>> tonight on c-span, a 90- minutes "q&a" when paul reid. that is followed by question time with british prime minister david cameron. then a discussion on the so- called fiscal cleft. -- fiscal cliff. >> this week on "q&a," a 90- minute discussion with paul reid, co-author of "the last lion: winston spencer churchill, defender of the realm, 1940- 1965." >> paul reid, co-author of "the last lion," the third of a trilogy. if you could have dinner with winston churchill and ask him a serious question, what would it be? >> well, he did not like strangers. he did not like the press. i would ask him about his religious beliefs, or lack thereof. i found that fascinating. he was a victorian man. he made himself into a classical man. he had -- he lived his life in accordance with a precursor to the christian ethic that you find in plato and greek philosophers. this godless ethic. i found that fascinating. i would enjoy talking with him about that. and then -- let's see. the second front. i would like to have a final word, because we americans have s

. >> on extended "q&a" with paul reid. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> house speaker john boehner spoke to reporters on friday morning about the fiscal cliff and why his plan b legislation that was pulled from a houseboat -- why is plenty was pulled from a vote on thursday evening. speaker boehner said about the fiscal cliff, "got only knows." he. -- he appeared with eric cantor. this is about 10 minutes. >> the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass. it is not the outcome that i wanted. was the will of the house. unless the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in 10 days. the house has already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we passed a bill replacing the president's sequestered with irresponsible spending cuts. we did that last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes on the american people scheduled to take effect january 1, and we did that august 1.

host: paul reid is our guest the last lion written partially with william manchester. guest: this is not glib. bill is in there. without bill there is no third volume. regardless of his notes. william manchester is in there. and i told him i wouldn't let him down and i have not let churchill down. i think i kept my promise. host: can you remember the exact moment that you said to going to do s, i'm tkpwg t what william manchester wants me to? guest: i think it was the morning after he asked me. we event up to his office at wesleyan and he put together a few more moments. he sent me home with a suit case of source notes and notes and encyclopedia of military terminology. and i thought again, i can do this. i know about the blitz. i have 100 books on my own shelves about world war ii and african campaign and samuel elliot morrison's official history of the naval battles, u.s. navy. i thought i can do this. somewhere along the lines i realized i don't know what bill wants me to do. and we did discuss this somewhat. he said you have to put your man in his times. you have t

host: paul reid, co-author with william manchester of the last lion, the third of a trilogy, if you could have dinner with winston chump -- churchill and ask him a series of questions what would they be? >> he didn't like strangers and didn't like the press and didn't give anything away. i would ask him about his religious beliefs or lack thereof. i found that fascinating. he read plato and airs as to thele and cyst -- cicero but he made himself into a classical man. he lived a life in accordance with the precursor to the christian ethic we find in plato and greek gloves and humanist but godless ethic. th then, let's see. the second front. i would like him to have the final word because we americans have set him up for the decades as at one point almost cowardly in his aversion to the second front, none of which is tree. host: what does that mean, the second front? guest: the push from washington, d.c. by general marshall to go to norman did i -- norman did i. to open a second front. franklin roosevelt is telling marshall we have to fight somewhere, it is an election year. and churchill p

. >> tonight and extended "q &a" of paul reid on "the last lion" on c-span. >> the practices of credit reporting agencies were the focus of a hearing held by the senate banking subcommittee on consumer protection last week. witnesses testified about the impact of credit scores on the purchasing power of home mortgages and other consumer products. this is one hour and 20 minutes. couple of years. americans as we know depend on access to credit to from their education, purchase homes and run their businesses. that is what we need to address credit reports, one of the most significant and least understood elements of the consumer credit system. this benefits another highlight of dodd-frank. in the past the federal trade commission has had authority over furnitures, those who send financial information to the credit bureaus. they are in most cases of banks. the ftc did not have the authority to examine the credit bureaus themselves, they could only bring in enforcement actions. the cfcb has said the authority to shed new light on the credit reporting industry about which we do not know muc

