mrs. clinton is being treated with anti-coagulants. she will remain in the hospital for at least 48 hours, so doctors can monitor her condition. mrs. clinton suffered the concussion while battling a stomach flu, which left her dehydrated, causing her to faint and fall at her home. mrs clinton had been expected to return to work next week. a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in illinois could come before state lawmakers in springfield as soon as this week >> the headline in sundays sun times said it all... president obama calling on illinois to legalize gay marriage... i think the president speaks for the majority of americans.. the timing... crucial for state represenative greg harris, who looks for a vote on marriage equlity in springfield in the next week... just two months after voters maine, maryland and washington state approved same sex marriage laws.. this is where the people of america are.. this is where the people of illinois are. citing the presidents stance, the white house said 'were the president still in the illinois st

mrs. clinton's top aides emailed me on christmas eve and said look, mrs. clinton, i'm shocked that you would kind of joke about. this she really did fall and she really has been advised to take bed rest. i will take them at their word but nevertheless in the eyes of a lot of people it is a bit of a convenient timing. mrs. clinton hasn't been seen in public. her health is badly compromised, i hope she is getting medical attention. i don't know if she has gone to the hospital. it doesn't look like she has. but does this mean she will testify after she leaves office, margie? >> i don't think this is convenient timing. she has gone to over 100 countries as secretary of state. i feel nauseous hearing about her schedule. i take her at her word. if there is anybody who would not be afraid to testify in front of congress it's hillary clinton. >> laura: why do you say that? >> because she has been through so much. she has continued to get back out there and face will thats. personal and professional for decades. fearlessly and courageously. >> what does that have to

mrs. clinton is making excellent progress.hey also predict a full recovery. >>> 2013 arrives in the u.s. in just a matter of hours. the wait is especially exciting and cold for folks in new york city's times square. >>> welcome back, everybody. with less than six hours until 2013, hundreds of thousands of people are in new york's times square for the annual new year's eve celebration. many of them arrived before dawn to get the best spots to watch mayor michael plume berg and the world famous rockettes drop the giant ball at the stroke of midnight. security is very tight. police are checking all bags, plus no alcohol is allowed. if you think it's cold here, windchills are going to make it feel well below freezing tonight in the big apple. police in our area will be out in force looking for drunk drivers. if you've had too much to drink, don't put your life or somebody else's life at risk. for a safe ride home call sober ride at 1-800-200-taxi. fares under $30 are free. >>> a lot of people within dering about new year's eve wea

mrs. clinton has suffered a blood clot. in 198898 she was hospitalized for blood clots behind her knee. the philadelphia eagles have fired their head coach andy reed. the owner says it's time for them to move in a new direction. he was not the only one fire today. they let go of smith. the -- the bears got lovie smith. more on that at 5:00 tonight. a long-awaited trip to the post- season, but rgiii has helped the redskins to the playoffs. the fans are looking ahead to the weekend. brianne carter reports. >> on a day synonymous with celebrating, redskins fans are off to an early start. >> we are having a lot of fun. we're very excited. >> the redskins beat the cowboys sunday night 28-18, earning a division championship for the first time in more than a decade. >> we have won seven in a row and are in the playoffs. lookout, seattle. >> patrons in silver spring filling up on breakfast and many still filled with excitement from last night's game. >> the redskins carrying it out the rest of the way. >> jim believes the young players on this team have what it takes to win enough games to get

mrs. clinton who is the most traveled secretary of state in u.s. history is due to step down in the new year. many democrats want her to run for the presidency in 2016. her health is likely to be a major factory in making any decision. >> concerned about the health of the venezuelan president hugo chÁvez, suffering of further complications after cancer surgery in cuba. a television address, the vice president said mr. chÁvez's helped remains delicate. >> venezuelas fis president flew into cuba early on saturday, but it was sunday night before he could visit hugo chÁvez. the president had taken a turn for the worst and doctors were watching how he responded to treatment. finally, this somber statement. >> 19 days after undergoing surgery, president chÁvez's state of health right turns to the delicate with complications being attended to in a process not without risks. thanks to his great physical and spiritual strength, he is facing up to this difficult situation. >> the exact nature of the new complications has not been revealed. the vice president

