with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.l you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> for many military families, there's just nothing sweeter than the end of a long deployment when months of uncertainty and fear disappear in a sudden rush of hugs and kisses. that's what photojournalist dave jenkins found when some troops in washington, d.c. came home after almost a year in afghanistan. >> i'm happy. >> how you doing? welcome home. >> being in america again is like everything you always dreamed of. >> a bunch of mountains, a bunch of rocks. i'm happy to be back and see gray. >> welcome back, man. >> nice to see you, man. >> likewise. >> i carry that with me every day. this just reminded me of what i got back at home. [ applause ] >> hey, man. >> welcome back! >> daddy loves you. >> i love it. it feels good. to know that people missed you as much as you missed them. >> and with that, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all veterans and their families. thanks for your service to the country. on behalf of all of the fine ph

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> the voters of colorado and washington state have spoken. they made it clear. they want to make it legal to smoke pot recreationally. the colorado governor says not so fast. he said this his words, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so droeon't break the cheetos too quickly. there could be several legal challenges ahead on. this we want to bring in the legal guys, the experts, avery freeman in cleveland. and richard herman, a law professor joins us again from las vegas. great to see you both. >> hi, susan. >> hi, susan. >> avery, we want to start with you on this. washington state and colorado passing marijuana laws. there are still tough federal laws as i mention. who comes out on top here? >> at the end of the day do we treat marijuana like heroin under federal law or should it be taxed like in prohibition, the end of prohibition? ultimately, i think the decision is that congress is going to have to change the federal controlled s

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.percreme. >>> president barack obama honored the nation's military this veterans day in a speech at arlington national cemetery. he said u.s. troops who served abroad in iraq and afghanistan should also be able to rely on support from the u.s. government. >> if you find yourself struggling with the wounds of war, which is posttraumatic stress disorder, a traumatic brain injury, we'll be there for you as well with the care and treatment you need. no veteran should have to wait months or years for the benefits that you've earned so we will continue to attack the claims backlogged. we won't let up. we will not let up. >> president obama also mentioned, this was the first veterans day in ten years that no americans are serving in iraq. >>> as the country celebrates veterans day, how much do we really know about our veterans? josh levs is here with some surprises and a little bit of a quiz as well. >> yeah, a little bit along the way. a lot of people don't know about veterans, and i've been

aspercreme. >>> welcome to "reliable sources."ok at the election an its aftermath. joining us in that conversation, peter backer, correspondent for "the new york times." jackie kucinich, reporter for u.s. today and fred francis, founder of 15seconds.com. so the drama, mel low drama of the election night, fox news has projected obama has won ohio, with it another four years, and with it comes an objection from a fox news panel, the most prominent of the fox news commentator. >> you've about got to be careful about calling things when you have 991 votes separating the two candidates. even if they have made it on the basis of select precincts, i'd be very cautious about intruding into the process. >> well, folks -- >> thanks. >> so maybe not so fast. >> thanks. thanks a lot. thank you. great to have you guys here. >> that's awkward. >> that's awkward says megan kelly. so when karl rove says that as obviously wrong as it turns out, does it seem to you that he's speaking as a guy with an independent judgment or a guy who's acting as a

aspercreme. limb >>> palestinians in gaza say there was wounds from an artillery attack. medics say tank shells hit the area, wounding at least 24. the firing happened in galvesza after a tank shell hit the area. >>> and as cnn's ivan watson shows us, turks are afraid they could be dragged into this brutal war. >> reporter: the war in syria is spilling across the border into turkey, the nervous turkey soldiers worry as it continues between the government troops. here, armed syria rebels operate just a few hundred yards away from turkish guards, hundreds fleeing to turkey. more than 8,000 refugees entered the area, they say, in a single day. we're carefully monitoring the situation, the official tells the journalists. there were two more wounded today. it is easy to see how this happened when you look at the map. residents describe the syria town as basically one city, divided only by a fence. the rebels launched an attack to capture the syria side of the border, early this morning, firing rockets and battling street to street. surrender, bashar al-assad wouldn't save you,

aspercreme. >>> on this election eve, the picture remains pretty grim. millions of fellow americans who are hurricane sandy victims, this super stom is now blamed for 110 tenths in this country. 1.5 million customers still no power. seven days later. and it is cold, folks. for the hardest-hit states of new york, new jersey and connecticut, this is another brutal day of recovery. mike bloomberg minced no words when he spelled out one of his most urgent concerns. >> the magnitude of the problem is we could have between 30,000 and 40,000 people that we're going to have to find housing for. we are working on it. we will continue to get this done. >> another very serious problem, finding gasoline. look at the lines. cars, home generators, a lot of them just don't have it. many stations don't have power so they can't pump the gas even if they do have it. the storm damage is keeping of tanker trucks from getting to where they need to to fill up those stations and the demand is emptying those stations' tanks when they do get filled. you can also expect sandy's a

