white house press secretary jay carney holding his daily briefing. he was peppered with questions about the president's reaction, and carney said, look, he is going to with hold his reaction until he has more details, but he is obviously watching these horrific tragic events unfold along with the rest of the country. here's a little bit more of what white house press secretary jay carney had thoughs a few minutes ago. take a listen. >> i really encourage all of us to give a moment here to focus on what is an unfolding tragedy in connecticut, and not to engage in washington policy battles that are long-running. that they -- we do that often and it's appropriate and i'm sure the day for this will come, but today support that day in our mind. we'll focus right now on what's happening in connecticut. >> and, andrea, that was carney's response to a question about whether or not this event would spark the president to get reengaged in his efforts for stiffer gun control, and carney making the point that today is not the day to have that conversation. today

jay carney said it strongly at our briefing. carney speaking for the president.s speaking for the president in that case. he always does. every once in awhile, he'll say i want to be sure -- i talk to the president about this. he said it was -- it is the duty of congress to raise the debt ceiling. don't try to play games with it like you did two years ago and it would be irresponsible to hold americans hostage again for some kind of political deal. on the debt ceiling. i want to come back to your math. on the discharge position, 218 -- i forget who was in yesterday who told us it's 27 republicans -- every democrat, we would presume 27 republicans, 27 republicans to break ranks with john boehner and then there will be a vote. >> that's right. that's not a lot. what we're talking about -- maybe it's good that republicans and democrats went back home to their districts on wednesday because they can hear from wednesday until next week when we get back from middle income earners, preserve our tax breaks. give me my 2k. i think they're going to hear that across the boa

that's the question we need posing to white house press secretary jay carney a moment ago.ferred to this as a complex problem needing complex solutions and said no single piece of legislation and one policy to handle this. he was peppered with questions, among other things asking specifically what the president meant when he said he would use all of the power of his office to try to effect change referring to the epidemic of gun violence in the country and no specific proposal he brought forth or timeline going forward. i heard your conversation with the guests in the last 15 minutes or so and i said what the the president say to americans right now asking the question today, why did it take until now for the president to take sincere action? as you noted, he's been to four communities now from colorado and arizona, ft. hood, texas, and now connecticut to console families in the wake of mass members and jay carney essentially said that's what they're focused on right now is doing more, going forward. it's obviously a lot of pressure being put on this president by a lot of g

still the white house press secretary jay carney wasn't ready to unveil specifics. >> it's a complex problem that will require complex solution. no single piece of legislation

>> bill: we know it's not happening and jay carney said to ed henry he knew bump pus about it. >> carney not have been on the loop. the senator had you on seems like he is. >> bill: the senator is a senator and the president has been president. this guy has been down there since august. barack obama as far as we can tell doesn't even know about it. and hillary clinton i guess she passed out somewhere? is she unconscious? she can't testify. >> are you suggesting that she fake can fake a concussion to avoid testifying in benghazi? >> bill: if she is in the nfl i wouldn't let her play. i think she can make a phone call. >> she is faking this? she is faking a concussion? >> can i make one quick comment oon this? >> bill: i am so angry about this you can't even imagine. >> i know. look, with this administration the buck seems to stop nowhere weather it's on fast and furious or benghazi core prafl hammar is a u.s. marine. barack obama is the commander and chief. he should be intervening. >> you don't know that he is not. >> if he is, we don't know about it. >> all the reports all he had to do

but we have heard from the press briefing that jay carney says now is not the time to talk about the assault weapons ban. >> schieffer: i guess the follow-up is when will be the time? but my guess is the president probably won't take questions today. but it will be interesting to see what happens here and what's going to happen after this. how bad does it have to be for people to say this is as far as we're going to let this go. i think that's the question we as americans have to confront now. >> o'donnell: bob schieffer, stay with us as we await president obama at the white house to address the nation. i want to go now to major garrett who is there, who's in the briefing room. major, any indication what we may hear from the president? >> norah, we don't have an indication of how the president will mark this incredibly grim day in national history and a very grim moment for his own presidency. as was indicated, the president has responded to these mass shootings in the past identifying to the country his own personal reaction as a father of two young girls understanding it is a momen

chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and when we do, the president will have a decision to make. but if it goes down, it's a real judgment on sort of the divided republican house conference. if it passes, there's no path forward at least that we can currently see. as you point on the president obama and harry reid saying this is going nowhere. the argument, i talked to some boehner allies today -- the argument shows, look, it shows we're doing something. we're trying to get a plan that will get -- that can get through the u.s. house, but, again, we're getting closer and closer now 11 days away from the end of the year, and this is an exercise t

