i am not speaking for anyone except house democrats. . . we created that. but you should not be having it permanent and unpaid four. that is the issue. some of them are terrible and permanent and unpaid for they have no justification. we have to pay for september 11. we have to find the money to pay for 9/11, the health and compensation of people who when an emergency. in an emergency risk their lives, have consequences. we owe them. permanent unpaid for tax breaks. this is not the right way to go. but theygo. but they have the majority and this is there vehicle. harrison negotiation going on. and again, i am not part of that because i don't believe in it. it is a long way to go. and by the way, they are members. as i listen to what you have the say i notify them of what i year. they don't even negotiate on it for anything. i think the american people understood all this talk about the budget and the rest. so much praise. 70 percent higher. 500, 1.2 trillion. now republicans come in with this. we have the majority if you want some of these extensions to hap

donald trump, rival candidates, the white house, democratic and republican leaders all plasting trump's proposal for a quote complete and total ban on all muslims entering the united states. the billionaire defending the plan on television and twitter late into the night, writing, the country is facing a radical threat from terrorism. we better get very smart and tough fast before it is too late. trump defending against accusations that he, himself, is a racist. >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> because? >> because i'm not. i'm a person that has common sense. i'm a smart person. i know how to run things. i know how to make america great again. this is about making america great again. >> senior washington correspondent jeff zell my has more. >> reporter: donald trump is defiant in blocking muslims from coming to the united states. this overheated campaign season suddenly hotter, republicans joining democrats blasting trump. paul ryan said he's not a true conservative and doesn't speak from the value. >>> jeb bush, campaigning ties in ne

i'm not speaking for anyone except house democrats. this would be the last question. >> some of the budget watchdog groups have said that this republican-controlled congress love about $1 trillion to the debt. our republic is being dishonest and for that matter the white house is about how much deficit control is going on. >> i'm just saying they have a different view of what adds to the deficit. what i do know is as a stimulus to the economy is to invest in child tax credit, earned income tax credit because people spend that money immediately. it injects it into the economy. but then if you review the list of some the things that they have, some of them are not -- 179 small business, we created that. but you shouldn't be having a permanent and an paid for. that is the issue. that's not the issue of -- some of them are terrible and their permit and unpaid board so that no justification. others of them okay, we have to pay for 9/11. what's that, about $9 billion? we have to find the money to pay for 9/11, for the health and the conversa

let' s talk to someone in the middle of it all, house democratic caucus chair xavier becerra. ferando: the congress either doesn' t act or in this situation negotiates and compromises. i think obviously the american people want more compromise. do you think you got enough for your site to make this palatable? rep. becerra: well the difficulty is the american people want to see us work together and compromise. it' s important for us to come to common ground, but you have to be able to know what' s being s being discussed and negotiated in order to feel comfortable that there' common ground to reach. this unfortunately is another example of why the american people are so cynical about washington politics. s not done democratically, it' s not done transparently, certainly not done openly, and at the end of the day, the 147 million americans who paid taxes, filed tax returns, are going to be paying special s corporations or very wealthy individuals can get special tax , breaks that those 140 million americans in the majority will not get. so that' s what' s difficult. fernando: an

what we do know is that governor tom wolf is expected to meet with house democrats today and the republican senators are also expected to get a look at the deal that has been in the works. these meetings will be in private. pennsylvania as we mentioned is now gone more than five months without a budget. the stalemate has grown tiresome for residents, workers and lawmakers alike. state pre-k program, domestic violence shelters a couple of examples of services hit as a result. the first vote is street happen today in harrisburg. and both the house and the senate are planning to keep working and voting through the weekend and into next week if ness stare. part of the fighting is over sales tax, pensions and education funding. a couple months from now the governor has to give his address for 2015-17 and it's not the worst stalemate the state has se seen. i'm gothering more. i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> to the mass shooting in southern california. according to one law enforcement official, authorities are looking for a man who bought two rifles used in wednesday's attack. authorities recove

house democratic leader nancy pelosi described the spending bill as a major victory. "this is a big win for america's working families, i'm very proud of the big vote that we had from our members once they saw what was actually in the bill." the senate will also vote on the bill today. president obama has already indicated that he will sign the legislation once it gets through congress. bernie sander's campaign is in trouble today. after a computer glitch on wednesday allowed people on sander's campaign to access a democratic donors' database. kristen welker reports on the candidates allegations and how it could hurt the candidate's campaign. track 1 the blow to the bernie sanders presidential campaign comes on the eve of the next democratic debate and just a few weeks before the iowa caucuses. track 2 the democratic national committee immediately suspending the campaign's access to critical voter information... after accusing it of improperly accessing confidential data from hillary clinton's campaign on wednesday. track 3 the sanders campaign acknowledged the securi