. ♪ with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.u notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> leaders of the christian right are still trying to determine what happened election night. barack obama was re-elected president in part due to his support of reproductive right and his push for health of insurance companies to cover contraceptive coverage. passed many maine, maryland, and the state of washington, measures were passed. cnn.com's religion editor is joining me right now. dan, good to see you. what do these rilts teesults te about the christian right moving forward? >> i think it raises major questions about the politics. mostly when it pertains to guy marriage. i mean, if you could remember where we were eight years ago this week in the 2004 election, the christian right had helped usher george w. bush back into a second term partly by passing 11 ballot initiatives banning guy marriage. many have since then adopted guy marriage bans amending their constitutions and this week we saw the undoing or at least maybe a changing of the tide i

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.tice is relief. aspercreme. >>> is karl rove losing his touch? the man dubbed the brain of george w. bush. his superpac spent a colossal amount and ended up with dismal results. american crossroads shelled out more than $170 million. 1.29% of that resulted in winning elections. the second biggest spender, restore our future, solely dedicated to electing mitt romney had a 0% return. crossroads gps did a bit better. return on investment of 13.7%. ken vogel has been keeping track of the superpack spe spending. did they get anything for their money? >> what they would argue, your guest in the next segment would argue it could have been a lot worse had they not spent the money. it kept mitt romney on a level playing field after the long, projected battle after romney spent all of this money, and left him really exposed to the late spring and early summer months and this spending gaye him air coverage to recoup losses to raise money to go toe to toe with barack obama. thatter in really happe

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.o all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> it's going to be an interesting discussion, make sure you listen. we'll dig much deeper into the stunning revolution surrounding david retray was resigned over an extramarital affair that the fbi uncovered. james "spider" marks joins us from washington. so sir, what is your take on this. you know both the parties involved. >> you know, don, it's terribly unfortunate. i do know general dave petraeus. in fact, we knew each other in high school and certainly at west point, and then i had the great good fortune of serving alongside him in a number of assignments to include combat in iraq early on, and paula broadwell was a young officer who worked for me about a decade ago and she's just immensely gifted, bright, talented fit, a great representative, the very best our nation brings forward and so you had these two incredibly gifted folks and they make a human frailty, but at the end of the day, leadership's all about competence, and character, an

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.elief. aspercreme. >>> for years, kciev and moscow >> reporter: have been locked in a bitter dispute over russian pipeline that runs through the ukraine. this week, the ukraine decided they have had enough. they are going to climb out from under russia's thumb and sign a deal with a new gas partner. okay. this was such a big deal, it was televised and attended by a man representing finosa. a big bird to russia. it was just one big problem. gas natural finosa didn't know anything about it. it turns out that he doesn't actually work for that company. he's the bold gentleman in this shot. take a good look at this guy. we actually don't know what his real name is. it appears he's a con man who was able to get through multiple rounds and rounds and rounds of negotiation and a televised appearance for a billion dollar deal without detection. i mean, that's kind of incredible. you have got to give the guy that. in fact, on the surface, this seemed like a mirror image of one of the most infamo

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> another four years for president obama and vice president joe biden. they win re-election in the electoral college. they're winning the popular vote right now. the demographics of this win. how do they put together this impressive coalition? >> it sounds overly simplistic but who votes determine who wins because of voting patterns in the united states. here's the vote by race. 72% of the electorate was right. they said that number needed to be 74% or higher for governor romney to have a reasonable chance. among white americans, governor romney did win, 59% to 39%. the president needed to be around 40. when you look at the nonwhite vote. african-americans, 13%. that is exactly consistent with four years ago. the obama coalition turned out. they did a good job. latinos for the first time in our nation's history, double digits nationally. and look at that. the president winning even more of the latino vote than four years ago. 71%. this is a crisis fo

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.o all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> and we are back with ken duberstein, john podesta, and david gergen. all white house hands, all of whom have served in second terms. john podesta, what does president obama do to ensure that the united states does not fall off the fiscal cliff? you've already seen, there is much debate about this, and many people on the left, paul krugman in the "new york times" is saying do not make a deal just for the sake of making a deal, hold out and call the republicans' bluff. >> well, i think that this election set this up as one in which the president won on the basic argument that taxes needed to go up, particularly for the wealthiest americans, they need to pay a little bit more to try to solve the deficit problem. and i think he's got to stick with that. the one thing he was clear about was that he wasn't going to sign a bill that extended high-end tax rates from the bush era. now, he's going to have to negotiate with the republicans. if they have

