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joining us now, richard smith. first i say welcome to you, richard. good to see you. i have good knowledge to the audience i do own stock and make that very clear, this does not happen very often, but it does, full disclosure. the market, is this rebound in housing for real? >> looking at the report today, coming to some conclusion after this is the beginning, they would haveo back up because today is irrelevanirrelevan t to that regard. backup the third or fourth quarter of last year we were forecast in the early stages of a recovery. it had to see the root of the recovery, and they were clearly there. a couple of things missing, we had to see month over month growth in this report should make it very clear it is a year-over-year growth. theame% year over year, sizable increase year-over-year activity. you so had to see prices move upward. you had to have the market telling you home values were undervalued and what will the market bear, what will the mark react to that? the median price report is up 10%, fairly dramatic change. the exnt this is sustainable, which we

to have smuggled nuclear triggers from the united states into israel a california engineer richard kelly smith says he was recruited by most in the early seventy's smith was later convicted in the united states of running an american front company to help. this story first surface to be i files released at the end of last year and in joseph goldman's tell all book confidential this was a very limited operation in fact when the account which is the hebrew acronym for science liaison bureau with the nablus even the mossad with unaware of its existence and only it was basically created behind the back of this with the purity of nablus look only of this year the f.b.i. released these documents from a seven year investigation which began in one thousand nine hundred five they show how a network of front companies connected to these weighty defense ministry smuggled nuclear triggers out of the united states to israel what's apparent in the documents is that the israeli ministry of defense would place an order for prohibited items with an israeli company called he light trading the light trading is w

the light trading is where benjamin netanyahu worked and would meet with richard kelly smith. when he visited israel then they would transfer the order to an organization called milko in california to fulfill the order violating export control act and shipping the triggers out of the united states they called it the operation project pinto all the allegations are based on smith's testimony and many have been surprised by the detail if you take a look at the documents netanyahu is definitely mentioned in the document and that's what surprised us because typically. you get two types of sensors of this type of document sometimes a block off an entire page sometimes of just block off a name in this case netanyahu his name is clearly stated in the documents in the documents it is alleged netanyahu asked mulch and the hollywood producer not to discuss the matter publicly in a written response to r.t. these ready for a ministry denied all allegations which is hardly a surprise as television's official position is neither to confirm nor deny position of nuclear arms relatively few peo

the chronological treatment. >> reporter: presidential historian richard norton smith, who helped design the center, says its mission is to examine how lincoln has influenced americans great and small since his death. in part, that influence is symbolized by the 34-foot-high book tower that connects the center's three floors. it's made of aluminum and represents some of the roughly 15,000 works written about lincoln. >> the story didn't end on april 15. in some ways, the story begins. the story of what we want lincoln to be. which lincoln are we talking about? the evolution of the posthumous lincoln. it's like a mirror held up to the evolution of the country itself. >> sreenivasan: it's almost like his words and possibly his life is a poem to be constantly reinterpreted? i mean, over your shoulder are two very different presidents using his words. >> absolutely. nowhere has lincoln's posthumous influence been greater than on the presidency itself. the classic example of how everyone needs to, as one historian says, get right with lincoln. we have dwight eisenhower and franklin roosevelt.

. >> woodruff: plus michael beschloss and richard norton smith talk about potential historical turning points of the past year. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the old year ticked down today, and with it went any hope of meeting the midnight "fiscal cliff" deadline. house republicans opted not to hold any votes on the issue tonight. so-- officially, at least-- more than $600 million in tax hikes and spending cuts begin taking effect tomorrow. in the meantime, senate republicans and the white house continue working on a possible deal. . >> are running out of time. americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a fe

. >> woodruff: plus michael beschloss and richard norton smith talk about potential historical turning points of the past year. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the old year ticked down today, and with it went any hope of meeting the midnight "fiscal cliff" deadline. house republicans opted not to hold any votes on the issue tonight. so-- officially, at least-- more than $600 million in tax hikes and spending cuts begin taking effect tomorrow. in the meantime, senate republicans and the white house continue working on a possible deal. . >> are running out of time. americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a fe

richard smith now runs his own security firm and he says there had to be warning signs. >> there must have been some interaction, some conversation, some communication that he was, he was sick. >> smith said that today's violence couldn't have just come out of the blue. he also said that while no one wants metal detectors at school this latest tragedy may force people to think about that security measure. >>> newtown is a century's old connecticut community, founded in 1805. many of the people there work in new york city just 60 miles to the southwest. newtown is fairly well off economically with a median household income of more than $111,000. the town is known for its good schools. tonight hundreds of grief stricken residents packed the church just down the street from where today's violence played out. imagines from inside the memorial service show the somber faces of those coming together for a vigil. . political leaders offered their condolences. >> i am heartfelt just like you are. >> dan malloy spoke to the crowd sharing words of encouragement and sorrow. >>> so far just three

richard smith now runs his own security firm and he says there had to be warning signs. >> there must have been some interaction, some conversation, some communication that he was, he was sick. >> smith said that today's violence couldn't have just come out of the blue. he also said that while no one wants metal detectors at school this latest tragedy may force people to think about that security measure. >>> newtown is a century's old connecticut community, founded in 1805. many of the people there work in new york city just 60 miles to the southwest. newtown is fairly well off economically with a median household income of more than $111,000. the town is known for its good schools. tonight hundreds of grief stricken residents packed the church just down the street from where today's violence played out. imagines from inside the memorial service show the somber faces of those coming together for a vigil. . political leaders offered their condolences. >> i am heartfelt just like you are. >> dan malloy spoke to the crowd sharing words of encouragement and sorrow. >>> so far just three

