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7 Daily Spiritual Productive Habits to Develop

Dec 14, 2010 05:36 pm | ProductiveMuslim

7 Daily Spiritual Productive Habits to Develop

You should aim to develop the following 7 Spiritually Productive activities into habits so that you can hopefully continue benefitting from them throughout your life. I consider these activities as the spiritual ‘bread and butter’ of any ProductiveMuslim. To develop them as habits is the essence of embarking on your journey towards the love of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) and constantly increasing in your eman, inshaAllah:

1) Pray the Sunnah Prayers before and/or after Prayer:

I know it’s easier to just pray the obligatory prayers and rush out of the mosque! However, when we realise the rewards we’re missing from not praying these Sunnah prayers we won’t leave them. Over the years I have learnt there’s only ONE way of getting yourself to pray these Sunnah prayers constantly: Get into the habit of praying them! They’ll soon become part and parcel of your Salah and your Salah will feel incomplete without performing these acts.

2) Remembrance of Allah after Salah:

Again, it’s easy to rush out after Salah due to our busy lives, though if we are honest, how long does it take to recite the supplications after Salah? (The Answer: 5-7 minutes!). If you’re not sure what I’m referring to, you may find the supplications at Nowadays you’ll find pocket notebooks/or phone applications with these supplications. Get into the habit of reciting them daily after each Salah to enrich your Salah experience.

3) Morning/Evening Remembrance of Allah:

Step 2 is also included in this habit. There exists a beautiful set of duas/remembrances from the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which he used to say before sunrise and after sunset. They are true stress relievers and energy boosters which never fail to make my days and evenings feel blessed. [You can find the duas at]

4) Night Prayer:

Hamdulillah, during Ramadan we have the wonderful Taraweeh prayers to attend. However, outside of Ramadan there are many opportunities to still obtain the reward of the night prayer. If you’re new to night prayer or you don’t pray it constantly during the year, make sure you try to attend prayers each and every night in congregation at the mosque (particularly brothers), and give yourself a ‘no-excuse’ policy. Develop a habit of praying Tahajjud and continuing to pray them for an entire 30 days; this will set you on better footing to continue with the Night Prayer for the rest of the year inshaAllah.

5) Duha Prayer:

Here’s a Productive Muslim’s top secret to a productive day: 2 rak’ahs known as the Duha prayer which you may pray at anytime after sunrise till before the sun reaches it’s zenith (around 30 minutes before Dhuhr). The reward of this prayer is similar to giving charity on behalf of every bone in your body, and the energy and buzz you feel during the day is amazing.

6) Supplications before you Sleep:

You’ve just had a long day and you’re super tired. You climb into bed and you want to hit the sack… but wait! Before you do, can you give yourself just 10 more minutes to recite the supplications before sleeping? That’s all. Try them and find yourself experiencing the most beautiful sleep ever and waking up for Fajr easily, inshaAllah. For more information on waking up for fajr, constantly, everyday, without fail Read How to Wake up for Fajr.

7) Reciting one hour of Quran each day:

Notice: I said here recite one hour of Quran each day and not one juz’ or one Surah. The amount of Quran you read is not as important as the quality of your understanding. If you spend one hour reciting one verse but understand it fully, that’s more important and beneficial then reciting lots of Quran at break-neck speed yet not understanding a word.

So there you go, 7 spiritually productive habits you can develop throughout the year starting from TODAY!

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aye-na said...

thank you for sharing this info..very informative..

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Salam,kisah jemaah saya yang meninggal di Markaz masjid Nizhamuddin,telah siap.
Harap sudi-sudilah membacanya.Semoga mendapat iktibar dari kisah tersebut.Terima kasih.

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mice are in the motor of my fridge how do i get rid of them

mice live in the back of my fridge where the compressor is (because it is warm) how do i get rid of them?

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I would get the mice first, to avoid disturbing them and having them relocate elsewhere in the house when you are trying to get them - then after you have gotten them all, clean the back of the reefer and underneath - as well as a thorough check and cleaning of all lower cabinets and stove and pantry area, and thorough cleaning of stove and countertops also.

I would get a 3 or 6 or even 10 pack of traps at box store, and bait with peanut butter with cereal or seed or bacon bits (not real bacon- that will go green and stink very quickly) pressed into it. Yes, the Mickey Mouse and Tom and Jerry and similar cartoons have everyone thinking mice prefer cheese, but pork products and seeds/cereal and peanut butter actually attract them much better. though they do REALLY go for the bacon bit Cheese Whiz too - at least the field mice and shrews in our area do.

Keep traps active for at least 3 days AFTER you get the last one, and remember unless you thoroughly clean a used trap (after a kill) with bleach and detergent it will normally not work again - the scent of mouse blood or dead mouse on the trap will keep others away, so better to just get a larger pack of traps (at less than $1 apiece in larger packs and at Amazon) and use them only once, just throwing the trap with mouse out in the trash together.

Place traps out of reach of any pets or children or course, and place where the mice are likely to travel - behind/alongside reefer of course, along base of cabinets if no child/pet issues, if it will fit in the opening commonly found behind the rear of the base of cabinets, and along walls - and put where you can see the trap to see if it has caught one or not - you do not want a dead mouse sitting in the kitchen for days and days.

Also - check under doors and all around the house foundation and any basement or crawlspace screening and any dryer or bathroom vents for gaps or failed screening/louvers where the mice could have gotten into the house in the first place. Fix any screening issues, use louvered vent covers made for that purpose (NOT screening) on dryer vents, plug holes with metal wire screening shoved into hole or stapled over it (top prevent them chewing through), then caulk the hole with exterior caulk.

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July 30, 2005

Bracebridge 2005 Antique Show & Sale

Bracebridge 2005 Antique Show & Sale will be held Fri Aug 12 (5-9 pm), Sat Aug 13 (10 am - 5 pm) and Sun Aug 14 (11 pm [that's what it says on the flyer!] - 4 pm) at the Agricultural Building, Fraserburg Road Fairgrounds in Bracebridge Ontario. Admission is $5.00 for the whole weekend.

July 28, 2005

Prince Edward County 2005 Antique Show & Sale

Prince Edward County 2005 Antique Show & Sale

Friday September 16, 2-8pm
Saturday September 17, 10am-5pm
Sunday SEptember 18, 11 am-4 pm

Crystal Palace
Picton Fairgrounds,
Picton Ontario
Admission $3.00

July 26, 2005

Barriefield Antiques, Kingston Ontario

We've been to this Antique store before, and loved it. This month we arrived on a Friday only to find it closed - open only on weekends. As we peered through the front window, the owner drove by and stopped to open for us. So we had the store to ourselves for over an hour.

It's a large building chock full of nicely displayed good quality pieces. Lots of furniture, tins, and too many eclectic items to list! The owner's father loves scales so there are always quite a few for Brian and I to drool over. He also picks up railroad lamps and other items so a railroad buff like Brian's father would love it there. The owner herself is a cash register collector so she has some nice pieces available.

We didn't buy anything this trip but we do have our eye on two scales...

July 24, 2005

Odessa Antique Show & Sale

"The largest outside show in Eastern Ontario"

Sunday Aug 7, 2005 8 am to 4 pm
Admission $6.00

Held at Odessa Fairgrounds, 10 miles west of Kingston at exit 599 Wilton Road

July 23, 2005

Bobcaygeon 2005 Antiques & Collectibles Sale

Fourth Annual Boyd Heritage Museum Antiques & Collectibles Sale

Sat Aug. 20 10 am - 5 pm
Sun Aug 21 10 am - 4 pm

Bobcaygeon Curling Club
30 dealers
Admission $2.00
Snack Bar

For more info call 705 738-3417

July 21, 2005

Annual Antiquefest, Morrisburg Ontario July 23 & 24

Don't miss the 7th Annual Antiquefest, Morrisburg Ontario July 23 (10 am - 5 pm) & 24 (10 am - 4 pm) 2005. Admission is $5.00, children under 12 are free. Parking is free. Call for details 613 543 3532

July 19, 2005

Wendy May's Antiques

Wendy May's Antiques is a great little antique store in Kingston. It has lots of great stuff, nicely displayed, and fairly priced. The owners are very friendly and will give better prices.