a democratic member comes up to and say -- up to me and says says, mel white, who's no longer the house. if ime up to me and said, can put together the votes, some talking, if i can put together the democratic votes, would you consider of standing for speaker? said no, that's not going to happen. there are already people on my the aisle deciding who the speaker will be. it's not going to be ray lahood. that talk about how people viewed me as somebody who friendsrtisan, who had on both sides of the aisle. who had an ability to really reach people on both sides. ultimately, on, denny hastert got to be speaker. the other thing that happened that i wrote about in the book, is another democrat came up and me in the chair and said, should we suspend what while we tryere and figure this out? i made a decision. i didn't check with leadership the speaker'swith office. i didn't talk to the parliamentarian. was suchdecision, this a historic day after all that on.gone we needed to proceed with the to takes that were going place on the four articles of impeachment. proceed. democrats walked out as w

decline at the magnitude we have now thats certianly a red flag for us, that times are slowing house democrats disagree... they "the non-partisan budget experts sent a clear message today: there is enough state revenue to boost support for public schools, invest in the middle class, and balance the state budget." governor branstad will release his proposed budget on january 12th. an iowa football player is making history... by getting a big honor... the jim thorpe award goes to... desmond king of iowa! the jim thorpe award goes to the best defensive back in college football. desmond king is the first iowa defensive player to grab a major individual award in 58 years. king tied the school record with eight interceptions this year... i believe that all season you're still a work of progress. trying to still get used to the playbook and things like that. trying to help out the younger guys to catch up with you. i believe this year i improved more watching more film helping out and became a leader on the king's next game will be in pasadena, california. number five iowa takes on number six stanfor

in the race for the white house, democratic front runner hillary clinton made her way to iowa city yesterday.she laid out her tax reform p pns -- sayiyi they are the best way to help boost the middle class. "right now it's a mess, it so favors people on the top, it so favors corporations, it gives so many breaks to those and it is ti that we begin to ask the wealthy to pay more, they have to pay their fair share in order to invest in america." america."clinton made an appearance with billionare warren buffet -- who is backing clinton in the race for president. former vermont gogornor and presidential candidate howard dean also hit the campaign trail for clinton on wednesday. wednesday."i care about her candidacy because she has more experience than everybody else put together in foreign affairs and since terrorism is a huge threat to the united states i want someone who knows what they're doing and i seno evidence of that on the other side of the aisle whatsoever" whatsoever"dean spent the past two days talking with iowa voters om sioux city to davenport. he first supported clinton in an op-ed h

house democrats are next in a moment. a short time ago the house did agree to for the short-term funding to keep the government running through december 26. current funding was. current funding was set to run out at midnight tonight. the household a series of votes and you can see the house live on c-span. the senate is set to gavels in at 11. general speeches on the agenda while they await the house budget package. you can see the senate live right here on c-span2. while we wait for the senate we will show you know what house leaders had to say following their budget meeting with congressman richard my morning leader pelosi, congressman hoyer all address the media. >> we will be quick today because there is a vote on the floor, want to give deliver an opportunity to give us a run do. we had a good meeting. memos were interested to find out what this package might look like and the leader gave us a rundown element turn to her not to give her comments. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, for having to caucasus, asset and

decline at the magnitude we have now thats certianly a red flag for us, that times are slowing house democrats disagree. they issued a statement saying "the non-partisan budget experts sent a clear message today: there is enough state revenue to boost support for public schools, invest in the state budget. last year lawmakers approved a one-and-a-quarter percent increase in school funding. governor branstad will release his proposed budget... including school funding on january 12th. before he digs in though... branstad will spend his friday night celebrating iowa. the stage is already set for the iowa historical society's annual event that does just that. guests can enjoy local food and entertainment... alongside the governor and his wife. the historical museum's exhibits will also be open to walk through. and organizers say those exhibits... are made possible thanks in part to tonight's event. what's great about this event is it gives us the funding to support our museum exhibits, our educational programming, and our initiatives of the department. the society has brought in nearly 124 thousa