." >> sunday, a "q&a" with paul reid. he was chosen by the late william manchester to complete the final volume of manchester's three-volume biography of winston church milli"the last lion," sunday on c-span's "q&a." >> republican senator jim demint of south carolina is retiring in january. on monday south carolina gopher niki haley announced she would appoint -- governor nikki haley announced she would appoint scott, who will be the first african-american republican to serve in the senate since the 19 0's and the first black senator in the south since reconstruction. he was first elected to the u.s. house in 2010. this is about 35 minutes. >> good morning and it is a great day in south carolina. it's a historic day in south carolina, because, you know, first of all, we all were saddened and surprised when senator demint told us that he was not going to continue in the u.s. senate. but i will tell you, as i've told many people, that the heritage foundation is blessed. he will lift them up to an amazing new level. it's a f

. >> 1u7d, an extended 90-minute q&a by paul reid, chosen to complete the final volume of manchester's biography of winston churchill, "the last lion," sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> i don't want to spoil the book for you, so let me just say that the year began with the american republic in grave danger. the union armies were struggling to grow virtually overnight from a few thousand men scattered across the continue innocent to more than -- continent to more than half a million. the inexperienced officers thrust into command of these raw volunteers were stymied by the sheer size of the breakaway confederate states of america which covered a space larger than the entire european territory conquered by napoleon. lincoln's closest adviser was secretary of state william henry seward. seward said that even smart people failed to see the difficulty of the union's task. they didn't apprehend the vast extent of the rebellion, as he put it. military operations, to be successful, must be on a scale hitherto practically unknown in the art of war. >> the second year of the civil war, a s

it is the third volume of the churchill biography started by william manchester and completed by paul reid who joins me now. a remarkable man, churchill. one of the remarkable figures in history. before we get to this moment, how long was he an outcast and viewed as an extremist in great britain? >> pretty much h his whole political life. >> sean: before and after his time as prime minister? >> absolutely. early in the century he had switched from the conservative party to the liberal party and as he said later i ratted which is their way i saying they switched parties and then reratted and came back to the torries who never trusted him through the '20s and '30s. >> sean: he warned of the days of naziism in its time. he was trying to get the united states to take a moral stand and we got an isolationist movement in the country at the time and didn't want u.s. involvement and then comes pearl harbor. >> we are looking at 18 months where he was cajoling roosevelt and begging, he said i must ask you, mr. president, now is the time, i'm paraphrasing. he roosevelt to declare war and begged for

. >> next sunday, a 90 minute " q&a" with paul reid.hat is next sunday night at 8:00 p.m., on c-span sunday. >> next, washington journal. then, the us house of representatives returns at 2:00 p.m. eastern for legislative business. that is live on c-span. we will look at egypt president mohamed morsi, and the referendum on a drafted convert -- constitution and the country. on c-span, a discussion on the impact of the government acts they passed a decade ago to improve services and productivity. >> this morning, jacqueline simon talks about how the fiscal cliff could impact federal workers. federal workers.

sunday, an extended "q&a" with paul reid to complete the final volume of manchester's 3 vou >> this week prime minister david cameron announces that 3800 british troops will be withdrawing from afghanistan by 2013. prime minister's questions sunday night at 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> i think that there was no idea and it was promoted in certain articles and there was a con flation of politics because joe who crealted the show is a public conservative t. spectrum of affiliations on the straff were from the far left to the far right. but there was no agenda. it is absurd which isn't to say that if there was an issue, if in fact our content was affecting the behavior of interrogate tors in the field, even if it was.550% there was a system i can problem for sure that we try to intervene on behalf of those people and to try to disabuse them of the fact this is a television show. and it is a television show. the fact that 24 became the political football that it became for a while any way i think was a valuable thing. >> how moveries and television portray politics and policy

. >> next sunday, and extended 90- minute "q&a" with paul reid. >> tomorrow on "washington journal,"otential spending cuts could impact federal workers. james previews the electoral college voting process. david explains the department of homeland's security program that gives money to states to prevent, respond to, and recovering from a terrorist incident. >> david cameron took questions this week on unemployment numbers, spending cuts, immigration, renewable energy, and his upcoming meeting. this portion is about 20 minutes. >> mr. speaker, the government's proposal came the voice with article 29. does the government propose the repeal of magna card? >> we do not intend that. i am sure he would understand i would like to learn about 1297 from the prime minister. the point we are making is the a stet the extent has massively increased -- the extent has massively increased. i think we can maintain access to justice but speed up the wheels of government a little. >> will the prime minister answer the question asked many times by my friend a few moments ago? will he confirm the majorit

