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that she's not giving any cover whatsoever to the republicans who voted for this tax compromise bill,s obamau make of that? >> she's already made her choice. she understands there's no place -- there's no place for her in establishment republican party. the people who backed her to begin with think that she's a real contender for some break-away party. every time she talks about her own party being a weak party, her own party not understanding economics, every time we see her attack her own party it's because she really does believe she's going to be a serious break-away candidate and the looney tunes on the tea bagger's side that had been out in the streets are going to come to her aid in the end. the truth is, palin has become the crazy queen. and she can't change that image between now and the next election, i can promise you. >> mike papantonio, always a pleasure. great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >>> couch empt final pages in the "playbook" tonight, hundreds of workers have shown up to help shovel out tcf stadium for the vikings' 55th anniversary game against the chicag

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s. others have been lifted. president obama will unveil the latest strategic review of afghanistan. the president is expected to say that security has improved enough. still, much depends on the readiness of afghan forces. they look at some of the progress being made. >> there are more american troops fighting in afghanistan than before. the president reviewed says it progressively seeks the caliban -- taliban. >> a year ago, overwhelming consensus among the talking heads was that afghanistan was doomed. that conclusion has proven false. the momentum of opposition, and in some cases, reversed. >> president obama once combat troops out by the end of 2014. it depends on the readiness of the afghan forces to protect the afghan people. it has been a marked improvement of the afghan forces that are in charge. president obama and is likely to highlight their successes. when it comes to the biggest battles with them, the american forces will have to do the fighting. >> his government has fallen far short of expectations. >> corruption is widespread. when you don't have a sense of direction

make obama a one-term president. 2010's most defining moment. >> are you surprised that they want to make him a one-time president? >> most defining political moment. that was the category. turncoat of the year. >> lebron james. >> good one. >> great basketball player. walks away from cleveland and turns his back on the hometown fans and goes to miami and does it in a big televised show. back hands his home people. >> do you think he got away from it? >> i don't think so. they are booing him all over the league. >> eleanor? >> i interpret turncoat as a positive think and lisa murkowski who left the republican party and was a write-in candidate and with the tea party, lived to tell the tale. >> what is she now? >> still a republican. >> but without a party. >> and turncoat of the year, army private first class bradley manning. that traitor went into a computer system, where he had access to top secret document, downloaded reames of these top secret documents, on to a lady gaga cd, and passed them off to wiki-leaks. >> the desecration of lady gaga, too. >> true. >> and lebron james is

president obama urged the senate to try again. kron 4's jonathan bloom has reaction on "don't ask, don't tell." >> the question on the form was, do you have home sexual tendencies. >> reporter: that was during the vietnam era. when being gay or lesbian would get you kicked out of the service. >> used it to get out. it was a quick path to exit. >> reporter: it's still not legal for them to serve openly in the milliary and it's illegally for the commandrs to act. >> however, the compromise went against military values of honor, integrity and duty by causing people to lie. >> reporter: he is a lawyer who advocates for gay and lesbian solders. he says american culture changed and the military needs to catch up. >> the secretary of defense, chairman of the joints chiefs of staff all say it is time to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." >> vote that would have ended the policy fell three votes short. now with a week left, some are scrambling to bring it to another vote this time all by itself. >> there is a possibility to get 60 votes. there are sev

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s out. >> president obama gave some local students a holiday gift.talk to "dateline" about their daughters testimony. >>> the redskins announced donovan mcnabb will be benched the rest of the season. plus the end of an era. >>> and a rite of passage for childhood. writing letters to santa. it is what kids are asking for that is striking a chord with postal workers. >>> president obama paid a visit to young students in arlington, virginia. he read to about 90 second graders. he read from his new christmas book, our new cldren's book, go of thee i sing. he had a spial message to students. he encouraged them to beind to each other during the holiday season and to think about how they can be nicer to those who are less fortunate. >>> general motors is recalling r 100,000 vehicles. the models being recalled are the 11 versions of the cadillac srx, chevrolet equinox and the gmc terrain. they discovered the problems in september. there have been no injuries or crashes reported. gm said its dealers will fix the problem for free and customer will be notified.