house. it's time for donald trump to withdraw from the race. >> of course democrats are eagerly pounding trump and his fellow republicans who fail to condemn his remarks. listen to what josh earnest said just a few minutes ago at the white house. >> what he has said is entirely it disqualifying. to continue to stand by him and pledge your support to him is in and of itself disqualifying. and that's why i think people are going to be interested to hear what the candidates have to say. >> the entire republican field has denounced the idea of a moratorium on letting muslims into the world. ted cruz however has continued to say he is not going to criticize donald trump. and rick santorum has said he opposes banning muslims from every country, but did say there are nations known to have substantial radical islamic populations and therefore muslims from those countries should be prevented from coming to the u.s. that is not a view that other candidates are sharing with the exception of course of trump. trump's gotten away with a variety of outlandish remarks in the past, but this is getting more blo

house, democrats and feel that republicans in congress and it was that meeting that led to a budget agreement and an agreement to extend the debt ceiling that really started us on the path to where we are right today -- to where we arrived today. -- she really set the template when it came to negotiating with now speaker ryan on a long-term budget agreement. we followed her example with this agreement and came up with a means of funding our government without a shutdown, which i think is essential. making certain we addressed some critical issues, do you remember was the export import bank beyond reach, no one could touch it. it was a third rail and congressional politics -- in congressional politics. the people making all the noise had -- did not have the votes. when i look in this bill that we special want to give credit to my friend and leader. it came down to some critical energy decisions, he is not a night apple, but he stayed up all night to make certain that it was clear to those negotiating that it would be no agreement on exporting oil, crude oil unless there was a significant under

to meet with house democrats -- house democrats. on the republican side, ted cruz says he's launching a new national prayer team today called a time for prayer. chris christie is in new hampshire. in iowa, you'll get visits from jeb bush and mike huckabee. eric: we are very popular these days. nikole killion, live in washington for us. ahead at 5:30 on kcci, multiple homicide investigations. the cases des moines police are working on right now. plus data recorder details. from the airasia plane crash. and the new labels you'll see in new york city restaurants, that can help your health.self. dad: no? culligan man: no. anncr: leave it to the experts. with a culligan whole-house water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. dad: hey, culligan man. culligan man: hey! dad: this is great! at the first world conference on climate change, the challenge seemed insurmountable. but today, as world leaders come together in paris, the solutions are clear. with a real commitment to clean energy, we can tack

starts to decline at the magnitude we have now thats certianly a red flag for us, that times are house democrats disagree. they issued a statement this afternoon saying "the non-partisan budget experts sent a clear message today: there is enough state revenue to boost support for public schools, invest in the middle class, and balance the state budget. last year lawmakers approved a one-and-a-quarter percent increase in school funding. governor branstad will release his proposed budget... including school funding on january 12th. a lack of money is preventing developers from moving forward with a downtown des moines hotel... the hotel will eventually replace the former allied building at 435-park street... crews are now preparing for demolition... . nats explosion but don't expect anything like this. instead of the explosion that brought down the y-m-c-a building... the allied building will demolished there are also concerns about how to pay for the 100-million dollar hotel. developers hoped to use the federal e-b-5 visa program. the controversial program grants green cards to immigrants who don

house democratic leaders, fresh from a meeting with the governor, denounce republican action saying they could have sp passed the spending bill without the tax plan. >> don't you think you -- >> we'll let them know that. of course. of course. we're still negotiating. that wasn't finalized but it could be finalized quickly if we get cooperation. >> reporter: house and senate members say spending bills have been approved before tax plans have been set up. recent happenings under corbett and rendell. late today the senate passed a stopgap office and the governor's office quickly denounced it. >> new information about the suspect arrested today for murdering a doctor in center city hotel room. manuel baez is a homeless prostitute. charged with killing howard baker after hiring him for sex. housekeeping found baker's body monday on the floor of his room at roadway inn, he was naked with a belt tied around his neck. backpack and wallet were missing. an autopsy determined baker was strangled. >>> a gand jrand jury charged k roper with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated a

