the united states is not likely to support negotiations with the pakistani taliban which it views as a terrorist group. >>> today, tens of thousands of russians are expected to take to moscow streets in the largest protests since the fall of the soviet union. more than 35,000 people have already signed up on facebook to join the protest in the square near the kremlin. they are aiming their frustration at prime minister putin who many blame for widespread fraud and corruption in last weekend's elections. putin's party won 49% of the vote. but was given 53% of their seats in parliament. there have been multiple reports of vote rigging and ballot stuffing. i know they're organizing at least 14 other protests in major cities. this upset is very widespread. >> scary stuff. >> brisk weather widespread. got up this morning it's 27 degrees. >> 30s outside. could have been colder in the suburban location. a lot of the official measuring stations are in the 30s this morning. chilly, but not crazy cold yet. don't you worry, a north wind is going to bring in noticeably colder air. it is going to

control but it just kind of echo what robert was saying right there i mean but do you view the the pakistani taliban that's what the card up their sleeve when the americans leave because again we keep going around in circles here is that pakistan wants to determine the future of afghanistan and make sure there is a friendly state and this is the great dilemma here and going off with robert that also mean it will the presence of an american american troops there still be a big barrier for islam about to get their way and eventually in afghanistan. well as i mentioned. before i think that the solution to afghanistan does not lie in the alliance with pakistan we see it has failed to change the facts and policy regarding the afghan taliban over the past ten years and i don't think that pakistan will change its policy regarding supporting the afghan taliban. until two thousand and fourteen so that's why dissolution lies inside afghanistan did i just say it has to understand that the key solution to that is to strengthen the afghan government and also the afghan national security forces to enable them and

the pakistanis have it within their power to control the afghan taliban that if if pakistan were only willing that it could remove the safe havens and they could essentially deliver the the different elements of the insurgency to the negotiating table and fortunately that too is is incorrect the pakistanis could certainly be more helpful than they have been in recent years but they can't deliver these people these people pose a threat a tremendous threat to pakistan itself and is a threat that the pakistanis cannot by themselves control but it kind of it is echo what robert was saying right there i mean would you be the pakistani taliban that their card up their sleeve when the americans leave because again we keep going around in circles here is that pakistan wants to determine the future of afghanistan and make sure that it's a friendly state and this is the great dilemma here and going off with roberts and also when it will the presence of an american american troops there still be a big barrier for is what i'm about to get their way and eventually in afghanistan . well as i mentio

the united states is not likely to support negotiations with the pakistani taliban which it views as a terrorist group. >>> and talking about the weather right now. if you plan ongoing out to get that christmas or holiday tree, word of advice, chuck. >> well, you should have done it last weekend that's the first piece of advice. you can't rewind the clock. >> why last weekend? >> it was a lot warmer. >> he's going to tell us. >> it will be very chilly today. if you're going to be out spending any realtime in the greet outdoors as long as you keep moving and stay in the sunshine you'll be all right. if you sit in the shade you're going to need an extra layer of warmth. otherwise a dry weekend. feeling a lot like december. 41 in washington. 41 in wall dor. -45 in fredericksburg. 39 leesburg and 39 in haguerstown. good looking day today. a mostly sunny day. breezy and on the chilly to cold side with afternoon highs squeaking up in the mid 40s around town. low 40s in the high spots. ed a fedex field a 2:30 kick off. 42 degrees at kickoff time. the sun goes down not long after halftime. i

pakistan, a pakistani taliban homicide bomber ramming a car packed with explosives in to a military campan saying that the attack is meant to avenge the death of a commander killed this a u.s. drone strike. >> north korea. state television broadcasting what it claims is foreign visits to mourn the death of jong jongg. - kim jong-il. they were teachers and heard to express their condollences e. he will be buried on tuesday. south korea, 90 vehicles involved in a massive pile up on a busy highway. more than 50 people were injuredd. fog and icy conditions caused driver to lose control. >> taiwan. christmas celebrations are in full swing. the mounted police led the provession . they handed out candy children. there is no snow and they brought in a snow machine to give the crowd a taste of a white christmas. thos the wrap in 80 seconds. >> speaking of white chris nas. there is all sorts of displays. folks in the count reap deck the halls with colorful sights and sounds. this is different entirely. why one woman said the decorations could help her find a job. >> thousands celebrating with the

