boehner could insist he wants grimm to re-sign. boehner and grimm talked.t be surprised if that's what boehner actually told him. grimm has shown no indication that he is going to re-sign or that he could somehow be forced out of office unless the full house votes to expel him, which would be something that would take a long time to accomplish. >> why aren't we hearing more from republicans that actually oppose a convicted felon representing their party in congress? >> right now, it is probably largely because they are just not in session right now. grimm probably negotiated when he was going to get indicted, when he was going to plead and negotiated it for the week of christmas. that was a smart thing on his part. the fact is that most members of congress aren't in washington, d.c. so reporters can't walk up to them and ask them, do you think michael grimm should re-sign? i guarantee you, quite a few would say yes. >> it is the holiday. thanks for joining us on christmas eve. >> yep. good to be on. >> happy holidays to you. >>> now, for some entertainment

that grimm will step down from congress. grimm had said that he would not step down, but he's been under a lot of pressure not only from democrats but republicans to do so. boehner has resisted speak publicly about grimm. and now that the two have spoken, it seems pretty clear from speaking to house republican insiders that congressman grimm who has been plagued by this scandal for years now will step down sometime this week. >> all right. interesting breaking news there. bob costa, i know you've been busy working the story. so thanks for joining us with your reporting. >>> and up next we have a report on one of chris christie's bridge gate problem which broke over economi over christmas. (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. has the power to captivate. [ all c

it was before grimm represented by a democrat.s will be aggressively targeting in any special election and congressman grimm will be sentenced in june. but for now, a late christmas present as congressman grimm will voluntarily give up his seat sparing the congress from having to make some embarrassing decisions at the start of the year. this news on the same night that another member of the house finds himself in hot water. steve ska lease gave a statement regarding kmiet supremacist. ska lease himself giving a statement to his own home paper that when he gave that speech to a white supremacist group run by david duke that he had no eye deeft group's racist ties or no ideas of the ties to david duke that he was delivering his standard speech on taxes and budget issues. he was a state legislator in louisiana, had his eye set on higher office, but didn't have the structure that he does have now as a member of congress. this is part of skal ease's plan. he gave his standard speech not knowing of the group's ties. at the same time sk

have you seen michael grimm?right. >> with michael grimm, all kidding aside. he's a pretty, you know, hard-headed kind of guy. i don't know he's going to go so easily. he won't be intimidated. during the campaign he won by almost 20 points with the charges hanging over him. he didn't run away with the charges. he said i have the charges hanging over me but it's a witch hunt. he was not hiding. this is a guy who remains to be seen what will happen. one interesting thing, because he's dealing with a crime that potentially has a sentence of three years, as you said, an ethics rule in the congress could get under way. if you are convicted of a crime that is -- that potentially could bring two years of prison time you can't vote on certain legislation. if he's in a situation where he's serving and convicted of the crime and he can't vote on certain legislation until he's reelected again it could be messy. i think it's likely he probably won't continue to serve. >> for folks not following the story, what is it again, h

congressman grimm is finally admitting the truth to his constituents.speaker boehner must insist that congressman grimm re-sign immediately. >>> senator elizabeth warren is blasting the new policy about blood donations from gay men. the fda must commit to building a bigger, safer, blood supply through risk-based screening and have courage to set policies based on science >>> a satanic temple display in the lob by of the florida state capital building was vandalized yesterday. susan henrik told the police she couldn't take it anymore. she began ripping apart the display. she has been charged with criminal mischief. >>> republican rand paul had some fun celebrating festivus. he took to twitter and aired some of his own grievances. one of his many tweets wos this picture of rick san ftorum. we all know having a fashion forward campaign is important to success. he had a picture of a shirt with a rand paul 2016 logo. of course, everyone has to be themselves. i have my own style. one of his later tweets was this one where he was holding up a puppies. politics