mrs. clinton's brain keeping her in the hospital. dr. besser right here with what this means. and what mrs. clinton just told barbara walters after becoming the most traveled secretary of state. >> are you exhausted? >> i am. to be honest, i am. >>> the big chill. a million americans in times square tonight. this evening, the security, the weather. some of the coldest temperatures of the winter. and what we didn't note about something else that will be falling at midnight. ginger zee in times square. >>> and, so long. >> so long. so long. so long. >> the man who said himself, "the show must go on." the first new year's without dick clark, as we heard tonight from his wife. she answers the one question she says so many have been asking her. >>> good evening on this new year's eve. diane counting down with her family. tonight, the other countdown here. the one in washington. tonight, no deal. lawmakers are taking this country over the fiscal cliff. as one senator said today, something has gone terribly wrong when the biggest threat to our economy is our congress. let's get right

mrs. clinton is in dublin ireland, today on one of one of her last foreign trips. she admitted she's looking forward to the quiet life. >> i'm, frankly, looking forward to returning to living a life that enjoys a lot of simple pleasures, and gives me time for family and friends and other pursuits. >> mrs. clinton was also asked if president clinton will become the new ambassador to ireland. she said her husband will continue the work he's been doing in ireland with or without the title of ambassador. >>> a new survey indicates michelle obama could successfully follow in hillary clinton's footsteps wa political career. public policy polling asked illinois voters who they would choose in a hypothetical matchup between mrs. obama and the current senator, mark kirk. the poll has the first lady leading 51% to 40%. senator kirk has been sidelined from capitol hill for nearly a year now since suffering a stroke. mrs. obama has never indicated any interest at all in seeking political office. >>> ellen facing a controversy. why a conservative group is upset about her new co

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mrs. clinton before approving him. bad news for four dead americans. hillary's testimony is months overdue. i hope mrs. clinton backs up her promise. i take full responsibility for benghazi -- remember that. i hope you do, madam secretary. i hope we don't let those men die without honest answers. i hope a lot. in sports and business, my former careers, once you hope -- you have already lost. kimberly, wow. >> she's going to come back and testify and then what? >> well, this has been disappointing. why did we are to put the big push on her to come and do the right thing? she has a health issue, she has a health issue. concussion -- memory loss involved? you know? what is the extent of this? i don't know. it just seems highly suspicious -- from a cynical former prosecutor. >> you call it typical clintonesque. >> yeah. i am not really buying this. i am not sure, eric, if she does testify, we are going to get all the answers, anyway. the clintons haven't been the most forthcoming in their testimony, when they have been sworn under oath. i hope that the g.o

mrs. clinton before approving him. bad news for four dead americans. hillary's testimony is months overdue. i hope mrs. clinton backs up her promise. i take full responsibility for benghazi -- remember that. i hope you do, madam secretary. i hope we don't let those men die without honest answers. i hope a lot. in sports and business, my former careers, once you hope -- you have already lost. kimberly, wow. >> she's going to come back and testify and then what? >> well, this has been disappointing. why did we are to put the big push on her to come and do the right thing? she has a health issue, she has a health issue. concussion -- memory loss involved? you know? what is the extent of this? i don't know. it just seems highly suspicious -- from a cynical former prosecutor. >> you call it typical clintonesque. >> yeah. i am not really buying this. i am not sure, eric, if she does testify, we are going to get all the answers, anyway. the clintons haven't been the most forthcoming in their testimony, when they have been sworn under oath. i hope that the g.o

mrs. clinton's role. she does take she stakes responsibility, and she promises to testify about what happened at the house foreign affairs committee hearings held next month. for more on this let's go to the former spokesperson for the last four united states ambassadors to the united nations, and he joins us from los angeles. good morning, rick. >> good morning, eric. thanks for having me. >> secretary of state clinton says she will raise her right hand and she will testify about what happened, what she knew and this sort of thing. what do you expect she will say? >> first of all let's make it perfectly clear. the senate should make sure that she is still the secretary of state when she testifies. we should not move forward and make john carey the next secretary of state if hillary clinton has not testified as the sretary of state. i is a this because they held an incredible press conference that really crystallized the issues of benghazi and the failings of the report. this report didn't name names, and