in the race for the white house, democratic front runner hillary clinton stumped in iowa city today.she laid out her tax reform plans, saying they are the best way to help boost the middle class of america. america. "right now it's a me_s, it so favors people on the top, it so favors corporations, it gives so many breaks to those that frankly don't need them and it is time that we begin to ask the wealthy to pay more, they have to pay their fair share in order to invest in america." america."former vermont governor and presidential candidate howard dean alsosoit the campaign trail with clinton today.he spent the past two days talking with voters from sioux city to davenport. on the republican side, front runner donald trump will return to the corridor this rallllwith supporters at veterans colliseum in cedar rapids.saturday's event is scheduled to begin at two. recent polls show trunp's suppt slipping in iowa, with texas senator ted cruz pping him in some surveys. last night during this broadcast, cbs 2 news told you about the special election being held in february for the college comm

house democrats say details are being worked out. congress plans to pass a temporary spending bill to allow the government to function through the holidays. >>> happening today have rates are expected to rise for the first time in nearly a decade. this afternoon the federal reserve will wrap up a two-day meeting. the central bank will raise borrowing rates from the current low levels the increase is expected to be gradual. credit card have rates will seat biggest jump and mortgage and price also also increase. >>> 4:07. the mbta operator accused of rigging a runaway train is suspended as the mbta moves forward to fire him. david vasquez attended a procedures. the transit chief is expected to fire vasquez for last week's incident where the red line train barrels through four stops without a conduct per. his lawyer said he never tampered with the controls. >> questions about the equipment that is there. my client has denied categorically wrapping a cord or rope around a brake. >> the union representing vasquez tells fox25 it will also

fernando: chairman becerra has one year remaining in his position as house democratic caucus leader. >> it' s not just what they' re saying, but how. can a candidate' s stage presence tell you where they stand on the issues? fernando: the 2016 presidential election has already had its share of theatrics. jeb bush and donald trump. gov. bush: if you think this is tough and you are not being treated fairly, what will it be like dealing with putin or president xi, for terrorism? this is a tough business. mr. trump: you are a tough guy, jeb. fernando: will style be as s time for you to vote? maybe more than you realize, according to body language expert chris ulrich. there' s some personal animosity. we have seen over five debates , the two of them kind of go at it. in this debate i think with trump, when he and bush are going back and forth, he' s much calmer in his body language. he' s this powerful entity and force. he' s grandiose in his body language. with bush, he' s much more nervous. he comes across as nervous, his facial expressions are nervous and where he gets nervous or when

>> well, the white house is aware of the ongoing conversations on capitol hill between democrats and republicans about this so-called tax extenders package. ultimately congress will have to make their own determination about what's included in that legislation with the best best way to pass it is. our principal in general on those kinds of measures has been to insist upon relief for middle-class families, and the tendency of republicans is to focus on relief for special interests and big businesses in those discussions. and our position and our passion for looking out for the middle class is not going to take a backseat in these negotiations. right now those negotiations are taking place in capital between democrats and republicans, and i've got a lot of confidence that the democratic members of congress who are participating in the debate at the same passion for the middle class that the president does. so we will see what eventually they're able to come up with, if anything. >> my understanding right now is it's not fully speed is my understanding that those conversations are ongoi

today house democrats and some republicans got behind a by part tan spending bill with another roundf voting that could send the main appropriations bill in the state's $30.8 billion spending package to governor tom wolf's desk as early as tomorrow. wolf and senate leaders say it's the plan they prefer. more meetings on both sides are planned for tomorrow of course we'll keep you apprised of their progress. >>> very kelly christmas is going to take to us south philadelphia. it's not just any holiday display, of course, this you know what -- it's miracle on 13th street, iain. i love this. >> they got lot of lights out there. >> they do. they might not have bob kelly quiet yet. >> we can talk about it. >> they got peas sam it was snowing out there. >> santa claus, frosty the snowman. >> i saw the grinch out there. kids are out there they want to be off school tomorrow. >> cars are all double parked in south philly. double park out there tonight. >> all right. so you know what, bob -- >> we'll get back to bob. >> bob is clearly talking to the big man in red with his wish list. we'll get

what we do know is that governor wolf is expected to meet with house democrats today and the republican senators are expected to get a look at the deal in the works. these will be closed door meetings. the earlier the governor said he believes there will be a resolution soon, floyp by christmas. the first vote is set for today in the house and senate planning to keep working and voting through the weekend and into next week if necessary. part of the fighting has been over sales tax, pensions, and education funding. but 156 days going into day 157, but it's not the worst stalemate that pennsylvania has seen. the worst back to 1969, that hoping that it does not come to that. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. this morning a law enforcement official says authorities are looking for a man who bought two rifles used in wednesday's mass shootings in san bernadino, california. police recovered the rifles along with two pistols and say they were all bought legally. investigators say one of the attackers syed farook bought the pistolings, he and his wife died in the shoot-out after they op

