we will be covering the cliff hanger late tuesday night. right through the victory and the concession speeches. i love concession speesms. we're going to do a better survey and predictors than ever before in television history of course. it's great, however, to look back at how this medium, television, our tv forefathers lacked, all the stuff we have today. take a look at john cameron swayze. he's on the far left there. on the very first presidential election night on television. 1948. >> governor thomas e. dewey. today conceded the presidential election to president truman. >> when you see the restrained glee of the democratic headquarters and the unabashed sadness, emptiness of the republican quarters, file as one individual a sense of humility. what a lucky thing that three little fellas like us on this new and tremendously growing thing like television had a chance to play a part in it. >> the next four years, to be a democrat in the white house and you're looking at him. [applause] chris: well, a close election just kept on ticking. he

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this is, of course, the second cliff hanger that the united states has faced in two years, the first being the debt ceiling debacle. how did the world's greatest democracy start functioning so badly? maybe the next president can try to fix this broader problem. but first the fiscal cliff. unless congress act, the spending cuts and tack increases that would be triggered automatically next january would take 5.1% out of the country's gdp in one year according to the congressional bucket office. that would be one of the most severe experiments with austerity in history, larger than anything greece, spain, italy, or the united kingdom has tried. in fact, it's almost three times the size of britain's austerity program. and the results of those european programs have thus far been a dramatic slowdown in economic growth and a sharp spike in unemployment. once again, the rhett of the world watches to see if the united states, the center of the global economy, will actually commit economic suicide. the most puzzling aspect of our dilemmas is how manageable they are. unlike greece or spain or

tonight cliff hanger. could american express fall victim to the fiscal cliff. we have an options trade to quadruple your money in just two months. risk one make five. how would you like to quintuple your money in home depot by the end of the year? it is the options trade on the big box retailer and they'll show you how you can make money, too. >> why are all the traders banking on the shares. the action begins now. >>> live from the nasdaq market site i'm melissa lee. these are the traders and the best thing you can say right now for stocks is that the market is closed. fiscal cliff plus earnings equals pain. is a selloff creating opportunities for you. the market is in two camps here. disney and group on and fiscal cliff names. how do you navigate this? >> i think you have to be cautious. when we headed into the election the market had pretty adequately digested a weak earnings picture and then we had the uncertainty come. to me there wasn't a lot of uncertainty about what the outcome of the election was but there was a lot of hope built into the market and th

today's first look: traders and investers are feeling better about the possible ending for the cliff hanger in washington. they were buying the market with both hands on monday, leaving green arrows pointing higher across the screen for stocks and commodities. federal reserve chair ben bernanke speaks today at a new york economic club meeting. he's expected to talk about monetary easing and the economic recovery. eurozone leaders meet today to talk about bailout funding for greece. and the world bank says more droughts are likely world-wide as global temperatures continue to rise. violence is ratching up in the middle east. john brady of rj o'brien joins us now for a look at the trading day from cme group. good to have you on the show this morning. > > thank you much. > > oil prices were higher yesterday by almost 3% during the session at one point. is the middle east the main driver behind the move? > > i don't think so actually. i think the the strength in crude was mirrored by strength in other commodities as well, and specifically risk assets had a super day on monday with the idea that

. >> reporter: the subject of the biggest cliff-hanger ever. [ gunshot ] the question who shot j.r. catapulted larry hagman into tv history. for more than a decade hagman was the character audiences couldn't get enough of. the wicked, scheming j.r. ewing. the 81-year-old was reprising his role as j.r. in the tnt reboot of "dallas." >> you're not a kinder, gentler version of yourself? >> oh, hardly. >> reporter: along with family, his co-stars were at his side when hagman died at a dallas hospital friday. finally succumbing to the throat cancer he'd been battling. in a statement to nbc co-star linda grey said "larry hagman was my best friend for 35 years. he was the pied piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. the world was a brighter place because of him." on the site of the real-life south fork ranch outside dallas, fans mourned the loss of the tv legend. >> it's really sad. i mean, to hear. because his character just made the show. >> reporter: hagman was also remembered for his role as major nelson in "i dream of jeanie." friday night barbara eden reminisced about her

