to connect the dots between the hack into DNC emails and links to Russian hacking aimed at tilting the presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor. President Obama has said that the U.S. will respond to Russia at a time and place of our choosing. Russia, meanwhile, is downplaying the accusations, saying that the U.S. should show some proof or stop pointing fingers.

Guests:

Steve Shepard, Editor of the POLITICO Caucus & Chief Polling Analyst

Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist and founder and chief executive officer of Rodriguez Strategies; he is also a former senior Obama advisor in 2008; he tweets @RodStrategies

Paris Dennard, Republican political analyst and former staffer for President George W. Bush and the Republican National Committee; he tweets @PARISDENNARD

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Composer Justin Hurwitz (L) and director Damien Chazelle attend the premiere of 'LA LA LAND' at AFI Fest 2016.; Credit: Chris Weeks/Getty Images for Audi

The new movie “La La Land” is a romantic musical, so it lives or dies by the music of composer Justin Hurwitz - and judging by the early critical plaudits, it sings!

Larry speaks with Hurwitz about his close collaboration with director Damien Chazelle.

Plus, the film is generating a lot of buzz for being a modern-day musical, but for Angelenos it's special for having shot at 48 locations across LA County, including shutting down the 105 freeway for a large-scale dance scene in a traffic jam.

The movie shows off historic landmarks such as the Griffith Observatory and Park, Angels Flight downtown, the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, the Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena, the Warner Bros. lot and more.

What was the meaning behind each LA setting? How did the location managers pull off these shoots in a region teeming with people and traffic? Robert Foulkes, the supervising location scout, joins FilmWeek with all the glamorous and not-so-glamorous details.

Guests:

Justin Hurwitz, music composer, “La La Land;” Hurwitz also composed the Oscar-winning film “Whiplash”

Robert Foulkes, "La La Land" supervising location scout

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A picture taken on June 4, 2014 in Ankara, shows Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Ankara.
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Russia’s envoy to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot to death on Monday night during an art exhibition in the Turkish capital of Ankara. The attack was photographed and moments after the shooting were captured on video, showing a man in a suit and tie holding a handgun and shouting over Karlov’s body.

For more on this developing story and what we know so far about the shooting, who carried it out, and what the possible motive may have been, BBC Turkish Service correspondent Rengin Arslan joins Larry from Istanbul.

WARNING: VIDEO LINKED ABOVE MAY CONTAIN IMAGES THAT SOME FIND DISTURBING. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

Guest:

Rengin Arslan, correspondent with BBC’s Turkish Service in Istanbul; she tweets @RenginArslan

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While teaching K-12 education can be one of the most rewarding jobs on the planet, where educators have the opportunity to have a direct influence on the shaping of the young minds, it is also one of the most demanding and least rewarding jobs on the planet.

Many teachers work 50-60 hours a week for a relatively small salary, and many feel that school districts are more focused on raising test scores than identifying and meeting the differing needs of students. It shouldn’t come as a surprise then that California and LAUSD here in Southern California are facing a dire teacher shortage and have been for some time. A recent study from the Learning Policy Institute in Northern California explains how bad the problem is, has been, and continues to get. Three quarters of the 200 districts surveyed reported having a hard time filling teaching positions, especially in low-income areas.

If you’re a current or former K-12 teacher in LAUSD, we want to hear from you today on AirTalk. If you left teaching, what made you do it? Did you make the right decision or do you have regrets? If you’re still teaching, what’s keeping you in it? Would you ever consider leaving? What would it take for you to leave the profession altogether?

Guest:

Maura Walz, KPCC education editor

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A job applicant (L) speaks with recruiter Renee Chandler (R) during an interview May 7, 2003 at the offices of Metro Support Group in New York City.; Credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

How are you perceived and judged for either bragging or for being humble?

That question was posed by Brown University social psychologists and the results can be instructive for crafting social impressions. There are a few different categories the researchers used in their experiment: a bragger who was justified in his boastings; a bragger who was less skilled than he claimed; a humble person who was highly skilled; and a person whose humility matched their low skills.

