. >> obama addressed troops at ft. bragg, north carolina. he said u.s. forces are leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq with a representative government elected by its people. obama admitted the war has divide americans from the beginning. >> since then our efforts in iraq have taken many twists and turns. it was a source of great controversy here at home. >> some 1.5 million u.s. soldiers were sent to iraq. 4,500 of them were killed. a japanese business survey shows sentiment is down for the current quarter. ai uchida with more. >> we are seeing a gloomy picture for large manufacturers. the bank of japan's latest tankan survey showed that it turned negative for the first time in six months. the strong yen and eopean debt problems are the main factors for the downturn. the headline index stood at minus 4 points. that's down 6 points from the previous survey in september. the fall is due to the continued strong yen that's squeezing exporters' earnings. and as well the global economic slowdown caused by the euro zone debt crisis. the rece

>> obama addressed troops at ft. bragg, north carolina. he said u.s. forces are leaving behind a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant iraq with a representative government elected by its people. obama admitted the war has divided americans. >> since then our efforts in iraq have taken many twists and turns. it was the source of great controversy here at home. >> some 1.5 million u.s. soldiers were sent to iraq. 4,500 of them were killed. >>> a japanese business survey shows sentiment is down for the latest quarter. ai uchida with more on that. ai, good morning. >> good morning, catherine. down indeed. that's the first time since june. this just coming in to us. the bank of japan's closely watched tankan quarterly survey says business sentiment among major manufacturers turned negative for the first time in six months. the index stood at minus four points. the central bank says the downturn in confidence reflects the impact of the strong yen and global economic slowdown stemming from the european debt crisis. once again, the tankan down at four points. no

. >> reporter: four minutes ago president obama addressed the situation saying the two month -- [ unintelligible ] a lot of things happened, 160 working americans will have smaller paychecks benefits end for two million who can't find work and 48 million seniors could be impacted by cuts to medicare all of these programs now are in limbo. house republicans have turned didn't a two month extension of the two month payroll tax cut extension saying they want the cut expended for a year. democrats say the blame lieses with members of the tea party who are not interested in any tax cut for the middle class. >> their focus has been on tax cuts for the wealthiest people in our country those wealthy people want a tax cut for the middle class. >> reporter: the payroll tax cut means $1,000 per year for the average family. the senate approved the two month extension measure, 89-10 saturday. efforts to find a compromise that would have extended the cuts a year never materialized. now house republicans who initially opposed any extension of the payroll tax say any extension mut be for one year. they also say

. >> reporter: four minutes ago president obama addressed the situation saying the two month -- [ unintelligible ] a lot of things happened, 160 working americans will have smaller paychecks benefits end for two million who can't find work and 48 million seniors could be impacted by cuts to medicare all of these programs now are in limbo. house republicans have turned didn't a two month extension of the two month payroll tax cut extension saying they want the cut expended for a year. democrats say the blame lieses with members of the tea party who are not interested in any tax cut for the middle class. >> their focus has been on tax cuts for the wealthiest people in our country those wealthy people want a tax cut for the middle class. >> reporter: the payroll tax cut means $1,000 per year for the average family. the senate approved the two month extension measure, 89-10 saturday. efforts to find a compromise that would have extended the cuts a year never materialized. now house republicans who initially opposed any extension of the payroll tax say any extension mut be for one year. they also say

later, he and president obama addressed reporters. >> we think a successful democratic iraq can be a model for the entire region. >> is there any reason to trust maliki? >> no! >> former homeland security secretary tom ridge spoke at a protest demonstrating against iraq because its closest ally is now iran which ridge called a "terrorist nation." the u.s. will try to maintain ties with iraq by staging gent training with its soldiers in e coming months. >>> up next on "nightly news," ted koppel takes us into iraq to look into claims the u.s. september really leaving the country. >>> talk about a rough start to the week for your money. a big drop in the stock market just as people are in the thick of holiday shopping. nbc bay area's business and tech reporter scott budman is here with the numbers and what's behind it. scott, not good for confidence, not exactly at this time either. >> exactly, it would be nice right now to know your portfolio was growing ahead of big shopping bills. not today, though. more workers worried about the strength of the european economy, pushing american ban