grimm will be sentenced in june and could face up to three years in prison.is resignation will take effect on january 5th. joining me now is political correspondent kasie hunt. congressman grimm was defiant last week after his plea telling reporters he would, quote, absolutely not resign. but speaker boehner was apparently able to change his mind. how did he do it? >> it seems that way, ayman. house speaker john boehner has been aggressive in pushing back on any ethics violation that might put a stain on his republican house. and while grimm and boehner did not meet in person. they did speak on the phone, i'm told. it was that conversation that seems to have changed grichl's mind. he's been defiant through the process through an indictment. most of the counts in the indictment ultimately didn't stick. he pleaded to only one the count of tax evasion. >> the congressman released a statement yesterday. i want to read it and put it up on the screen for the viewers. and therefore out of respect for the office and the people i proudly represent it is time for me to

you look at grimm's background, his career as a politician and in the marines.iant guy here. do you have -- does one have a leg to stand on when you're pleading guilty to pretty serious charges despite being re-elected by the constituents in his district? >> tamron, i'm glad you bring up the defiance part. he was indicted. won re-election in 2014. very decisively on the republican wave. he might end up feeling like, hey, there is nothing that can hurt me. i can go on. but again who that really kind of comes down to is house speaker john boehner. you know if grim ends up staying in the new york delegation and with republicans, democrats are going to end up criticizing republicans for having a felon in their midst. having a culture of corruption. we see the culture of corruption brand around whether it's democrats or republicans there. it's bipartisan. sometimes people getting in legal and ethical issues. you'll see democrats play the card and john boehner might want to avoid that. >> absolutely. it goes back to the leadership of speaker boehner. some people criti

he's an important figure in a way that grimm, frankly, is not. he goes and speaks at the meeting in 2002. this isn't back in the '60s or something. of an organization that is run and controlled by david duke the ku klux klan leader, but he's saying he didn't know who he's talking to. what the group stood for. i have to tell you, as a native of louisiana david duke is a well-known figure. he had run for governor in louisiana. hard to imagine that a local legislator would talk to a group run by duke and have no idea who he's talking about. so there are going to be more questions. not just for congressman clark. >> and also to say he didn't remember speaking. he couldn't really remember it. really? >> yeah. he said he thinks he was there and knows the hotel and i can say we'll have to gather more facts. let's find the agenda for the meeting. maybe there's video or tape recording of that meeting. there were reporters all over nauseous new orleans scrambling down trying to pin down the factual details of this. it's dicey. >> both sides are coming out

congressman grimm is now a convicted felon.lowed to keep his seat but may not be able to vote on the house floor. he now faces some serious questions. >> i am certainly truly sorry for it. but i also accept full responsibility. >> congressman, will you resign? >> reporter: at first he ignored that question, but finally admitted he plans to stay. >> i can close this chapter in my life. >> doesn't accepting responsibility mean resigning? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the fbi said not only did grimm fail to pay his fair share of taxes, he also lied under oath to conceal his criminal activity. next month he'll be sworn in as a member of the 114th congress. six months later, he may be headed to prison. david wright, abc news, brooklyn. >>> actor james franco is celebrating what he calls a victory adding the people and the president have spoken. that is his reaction after sony pictures reversed course and decided to release the movie "the interview." it will be shown at a select number of theaters. fans have already started buying

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congressman grimm is now a convicted felon. under the house rules, he is allowed to keep his seat, but he might not be allowed to vote on the house floor, so -- he now faces some serious questions. >> i'm certainly truly sorry for it, but i also accept full responsibility. >> reporter: congressman, will you resign? today at first he ignored that question. but finally admitted he plans to stay. >> i close this chapter in this life. >> reporter: congressmen doesn't taking full responsibility mean you should resign? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: today, the fbi said noy only did grimm fail to pay his fair share of taxes, he also lied under oath to conceal his criminal activity. next month he'll be sworn in as a member of the 114th congress. six months later, he may be headed to prison. david wright, abc news, brooklyn. >> david, thank you. >>> and to a big move tonight from the fda, recommending an end to a lifetime ban of blood donations for gay men. the move could increase the nation's blood supply by 4% a year. >>> now, to you

