among them is bill l's father. he is pulling his he cables in chains because he doesn't have any skills. that being two months since i came here. out of my two sons work here to my office i came here with some folks from my hometown. but it's not for hard work but hopefully things will be better soon by the way with your brother. in law both working the night shift for ten years has been dreaming of saving seven hundred dollars and opening a small shop in his hometown but his dream didn't come true. the smallest. has settled in p.h.p. after you is grown beyond recognition. i'm doing fine with my uncle and friends from home. here and there you know how fantastic it is to count money i can work here and make money i send the money home so my family can eat well this is happiness for me you know. the skilled gas boards an old ship with fellow laborers today life goes on. i. i. i. please can. i. to me. just see. six. six six. am. coming. to clean a ghost town. squandered morning. and. what is now. more than sixty squar

boris yeltsin's team was given one to prepare the legally binding plate as that would bring a bill the us s l's disintegration. we acted in a true russian style when know exactly what the future would bring that to look at think about later. stayed in guest houses and were protected by k.g.b. agents everybody understood that all the information was leaving for moscow and that in order to arrest the but is a benson to be out of asia records for staging a state who could come at any time. yes. decisive in strict boris yeltsin had sat in the kremlin instead of gorbachev at that time i don't think we'd have left the forest so easily. the standoff between two political heavyweights mikhail gorbachev and boris yeltsin lasted for several years. yeltsin was transferred to work in moscow from the urals and nine hundred eighty five unexpectedly for many boris yeltsin went from being merely a professional communist party of the wretched to go bitch off main opponent. as a result yeltsin was stripped of his party post however two years later he was elected the people's deputy. liberal. as with ensuring all

. >> bill: is it going to pass the senate, lowe? is l. it get through the senate? > in my judgment it. will it may be close and certainly will be close. >> bill: can't veto it. >> i don't think so. that will be political suicide. he will have to live with the pipeline. it will go through anyway. >> tens of thousands of jobs and the effect for him would be to veto -- he would be responsible for raising taxes. not lowering them. >> bill: republicans salivating. that's why they put it in the bill. lou dobbs, everybody. dumbest things of the week on deck. donald trump and a weird santa situation in the zone and then jon stewart and the war on christmas. we're coming right back from los angeles, california as the factor continues all across the u.s.a. and all around the world. >> bill: back of the book segment tonight. the dumbest things of the week and here they are from new york city. fox news correspondent arthel neville and five guy greg gutfeld also host red eye at 3 a.m. i didn't mean arthel and gutted feld are dumb. they are here to help us out. arthel a situation

. >> bill: is it going to pass the senate, lowe? is l. it get through the senate? ment it. will it may be close and certainly will be close. >> bill: can't veto it. >> i don't think so. that will be political suicide. he will have to live with the pipeline. it will go through anyway. >> tens of thousands of jobs and the effect for him would be to veto -- he would be responsible for raising taxes. not lowering them. >> bill: republicans salivating. that's why they put it in the bill. lou dobbs, everybody. dumbest things of the week on deck. donald trump and a weird santa situation in the zone and then jon stewart and the war on christmas. we're coming right back from los angeles, california as the factor continues all across the u.s.a. and all around the world. today, investors want retirement planning on their terms. i want to work with people who are objective. how about a plan with my name on it? can we start with realistic goals, please? show me how to keep more retirement money in my pocket. now and down the road. those are my terms. then this is your place. td

bill. >> apple initially refused to refund the money until zachary l witness on cybercrime. rob beagle says he believes it violates apple's guidelines for not requiring validation for additional purchases. >>> a massive solar storm could create problems on earth this week. a solar plasma eruption hit on monday sending particles toward earth. the impact will likely spawn geo magnetic storms which could disrupt gps signals and radio signals and power gridz over the weekend. the sun has been very active this year according to space .com. a solar flare in august was the strongest one in four years. >>> well what we need here on earth is a storm of the real variety here of the rainy variety. spencer christian is here for sandhya patel jie. before we get to the rain storm, the sun was active. we had highs of 67 degrees in santa rosa and livermore. that's really warm for december 28. 61 in concord and 62 napa and 64 in cloverdale. warmer than all-around the bay area. over in the sierra, it was quite mild. we had record highs there. reno a high of 63 degrees. that's a record high fo

bill h.r. 2055. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker: the chair lays before the house a message. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 17, 2011, at 12:56 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3672. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker: the chair lays before the house a message. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 17, 2011, at 2:37 p.m. that the senate agreed to without amendment house joint resolution 95. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker: pursuant >> the house is taking a break now. when they return,