william manchester and paul reid present their portrait of winston churchill in "the last lion." this is seventh. neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace," followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree," about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin dugard again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers. >> pulitzer prize-winning author william kennedy explores the political and cultural structure of albany in, o albany. booktv spoke with mr. kennedy during our recent visit to albany with the help of our partner, time warner cable. >> albany had a bad rap for a very long time because of the politics, for one thing, but also even way back, way back in the building of the capitol in the 1890s. stanford white, the great architect, was working on the capitol and h.h. richardson, a lot of other major architects. this would prove to be the most expensive building on the american continent, $25 million when it was declared finished in '97. by ted

william manchester and paul reid in "the last lion." this is seventh. of musician neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace." followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree" about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin due guard make the list again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers. >> and now on c-span2, we bring you booktv. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and bookings. here are some of the programs to look out for this weekend. at 5 p.m. eastern a look at nixon and the 1952 election with kevin matteson. his book is just plain dick. then at midnight, robert sullivan describes his journey to retrace the steps of the american revolution. and tomorrow in the light of congress discussing the so-called fiscal cliff, at 2 p.m. eastern booktv highlights a few programs about economics. james gustav, steve forbes and george gilder all weigh in. watch this and more all weekend long on booktv. for a complete schedule,

. >> and extended "q&a to cope with paul -- "q&a" with paul reid.the last lion" tonight on c- span. "washington journal" continues. >> hours and the roundtable is back again this week with new clarity on the fiscal cliff -- our roundtable is back again this week with a clarity on the fiscal cliff. thank you for being with us. what happens now? >> good question. i guess congress will get back on wednesday. we will see they can come up with something, some figleaf that will give everybody enough political protection so they can cancel the sequester and spending cuts and tax increases that are scheduled. i am still very skeptical that will happen. my guess is that we are going over the cliff. host: you give it about a 75% chance that we would go over the cliff a couple of weeks ago. guest: of today are close to 90%. the new mentality in washington seems to be, we do not have to do this by december 31. the damage to the economy in the short term will be very small. in fact, they have a couple of weeks, if not three or four weeks in january, before this

. >> paul reid, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> this week, prime minister david cameron announces that 3800 british troops will be withdrawn from afghanistan, discusses the immigration policy and concerns over the national health service spending cuts. "prime minister's questions" a special time, 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. now, u.s. ambassador to china gary locke talks to the asia society about u.s.-china relations, joined by orville schell and george stephanopoulos. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> thank you for coming out on this early hour. for me, this is no late hour. -- this is a late hour. ambassador locke, if you'd like to start. >> this is of a treat to be in your presence, having watched you on all the different shows, and also, orville schell, the is a great job in terms of bridging china-u.s., people-to-people exchanges and history. let me just have a couple of comments. first of all, you should know that the people in china are riveted by the tragedy of newtown, connecticut, and people in chin

paul reid he was chosen be the late william manchester to complete the final volume of three volume biography of winston churchill. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q & a. you're watching c-span c-span2 with politics and pub lipping affairs. state and defense department officials testified wednesday in a house hearing on a violence in eastern congo. the rebel group m23 captured territory from the troops and seized the city. actor and activist testified about his recent visit to the reaming. it's three hours. the situation the democratic republican of the congo continues to evolve. it's driven by a complex interplay of regional, power dynamics as well as an entry candidate web of economic and social issues. what is clear that the situation in the drc is tragic for the innocent people caught in the conflict. innocent people trying to raise their families and live their lives. as i have fold the media coverage of the situationed in the drc, i can't help but reflect on the manies of innocent people around the world who are caught in fundamentally unjust and socially complex situations. these situat