according to documents congressman grimm was accused of hiding wages in 2007.e made headlines after a reporter asked about the investigation and the cameras were rolling. >> he won re-election last month, and today house minority leader nancy pelosi said, quote, now that the election is over, congressman grimm is finally admitting the truth. clearly speaker boehner must ask him to resign immediately. boehner said he will not comment until he talks with him first. thank you for being with us today. first of all, i just want to ask you about politics and protocol. do we have any indication what speaker boehner might be doing and the protocol of wanting to talk with grimm first before an announcement? >> right. well, even if speaker boehner has not spoken with michael grimm yet, i'm sheer that one of his emissaries has. i'd be shocked at this point, maybe it was kevin mccarthy, steven skcalise hasn't reached out to get a sense of where he is to see if he might be willing to step aside. >> where are we in reporting in terms of prison time? i'm hearing anywhere from

if michael grimm is removed there will be a special econo . election.e five crucial races for democrats. this is the last republican seat in new york city. so boehner wants to be careful not to make a decision that hurts the republican candidate in a future race. >> i want to go back to speaker boehner because he has several instances where he did push people to resign. in 2014 he pressured representative from florida to resign after got caught buying cocaine from a federal agent. and pushes new york to resign of photos on the internet. 2010 boehner pushed a man to resign after an affair with aid so what is different in this case. >> doesn't mean they will do the same thing here, they want to call attention to something bad nancy pelosi did. ultimately the republicans distancing them self from grimm makes sense. stanten i'll still have a big republican constituenconstituen. >> in the last election grimm got 55% over his opponent. how might the race look. >> there's a whole other investigation we haven't had a chance to talk about. him having that huge v

as part of a plea deal, grimm admitted hiding over $900,000 in revenue and lying during a deposition.utside the courtroom, grimm told reporters he will keep his house seat after taking responsibility for his wrongdoing. >> if you do something wrong, you can never fully get past it until you accept responsibility for it, and that is what i'm doing, taking full responsibility so i can close this chapter of my life. i underreported the gross sales, receipts of the restaurant, to pay business expenses, including payroll for employees that were off the books. it is wrong. i should not have done it. and i'm truly sorry for it. >> the indictment grew out of a wider probe into grimm's campaign finances, which made national headlines when grimm threatened to throw a ny1 reporter off a balcony for asking him about the investigation. he'll face up to three years in prison at his sentencing in june. under house rules, members who plead guilty to crimes punishable by over two years in prison are supposed to refrain from casting votes or from taking part in committees. the movie studio sony will be

michael grimm stay in office or will he be forced to resign?>> congressman michael grimm vowing to stay in office despite pleading guilty to felony tax evasion charges tuesday. and also undocumented workers, lying under oath, obstructing state and federal officials. cnn's tom foreman has the latest from washington. >> reporter: hey christine, congressman grimm came out of court both chastened and defiant. he's publicly saying, yes, i did something wrong, i did help falsify a tax return. this is related to a restaurant he ran, where he's accused of things including hiring people here illegally. falsifying records from the tax man. he said that he did do that and that he was wrong. he was defiant in this sense, once again, he's echoed a theme which he's raised all along which this is a political witch hunt for people out to get him, listen. >> i know that some of people are going to use to demonize me, they've going to use this for political purposes like they've done for the last three years and for every person that's made a negative comment th

this after grimm pleaded guilty a week ago to felony tax evasion. grimm had won re-election in november when the case was pending against him. >>> some encouraging news tonight from the american cancer society. a new report says there's been a 22% drop in the death rate from cancer over the past two decades, which means 1.5 million cancer deaths have been averted over that time. the report credits fewer americans smoking as well as medical advancements, but it also says we'll see over 1.6 million new cancer cases in the new year and close to 600,000 deaths. >>> an alarming report starkly lays out the dangers faced day in and day out by those responsible for serving and protecting us. it shows an enormous jump from last year in the number of police killed in shooting incidents. the police advocacy group that put out this report fears that what it is seeing on the streets lately is having an influence. our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: just this week two officers were caught in gunfire in los angeles, and in florida a gunman f