Their blurb says "china, furniture, glass, pottery, pictures, mirrors, jewellery, interesting and pretty things". I found and bought a great antique coffee grinder, which Wendy May marked down for me when I showed her the book price. She sold it for less than I offered to pay - go figure!

I also found two great walking sticks, a gorgeous art deco bracelet and an art deco armoire at reasonable prices. Wendy May sold them all at less than sticker price and I was very pleased.

We went back a second day and Wendy's husband offered us fresh tea! 979 Sydenham Rd, Kingston Ontario is where you need to look.

June 25, 2005

History of Coffin Plates

img src="" align="right" alt="Free Genealogy Death Record on the Coffin Plate of Ada L Baker 1842~1865" /> The history of Coffin Plates or casket plates is a long but not very well documented one. Generally made of a soft metal like lead, pewter, silver, brass, copper or tin, coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to the coffin that contain free genealogical information like the name and death date of the deceased. The oldest ones that I have seen date from the 17th century (1600~1699) and were reserved for people of some stature, in other words people who had money. As time went on more people were able to afford the luxury of a Coffin Plate and with the coming of the industrial revolution the cost of the plates went down so much that by the middle of the 19th century almost every family could afford to have one put on the coffin of there loved one.

At the same time that coffin plates were increasing in popularity the practice of removing the plates from the coffin before burial increased. The coffin plates were often removed to be kept as mementos by the loved ones of the deceased. This practice peaked in the late 19th century (1880~1899).

In some more rare cases the plates are removed when the grave is disturbed for some reason like cemetery relocation. This is more common in Europe were space for graves is at a premium.

These plates are an overlooked free genealogical resource. They often contain the Birth Record and Death Record and can be used as a substitute for vital records. In some rare cases the plates can contain even more information like place of birth or the occupation of the deceased.

There has not been a single repository for this valuable free genealogy resource until now. Brian has createed a coffin plate database and a home for the unwanted plates themselves on his site AncestorsAtRest.

© copyright published with permission. See the coffin plates on this site.

June 14, 2005

1927 Certificate Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Canada

14"x18" ceritificate in excellent condition, no stains or tears. It has been rolled up in its original mailing tube for who-knows-how-long but it hasn't creased and can be flattened. The lucky winner of the auction will get the certificate and the original cardboard tube with postage stamps and mailer label

This certificate has the capital letters "ITNOTGAOTU" at the top. I did a bit of research and found that those letters stand for "In The Name Of The Great Architect Of The Universe"

The top of the certificate has the heading

The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada

Excerpts from the certificate read:

"...Companion Ernest Hastings Jordan .... exalted to the Supreme Mysteries of the Holy Royal Arch in Tuscan Chapter No. 95 in Sudbury ... 25 Oct .. Year of Discovery 2457"

No. 51/192

Dated 2 November Year of Discovery 2457 A.D. 1927
Signed Henry G. Smith GSD

It comes with its original cardboard tube mailer complete with postage stamps. Postage is one green 2-cent stamp and two 1-cent yellow stamps labelled Canada and bearing the pictures of King George V

Mailer label:
From PO Box 1135

Mr. Ernest Hastings Jordan

The Madrid Conference of the Universal Postal Union, held in 1920, adopted new international postage rates effective from the 1st October, 1921. The new rate necessitated certain changes in the colors of Canadian postage stamps. The 1-cent stamp was yellow instead of green; the 2-cent green instead of red.

The Portrait is of His Majesty King George V in an oval framework. The King is wearing the uniform of an admiral. The portrait is a composite from photographs by Walter Barnett and Messers. W. and D. Downey of London, England.

I describe my goods as accurately as I can. They are antiques or vintage and are not perfect, but have wear and tear as any old item has. This item would be perfect for anyone collecting Mason memorabilia or for postage stamp collectors.

June 13, 2005

Vintage Oiler Oil Can Turquoise

7 1/2" x 3" vintage oiler oil can. Nice turquoise blue color on bottom. In good shape, with a few dings and dents, no more than you'd expect from an item like this.

Great addition to any oil can collection. E Bay Item number: 7161081326

O'Keefe's Stone Ginger Beer Bottle Caps - Cork liner

Great piece of Beer History!

Eugene O'Keefe, founder of O'Keefe Brewing Company, grew up in muddy York (present day Toronto), to which his family had emigrated from Ireland in 1832 when he was five. O'Keefe learned the art of brewing from Hannath & Hart Brewery, and in 1862 he bought the business. Within two years it was O'Keefe and Company. He was the first to produce lager beer in Canada along with the traditional ale and porter.

1891 the company was incorporated as O'Keefe Brewing Company Limited. O'Keefe was one of the first brewers to use motor trucks for beer delivery, the first to build a mechanically refrigerated store-house for beer and one of the first to advertise extensively. Eugene O'Keefe died in 1913 but the company continued to brew beer.

With Prohibition's advent in 1916 O'Keefes began making stone ginger beer, but with repeal in 1926 brewing was resumed

You are bidding on two O'Keefe's Stone Ginger bottle caps in good condition. One has a bit of the cork liner missing. The other is in pretty good shape.

These caps are for sale on E Bay, Item number: 6184265916

Antique & Vintage Picture Frames with Ancestors

Here's how you can combine a love of collecting (in this case, antique Victorian era picture frames) with a passion for genealogy.

Antique Picture Frames
Antique Picture Frames,
originally uploaded by Lorine.

Haunt junk stores and antique stores and flea markets for old picture frames. Fix them up a bit, clean them, paint them with an air-brush if needed, even put a bit of plaster on the old plaster ones that are missing bits and pieces.

Next find photos of your ancestors, you know, great-grandma in a beautiful dress. Take the photo to a photographer and have it enlarged to fit the antique frame. Choose a mat and you're set.

Then hang the pictures on your walls. Here's an example.

I have lots of old picture frames for sale. contact me if interested.

June 12, 2005

Purina Cow Chow Milk Scale

Brass face has the following lettering:

Makes More Milk
At Less Cost

Farmer's Milk Scale
Not Legal For Trade

Spring Balanced
to 30 lbs.

Don't Guess - Use This
Purina Milk Scale

The number 7908 is stamped above "Cow Chow", The needle moves easily, presumably this still works!

Purina  Cow Chow Milk Scale
The company behind the famous checkerboard symbol, Purina Mills, was founded by William H. Danforth in 1894. The Purina Company (originally called the Robinson-Danforth Commission Company) was the result of a partnership which was formed to produce animal feed, and operate a retail feed store.

Purina commissioned numerous products which were given to salesmen, customers and owners of these feed companies, in return for new or enlarged accounts. This was part of the massive advertising technique to develop wholesale and retail accounts from feed stores, feed lots, farms and dairies.

Among the many products produced as incentives were: brass scales for weighing milk, baby chickens, rings, clothespin bags, posters and signs, brass animals, fine art animal paintings, ties, and well-made pocketknives with the famous Purina name and red and white checkerboard overlaid with clear celluloid on the sides of the handles.

This scale has some rust and is dirty. I didn't want to clean it, I'll leave it to the lucky high bidder to decide how much of that wonderful old patina to keep.