and that is important because pakistan government backs the pakistani taliban. so, we need to go to pakistan and make it clear whatever happens to this hostage we will hold you responsible. it is time we took that attitude because we have soldiers fighting in afghanistan putting their lives on the line for us but when there is a factory building bombs that kill them we say that is an off limits target and our soldiers deserve better and the hostages deserve better. >>alisyn: this raises the issue they talked about, about national security, whether we should continue to give all of this money to pakistan in aid. >>guest: one thing we have to step saying is we are dependent upon pakistan. when you say that, that reinforces pakistan's belief we have to take however they act. and there is nothing we can do. when, in reality that is not true. another thing we need to stop saying is that there are rogue elements of the pakistani intelligence service behind it. it is not rogue elements it is the pakistan intelligence service and the government is behind it. i cannot th

if we have identified the enemy as al-qaeda and taliban and there is an afghani taliban and pakistani talibanl have troops on the ground taking bullets from the taliban, what does that say, okay, we're going to withdraw. and it goes back to taliban control in afghanistan that is the way it is. >> it ain't great. if biden hasn't said that yet he probably will. what i remember from the taliban they don't necessarily leave afghanistan. they aren't coming over to our towers. al-qaeda has been decimated over there. that you can look at as a victory. while the government is horribly corrupt, it's still a working semi government. so i'd rather negotiate with the taliban to stay there five years. taliban is not very mobile. >> monica: let's talk about a bigger foreign policy picture issue which is the idea of entrench. so all the u.s. troops are out. will re-trenching pretty soon from afghanistan. we have these massive defense cuts coming down the pike which the president said he is not going to fight. he wants a trillion dollars gutted from the pentagon over ten years. we can debate iraq and afghani

meanwhile pakistan's prime minister confirming his government is holding peace talks with the pakistani taliban. this is the same group which is allied with other militants who launched salts on american soldiers inside afghanistan. officials blaming the taliban for hundreds of bloody attacks in pakistan. a member of the militant group reportedly telling the associated press negotiations are quote progressing well. there could be some sort of a peace agreement in place soon. analysts saying the taliban have used this tactic before to rest and to regroup before fighting again. >>> a gun men opened fire at a very busy street taking aim at anybody who crosses his path. >> the dramatic video plus new information about the accused shooter. in just a few weeks left until your paycheck could get smaller unless congress acts to save a big tax break. today the president had a message for lawmakers. stay close. >> no one should go home for the holidays until we get this done. tell your members of congress, don't be a grinch. when you have tough pain, do you want fast relief? try bayer advanced aspirin. i

there are reports in the pakistan media that a pakistani taliban offshoot called last car j u.n.hich is a taliban faction out of pakistan may be behind this. it is unclear. we know the shiite muslim community in afghanistan was targeted and it was a very deadly day. jenna: interesting connection, reports connecting this to pakistan and obviously a developing story, connor. thank you very much, conor powell for us live in afghanistan today. jon: fox news alert updating you on a manhunt in northern new england. police are now searching for an escaped prisoner who is said to be armed, dangerous, and out for revenge. david glen hobson escaped from the caroll county jail in new hampshire last week. he climbed over a razor wire fence. police believe his relatives helped him get out. julie banderas following the developments. >> reporter: david glen hobson has been on the loose since escaping from a jail in new hampshire on december 1st. u.s. marshal's believe he stole a vehicle to return to his home down of alfred, maine. police say the 33-year-old has plans to harm two people in the a

. >> sources tell news 4 that warren weinstein was kidnapped by the pakistani taliban. however, al zawahiri is responsible for any negotiations for his release. >>> some local veterans are getting home makeovers just in time for the holidays. the second annual decorate a vet kicked off today in falls church. it's the brain child of a local businessman who owns a landscaping company and has family members who have served. volunteers are donating their time, and businesses are giving up supplies to help transform five homes. >> i want this place to look like santa's workshop. i want to see it from space. >> i appreciate all the companies doing what they do and their time. i've enjoyed having them. >> the work is being coordinated through the american legion post 130. for more information on the program and how you can help, logn to our website, nbcwashington.com. what a wonderful program. >> so sweet. that's lovely. >> and they had some nice weather working out in the yard today. >> yes, they did. i'm tstarting to stress about this weekend's weather. >> stop. you are not.

