you can see pushing towards the shore points within the next hoyer or so. dense fog is forming.ense fog advisory in effect for the poconos, carbon and monroe counties and northampton until 6:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. coming we'll talk about sunshine in the forecast and i'll have full new year's outlook in just a few minutes. ukee. >> kate, speaking of in you years we're just two days away from the mum% parade ton night we got a sneak peek. ♪ >>> "eyewitness news" at the convention center for mum% fest fancy brigades gave a preview of their routine for this year's festivities. attendees of mummers fest watched performances and learned about the history of this great philadelphia tradition. >>> young talent from our region will ring in the new year in italy. >> they will will be singing for pope francis at saint peter's basilica and "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco gives us a special preview. ♪ >> reporter: the angelic voices of the arch die is that so san boys and girls choir rises from the basilica in preparation for their trip to the vatican. >> it's not very often tha

. >> i can sit here for hoyers. >> >> i'm here primarily for the photos. >> not this. >> it destroys ambiance, is that it? >> it does. >> it's more than the noise. his drone actually crashed into lake yellowstone. a park diver had to get it out. meisner, a german national, was fined and banned from the park for one year. >> fines can range from $75 to more than $1,000. >> brian need gets it. >> definitely with the increase in popularity, i can see with dozens or hundreds of them out there on a singular day, it would be a big problem. >> reporter: brian paid the $75 fine and said he'll be back to the park but without his drone. tom costello, nbc news, rock creek, national park. >>> right now we're going a better look at the devastation from texas. the disaster they're wake up to this morning. >> closer to us, we're in for more warm weather and could break a another record. lauren with what you can look forward to in the week ahead. derrick? >> reporter: christmas for redskins fans. how about the nfc >>> time right now and look 10:00. what we're finding out about the young children and

hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the last speaker, i have heard that speech in 1981, i heard it in 2001 and heard it in 2003. the certainty of this bill is that we will explode further deficits and provide for disinvestment. that's the certainty of this bill and i rise in strong opposition to it. this package will raise deficits by approximately $622 billion over the next 10 years and to that, an additional $58 billion in unpaid-for tax provision in the omnibus bill. and when you add to that interest, almost $800 billion in additional debt, mr. and mrs. america. i came to this floor on tuesday and spoke in greater detail about my opposition to this package. i want to highlight again one major issue. and that is how enacting this legislation will set the stage for the next round of painful sequester cuts, otherwise known as disinvestment in growing our economy and jobs. to my colleagues not see the tragic similar met try of this package's almost 800 billion in new deficit and the see questions terse, $813 billion. rep

> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable richard durbin, the honorable tim scott, the honorable steny hoyerhonorable steve scalise, the honorable eleanor norton, and the honorable mia love. >> the year was 1860. a republican from illinois, abraham lincoln, was the republican nominee for president of the united states. while candidate lincoln did not call for the elimination of slavery, he firmly stated that he was opposed to slavery's expansion into the territories. southern states were skeptical of lincoln's motives. they threatened to secede from the union if he was elected. lean forward to january 31st, 1865. the 13th amendment passes the united states house of representatives. however, the constitution requires that three quarters of the states officially endorse a proposed amendment before it becomes officially part of the constitution. in springfield, illinois, it was a matter of local pride. immediately the amendment passed on the 31st day of january. a senator telegraphed the governor of illinois urging him to ensure that president lincoln's home state would be the first to ratify t

westbound lanes, ice hoyer avenue shut down. eastbound taking two-way traffic. 66 at fairfax, we do have an issue on 66 eastbound. we have a new crash slowing things. travel time for you in ten minutes. >> evan on board a hospital chop never california is dead after an awe frl crash. four people were killed. a patient, a nurse, a medic, and the pilot. the chopper was flying the critical patient to the hospital. it crashed in thick fog in bakersfield last night. when no one heard from the chopper a search team started looking. bad weather made it hard to find the helicopter at further but they did eventually see the debris field. now the investigation into what exactly happened is still going on now but the chopper company said something may have been wrong with the row tors and there was not much visibility. back to you. >>> now to a developinging story. we've learned what divers are looking for at a lake near san bernardino, california. davers are looking for a computer hard drive that's missing from the home of the suspects. t