jay carney in a later clip you didn't play, to rank the priorities. is this a top priority? biel not try to rank those priorities. the fact is we've seen the president go full-court press on stimulus, obamacare, now tax hikes. they have to sort of draw some lines in the sand and pick their spots and it appears this is not something that is truth be told at the very top of their list. megyn: some in the wake of the tragedy we saw on friday and not just that one but the ones we've seen in recent weeks, have decided to take aim at folks on the right who do not support a renewed assault weapons ban. who believe in more robust second amendment gun rights. and take issue with their position. you know saying somehow they had a hand in this. somehow they should feel responsible for what happened. >> yeah. megyn: but the president appears to be on the same page in terms of actions with those very people. he ran for office he said he was going to support, he was going to press for an assault weapons ban. you saw jake tapper trying to get at, well, what specifically has he done? name o

i think jay carney called it fairy dust. idea that it tax rates nudge up a percent or two on the top 2%, you will bring the economy to its knees. the nonpartisan congressional budget office showed if the rates increased on the top 2% of households, gdp growth would be almost exactly the same next year. it doesn't have the growth effects and in the long term getting our budget on a sustainable path is positive for the economy. it's an orthodoxy that's wrong and polluted our fiscal politics for way too long. the president has the opportunity to do something about it and i'm glad he's holding fast. >> i want to put something to both of you, first with professor peterson, there is a broader context to this whole discussion because corporate profits have just reached a record for the third quarter of this year. yet at the same time the united states has the highest percentage of low wage earners of almost any developed nation. if you listen to boehner's proposal, it does nothing but harm the working poor. >> did you want -- >> pr

jay carney laid it all out.t's take a look at what is in store for the second amendment in this country. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate coming january 1stiwl unles congress acts. so i believe it's important that we protect as manypfl americanñ taxpayers as we can. and our plan b would protect the americanw3 taxpayers who make a million dollars06 or less and 6 all of their current ratesbsl extended. >> sean: that was speaker boehner talking about protecting the taxpayers with his plan b. now it's a modified plan b. is that what the plan really does? here to debate that juan williams, author of the great destroyer, and david limbaugh is with us. if you go back, this is how far we've come in a year. go back to when the republicans were debate -- trying to get the nomination. tax increases. all said

we in the press often ask jay carney about this very issue. what type of action can we expect to see from this white house in terms of backing up some of those words? at this point in time we haven't gotten news that any -- there is any actual action in the near future, but i think that you're going to potentially see that change based on what the president said today, based on the fact he said it is now time for action despite the politics of it. as you know, a lot of members of congress, more conservative members, are opposed to a number of the stiffer gun control measures that have been discussed. so it's certainly not going to be an easy thing to sort through. but i think that part of the president's point today, and you heard him say this in his own words, was that he has seen too many of these massacres of these tragic shootings that have claimed too many lives and today those lives were of children, ages 5 to 10 years old. so certainly he was emotional but also seemed to be resolved to some extent to actually do something about it this

jay carney today talking about where he was going and the the possibilities.carney, the press secretary. >> based on the notion that these rates have to go up, because that's good in and of itself. it's based on the necessity of having enough revenue as part of this balanced package. >> yeah. all right so, we ran election on we're going to raise taxes on people piking over $250,000, bring them back to the clinton era which was enormously successful. now president obama is saying no just kidding we're going to $400,000. >> when you are the president and there is a republican congress who was also elected there's going to have to be compromise. the president is not going to get iron fist. first, he doesn't rule with one second he's not going to what he wants out of this congress entirely. plan b. that the republicans have before them already includes $1 million. >> we just had an election about it. this is what obama does, negotiates against himself. i would have said election settled it for sure. above $250,000, those taxes are going up every single cent is goi

dan, jay carney spoke yesterday about what would happen if legislation comes to the president and includess before. jay has said it before. he said it again yesterday. >> he will not sign an extension of the bush era tax cuts for the top 2%. full stop. >> bill: full stop. just don't even go there, right? >> right. >> bill: so it looks like the white house is determined, i read it, that no deal is better than a bad deal. and they're willing to accept no deal rather than a bad deal. bad deal defined by one that continues the tax cuts. >> i think they can afford to do that politically. >> bill: amen. >> because the public is on their side number one. democrats and independents, not republicans. republicans support -- >> bill: they lost. >> democrats and independents are strongly on the president's side. so he's got public opinion. and he's also got the political reality that even if january 1st passes, you can always come back and pass a bill and date it retroactively to january 1st so that middle income people never saw a tax increase. >> bill: right. good question. it comes down to the only