there was suspicion there was a dreaded pakistani taliban group behind the abduction of a polish citizenkistan in 2009 whose demands weren't met and then they executed the man just a few months later. tamron. >> thank you very much. >>> right now crews in southern california are scrambling to get the lights back on for a quarter million people who still have no power after winds tore through the state. more violent winds tore through. dozens of schools closed for a second day after what's called a once in a decade event. also cleanup crews picking up debris left behind. look at this damage. still unbelievable. downed trees as well as power lines there. in northern california those dangerous winds were fanning about a dozen fires that scorched nearly 400 acres yesterday. coming up u.s. military turns over saddam hussein's palaces to iraquis. details on the important milestone for troops in iraq. plus -- >> i have my own army in the nypd, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. i have my own state department much to foggy bottom's annoyance. >> forget the presidency, michael bloomb

according to the nbc colleagues, they were able to obtain information from the pakistani taliban. known as the ttp. they say they work in one with al qaeda they are one organization. they say they were behind going to warn's house in pakistan on august 13th, abducting him, and taking him from house to house until they felt it was safe enough to announce the fact that they were behind the abduction. that being said, they still consider him the leader of al qaeda as their own leader. and they are leaving it to him to be behind the negotiations and the demands to release him. those demands include releasing all prisoners from guantanamo bay and other prisons that the u.s. may hold throughout the world, stopping air strikes in places like afghanistan, pakistan, somolia, yemen and gaza. and being involved and releasing all prisoners that they've obtained, expecting them to be involved with the taliban and al qaeda as well. obviously demands that are hard to meet for any american leader, commander throughout the world. so it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. this is n

pakistani taliban is closely allied with al-qaeda. >> heather: now the story we've been following, a massive display of anger in russia. tens of thousands of people packing the streets of moscow protesting against reports of voter fraud in elections for parliament last sunday. demonstrations just one of many taking place all across the country. biggest show of discontent since the fall of the soviet union. kitty is live with the latest. what is the significance of these demonstrations? >> reporter: it certainly has been a remarkable day in russia. particularly in moscow where the turnout was very high. the mood amongst protestors are very defiant is peaceful demonstration but people are angry. they are frustrated with president putin's russia. they want above all to be a fresh election. they don't agree of parliamentary vote last sunday. they were as you mentioned widespread fraud. the demonstrators want it to be held again. they want an investigation into the fraud, but there is no sign yet that the russian government is going to concede to any demands. certainly vladimir putin is l

. >>> a senior commander in the pakistani taliban says his group is in peace talks with pakistan's governmentnd that negotiations are progressing well. this is the first time a taliban leader has confirmed that talks are under way. pakistan's government has repeatedly denied it's talking with the taliban. >>> it's 19 after the hour. here is lonnie quinn with a first check of our forecast. lonnie, got any surprises for us? >> funny you should say that because it is just such an unusual weather pattern for this time of the year. how about that for a surprise? the thing is it's unusual because there are no surprises, people! here is the deal. we should see a storm somewhere in the good old u.s. of a. i can't find anything out there. maybe a flurry or shower at best. take a look at the satellite and radar picket. it shows you where the clouds are and radar picture shows you where the precipitation is but not much of anything. you could see tip of texas a little bit of a shower there and florida a shower kick in here or there but not a lot of rain and northern new england where we see an exiting s

drone strike have taken a toll and the pakistani taliban has fragmented into a hundred smaller weaker> the no u.s. confirmation yet. the development comes as iron is locked into dispute with the west over tehran's nuclear program which the u.s. and its allies believe is aimed at making nuclear weapons. >> shannon: newt gingrich campaign has gotten another boost in iowa. the latest des moines register poll has the former house speaker 7 points ahead of his nearest competitor. as you can see, the poll has mr. gingrich at 25% to ron paul's 18 and mitt romney. michele bachmann and rick perry and rick santorum round out the bottom three. with less than a month left until the ka kaw caucuses the d seems to be narrowing. >> it is a two man race but the other candidates are certainly not giving up home. in fact, two candidates see an opportunity to pick up some of herman cain's tea party suspects you port after he dropped out yesterday or suspended his campaign. here are michele bachmann and rick santorum on the sunday talk shows this morning. >> people recognize that i'm the real deal and au