. ♪ with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.o all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> if you are watching me in an airport, i hope your trip is going well because traveling today could require a lot of stami stamina, whether you are flying, driving, or even taking the train. the sunday after thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest travel days of the year for americans. so far it's smooth sailing for most travelers. susan candiotti is tracking the travel scene from new york's laguardia airport where it appears to be going well. hello, susan. >> reporter: hi, martin. things have been remarkably smooth for travelers on this busy holiday weekend. mainly because there's been good weather throughout the country. we've spent the day at new york's laguardia airport, and we have seen very few lines, if at all, as people check in and go through security. now, let's talk to the deleon family traveling this day. you're from chicago. you spent the weekend in new york. how early did you come here today? >> we were here probably a g

aspercreme.h no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> so the big question now regarding petraeus, was our national security put at risk by the nation's top spy, having an extramarital affair? the u.s. official says the fbi was worried that general petraeus could have been put in a tough position, a vulnerable spot, and he could have been blackmailed. fran townsend is cnn's national security kribcontributor and a member of the cia advisory board. fran is on the phone now. we see this type of stuff in the movies, agents having affairs. maybe they end up compromised, but how real is this possibility even with someone as decorated and respected as petraeus and were you shocked when you heard the news? >> let me start with the last part. i was certainly shocked when i heard the news. i think of david petraeus and to this day as an incredible public servant who served the nation very well in terms of our protection and our security. so yes, i absolutely found the news shocking. do i believ

bny mellon wealth management with odor free aspercreme.owerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >> let me try to do something in our final moment here, some superulatives. >> a lot of good days, and a lot of days that weren't so good. most memorable day was september 11th, 2001. several days thereafter. those are seared in my memory. very close to the room we're in right now is where i had to hang out during the anthrax scare up here where we all had to move out of our offices in the heart building and locate in a little cubby hole here in the capitol. those aren't good memories, but nevertheless, they were important events many our history. >> memorable, best? ? i'll give you best. for me and gratefully joe, it was after all these years when we repealed in the of ask, don't tell. when a terribly unfair liablist judgment on me and millions of people like me was abolished, which i think worked out well. i worked hard on that. joe's worked hard on it in the senate. the day that passed in the

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.o all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> right now, mitt romney is headed to pennsylvania for last minute campaigning, a mad dash to rev up supporters and get the last people to the polls. you heard john king saying 400 votes is what mattered in virginia last time. every single vote does matter. obviously more so when you live in a state that matters. president obama is out visiting campaign workers and apparently right now playing a pickup game of basketball. it is something he does on election day. but is it a mistake? out front this afternoon, ohio's former democratic governor ted strickland. he's here with me and the state capital of columbus. john avalon, senior political columnist with "newsweek", the daily beast. rayhan salaam and gloria borger. first we're going to tackle the smarts or not of election day behavior for both men and then we'll tackle when we're going to know and who tonight. that's the gig. and the winner gets a million dollars or mitt romney bet 10,000 in som

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.o all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> just a moment ago here on cnn, we had a candid conversation about the republican party, its future and its troubles attracting minority voters. let's turn the tables now. democrats seem to be in great shape when it comes to minority support. but are things really as great as they appear? here she is, maria cardinona. let's talk about your party, the president and the voters who elected him. president obama got more than 90% of the black vote. more than 70% of both asian and latinos. and he got 55% of the women vote. he also got a much smaller percentage, 39% of the overall white vote. what does president obama owe to any of these groups? or what should they expect from him? >> i think he owes a lot to this group. and i think he knows that. look, he's talked about trying to really push in the second term comprehensive immigration reform, which as you know was very disappointing to the latino community in the first four years when he wasn't abl

aspercreme. >>> let me try to do in the final moments some superlatives.all your days. >> a lot of days. days that weren't good. most memorable day, september 11, 2001, and several days thereafter. those are days seered in my memory and those up here. very close to the room we're in right now is where i had to hang out during the anthrax scare up here where we all had to move out of our offices in the hart building and locate in the cubbyhole here in the capitol. those aren't good memories but nevertheless they were important events in our history. >> worst and best. >> it was after we repealed in t lame-duck session of 2010, don't ask, don't tell. when a terribly unfair libelous judgment on me and millions of people like me was abolished, i think it's worked out well. i worked hard on that. joe's worked hard on it in the senate. the day that passed in the house was a very good day for me. >> well, interesting, i've been saying to people before that that probably the most thrilling moment i had was when don't ask, don't tell got repealed. i had the privile