and the press secretary, jay carney, is i think likewise, subject to legitimate criticism. i assume that he has access to information and for many days, maybe not 73 days, but they have done everything they could not to get the facts out. if they want to end it, it's simple, just get the facts out. quit trying to hide them. i don't understand why everyone gives them the pass except cbs and fox on that. >> exactly, gret a. that's the bottom line. just be straight with the people. that's all we expect of our government, is honesty. so that we can, as the people being served, so we can judge the decisions being made. and jay carney, just so obstinate and arrogant really, in his replies and in his exarchals with the media over this. if i were a member of the media, being talked to and scolded as jay carney does to them, i would be quite offended and it would make me want to be an even better reporter and better investigator of what the facts truly are with this libya tragedy. >> the dirty little secret in washington, on both sides of the aisle, you will lose access -- you have

the press secretary jay carney talks transparency at a white house briefing despite claiming to be the most transparent administration in history there are more than a few dark spots on the president's record will shed some light on the issue just ahead. and it's been two years to the day since the tunisian street vendor set himself on fire sparking the arab spring now there are new government leaders so what is really changed in the middle east to take a look back over the past couple years i mean. it's monday december seventeenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. while much of this country today is still in shock devastated over the deaths of twenty children and six adults murdered at a connecticut elementary school friday morning newtown connecticut has been described as a picturesque a quiet new england town and there are no words to truly describe the horror of what happened or the sense of loss residents there are feeling president obama spoke to the community yesterday evening in an attempt to try to bring the country together in this time of

monday, jay carney, you heard me complain about it yesterday which was vague and fuzzy and mushy and generalities. yesterday, he got down to telling us some -- first of all he said the president would definitely support legislation in this area. he didn't do so in his first four years. no family at any gun control legislation legislation. so that was a big threshold and they said here is the kind of legislation we would support. >> first, he is actively supportive of, for example, senate feinstein's stated intent to refvise a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. >> assault weapons ban, number 1, the president is behind. no. 2, common sense solution: >> he supports and would support legislation that addresses the problem of the so-called gun-show loophole and there are other elements of gun legislation that he could support. >> bill: right. so that's number 2. the gun show loophole 40% of guns today sold at gun shows. no background checks. we want to fix that. and distillsly, it's not just the guns. it's the ammunition. jay carney. >> people talk about hi

asked jay carney about this report today he neither confirmed or denied. the nfl player who murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself apparently spent some time before the crime at another woman's apartment. details on that and what his own mother says she saw him do on the day that ended in blood. and word police here in new york city have now caught the suspect who is accused of pushing somebody right in front of a subway. and wait until you hear where they found him. that's ahead from the journalists of fox news on this tuesday fox report. can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like w

issues from the president was very jay carney talks transparency at a white house briefing despite claiming to be the most transparent administration in history there are more than a few dark spots on the president's record some light on those just ahead. it's monday december seventeenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for a sound you're watching are today. again with a closer look at a problem taking place inside the walls of the v.a. hospital that runs inside say drug abuse is so rampant it's bring people off the street to buy and sell drugs inside the hospital walls are to correspondent liz wahl spoke to one of those veterans and brings us an inside look of a problem doesn't charge seem to be aware of but ignoring. the department of veterans affairs administers health care to military veterans with an annual budget of over eighty seven billion dollars it's the largest department in the united states after the defense department at the v.a. medical center in washington d.c. it's no secret that if you want drugs you can get the. it's common knowledge this veteran doesn't want to

jay carney said it's not the time for politics, it's the time to focus on the victims. that's where it stands at the moment. obviously this is, brian, totally distracted watchishingt attention away from fiscal cliff discussions and news coverage for days. >> john, i have to break in with some more breaking news related to this story. this just coming in, nbc news, the suspect from new jersey and a parent, one parent according to nbc news of the suspect has now been found dead in their home in new jersey. that is all the information we have on that, but a parent of the suspect also found dead in their home in new jersey. >> wow. that's a tragedy. >> it's basically impossible to go from the story we're talking about to the deal, but that's what we do so we're going to do it, right? this is tough and we know how hard it is today, so let's just do it, right? any progress on the fiscal cliff? >> no signs of it. if there's progress, it's been completely obscured. john boehner went to the white house yesterday afternoon, met with the president for 50 minutes. one of his aids t