many of its top people, that that government could fall to a radical islamist regime either pakistani talibancals and then that arsenal of nuclear weapons, that very substantial arsenal, would fall into radical hands. so it's a big risk there for sure. jenna: and i ask that of course because we do know pakistan has the nuclear capability. we're still questioning, you know, where iran is on that journey. in 2002 you gave a speech, beyond the axis of evil and you included a few other countries interesting to look at now, almost 10 years ago and in the beyond the axis of evil you included libya, syria, and you also included cuba. would you still put those countries in that place right now? and is cuba still on top of your list as a place to watch as a place that supports terror? >> well the libyan problem hopefully has been taken care of. the syrian problem remains. israel destroyed a north korean nuclear reactor, speaking of that cooperation, being constructed in syria. destroyed it in september of 2007. undoubtedly there was libyan involvement there. so i think syria remains a serious concern.

this will exclude the pakistani taliban which carried out the times square bombing. it is not just al qaeda, it is also other islamic extremist groups throughout the world. >> thank you. very briefly, i agree with you. it includes pakistan. al-shabab in somalia, they are part of this violent extremism movement. they offer in the united states of america. -- they all threaten the united states of america. >> without antagonizing the gentleman from south carolina further -- [laughter] >> that is where i thought we were. i apologize. >> the administration refuses to understand this and exploits the code words. you use the language identifying the enemy 39 times, jihad 126 times. in 2010, you used these terms 0 times. i have said that we have to be able to identify the enemy if you'll ever defeat them. that is important. in cold war, they conducted diplomacy on the basis of complete ignorance of the soviet definition of the expression of a " peaceful coexistence." we may dislike each other but we will live and let live. they define it as a form of struggle against capita

taliban. the pakistani government is the only group that has contact with them.hey have to tell us whom to negotiate with. is it really from your experience, is it pretty clear that at the end of the day it is the pakistani government that has that kind of connection with the taliban? >> well, our efforts for peace, our cries for peace, our understanding of peace was that we were talking to the taliban. the assassination of president rabbani brought us in a shock to the recognition that we were actually talking to nobody. that those who came in the name of the peace process were assassins, were killers, were terrorists rather than negotiators. a man who came in the name of a messenger for peace turned out to be a suicide bomber. therefore, we have now clearly said that we will welcome a taliban address, but that address must have the clarity that this representative is authorized and is representing the taliban movement as we see it. the question of pakistan is important here because we all know that the taliban have their places there. they operate from there. a

nato has begun an investigation into the killings where pakistani forces have been battling taliban militants. pentagon officials declined to comment. >>> here's a "first look" at news going on around america. alleged car yakers fled from california police came to a painful ending. after leading authorities on a high speed chase in a humvee limousine, the suspect attempted to escape on foot naked. his flight for freedom ended when a police dog tackled him to the ground. officers arrived moments later to make that arrest. >>> spectacular lighting display in upstate new york has kicked off a prenew year's bash. officials hit the power switch on the colorful niagara falls lights. the show is put on every year, weeks ahead of a necessaritive new year's celebration. >>> and finally, the obamas continue their celebration of the holiday season. they, along with host conan o'brien and performers justin bieber and jennifer hudson, attempted the 30th annual christmas in washington event. along with the concert, the event also raises funds for the children's national hospital. >>> now for a look at the

and peace talks between the pakistani taliban and the government of pakistan are reportedly progressingith the government could come soon and it's believed to have split into different factions. it's unclear how long any piece of the government might last and they say they'll give us an update shortly. a group of home owners in pennsylvania, feel a family statue of the virgin mary and demand a ransom. here is a picture of the statue and they placed it just under the condo window and the home owners association says that's community property and the religious symbol is not allowed and they can only have if they pay the fine they say, if that isn't enough. they say they can no longer park on the party until the fine is paid. what a surprise on the soccer field. watch this 11 year old's reaction when she found out her biggest fan was there to watch her play. her father was home in georgia for a quick visit after serving more than a year in iraq. the army national gua sergeant let his wife and daughter's coach in on the secret, too. >> and turned arn and the coach got her attention like a c

how what does that mean for the war on terror you know there's fears that the pakistani military might cooperate with the taliban and what would this plan mean. well i think we have to if you would first of all a larger geo political contacts because certainly figures in is on about do so to stand has carefully cultivated over decades an alternative great our relationship and that is with china and i mean the at lee after this border incident there were reports circulating in arkansas and of the chinese will be given the go ahead to construct a naval facility on pakistani soil so i think you see that development. bill i think it's unlikely that we see a complete terminations of a relationship with the united states i think it's more likely that you'd see a pakistani back down on the extensive operations that the u.s. intelligence community have in pakistan the cia the cia clearly has hundreds of covert operatives there it's been operating an enormous drone war two hundred seventy two strikes by grown since two thousand and four system for seven years i dispute by the united states is a code word action covert op