nancy pelosi, majority leader harry reid; republican leader mitch mcconnell; majority leader steny hoyerblican leader john boehner; senator john kerry; representative eleanor holmes norton; representative patrick kennedy; my dear friend, vicki kennedy; to our honoree, senator edward brooke, his wife, anne, and family. it is a great privilege to be ere today as we confer the congressional gold medal on a man who's spent his life breaking barriers and bridging divides across this country -- senator edward brooke. now, with his lifetime of achievement, ed is no stranger to a good awards ceremony. he's been through a few of these. he's won the bronze star, the presidential medal of freedom, honorary degrees from 34 colleges and universities, and more. so he's a pro when it comes to getting awards. but i think today's honor bears a unique significance: bestowed by this body of which he was an esteemed member; presented in this place where he moved the arc of history; surrounded by so many -- myself included -- who have followed the trail that he blazed. ed's journey to this day was, by ny mea

hoyer throws into the end zone, but it is picked off. it is 30-21.t a tie at 6-6. the titans are 3-9. despite peyton manning being out with an injury broncos are still winning facing rival san diego. osweiller threw for one td and one here to thomas. broncos are now 10-2 with a 17-3 victory. college football top ranking clemson at the orange bowl and alabama takes on michigan state at the cotton bowl. those are the two semifinal match ups on new year's eve. winners advancing to the national championship game. they will face iowa on the new year's day. despite a 5-2 record san jose was headed to the cure bowl against georgia state. mls game. 27 seconds in and columbus keeper steve clark and he comes out of month where to score. seventh minute and rodney wallace, a beautiful header and turns out to be the game winner. timbers went 2-1 winning their first mls cup. portland will be rocking tonight. i was up in portland a couple years ago and could not believe how much they are behind that portland timbers team. >> they love it. it is a great town for soc

this will fall to hoyer and hopkins. get the ball to hopkins. but i'm not sure from brian hoyer can do that. they'll shut down alfred blue. if you have him on your roster, sit him down. not going to get too many touches. >> jadiann: the giants letting one slip away. are they in trouble? >> trey: that whole division is the worst in football. eight wins might win it. the giants' defense cannot stop anybody. ryan tannenhill, quarterback for the dolphins this week, 2-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio. need to pick up a quarterback, he's a good option. >> christa: the celtics headed into their game on a night haute after beating the chicago bulls. the c's have won six of their last eight. evan turner comes up with a steal there. he went with the 360-degree dunk. he finished with 13 points. isaiah thomas led the way with 20. boston won this game 105-100. good night for the bruins, as well, as they rally to beat the canadiens in montreal. the b's scored three times in six minutes. ferraro scoring what turned out to be the game winner, as well. tuukk

wilmington, hoyer yesterday a freezing -- wilmington, ohio, yesterday, a freezing fog, some of the areasing temperatures below freezing, you will see that coat the railings and the spider webs around the neighborhoods. three storms coming in, wind warnings across the oregon coastline and the washington coastline tonight after a storm coming through this morning and another one tuesday and wednesday each one will bring winds that could top 50 to 60 miles per hour. temperatures over the next few days, above average in las vegas and denver, denver, 60 degrees, east coast ten to 15 degrees and 20 degrees above average that lasts through wednesday. that's the big picture weather wise, here's what's happening where you live. >> reporter: it will last a whole lot longer that. double scan live we're clear. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, look at all these mild numbers, we're up to 54 today. next weekend we're back in the 60s for highs. needlepointing. >> i wear my fitbit right now. >> nice. >> the pregnant woman wearing the fitbit. putting us all to shame. >> she's very fit. no que

hoyer, in urging our colleagues to vote against it as well. i know it sounds good, but as i say, it's a trojan horse and we should not be fooled. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the house leader of the efforts to stop the medical device tax, the gentleman from michigan, mr. paulsen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized for two minutes. mr. paulsen: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the chairman for his leadership on this issue. you know, mr. speaker, members, the united states is the only country in the world that lets important parts of its tax code expire each and every year, and we are changing that here today. this bipartisan tax package prioritizes permanent tax relief for families and businesses so they can keep more of their own money, they can hire new workers and