As explained by AirTalk guest Elizabeth Bernstein in her Wall Street Journal column about the experiment:

"Braggarts are viewed as more competent but less moral than people who remain humble, except if their bragging is unsubstantiated. In that case, they are seen as less competent and more immoral. People who don't brag, the 'humblers,' are seen as moral but incompetent."

In which situations would you rather be seen as competent if not moral? And would you prefer to appear likeable and moral - at the risk of seeming incompetent? How can you achieve the right balance when it matters most, such as during job interviews and first dates?

Guest:

Elizabeth Bernstein, columnist, The Wall Street Journal

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A protestor dressed as Snow White (C) demonstrates outside the parliament buildings in Dublin in support of the EU ruling to take 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in taxes from Apple, the US tech giant on September 2, 2016.
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CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple is appealing a European Union order to collect a record $14 billion in taxes, following a similar appeal by Ireland.

The move comes about four months after EU competition authorities said Apple owed back taxes based on the way it reports European-wide profits through Ireland. Ireland charges Apple only for sales in its own territory, but the EU's Competition Commissioner says that arrangement let Apple report its Europe-wide profits at tax rates well under 1 percent. Apple claims the EU retroactively changed the rules and disregarded decades of Irish and U.S. tax law.

The U.S. position on the matter would be that Apple is a company earning revenue, so it should be taxed. But where? And if Apple is offshoring things in a way that’s illegal, should tax revenue go to the states? Who should taxes truly belong to if all Apple had in Ireland was shell corporations?

Guest:

Edward Kleinbard, professor of law and business at USC, who focuses on domestic and international tax issues; he is also former Chief of Staff of the US Congress’s nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation

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Foreign Ministers vote during a UN Security Council meeting on Syria at the United Nations in New York on December 18, 2015. ; Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

The Syrian civil war has been raging for almost six years now, leaving more than half a million people dead and millions more displaced.

Up to this point, the U.S. policy on Syria has been to monitor the situation but not to intervene. However, calls for U.S. intervention have increased in the last week after armed forces for Syrian president regained full control over Aleppo, the besieged city in Northern Syria near the Turkish border that has been a key to the anti-Assad rebellion. Some argue that the humanitarian crisis has risen to such a level that the U.S. must put its foot down and that despite the blow that fall of Aleppo deals to rebel forces, they won’t simply stop fighting. Others say that it’s too late for the U.S. to do anything at all about the humanitarian crisis emerging and that trying to indirectly intervene with airstrikes could complicate the conflict further and increase pressure for U.S. boots on the ground, which the American public would almost certainly not support.

What does the future of U.S. policy in Syria look like under a President Trump? What have we learned about the efficacy of the Obama Administration’s policy? Should the U.S. intervene in Syria or would that create more problems than it would solve?

Guests:

Phil Ewing, national security editor, NPR; he tweets @philewing

Joshua Landis, professor of international and area studies and director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma; Landis’ blog is SyriaComment.com

Jessica Ashooh, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Strategy Task Force; she was a senior policy planning analyst in the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a participant in the Geneva II peace talks

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Diana Simpson-Lowe writes a sign to carry as people gather holding placards and voicing their displeasure with the recent US election results on International Migrants Day on December 18, 2016 in downtown Los Angeles. ; Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allocate $3 million over two years for legal help to immigrants at risk of deportation. 

The vote comes a day after Mayor Garcetti announced the creation of a $10 million fund to help local immigrants facing deportation proceedings. Half of that money would come from the city and county government, and half would come from philanthropic groups.

Garcetti said the move is in response to President-elect Trump's threat to increase deportations of immigrants who are in the country illegally. But not all taxpayers agree that that is the best use of taxpayer money.

Larry Mantle spoke to Angelica Salas of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles and Jessica Vaughan for the Center for Immigration Studies. 

Interview Highlights:

On determining who is "criminal" and should be deported, and the impact of the L.A. Justice fund on providing counsel:

ANGELICA SALAS: In criminal court, independent of what crime you're being indicted for, you have representation if you can't pay for it. Now if we go to immigration courts, you don't have appointed counsel. . . So we want to make sure all individuals have access to counsel. 
The definition of who is criminal under President-elect Donald Trump is pretty expansive so we can't trust that a minor conviction wouldn't end up in deportation.

