has fallen to 12, many say, calm down we're still the largest and most liquid market conrad black saidismissing u.s. officials, might risk looking cocky at their own risk. joining me now from canada. country that is 6 on that list. conrad, what do you make of this? >> well, i have seen the list, and happy new year. i enjoyed listening to your previous guest, my view, there are a lot of problems. but i always emphasis that u.s. is fundamentally trechusually rich country with a patriotic population of talented workforce. neil: we're spending ourselves into a hole. >> there has been a deterioration, without doubt, serious. but not irreversible. and it is not permanent. you just need leadership, you are not getting it. but you have been -- i don't want too sit up here and canada and lob condescending remarks to the greatest country in the world. neil: i could do that from my seat. >> i don't top do things that are redunn da redundant, what fe in horrible year of 1968, many viewers remember, you know with assassination of martin luther king and robber kennedy, 550,00 draftees in vietnam in

conrad black, is ready to reveal the mayor's secret here. only here. we'll show him later. to rich edson on what to expect from president's big speech. >> when you look forward from here, president calls this a year of action, said where congress does not stand ready to cooperate with him and pass his agenda, he has a phone, and a pen, a pen to sign executive orders. the one today, raising minimum wage for federal workers, he hits road after this to sell his other policies, and other actions that president might take we'll see in the state of the union, one that a number of folks that are privy are not expecting too many new policy proposals, this is is a year to go after base for democrats and republicans,playing it safe. in congress we're not expecting major initiatives to make it past congress. republicans have responded to much of what president has been saying about the state of the union, he stands ready to work beyond congress through executive orders, they stand ready to make sure that the president is not abusing his authority. a number of republicans have already

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filed hate crime charges against conrad alvin barrett for allegedly assaulting a 79-year-old african-american man and making a videotape saying he was looking for a black victim to get national media attention. barrett's lawyer said he was off his medication and makes no excuses. >> this isn't about a game at all. this is very serious and there have been some very serious injuries throughout the country. >> reporter: many states are now looking to crack down. lawmakers in oklahoma and illinois are moving to make knockouts a felony instead of a misdemeanor. wisconsin may charge the person filming an attack and new york and new jersey are both considering upping prison time for those convicted in a knockout. which means someone like the person who attacked mark could get up to 25 years. >> i was angry at first and then i was pretty, actually, sad that someone would think that this is amusing, that it is acceptable to just go up and punch someone. >> reporter: disturbing attacks that officials are now looking to knock out for good. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, the miracle on a new york city highway. >>> an amazing scene as a small pl