::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . The Boys Scout of America will begin accepting homosexual members effective January 1, 2014.   Earlier this year, 60 percent of the scout national council agreed that the BSA’s policy needed to be updated.  Currently the BSA prohibits, “ open or avowed homosεxuals or who engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the BSA .”

buzzz worthy. . Britney Spears is now an official Vegas act.  Spears performed the first of many shows in fornt of an audience of  about 4500 people over the weekend.   She is contracted to perform 50 shows eor yearshow that consists mainly  of songs from the height of her career in the nineties ( “Toxic,” “Baby One More Time,” “Oops!…I Did It Again,” “Stronger,” and “Circus” ).

buzzz worthy. . . Dewayne Wade fathered a child while on a temporary break from his now fiancee, Gabrielle Union. The cute celebrity couple shared a holiday photo shoot with Wades two sons from a previous marriage. Union was married once before to football player Chris Howard, but has no children.  TMZ alleges the couple was together during the tine they claimed to be separated.  View the TMZ report here .

buzzz worthy. . . Former Redskins head coach, Mike Shanahan.  Credit: Sports Illustrated One of the biggest sports stories of the year just hit before the close of 2013. On Monday morning the Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder fired head Coach Mike Shanahan. The Burgundy and Gold's loss to the N Y Giants Sunday night was the final nail in the coffin of an unproductive year. The season went from bad to worst with the late season benching of star player Robert Griffin, III resulting in a 3-13 record, the second worst in the National Football League. RGIII continued to have problems with a knee injury he sustained in the previous season. Snyder says," Redskins fans deserve a better result." Prior to his 4 seasons in the DC area, Shanahan led the Denver Broncos to two Superbowl victories.  He had one more season left in a five year contract estimated to be worth $ 7 million per season according to the Washington Post. Many saw the ouster coming.    The Post...

buzzz worthy. .  . The President and First Lady Wish Everyone a Happy Holiday Season In a weekly address, President Obama  and First Lady  Michelle Obama  wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.  They also thanked our brave troops and their families for their service and sacrifice, and reminded everyone to visit  JoiningForces.gov  to find ways to give back to our military families this year.  Both the President and First Lady said that during this holiday season, we should all come together to find ways to support our communities, continue caring for each other and keep working to be the best parents, children, friends, neighbors, and citizens we can be.   President Obama Said, " For many of our troops and newest veterans, this might be the first time in years that they’ve been with their families on Christmas.  In fact, with the Iraq war over and the transition in Afghanistan, fewer of our men and women in uniform a...

buzzz worthy. . . On Dec. 28, Bobby Jones will  headline the world famous  Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy. One of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world, the  Umbria Jazz Festival  has been held annually in the twin cities of Orvieto and Perugia since 1973 and is  celebrating it's 40 th  anniversary this year. Accompanied by his band & the Singletons family,  Bobby Jones has long been a fan favorite of European audiences and the  anticipation is an all-time this year with the release of his new CD  “Rejoice With Me!”  on EchoPark JDI according to label owner James Roberson.

buzzz worthy. . . Billboard magazine has announced its best of list for the year 2013.  Based on record sales as determined by Nielsen BDS and chart status Justin Timberlake had the best album of the year.  The magazine named  Singer Bruno  M ars  Billboard's 2013 Artist of the Year. Mars topped eight of Billboard's year-end music chart lists, including the Hot 100 Artists, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot Digital Songs, and his 2012 album "Unorthodox Jukebox" has becoming one of this year's bestselling records with more than 1.8 million copies sold in the United States. The top 10 from the top 200 albums of the year are: 1. 20/20 Experience" - Justin Timberlake 2. "Red" - Taylor Swift 3. "Take Me Home" - One Direction 4. "Unorthodox Jukebox" - Bruno Mars 5. "Babe" - Mumford & Sons 6. "Night Vision" - Imagine Dragons 7. "Here's to the Goodtimes" - Florida Georgia Line 8. "Trut...

buzzz worthy. . . Jonathan Klein, CEO of Getty Images looked to major events to narrow down the best photos of 2013.  The prestigious photo organization chose 44 photographs from around the world. Tragedy was a common vein in the images. President Obama is in 4 of the photos.

buzzz worthy. . . Earlier today, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden visited  Walter Reed National Military Medical Center  in Bethesda, Maryland. The Bidens visited with patients and their families to thank them for their service to and sacrifice for our country.

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Justin Bieber 's fans don't know what to "Belieb."   The 19-year-old crooner announced his retirement today via  a tweet. "My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring," he wrote. Shortly thereafter he said he would be with his fans "forever."    That does not tell us if he is dropping the mic for good and will remain with his followers "in spirit", or  if the first tweet was just a publicity tease or true. What we do know is that it's been a rough year for the singer. The "Beleive,"  documentary that chronicles his world tour by the same name just came out.  Many of the moments that gave him a wanna be "bad boy" image are highlighted in the film.   This year Bieber had a few brushes with the law at home and abroad.  In London he fainted on stage and had a run in with a paparazzo.  Plus, his break up with Selen aGomez was public. With the pile up of negative experience...

buzzz worthy. . . Even thought First Lady Michelle Obama is on a Winter Break in Hawaii with the First Family Mrs. Obama kept the tradition of answering calls from children from across the country seeking Santa's whereabouts.   Mrs. Obama  spoke to children for nearly half an hour as part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). This is the First Lady's fourth year participating in this Christmas Eve tradition. Background on the NORAD Tracks Santa Program The NORAD Tracks Santa program began in 1955 after a phone call was made to the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The call was from a local youngster who dialed a misprinted telephone number in a local newspaper advertisement. The commander on duty who answered the phone that night gave the youngster the information requested - the whereabouts of Santa. This began the tradition of tracking Santa, a tradi...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin President Obama has escaped to Hawaii for his annual holiday vacay, but he is staying active on the isle of Oahu and keeping an eye on Obamacare progress.     On Sunday the family attended a college basketball game on the campus of the University of Hawaii. The  University of Akron Zips played the Oregon State Beavers , coached by first lady   Michelle Obama ’s brother,   Craig Robinson . The game was held on the campus of the University of Hawaii. After the g He started the day with a  sunrise workout at the gym on the Marine Corp Base at Kaneohe Bay, which included basketball.  In the afternoon he slowed things down a bit playing 18 holes of golf at Mid-PAC Country Club    at Mid-Pacific Country Club in the neighborhood of Lanikai, an exclusive residential area of Kailua where the President’s vacation rental is located.   Marvin Nicholson, Bobby Titcomb and Eric Whitaker joined him.   Be...

buzzz worthy. . . Dropping the new  "F Bomb" in Church House or Wedding Dilemma "Turn to your neighbor and say 'F' you," Ben Tankard instructs  his congregants to forgive in the latest episode of Bravo's "Thicker Than Water." Chaos is in store this week on the original docu-series  as tensions have mounted among family members both inside and outside of the Tankard household and Pastor Ben attempts to reel them in with a pertinent sermon, but not everyone is ready to turn the other cheek.   Meanwhile, Brooklyn, who thinks she's the "Black Sheep" of the family appears to be on the verge of going  buck wild again.  Ben and Jewel have gotten word that she has been partying and drinking excessively and are considering adopting her 10-year-old daughter.  Meanwhile Benji's grandiose wedding plans hit a road block when costs start to add up.  The chaos continues when Cyrene is the only sister invited to be a bridesmaid, lea...