how what does that mean for the war on terror i know there's fear that the pakistani military might cooperate with the taliban. but i think we have to if you would first of all and a larger political contacts because certainly figures knows i'm about to do so pakistan has carefully cultivated over decades an alternative break our relationship that is with china and that mediately after all this border and there were reports circulating at park this time that the chinese would be given the go ahead to construct i'm able to solidity on pakistani soil so i think you see that development. bill i think it's unlikely that we see a complete terminations of the relationship with the united states i think it's more likely that you'd see a pakistani crackdown on the expensive operations that the u.s. intelligence community have in practice. the cia the cia clearly hundreds of covert operatives there it's been operating and the enormous drone war two hundred started between the strike. group since two thousand or so it's gone up for several years by the united states is a covert action that were operational but there's

how what does that mean for the war on terror you know there's fears that the pakistani military my cooperate with the taliban on the other display mean. well i think we have to if you would first of all and a larger geo political context because certainly figures in as i'm about to so i can stand has carefully cultivated over decades and alternative great our relationship and that is with china and i mean the attlee after this water incident there were reports circulating in part a standard the chinese would be given a go ahead to construct a naval facility on a sandy soil so i think you see that development. bill i think it's unlikely to see a complete terminations of the relationship with the united states i think it's more likely that you'd see i guess any back down on the extensive operations that the u.s. intelligence community have in markets. the cia the cia clearly there's hundreds of covert operatives there it's been operating and the new numbers world war two hundred seventy two teams right by the road since two thousand forces for several years but the united states has a code word iraq should the

the pakistani military my cooperate with the taliban what would this plan mean. well i think we have to view it first of all and a larger political context but this certainly figures goes on about to. pakistan has carefully cultivated over decades and alternative great power relationship that is with trying them and mediately after this border incident there were reports circulating in august time that the chinese would be given the go ahead to construct a naval facility on pakistani soil so i think you see back to the war but. do i think it's unlikely that we see a complete terminations of the relationship with the united states i think it's more likely that you'd see the spending down on the expensive operations that the u.s. intelligence community have in practice. the cia the cia clearly has hundreds of covert operatives there it's been operating an enormous drone war two hundred seventy two strikes by your own since two thousand or so it's for a perceptive years but the united states is a code words not just the word operation but there's really no big word

up in the middle of a crowd of worshipers and a taliban spokesman condemned this but the taliban and the pakistaniiated with al qaeda are to blame. >> secretary of state hillary clinton holding a meeting with syrian opposition leaders as the syrian government slaughters unarmed men and women and children in the streets of syria. united nations says since march the violence has killed 4,000 people. today, secretary hillary clinton praised the syrian people for standing up to the syrian president assad's regime. >> i think syria's exiles and inside, the people are behaving with courage and commitment and are inspired and motivated by the aspirations of freedom and democracy that are sweeping the arab world. >>shepard: the ambassador to syria is headed back to damascus now and he is openly criticized the syrian government and held a number of meetings with opposition leaders inside syria. he left back if october after the syrian regime supporters threatened to "kill him," and attack the ambassador's convoy. the united states is preparing for the end of the regime. >>jonathan: they took the position y

pakistanis. early this year the taliban shot and killed a prominent christian political leader, a sign of the growingension. still, despite the countless problems pakistan's christians refuse to allow their troubles to ruin christmas. >> there are a lot of problems. but we forget that when christmas comes. we forget that. >> the leaders say the current pakistani government is making an effort to reach out to the christian community for the first time ever the prime minister of pakistan attended a christmas event and lit a joy began -- gigantic christmas tree. but this will probably continue for years to come. >>gregg: we have new poll numbers from iowa showing a very tight race 11 days best caucuses but the candidates have less than half that time to make the critical final impressions on the voters. stay tuned. woman: my father came to america selling fishcakes from the back of his truck, and in 1942, of course, they were sent away. after the war, as a japanese coming back from camp, he started a little store on main street in seattle. of course they needed some money, and bank of america was the on