how congressman grimm's resignation will impact the gop.degree from flight 8501 has been spotted. the pentagon says the u.s. navy destroyer uss "sampson" is among the vessels that have arrived on site in the search area. another, the uss "fort worth" is preparing to deploy from singapore. the airasia wreckage is in a shallow part of the java sea. officials believe the water is less than a hundred feet deep in some places. that doesn't necessarily mean the search is going to be easy as we just talked about with tom foreman. joining me to explain the difficulties are sea operations specialist tim taylor and meteorologist chad myers. but, chad i think i want to start with you because we know weather was such a factor we believe it was a factor in this plane coming down. we know that it's a major factor in that area. at this time of year, what are we talking about weather wise? >> it's kind of ironic. i can show you this graphically, but the weather gets bad in the morning at sunrise and it gets better at sunset exactly opposite of what you'd l

grimm was indicted in april.or filing false tax returns, mail fraud, wire fraud, hiring undocumented workers -- oh, and for good measure, perjury. all serious charges. our tom foreman is in washington and back here with me in new york, mel robbins and heather hanson who are suppressing smiles that this kind of thing even happens in the first place. tom, break it down for me. what exactly are we talking about in terms of the counts, what he's agreeing to and what it will mean in terms of time spent possibly in prison and time spent out of the house? >> reporter: well, basically he's agreeing that everything that they indicted him for has some truth to it, but he's really only agreeing to this one count, tax evasion, that was related to a restaurant that he ran -- basically that he didn't report all the income there and the wages properly and that he evaded taxes on that. that was back several years ago. that's what he's agreeing to. time spent in jail, who knows? maybe none. it's possible the judge could say, we'r

. >>> republican congress member mike at grimm of new york, is expected to plead guilty to tax evasion today. it could land him in prison. he failed to report $1 million in business to the irs. grimm threatened to throw a reporter off the capitol hill balcony last year. >>> "rolling stone" magazine is asking south carolina to review the article about the gang rape in virginia. this will be reviewed by the dean of the academic affairs. "rolling stone" says the findings will be published unedited. >>> fans are remembering singer joe cocker this morning. ♪ lend me your ears and i'll sing you a song ♪ ♪ and i'll try not to sing out of key ♪ >> distinctive voice. the british rocker with the hits of the beatles cover passed away monday with a battle of lung cancer. he died at home in colorado. he was 70 years old. >>> 19 minutes past the hour. growing fallout over a u.s. fugitive living in cuba. governor chris christie increasingly outraged over the president's deal as cuba finally responds. >>> an intense game ends in a massive brawl. what brought these two college football teams to blows?

now with grimm gone, scalise is the gop's most pressing problem. party leaders are standing behind scalise tonight, but this is hardly how republicans hoped to start their new year in their new congressional majority. elizabeth? >> jeff thank you. >>> around the world tonight, records a key terror leader was killed in somalia. government officials there saying the intelligence chief of the militant group al shabab was targeted in the assault. he was accused of masterminding recent attacks in somalia and kenya. >>> terror concerns are forcing a security change and pulling an iconic tourist attraction. the famous royal guard standing watch have been moved over fears of a possible attack. abc's hamish macdonald on the new challenge to protect those protecting the royal family. >> reporter: tonight, there's a changing of the guard. at palaces across london, the world-famous royal guards are making subtle but significant modifications because of fears they'll be targeted by isis. >> we we've seen their lone wolf tactics, which are incredibly penetrating

. >>> the other shoe dropped for michael grimm. york stock exchange congress the new york congressman threatened a reporter who asked about an investigation into his campaign finances. >> let me be clear to you -- [ bleep ]. >> many have been calling for the congressman to step down and after praying, congressman grimm finally decided it was time. athena jones has more. good morning. >> good morning, carol. representative grimm said he's going to resign on monday, january 5th. this is a change of heart after he entered that guilty plea for felony tax evasion rastlast week he rejected calls to resign saying he would serve if he could. after speaking with john boehner representative grimm will be bowing out. the republicans are preparing to take control of the new congress and they would like to do that with a clean slate and so having grimm bow out now will certainly be seen as a good thing. carol? >> all right, athena jones reporting live from washington this morning, thank you. >>> president obama called a couple on their wedding