only a few thousand troops waiting to depart from iraq by december thirty first president barack obama's address last week officially spell the end to a nearly nine year military mission the pullout fulfills one of obama's key electoral promise says and winds down the war that has cost the lives of nearly four thousand five hundred soldiers and more than six hundred thousand iraqis despite iraq's still fragile security and this could be the first real lol in violence after four decades of political and social turbulence this is an extraordinary achievement one made possible by the hard work and sacrifice of the men and women who have the courage to serve and there's a lesson to learn from that a lesson about our character as a nation. but there are more lessons to learn than the one about the american as those people on both sides of the fence have been left invaded by the conflict and the occupation that succeeded it well many rocky's are eager at the prospect of autonomy others are wary of the country's continued reliance on u.s. support. big cannot afford to be completely absent from iraq and

something more resembling oligarchy enroll by thea what is interesting that you showed president obama's address at your beginning of the show because in his show he said this is make or break time for the middle class and what he meant is make or break time for democracy the fact is we're in a transition now away from economic democracy towards the emergence of the financial oligarchy and all through mr obama's speech he used the word that the economy is polarizing he described what the situation was but he didn't say that well he's talking about how bad the situation is for democracy tim geithner as you've just pointed out is over and great saying look you can't have democracy you absolutely must impose austerity on the greek people you have to weather the taxes on them to make the best make the governments pay the bondholders because the american banks have all taken norma steps on this financial horse race we've made slow death swaps and guarantees that the. sovereign depths of greece and the portugal and spain are going to repay and if the greek people are not taxed so much that maybe ten p

messages were echoed from president obama's address where he thanked military families, saying this ended. still those in washington and other places who disagree with how the war was handled. john mccain on the senate floor saying history will judge president obama with scorn and disdain that he opposed the surge that led to the successful end of this war. a war the congressional budget says cost over $750 billion and of course, hard to forget there were almost 4 u 500 lives lost. >> such a historic day. >> it is 6:44. police near san diego are picking up the hunt for a rape suspect from contra costa county. we will have a live update coming up with all the details. >> it's been aug wk wkn oal wl street including several ipos. [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i

president obama address at the largest gathering of jewish people in north america. they are meeting at the national arbor near washington. president obama is the first president to speak at that conference. >> it is hard to remember a time when united states has given strong support to israel on its security. i am proud to say that no u.s. administration has done more in support of israel security. [music] >>jacqueline: dry weather is expected for the next several days to get the return of a blocking patterns i will tell you more about in a moment. we will take a look at our current conditions, we have cold mornings in the mild afternoon--and out temperatures in the afternoon. right now we have widespread 30's expected overnight. here is a look. >>jacqueline: for the afternoon we will rebound nicely. we have the upper fifties and low 60s. >>kimberlee: -- >>jacqueline: here is a look your extended forecast we have mouth conditions to the afternoon. >>reporter: if there was a man sell-off in san francisco today and it had nothing to do with stocks and bonds. >>stanley

. >> that's barack obama addressing a conference of governors in 2008.climate change talks. heather mcghee had a question. >> it is not clear to me what the u.s. objections is with the green climate fund? obviously, saudi arabia doesn't want to lose the incredible profits from oil? what is the u.s. objection to a $100 billion fund? >> well, this is a critical question, because it was proposed by hillary clinton. i remember sitting in copenhagen when the secretary of state came to the climate accord conference then to make this proposal that by 2020, $100 billion green climate fund. now, they are tinkering around the edges. they are raising questions about any amount of money being committed. this is of grave concern to environmental groups. this is president obama's constituency in the united states. once again, we are seeing, especially in this year, as we move into the presidential elections, that his base constituency that was so excited when he came into office, whether they elected him, feel they have been abandoned, not just saying you can work har

. >>> president obama delivered a major address today with a focus on the middle class. he spoke in the small town where theodore roosevelt give a speech years ago. >> reporter: in kansas, president obama delivered a message aimed at middle class americans and politicians in washington. >> i believe this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share. when everyone plays by the same rules. >> reporter: the president argues he is defending the working class and republicans are standing with the rich. it's a rallying cry for the tax fight in washington and his own re-election campaign. >> in 1910, teddy roosevelt came here to osowata and laid out his vision for what this called a new nationalism. >> reporter: roosevelt argued that welfare is more important than wealth, an argument that this president is laying out a century later. >> we cannot return to this brand of you're on your own economics if we want to rebuild the middle class in this country. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are struggling to keep a middle class payroll tax