. >> sunday, and extended a 90- minute q&a with paul reid. sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a". >> president obama says there is no reason the deal cannot be reached to avoid automatic tax hikes and spending cuts beginning the first of the year. reporters asked him about the so-called fiscal cliff after his announcement that vice-president biden will lead a task force on gone violence. this is a little more than a half-hour. >> good morning, everybody. it's now been five days since the heartbreaking tragedy in newtown, connecticut; three days since we gathered as a nation to pray for the victims. and today, a few more of the 20 small children and six educators who were taken from us will be laid to rest. we may never know all the reasons why this tragedy happened. we do know that every day since, more americans have died of gun violence. we know such violence has terrible consequences for our society. and if there is even one thing that we can do to prevent any of these events, we have a deep obligation -- all of us -- to try. over these past five

tonight, and extended 90 minute q&a with paul reid. "the last lion," tonight at 8:00 on c-span. >> david cameron announced the 3800 bidders trips will be withdrawn from afghanistan by the end of 2013 -- british troops will be withdrawn from afghanistan by the end of 2013. questionsster's tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. thomas pickering said the state department left officers on the ground ill-equipped to deal with the september 11 attack and benghazi, libya. the state department security chief and two other officials resigned in the wake of that report, which found systemic failures in libya. ambassador pickering is joined by german mike mullen and dignitaries secretary of state william burns -- chairman mike mulen and secretary of state william barnes. this is about 30 minutes. >> thank you for joining us. the accountability review board on benghazi that the secretary established has not completed its work. the classified and unclassified versions have been released to the hill. u.s. had a chance to see the unclass

. >> senate, and extended 90- minute "q&a" with paul reid, chosen to complete the final volume of william manchester's "churchill: the last lion." shortly, we will go live to the u.s. house pro forma session. members were sent home last night by speaker banner after no progress was made -- by speaker john dinner after no progress was made in plan b legislation -- by speaker john boehner. now live

recogniz otherwise, ear all going to be soup at the end of the day. >> harry reid cites paul ryan asf those giving boehner heartburn. do you think ryan is trying to bully boehner with his presidential dreams, his p 90x? >> there's a great shakespeare play to be written involving eric cantor, paul ryan, kevin mccarthy and others. we've seen in the course -- >> is that the comedy of error s shakespeare? >> i think it's more of a tragedy than a comedy. >> maybe "hamlet." >> they all end up on the floor at the end. >> exactly. >> poor york. the thing is the internal dynamics of that leadership bloc have been fascinating to try to watch and discern from the outside, and eric cantor has gone from playing good cop, back cop, back and forth -- >> your book details all of that. >> up until last year and it's taken a few new rounds since then. the question is whether boehner has the ability to negotiate in good faith with the president without being stabbed in the back by one of hirs tehis team leaders. at the moment you see these story in the post and the ti"th time times", that boehner has m

. >> sunday "q&a" with paul reid to complete manchester's volume "the last lion." p.m. on "q&a." >> anti-gun protesters interrupted remarks twice. the pro-gun organization also announced it is developing a national school emergency response program aimed at securing schools. it will be headed by the former fda director and arkansas congressman. this is half an hour. >> i am dave keane, president of the national rifle association and i would like to welcome you to begin our discussion of the topic that has been on the minds of american parents across this country. what do we do about the tragedy of the sort that struck in newtown, conn. to avoid such events in the future? like most americans, we were shocked by what happened. like all americans, we have been discussing all of the various options that are available to protect our children and, at this point, we would like to share our thinking with you. to that purpose, i would like to introduce wayne lapierre, our executive vice president. thank you for being with us. at the end of this conference, we will not be taking

. >> senate majority leader harry reid floated a rumor yesterday that speaker boehner was having a little trouble controlling members paul ryan, eric cantor and kevin mccarthy. republicans found it so outrageous, it spawned a twitter revolt with the hash tag, harry reid rumors. one of our favorites? jammie foxx to be named secretary of state. sorry, susan. hash tag harry reid rumors. >>> actress and activist ashley judd is polling four points behind senator mitch mcconnell in a hypothetical matchup. mcconnell's approval ratings are the worst of any senator nationally. the poll found judd to be the top choice as a challenger. >>> and the first grandchild for former president bush and first lady laura. they called in to congratulate their daughter. >> fired up. looking forward to it. i'm excited for jenna and henry. i can barely contain the news when i found out so now i can tell all my buddies. >> where do you come down on spoiling grandchildren? to spoil or not to spoil? >> definitely to spoil. no doubt about it. >> kind of like we did our daughter. >> congratulations to them. if you read only one thing this morning, my