bill comes on we'll make changes to it. it guarantee the keystone pipeline there l be in there when it goes to the senate. >> that means theate would have to pass the version with keystone or risk let tax cut expire. a growing number of democrats are breaking ranks. >> i don't think this makes sense. this project could provide jobs to the country. >> it comes as the poll where the first time in the obama administration shows majority of 52% of americans say he should be bounced from office. 43% says he deserves another term. flip from may when the same poll said 53% says he deserves re-election and 43% said no. the republicans charge that the white house is trying to appease environmentalists until after the election. >> we need a president to step up and start to lead and quit acting like a scaredy cat hiding in closet in the white house. >> i asked jay carney to respond to orrin hatch and he said one of the most prominent voices expressing concern about the project is a republican, dave heinamann of nebraska. but the governor now says he wants the project to go forward. >> bret: ed henry, thank you. the first lady gets a

l. fedder. the bill is co-sponsored by the entire minnesota state delegation and has been favorably reported from committee. additionally, the master sernlt died tragically in august of last year while he was based out of camp pendleton, within my district, and was serving honorably in our theater of operation. mr. speaker, the postal naming is something that our committee takes seriously. we require that all post offices have unanimous support in order to be named and under this year's rules, we require that it be for individuals befitting of the honor of having a post office named after them and virtually every postal naming this year has been after one of our fallen heroes. with that, i would like to recognize the gentleman from minnesota, for the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cravaack: thank youing mr. speaker. i thank chairman issa for the introduce. -- introduction. i rise to honor the life and service of master sergeant daniel fedder by renaming the

l u represents -- recommends approval of the conditions. subject to the permission of the hours between at o'clock a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily. the sale of this bill that spirits showery limited to one area with a shelf space not larger than 4 feet by 6 feet. supervisor avalos: there is a low murmur in the hall that is distracting. if you could keep your conversation to a whisper that is imperceptible to the panel, that would be great. anyone who would like to comment on item number one, please come forward. >> good morning, supervisors. i have been a merchant in the area of the whole foods for 20 years. i am against the whole foods liquor license. and the whole neighborhood in general. san francisco residential and commercial neighborhoods have many businesses that serve the region with clothing, snacks, and many more. and they also host wholefoods, and have done so for many years. whole foods came in at the offering of fresh, organic foods. however, competition with wholefoods has led to struggling. the 24th street company has more witnesses. they are specifically served when a business provides a new benefit to the community. wholefoods, sellin

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bill:. the guy in the middle is l-dad. we call him diddy. he is the is guy gets spotlight. thanks to a great staff and crew. merry christmas. martha: a great group. we're glad we a chance to show everybody we work with today. "happening now" starts right now. jenna: that was a good-looking group in that picture, right? jon: we need a diddy. jenna: we do need a dead did i. we have a couple folks. similar to diddy but different. hi, everybody, we're glad you're with us on this friday, i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. happening now in the fox newsroom, a brand new fox poll sheds light on the latest gop field. newt gingrich establishing his frontrunner status with an exclamation point you might say. taking a double digit lead as the 2012 presidential nominee preference. they come with an interesting twist. jenna: if the election were held today mitt romney fares better than president obama and then newt gingrich. romney with 42% versus the president's 44%. that is a bit better than a theoretical gingrich versus president obama matchup which has the president up by six points.

bill to extend the payroll tax cuts. the speaker of the house and the republican leadership were awo l. i didn't see any of them. the speaker can walk down this hall and we can enter into it unanimous consent agreement to take up the republican compromise bill. it is right here. we can vote on this today. we would get the same bipartisan result that they receive in the senate the other day. by the end of today, we could have a bill on the president's desk that would make sure that 160 million americans would receive a tax cut and that millions of americans looking for a job but cannot find one have unemployment insurance, and we can make sure that millions of americans will still be assured that their doctors will be paid. these are medicare patients. there will make sure their doctors will be available because they will be receiving payments under the medicare system, full payment. it is a tragedy that the house republican leadership did not show up today on the floor of the house of representatives. we could've gotten this bill passed. they may be on the floor of the capital. we'll be here every day waiting for