JESSICA VAUGHAN: The reality is that most of the individuals that will be receiving this taxpayer-funded counsel are not going to qualify to stay in the country, they don't have a route to legal presence here. And the immigration organizations that provide this counsel already are providing assistance to people that have the best shot of being able to stay. 

On undocumented immigrants contributing to taxes for the fund:

VAUGHAN: The taxpayer issue is a red herring. The most reputable studies show that people who are here illegally are not necessarily paying enough in taxes to cover all of the services they receive. I'm a taxpayer, too; it doesn't mean I get to have a publicly funded lawyer in traffic or divorce court. 

SALAS: In L.A. County, over 80 percent of our population has an immigrant in their household. That means a spouse or a child or an older child, all who are also taxpayers, are supporting these efforts, because they support and invest in their own families. 

On the fund's effect on separating families:

SALAS: Over 800,000 young people who are U.S. citizens have been deported with their parents. If you have a lawyer, who is helping with your case, you're going to be able to stay in the country. Most of the L.A. County residents have been here for over 20 years. You're gonna be able to stay with your family. . . and we're gonna have more just and efficient immigration courts. 

VAUGHAN: We're talking about people who are being deported because they've been identified as a priority for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), they don't have much hope of saying no qualifications or eligibility to stay and having a lawyer is not gonna change that. 

Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and this story has been updated.

Guests:

Angelica Salas, Executive Director, CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles)

Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at Center for Immigration Studies  

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Despite job growth and a rebounding economy, nearly 40 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 were living with family members in 2015 — that's the highest percentage since 1940, according to real estate tracker Trulia. 

As a result, there is less demand for housing than expected from millennials, which are now the largest demographic in U.S. history. Cultural factors, later marriages, rising rents, lack of housing and finances are among the many reasons young Americans choose to live at home. 

If you're a millennial living at home, what is your reasoning and how do you feel about it? If you're a parent living with an adult child, what's your take? 

Guest:

Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of “Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before” (Free Press, 2006)

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Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval performs during a dinner for Medal of Freedom awardees at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on November 20, 2013.; Credit: Pool/Getty Images

Over a 40 year career that has spanned music and film, Cuban-born trumpet master Arturo Sandoval has assembled a staggering list of bonafides.

He’s got 10 Grammys, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, has composed music for films, and has played with some of the most prestigious symphony orchestras on stages across the world. HBO even did a movie about his life and asked him to score it, earning him an Emmy Award. A protege of American jazz great Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval defected from Cuba, got political asylum in the U.S., and has been a naturalized citizen since 1999. He has mastered several instruments, including trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano, and is a prolific composer with more than 200 original compositions and arrangements.

Sandoval joins Larry Mantle to talk about his long and colorful musical career, his feelings about Cuba and its future after the death of Fidel Castro, and how his heritage and love of Afro-Cuban jazz informed his musical career and pushed him to be the musician and composer he is.

Guest:

Arturo Sandoval, musician, composer, and 10-time Grammy Award winner

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Traditional, home-made Christmas cookies lie on plates in a household on December 21, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. ; Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The year 2016 pulled no punches.

The presidential election alone was an exhausting and polarizing ordeal, regardless of which candidate you supported, never mind the who’s who of beloved icons like Prince, Muhammad Ali and Gene Wilder that passed away this year. But the holidays are here and the year is coming to an end, so it’s a time for us to eat, drink, and be merry with those we love as we prepare ourselves for the new year.

Whether you need a dynamite dinner idea, can’t quite figure out how to nail that Pinterest cookie recipe, or just want to know the best recipe for eggnog, food columnist Russ Parsons and L.A. Times Test Kitchen director Noelle Carter are back for AirTalk’s annual holiday cooking segment to answer all of your questions. We’ll chat about the results of the Times’ annual holiday cookie bake-off, share some tricks of the trade for making those holiday standbys really stand out, and come up with a few ideas for fun and delicious New Year’s Eve party snacks. And as always, we want to hear from you about your favorite holiday dishes and recipes! Join us at 866-893-5722.

For recipe ideas, tips and more, click here.