first a change of heart by disgraced congressman michael grimm. who last week said he was sorry but wouldn't quit after admitting to tax fraud in federal court. now after reported pressure from republican leadership he'll step down next month. his resignation statement reads in part the events which led to this day did not break my spirit nor the will of the voters however it is time for me to start the next chapter of my life. grimm was inditded earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to a single count of felony tax fraud and faces up to three years in prison when he's sentenced in june. he was popular with voters in the # 1th congressional district. it may be best remembered for threatening a local reporter in the u.s. capitol building. speaker boehner calls grimm's decision to step down honorable and now he's weighing in on republican whip steve scalese. the louisiana congressman is facing harsh criticism after it was revealed that he spoke to a white supremacist group. the group known as the american unity and rights organization was founded by f

republican congressman michael grimm of new york pleaded guilty to tax evasion today. made headlines when he was caught on video threatening a reporter who had asked him about an investigation of his campaign. grimm was charged with hiding more than $1 million in sales and wages from a restaurant he owned. he faces nearly two years in prison but today, he refused to resign. the athletic directors of memphis and brigham young universities are reviewing videos of the brawl at the end of yesterday's miami beach bowl. moments after memphis won 55-48 in double overtime, players were throwing punches and swinging helmets. the fights left several players bloodied. some could face disciplinary action. up next, 50 years ago, sam cooke recorded a classic that resonates to this day. >> ♪ a long time coming, but i know a change gonna come ♪ you want it ... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. save $300 on the final close-out of the c3 queen mattress set. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the

. >>> an update on michael grimm. grimm announced he will resign from congress. the announcement comes less than a week after grimm pleaded guilty to one count of felony tax evasion. john boehner praised grimm for his honorable decision to step down from his seat in congress. and while speaker boehner's statement strikes an upbeat tone accepting a congressman's resignation before the session begins is likely not the way he envisioned vehicles off thekicking off the 114th congress. and neither is this. steve scalise speaking in 2002 before a group founded by this man, former ku klux klan grand wizard david duke. in a statement just released, scalise admits making the appearance and says it was a mistake i regret and i emphatically oppose views groups like these hold. what else is regrettable? that the incoming republican led congress might have a we e pr problem before it's even begun.e pr problem before it's even begun. what mar lamar, to your knowledge was this the only time mr. scalise has been in any kind of apassociation or had any dealings or conversations w

that it would be best for the party if grimm were to step down. it would be stuff for him to serve his constituents while he's serving time in a federal pen. he admit to felony tax fraud in connection with a restaurant he co-owned before being elected in 2010. but he'll be known for that moment in the rotunda in past january. >> for the record, grimm did not break that reporter in half. he officially resigns next monday, the day before the new congress convenes. >> so what happens to his seat? >> it will be up to new york governor andrew cuomo whether or not to have a special election and local politicians as you can imagine, are already positioning themselves for a possible run for the seat including richmond county district attorney daniel donovan who may be best known for impaneling the grand jury who cleared an nypd officer in that death of eric garner. donovan said he's getting a lot of phone calls and he's flattered and he's seriously considering running in this race. >> grimm's constituents elected him after all this trouble came out. >> th

grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion last week. a republican source says he will resign before congrs returns to washington next week. the staten island congressman was indicted on 20 counts on charges of filing false tax returns. he was reelected to his seat in november while under indictment. well you have only today and tomorrow to get the current price of gas in virginia. starting new year's day it's expected to go up five cents. right now the average price of gas in virginia is $2.18 a gallon. the new tax is going towards a $6 billion transportation funding bill in the commonwealth. >>> well last-minute work today for mayor vincent grey who will be leaving office in days. plus a republican leader facing serious questions about a speaking engagement with a group of whi supremacists. beautif sunshine angie. how long does it last? i'll let you know in the full forecast at >>> d.c. mayor vincent grey is staying busy in his final week in office. t right now he's in the middle of signing four bills into law. among them is a bill tha

and michael grimm may be out of congress.morning joe" and we'll be right back after this. [sound of crickets] brii,brii,brii [male narrator] we've all heard how military veterans adjusting to the civilian world may have... certain... issues. 2... 30... 70... if only everyone had this issue. no matter what challenge they face, easter seals is here for america's veterans. don't settle for 4g lte coverage that's smaller or less reliable when only one network is america's largest and most reliable 4g lte network: verizon. with xlte, our 4g lte bandwidth has doubled in over 400 cities. and now, save without settling. get 2 lines with 10gb of data for just $110... ...or 4 lines for just $140. and get a $150 bill credit for each smartphone you switch. only on verizon. >>> all right. we take a look at the morning papers and gavear the 411 on how this works. >> my first time. >> first up, we take a look at the "new york daily news." in a few hours michael grimm is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge of tax evasion. the develop

