live in san francisco.
>>> vice president joe biden
will try to convince democrats
to support the president's tax
deal today.
some democrats say the president
shouldn't have cut a deal with
republicans to extend those tax
cuts.
they're circulating a letter on
capitol hill urging party
members not to vote for it.
the president insists tax breaks
for the rich was the only way
that republicans would agree to
tax breaks for the middle class.
>> you don't have the backbone
to let the tax cuts expire
today, you certainly are not
going to do it in the middle of
a presidential election.
>> business leaders from the
chamber of commerce and business
round table, a group of the
nation's top ceos, are praising
the package.
>>> new this morning, wikileaks
published a new set of cables
overnight.
the whistle blowing website at
posted a new message.
it says the leaks will continue
despite the arrest of the site's
founder, julian assange.
he is in jail without bond on
rape charges.
wikileaks is under...