mr. clinton tax increases as far as the eye can see under mr. obama. >> wheno the spendg cuts happen, sarah? >> never. >> and you often see the tax increases kick in and inhe health care law, and spending never gets cut. >> i think you need to look where the spending goes, providereventive care. and we saw 80 million acces preventative care and that's a net savings for the entire health care system passed on to all of us. >> how have job cuts we've en the medical device makers, they're soued the horn about them. how does it help the broad economy though? >> what you're seeing is readjusting of the economy. most of this tax money ces out ofhose m making 250,000 or mo more, an increase on those individuals. at the same time that we're finding out her on capitol hill about a drease on those making 250 or less, so, majority of amerans. when we have this increase on aery small portion, we see that those folks are welcoming this increase, a poll released the day befor christm put thugh american express and the harrison group, saw that 67% of those mak

mrs. clinton's hair since september '97. >> reporter: isabel goats has been the woman behind hillary clinton's hair for 15 years. her styles evolved from the cover of the 2003 memoir to chelsea's wedding two years ago. >> it's always good when hair off the face. >> reporter: the same is true for an inaugural ball but with one twist. >> we wanted to be much more creative and active. could use that. >> reporter: now isabel has created seven different beautiful hair styles perfect for an inaugural ball. isabel tell me about them. >> what we decide to do was make the up do more young and fussy and elegant but sexy. updos for for a while i think very old-fashioned. a lot of people are afraid to get one. we did something very loose and friendly. had a bowl in the hay. this is very like the femme fatale look. we did something more -- something edgy and higher banks for her. she has a beautiful curly hair. so we're making it bigger and again lot of texture and dramatic. >> reporter: whatever style you settle on isabel's biggest piece of advice? think about the final finished head to toe look. >> i thi

mrs. clinton is being held at the new york presbyterian hospital. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has suffered new complications while undergoing cancer treatment. chavez had surgery in cuba after the cancer returned 18 months ago. but three weeks ago chavez developed a respiratory infection. the vice president left venezuela to visit chavez, and it is a sign things could be going downhill. >>> nine people are dead after a charter bus carrying 40 people ripped through a guardrail and fell several hundred feet down the snowy slope. this happened yesterday morning in eastern oregon. officials say rescue workers were using ropes to help retrieve people from the scene. the bus was on its way to vancouver from las vegas. >>> the father of the gunman who opened fire in the connecticut school has claimed his son's body. a spokesperson for the family says that peter lanza claimed the remains of adam lanza. adam lanza killed 20 first graders and six adults at the sandy hook elementary school after shooting his mother earlier, in her home. >>> well, christmas is over and it is time to start get

mrs. clinton will spend the morning at the hospital as doctors keep her under close watch. they say she'll be under observation for 48 hours. as you mentioned, a blood clot was mentioned after she came in for a routine exam. it was a follow-up actually to a concussion that she suffered earlier this month. now she has been given blood thinners for this blood clot and those blood thinners will take effect and will actually take a few months before they dissipate the blood clot and doctors, as i said will keep her under close observation. >> marlie hall at presbyterian hospital this morning. thank you. >>> meanwhile the final day of fiscal cliff negotiations. hopes of reaching a wide-ranging deal to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts is all but gone. without a plan in place by midnight it will cost americans an additional $536 billion. spending would be reduced by $110 billion, and the cuts would be felt in all areas of the government. economists have warned that going over the cliff would cause a spike in unemployment and trigger another recession. this morning t