aspercreme. >>> who will go and who will stay?ace for four more years, but some of his top aides might not be. in fact, several won't stick around. secretary of state hillary clinton and the treasury secretary tim geithner both said they are not too interested in a second term. wolf blitzer joins us now. wolf, how big a shake-up are we going to see in the cabinet and, as far as those two are concerned, is it likely that they will honor what they've been saying and is it likely that other people will get shuffled out, who may not have been expecting it? >> there always is at the beginning of a second term of any administration, whether bill clinton's second term or george w. bush's second term, and now a barack obama second term. there always are people who leave the cabinet either because they want to leave or because they're exhausted or because the president and the vice president want them to leave for whatever reasons. hillary clinton has made it abundantly clear four years is the most traveled ever secretary of state is more

aspercreme. >>> back now with mike tyson. back now with the main event. on a pair of boxing gloves. >> the last time i got my ass kicked. >> hang on a second. i want a quick master class. if i was to really knock someone out, what is the absolute best way to do it? >> knocking out is not having a hard punch. you see guys hit with ard ha punch. the objective is to hit them hard in the head. >> how do you hide it. >> easy. >> i got it. follow around. >> you know what, even with boxing gloves it's intimidating. un

aspercreme. >>> americans have lost faith in their banks.llup poll shows confidence at an all-time low. only 21% of respondents say they feel good about u.s. banks this year. look at the trend going back to 1980 from the mortgage meltdown and the subsequent bailout, scandals have tarnished our institutions. billi at mf global, the commodity trader, $1.6 billion of customer money vanished into thin air. hsbc was found guilty of money laundering practices and almost every major bank is under suspicion after barclay's was suspected. efforts have been made to restore confidence in the system. dodd-frank aims to put an end to too big to fail bailouts while monitoring threats to the consumers and the financial system. president obama vows not to go back on his efforts. >> after all we have been through, i don't believe that rolling back regulations on wall street will help the small businesswoman expand or the laid off construction worker keep his home. >> there are plenty of critics who say dodd-frank didn't go far enough and may have made big ba

aspercreme. >>> it's election day. not just for the white house.re but also the balance 6of power is at stake. the senate is where we find some of the more higher profile battles, the ones that could change the balance in washington. our dana bash has more on the landscape in the key races we'll be keeping a close eye on tonight. >> suzanne, when you talk about the balance of power and what's at stake in the senate, the first thing we should do is look at where things stand right now. 47 republican seats 51 democratic seats plus two independents but 47 is really the key number because it means that republicans need a net gain of four seats in order to take control of the senate. what's at stake? let's take a look. all of these white seats all of those are up for grabs. 33 races one-third of the senate is going before the polls today. many of those are not competitive. we will take those out and keep it to those we're fee cussing on. it's a dozen races we're looking at. republicans need to take many of these blue seats in order to have a chance at r

aspercreme. >>> frankly i feel obama basic policies are good for that nation.ws in his foreign policy is good for all of us. >> we've sliced up this election in every imaginable way. who voted for whom and why. it's one of the great things to do the days after the election. one of the most fascinating things to look at is religion, faith. which faith groups voted for which candidate. >> you had two states that voted to support same-sex marriage, right? and you had christian leaders who had been concerned about some of the social positions the president had taken. so how did it all play out nationwide? 29 respect abo 29% of people who voted were protestant and 37% voted for barack obama. the cath thick vote, 25 brs of those voting were catholic and half went for barack obama. >> catholics almost always considered a swing vote. those numbers almost definitely padded by the latino vote. >> no question. and let me talk about are you a born again christian. 74% said they were not born again christian. but when you look at the board who consider themselves born again

aspercreme. >>> welcome back, i'm rand randi kaye.rital affair ended the career of general david petraeus. after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment. such behavior is unacceptable as a husband and as a leader of an organization such as ours. michael morell will step in, he has been deputy director since may of 2010. turning to the economy, with just 52 days to reach a deal, president obama is set to meet with congressional leader this is week to address the so-called fiscal cliff. the president and house speaker boehner signaling their open to compromise, but tax hikes on the rich remain a ticking point, and today is declared malala day. this is new video of malala recovering at a hospital in london. you see her there with her father. he got a outpouring of support. today marks one month since that attack. number four, people made home less by superstorm sandy are finding relief. fema set up a camp to help thousands of people affected. fema officials say sand sandy vs will be moved into better housing thi