s>> barack obama and harry reid played politics on this.now how many hearings there were on the dream act in the last years? zero. no amendments passed. they failed to get cloture. is that a way to pass serious legislation? is this bill so perfectly dreamed up, so to speak, three years ago we shouldn't have debate on committee on it in the normal mark-up and testimony from experts? it's a come mycated matter deal -- complicated matter dealing with the immigration. it's political gamut to make republicans look anti-hispanic. i don't think it will work. >> it was political deal by republicans to make devils out of anybody who has come to this country, it's a country of immigrants and that their children of parents who served in the military are not allowed to be citizens. it's anti-american, bill. the talk show host, the right wing talk show host would beat up any republican who supported a realistic effort. >> usually legislation, there is hearing and mark-up and expert witnesses. none of it. political attempt to jam this through. >> chris:

obama eligibility for office. in videos posted on youtube he aligned himself with the so- called birther movement which questions whether or not sw6oba is a natural born citizen that the u. squires for presidents. he would gladly deploy if obama's original birth certificate were reltj)q undepraved authentic. during closing arguments a military prosecutor told the jury lay kin had been properly charged and should be found guilty. the 17 year veteran was found guilty voíof missing moving by design. the conviction carries a potential two-year sentence but his lawyer argued the jury defined him of failure to go which only carried a potential sentence of one swymonths the division has to do whether he missed the flight by design. >>> he already pleaded guilty to another charge against him he now faces up to 3 and-a-half years in prison and dismissal from the army. Ñbe sentenced by the jury. kelly swoope abc2 news. >>> all aboard, and unloaded on amtrak for the first time in almost a decade amtrak is going m÷you bring unloaded guns on to trains. you can only do this on trains with checked baggage. unloaded guns will be stored in train lockers you have to came amtrak at least 24

so barack obama was re-elected when. s won the house. he's got a very strong hand to play. >> washington, d.c., when last week he actually screwed up and now he's the prince of the city. this whole notion that he's guaranteed victory, i'm sorry, the map has absolutely changed. what took place on november 2nd is still there. how will the tea party folks coming in in january change the dynamics of washington, d.c.? >> if this juices up growth just a bit, if the president can get up to 2 1/2, 3% growth, forget anything else. go by historical models, the state of the economy, gdp. you can fairly, without fail, predict presidential elections just on that. >> he's still got a very steep hill to climb on unemployment. getting it down to the numbers that he needs. even half a percent growth is not going to bring all of the jobs that he needs for re-election. if you wake up today and see a poll that says 27% of people, only 27% think that he's going to get elected. another poll shows that he has only 40% approval. this is not his only problem. bu

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s more like cars and less like light trucks. >> president obama is optimistic the democrats and republicans will work their way to agreements on several issues in the next few weeks. despite all the nasty rhetoric out of congress, the biggest debate now were over extending unemployment benefits for those who lost their jobs and extending tax cuts for rich. john hendron reports. >> it's a kind of congressional shutdown. all 42 republican senators say they will block most other bills until the bush year tax cuts are extended for everyone, including the wealthy. >> we're going to extend the current stock rates. we're not going to raise taxes on anybody. the only thing we're discussing now is just how long that extension will be. >> democrats want them extended only for those earnings under a quarter million dollars. they say republicans are holding struggling americans hostage by blocking an extension of unemployment benefits to save tax breaks for the rich. >> where is the moral outrage? >> president obama awaiting arising republican tide on capitol hill on january is struggling to broker a c

long- range nuclear missiles based in the united states and russia and s ets up a monitoring and verification system. president obama says the new pact will make america safer. >> this is the most significant arms control agreement in decades. this sends a powerful signal soot -- signal to the world that republicans and democrats stand together on behalf of our security. >> the president said the new treaty will also strengthen u.s. relations with russia and help the nations make progress on issues such as enforcing sanctions against iran. the president also praised congress for passing another measure to provide -- to provide billions of dollars in aid to first responders and their families. >>> time is running out for san francisco's mayor to approval a new -- to approve a new hiring law in the city. criticism is coming from san mateo county where they are lobbying hard to get that law vetoed. david stevenson has more on the controversy. >> reporter: well, you might think everyone might approve of the idea to hire more local workers to do construction work in -- in their own county but this is pitting san francisc

