i would also like to thank mr curry for his service in the congress. i admire you and i wish you every success. the amendment that i would offer for the committee today is an amendment that, in effect, i believe free -- provide certainty to american taxpayers. i come before this committee understanding it is partisan makeup. i understand the traditions of this committee did i come before the committee in a spirit of recognizing that there is change in the air. three weeks from today, congress will change by the will of the american people. i would respectfully request members of this committee to maybe think about breaking training a little bit on this rule in can't -- and consider allowing the minority to vote on what i believe every house republican like to have a chance to vote on in this debate and that is to permanently expend all the current tax rates established in 2001 and 2003. my amendment would permit the repeal the death tax. it would also prevent day tax increase on capital gains and dividends and provide permanent relief for the alternati

mr. wise guy. >> anyway, we've got a lot of that coming up. but before we get to that, let's go inside. ann curryweather. she's at the news desk with all the headlines. >> thanks so much, matt. in the news this morning, wikileaks founder julian assange appeared on this program this morning and called for the rape and document release investigation against him to be conducted in the open. >> something is wrong in the united states that such an investigation against me and, in effect, my organization, and, indeed, now, we see serious calls against "the new york times" as well, that all of that is to be conducted in secret. >> assange is under house arrest after being freed on bail thursday after spending nine days in a british jail. >>> this afternoon, president obama will sign a massive bipartisan tax bill approved by the house overnight. it extends tax cuts and jobless benefits and includes a new cut in social security taxes. >>> meantime, senate democratic leaders walked away last fright from a $1.3 trillion spending plan that includes $8 billion in earmarks. federal officials plan to roll out a

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mrs. sunbreaks. they're running out so tragic be there for them as most weekend. >> the warriors come and having lost 10 of their last 11 games. though be out without stephan curriely going to be an uphill task tonight. the warriors as we said when things are going away, you need to rise to the challenge and the miami heat will certainly provide that tonight. here's your head coach keith smart a few minutes ago. >> if you start trying to use every game to get for one game you up to many in between what you going to do about those. trotted the players understand shore, you know kind of gave it is you're going to try and compete and outperform. i don't try to put any emphasis on the importance of the game. >> the new motors this is a big night for them. of course joe and peter fizzing with general manager riley carried this is the first time since opening night to when it was announced it bought the team and that they really can say hey? look half going on. a big hollywood producer of course relishes this. it's going to be a lot of fun and we'll have the tag off here in oakland about 7:40 p.m. even though i'm here to take my wife will miss e-mail night? are you kid