Guests: 

Russ Parsons, food columnist and former food editor at the L.A. Times; he tweets @Russ_Parsons1

Noelle Carter, director of the L.A. Times Test Kitchen; she tweets @noellecarter

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A customer shops for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store on December 17, 2012 in Tinley Park, Illinois.; Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Two school districts, one in Kern County and one in Hanover, Colorado, voted recently to let teachers and some staff carry guns on campus — decisions which have divided parents, students, staff and board members.

In both counties, the school board votes came down to a 3-2 split, and a survey of Hanover residents found 126 in favor and 123 against. Moreover, opponents of the move by Kern High School District have kicked off a petition drive to overturn the vote, while other Kern staff, including bus drivers, are asking for permission to carry weapons, too.

The larger context of recent school shootings has created a divide over how best to protect students. Proponents of arming staff have argued that some schools, often in rural areas, can’t afford armed security and need to take measures into their own hands, while those against say the presence of guns on campus is an even bigger threat to children.

Steve Dulan, member of the board of directors of the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners, told AirTalk host Larry Mantle that even though campus shootings aren’t that common, their seriousness justifies arming teachers.

“It's kind of like having fire extinguishers. Schools almost never burn down anymore, but they have fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, fire alarms,” he said.

As for the concern that a teacher might harm a student, Dulan said numbers show that “people with concealed licenses are essentially the most law-abiding portion of the population.” Additionally, most schools don’t have metal detectors, so if a teacher truly wanted to harm a student, they could bring a gun to school regardless of policy.

Laura Cutilletta, managing attorney at the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said she’s more concerned about unintentional shootings.

“Studies have existed for decades [showing] that a gun in the home, for example, doesn’t usually get used against an intruder — it gets used against the people in the home, because of an unintentional shooting,” she said.

Dulan said concerns over accidents can be solved through technology.

“You probably wouldn’t want the teacher carrying it on his or her person in every case,” he said. “Sometimes they're going to want to put it in storage, and there are very affordable systems that use fingerprint IDs or a quick combination code — lockboxes where the gun could be stored.”

But Cutilletta said the level of distraction that teachers have to deal with make having a gun too much of a liability.

“Teachers’ hands are full ... with teaching and classroom discipline. And to expect them to also be worried about having a loaded gun in the classroom, I think, is irresponsible ... even if they have training.”

There are currently three other districts in California — Folsom Cordova Unified School District, Kingsburg Joint Union High School District and Anderson Union High School District — that allow staff to bring guns to campus.

Click the blue play button above to listen to the full discussion.

Guests:

Steve Dulan, member of the board of directors of the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners and an adjunct professor at the Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University

Laura Cutilletta, managing attorney, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

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The Development Driller III, which is drilling the relief well, is seen at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill May 11, 2010 off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.; Credit: Pool/Getty Images

President Obama is using a provision of a 1953 law to try to permanently ban drilling in a large swath of the Arctic and along much of the Atlantic coast.

A line in the 60 year old Act allows a President to remove areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from development. It doesn't mention a future President reversing the action. Is it a balance of energy and environmental needs? Will President-elect Trump be able to change it?

Guests:

Niel Lawrence, Alaska Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Nicolas (Nick) Loris, an economist who focuses on energy, environmental, and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation - a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C.

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John Boyega poses with the EE Rising Star Award in the winners room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on February 14, 2016 in London, England.; Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that it will only nominate films that meet a certain diversity threshold for two major award categories.

The new BFI Diversity Standards will apply to the categories of “outstanding British film” and “outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer” starting in 2019.

The new diversity mandate requires film productions to show that they have worked to increase the inclusion of groups such as women, ethnic minorities, the disabled both on-screen and behind-the-scenes.

Stateside, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have faced criticisms over the years for what some have called its lackluster approach to promoting diversity in Hollywood. In the wake of BAFTA’s move, should the Oscars consider something similar?

Guest:

Dominic Patten, Senior editor at the news and entertainment site, Deadline; he tweets @DeadlineDominic

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Florence Papak shops for Christmas cards in a Kmart store December 19, 2005 in Norridge, Illinois.; Credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images

It’s December, and aside from celebrations, libations and family gatherings, that means it’s time for the perennial “Happy Holidays” versus “Merry Christmas” debate.