new york representative michael grimm is expected to resign from congress this week. frimm pleaded guilty to a felony tax charge last week, for failing to report nearly a million dollars in revenue. grimm made headlines last year after threatening to throw a reporter over the balcony after the state of the union address. he later apologized. >> the district has spent nearly $3 million on police staffing in response to local protest. they began nearly a month ago following the protests in ferguson after the michael brown case. chief cathy lanier said the protests are a strain on the department. according to "washington times" they may seek reimbursement from the federal government. >> you have probably seen posts from friends showing their year in review. the maker of the app is apologizing after his post had a cover photo of his six-year -old daughter. facebook said they will work to improve the app. >> president obama has apologized to a couple after his golf game in hawaii forced the bride and groom to relocate sunday. the couple was told saturday the day before, th

congratulations on your reelection, michael grimm.ck." [ applause ] we'd also like to welcome back maine's governor paul lepage. lepage got reelected despite telling the naacp they could kiss his butt and comparing the irs to the gestapo. he also defended the use of the controversial chemical bpa in plastic bottles, saying that in the worst case scenario, some women may develop, quote, little beards. [ laughter ] i don't think the worst case scenario is little beards, i think the worst case scenario is two-term maine governor paul lepage. are you a lobster, lepage? because you're on a roll. welcome back. new york city welcomes back congressman charlie rangel. rangel's been formally censured by his colleagues for a slew of ethics violations. do you know how hard it is so get censured in congress for ethics violations? that's like getting kicked out of burning man for not showering enough. rangel's the first congressman to be censured since 1983. you would think anyone could beat him. how did he win? no one ran against him. so congratul

joining me now is ryan grimm, washington bureau chief for the huffington post.oth for being here. >> congressman, despite headlines, this was a year of achievements for the president. am i right? >> absolutely right. the president has been on point, cool, calm and collected, meaning what he says. when you check out his pre-election statement, you'll see that he is living up to the promises. when you talk about health care it's done. when you talk about ending the war in iraq and afghanistan, he's doing that. when you talk about the improving economy, it's there. what's funny, reverend all of a sudden when republicans were talking before about nothing happening with the economy, now i see grover nor quist admitting the economy is turning around but they're trying to take credit for it. that's laughable. >> here's a funny headline. it's not the obama recovery, grover nork wist says it's the gop recovery. that's right, "the new york times" says grover nor quist may have heralded a republican shift on the economy. he credited the budding revival to the party's auste

. >>> republican congressman michael grimm says he will not resign following today's guilty plea to a tax evasion charge. he was elected to his second term in november. earlier this year grimm was recorded on a microphone. >> democrats are calling on speaker john boehner to force grimm to quit. >>> still ahead, smuggling guns aboard an aircraft at the world's busiest airports, and speaking of dirty deeds, one of the senate's biggest personalities is also the sloppiest. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® >>> tonight your lawmakers showing a personal side and becoming newsmakers in the process. >> the wardrobe choices on the house floor last -- colorado democrat jared polis's outfit of choice it appears is a sport coat with a bow tie and a polo shirt. congre congressman polis -- after twitter users were critical of his ensembles, "gq" reache

. >>> congressman michael grimm said he's resigning just days after pleading guilty to tax evasion. >>> and the autopsy of a victim in an l.a. police shooting sparks more protests. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 30th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. this morning, we have breaking news in the search for the missing airasia jetliner. indonesia said its navy has begun recovering bodies floating in the water. the rescue team said they're 95% sure they've located flight 8501. mark albert is in washington. good morning. >> indonesia authorities tell authorities that those bodies did not have life jackets on. and the exit doors five or six miles from the plane's last known location. >> reporter: crews searching for airasia flight 8501 are looking to recover red, white items off the island. the items are most likely items from the plane. indonesia authorities have reported they've spotted victims in the water. aircraft from several countries are taking part in the aerial search including australia. >> australia