. >>> president obama delivered an address with a focus on the middle class. he spoke in a small town in kansas where theodore roosevelt delivered a speech a century ago. >> reporter: in tiny osawatomie, kansas, president obama delivered a message aimed at middle class americans and politicians back in washington. >> i believe this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. >> reporter: the president argues he is defending the working class and republicans are standing with the rich. it's a rallying cry for the tax fight in washington and his own re-election campaign. >> in 1910, teddy roosevelt came here, to osawatomie and he laid out his vision for that he called a new nationalism. >> reporter: roosevelt argued that welfare was more important than wealth, an argument that this president is laying out a century later. >> we cannot return to this brand of you're on your own economics if we want to rebuild the middle class. >> reporter: the democrats are struggling to keep a payroll

. >> reporter: president obama also addressed threats that come from outside the country, a veiled reference for iran. >> make no mistake. our strong presence in the middle east endures. >> reporter: after their appearance, they laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery honoring nearly 4500 u.s. troops killed in iraq. president obama travels to ft. bragg, north carolina wednesday to speak with troops and their families about the sacrifices and achievements of american forces. craig boswell, fox news. >>> a deadly helicopter crash involving in u.s. soldiers. we'll have the details up next. >>> allegations of a heart less crime, faking a disease to collect donations. >>> a construction work left dangling six stories in the air outside a high-rise. we're checking more headlines. stay with us. ( ( l an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. pillsbury holiday star cookies start with pillsbury c

obama. during that new hampshire address, mr. ama declared that republican presidential candidate john mccain did not want to focus his campaign on the economy, then in meltdown in the gw bush administration. rather, he would focus on obama and his short comings. that was 2008. it is now 2011. 11 months away from the 2012 presidential election next november. here is how those same new hampshire remarks were presented in a political advertisement produced by republican presidential candidate mitt romney last month of this year. >> we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose. >> supporters of mr. bomb charge romney with falsification of the obama quote. ram knee says the ad is fair game. >> said there was no hidden effort on the part of our campaign. it was in stepped to point out what is sauce for the goose is now sauce for the gander. and he spoke about the economy being a huge burden for john mccain. this ad points out, guess what, it's now your turn, lines used now used on you. >> what do you think of the utilization

obama is the president of the united states. that carries some inherent power and he when the president does this, it puts the opposition back on its heels, they're going to have to address this inequality issue. >> the republicans. >> the republicans are going to have to. >> how would they do that. >> i would think the way they would have to do that, as were you suggesting, obama and liberals in general see the society, the wealthiest the same people and always here and the masses are in the middle always struggling and going nowhere. when in fact, america has been a dynamic he society with people moving up and down. i think that republicans have to describe how and why america is much more dynamic than obama is describing it. >> but he could win, seems to me, kim, if he gets the republicans on the run here and making a comparable argument defends capitalism and defends the ability keep what you earn and defends the classic american opportunity. if you make a practical argument that says well, his jobs, he hasn't created enough jobs, i can say run the risk of losing this election. >> you know, that's been one of the republican's problems. for instance, one argument they

later, president obama delivers his weekly address followed by remarks from speaker john boehner. staff are working throughout the weekend riding legislative will language for a spending package to keep the government funded through next september. it runs out of that -- december 16. lawmakers continue to work pattern agreement to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. the senate will begin with a couple of nominations before turning to spending. tomorrow on newsmaker, mark of illinois will talk about the remaining working congress. he will also discuss an amendment that places sanctions on foreign financial institutions that do business with iran's central bank. a similar measure is still awaiting a vote in the house. newsmakers airs sunday at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. >> december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> for 24 hours, american history tv looks at the japanese attack at pearl harbor including the commemorative ceremony overlooking the uss arizona memorial. live call-in programs at noon, 2:00, and four o'clock with historians and an author. throughout

now tonight we're going to take a look at obama's speech from yesterday where he addressed the growing inequality in the country and called the actions on wall street that led to the financial collapse are all but if the president thinks that it's so wrong the why have we still not seen any criminal prosecutions and there's a new excuse out there today too that it's just too heart artie's for a listers going to help join us for that one then g.o.p. candidates made their case against obama's foreign policy and specifically his policies towards israel at the republican jewish coalition foreign so we go through some of the highlights which include rick santorum criticizing the president for publicizing osama bin laden's death and that representative peter king held his fourth hearing today on muslim muslim radicalization this time we focused on radicalization within the military and service members and their families being targeted but you wouldn't really know it from watching the news so what happened to all the hype we're going to have all of that and more few tonight couldn't be dose o