Scale is approximately 10" x 4 1/2", not counting the hook at bottom and ring at top. What a great addition to any scale or Purina advertising collection!

This is Item number: 6184385149 on EBay

Vintage Oiler Oil Can with Screw Cap

SOLD! Old oiler with screw cap! 3 1/4" tall x 1" x 1/2" oil can. "Made in USA" stamped on bottom. Original screw cap. In good shape. No dents or dings

I describe my goods as accurately as I can. They are antiques or vintage and are not perfect, but have wear and tear as any old item has.

Vintage Medical WW1 Red Cross Invalid Cup

This invalid feeder cup has a red cross on the top, gold edging on spout and around rim and down handle. I believe it is WW 1 era, circa 1914-1919.These cups where used during the war to feed tea or broth to wounded or sick soldiers.

There is one small hairline crack on the rim opposite the handle. It does not extend to the 'side' of the cup. There is a chip on the underneath part of the spout. The gold edging is lightly worn, possibly from so much washing up! No maker's mark that I can see. Would make a nice addition to any medical or red cross or porcelain collection

Cup is 4 1/2" in length and approximately 2" high and 3 1/4" across the top, not counting the handle

I describe my goods as accurately as I can. They are antiques or vintage and are not perfect, but have wear and tear as any old item has.

See more pictures of Red Cross Invalid Cup

Please note that what I thought was a hairline crack is probably a manufacturing defect according to my spouse. It's very tiny. This item is for sale on E Bay, Item number: 7327815559 SOLD!

Bluebird Marshmallow Advertising Tin

Advertising containers and products sold in the old country store are now collectibles. Advertising tin cans or canisters were first used commercially in the United States in 1819 and were called tins.

This triangular Vintage Bluebird Brand Marshmallow advertising tin is by the Harry Horne Co. Ltd. Toronto Canada. It is in decent condition. There are no dents, just some rust and wear as common for a tin of this age. It is still very attractive and displays well. Would make a nice addition to any antique collection.

The lid has more rust and wear than the actual tin. Graphics on the container are clear. Graphics on the lid are less visible due to rust/staining. There are small rust spots on the tin itself.

Size Triangular tin 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" Tin is for auction on E-Bay, Item number: 7161075197 SOLD!

June 8, 2005

Christie Antique show

Brian & I missed the Christie Antique show in May, so we plan to go to the next one in September.

More than 300 booths, each with display space of 20 feet by 30 feet translates into 180,000 square feet of antiques. It's too good to miss! Opens 8 am closes 5 pm

May 28, 2005 & September 10, 2005 at Christie Conservation Area,Dundas, Ontario Highway 5, nine km west of Highway 6. More info and directions at

June 4, 2005

Victorian Match Holder

Victorian Match Holder
Victorian Match Holder,
originally uploaded by Lorine.
Brian and I also collect match holders. In the 1800s and 1900s these were used by the stove or by oil lamps. The single pocket ones are usually (as far as I know) for stove use -- you know, take a match, light it, light the stove or fireplace and toss the used match inside.

The double pocket ones were, I think, used for lamps. Take the match from one pocket, light it, light the lamp, put the used match in the second pocket.

We don't know much about match holders, but we like them for their lines and different styles. I have them all on the wall over our woodstove as a display.

The fancier ones like this were probably used in Victorian times.

May 30, 2005

Ansonia Nickel Plated Clock

Ansonia Nickel Finish Mantle Clock, Ansonia Clock Co. New York. Patented 1886

This clock's pendulum bounces up and down. It is supposed to have a boucing girl on a swing that bounces up and down and I am looking for one. Meantime my deceased husband's stepfather, a clock repairmaker, jury rigged this silver brooch to substitute so the clock would still run and keep time.

It is part of the Ansonia Jumper series and is called Ansonia's Jumper #2. It has a bisque doll that bounces up and down. I am looking for a replacement doll for this clock. The bisque doll should be kneeling on one knee on the swing, not sitting down. I believe she is called Lady Bisque, and not Miss Evelyn who is sitting.

The Ansonia Company was best known for its decorative imitation gold, and ornate novelty clocks. Petulant cupids and angels, deep thinkers, athletes, babies, and languid ladles drape and adorn the ornamental designs, that characterize the name and products of Ansonia.

Ansonia was named for Anson C. Phelps who started the Ansonia Brass Co. in the 1830s in Connecticut. In 1851 The Ansonia Clock Company came into existence as a subsidiary company.

In 1878 the Ansonia Clock Company acquired a factory in Brooklyn, New York, and transferred the entire operation there. If you find "Ansonia, Conn." on your Ansonia clock then it was made prior to 1878. Subsequent clocks are marked New York. In 1879 a fire destroyed the Brooklyn factory. The plant was immediately rebuilt, and they were back in full production by 1880. They successfully operated until active production in the Brooklyn plant ceased about 1930.
Ansonia Nickel Plated Clock
Ansonia Nickel Plated Clock,
originally uploaded by Lorine.

May 27, 2005

St. Jacobs Antique & Book Market

Brian and I discovered St. Jacobs Antique & Book Market in St Jacobs Ontario a few years ago. It is labelled as a "multi-dealer shop". That means it's big (3 floors) with many dealers booths. Brian and I like that because you can see lots of different antiques and collectibles under one roof.

The first floor is eclectic - good stuff mixed with junk. Take your time and you may find a treasure or two. The second floor is my fav, with better quality antiques and collectibles. I almost always find something to buy on this floor. The owner loves clocks so there are almost always some interesting ones to check out. Often you will find tea caddies although the last time we went they had none left.

The top floor has mostly secondhand books. Since that doesn't interest me I can't tell you much about them.

Our last trip was the first time we haven't bought something there. I don't know if we were just tired or not in the mood, but nothing caught my eye. The only thing that Brian wanted was a gorgeous old clock priced at several thousands of dollars. Needless to say we did not get it!

Prices vary - some are reasonable, some a bit high. But you can't go wrong checking it out, there is bound to be something that appeals.

May 26, 2005

Bow Front China Cabinet For Sale

Bow Front China Cabinet For Sale
Bow Front China Cabinet For Sale,
originally uploaded by Lorine.
This is a beauty, completely original, nothing has been touched on it since it was first made.

It's in almost mint condition, with one small chip bottom left near the back.

It's in our living-room with some of our china and collections.

We bought this Bow Front China Cabinet with the intention to sell it. Price: $5,300.00

May 25, 2005

Oak Antique Display Cabinet

Oak Cabinet & Antique Display
Oak Cabinet & Antique Display,
originally uploaded by Lorine.
This oak cabinet is a find in itself, it was covered in layers of crummy paint, one of those 'aha' discoveries you make now and then.

It was hidden in a pile of 'stuff' in an Antique Mall in Elora Ontario when I spotted it. I was drawn to the design work and thought there was a beautiful piece under all that paint.

I bought it, brought it home, Brian spent hours stripping it and it's as gorgeous as I thought it would be - the light coloured oak displays the treasures well.

Brian still hasn't finished the door (I am replacing the mirror with glass so my items show) and the top fancy bit but I have it up anyway.

Antique Watsons Tin in Barrie Ontario

Watsons Cough Drops Tin
Watsons Cough Drops Tin,
originally uploaded by Lorine.
Yesterday Brian and I visited a new-found antique mall in Barrie Ontario at 272 Innisfil St. We were impressed from the moment we walked in the front door. You know how sometimes you can just get that feeling and you know you're gonna make a great find? The atmosphere was perfect for what Brian and I like, especially for me.

I love the old country store feel - advertising signs, scales, old tins. We both love those neat Victorian architechtural details and that was there too, as well as stained glass, another fav. The owners were friendly and helpful, although when asked what we were looking for, I of course replied "Everything!" How to explain our eclectic and numerous collections is always difficult for us.