i guess press secretary jay carney wouldn't get too specific about that plan today. >> that's right.k, the president got high marks for those remarks he mentioned last night at that prayer vigil. i was there. across the political spectrum, people were saying it's perhaps struck the right tone. maybe there will be some action. but there is a way to have a reason debate to find out the best solution. jay carney, when pressed today on exactly what the president is going to do, was not very specific at all. didn't have a clear battle plan at all. so didn't even have a time line of how quickly he would move. take a listen. >> i think that it's part of it, but it is far from all of it. as you know, the president has taken positions on common sense measures that he believes should be taken to help address this problem, but he made clear that more needs to be done. >> that was a question about gun control, not as specific and firm in terms of the president last night, saying that he really wants to do something to protect children, although we're told that this afternoon, the president, the

jay carney with his press briefing today at 12:30. you. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: my fellow americans. good morning and welcome to the "full court press." here this tuesday december 18. your morning roundup of all of the day's news and your morning town hall conversation about the news of the day. we give you a chance not only to learn what's going on today but to sound off about it. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. how about it? south carolina has a new united states senator. he is now former congressman tim scott appointed yesterday to replace jim demint. he will be the only african-american in the united states senate. the first black republican in the united states senate since 1901. that's the good news. the bad news is he is every bit a tea party republican as the guy whose place he took, jim demint. tim scott actually last year called for impeaching president obama. oh my! is this a plus? we'll get into that and a whole lot more in our last hour together this morning. but first as always, we take a little time out to get the late

you can see jay carney taking to the microphones there.or it for you as they get to news on newtown we'll bring it to you. across the country you saw signs of increased security at schools in the wake of this tragedy in connecticut. for instance, police recruits in million walkee undergoing training over the weekend to deal with tragic situations, similar to friday apartment rampage. as kids showed up to school possibly keying armed police officers in front of their school. how far should we go to keep our kids safe? dr. james shaw is a school security, safety and violence expert, a true expert at the chicago school of psychology and author of the book "jack and jill, why they kill" you spoke at the commencement ceremony at columbine high school shortly after the massacre there and you know what you're talking about when it comes to this adolescent side, i mean young, young people in this country, whether it's late teens or early 20s, committing mass murder. back then this is you april 20, 2000 saying, we must require of ourselves that we

once they have a better handle on that, jay carney said it was likely we would see the president come out. reporter: here is jay rney moments ago. >> at approximately 10:30 a.m. this morning in the oval office, the president was notified by his homeland security adviser john brennan of the shooting in newtown, connecticut. at an elementary school. the president has been receiving more updates about this incident. as the day perceives, as we get more information, we will certainly provide it to you. megyn: we will get back to you as news warrants. fox news has confirmed that the shooter is a 20-year-old man. a 20-year-old man we do not know whether he had a child and that's cool. we were told it was catered for. kindergarten usually around five years old. that doesn't mean that he couldn't be the father of a student there. it does seem a little young, but we don't know enough right now. we are being told the press conference is expected within the next 40 minutes and we will get the first briefing we have had from the people who actually know what happened. the least better than nothin

jay carney said, well, i didn't see that comment.esn't sounds like it necessarily means what you are implying it means but the president likes civil debate in general and that's what we want to see in michigan. >> reporter: remember a few years back in 2009-2010 in the leadup to the obama-care vote, the tea party was described as brown shirts, racists, astro turf protesters. they were kind of phoney protesters. they weren't real grassroots people. they were accused of so many things. and there was no violence. fairly peaceful in their protests and gathering'. but this happened yesterday and there is a big yawn from the collective media, and frankly a flat liner reaction from the white house press secretary jay carney. if the shoe were on the other foot we know what would be happening. we would have a round of condemnation from democrats and republicans as well who would say there is no place for this. these are innocent lawful americans expressing their first amendment rights. they should be respect just as the union protesters shoul