was shot in that 1980 cliff-hanger [ gunshots ] -- the world spent months asking "who shot j.r.?"er. record households tuning in to learn the answer, it was j.r.'s scheming sister-in-law kristin. hagman himself in theater before tv. a five-year run on "i dream of jeannie." the astronaut and the genie who loved him. >> master, it's almost 3:00 in the morning. get some sleep. >> reporter: in fact, when "dallas" began, linda gray said she remembers the day the cast first met. she said he still looked like the astronaut who loved that genie. until he said hello, darling. she said she then thought, this is going to be fun, and fun it was. linda gray saying he was a friend who brought joy for everyone he knew. he was an original. >> j.r. ewing. a tv icon. that is what's making news in a tv icon. that is what's making news in amer captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> good monday morning. cyber monday as i'm being reminded, thanks for joining us,

we really -- this is a -- could be a cliff hanger. >> belva: we seem to be able to talk about most things, very little about issues in this whole election cycle, because there's been such a predominant tax and other groups contributing to races. again, we feel the ping of money when it comes to the congressional race. >> absolutely. and sacramento in particular has been an incredible hot bed of spending on congressional races because there are actually four pretty well contested races that sort of fall within that media market. there's the seventh district, where republican incumbent dan lundgren is in serious trouble as democratic challenger takes a second bite at the apple and that's considered a tossup race. jerry mcnearny is the only democratic incumbent who is considered to be a tossup in california, just got moved to that column yesterday by the cook political report. he faces a 25-year-old republican newcomer named ricky gill. >> both those races, those are indian-american candidates, could make them the first in congress. that's an interesting thing. >> and then there's a latino c

. >>> meanwhile, a cliff hanger between republicans and democrats in d.c., one that involves automatic tax increases and spending cuts. the congressional budget office says it could go up to 9.1%. it is what they call for good reason, this fiscal cliff. andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: the campaign was tough. victory is sweet. now comes the hard part. >> on january one, 2013, there will be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases. >> reporter: the economy could go off that cliff. so what exactly is the fiscal cliff? it is a nightmare combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that congress and the president agreed to. to force themselves into a compromise. but so far, they have not agreed on anything. so barring a last-minute fix at the stroke of midnight on new year's eve, the bush tax cuts expire. the alternative minimum tax kicks in. more than half of all married couples with two children would owe an additional $4,000 in taxes per year, for those with three children or more, that jumps to $4700, on top of that, the payroll tax cut would expire, so add o

. >> it is a fiscal cliff hanger. how the nation can keep from going over the edge. >> a child is found safe after a carjacking. >> tracking an accident in howard county. we will check on closures in belcamp. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news today with stan stovall and mindy basara, insta-weather plus with tony pann, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment. in a moment. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. >> it has been a rough couple of weeks on the east coast. we're starting a little on the chilly side. temperatures in the 30's. it is cold. we will make it up to 57. we will make it into the 60's this weekend. stay with us. >> president obama will give its first post election speech from the white house. >> hallie jackson joins

. >> when he was shot in the 1980 cliff hanger, the world spent months asking who shot jr.n his memoir, he says he refused to tell even the queen mum who wanted to know who pulled the trigger. and 40 million people tuning in to know the answer, it was j.r.'s sister-in-law, kristen. hagman himself, before tv. a five-year run on "i dream of genie," the astronaut and the genie who loved him. >> master, it's almost 3:00 in the morning. get some sleep. >> reporter: when dallas began, linda gray said she remembered the day the cast first met. she said he looked like the astronaut who loved that genie. until he said, hello, darling. she said, she then thought this is going to be fun. and fun it was. linda gray, at his bed site at the end. saying he brought joy to everyone he knew. he was original. and larry hagman said that on j.r.'s tome stone shut deal this is the only deal he lost. that is the broadcast. diane here tomorrow night. good night. >> next, horrific crash in northern california claims the lives three people from the bay area. a child is the only only cipherer from th

