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Christmas Eve, live in Los Angeles, probably a little warmer, just a little warmer

than where many of you are at.

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Heard hierarchy one hour from now.

Green Bay will bolt up our hierarchy.

Marcus Freeman, the Notre Dame football coach, is joining us later this hour. Mark Sanchez,

Nick Wright. So we're off tomorrow, J. Mack. So we're bringing all the big guns out.

Notre Dame's football coach, Nick Wright, the hierarchy, Mark Sanchez, got your family.

You know, he did invite me, J. Mack, full disclosure.

He invited me over, and I'm like, can I bring gin and cigars?

And, you know, it's inappropriate.

He's got young kids.

I'm the, I'm America's guest.

Starting the show with Christmas Eve heat.

Here we go.

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