. >> jay carney addressed what he called a complex problem. >> we as a nation have not done enough to fulfill our number one obligation which is to protect our children. >> but pro-gun laws are not the answer according to the libertarian cato institute. >> i think we could do a better job of identifying treating, helping, preventing people with mental issues from acquiring firearms. >> joe mentioned conceded that it might be time for a change. -- joe manchin. >> i do not know people need an assault rifle. i do not know people who need 30-round clips. >> many washington insiders to believe that congress will do something. it is too much of the hot-button issue not to. but the question remains what and when. gordon? >> thanks. apparently some people on wall street are betting some form of gun control will hurt gun manufacturers, despite rising sales in recent months. shares tumbled for a second straight day, the only two publicly-traded gun manufacturers. on wjla.com, you will find it a slide show of the victims and the way their community is honoring their memories. stay tuned at 6:30

we heard from jay carney a short time ago. white house spokesman indicating that today was not the day to start the conversation about gun control and perhaps tightening gun control laws in this country. any indication at this point, any indication about when and if we might hear from president obama? >> white house press secretary jay carney saying it's likely to hear from president obama later on today. as you know, craig, it is customary when we see a tragedy such as the one unfolding right now in connecticut happen, president obama will often come out an give his reaction, express his sympathy so that's something that white house press secretary carney saying is likely today. president obama was informed about the shooting at 10:30 this morning by the national security adviser john brennan. he has been updated on this situation throughout the day. the white house at this point in time not revealing the president's reaction. they say it's too soon. they say the president is still getting information. so they're really going

white house press secretary jay carney holding a daily briefing today and talking about how tragic the events are and asked the initial response was. carney held off saying that it's too soon and the president waiting for details and made the point that president obama is watching these events unfold today as a father as much as he is wachi inwatching as a presid. the president reached out to fbi director mueller as well as the governor of connecticut malloy. now, president obama is very reminisce ept of the aurora, colorado, shooting and president obama spoke to the nation. he was middle in the campaign at that point. he suspended the events. spoke to the nation about how tragic it was, extended condolences to the people of colorado. i'm sure we'll hear similar comments of the president today. jay carney was asked earlier today about the fact that president obama has supported stiffer gun control legislation. he was asked if today was the day to renew the efforts. he said today is not the day to talk about policy but focus on the victims and all of the people who are suffering in conn

jay carney from this podium didn't want to weigh in then.e president didn't have any outspoken views on it. that was before the election. now it is after the election and the white house needs some of these labor unions on the ground, pretty fired up about all this to be supporting the president in the days ahead as he pushes back on republicans over taxes, but also potential spending cuts to programs like medicare and medicaid. alisyn? alisyn: ed henry, thank you for sharing that breaking news with us. >>> new concerns today about your child's safety. it is not strangers you should be worried about. it is cell phones the federal trade commission warns that the apps your kids are downloading could be actually spying on them, giving game-makers detailed information who your kids are calling, what they're buying and where they located. so is this right, should something be done about this? >>> lawrence walters is first amendment constitutional attorney. morgan wright is tech expert and cybersecurity analyst. morgan, let me start with you. this

jay carney went so far to compare republican pressure on debt creeling to hostage taking. >> this isrofoundly bad idea that i think could not be more frightening for american businesses. and american workers. >> of course, treasury secretary geithner it go may have also frightened people yesterday. by telling cnbc the white house is prepared to go off the fiscal cliff, unless the republicans bend on taxes. comment by former democratic presidential candidate howard dean frightened republics that this debate is not just about raising taxes on the rich. >> the truth is, even needs to pay more taxes. not just the rich. that is a good start. we are not getting out of the deficit problem unless we raise taxes across the board and go back to what bill clinton have. >> some liberals pushed the president to raise the debt ceiling himself, claiming he has executive power through the 14th amendment. jay carney reveals today the white house studied that, does not believe the president has the power. that means we are headed for another major showdown with congress over the debt ceilin ceiling. >

jay carney said gun control is only part of the president's plan.e said it requires more than just legislation to prevent more shootings like friday's. fox news chief white house correspondent, ed henry, with our report. >> crowds in connecticut lined up for the first of 26 funerals starting with 6-year-old noah h posner, and in washington, they fell back into the ritual of vowing never again. >> twenty children who will never grow up to learn to drive or go on the first date. >> doesn't just break our hearts, but shatters them. >> yet neither senate leader called for gun laws, and at the white house, jay carney vague on specifics tied to theecrusade president obama hunted october. >> there's common sense measures that he believes should be taken to help address this problem, but he made clear that more needs to be done. >> reporter: far more he has at that particular time that the president at that dramatic prayer service. >> i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals t