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obama. >> a tough negotiator and a veteran troubleshooter. having worked with tcratic assoe 1970's. europe's war in bosnia, he persuaded the leaders of the warring parties to go to some unlikely surroundings. making it clear to them that they would not be leaving until a peace deal was signed. >> on paper we have peace. making it work is our next and greatest challenge. >> he approached the challenge of afghanistan with no less enthusiasm, reportedly discussing it with his pakistani dr. well being prepared for surgery. >> in terms of the level of energy and his networks, he was incomparable. >> he stuck to the people who were very arrogant, which is not the way of the politician. in some places he may have believed that he could succeed, like bosnia. let the tragedy is that he has died now, the hour before he would have come into his own in a negotiation. all of the neighbors would have been brought together in a final peace deal. >> paying tribute, president obama says millions of people around the world have lives that were saved and enriched by his work. richard holbrooke died be

s more like cars and less like light trucks. >> president obama is optimistic the decrats and republicans will work their way to agreements on several ises in the next few weeks. despite all the nasty rhetoric out of congss, the biggest debate now were over extending unemployment benefits for those who lost their jobs and extending tax cuts for rich. john hendron reports. >> it's a kind of congressional shutdown. all 42 republican senators say they will ock most other bills until the bush year tax cuts are extended for everyone, including the wealthy. >> we're going to extend the current stock rates. we're not going to raise taxes on anybody. the only thing we'r discussing now is just howong that extension will be. >> democrats want them extended only for those earnings under a quarter million dollars. they say republicans are holding struggling americans hostage by blocking an extension of unemployment benefits to save tax breaks for the rich. >> where is the moral outrage? >> presidt obama awaiting arising republican tide on capitol hill on january is struggling to broker a compromise b

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cheers ] >> the temperature of signing was held -- the ceremony of s igning was held and it will fulfills the campaign pledge by president obama. >> that's why i say to all americans, gray or straight, who want nothing more to defend this country in uniform, your country needs you, your country wants you and we will be honored to welcome you into the finest military ranks the world has ever known. >> there's a 60-day waiting period. more than 13,000 people were discharged under the 17-year- old policy. among the legal questions raised by the historic signing what to do about pending expulsion hearings and people that were ousted but would like to rejoin. >>> sources say democrats and republicans have reached a deal on healthcare and economic aid for first responders and survivors of the 9/11 attacks. they say the compromised bill provides $4 billion. that's $2 billion more than proposed by two senators. >>> this just in from washington, d.c., the senate has ratified a nuclear arms treaty with russia. that comes after 11 republicans joined democrats yesterday in a vote to bring the measure before the full senate today. after th

. >>> president obama stopped by an elementary school this morning where he read books to about 92nd graders. the s >>> coming up, will she or won't she? sarah palin talking about the polls and trying to win the white house. we will tell you what sparked this brawl in the ukraine's parliament britain hanging up the suspenders. surprises ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> sarah palin says her chance to win, the white house is still months away. she says she is considering whether to run against other likely republican candidates during the primary. a new poll shows sarah palin metrolink president obama by 22 points -- a new poll shows a sarah palin trailing president obama by 22 points. >> a primary is months and months of processing. i would be in eight to win in. >> she says she opposes the tax cut compromise just passed by

some of his greatest achievements were writing part of the pentagon papers,s peace accords and serving as president obama'sspecial envoy to pakistan and afghanistan. >>> swedish prosecutors are challenging the bailiff julian assang. earlier today a british judge granted bail as he fights extradition to sweden in a sex crimes investigation. assang is wanted for questioning after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in separate cases. he denies allegation. supporters say he is being targeted because of wikileak's decision last month. a ruling on the extradition case may not come for several weeks. >>> american doctor is in a military court in maryland today. facing a court marshal for refusing to perform his duties because he believes president obama is not elable to -- eligible to be commander-in- chief. lieutenant connel terrance lincoln part of so the called berther's movement. this group questions whether president obama is a natural born citizen. charged with refusing to deploy to afghanistan because he doubts president obama's authority. >>> new trier high school's plan to get former defense secr

eight presidents joined you from nixon to obama and you brought us each moment of o.j.'song drama. some startling shows i'll never forget, tammy faye's eyes, ted hag gart's regret. your guests made us, cry, made us think. wynona judd told you about a god wink. i hadn't heard that before so i looked the phrase 7. it's a miracle, blessing, an overfilled cup. that's what you are, and as old blue eyes might say, the best is yet to come, larry, you did it your way. congratulations, larry. [ applause ] that's from wendy, too. >> larry: thank you all. diane, until i get them, you may wear those suspenders on the abc world news. >> i will so wear them with pride and a little bit of eccentricity. >> and a blazer covering them up, larry. >> i'm sure something like that. >> yeah. exactly. >> larry: thank you, guys. thanks very much. a guest here 28 times over the years will join us for the 29th time. we're going to go live to little rock, arkansas, next. >> larry: i have spent many, many moments with him, all of them delightful. all of them informative. never dull. bill clinton is t