i thought that was clever and i'm going to have to add one to the list too which is fiscal cliff hanger because maybe we won't know exactly what's going on with lawmakers work on the deal because of changes to access at least that's how it seems from what christine is telling me so christine what is going on with with access at a crucial time when everybody wants to know exactly what's going on with the fiscal cliff negotiations well a couple things i mean just in terms of basically what's happened today there's a vote scheduled this afternoon this evening for six thirty pm eastern all day today one of the main press stakeout location statuary hall totally closed to the press and then the other main closed to the press and that's unusual right i mean you want to leave and there are going to be kind of aren't going to be a number of reasons and then the other place that you know i often go to stand with a camera man or by myself to talk to some of these lawmakers to just kind of wait for them to walk through the will rogers take out location that was open for most the day closes guess wh

it's a tie so it's a cliff hanger. >> she does a news show so this is kind of news to her. >> fun nest doocy pretty much destroying the whole concept. w.c. fields everyone. it is big. using a hard drinking wise guy persona. >> i would like to take this -- i w will will up to you. keep your eye on the ball. >> bill: many don't know that w.c. fields was offered a role in a major hollywood blockbuster. he turned it down. supposedly it was because the studio didn't offer him enough money. what movie was it? the answer is, roll the tape. >> oh, the wizard of oz. that's right. the answer is d. we don't have tape on that. >> not in kansas anymore. >> what's the topic again, maccallum. >> i have no idea. >> no one knows where we are here. this is the ether crew, everyone. maccallum pulls ahead and is enjoying this immensely. you should have known this. >> i got it. >> w.c. fields wanted him to play the wizard. >> i got it wrong. ether land. >>>> i said citizen cain. >> jonathan winters, love him, had the country laughing since th te 1950s, characters resonated with audiences everywhere. in the

it's a tie so it's a cliff hanger. >> she does a news show so this is kind of news to her. >> fun nesttinues doocy pretty much destroying the whole concept. w.c. fields everyone. it is big. using a hard drinking wise guy persona. >> i would like to take this -- i w will will up to you. keep your eye on the ball. >> bill: many don't know that w.c. fields was offered a role in a major hollywood blockbuster. he turned it down. supposedly it was because the studio didn't offer him enough money. what movie was it? the answer is, roll the tape. >> oh, the wizard of oz. that's right. the answer is d. we don't have tape on that. >> not in kansas anymore. >> what's the topic again, maccallum. >> i have no idea. >> no one knows where we are here. this is the ether crew, everyone. maccallum pulls ahead and is enjoying this immensely. you should have known this. >> i got it. >> w.c. fields wanted him to play the wizard. >> i got it wrong. ether land. >>>> i said citizen cain. >> jonathan winters, love him, had the country laughing since th te 1950s, characters resonated with audiences everywhere.

dallas in general on saturday night in my native uk the country stopped and we tuned in and the cliff hanger who killed jr kept us enthralled while we waited to see who shot him. and 54 countries around the world uma took dallas and it was a world phenomenon. and many will be mourning the larry mag man. and the taxing fiscal cliff. corvers are staying that republicaning are folding under pressure. steve forbes joins us. and the miracle on worthington street. and a massive explosion rocks a massachusetts. and all on america's news head quarters, don't go away. with verizon. hurry in this saturday and sunday for great deals. likehe lucid by lg, free. or the galaxy nexus by samsung, free. this weekend, get the best deals on the best devices on the best network. exclusively at verizon. >> welcome back. later today investigators are assessing the damage done to buildings near a strip club that exploded yesterday. a national gas explosion leveled the building. 18 people were injured there and first responders had evacuated the building when it exploded. listen up. there is a way law makers can avo