mrs. clinton to encourage her to run for the race of mayor next year. n reportedly showed no interest. >> shocking. >>> well, a search is under way here in new york for a man accused of pushing another man to his death in the subway. witnesses say the 58-year-old victim was shoved from the platform into the path of an oncoming train. he tried to climb out. but it was just too late. moments earlier, surveillance cameras captured the suspect arguing with the victim. several subway riders who witnessed the death had to be treated for trauma. >>> doctors say flu season is already under way, arriving weeks ahead of schedule. this is the earliest season in a decade. and the strain could be particularly severe, especially in children and the elderly. five states, from texas to tennessee, already are reporting widespread cases. a reminder to get your flu shot and get it earlier than last year. >> get that needle. look away. >> i have to dig my nails into my arm so i don't feel the prick. been doing it since i was a kid. >>> "monday night football" it's now a fou

neighbors it's really not because it cares one way or the other what the philippines over though mrs clinton has called the stop trying to see the west philippine sea that's a very strategic part of the walt a lot of shipping costs through that area and. when there are so many players involved you cannot control them all and if one goes off then really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. and coming up later states of stability. disorder raising temperatures in moscow are tropical sensors in the air in the front of brazil's in town to meet with the work of wardrobe you're going to see more of. the international scandal small where the death of former russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko is gaining momentum a british pre inquest review has revealed that living and go was on the payroll of both the u.k. and spanish secret services when he was poisoned six years ago the court in london also appears to be implicating the russian state in his murder more on this from artie's law's myth this is not just about the sort of salacious details of spying on

mrs. clinton will work from home next week and will not testify to congress about the benghazi attack in libyaat least at this point. >>> time for us to talk about our weather and, boy, it was pretty rainy out there today. let's check in with meteorologist mark tamayo to find out if the showers will linger throughout the night. >> the rain showers and also cold temperatures, tough to be outside today, with readings only in the 40s for most of the region. only in the 40s. as far as rainfall totals, did pick up late this morning into the afternoon hours. radar loop throughout the afternoon showing numbers did add up, especially after the 2:00 or 3:00 hour. san francisco, 0.15. santa rosa, 0.20. san jose, 0.14. livermore, 0.17. as far as temperatures, that was another big part of our weather story today. look at all the 40s. these were the afternoon highs. santa rosa topped out at 46 degrees. concord, 47. san jose, only 49 degrees. as far as right now on live storm tracker 2, activity has been on the decrease. we do have this winter weather advisory toward lake county until sunday morning. snowfa

and its neighbors it's really not because it cares one way or the other for the philippines it mrs clinton has all the time to see the west philippine sea that's a very astute part of the world a lot of shipping through that area and and when there are so many players involved you cannot control them all any one of those laws then really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. and i just had for you in the program here are overly heavy petting and jumping by the book the dog officially limits the level of love you can show to your pet but the new and see the legislation upsets the country's one hundred thousand open zoom files without coming up or for a short break. in. the ride that takes your breath away to reading across the sky as it was a mohnish good you know the biggest salt lake in europe and more than two hundred species of birds but also it is him on the verge of extinction on these islands in the south of russia they find shelter before migrating twelve of parts of the world paladins as well as other species of the monish who do low feed on faith t

its neighbors it's really not because it cares one way or the other but the philippines although mrs clinton has called the stuff trying to see the west philippine sea that's a very strategic part of the walt a lot of shipping costs through that area and. when there are so many players involved you cannot control them all and if one goes off then really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. now it's round billed to last a chinese man prepares for the predicted mayan apocalypse with fantasy book style survival parts get the full story on our website. also their fathers are from the scene of a building collapse in solvent russia which killed at least five people and injured over a dozen. the i.a.e.a. has concluded its mission to duran and made good progress according to iran's envoy to the nuclear watchdog however the two sides of fail to agree on the inspection of a military base in parchin which is suspected of nuclear weapons related activity in monaco she asians are scheduled for january the u.s. meanwhile has announced a new economic sanctions against iran

mrs. clinton is being treated for a blood clot in her head. argaret brennan is at new york presbyterian hospital and good evening, margaret. >> good evening to you, rebecca. secretary clinton and her top aides are inside this hospital. we now know she is being treated for a blood clot inside her head. according to a statement just released by her doctors, quote, this is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. it did not result in a stroke or neuro logical damage. this comes after clinton was hospitalized on sunday. this was former president bill clinton leaving the hospital this afternoon where his wife will remain for at least another day. the 65-year-old was last seen in public on december 7 in northern ireland where she spoke about life after her retirement from the state department. >> i look forward to coming back and having some time just to relax and spend a few hours talking with friends and thinking about things besides public life. >> reporter: clinton develops a stomach v