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s> se acusa de querer borrar de los libros de historia a los latinos,. >> más lluvia en la zona . >> ya regresamos --el presidente "barack obama" se reunio con cinco . >>tá en la zona sur oeste donde está creciendo la población latina, creo que republicanos y demócratas quieren ganar el . >> así lo dio a conocer la oficina del censo que dice que es el menor crecimiento del país en años. >> los expertos dan estos resultados a la inmigración hispana. >> son más de 50 millones de latinos y de hispanos parlantes. >> nos alegra también un poco porque este país también es de los latinos. >> somos más ya deberían hacernos caso. >> algunos analistas dicen que la poblacion latina en estados unidos será de un 16 por ciento. >> el crecimiento ha sido en los estados más conservadores. >> podrían decirse que son buenas noticias para el partido republicano . >> new york . >> el reporte de una organizacion ambiental ya provocó reacciones en el congreso bárbara boxer dijo que propondran una propuesta de ley para que haya más limpieza en el agua . >> una de las plantas de energía más antigua de california cerrara sus puerta en enero . >> muchas personas celebran este c

stocks rallied in the afternoon when president obama hinted at an agreement on tax cuts and unemployment benefits, but not enough to leave the dow or the s on the plus side. investors spent on less riskier assets. gold was up almost $10 an ounce. silver, the dollar and u.s. treasuries all followed higher. >>> barnes & noble shot up more than 10% after borders shareholders said they were prepared to make a takeover bid. the court appointed trustee said that ubs settled with the group for a half a billion dollars. the u.s. government sold off its remaining shares of citigroup exiting with the bailed out giant with a $12 billion profit for taxpayers. >>> finally, cnbc reports production of the new high-tech $100 bill is so complex and has had so many problems, the government has shut down production an quarantined more than 1 billion questionable bills. until they're able to devise a system to sort out usable bills from defective ones more than 10% of all currency on the planet will sit idle. even when they figure out the mechanized system, it will take about a year to sort through all the bills. >>> the heat are suddenly sultry, the bronco

s&p 500 was basically unchanged . now a ruling against president obama's health care overhall. a federal judge in virginia. a bush appointee rejecting a key part of the law that americans have to bay health insurance. they called it a great day for the constitution. >> this case is not about health insurance or health care. it is about liberty and the judge said as much in his order. >> rirge virge is one of two dozens states challenging the law. the white house points out two other federal judges sided with the president and pretty much all agree this will go all the way to the supreme court. shannon is there covering this. what did the judge say in this ruling? >> shepherd, the bottom line is this. when congress inacted the individual man date in this judge's opinion they stepped beyond the constitutional powers. in his ruling, judge henry huppedson had this to say. unchecked expansion suggested by the man date would provide unbridled exercise of federal police powers. for now that man date is thrown out. >> the white house is confident that the courts are going to uphold this law as constitutional in th

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obama as he signed the legislation. >> you're not gonna find 65,000 service members flying out of the closet now that this is s afe. >> reporter: she says though shout this would never -- she says she thought this day would never come and is not expecting major changes to the policy any time soon. thee says this marks the b eginning of a -- she says this marks the beginning of a new life for her. she's now gonna focus her e fforts on a future in politics. patty ty lee, ktvu channel 2 kut -- patti l eigh, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the government has decided to go paperless. 80% of checks are sent to bank accounts. but 186 million checks were m ailed last year. starting in may and no longer than the spring two years from now, everybody will receive electric payments. >> each year it will save $ 120 million in post as -- postage costs. and it's estimated that the trust fund will save as much as $1 billion. >> most of the 600,000 lost or stolen check aims will be eliminated by direct department. >>> u.s. homes sales edged up last night. the national association of realtors says 4.8 million homes were sold in november. that

s the nonal avee. ead of ear sqotski... cal one inteplus vings... at e times mo go to italone.c whatin your wt? >>> president barack obamac leaders to agree with a tax cut compromise plan. the president made his plea today to his fellow democrats. that was after senate majority leader harry reid said the deal needs more work. the president thinks it is as good as it will get and it's time to settle the debate and move on. >> there are polls right now showing the american people for the most part think it's a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy. the issue is how do i persuade the republicans in the senate who are blocking that? i have not been able to budge them. i don't think there's anything we think realistically we can budge them now. >> the agreement extends tax cuts to all americans for two years. it extends unemployment benefits for 13 months. it extends the earned income tax credit and allows businesses to write off 100% of their capital investments in 2011. congress still needs to vote on this proposal before it goes into effect. >>> city officials are looking at ways that -- the san fransisco officials f