My great find that day was a very nice Watson's Imperial Cough Drops tin in green. It's about 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 and the graphics are in pretty good condition. I knew it would look great in my display of antique medicine bottles and cans as well as antique shaving mugs which I have in our main bathroom. I've put up a photo of it so you can see what I'm doing there.

The cabinet they are in is a find in itself, it was covered in layers of crummy paint, one of those 'aha' discoveries you make now and then. I bought it, brought it home, Brian spent hours stripping it and it's as gorgeous as I thought it would be - the light coloured oak displays the treasures well. Brian still hasn't finished the door (I am replacing the mirror with glass so my items show) and the top fancy bit but I have it up anyway.

We will be going back to this Barrie Antique Mall this week to continue looking as our time was limited yesterday. I'll let you know if I buy anything else! There was a very nice Keen's Mustard Tin that caught my eye....

May 3, 2005

Antique Oak China Cabinet

Oak China Cabinet
Oak China Cabinet,
originally uploaded by Lorine.
This is a terrific oak china cabinet. It's early 1900s, nice simple lines and lovely curved legs. One drawer holds quite a few linens and flatware.

We bought this at the Roadshow Antiques Mall in Cookstown Ontario 2 years ago. It sits on the landing of our oak staircase.

There are no marks or scratches, it's the original finish, a very nice piece.

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I'm an avid genealogist and antique hunter. I've written several genealogy/history books and articles, if you are interested in them, see Olive Tree Genealogy

Brian and I have an eclectic collection of antiques and collectibles, among them old scales, coffin plates, tins, Pratt pod lids, WW1 militaria, end-of-day glassware, coffee grinders, boxes both big and small (snuff, patch, stamp and more)...

Brian's main collections are his World War 1 collection, coffin plates and end-of-day glassware. Right now he's hunting for the perfect display unit for his WW1 as it has outgrown the one he had.

My main collecting passion is Coffee Grinders, Coffee & Medicine Tins and boxes --- every kind you can dream of from Military Ammo boxes, Writing Boxes, Snuff boxes, Patch Pots, to Victorian Jewellry boxes.

Our joint collecting passion is scales -- postal scales, candy scales, steelyard scales, beam scales, balance scales, egg scales, and well, just basically almost any kind of scale except kitchen scales. I tend to like the balance scales, Brian prefers candy and hardware scales.

In this Blog We'll be telling you about our collections and showing you what we have to trade or sell. We will also let you know when we find good antique places in USA and Canada, and advise you about what the best deals are or who the fairest dealers are.

Our home is full of antique furniture and we've been collecting and selling for over 20 years. We like a variety of antiques from rustic pine to Victorian. Luckily last year we were able to build an addition to our home so that we had even more room to put our growing collections.


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Sources: Pres. Trump Predicts Exoneration, Allies Fear 'Meltdown'; Wash Post: Mueller Team Expects To Be Working Through Much Of 2018; At Least 3 People Dead, 100+ Taken To Hospital After Train Derailment; Pres. Trump Promises Big Spending On Infrastructure His Budget Cuts It; Sarah Palin's Son Accused Of Assaulting His Father; Pres. Trump's Judicial Pick Withdraws After Viral Hearing Video; House Republicans Seeking $81 Billions Disaster Aid Package; CNN Probe Prompts Review Of Puerto Rico Hurricane Deaths. Aired 9-10p ET

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[21:00:19] JOHN BERMAN, CNN HOST: The president is expecting to be exonerated in the Russia investigation. He is expecting it soon and he is expecting it in writing. This is new reporting tonight from CNN's Manu Raju, Jeremy Diamond, and Sara Murray. Sarah joins me now.

So Sarah, why is the president suddenly feeling so optimistic?

SARA MURRAY, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: He's certainly feeling less agitated. He is telling his friends and allies that he expects to get a letter of exoneration from Mueller's team, from the special counsel. Part of this is because his lawyers have painted very optimistic timeline of the investigation. They're saying they expect it to wrap up early in the New Year. They expect the president, the White House to be cleared.

Now people who are close to this investigation, other lawyers who are involved in this investigation, are much more skeptical saying there's little indication that Mueller is wrapping up his work. At a key tipping point in all of this could come later this week that's when Mueller and his team are supposed to sit down with the president's lawyers. And of course, the president's lawyers want to get a better sense of, OK, where exactly this investigation going. Is there anything else you need so that we can close this? The concern is that if that meeting doesn't necessarily go the way the president wants, there could be problems.

BERMAN: And that's the rub there. What if the president doesn't get what he wants here? Is there concern that he might be frustrated with the outcome?

MURRAY: Absolutely, not only that he would be frustrated, but he might even be more frustrated than he was initially because he had hoped to be exonerated in this deadline has shifted a number of times. And maybe shifted again, one person familiar with these conversations predicted the president could have a meltdown, that he could do something rash, that he might decide to move forward and try to fire Mueller or try to fire others who are overseeing this investigation.

Now, it was not too long ago just yesterday, the president insisted that that was not a consideration. He was not planning on firing Mueller, but we've already seen his political advisers out there taking a much sharper tone about this investigation, insisting that it is not fair. That could just be a signal of what's to come.

BERMAN: But it's his legal team, it is Ty Cobb, the lawyer inside the White House who's been dropping words and language that he thinks that this investigation is wrapping up.

MURRAY: That's right. And there are other lawyers, of course, on the president's legal team. They think they have convinced the president that things are wrapping up, that he doesn't really have anything to worry about. And it's worth noting that he hasn't really known Ty Cobb that long, but the president and Cobb seemed to have struck up this kind of rapport and the president does seem to trust him and seems to trust his assessment of the situation, I think. That's part of the reason you see him out there talking to his friends and allies about being cleared in the investigation, even potentially cleared in writing, which is worth nothing would be extremely unusual especially that came before Robert Mueller decide to close the full investigation.

BERMAN: In deed, Robert Mueller may have other ideas completely. Sara Murray, at the White House, thank you very much.

Let's get more now from CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod, host of "The AXE Files" podcast, and CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen, former adviser to four presidents.

David Gergen, the fact that President Trump thinks that the Special Counsel Robert Mueller is going to write some kind of letter exonerating him, a piece of paper he'll be able to hold up as some sort of trophy, is that how these things work?

DAVID GERGEN, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: Not ordinarily, but, you know, we're talking about a president here. So, if, in fact, Mueller does exonerate him, I think the president would be entitled to ask for a letter, something that would clear his name. But I think it's premature to go too far down this path. I don't know and what basis the White House possibly knows that the president had -- for exoneration if it is all about to come to an end. We may hear a very different story after the White House lawyers is going to see Mr. Mueller later this week.

BERMAN: Yes, maybe legally premature and question is, is it politically problematic, David Axelrod? I mean, does it make sense to you that people around the president, his legal team, might be setting these expectations that he'll be cleared of all wrong doing, especially given that when he gets disappointed, you know, we know how he acts?

DAVID AXELROD, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL: Yes, well, I mean, I think one of the questions is, are they managing the president or are they imparting facts to him? You know, right after the indictment of Flynn, and this was true after the Manafort indictment as well, he loses control in those periods, and becomes very, very angry, we know that. And he lashes out.

And so, my sense is that the lawyers are trying as much to manage the president as they are to manage events. But at some point, you know, the rubber hits the road. If they come back from the counsel's office with bad news, you know, who knows how the president will react?

[21:05:06] The other issue here is, if they are about the business of raising expectations that there's going to be some letter of exoneration and it isn't forthcoming, does it just add to this drum beat that we now see on the right just hammering Mueller and the investigation as politically motivated?