l jail. she will stay there until further action by the court. >>> a key d.c. council committee passed a sweeping ethics reform bill. it comes days after an fbi raid of harry thomas jr., under investigation for his use of city funds. tom sherwood joins us live from the wilson building downtown d.c. with the latest on the story. tom? >> reporter: the new ethics bill would have tougher reporting requirements and tougher penalties. for awhile, it looked like the bill wouldn't pass. d.c. ward 4 keown till member muriel bowser worked for months to get it down to one sweeping law. >> this is an issue that affects the entire council. i absolutely support getting it before the full body sooner rather than later. >> reporter: michael brown was threatening to hold up the bill for more discussion. council chairman kwame brown appeared to vote and insisted the bill will pass before january. >> we are going to do what's necessary to make sure that we pass a comprehensive ethics reform bill this year. >> reporter: chairman brown is under investigation for alleged campaign violations and friday, fbi agents in a separate investigat

clerk: h.r. 3220, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 170 evergreen square southwest in pine city, minnesota, as the master sergeant daniel l. fedder post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 351 and the nays are zero. the bill is passed and without objection, the the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from california, mr. issa, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2158 on which the the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: a bill to designate the postal service located at 14901 at la mirada at the wayne grisham post office. the speaker

l? is it doctor? >> no, that's the other guy. that's the other kimball. >> anyway, you've talked about bill's strategy of trying to go through thelumni. how do we get back the high ground of american politics? is it possible? should we send smart people to get their ph.d.s and become professors, or what should we do? >> well, i don't know is the brief answer. but i think that, um, both what midge said and what bob said, i mean, we need, i think, to encourage alternatives. the real irony of our moment here is somebody's mentioning the herd of independent minds, that famous phrase by harold rosenberg. you know, diversity is on everyone's lips, but conformity's in everyone's hearts. and so what we need to do is sponsor some genuine alternatives. unfortunate, it's ghettoized there, and now that they're refusing to have people from outside the brotherhood of the academic guild, you know, it becomes suddenly less of a tonic force. but i think, you know, one of the lessons of "god and man at yale" is that freedom is a good thing and what we need is to figure out strategies to promote them. and it's not complicated. and it doesn't requi

martha: you're getting a lot of attention, aned tore kwr-l by jeb bush witan editorial this morning with paul ryan in it. billasting president obama in an open letter. this is a hint it was not a christmas ward. what he's saying. martha: phrau plus the amazing story of a soldier coming home from overseas and the kiss that everybody is talking about. [cheering] ♪ [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers. bill: we want to show ahh special home coming for a u.s. soldier make tpoerg a memorabl ing for a memorable moment. >> they fell in love basically overt internet. bill: there they are, corporal drake francis returning from 13 months in the deserts of afghanistan kissing his girlfriend for the first time. you wonder how could that be, huh. martha: how could that be? >> i and bran brandi were friends before he went to the war zone. they communicated over the

appropriations bills, and none of this because of the pressing issues of the calendar will betope any appropriation -- amendment, open to any amendment. not an amendment. of all of these funks of funk -lof these functions of government, and the cost in this particular bill $915 billion. if you add -- these are nine appropriations bills of the 12, nine of the 12 appropriations bills contained here, $915 billion that we will probably be considering because of the fact that we all have to get out of town, which i'm one of those. we will have a vote sometime toim, and we will be able to tell our constituents that we have completed our task perhaps for the year -- at least as far as funding the government to continue, as we threaten to do, as we seem to do now every year, although i'm not sure that people are as frightened as they used to be. now, this bill before me is 1, 1,924 pages long, and -- no, no, excuse me, it's 1,221 pages long, contains funding for nine of the annual appropriations bills for a grand total of $915 billion. if you add the three appropriations bills already enacted, we are going to spend $1.043 trillion. and this is a fantastic improvement because last year it was

l. mark. over time the companies grow. our billwill create a new category of issue worse called emerging growth companies. to qualify, a company must have less than 1 billion revenue, 700 million publicly traded shares and no company all are already publicly would qualify certain as you know encouraging small companies to go public but ensuring that the transition to full compliance occurs over time as they grow. the maximum phasing period would be ten years from the ipo date smaller as the company reaches the billion dollar annual revenue or the 700 million before that date. about 11 to 15% of companies, 3% of total market cap would qualify at any given time. so the proposal and our bill list to endorse by the task force a group of venture capitalists, entrepreneur some lawyers, bankers and academics and i want to employ the task force for all of their work putting together a comprehensive approach to rebuilding the confidence in our ipo market that is balanced and maintains crucial protection. the proposals are supported by both