how her seven years on the wal-mart board of directors continue to play a part in her life quote mrs clinton maintains close ties to wal-mart executives to the democratic party and the tightly knit arkansas business community her husband former president bill clinton speaks frequently to wal-mart's current chief executive at least scott jr it's not just their board of directors wal-mart is also a founding member of an organization called business forward which is dedicated. quote helping bring more business leaders into the policymaking process but do we really need more business leaders in the policymaking process to discuss this i'm joined now by rachel kurz yes she is a producer here at r.t. nice to theory time to so tell us more about what this is business forward sure so luckily enough business forwards pretty president c.e.o. named jim doyle actually went on c.-span washington journal this morning to explain a little bit more about how business ford works and i was hoping we could take a look at his explanation of what we do is we bring business leaders from around the country to brief

mrs. clinton and former president clinton would like to buy a house in the hamptons or upstate new york. > san jose the last in a series of four meetings will be held tonight on the hiring of a new police chief. chris moore will step down next month after serving less than two years. the goal of the meetings to gain public input. >>> reminder, mark calendars for the abc7 share your holiday food drive, this wednesday. meet the news team as we broadcast live from around the bay area taking your donations for local food banks. for more information and a location nearest you go to abc7news.com/community. >>> still ahead, up or down just released survey telling drivers what to expect when it comes to the price at the pump. >>> crash site recovery new item found at the scene where mexican-american superstar jenni rivera's plane went down. >>> lines fall and flames rip through a big rig in the east bay overnight. the dangerous situation that made this fire more troublesome. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney at san francisco general, a man is dead, a woman fighting for her life, after both were fou

mrs. clinton was hospitalized with a blood clot.his is video of the day that she reportedly contract ad stomach virus while on an overseas visit which doctors say may have caused her to faint later that week and fall at home in the process she suffered a concussion. now she has got this blood clot. are they related? and how serious might her condition be? we know she is in the hospital right now. dr. steven garner, chairman of radiology at new york mest difficult hospital and an expert on this kind of thing. they haven't said where the clot is and the location in the body is very important. >> clots can be in the heart, lungs anywhere in the body. things they're telling us how long they will treated and way it presented leads you more toward the leg. assuming it is the leg we shouldn't be surprised she would have a clot. she has all the things going for her would be a clot. for example, her plane rides. very low humidity on the plane. the blood the gets very dry and begins to clot and form the clot that we're talking about. she is o

mrs. clinton will be unable to testify next thursday before the house and senate panel on the benghazi attack and haeg healing from the concussion and in a statement that says, quote, while suffering from a stomach virus, secretary clinton became die hydrated suffering a concussion and she's continuing to be monitored by her doctors, end quote. wish her the best. >> jamie: and also, well, as we reported earlier this hour, there are a lot of new details emerging about the heroism of teachers and faculty who literally put themselves between themselves and the gunman and barricading themselves. and a librarian says she heard a scuffle on the intercom and called the office and the secretary told her as the incident was going on there's an incident going on in the school and she huddled with students in a storage room until the police arrived and parents rushed to the scene hoping and praying that their child was one of the ones that survived. my next guest's eight-year-old daughter attended sandy elementary and survived the shooting. and brenda tells what her child experienced. we're gritful that

mrs. clinton has been recovering at home from aen concussion. an aide tells us she's looking forward to resuming her schedule. >>> we're going to turn this evening now to the nation's increasingly divisive gun control debate, just a day after we showed you this scene in los angeles. people lining up in their cars to participate in a one-day gun buy-back program. that etch fort brought in more than 2,000 firearms in exchange for gift certificates. but barely two weeks after the newtown, connecticut, school shootings, another debate heating up about whether to bring guns into schools. a new poll suggests 64% of americans think arming at least one school official would be at least some what effective. but what about arming the teachers? abc's cecilia vega tonight with some of those teachers who say yes. >> okay, so, now what do i do? >> reporter: the gun is fake, but these utah teachers fear the threat facing their classrooms is very real. today, 200 of those teachers became students -- >> ready to fire. >> reporter: packing a conference room on th