and joy reid, managing editor for the grio. they had rand paul at this meeting.senator, we don't care how you are going to vote. we want to know if you are going to filibuster any deal. he would not dare say that. that's how toothless this group is. >> the tea party that was supposed to be vaunted as they were going to take over the republican party. for a minute, they really did have old-fashioned republicans spooked. they were scared of them. john boehner essentially operated as the weakest speaker of the house in modern history for fear of them. now, john boehner and the house side has figured out, the way you deal with the tea party is by showing them who is boss. by revealing them for duty for bucking his leadership on votes, he has shown he is willing to use the power of the leadership for his caucus. if he could put a bill on the floor, the senate, this is going to pass the senate. this is all about the house. >> blake therenthal, he was on this program, a hard liner in the past. he said, you can't have every member of the conference trying to negotiate. w

. >> harry reid on capitol hill just moments ago talking about the progress in the fiscal cliff negotiations. let's bring back paul "the washington post." what are your thoughts of that that they'll reconvene tomorrow? >> that's senate speak for progress. that was a very, very good moment there. you know, earlier today, this afternoon, reid essentially said he didn't have another offer to give and best of luck, joe biden and mr. mcconnell in your talks. my sources have said that those talks went very well and they've restarted the talks now between reid and mcconnell. now, it's going to go probably late tonight, late tonight. we'll have to see. >> okay. we're going to have to leave it there. that wraps things up for me. we continue to wait for a deal to be reached on capitol hill to avoid the fiscal cliff. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung functio

reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paulmcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realize, while we are concerned about deficits, it is because it is a concern about the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing this recovery to slow down, even as it has already been anemic, would be a drastic abdication of responsibility by everybody in washington. that is not to say that everybody is equal to blame and this is something that washington does and be covered along -- that really is not always the case. in this specific case, you have our recovery, you have people ignoring what common economic theory would teach us to do, and using political grandstanding to ignore that economic theory. that is the problem. it hurts

now it's up to the president to work with senator reid on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. wow. all right. so cnn political editor paul steinhauser is in washington. this is a big deal. >> this is a very big deal. you could say this is a big black eye, big slap in the face for speaker boehner. he pushed plan b to prevent taxes going up for nearly all americans. john, let's be honest, the move here was a hope to shift the blame if there was no deal to avert the fiscal cliff. shift the blame to the democrats and to the president. well, none of that is happening now. it also weakens the hand of the house speaker because he can't get the votes from his own caucus to raise tax rates on only millionaires. here's the congressman from ohio, a republican. he spoke after the vote. he's a big backer of john boehner. take a listen. >> it weakens the entire republican party, the republican majority. it's a continuing dumbing down of the republican party, and we are going to be seen for more and more as a bunch of extremists that can't get a majority of our own people to support policies we're putting forward. if you're not a gover

paul said something very interesting. he said he will not vote for a filibuster. he said, let larry reid, no filibust filibuster, 51 vote, simple majority and then he will vote no and let the democrats have the onus of the big tax hike. quite interesting. now here's a political threat. is the republicans at risk of becoming the party of the rich while president obama and the democrats stake the claim as the party of the middle class? let's talk. we have cnbc contributor howard dean, former vermont governor and democratic presidential candidate. and we welcome back katie paveli pavelich, author and news editor for townhall.com. listen to this poll from the latest cnbc all american survey. listen to this. americans are split over who is more to blame, 21% blame obama and the democrats. 23% blame the gop. and 52% blame both sides equally. now, i think that 52% is because howard dean wants to tax everyone. howard, defend your position. you may be single handedly bailing out the republican party by wanting to tax the middle class and everybody else. >> i'm just telling the truth, larry. i thi

reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realize, while we are concerned about deficits, it is because it is a concern about the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing this recovery to slow down, even as it has already been anemic, would be a drastic abdication of responsibility by everybody in washington. that is not to say that everybody is equal to blame and this is something that washington does and be covered along -- that really is not always the case. in this specific case, you have our recovery, you have people ignoring what common economic theory would teach us to do, and using political grandstanding to ignore that economic theory. that is the problem. it hur

paul vance speaking with the latest in connecticut. we have to leave it there. thank you to nbc's luke russert and to our panelists today, joy reid, ed rendell, and hugo lindgren. i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific when i'm joibd by the nation's katrina van den huingal. until then you can find us at face boom.com. andrea mitchell reports is next. there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have pr