BERMAN: David Gergen, you know, managing the president rather than informing him in some case, whose job should it be within the White House? His lawyers to sort of steer him back to reality?

GERGEN: I think it's a combination of his lawyers and the Chief of Staff, John Kelly. Traditionally, the chief of staff is the single most important adviser for a president, has to deliver the bad news as well as the good news. Should team up with the lawyers if that's what they're looking at. There's one thing that's very inconsistent, though, if they have any confidence that the president is going to be exonerated, I would think that they would call off the attacks by Fox and by some of the allies of the White House, which seem clearly aimed at discrediting Mueller. If they think they're going to get away, you know, from all of this with a letter of the exoneration, you know, it seems to me they should call the dogs off.

BERMAN: David Axelrod, it just gets to the issue of the president is the most important person in how he deals with this message that he's delivering. You know, if he believes he did nothing wrong, you know, who's to tell him otherwise?

AXELROD: Well, no, I think that's a real problem. You know, one thing that seems very, very clear is there's an impetus, and I think it comes from the president to try and shut all of this down. We know he's talked to members of Congress about it. And you see this growing momentum on the Republican side, at least in the House, to try and shut this investigation down. So he wants to get this behind him. I suspect the Republicans would love to get it behind them as well because this is not an issue they want hanging over the 2018 election.

BERMAN: David Gergen, if I can, I want to ask you about the president's national security speech today.

BERMAN: And he not only tried to define, I think, what this administration will do in the future, but he did a lot of backwards looking as well, where he seemed to directly criticize the foreign policy of past administrations.

GERGEN: There's no question about that. He went after both the Obama administration and the George W. Bush administration and did it in a very harsh way. I must say that -- on one hand, I think the president is entitled to crow some about the economy. He, you know, he inherited a good economy, it was a growing economy, but every president, a good things happen as (INAUDIBLE) crows about it, Donald Trump made that a feature of his speech today.

But I thought the rest of the speech about foreign policy itself echoes of the inaugural address. That is a very dark vision of how the world is unfolding. And seeing China in particular but also he named Russia as these rivals that we're competing against, we have to build up our defenses and we have to do this and do that because they're coming at us, you know, they've got the discipline, we have to pull ourselves together. That's a far cry from the positive, how do we partner with the world? And how do we work with others to really make a difference on climate, for example? No mention of climate in this.

So the speech in that sense was consistent with what Trump has been thinking and saying. But I think it's going to -- I don't think it's going to be well greeted in foreign capitals.

BERMAN: And David Axelrod, there was one line that jumped out at a lot of people. I'm very curious about your take here. He says, the president says, "A nation that is not proud of its history cannot be confident in its future." Now, some people are looking at this as some kind of a reference to what Republican critics have always called President Obama's apology tour where he ride around the world and gave around speeches just after he was sworn in. Or maybe he's talking about, you know, confederate statues and the discussion there. How did you see that one line?

AXELROD: Well, I think the first is probably what he was referencing. But, you know, a strong, confident nation also acknowledges past mistakes. President Obama and obviously I worked with him, felt strongly about America's leadership role in the world and America was sort of guarantor of stability in the world and a guarantor of the stability of global institutions.

BERMAN: David Gergen, David Axelrod, great to have you with us tonight. Thanks so much, gentlemen.

GERGEN: Thank you, John.

AXELROD: Good to see you, john.

BERGMAN: Coming up. Breaking news about the possible timeline of the Mueller investigation as Sara Murray reported. The president expected to wrap this up soon, but new reporting from "The Washington Post" says not even close.

Also, the latest on the deadly train derailment in Washington State, a horrifying sight. What we know, next.

[21:13:15] BERMAN: Robert Mueller and his team have tens of thousands of Trump transition e-mails as part of the Russia investigation. The president says he thinks it's, "pretty sad," for the special counsel got the e-mails. Lawyers from the transition say they were unlawfully obtained. Now Mueller spokesman says that is not true.

Meanwhile, as CNN Sara Murray has been reporting, the president has been telling people that he expects to be exonerated and soon in the Russia investigation. And that the special counsel is going to write him a letter saying he has been cleared. Again, he expects this to happen soon.

Now, Mueller and his team haven't given any indication that the investigation is in its final stages, and tonight there's new reporting from "The Washington Post", people with knowledge of the investigation said it could last at least another year. And members of Mueller's team had said they expect to be working through much of 2018 at the minimum.

Joining me now, CNN Political Commentator, Former Trump Transition Communications Director, Jason Miller, CNN Political Commentator, Former Obama White House Communications Director, Jen Psaki, and CNN Military Analyst, a Retired Army, Lieutenant General Mark Hertling.

You know, Jason Miller, to you, this gets to one of the problems as Sara Murray was reporting on from sources close to the president. He thinks this investigation is going to be over soon. He thinks he's getting a letter soon that he's cleared in the Russia investigation. Yet "The Washington Post" reports tonight it's going to go on for another year. How much of a problem is that?

JASON MILLER, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Well, John, I don't think it's fundamentally a problem because I don't think that President Trump did anything wrong. And so, whether this goes another couple weeks or whether it goes on for another year, I don't think that's going to be an issue for him --

BERMAN: -- the issue is will he get upset if it doesn't end soon, as apparently his lawyers told him it will, is that going to set him off?

MILLER: No. I think probably the American public is going to be upset here because we have this booming economy and all these great things to talk about, but after a year there's still absolutely nothing that says that the Trump campaign did anything to collude with a foreign government in this election.

[21:15:08] And in fact, let's go to these e-mails that we're talking about here, these transition team e-mails. I thought the whole purpose of this was to talk about the campaign supposedly colluding with a foreign entity, but here we're talking about transition team e- mails. This is well after the campaign.

And so I think at a certain point here -- look, even though I don't think this fundamentally changes anything to do with a broader investigation but, with some of the news that we've seen lately with some of the agents being dismissed or we see (ph) through folks at the DOJ, whether it be the gentleman who went to Hillary Clinton's election night party or some of the different things like that, I think most folks just want to see all the politicizing completely out of any sort of investigation, and after a year if there's absolutely nothing that says that the campaign or President Trump did anything wrong, let's get moving -- we have to go on with the country here.

BERMAN: Jason, first of all the transition. Michael Flynn, you know, was just convicted of lying, you know, admitted lying to the FBI about conversations that happened during the transition. So the transition obviously for illegal ground for some people here. You brought up the transition e-mails. You were the communications director for the transition team. Did you have any expectation of privacy in your e- mails? Because according to the GSA Deputy Counsel, you and your colleagues signed an agreement acknowledging that materials kept on these government servers were subject to monitoring and there was no expectation of privacy.

MILLER: I assume in the modern era that anything that goes into e- mail are going to become public at some point whether another or whether that's transition or if you're working in the official government or anything else. And so, I'll let the lawyers go and argue on that one.

But, again, going back to my initial point here, if this is supposed to be about the campaign and colluding with a foreign entity, I think, at certain point the American public is realizing that that's no longer what this is about.

BERMAN: We just don't know. We don't know because the investigation is still going on. We have yet to hear from Robert Mueller and his team what they found out.

Jen Psaki, you also worked on a transition. Jason Miller just told us he had no expectation of privacy despite what transition lawyers are now saying now. You know, I assume you didn't have any expectation of privacy in the transition you worked on. So why, then, make this argument if you're part of the Trump transition team if it's not a real legal argument here is this just politics the (INAUDIBLE) waters?

JEN PSAKI, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Of course it's politics. I think I remember distinctly our lawyers saying to us, all of your e- mails are going to go over to dock (ph) of server they're neither private nor privileged. And my bet is that is what every single transition team has been told since there was e-mail.