we have worked with steny hoyer and his staff throughout. we had had this scheduled prior, just the task force, but in is bipartisan work. >> you talked about addressing mental health issues. democrats also want to lift the ban on medical research on gun violce. it's been in spending bills. is that something you'll consider? mr. mccarthy: you know, it hasn't been brought up to me yet. >> trying to put it in the omnibus? mr. mccarthy: hal is not here. he's working on the omni. we will have the committee do the majority of that work. last question. >> the economic impact of the visa waiver program, changes. i'm sure a lot of tourists come to california. are you concerned about this at all? mr. mccarthy: not with this bill. correct me if i'm wrong, u.s. travel supports this bill. found ed to make sure we common ground, protect the united states and have people come to america because we want them to. we want them to enjoy the freedoms, go to the attractions. we want to make sure that terrorists do not come to the united states and i think this

. >> jame delhomme, couch, hoyer, johnny manziel, davis, virgin winn, that was a high light. we drafted weedon, obviously. quinn. >> kelly holcomb. >> who was the guy kind of like jake delhomme,, oh, trent dilfer. >> you will find one. >> there is no optimism for this team for the rest of the year. >> give me a reason i should buy season tickets next year. >> they'll find a way to lose any game. becomes clevelands 24th starting quarterback over 17 seasons. this is a hard one for you. is it tougher to be a lions fan right now or a cleveland browns fan with all of the different quarterbacks every year. >> you saw the piece, the browns have been losing forever. they left in '95 and came back in '99 and you know who their coach was in the mid-90s, going down as the greatest coach in the nfl, excuse me don shula, bill belichick was their coach and they fired him. >> and if you look at the cleveland browns, it all comes wn to talent. well. they don't have a lot of talent on their football team. and the other thing too, everything is such a habit. you get in a habit. unfortunately w

hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the last speaker, i have heard that speech in 1981, i heard it in 2001 and heard it in 2003. the certainty of this bill is that we will explode further deficits and provide for disinvestment. that's the certainty of this bill and i rise in strong opposition to it. this package will raise deficits by approximately $622 billion over the next 10 years and to that, an additional $58 billion in unpaid-for tax provision in the omnibus bill. and when you add to that interest, almost $800 billion in additional debt, mr. and mrs. america. i came to this floor on tuesday and spoke in greater detail about my opposition to this package. i want to highlight again one major issue. and that is how enacting this legislation will set the stage for the next round of painful sequester cuts, otherwise known as disinvestment in growing our economy and jobs. to my colleagues not see the tragic similar met try of this package's almost 800 billion in new deficit and the see questions terse, $813 billion. rep

. >> the reporter: many pieces of the puzzle of missing at it hoyer. the big one, motive, what led a young couple with an infant at home to target a holiday party. a short time ago, cnn reported the couple may have been become radicalized and communicating with known international terrorists before the attack. >> they were really worried when they came in. >>> >>> 15 minutes from san bernardino in the town of read lands, california, he through the apartment where two of the suspected shooters lived. 29-year-old syed rizwan farook is t worked for the san bernardino health department tanned married for 2 years to 27-year-old tashfeen malik. the couple had a 6-month-old daughter, malik is originally from pakistan. she first met syed rizwan farook on line. about a year ago, he traveled to saudi arabia and the two returned to the united states together. >> right now, we have one down outside the car, one down inside the car. >> the reporter: the couple was killed in a gun battle with police last night in san bernardino, hours after authorities say they pull

we have worked with steny hoyer and his staff throughout. we have had been scheduled prior, just the task force itself but this is bipartisan coming is spent you talk about addressing mental health issues but democrats also want to lift the ban on medical research on gun violence. it's been in spending bills. this is something you would consider? >> you know, it hasn't brought up to me yet. >> trying to put into the omnibus? >> i would ask hal rogers. we are going to make all the committees do the majority of that were. last question. >> have you considered the economic impact on the visa waiver program changes? are you concerned about the adults. was not with this bill. correct me if i'm wrong, u.s. travel supports this bill. we wanted to make sure we found common ground. that we make common sense, protect the united states at the same time, continue to have those who want to come to america because we wanted to. we want them to enjoy the freedoms can see the attraction with his will, the economic benefits. what we want to make sure though,