people like me, what are you doing about grimm? did does he get to vote or serve on the committee. >> he failed to pay taxes on a million generated by eight new york restaurant. on a related note, what about alsharpton. how his nation action network owes four and half million and sharpton is waltzing in the white house like a trusted adviser. >> no matter what he does in court proving not to be true or the trouble with the irs, he keeps rolling and that is a political matter though. and whether or not people want to employ him and in the white house as a political choice. grimm is a sitting member of congress that pled guilty to breaking the law. it was a big deal. he had to go to court and it was under investigation. and if he was independent or exonerated it would be a different story. >> speaker boehner will speak with michael grimm. >> merry christmas. >> former president george bush rushed to the hospital last night and what prompted the decision to go and the latest on his decision. and the feds taking down a month's long gun

grimm apologized for his actions, saying what he did was wrong. he spoke to abc's david wright. >> if i can close this chapter. >> reporter: doesn't accepting responsibility mean resigning? >> absolutely not. >> but there's pressure from democrats for him to step down before he's sentenced in june. >>> president obama is making time for exercise as he vacations. >> he went on a scenic hike with first daughter malia and a bunch of friends. they took a trail offering sweeping views of the oahu coast. he carved out time for his morning workout and, of course, a game of golf. >>> well, coming up the race is on. the christmas eve sprint to the retail finish line, you can call it. the stores open right now to help you wrap up your shopping. >>> and starbucks new policy. it's not about coffee, it's about >>> today the final push by retailers before christmas. a major chain, including toys"r"us and kohl's are open right now for shoppers looking for deals. retailers expect sales to be up more than 4% this year. the government reported that consumer rose at

whether grimm gets to keep his seat in january is in question. could be headed to prison instead. grimm didn't do himself any favors when you may remember this legendary moment he went off on a reporter who asked him last january about some of those allegations of wrongdoing. >> let me be clear to you. if you ever do that to me again -- >> why, why, i just wanted to ask you a question. >> if you were having trouble hearing that. those are big words. he threatened to throw the reporter off the balcony -- actually the f-ing balcony. and then suggested, i'll break you like a little boy. a sitting congressman. he did apologize for that outburst, very kind of him. but he's still facing those 20 counts. he is expected to plead guilty to one count of deliberately misleading the irs by failing to report $1 million in income from a manhattan restaurant. and that possibly carries jail time. cnn will have all of this live today. you'll find out exactly what's going to happen to him. he faced nothing for that little moment that you just witnessed. >>> your h

trace: congressman michael grimm will step down in days. york congressman making the announcement after admitting he is guilty of tax evasion. rick leventhal is live in the new york newsroom and kind of a change of heart here because grimm initially said he was staying. >> reporter: yeah. last week after pleading guilty he said he was sorry but he wouldn't quit. and last night he finally admitted he'd have a tough time serving his constituents since he may soon be serving jail time after admitting to felony tax fraud in federal court. he may be best remembered for an incident with a reporter from new york one in the u.s. capitol building. >> reporter: the congressman's resignation statement reads in part: the events which led to this day did not break my spirit, nor the will of the vote however i do not believe i can be 100% effective in the next congress and, therefore, it is time for me to start the next chapter of my life. grimm officially resigns next monday and faces up to three years in prison when he's sentenced in june, trace. trace

congressman grimm himself is not commenting, neither is the u.s.y's office that charged him. but if he does plead guilty, that's going to create a really interesting dilemma for house speaker john boehner. it is one thing to have someone with felony charges pending against them serving congress, it is another thing to have congress include a convicted felon among its members. so far, speaker boehner is not saying what he will do if michael grimm pleads guilty to a felony the day after tomorrow. but is there really a chance they're going to let him stay after he pleads guilty? is, i have to serve my jail time an acceptable excuse for missing committee meetings? we may be about to find out. watch this space. dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. twhat do i do?. you need to catch the 4:10 huh? the equipment tracking system will get you to the loading dock. ♪ there should be a truck leaving now. i got it. now jump off the bridge. what? in 3...2...1... are you kidding me? go. rig