its neighbors it's really not because it cares one way or the other but the philippines although mrs clinton has called the stuff trying to see the west pull in that's a very strategic part of the world a lot of shipping through that area and. when there are so many players involved you cannot control them all and if you want to go then really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. and coming up later this hour as states of stability in. this part of the freezing temperatures in moscow are tropical sciences in there the president of brazil is in town said to meet with the russian leader for more germany going to score later this hour. then the national scandal sparked by the death of former russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko is gaining momentum a british pretty inquests review has a real that litvinenko was on the payroll of both the u.k. and spanish secret services when he was poisoned six years ago a court in london also heard evidence apparently implicate in the russian state in his murder up more on this from marty's lawyer smith. this is no

and its neighbors it's really not because it cares one way or the other for the philippines or mrs clinton has called the south china sea the west philippine sea that's a very strategic part of the walt a lot of shipping through that area and. when there are so many players involved you cannot control them all and if one goes off then really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. are there still ahead for you in the program here on our new tools with the wrong could soon be back on track to run at the u.n. atomic agency both craze a recent visit by inspectors by the team once again being from accessing a suspicious ministry site. plus the going to shock officially diminish the level of love you can show your pads for the new and aleksey that just lation upsets the country's one hundred thousand open zoo files that are now the stores which will. the san bernardino california police force left to shrink by eighty officers this year to cover their budget deficit during a local meeting the chief of police laid out the city's problems the sea is facing waves of g

mrs. clinton tonight?> we know that she came back from her last trip nine days ago with a stomach bug, earlier in the week, she became dehydrated, fainted, have a concussion, she did not go to the hospital. doctors are monitoring her. this means that she'll not testify this week about the attack on the mission in benghazi and the killing of our ambassador there, the republican chair of the house committee not happy about that. but abc's jake tapper has learned that john kerry will be tapped as the replacement. for hillary clinton. so, david, there's a chance she'll never testify what happened in benghazi. david? >> two developments tonight, hillary clinton recovering from a fall and a possible secretary of state kerry in our future. david kerley, thank you tonight. >>> when we come back here on the broadcast from newtown, connecticut, the profound question, how does this community celebrate christmas? look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chro

china and its neighbors it's really not because here's one way or the other that the philippines mrs clinton has called the south china sea the west in sea that's a very strategic part of the world a lot of shipping through that area and. when there are so many players that involved you cannot control them or any one of those are in really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. the i.a.e.a. has concluded its mission to tehran and made good progress that's according to iran's envoy to the nuclear watchdog however the two sides did fail to agree on the inspection of a military base in parchin which is suspected of nuclear weapons related activity and more negotiations now shut you off for january that the u.s. meanwhile has announced new economic sanctions against iran blacklisting twelve companies and individuals associated with tehran says nuclear energy program iran's israel is using the atomic issue as a convenient bogeyman to justify its own weapons program but that's according to tehran's former top diplomat in an interview with are coming your way in full

its neighbors it's really not because it cares one way or the other but the philippines though mrs clinton has called the stuff trying to see the west. that's a very strategic part of the world a lot of shipping through that area and. when there are so many players involved you cannot control them all and if one goes off then really it would be very hard to control the situation bring it under control. now it's round and built to last a chinese man provides for the predicted my an apocalypse with fantasy book style so vital parts get the full story on my website. and also read such as from the scene of a building collapse in solomon russia which killed at least five people and injured over. the international scandal sponsored by the death of former russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko is gaining momentum a british a pretty in question view has revealed that litvinenko was on the payroll of both the u.k. and spanish secret services when he was poisoned six years ago a court in london also appears to be implicated in the russian state and has made up more on this from marty's no