l while president obama approval rating has gone up 7 points since october. >> calling on the speaker and house republican leadership to bring up the senate bill for a vote.e the american people the assurance they need in this holiday season. >>reporter: leaders in the house on both side of the aisle say they will stick around washington and continue to work but rank and file members are threatening to leave arguing that it's not that much left to do. if the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> marin county assemblyman wants to end job application practice that he calls discrimination. more and more these days want ads say applicant must already be employed in order to aplay for the job that's listed. that rules out 200,000 people currently out of work in california. job seekers say they are appalled that the practice is allowed. and san rafael democrat michael license agrees with them. >> take a whole class people and say you can't even compete for a job? you can't even aplay that to me is cruel. it's unfair. it's wrong. and discrime intory. >>reporter: unclear why some employers want only applicants who already have a job but report by the national employment law

l. in other words, we went down and then went that way. he made a big investment in health care, which was very controversial and very complex. the first stimulus bill really written by the congress and nancy pelosi. it didn't have the impact that a lot of people had hoped it would have in this economy. so it was a steep learning curve, as it is for almost every president. and now we'll see how he does in the next year. he has had successes. i think it's fair to say that it's bold move to try to rescue the automobile industry in this country in detroit worked out for the most part and a lot of the t.a.r.p. programs that he inherited under the bush administration, who probably saved this country from going into a great depression, a lot of those programs that he continued are now being paid back at a profit. most of all, what i hear from people is that he doesn't have a passion for leadership and a kind of bold idea about where he wants to take the country and how he wants to take the country to that place. i think that's been a big issue for a lot of his admirers and then he gave openings, obviously, to those on the other side. it's going to be a to

and he bill were talking somewhere, and john asked if he could write a column for "national review" yanda biland l said, delighted. so john of this column on foreign policy and it was always brilliant. i assumed we were far apart on domestic policy. then one day, something came up to do with poverty or whatever, and he gave an answer that led me to say "why, john, you sound like an israeli conservative?" and he said, "no, a catholic hinducolist." these labels can be attributed in different ways. you have any comments for each other, or shall we invite the audience? let us invite the audience with any questions, comments, summings-up. yes, nina? >> first, i would like to say it has been a tremendous pleasure to listen to these distinguished speakers and to hear more personal as well as political information about william f. buckley's life. i would say that the one thing i would like to hear more about, which i know about, it is to thingsey's legacy which were musical and not political. i knew mr. buckley for 37 years. at the core of his personality was always his deep concern for moral values. that

l. jackson is 63. american tennis star chris everett is 57. >> everybody does love raymond. ray romano is 54. kiefer sutherland is 45. and happy birthday to a couple of our 9news now colleagues. bill starks and our anchor, lesli foster both having a birthday today. if it is your birthday, enjoy yours as well. we'll be right back! >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i love this song, be optimistic, don't be a grutchy. when the road gets bumpy, smile. you can smile over howard's forecast. >> ding. >> it will be mild. >> i've never heard that song. >> shirley temple. >> i wonder why. >> mike, you go the ta go back to the -- you gotta go back to the dvd collection. maybe the vhs collection. weatherwise, we've got a mild start, especially south. we've got temps in the 50s already. up north, hagerstown, northern shenandoah valley, chilly with low to mid-40s there. a look at our bus stop forecast, rain jackets. middle of the day, likely not going to have recess with the showers around. this morning, showers are moving in. not too much yet. low 40s in the cool spots to low 50s south and southeast. sunrise at 7:23. setting at 4:49. tonight at 12:30, the winter solstice, the amount

l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker on friday, december 23, 2011. the clerk: h.r. 3765, to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, medicare physician payment, provided for the consideration of the keystone x.l. pipeline and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 493, the house stands adjourned until 1:00 p.m. on friday, december 30, who have bought into what we are doing and going to your own pockets. a lot of these programs are being run by people who are committed to doing what they're doing. they see that what they sacrifice on the front end and the back and will be productive for them. i guess it is a matter of, and in many cases it is something else. in many instances, a lot of these people have the desire to work in community. the barriers that are there for them to receive this type of funding, it is so difficult for them to receive the funding. they do not have an accountant. they do not have a grant writer. they do not have these thing