president obama also addressed threats that come from outside the country, a veiled reference to iran >> make no mistake our strong presence in the middle east endures. >> reporter: after their appearance they layed a wreath to all the troops lost in iraq. they join to speak about the achievements. >>> operation iraqi freedom has exacted a heavy toll since it began in march 2003. the pentagon reports that 4,408 service members have within killed. another 13 civilians working for the department of defense were also killed. there were nearly 32,000 americans that had been wounded. our coverage continues on ktvu.com. you will find a series of reports from tonight's ktvu's prime news special out of iraq. >>> the u.s. supreme court today said it will review the constitutionality of arizona's tough new immigration law. several key provisions of the law have been blocked. including that police check a person's immigration status while they are enforcing other laws. january brewer asked the -- jan brewer asked the supreme court to make a ruling and today said she is confidence that the nation

president obama also addressed threats that come from outside the country, a veiled reference to iran >> make no mistake our strong presence in the middle east endures. >> reporter: after their appearance they layed a wreath to all the troops lost in iraq. they join to speak about the achievements. >>> operation iraqi freedom has exacted a heavy toll since it began in march 2003. the pentagon reports that 4,408 service members have within killed. another 13 civilians working for the department of defense were also killed. there were nearly 32,000 americans that had been wounded. our coverage continues on ktvu.com. you will find a series of reports from tonight's ktvu's prime news special out of iraq. >>> the u.s. supreme court today said it will review the constitutionality of arizona's tough new immigration law. several key provisions of the law have been blocked. including that police check a person's immigration status while they are enforcing other laws. january brewer asked the -- jan brewer asked the supreme court to make a ruling and today said she is confidence that the nation

obama campaign. simply enter their names and addresses and we will send a message letting them know we inspired them to donate. not right you morons. they now have a ton of e-mails they can do with and as they please. roger that. >> this is the world we live in, people. a world i am considering leaving somehow. isn't this whole idea based on kind of a mate that democrats have republican friends and republicans have democrat friends that exchange e-mails? >> sure. >> awkward pause. >> i think asking republicans to get on the internet is an interesting call. a lot are on myspace. we are dragging them kicking and screaming into the new millenium. it is the only thing he has done in two years that is cute and funny. my question is, why are republicans bummed out? what has he not done for you guys? i don't think anybody with a nobel peace prize starts a war. when he walks into the oval office does the peace prize go, i don't feel good. >> i agree with you on 70% of what you said. the guy has been -- the funny thing is, i -- i think he has been excellent on terror and he kept gitmo open, killed osama bin

plus, right now president obama is getting ready to address a crowd in kansas.d to speak about the economy, live pictures right there coming from kansas. wolf blitzer and gloria borger join us live after the break. the president's speech on the economy coming your way next. ♪ i'm burning out this useless telephone ♪ ♪ my hair is gone ♪ cheap cologne ♪ motor home ♪ i'm the rocket man! [ both ] ♪ rocket man ♪ burning out his fuse up here alone ♪ burning out his fuse up here alone? ahh. [ male announcer ] crystal clear fender premium audio. one of many premium features available on the all-new volkswagen passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. ♪ and i think it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ >>> the president of the united states is getting ready to have a major address on the economy. he's gone to heartland, to kansas. he will mention teddy roosevelt. he delivered an important speech there and that's why the president has selected this site. we want to welcome our viewers here. we have special coverage. i'm wolf blitzer along with gloria borger and jessica ye

it will be interesting if he wins the nomination to see how he and president obama will address thatue. from our standpoint, all the conversations we have had, the debates we have watched, those we haveents unfolded d, the greatest candidate he can do that. host: calling him the best to lead, mitt romney, the endorsement out last night. before we get our first call, can you walk through past endorsements? guest: sure, let me take a look at some of my note. i will take a look at the fact that we have been endorsing since 1988. initially it was perceived that this was a republican and or democratic -- the newspaper should weigh in on partisan matters. in 1988 l. editor -- our editor recognize that this is more than a quaint iowa affair. the eyes of the nation cast their attention to iowa. 1988, we saw that. that was the first year is the "register" weighed in. on the republican side, we have looked at the republicans. senator dole, a gorge of the bush, -- george w. buch, and mike hukabee were our endorsed candidates. what is important to emphasize, we do not care about whether we have