one of the greatest cliff hangers in tv history. larry hagman played j.r. ewing on the landmark primetime soap opera, dallas. >> don't come in the closer. >> he was the con knifing elder son and businessman that everyone loved to hate. >> i'm going to bring bobby down. i'm going to cut him out if i have to destroy ewing oil to do it. >> hagman is the only cast member to appear in all 35 episodes from 1978 to 1991. >> what are you doing here? >> just this year hagman reprized his signature role. >> i just came by congratulate yaw. tnt launched its own version of dallas. at one time hagman was auctioning off some memorabilia. >> you have more hats up for auction than most women have shoes. >> atthe people know you collect hats, they send you halts from all over the world. >> hagman was was a self-confessed heavy drinker and smoker. he needed a liver transplant and then worked for the great american smokeout. >> i know that -- they call me and say, hey ex-stopped smoking because i sow you. >> come on, jeanie. >> did you say something, master? >> being barbara

on captiol hill, the battle lines are drawn for a showdown, a fiscal cliff hanger. that uncertainty is putting a damper on the shopping season that could be helping the economy. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> former hp executive and republican political activist says the nation's wealthy need to know they will need to pay more. >> taxing the wealthy is not a process of addressing our great opportunities and challenges. so, as uncommon as it is for republicans to say we will put revenue on the table and i think john boehner was crystal clear that revenue is on the table. the president needs to say here's my grand vision. >> she says the president should focus on addressing the issues that would jump start small business and encourage entrepreneurs. >>> the nhl lockout turned ten weeks old and business s are hurting. many bars and restaurants rely on customers that come in on game days. on friday the nhl announced the cancellation of games through december 14th. henry's high life is one of the businesses starting to feel the pinch. >> the gooim nights the game

the congressman from the house budget committee on the economic cliff hanger.adies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. well, we've got a great audience here and we say welcome to call all of you. welcome to huckabee from the knocks news studios in new york city. from the time i first visited israel in 1973, i believed that israel is a nation of miracles, a miracle they were able to establish itself on the ground that god gave it 4,000 years before and from which it's been dispersed 2000 years ago. it's returned home despite withothe pain and bloodshed. it's been pursued and threatened since. and stands because of the sacrifice of its people and because of what can only be described as divine providence. when it's been attacked and by bigger and more prosperous nation, it's not only secured stunning military victories, but ended up with more land than that which closely resembles to the biblical deed of trust. its enemies demand that the land be given back, but when israel has attempted to give land for p

. >> greta: tonight a real cliff-hanger, starring guess who. you, and of course the rest of us. we're all on the edge of this fiscal cliff. >> we don't think that raising tax rates is something that's good for this economy, that will help grow jobs. and so what we have said is there are ways for the federal government to have more revenue if we grow this economy and engage in tax reforms. >> every economist i respect says if you raise tax rates at this time -- in fact the president said that a couple years ago -- that it harms the economy. we're trying to help the economy. and so unless i can be convinced that raising tax rates will be beneficial, then obviously i think there's reason and grounds for my position. >> the truth is this country does not need to go through this fiscal cliff, which is fundamentally a huge tax increase and very little spending cuts. we're favoring a huge automatic tax increase that needs to be changed. >> bottom line we can't go off the fiscal cliff. democrats have harry reid. we have mitch mcconnell. get them in the room. no one gets all they want. if

we have the ceo on the show with his take plus cliff hanger. it is the cloud hanging over investors. should you be encouraged by the latest comments out of washington. let's get to the top story. should you be betting on some of the tech names? you have facebook, yahoo all getting upgrades. should you be buying to the rebound. grasso, goldman sachs is saying conviction for yahoo. >> yahoo i agree with. for me facebook was a buying opportunity based on technicals. yahoo is in an improve me stage. 19 is real resistance. marissa may erwhen she came back six hours after having a baby she came back. to me that was -- >> i'm looking for paternity leave these days. >> you have to go to norway for that one. >> it is a tremendous story. they are investing. they are buying more opportunities. they still have competition but the stock is really proving itself but it is at a make or break section right here. it has to cross over $19.50 just to be precise. >> and for facebook it is trying to grind its way back to $38. it is a long way below that. any love.