news 4's kimberly suiters is live on the hill with more details on the obama tax plan.rly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. today at midday the tax package that they negotiated is expected to sail through the senate. earlier in the week there was a test vote. it got massive bipartisan support. republicans in this deal get no tax hike in the top bracket. democrats get unemployment benefits suspended. corn growers, even nascar. but a huge break for the heirs of the super rich. no tax on the first $10 million of inheritance. then a lower rate. that will equate to a $10 billion loss. >> we're gngo borrow $10 billion a year, althe american people are going to borrow that money, to give 6,000 families a tax break who are already doing kwoit well, thank you very much. how many jobs will that create? zero. goose egg. none. >> reporter: you're going to hear a lot of that as soon as the deal passes the senate and moves to the house. that's where the greatest concerns are for the tax breaks for the wealthy. on the far right you will hear concerns about how much it wil

marzo con senadores que obama retomó el tema les pidió actuar rápido por asuntos pendientemente en el congreso y la campaña de congresistas que buscan la reelección, y comenzaron marc srganizaciones hispanas pedían a la gobernadora que vetara la 1070 que convertía en delito el ser indocumentado pero el 23 de abril la afirmó con el argumento que el gobierno federal no había hecho nada por asegurar la frontera sur. la so 70 desató entonces toda una batalla política y varios desafíos, la ley no entró en afecto en totalidad. una jueza bloqueó algunas partes mientras estudiaba demandas presentadas. y una corte de apelaciones en el noveno circuito de san francisco también decidirá sobre la ley, decisión que está pendiente. otro intento de ley mi fwra toria que no se aprobó fue el "dream act" dos veces se discutió en el congreso, y el proyecto que pudiera haber abierto las puertas a estudiantes, en septiembre el senado bloqueó la medida en deudos volvió a ganar impulso pero sufrió otro revés en la cámara alta. >> la situación de indocumentados de otros pausz que intentan cruzar al norte por méxico también fue motivo de titulares. en agosto la masacre retratoó el riesgo que

s >> oh, i think so.ty we've really lost the utility since the cold war. president obama has announced it as official u.s. policy that we move towards zero, so it's just a matter of working out some off the security relationships that are standing in the way. >> with regard to working out those relationships, will we be able to come to agreements with countries like north korea andee iran who seem to be on the patha to making their own nuclear weapons? >> they do partly because that'. the only way they can feel they can defend themselves againste the major nuclear powers liked the united states. but each of them has hist security needs. if we can find a way to satisfy those, north korea would like very much to be an ally of the united states. k they've been saying that now for more than 40 years. [laughter] in fact, they'd like us to build them some nuclear power plants to replace the electricity we destroyed with bombing during the koreanp war.rici >> in the book you talk aboutd iraq's secret bomb program under saddam hussein.iraq how did the story of this bomb program g

laughter ] and finally, democrats contie to challenge president obama over his deal with republicans to continue their bush tax cuts. you know, i soing to make a joke about this story, but i don't thk this story needs a joke. [ light laughter ] i think it needs to be slo jammed. [ cheers and applause ] you know what i'm talking about, tariq? >> tariq: yeah, jimmy. you saying you think this news needs to be slow jammed. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's exactly what i said, yeah. [ laughter ] that's right. i want to slow jam this news, and i'm not the only one. [ cheers and alause ] >> good evening, everyone. hello, jimmy. i'm brian williams and as you i'm brian williams and as you may know, i do a little something called "nbc nightl news." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yes, we noticed. >> i, too, would like to slow jam the news. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hit me one time! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> this week, members of president obama'own pay foug with him over his compromise with republicans to extend those bush-era tax cuts to the wealthiest americans. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. [ laughter ] >> democrats say obama can't satisfy the legislative de

meantime, new york and ohio, two very important states won by president obama in 2008, they are each projected to lose s eats. it is anticipated the c alifornia -- that california will keep its 53 seats and remain the largest of dash gas stations. the census area says many bay areas are still segregated. it finds the average white person live in a white neighborhood. three decades ago, a typical african-american lived in a neighborhood that was 53% african-american. >>> >>> rob stutzman said whitman record lost her $161 million campaign because she alienated the latino vote. he says until the gop stops frightening latino, a republican governor will not be elected. >> with less than a week before christmas, shoppers are just packing the malls. and a retail analyst calls this the first normal season of three years. jewelry and furniture sales, also up to about 2%. about half of the people s urveyed say they are only half done with their shopping for the season. >>> there is also this new survey that shows you're gonna pay less for many popular christmas items this year than ever before. television sets ar