reid and mitch mcconnell as they negotiate today? guest: mitch mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house, it will hurt him in his district. rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver now than with previous deals. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that his own democrats will support? guest: the clearest losers are those unemployed and trying to get jobs. when we are concerned about deficits or not having a short- term deficit reduction, it is because of a concern for the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing the economy to slow down would be a drastic abdication of responsibility of everyone in washington. that is not to say everyone is equal in the blame where this is just something that washington does. that is not always the case. in this case, you have a recovery. you have people may be ignoring what common economic. 20 just to you do --, an economic theory which tell us to do. it hurts the american people, especially those looking for work more than politicians. guest: that was a list of names. one of th

paul on this show last night may have made the most constructive proposal of all. >> i'm happy not to filibuster it. i will announce tonight on your show i will work with harry reid to let him pass his big old tax hike with a simple majority if that's what harry reid wants. then they will be the party of high taxes and they can own it. >> all right. without that kind of republican strategic retreat, the december 31st deadline is not likely to be met. in today's jobs report it was positive and it beat the street and stocks went up. how do we move 150,000 jobs per month up to 300,000 which would be a real recovery? first up breaking news out of the supreme court this afternoon, the nation's highest court agreed to take up the explosive issue of same-sex marriage, agreeing to hear challenges to the federal defense of marriage act and california's proposition 8. nbc's pete williams joins us now from washington with all the latest details. good evening, pete. >> reporter: good evening, larry. the vilma case is the easier one. federal law signed into law by president clinton in 1996. it says if a person is legally married in a state, the federal government can't recogn

paul gigot. happy new year and hope to see you right here next week. >> gregg: a fox news alert. we are getting word from the nation's capital that harry reid will soon be coming out and address the fiscal cliff at the microphones any moment now. congressional leaders are holding marathon negotiations behind closed doors. we're only getting drips of what is going on racing against the clock as the final countdown to the fiscal cliff deadline begins. unless a deal is reached by january 1st, more than $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts are set to kick in affecting nearly every american. hello, i'm gregg jarrett. >> arthel: i'm arthel nevil. welcome to a brand-new hour. as gregg just said the ball is in the senate's court. the republicans submitted a proposal to the senate democrats last night and are still waiting for a response. who is up at the podium right now. >> gregg: let's take a look at the shot. >> they are continuing to discuss this. we think there could be a path forward. one thing there is democrats have come out and made a change on cpi and republicans are concerned if that is not used as an offset to replace some of

paul ryan's. all of them are on board with the idea of this proposal put out by republicans. this was a reaction from house senate majority leader harry reidat the republicans had to put forth. he said democrats are willing to compromise that any agreement must bridget must protect the middle class and we have a nuclear we in no intention of kicking the can down the road. not only the speaker boehner proposal delay revenues, it sets up another destructive fight over the debt ceiling first thing next year. republicans have made an offer and now it's time to get serious about forging a balanced approach. inside "the washington times," this graphic explains the proposal. $800 billion in higher tax revenues through closing loopholes and other reforms. "six and a billion in savings from programs such as medicare. many are proposing an incremental age increase. $300 billion in budget savings such as requiring federal workers to increase pension contribution and cuts from defense and non-defense programs. this will lower the cost of living increases for social security benefits. we heard earlier from one congressman who was our guest saying that

paul vance. we will bring you the updates as they develop throughout the morning. first i want to bring in my panel. msnbc contributor ari melbourne, and michael dicer, professor of georgetown university, and joy reiditor of the grio.com, and also our mental health expert. obviously, we are still getting reports and know what is happening, but more importantly, we will know the names of the victims. so far, we know the name of the murderer, the name of the ass l assaila assailant, and you heard the police officer there ask the media not to go invade their homes. >> right. >> what are the kind of ethics of being media in a moment like this? >> well, i can tell you that when i saw initially the reports where they interviewed these little kids, all right, it was heartbreaking to watch, and it also felt wrong in a way. although, i know when my kids were registered in school in florida, they were media released meaning that you sign a media release at the beginning of the year so if there was a media event that your children are cleared to talk. so i don't know if that allows the reporters to walk up to the child without the parent and ask questions. >> well, in most cases, there were parents there. and

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