It's pretty clear on the motivation here. This is part of orchestrated attack, an orchestrated campaign to lay the ground work for firing Mueller. Yes, President Trump said he wasn't going to do that now, but one thing we've learned is not to believe what he says. What everybody should be worry about is if he takes a step to fire Mueller when Congress is out of session because members of Congress won't be here, the judiciary committee won't be here, and we'll be in real trouble at that point.

BERMAN: But Jen, there's one part of this argument I don't understand, because right now Democrats saying that the president is going to fire Robert Mueller, as Jackie Speier in the House, and Adam Schiff suggesting he see signs and other people saying they see signs a bit right now. The president says he's not going to. Is it possible that -- what the president and his allies are doing it again, Richard Blumenthal, we had the Democratic Senator Ron earlier in the show. He said he sees a coordinator Republican effort here. What if it's just to discredit the special counsel so that whenever he comes out with whatever ever he comes out with that it's clouded by this political doubt?

PSAKI: It may be and that a fair point. And maybe, I don't think we're out of the woods in him never firing Mueller. So I think we need to be wary of that. But it is certainly possible that he knows that in a year from now, six months from now, whenever they're done with the investigation, you mentioned "The Washington Post" reporting that he's going to be in a place where Democrats may control the House, he maybe at risk of impeachment and then he needs to give his partners and allies out there whoever is left an argument to be made on his behalf. This is the campaign that's been going on for months, though. It's not new to discredit Mueller.

BERMAN: You know, General Hertling, the president used an interesting phrase there about these transitions e-mails. He said he thinks it's sad somehow that the special counsel has now possession of these e- mails. You know, you were in the military for a long time. You were a government employee for a very, very long time. Do you think it's sad that these government e-mails are now in the hands of the special counsel?

LT. GEN. MARK HERTLING (RET.), CNN MILITARY ANALYST: I don't. I think it's sad that he and the team didn't understand the rules that they were under whenever using these kinds of accounts. First of all, I go back what Jason said, he's absolutely right. No matter what kind of account you're on, expect your e-mails to get out if you're a high level offocial. But if you're on a .gov or a .mil, like I was on, and I've been both .gov and .mil. Some I.T. guy comes in to you with a piece of paper and says, here's what you can expect, and you've got to ensure that these e-mails are clean and they're work related and don't do personal stuff. John, I'll be honest with you, I was afraid to e- mail my wife on my .gov and .mil machine at times. You know, picking up -- dealing, (INAUDIBLE) at work.

[21:20:07] But, you know, it's interesting because if you're used to that kind of stuff, you understand the ethical and the moral requirements for using business e-mail for business events. And when you're in government, like I was in the military, you know that you have to be transparent and professional when you're dealing with engagements on the network or engagements in person.

So the use of the term "sad", it's a favorite word of the president, doesn't apply here. His team knew this. These e-mails go into, not only the GSA account but this huge bureaucratic organization called the NARA, the National Archive and Regulation Administration. They keep them for months at a time to make sure history is recoded, and then they can go back specifically for these kinds of things.

BERMAN: So, from your lips, general, to the ears of anyone who might have a.gov or .mil e-mail address, --

HERTLING: Yes. BERMAN: -- in their lifetime, what would your message be?

HERTLING: Do business, be professional, and make sure you know that anybody is going to see those because they really are the business of government, and it should be transparent.

BERMAN: All right, General Hertling, Jen Psaki, Jason Miller, great to have you with us. Thank you all very much. Have a great holiday if I don't see you again.

MILLER: Thanks John.

BERMAN: All right, the latest on the deadly train derailment in the Washington state. What we know from the scene, next.

[21:25:01] COOPER: Breaking news tonight. Three confirmed fatalities in the horrific Amtrak train derailment in Washington State. About 100 others were taken to the hospital, with some still in critical condition. But the good news tonight, we now know that first responders believe they've been able to search every train car and that there is no one left on board. CNN's Kyung Lah has the latest for us from Washington. Kyung, what are you learning about the crash?

KYUNG LAH, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We just did speak with the state patrol and they did tell us that yes, in deed, they have been searching through all those cars. There was a lot of question about those two remaining cars that they weren't able to get to, but that is certainly some good news. It has been a difficult day for firefighters here in Washington. They've had to go through each of these cars using Jaws of Life, using saws, and, at times, using cranes just to peek in these train cars. Passengers say the crash itself was chaotic. They were traveling at 70 to 80 miles per hour and then suddenly the cars were flying. They were flying. And as far as what it felt like for the conductors, you can hear the panic in their voices as they made the first emergency call.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Amtrak 501, emergency, emergency, emergency. We are on the ground. We were coming around the corner take the bridge over I-5 there right north in Nisqually and we went on the ground.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. Are you -- is everybody OK.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm still figuring that out. We have cars everywhere and down onto the highway.

LAH: And what you're looking here is the L.E.D. lights of what is now a sad message. The drivers who are going through this train tracks, this is a new train line, this was a $181 million retro fit try to let these Amtrak trains move more quickly. These signs warning passengers that this just changed as of today, 14 new lines, they're warning the drivers to be careful, but then this train crash happened somehow, John?

BERMAN: Kyung, you've been in touch with the hospital where many of the injured are being treated. What can you tell us about their condition tonight?

LAH: Well, the hospital that we've been speaking with, four to five miles away from the train crash itself and here's what's remarkable about this particular hospital, the Army Medical Center. And this particular hospital has a mix of civilian and combat physicians, so the emergency room basically went into a triage, 19 patients did arrive. And a lot of these doctors some of them who have seen combat, they were prepared and then working on these patients. Twelve of them were admitted. The great majority of them are in serious condition. The rest of them, John, just a few of them are in fair condition. They say as far as the injuries, generally fractures and broken bones.

BERMAN: All right, Kyung Lah for us in Washington. Kyung, thanks so much.

This afternoon President Trump started a scheduled speech on National Security with a few comments about the accident.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in Washington State. We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. It is all the more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the United States.

BERMAN: Well, keeping them honest, this year President Trump's budget recommended cutting infrastructure investment by about $55 billion overall, according to some estimates, that included spending cost for Amtrak, arguing that it was wasteful spending. Now our very own Drew Griffin report on this very trail line back in 2013. And keeping them honest, a report we called, "High Speed Rail Boondoggle." He joins me now. And Drew, you got a lot of reporting on this very specific line, what can you tell us?

DREW GRIFFIN, CNN SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT: Yes, and our focus of that reporting was this was being sold, John, as high-speed rail, but it was just getting slow trains to move a little faster, and that's exactly what this train did. This brand-new line was basically rerouted around a congestion area in Tacoma, which got it off the tracks of freight trains and put it on a more straight route between Seattle and Portland. Speed does appear to be the factor here, but this, again, is a brand-new stretch of track. It's refurbished or reengineered track that would take about 10 minutes off the total time between Seattle and Portland. And it just started today.

BERMAN: So, just 10 minutes. These additional costs and improvements it was a 10-minute difference? GRIFFIN: Yes, and that was the focus of the reporting. This was a bigger project $800 million to just shave 10 minutes off this trip. This was the last portion of it. Kyung said it was a $180 million portion of it. In fact, the locomotive engine that is now on I-5 was part of the new purchase. That's a brand-new diesel electric locomotive that is now trashed on the highway that was part of this improvement project. But it was never about high-speed trains. This was not a high-speed track that we, you know, think about with high- speed trains. It wasn't a brand-new track, the type that they have in Europe or Japan. This was basically just what the U.S. has been doing with its trains, just trying to get these old trains to move a little quicker. And it appears like this train may have been moving too fast in the turn which it may -- it was supposedly only allowed to go about 30 miles per hour there. But this train appeared to be going a lot faster based on the witnesses that we had on the scene.