on m s n b c i once did a segment that just drove them crazy and i'm comparing bush and obama civil liberties record and asking the question who's worse i think it's all really legitimate question because obama is definitely better in some ways he is for the moment being stopped torture for example that's a huge win and i should not be understood having said that he's worse in some ways the order to assess the nation of our walkie and yemen it hasn't happened yet he's just give a signed order that if the find him that they can execute him summarily does something bush never did it's beyond bush when it comes to state secrets or warrantless wiretapping his policy is identical to bush so where is the change that we were promised so in what i'd never understand about them is like there is a talk show host and a commentator as a blogger do they want me to lie to my audience do they want me to say obama is not doing what was wiretapping because he is and as you said he just proposed that. there should be made bigger and that we should be able to wiretap our blackberries our i phones get into our f

s&p 500 gained about 7. and today, the tax cut compromise between president obama and congressional republicans faced its highest stakes vote yet. it has already passed the senate, but lawmakers of both parties in the house say they have problems with this deal. joel brown is live on capitol hill with more on the debate that's going down to the wire, joel? >> a heated debate over the tax cut compromise begins in the house this morning, but it didn't last long. opponents of the plan have successfully, at least so far, stalled the final vote. they are trying to force changes. >> it was a last-minute scramble to get the tax cut deals passed in the house. just getting the bill to the floor for a vote was a struggle as liberal democrats pushed back against the compromise that they say favors the rich over the middle class. >> tragically, these 155 millionamericans were held hostage to a ransom that the republicans would only help these families if we gave it to the wealthiest people in the country. >> liberals want to toughen up the bill by hiking tax breaks on the wealthy inheritances. any changes threaten to unrave

s to come, norah? >> there's no doubt and getting out there and showcasing his family will have to involve the warming up of michelle obama, who is still extremely dift trustful of the president. >> i disagree completely. >> why? >> i haven't seen it out there. i think people real like michelle obama. >> she's distrustful of the press and doing a lot of different things. >> knowing her, and the two young kids, people are still -- whatever they think aheut tbo policies, there areti sll sometimes there's pride, people say please, whatever, with these very nice choices to vo. chris: even gender wise, i now have a good sample to ask, do the american people like having a first lady who's basically a spouse, stays back, does a few causes like childhood obesity but basically doesn't come out front? >> she is very comfortable taking a step in that role. she hasn't done what others have did which is say i had a fantastic career. now i'm going to be in the white house and still be involved in politics. michelle obama said i had a fantastic career. now i will be first lady and look after the kids. and i think it's her ease with that

obama snookered the g.o.p. in to a second stimulus." so he is using the "s" word. question: did the president put one over on the republicans? >> well, i want to say charles really took the bark off of him. he really laid the wood to the republicans. and i think they're smarting from it. i think he shifted discussion. all credit to charles on that one. this is probably the stimulus package that we would have seen if john mccain had won the election in 2008. we would have seen this -- >> chris: the first stimulus. >> the first obama stimulus instead of that, you would have seen a package almost exactly like this, probably a little more generous that you would have seen in 2009. so republicans can complain and the deficit stuff is unpalatable. but when i talk to the people on the hill in the senate, who are from republican office, very conservative republican conservative offices, in the end they have to say are we willing to blow up everything and see the economy get shattered over this? i don't think they are. >> chris: juan? >> i think if you look at just the hard

s&p 500 dropped 6. nasdaq gave back 10-1/2. prognosis for army doctor who questioned obama's qualifications is not promising. >> bret: this is a fox news alert. a missile interceptfest failed today. says an extensive investigation will be done to found out why the rocket kill vehicle did not take out the target vehicle. it did deploy and the ray for and sensors performed as planned. in world headlines, two suicide bombers struck a new york mosque in southeastern iran today. it happened during a shiite mou mourning ceremony. at least 39 people were killed and 90 injured. sunni militant group claimed responsibility. the head of coalition forces in eastern afghanistan is predicting heavier fighting this winter than in the past. the international red cross is warning that humanitarian groups are having more trouble getting to victims to need their help. all of this comes as the obama administration prepares its review of the afghan war. intelligence report paint a bleak picture of a regional situation. white house correspondent mike emanuel has the story. >> ahead of the classified in afghanistan, report saying consensus grew of t