aspercreme. >>> it's election day in america.inutes from now, we'll get our first look at the actual results. the candidates have made their final push. they're calling on volunteers to keep up the good work after a long campaign, it's all come down to this. >> the battle for every last vote is on. the most expensive election in history. >> down to the wire. >> all of you who lived and breathed the hard work of change, i want to thank you. you took this campaign and made it your own. >> with the right leadership, america is going to come roaring back. >> let's get straight to our chief political analyst gloria borger. >> wolf, i can't believe it's here. we've heard every election cliche. let's talk about today, since we don't know what's going to happen. let's talk about the vice president's surprise trip to ohio. we heard yesterday that mitt romney was going there, that paul ryan was going there. now low and behold the vice president shows up on the tarmac with air force two. what do you think about that, governor? >> i don't th

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.ce is relief. aspercreme. >>> now is your chance to talk back. one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, can obama romance the republicans? remember the 2012 election? done. next? now it's time to tackle the fiscal cliff. you know, the economic crisis that we're facing unless president obama and republicans make some kind of deal. but first, both sides need to feel the political love. they're already flirting. >> tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. and in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties, to meet the challenges. we can only solve together. >> the american people have spoken. they've re-elected president obama and they have, again, re-elected a republican majority and the house of representatives. if there's a mandate in yesterday's results it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challe

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> with the presidential race so tight in the battleground states, tomorrow's turnout and the integrity of the vote will be crucial. lawyers and poll watchers will be on duty. one tea party-backed group, true the vote, will have volunteers at polling stations. true the vote's president, katherine, joins us from houston. welcome. >> hi, carol. thanks so much for having me. >> we're glad you're here with us. what are your goals tomorrow? >> well, we've worked very hard to encourage citizens to work inside the polls. we've had training all across the country, reminding citizens that it is their obligation to uphold the integrity of the process so that we can all enjoy a free and fair election. >> where will you have the most observes, which states? >> it's classic. the greatest participation levels are happening in those states that tend to have the most historic problems with fraud. >> such as? >> certainly say ohio, florida, historically close elections. i

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aspercreme. >>> welcome to a special edition election day in america. i'm brooke baldwin at cnn headquarters in atlanta. we have you covered coast to coast, including smack dab in the middle of country, jim acosta on the tarmac planked by three planes. mitt romney, paul ryan -- >> reporter: three planes. >> and air force two, the vice president. surprise. also in cleveland. we'll come to you and talk the significance of ohio here in the 11th hour as polls will be closing in just about five hours. the first wave of polls i should say. let's talk about what the president's doing today. president barack obama, finished his second presidential campaign where he began his first, the battleground state of iowa. >> you know, the great thing about these campaigns is after all the tv ads and all of the fundraising and all of the debates and all of the electionerring it comes down to this, one day and these incredible folks working so hard making phone calls, making sure that people go out to vote, and so i want to say thank you to the american people. >> let's g

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.rican women, four american war vets, they are now suing the department of defense saying that the military policy that keeps women out of ground combat is outdated, unfair, and actually bad for their careers. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us. tell us who these women are and what exactly they want changed. >> well, suzanne, these particular women are veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and like many military women, they are getting very frustrated about the rules here because basically many jobs have been opened to women but women are still legally prohibited by the military from serving in front line combat positions. these women say it's keeping them from advancing in their careers and that the reality of war, of course, is that women are in combat these days. one of them even helicopter pilot, she was shot down, wounded, and got a purple heart. listen to what one of these women had to say about their concerns. >> the policy limits my future in the marin

with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor.lief. aspercreme. >>> after looking at all of those long lines this past election day, you would think that more and more americans were interested in voting for president this year, but it turns out that's not entirely the case. in fact, americans across most of the country showed up in smaller number than they did, not only in 2008 but in 2004. look at the breakdown with me. you can see this year the number was 57.5% of eligible voters. they are the ones who cast a ballot. that compares to 62.3 in 2008. obama beat mccain and four years prior, a little over 60% of eligible voters participated in the bush versus kerry matchup. in the battleground states it was a different story. 60% of voters showed up and that's where the election was won and lost this year. so republican party, speaker john boehner himself said today i had a difficult year. who's to blame for the loss from this past tuesday? according to one tea party leader it is the establishment members of the party. kelly carende