According to a new survey report from the Public Religion Research Institute, the probability of which side you fall on can be predicted based on your political leanings. 66 percent of Democrats said stores should use general greetings, like “Happy Holidays,” while 67 percent of Republicans said businesses should stick with “Merry Christmas.” Independents are nearly evenly divided – 44 percent for “Happy Holidays” and 48 percent for “Merry Christmas.”

This is reflected in the microcosm of the executive branch as well. While campaigning, Trump repeatedly said he would bring back “Merry Christmas” – meanwhile Obama has recently sent out his eighth“Happy Holidays” card.

How should business greet their customers and why? Is your perspective rooted in political ideology?

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Placards reading in english "Trump Make Israel Great Again " are seen in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on November 15, 2016.; Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images

Since David Friedman was named America's ambassador-designate to Israel by Donald Trump last week, there has been a flood of reaction from all quarters indicating just how unconventional the appointment is.

A columnist in the Washington Post argues "Trump's choice ... is a danger to American Lives." In a seeming retort from The Jerusalem Post the headline proclaims "Sky won't fall with Trump's Israel ambassador pick." Democracy Now calls Friedman an "Ambassador for Apartheid," and the least defensive defense of Friedman can be found in "The Hill" where a rabbi argues "Friedman will shine [in his post]."

David Friedman has long ties to Israel's settler movement and has supported stances on the far-right of Israel's political spectrum, well beyond those of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Orthodox Jewish lawyer from New York has suggested Trump would support Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, effectively eliminating the possibility of a Palestinian state. He has served as president of American Friends of Bet El Institutions, which provides financial support for settlements.

With files from the Associated Press.

Guests:

Vivian Bercovici, former Ambassador of Canada to Israel (2014-2016); her op-ed in the Wall Street Journal is 'Why Dipliomats Are Agog at Trump's ambassador to Israel'; she tweets @VivianBercovici

Diana Buttu, Ramallah-based political analyst and former advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian negotiators; she tweets @dianabuttu

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The California Public Employees' Retirement System building in Sacramento, California July 21, 2009. CalPERS, the state's public employees retirement fund, reported a loss of 23.4 percent.; Credit: Max Whittaker/Getty Images

As part of a collaboration with CALmatters and Capital Public Radio looking at the expansion of retirement benefits for public employees in California, the Los Angeles Times has been digging into how state and local government budgets could be impacted by updated projections for its investment portfolio.

The amount of taxpayer dollars going to the state pension fund has been slowly increasing since CalPERS altered its forecast four years ago and the result will mean state and local governments are footing the bill to the tune of millions, even billions of dollars.

For more on this story, check out the series reporting here.

Guest:

John Myers, Los Angeles Times Sacramento Bureau Chief

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A young boy cries as he has his photo taken with Santa Claus at the Westfield Shopping center on November 28, 2006 in San Francisco, California.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

You’ve been there. Unwrapping a gift with hope and trepidation only to find that thing  you’ve never wanted, or worse, can’t quite comprehend – a look of false joy paralyzed on your face as you assure the onlooking gift-giver that it’s what you always wanted.

DIY disasters, unwanted family heirlooms, offensive merchandise – whether it’s a white elephant exchange or an earnestly given present, the bright side of receiving an unusual or just plain awful gift is that it makes for a great story – and we want to hear yours!

What’s the weirdest gift you’ve received? How did you react? How have you put it to use?

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U.S. military has deployed four F-22 stealth fighter jets to the Korean Peninsula as another response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.; Credit: Pool/Getty Images

President-elect Trump tweeted this morning that the US must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.

That closely followed Russian President Putin's similar comments about his country's nuclear weapons needs. President Obama's also considering a defense bill that would emphasize space-based nuclear defense systems.

Are we on the verge of a new nuclear arms race?

Guests:

David Willman, investigative reporter, Los Angeles Times; Willman wrote: Congress scrapped this one word from the law, shaking up nuclear defense policy and opening the door to a space arms race

Nick Timiraos, national economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal

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