[21:30:46] BERMAN: And Drew, there are a lot of unanswered questions here, obviously, and the investigation is just beginning. But this was the inaugural journey of the train on this train line after all these improvements. You would think that there would be test after test after test before sending passengers down this rail for the first time.

GRIFFIN: And apparently there was test after test after test, but what kind of tests did take place? And also, what kind of training did take place? Was this a question of whether or not the engineer who was running the train was familiar with all the warning signs? Where to slow down? Where to speed up? Where you could push this train to about 80 miles an hour, which was its maximum speed, or where you had to slow down to 30. It's going to be a big investigation. And, again, we don't know if there was something else involved.

BERMAN: Right, Drew Griffin, thank you s much for your reporting. Appreciate it.

GRIFFIN: Thanks.

BERMAN: Coming up, we have breaking news about how long the Mueller investigation could last and it's not exactly what the president is expecting.

[21:35:24] BERMAN: New reporting tonight from "The Washington Post" says Robert Mueller's Russia investigation could go on at least through 2018. Now, that is not what the president is expecting as Sara Murray reported, he's actually under the impression that this will all end soon and that he's going to get some kind of exoneration letter. Now, there's no indication that that is the case. Of course, there has been a lot of conversation over the last few weeks about the credibility of the special counsel's team and of Special Counsel Robert Mueller himself. Many of those claims they fall apart when you actually look into his background, his politics, and his track record. CNN's Senior Legal Analyst, Former U.S. Attorney, Preet Bharara joins me now to discuss. So Preet, the fact of the matter is that Robert Mueller is a life long Republican, so for Republicans to now paint him as some liberal renegade, that doesn't really hold any water, does it?

PREET BHARARA, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: No, it would seem not to. Not only as he a lifelong Republican, he's had bipartisan support for the duration of his career. You know, back when his 10-year term as FBI director was expiring in a country of 330 million people, both Democrats and Republicans together decided that the person they wanted to be in that job for another two years was Robert Mueller. Rather than President Obama with Republican support of pointing some other person, a new person to that job, they actually changed the law to allow for two-year additional term by Robert Mueller. So, you know, I think a lot of this aspiration of people are casting against Robert Mueller, don't make a lot of sense.

BERMAN: I want to read you back something you wrote yourself. You said, "Robert Mueller's attackers are virtually all political operatives and ideologues. They have always been the swamp, he has always been the oasis. But I would caution liberal ideologies also -- he is not your savior, he's just the lawman. Respect his findings, whatever they are."

So the bottom line here is you were essentially arguing that Robert Mueller is more or less a political?

BHARARA: There's nothing in his past or in his background, notwithstanding what some critics are mining in a lengthy career to try to, you know, cast dispersions on him to suggest that he is in any way partisan. He was the FBI director, hailed by both sides for being above or (ph) -- above the fray. None partisan, a political for 12 years, he served his country in the military. He earned honors for risking his own personal safety. He got, I think, shot through leg ones. This is not to say that any person, whether it's an attorney general, an FBI director, should be put on a pedestal or should be lionized or some kind of God, it is just to say that if you think about what his history has been and why he had the reputation that he had and why he had so much bipartisan support, it's because he's always conducted himself, as far as I know, throughout his career in an above-board, you know, outstanding and upstanding way.

BERMAN: Over the weekend Congressman Jim Jordan said that top FBI officials should be subpoenaed, this is including Peter Strzok over the claims of bias against President Trump. There are a lot of Republicans who think this investigation has been tainted or at least say they think it has been tainted. But even if there was, in fact, no bias in terms of the way these people approached their jobs, how does the perception matter in an investigation like this?

BHARARA: You know, perceptions matter when there's a lot of attention being paid to an investigation. You know, there's a common phrase when people talk about the law, but it's not only the justice must just be done, it must be seen to be done. And so, I think that, you know, one thing that we should be happy about, and it's got lost in shuffle a little bit, is as soon as, as I understand it, Bob Mueller and his team found out about these texts, even though people are permitted to have private personal opinions about public officials and private political opinions, that you know, this FBI agent was removed from the investigation.

So, in fact, the evidence shows that Bob Mueller, I think, is paying attention to perception, and is staying below the radar, in other word, not making comments on his own about the case. But when he saw something that would be perceived badly, and that could be perceived as being, you know, a harbinger of bias, that person was removed.

BERMAN: As for Robert Mueller himself, do you think at this point as we sit here, near Christmas, that the president would actually go as far as to fire him because over the weekend the president said he was not going to do it. Does that mean the case is close here?

BHARARA: I think the president has a different thought about lots of different things, depending on what day of the week it is. And there are many people, as we've seen now, who on one day he expressed confidence in, and then at some point later said he wanted them gone. And so, I don't think anyone's job is safe. And, you know, you go by common sense and you go by an assessment of the personality of the leader. And you go by track record. And the track record shows that the president, if he gets upset or angry, will think about ways to get rid of somebody and he did that with James Comey. Reports are that he thought about doing that with his Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and I think he can do that at any time and people should be worried about that.

[21:40:16] BERMAN: Now, their question about Rod Rosenstein as well, what they (INAUDIBLE) fall into the same category. Preet Bharara, great to have you with us, thanks so much your time.

BHARARA: Thank you.

BERMAN: Up next, why Sarah Palin called police on her own son.

Also coming up, the federal judiciary nominee who failed to answer legal questions on Capitol Hill writes a letter to President Trump. What the nominee is deciding to do now, and the reaction from the Republican senator who grilled the nominee when we continue.

BERMAN: Former Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin called police over the weekend, and her 28-year-old son ended up in jail. According to investigators, a family feud led to serious charges for Track Palin. Randi Kaye joins me now with more. So, Randy, what's the latest here?

[21:45:05] RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, John, here's what we know based on the police documents that we've able to obtained. Track Palin, the oldest son of Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, has been charged with first-degree burglary, that's a felony, and also assault and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors. Now this all stems from a domestic situation at their home in Wasilla, Alaska over the weekend on Saturday. According to the officers' affidavit, it was Sarah Palin herself who told police that their son Track was, I'm quoting here the officer's affidavit, "freaking out, and was on some type of medication." So when police arrived, the officer says Todd Palin had a bloody face and injuries to his head. And when officers approached they said that Track Palin started yelling at them from the porch calling the officers peasants and insisting that they lay their guns down on the ground. Now he got pretty crazy apparently, at one point police documents show Track Palin crawled through a window onto the roof of the garage, John.

BERMAN: So, and Randi, how was it that eventually officers were able to arrest him?

KAYE: Well, after about 10 or 15 minutes, the officers convinced him to come outside and talk with them. They handcuffed him at that moment. They detained him without incident. We understand police say that Track told them that he had a few beers earlier, John.

BERMAN: And do we know what caused the fight with his father?

KAYE: It's a bit complicated. According to police, Track told them that he and his dad had a disagreement about a vehicle. Track stated that when he went to the window at the house and saw his dad, Todd, pointing a gun at him. Track told police that he told his father, actually, to shot him several times. Inside, once he got inside the house, track somehow got the gun away from his dad. He told police that he put his dad on the ground and started hitting him in the head.

Now Todd Palin has his own version of the story. He told police that his son wanted to get this truck that they had and Todd Palin told him not to come because his son had been drinking and was on pain medication. Now according to Todd Palin, his told him that was coming anyway and was going, "beat his ass." That's when police say Todd Palin got his pistol to protect his family.

BERMAN: And this is not the first time that Track Palin has been in trouble. In fact, the whole Palin Family have had issues before.