. >>> president obama delivered an address with a focus on the middle class. he delivered the speech in kansas where theodore roosevelt delivered his new nationalism address one century ago. he embraced the concept of a square deal for regular americans. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class and for all those fighting to get into the middle class. what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can urn enough to raise a family, build a savings, own a home and secure their retirement. >> republicans noted that roosevelt denounced broken promises in politics. they say that president obama has fallen short in his promises. >>> news4 at 5:00 is just getting started. how a local there uses a high-tech camera to skewer sinus infections. >>> just a few minutes from the lighting of the capital christmas tree. >>> what is the best >>> news for your health about new technology that is helping froms perform more intricate surgery that is safer for patients. doreen gentzler has more. >> reporter: if you have had problems with your s

president obama struck a reflective tone today when he addressed a crowd of returning war veterans. . obama has opposed the war since his days as a state senator. today he said it's harder to end a war than to begin one. >> hello, ft. bragg! >> reporter: appearing before a sea of service members at ft. bragg, north carolina, the president and first lady marked a pivotal moment in the nation's history. after nine years in iraq, all the troops are returning. >> welcome home. [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome home. welcome home. >> reporter: the speech, a tribute to the 1.5 million americans who served and the nearly 4,500 who gave their lives. >> hard work and sacrifice. those words only begin to describe the costs of this war. >> reporter: the president, facing a tough re-election battle, did not declare victory in iraq, but has called the withdrawal a campaign promise kept. >> we are ending a war not with a final battle but with a final march toward home. >> reporter: back in washington, his former opponent, john mccain, said the withdrawal is purely political. >> i believe that his

. >>> the date of president obama's next state of the union address has been set. will be on january 24th. house has accepted. tradition, the president must the speaker to deliver the address. ahead, the nation's for itsgiven credit business dealings. >>> see why the roads could be crowded when you have out for your holiday vacation. >>> today, eight thank you from the president as troops returned home from iraq. >>> cloudy but mild today and a cold front of to the west will change our weather. >>> we continue with a big thank-you from the president for women in uniform. they went to fort bragg as iraq wind down. thewe have more on president and first lady's tribute to the troops. soldiers applauded the president and first lady, the president returned the compliment. a gratefulbehalf of nation -- proud to finally say these two words -- and i know welcomemilies agree -- home. welcome home. welcome home. [applause] >> the mission in iraq is over, he wants the country to remember their sacrifice. over 4000 troops lost their lives and 30,000 were injured. of afghanista

partisan politics in the payroll tax cuts part of the weekly addresses from president obama and speakerthe house, john boehner. >> congress cannot end the year by taking money out of the pockets of working americans. now is not the time for politics, now is the time to do what's right for the american people. >> it's no secret that republicans and democrats often disagree about the best way to create jobs, but we can't let those disagreements prevent us from acting when we do agree. there's bipartisan support for extending the payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits. >> if lawmakers don't act. 160 million americans will see their taxes go up in the new yearment i'm jamie colby, i'll have more headlines. >> well, a smoking gun on a smoking electric car? capitol hill hearing next month will focus on the chevy volt batteries and whether the administration knew about the safety issues with them and reports the government invested in these electric vehicles is now running on empty, but they want it still give more cash and charles payne you just say-- >> it's a shame. listen, this is no

. >> one of the things we saw this past week was president obama trying to address one of his biggestesses, heading into re-election. he went up to the state of pennsylvania. this is the 2008 map. you can see president obama carried pennsylvania 55/44 over john mccain and carried scranton, that's here, lackawanna county. he was up there appealing to blue collar voters. why? this is the general election. let's go back to the democratic primary. light blue, that's hillary clinton. in the blue collar working areas of pennsylvania, hillary clinton clocked barack obama in the democratic primaries. those white blue collar voters have long been a proper then senator and now president obama. it is a problem not just near pennsylvania, but let's pull out the map. if you go across, hillary clinton did well in the industrial states too. you come back to the general election map, look at this right here, all states here carried by president obama last time. this will be a much more competitive election and needs every blue collar vote he can get. remember the days of reagan democrats, conservativ