. >> jay carney also said they will continue to negotiate with boehner and other congress members in a search for compromise. let's get your check on stops. the nikkei is trading at 9,911. that's up 8% from monday's close. some stocks are falling on profit taking. the yen is trading in a narrow range. dollar is slightly lower as trader buy the yen against major currencies. it's now quoted at the kospis up half a percent. the google website allows anyone to search through books and review some of their contents. in japan members of the pen club have protested the google project after the firm digitized copyrighted material without permission. both sides eventually found a compromise. investors in trouble times often put their money into safe haven investments. some germans have done just that. now they are finding some unusual places to park their euros. >> reporter: in germany vehicles more than 30 years old and in pristine condition are certified as classics. an index measuring classic car prices show they have doubled over the past decade. behind this is a uniquely vigilant germany

and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he has a firm grasp on the facts of the case, what is going on before he addresses the nation, wolf. >> it looks like this may be the worst mass killing at a school in u.s. history, based on the information i'm getting over here. columbine high school, littleton, colorado, back in 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 fellow students and one teach brother before committing suicide in the school library. in this case, john king reporting close to 30, we believe, are now dead. and 18 to 20 of them children, if those numbers hold up. this looks like it could be the worst mass killing in ame

jay carney, just so objects it in and arrogant really in -- obstinate and arrogant in his replies and exchange with the media. if i were a member of the media being scolded as carney does i would be offended and would it make me want to be a better reporter and investigator of what the facts are with this libya tragedy. >> greta: dirty secret in washington on both sides of the aisle is access, you will lose access, you have to use good judgment. i'm not saying you sell your soul to the administration. >> so what if you lose access to obama. you know why people don't want to lose -- the american people don't care if a reporter isn't going to have access to the obama administration because what is coming back as a result of having that privilege powerful access. lack of transparency, more confusion, more uncertainy and lights. why in the world would a reporter be concerned about whether they are going to get more of that fed to them, those lies the uncertainy the murky answers to questiohuqw being asked. i wouldn't care about having access. >> i'm with you. look what has happened with t

take a listen to what jay carney said. >> i'm trying to be incredibly opaque about the distinction.k. >> it's working. >> it's working. >> so at least he's man enough to admit he doesn't want to give us the answer to the question, and the question is what's going on in these negotiations, and maria, a little bit like a blind man with an elephant. know something is happening and can feel bit and pieces but no idea of what the total scope is other than talks continue and both sides are use the same talking point saying the lines of communications are open. >> what a day. let's break down how the markets reacted to all the fiscal cliff talk and jackie d'angelis with that angle. >> the trading day started with optimism that budget negotiations were on track and that the economy could avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff. strength in tech stocks helped the markets early on in the session and apple saw soiled gains on reports of record sales at fox con and gave those back and markets paeced mid-morning. the house speaker john boehner made those comments and took the steam out of ma

. >> today, white house press secretary jay carney said for the first time president obama would support the assault weapons ban senator diane feinstein plans to introduce on the next day of congress. >> he is absolutely supportive of senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. he supports and would support legislation that addresses the problem of the so-called gun show loophole. and there are other elements of gun law legislation -- gun legislation that he could support, people have talked about high capacity gun -- ammunition clips, for example. and that is something certainly that he would be interested in looking at. >> after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, rupert murdock tweeted "when will the politicians find the courage to ban weapons" today, weapons designed expressly to kill human beings and then modified to meet the federal machine gun ban have no legitimate place in american society. time to get rid of them. here is republican joe scarb scarborough. >> do they want to be seen two years or four

today jay carney said the president supports an assault weapons ban. are you confident that the president is ready to act? are we at that point? >> well, you know, number one, i was very thrilled, to be honest with you, to see him come out not only on the assault weapons ban, on one of the things he is planning on doing. closing the gun show loophole, making sure the background checks are going to be able to be there for everybody that would have to go through a background check before they could buy a gun. those are all my bills that have actually been introduced here in congress for many years. i also know he is going to be working on the educational side and the health side as far as mental illness. >> well, what about that? we've had quite a discussion about mental health assets and resources going to this. that is a monumental lift. that's a huge lift, and it's going to take a ton of money. you think republicans will go along with that? >> well, ed, to be very honest with you, the reason it's going to take a ton of money is because last year and t