explaining our seven years on the wal-mart board of directors continued to play a part in her life quote mrs clinton maintains close ties to wal-mart executives to the democratic party and the tightly knit arkansas business community her husband former president bill clinton speaks frequently to wal-mart's current chief executive h. least jr and it's not just their board of directors momart is also a founding member of an organization called business forward which is dedicated to quote help bring more business leaders into the policy making process but do we really need more business leaders in the policymaking process to discuss this i'm joined now by rachel curteous a producer here at r t so rachel can you tell us more about this organization move forward sure so business forward is essentially an organization designed to make sure that business leaders get the chance to speak to high level government officials and luckily for us jim doyle the president and founder of business forward was on c.-span this morning so i thought it might be a good opportunity to let him explain a little bit more what

mrs. clinton as same. if this is a five-year old clinton suffered a concussion several weeks ago after she fainted while recovering from a stomach virus. she was supposed to return to work this week. we will be right back. >> hundred of thousands of minimum-wage workers in 10 states will see a pay boost in the new year. according to the nonprofit advocate advocacy group the national employment law project, rhode island workers will see the biggest paycheck increases in average of $510 a year for the average worker. the group says workers and nine other states including colorado, florida and ohio will see the minimum wage jump between 10 to 15¢ an hour. an estimated 855,000 workers will be affected by the changes. in 2013, 19 states and the district of columbia will have rates above the federal level. lawmakers are trying the head off a possible doubling of milk prices in january. both parties on the house and senate agriculture committees have agreed to one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired

mrs. clinton agreed to testify before the senate foreign relations committee about the attack in benghaziled chris steven asks three other americans. >> and just 24 days remain until the deadline for-to-avoid the fiscal cliff and both sides are playing hard ball. issue taxes and revenues. bush era tax cuts expire the first of the year. democrats want tochl tend them to the middle class but not the wealthy. republicans appeared to signal their willing to discuss increasing revenues but not necessarily by taxing the rich. >> there are a lot of things possible to put this on the table. none of us are going to be impossible. the president insists on this position. insisting on my way in the highway. >> democratsç& responded saying it doesn't work without raising tax autos because republicans are holding the tax cuts as they have all along, hostage to tax cuts for the wealthy. >> economists say the uncertainty about gaining steam dead in its track autos a jobs report balances out phone shall of going over that fiscal cliff this, is adding2÷, 136,000 people added to payrolls and national unemp

mr. clinton. >> before i came on your show tonight, i spoke with sources who are very close to bill and hillaryand they told me that bill clinton and barack obama ave had a major falling out. lou: wow, after all the campaigning? the elegant speech, really? >> because of this estrangement, i'm told, is back to the presidential election when clinton struck a deal with obama. in the deal, clinton said he'd give the nominating speech and go out and campaign for obama, but in return, he wanted a couple things from the president. first, clinton wanted to be a allowed to name the next chairman of the democratic national committee to have effective control of the party apparatus and all the money that goes with that. lou: that's a big gift. >> well, he did a big deal for obama. lou: right. >> secondly, he wanted obama to agree that he would back hillary if she runs for president in 2016, and that was a verbal commitment he believed he had from barack obama. shortly after the election, according, again, to my sources, clinton sent obama a list of five names from which he could choose the next chairman o

mr. speaker, secretary clinton, mrs. bush, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, my family. i come before you today to humble the welcome a legendary human rights champion, aung san suu kyi, for a ceremony many of us never thought would happen. surely foreign affairs subcommittee asia pacific, up when my friend joe crowley worked to pass the gold medal in 2008, aung san suu kyi was serving her thirteenth year under house arrest incarcerated for exercising freedom of speech and daring to challenge a military and the. your presence here is nothing short of a miracle. patriots succeed because of miracles. the sound of freedom can never be silenced. is a testament to the incredible strength of your convictions and the depth of your aspirations for burma to achieve democracy. you have made the time to visit us during this momentous visit. aung san suu kyi is someone who needs no introduction because there are no words to adequately describe the sacrifice this woman has in toward for 15 years. we know the incredible story of her dedication and her love for her beloved homeland and