one of our democratic leaders, hoyer, was constant. i thank you for that.thers gave birth to this great effort. to all the law-enforcement representatives, the governors, the mayors, the folks from handgun control who are here, to the families whose lives would have been change for the better if the brady bill had been l aw. my friend kathy who lost a husband. i am honored to have all of you here in the white house. a specialt to say word of thanks to the members of congress out there early on this one there was some considerable political risk either attached to it or thought to be attached. the brady bill was first introduced almost seven years ago by congressman ed fan. resist saying a special word of thanks to the members who come from difficult districts who voted for this bill. my good friend, congressman anthony, lost a tough race in 1992 and part of the reason was he voted for the brady bill and the nra came after him. hereid to me on the way in , he said it was worth it. [applause] president clinton: everything that should be said about this has al

hoyer. mr. hoyer: only 75 votes out so i will be short. six of the bills -- this is irregular order. filed at 11:57 last night and the other bill filed later than that. we need to fund government. should do so in a responsible way. members will consider the substance. there were good things and bad things. that is usual in an appropriation bill. having said that, this tax extender bill is extraordinarily irresponsible. it ought to be rejected. it undermines tax reform, which every member says they want to see. it undermines the investment in our future and in jobs and in growth in our economy. and lastly, it makes almost sure that we will have to continue some type of disinvestment in our country because of lack of resources. we ought to reject this tax extender. it is not tax reform. we ought to defeat the previous question and then we will put on the floor a two-year extender that will give us time to do tax reform and do a rational revenue stream for our country. and i hope that the tax extender bill will be rejected by the house of rep

on entire interview with hoyer minority leadership will appear on sunday.ou can hear it on c-span and newsmakers is available online www.cspan.org. in our last segment of the "washington journal" this morning, we're opening up our phones to get your thoughts on any public policy issues we've talked about today or issues that have been on your mind. but first, i want to be joined friedman of e & e climate wire where she's in u.n. climate g the negotiations that began two weeks ago. we're a day past when those negotiations were supposed to end, but it appears there's finally a deal on the table. bring us up-to-date as to what happened today? ms. friedman: thanks, john. media room where several people are passed out. usualeen days and days as with this problem are. e seem to be on the cusp of a first truly global national agreement on climate change. the onference president, french prime minister brought a couple of minutes ago. democrats and activists have been huddled around the text going through it. speecha pretty emotional a few hours ago where he told 20

hoyer. mr. hoyer thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, within the next few days the house could take up a tax packe that exten a number of tax breaks rmanently. the ct of such a pkageuns in the 600 t800 bilon range. none of which i paid for. ballooning our deficits in a way that reinforces the misguided double standard that investments in the groh of jobs and opporunities must be offs, but tax cuts are always free. x cuts like everhing else is cost. if we fail to pay for them, 'll once agaiincrease deficits and debt which in turn wl be used as a catalyst for another round of ts to the very programs i believe are vital to our economy and to our people. therefore, mr. speaker i will opse an unpaid forax extender package like this is proposed shout me to the floor. before going through my concerns about this deal in the package being disssed has t nbe of taxreferences hat i and many others support. th include making permanent expansions of the income tax credit, child tax credit, and american opportunity tax credit launched under th

hoyer. >> well, thank you very much, madame leader. the big role was played in putting the bill together and as leader pelosi has said it was a win for the american people. was it perfect, i said on the floor it wasn't perfect. we don't pass perfect bills. we pass bills that are reached through compromise. this was an extraordinarily big victory in my opinion to the american people. i want to congratulate leader pelosi and ranking member loui. they were working around the clock to reach the objective that we've got to. congress has now approved the appropriation bill that will keep the government open, more importantly it will increase investment in priorities and will help our economy and help our people. when members return to the 114th congress second session in january, we have a responsibility to turn the pressing challenges of job creation, fixing our broken immigration system and restoring voting rights protections. we ought to proceed in the same bipartisan cooperative fashion allowed us to reauthorize our secondary education a