give us the details of the bill, which seems fantastic, charlie crist didn't get reelected because he was seen in a picture hugging barack obama. i love when i see the two of you led because you're here with senator mccaskill? is that seen as -- to the base as, oh, my goodness, what are you doing sitting next to her? what seems right to me -- >> well, first of all, you're not going to hug each other. >> but it's the same -- i feel the hug. i feel the hugs going on. >> we're capable of a hug. we're capable. >> i think chances are pretty good i'll still be invited to lunch today with miss republican colleagues. that's really wildly overstated, the sense thattogether. it's really silly. and as you know, nothing gets done in the senate unless there's bipartisan support for it. so every single day, democrats and republicans are trying to find ways to work together. and surprisingly often, they find some progress. >> so on the big issue, though, on the debt, we've gotten to a point, sadly, that even if we could magically find $4 trillion in spending cuts, and revenue enhancements, tax increases, however you want to put it, you know, over ten years, ten years from now,

l. worth, tom price, read -- tom reed, and greg walsh. it is up to the president to so -- to show real leadership. said he will not leave for the holidays until this bill is done. the next step is clear -- president obama needs to call on senate democrats to go back into session, moved to go to conference, and to sit down and resolve this bill as quickly as possible. i sent a letter to the president today asking him to do just this. we have done our work for the american people. now it is up to the president and the democrats in the senate to do their jobs as well. with that, i will take a couple of questions. >> does this mean you'll have to cut more? >> and we have done our job. all we need to do now is resolve our differences. a two-month extension is nothing more than kicking the can down the road. the president asked us to do this for a full year. we did it for a full year. we offset the costs -- reasonable offsets. there is no reason we cannot do this. several weeks ago, the house passed a dod authorization bill. in the period of less than a week, they were able to resolve a big differences in these large bills. there is no reason we cannot resol

l. wears, dano hayworth, tom price, tom reed, now it is up to the president to he said that he won't leave town for the holidays until this billis done. next step is clear. i think president obama needs to call on senate democrats to go back into session, moved to go to conference and to sit down and resolve this bill as quickly letter to the president today, asking him to do just this. we have done our work for the american people and now it's up to the president, democrats in the senate, to do their job as well. with that i will take questions. [inaudible] >> we have done our job. all we need now is to resolve our differences. two-month extension is nothing more than kicking the can down the road. the president has asked us to do this for a full year. we did it for a full year. we offset the cost was there is no reason we can do this. you remember just several weeks ago, the house had passed a dod authorization bill. the senate passed bears. in a period of less than a week they were able to resolve their there is no reason why we can't >> if senator reid word to say sit down and let's solve this. would you not forge ahead wi

l. fielder of great falls, virginia. thank you for your attention to these appointments. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. the speaker: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bills were signed by the speaker on wednesday, december 21, 2011. the clerk: h.r. 515, to re-authorize the belarus democracy act of 2004. h.r. 1059, to protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the judicial conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes. h.r. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy to proscribe military personnel strength for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. h.r. 1801, to amend title 49 united states code to provide for expedited security screenings for members of the armed forces. h.r. 2055, making appropriations for military construction, the department of veterans affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. h.r. 2056, to instruct the inspector general of the federal deposit

l's clear up a few things today. we heard in if -- in this debate, it's interesting, we clearly have different views, no question about it. we have heard repeatedly that this billstrips workers of their rights. sometimes my colleagues confuse workers with big labor leaders. this bill in fact protects workers' rights. union workers' rights, nonunion workers' rights. the pr posed regulations which are apparently under modification as we speak from the nlrb were in fact an attack on workers' rights. a demand that more personal information be provided union organizers whether or not the workers approved that. rinking the amount of time that workers mig have a decision, to make a decision on one of the most important aspects of their life to as little as 10 days. this bill protects workers' rights, makes sure they have time to make this important decision. we've heard today that bargaining units would be gerrymandered by employers. in fact, this bill puts us back to the standard that has been in place for decades. to make sure that workplaces aren't fractured and fragmented and you have worker against worker. worker against employer. making it harder for empyers to

l. worth, tom price, read -- tom reed, and greg walsh. it is up to the president to so -- to show real leadership. he said he will not leave for the holidays until this bill done. the next step is clear -- president obama needs to call on senate democrats to go back into conference, and to sit down and resolve this bill as quickly as possible. i sent a letter to the president today asking him to do just this. we have done our work for the american people. now it is up to the president and the democrats in the senate to do their jobs as well. with that, i will take a couple of questions. >> does this mean you'll have to cut more? >> and we have done our job. all we need to do now is resolve our differences. a two-month extension is nothing more than kicking the can down the road. the president asked us to do this for a full year. we did it for a full year. we offset the costs -- reasonable offsets. there is no reason we cannot do this. several weeks ago, the house passed a dod authorization bill. in the period of less than a week, they were able to resolve a big differences in these large bills. there is no reason we cannot resolve this. >> if senator reid