KAYE: Yes. We've seen this before, absolutely. Back in 2016, Track Palin was arrested on domestic violence related charges. At the time, he was actually suspected of punching his girlfriend. He did take a plea deal in that case, but also, John, back in 2014, the whole Palin Family was involved in a crazy drunken brawl. It happened at the party on Todd Palin's 50th birthday. Police say that they responded to report of a verbal and physical altercation. Track Palin was, according to police, heavily intoxicated and belligerent, and Bristol Palin, the couple's daughter, had apparently got into a fistfight with some guy and she was on the ground when police arrived. No charges were filed, John.

BERMAN: Obviously, some serious issues at play here. We hope they get whatever help they need.

KAYE: Yes.

BERMAN: Randi Kaye, thank you so much.

Now at "360", follow Matthew Petersen, a nominee for federal judgeship has withdrawn from consideration just days after he struggle to answer some pretty basic legal questions at a Senate hearing.

In a letter to President Trump, Peterson said he did not wish to be a continued distraction. He also said here, "I had hoped that my nearly two decades of public service would carry more weight than my worst two minutes on television." Reminder, he was up for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench much. Here is some of his jaw- dropping exchange that he had last week with Republican Senator John Kennedy. This exchange, of course, went viral.

SEN. JOHN KENNEDY (R), LOUISIANA: Have you ever tried a jury trial?

KENNEDY: Criminal?

KENNEDY: State or federal court?

PETERSEN: I have not.

KENNEDY: Have you ever taken a deposition?

PETERSEN: I was involved in taking depositions when I was associate at Wily Ryan (ph) when I first came out of law school. But that was --

KENNEDY: How many depositions?

PETERSEN: I would be struggling to remember.

KENNEDY: Less than 10?

KENNEDY: Less than five?

PETERSEN: Probably somewhere --

KENNEDY: Have you ever tried to taking a deposition by yourself?

PETERSEN: I believe, no. KENNEDY: OK. Have you ever argued a motion in state court?

PETERSEN: I have not.

KENNEDY: Have you ever argued a motion in federal court?

BERMAN: All right, so here is how Senator Kennedy summed it up this morning.

KENNEDY: He's never been in a courtroom before. And, no disrespect, but just because you've seen my cousin Vinny, you're not qualified to be a federal judge.

BERMAN: Somehow appropriate, so episode ends with a my cousin Vinny reference.

Up next, serious stuff as CNN investigation prompt Puerto Rican officials to review the death toll from Hurricane Maria. We will take you the U.S. territory and show you how the recovery is going with the three-month anniversary of the storm just days away.

[21:53:45] BERMAN: More breaking news. Tonight, House Republicans plan to introduce an $81 billion disaster aid package for hurricanes and wildfires this year, that's almost double the amount requested by the Trump administration and was boosted by efforts from Republican members in Texas and Florida, two states hard hit by hurricanes this summer. It also includes money for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, who also got slammed by hurricanes in September.

Speaking of Puerto Rico, the governor there has ordered to review of deaths related to Hurricane Maria. Currently, the death toll stands at 64, but last month we told you about a CNN investigation that revealed the number could be much, much higher. After the storm, a lack of resources, including health care access and healthy drinking water, devastated the island. This Wednesday marks the three month anniversary of the storm striking Puerto Rico. CNN's Bill Weir spent weeks on the ground there and just went back to get an update on the recovery. Here's what he found.

BILL WEIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voioce-over): When we first met Diane and Miguel, in hills of Aguas Buenas, they had just made it through the worst storm of their lives, but the fight for survival was just beginning. The Vietnam vet had just a few doses of insulin spoiling in a powerless fridge. When I went back a month later, the transmission tower that nearly crushed them inside their home was back up.

(on camera): Wow, that's a good sign. Look at that. They got it back up. How are you? Oh!

[21:55:06] (voice-over): Folks at the VA had seen our story and sent help. Miguel was resting and Diane's spirits were high.

"I'm going to keep fighting," she said, and then pointed up. They put a flag on top of the tower, but just before Thanksgiving, her hope turned to grief, and she wept over the flag atop Miguel's coffin. The aftermath was just too much for him, but will he be counted as a victim of Hurricane Maria?

After reporting by CNN and others sparked an official review, the fatality number could jump from 63 to over 1,000, but that is just one horrible puzzle to solve here.

(on camera): How the hell did you get this contract?

(voice-over): Whitefish, the tiny company promised $300 million to help fix the grid was fired just weeks into the job. The head of the island's power authority quit amid the scandal, and now as the army corps of engineers struggles through jungle terrain, a third of the island remains in the dark.

About 20,000 blue roof tarps have been installed but another 50,000 are waiting. But Puerto Rico is just one of dozens of disaster zones, from the Caribbean to California. Nearly 5 million Americans have filed for federal aid in just the last few months, and among those begging for help is the guy in charge of helping.

BROCK LONG, ADMINISTRATOR, FEMA: I haven't even been here six months yet, and what I hope to do is inform, you know, Americans about how complex this mission is. It might be a time to sit back and say, are we in charge of too much?

WEIR: After a career as an emergency manager in Georgia and Alabama, Brock Long was tapped by President Trump right before one of the most destructive summers in American history, but he's been there long enough to say that FEMA is broke and the system is broken. Many of his 19,000 personnel have worked such long hours, they've hit a pay gap and will have to give back overtime.

(on camera): What does that do for morale? Are there people who are essentially working for free?

LONG: We've got to fix that problem, and I've been very vocal, you know, within Congress. I mean, you know, yes, it impacts morale. We cannot do this alone. Any time FEMA is the first, you know, the first responder and the primary responder, like we were in Puerto Rico, it's never an ideal situation, but I do believe, you know, for example, in Puerto Rico, that we kept that island complete until it collapsed.

WEIR: You think so? LONG: I do.

WEIR (voice-over): But things are so dire there now, 10 percent of the island has evacuated to Florida. Stephanie and Victoria are among the 250,000 Puerto Ricans who fled so far. They're grateful to Miami's St. Thomas University for taking them in, but they're worried about an entire future in flux.

(on camera): Do you feel like Americans on that island? Do you feel like second-class Americans?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's like we felt -- we feel we aren't a priority, you know.

WEIR: Right.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We aren't being taken the care we deserve to be taken on the island.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And we need the help. We are really needing the help.

WEIR: So when President Trump goes to Puerto Rico, for example, and throws paper towels to storm survivors, what sort of message does that send and how are you graded based on that?

LONG: You know what, President Trump has been incredibly supportive of emergency management. At one point, we were having day-to-day conversations with the White House, and he is highly involved. He calls me directly. He's very engaged. His message to me is help people. And expedite the processes to do so. People are excited and asking, hey, what about me back here? And he picks it up, he throws it, and the media captured it and can spin that story any way they want, but I was in the room. He genuinely cares about the people in Puerto Rico, about the people in California, about the Americans in Texas, in Florida as well.

BURMAN: So, Bill, where do things stand in Puerto Rico in terms of restoring power to the island?

WEIR: It's still a tough slog. They've actually made some progress. The governor predicted 95 percent would be back up by this date. They missed that deadline. Now it's about two-thirds of the island has power now, but it's one of those reminders that this infrastructure before the storm was so creaky and antiquated and obsolete that the double punch of Irma and then Maria just laid waste to this whole thing, and the terrain there is so rough. It's those mountains, the jungles there. And so now the army corps of engineers has picked up the slack that was created when Whitefish was fired. They've doubled some of the contracts with the other more established firms trying to get it up. But you know, if you spent a day or two without power in the house, you know the discomfort in it is. Imagine three months.

BERMAN: So much work to do. Bill Weir, thank you so much. Thank you so much for watching "360". I'm John Berman. Time now to hand it over to Don Lemon. "CNN Tonight" starts right now.