think the last season ever all time is coming next season and this year they had one of the best cliff hangers i have ever seen in television history. walter white has conquered the world, made more money than he could ever spend, he's vanquished all enemies, about to turn and walk out of the game and then his brother-in-law is on the john and he realizes who he is and fade to black, no, i need to see next season. >> i know. >> i'll be honest, i don't watch a lot of tv. it's either cable news for nick jr. in my household. there were two things i really liked. one is the grid. this like seeing this grid from tv guide, it gave me some very warm, fuzzy memories. right there. that brought back a lot of ferms for me. and the other thing i loved though is not only is s.e. herself in tv guide, but s.e.'s doppelganger from "snl" kate mckinnon. >> she's on the hot list as well. >> you're bringing other women with you. >> or did she bring me? no one knows. >> steve kornacki brought you. >> steve kornacki brings everyone. the shows that i watch didn't make the list, unfortunately, like "duck dynasty," "t

he decided to try a new trick off a sheer ledge turned out to be one crazy cliff-hanger. >> ready, set, let's go. >> my name is ted davenport. i'm a professional skier and b.a.s.e. jumper. i've jumped all over the world. i've b.a.s.e. jumped in united states, noourp, new zealand. the thrill of it is hard to describe. you're falling towards the earth. it's that surreal of not being in control but being in control. there's kind of a balance. you're really close to possibly not living, but you are living. sports that involve a high amount of risk usually have a high payoff. they're usually incredibly exciting and gives you a lot of thrill and put a big smile on your face. i was in colorado with two very close friends. and we were going to jump off one of our most favorite spots. an 800 foot cliff that has a really flat takeoff. >> you're there, you're there. i'm right here. >> we had everything planned out days before. we talked about this jump, what we were going to do. we even practiced what kind of trick i would do. >> how far behind us are you going? >> just a second or two. >> what o

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. >> it's a cliff hanger that won't end. >> it's all about the fiscal cliff. and, you know, it's amazing -- it's like the rest of the world has been sealed off. >> at least until the partisans in washington realize what's at stake. or should we say, if they do? >> senator reid basically said we're not going to have one. warren buffett talking about going over, probably going to happen, january. the dichotomy has changed. i thought it was on/off, now i feel like it's on, we're going to go over. >> business leaders pleading with the president right now. >> we're not telling people what to do. we're not in a position, we're not elected to do that. but we do have expertise, and the people who are legislating are right to ask our views. >> protecting and profiting from the fiscal cliff on "fast money" tonight. >> live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's time square, i'm melissa lee. just buy it fiscal cliff headlines are whipping the market. >>> and swimming with the sharks, real estate mogul and shark tank star barbara corkwin. >>> and about face, faceb

. >> if this is not a cliff-hanger election, i'm going to boston college versus notre dame this saturdayook, congress is back next week, next tuesday. fiscal cliff discussions start. we probably won't have a thanksgiving on capitol hill. we probably won't have a christmas on capitol hill. >> it's a sad story, luke. >> i won't know until january 2nd. wherever i spend new year's will be my relaxation time. >> luke, i have one more critical question to ask you pertaining to vital information viewers want tonight while watching the returns. the three of us here, we weren't able to get steven on this. we decided that the official cycle drinking game would be to drink every time someone says too close to call. i wanted to get you to weigh in on what your recommended drinking game for the night would be, luke russert? >> oh, my goodness. what a question on the spot. i'm at iowa state university, so i assume a lot will go on here. too close to call is a good one. for me i think red state, blue state is a good one. i like that one. my personal favorite has to be when they call the local sort of c

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