Randi's on vacation, but Nicole Sandler is in with a live show today featuring the latest news and more of our year-end wrap-up.

With the shooting of two firemen in New York, a local New York newspaper publishing the private addresses of gun owners, and last weekend's crazy Meet The Press (video below), the gun safety/control discussion still isn't cooling down.

Another topic that got whipped up over the weekend was one of our Top Topics of 2012: Climate & Environment. With the outbreak of Christmas tornados across the South over the weekend, and areas in the Northeast still cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy, author/environmentalist Bill McKibben will join Nicole to discuss what we can do about the environment.

White House reporter for Politico, Glenn Thrush will help Nicole look back at another one of our year-end top topics: Election 2012. Thrush will also look forward, over the fiscal cliff, and help to explain why President Obama isn't caving to unrealistic Congressional Republicans.

Finally, in the spirit of Festivus - and since many of you spent more time than you should have with family members over the weekend - Nicole will be taking your "Festivus airing of grievances" as well as your hopes for 2013.

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If this is how unhinged the gun lobby is when they know that you're watching, just imagine what goes on when they know you're not...