house democrats plan to call mike pearson to testify at a hearing early next year about the steep pricees for some of the company's drugs. the house oversight committee could hold the meeting early in late january. republicans control the panel but democrats can select a witness of their choice. on tuesday, the committee chairman sent the fda a letter asking about the process of reviewing generic drugs as part of a probe into drug prices. >> terror, foreign policy, and national security emerged as the hottest topics of the final gop debate of 2015. republican presidential candidates dug in their heels against one another in a battle dominated by preplanned one liners. ted cruz and marco rubio traded attacks indicating they now believe themselves to be one another's most threatening rivals. cruz retaliated by lashing out at rubio over immigration. and another battle line was drawn by jeb bush who focused his efforts on attacking donald trump. while trump be littled bush's campaign by saying the former governor didn't have the strength to be president bush battled back saying leaders don'

house democrats picked up on the gun issue in their response to the president's address. minority leader nancy pelosi said that congress must come together to toughen our background checks and keep guns out of the hands of terrorists. she also said together we'll honor our constitution, protect our communities and defeat isis. >> last night nbc 10 sat down with a national security expert from delaware county to watch the president's oval office address. like many americans, jack wanted to hear what president obama was going to do about keeping our country safe from the terrorists. he served in the 82nd airborne and later under president george w. bush in homeland security. he told us that big terror strikes are now replaced with smaller attacks, he agrees with the president's pledge to stay away from another large scale war. >> got to use all of the elements of american power, you've got to use the intelligence community, use the military, and special operations forces. you've got to put some people on the ground. >> he believes the female suspect in the shootings may hav

turning now to the race for the white house. democrat candidate hillary clinton keeping a close eye on her republican counterparts. she weighed in on tuesday's debate, criticizing the national security decisions the gop candidates were involved with. clinton says all of their responses were, quote, nothing but slogans. >> all those slogans you heard from and the thing that really bothers me is they act like they can just wave a magic wand or say, carpet bomb the desert and that somehow is going to defeated isis. >> i'd like to -- >> now the democrats will be debating in new hampshire on saturday. >> all right. on the republican side now, donald trump continues to take jabs at former florida govenor jeb bush. the two went at each other during tuesday night's debate and during a rally in arizona yesterday, the represent presidential candidate continued to make fun of what he calls bush's low energy, but during an appearance on jimmy kimmel last night, trump seemed to have a small change of heart. >> i would like to see the republican party

what we know is that governor wolf is expected to meet with house democrats today and the republican senators are also expected to get a look at the deal that has been in the works. these meetings will be in private. earlier this week the governor said he believes that there will be a solution to this soon. now, pennsylvania as we mentioned gone more than five months without a budget and a stalemate has grown tiresome. state pre-k programs and domestic shelters an example of services hit as a result. the first vote on the budget is set to happen today in harrisburg in the house and senate are planning to keep working and voting through the weekend and into next week if necessary. part of the fighting here has been over sales tax, pensions and education funding. just a couple months from now you got to figure the governor has to give his budget address for 2016-17. as of now lawmakers are still dealing with this budget. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> now to the investigation into the mass shooting in southern california. a law enforcement official says authorities are looking for a

house democrats say final details are being worked out. it congress plans to pass a temporary spending bill to allow the government to function through the holidays. >>> happening today, have rates are expected to rise for the first time in nearly a decade. this afternoon a federal reserve will wrap a two-day meeting. will raise borrowing rates from the current records. the credit card have rights will see the biggest jump but mortgage and car loan price also also increase. >>> the mbta operator accused train is suspended without pay this morning as the mbta moves this morning as the mbta moves forward in the process to fire him. david vasquez attended a disciplinary hearing and placed on leave for not following safety procedures. the transit chief is expected to fire vasquez for the incident where a red line train barrelled through four stops without a conductor. his lawyer said that his client never tampered with the controls. >> we have questions about the protocols in place. we have questions about the equipment there. my client has de

the house democratic whip blasted the fact it is adding to our $18 trillion debt. hoyer says: ""the certainty of this bill is that we will explode deficits, and provide for disinvestment. that's the certainty of this bill, and i rise in strong opposition to it."