mrs. clinton was never questioned for the report. did that surprise you? >> it surprised me that the herself was not questioned. it was labeled a criminal investigation and not a terrorist attack. are we learning more on what we are able to glean? and cables were spent and warning about the concerns . some of them could reach the top official in the state department. why haven't we learned. >> what happened in benghazi is a terrible tragedy and we have to make sure there are no benghazi in the hillary clinton has been the finest secretary of state that this country has had as far as i am concerned and she has accepted 29 recommendations of the board that made the recommendations and had gone a step further and appointed a secretary of high risk post. but nearly things have gone astray. the report provides a great detail. there was not enough secretary between the people abroad and experts in the middle east. there was a reliance on militia to protect our citizens and we have to make sure that doesn't happen again. congress has to play a role. they have und

mrs. clinton's case, the combination of the infection, the dehydration withe the trauma to the, maybe shemaybfell on that right side of the head. >> is there any area where it is more dangerous to develop a blood clot? >> any this venus sinus can be dangerous, you can havee seizures, convulsions, focal deficits, so it is possible that any damage to clotting can be a serious problem. however, in this case, there was no focal deficit. the person was normal except foc headache or other manifestations that we don't know, but the fact that you're doing well, it looks like all you need to do is be given blood thinner. she should be completely normal. >> and but here's the question, the concern i had. this is her second blood clot, o couple yearsod ago, she suffered one in her leg.eg the fact that it's happened again, is there, should there bd more of a concern now? >> well, the previous blood clot was in the oleg, and those are - they only go to the lungs, they don't go to the brain, but thet treatment is the same. the you do give the same anti coagulants. so in this case, this is the first time sh

mrs. clinton was hospitalized last night. we'll get to the latest on her condition. but first, a look at some of the other stories we're following for you this monday morning. a meeting is set as lawmakers work to avoid the fiscal cliff. but the clock is winding down. i don't know about you, but i'm so tired of talking about this. >> i feel the exact same way. >> just go over the cliff, get something done so we can stop talking about it. >>> a chilly end to 2012. it is cold out there. old man winter reminding us what time of year it is. a large part of the nation will ring in the new year with temperatures below freezing. >> we wouldn't know anything about that because it is hot as -- >> in the studio you mean. >> yes. >> maybe it's warm because i have my new slippers on that rob got me. >> that's not fair. >> you can put them in the microwave. >> really? >> yes. >>> but if warm, sunny skies are more your style, pasadena is the place to be. we'll take you behind the scenes of the annual rose parade to see how an army of volunteers build the majestic floats that smell

mrs. clinton is recuperating at home and the secretary of state will testify before congress next month. >> and in africa, the united states is closing its embassy in the country of the central after condition republic. the state department is ordering the american ambassador and all his staff to leave immediately. rebels there have been closing in on the capital this week. an air force c-40 evacuated 40 americans overnight and the u.s. is telling all americans there to get out now. out now. >>> this just in to the fox 5 newsroom. russian president vladimir putin has signed a bill that bars americans from adopting russian children. we've been following this story and beth parker has more on the impact now here at home. >> reporter: tatiana mcfadden is a three time gold medalist sprinter in the paralimpics. she was adopted in 1994. >> i was adopted age six. no russian family wanted to adopt me. >> a woman from howard county maryland rescued her from that orphanage. >> i saw her and i looked at her and i said that is going to be my mom. >> reporter: years later, they are devastated that russ

mrs. clinton back to testify? >> we hope that she will fulfill her desire to come before our committee.will happen. they have not shut the door on that, but i know as robert frost says, who knows what will happen. we have every expectation she will. that is our strict request and we hope she makes good on it. >> arthel: is there any way to ensure that these hearings will not be politicized? if you want the american people to get the real answers you have to keep politics out of it. >> it's very hard to keep politics out of anything we do in congress. what we're talking about is terrorist attack with four americans lost their lives, even though they requested more security and more help. we want to know what went wrong and to prevent another benghazi. american lives are at stake all over the world. we are targets. we want to make sure that another benghazi is not going to happen and only way you can do that is examine what happened with this one. >> arthel: congresswoman, thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. >> rick: we are learning new details about the precious lives that w