we are very pleased. >> richard smith, thanks very much.e you joining us. >> thanks, bob. >>> right after break, a double dose over storms are brewing. talk the latest round of fiscal cliff negotiations and winter storm. how do that affect your holiday travel plans? >>> still ahead, a tale of two tvs. why one streaming player could be the death of ampple tv. the details later on. >>> back to the latest news out of washington, house speaker john boehner calling a vote today on the so-called plan b, hoping the vote will raise pressure on the president to make some concessions. chief washington correspondent john harwood is in d.c. with the latest. we can only hope today is as interesting as yesterday was, john. >> yeah, maybe a little bit more blow ducktive as well. what we have got john boehner trying to -- facing resistance within his caucus, trying to rally them to a position that -- of political safety as against president obama. so what he has got with plan b is a two-part approach. one has about 200 billion dollars in cuts too avert the

richard hickcock and perry smith were hanged for murdering a the clutter family in holcomb, kansas, in9. before their capture, they fled to florida and may have murdered a family there one month later. prosecutors show dna evidence will link hickcock and smith to the murders. >>> a manhunt in illinois for two bank robbers who escaped jail from chicago. police say they tied two bed sheets together and scaled down 20 stories. investigators also found fake metal bars in their cell and each bed stuffed with clothing to make it look like a body. the inmates were gone for more than three hours before officials found they were missing. >>> in montreal, a terrifying accident you have to see to believe. what appears to be a gold eagle was caught on tape swooping down and taking a small child. when did birds start snatching up people's kids? the toddler was actually lifted off the ground several feet before being dropped. the child appears to be okay. >>> and out of russia, a truck is caught on tape rolling over, spilling out dozens of cows. looks pretty bad at first, but they all get up. they'r

security specialist richard smith says lanza likely talked to someone about his pent-up frustrations.s killing a roomful of children didn't, quote, just come out of the blue. >>> we have learned the identity of three of the victims. they include the shooter's mother, nancy lanza, sandy hook elementary school psychologist, mary sherlock, close to retiring, and the school's principal, dawn hochsprung. >>> back in the bay area, 3000 miles away, there is still a deep sense of sorrow and loss. people are coming together to offer support and show their solidarity. ktvu's allie rasmus is live at a vigil in golden gate park. >> reporter: the vigil just wrapped up a few minutes ago. it happened at the aids memorial grove here at memorial park. this is the entrance, but the grove itself is about 200 feet down the windy path at golden gate park. turning the camera, it's a ways away from the nearest street. but here's what the scene looked like at the grove, just about 20 minutes ago. a small group of people gathered around a christmas tree that was set up there. they were saying prayers, and als

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. >>> hello from new york, i'm chris can hayes heave with richard wolffe and the great heather mcgee, carl smithe university of north carolina chapel hill, contributor to a blog. and socket sony, the migrant workers advocacy group. the latest gdp provisions looks like the economy may finally genuinely be in a real recovery. it increased by 3.1%. of course, we've been here before many times over the past four years and each time it appears that the economy is going to achieve a philosophy, it gets pulled back to earth. there are two issues. cyclical, how and when we will once achieve full employment and strong growth and structural issues, what aspects do the fundamentals of our country work and not work. barack obama has insisted it won't be enough to cover the downturn and the economy needs fundamental reform and invention. >> i know that we'll have to overcome our doubts and our divisions and we're going to have to overcome a determined opposition of powerful special interests before we can truly reform a broken economy and advanced opportunity. >> if we take seriously the idea of emerging fro

investigators say ex-con richard hick caulk and terry smith might have committed a second grum murder just one month after they killed a kansas farmer wife and two kids. that heinous crime became the subject of truman can a can a can a body capote's true blood in order to solve a half century mystery. it happened in sarasota florida, phil? >> shep, enough probable cause exists connecting smith and hickcock here to sarasota county that bone fragments removed from coffins yesterday will now finally either solve yet another unspeakable quadruple murder that happened 53 years ago. >> i can't describe it. it was horrible looking. >> don mccloud can't forget that horrible day in 1959 when he walked in cliff walker christine and two children all shot dead in florida home. it remains sarasota county's oldest unsolved major crime. but 53 years later, detective kim mcgaffe thinks the walker killers are the same infamous killers of the clutter family in kansas one month earlier. perry smith and dick hick in cold blood. >> driving a stolen 1956 chevrolet bellaire and the walker family was shoppin

search warrant that was obtained locally in leavenworth county to exhume the bodies of richard hickock and perry smiththey were suspects in the walker homicide in sarasota, florida. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. flavor, meet food. it's time for swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of... hell-o! [ female announcer ] get recipes at flavorboost.com. bill: frightening moments on video as a massive mud slide derails a freight train. check the out here. everett, washington. that mud slide off a 100 foothill. that was strong enough to take out seven cars. they were carrying chemicals used in cleaning supplies and fertilizer. hazmat teams came in but was nor to the public health or the environment. ouch. martha: how about this? a cold case gets hot again. it involves two killers who were made infamous in truman capote's "in cold blood". phil kea

richard hickock and perry smith were hanged in the 1960s for the murders of a kansas family.sly crime spree captured in the pages of truman capote's classic, in cold blood. the two men went to the gallows for the november 1959 killings of herbert clutter, his wife and their two children. more than 50 years later they are being eyed in a set of murders nearly identical. the killings of cliff and christine walker and their two young children in osprey, near sarasota, florida, a month after the kansas killings. the two men were spotted in florida while on the run for the kansas murders. eyewitnesses remember seeing them in sarasota on the same day the walkers were killed. now authorities want to ex-assume the killer's bodies to see if they have a dna match. here is forensic expert michael bauden on the cold case yesterday on "happening now.". >> i think the concept that police departments have and brought up, that, old cases can still be solved with evidence from 50 years ago if they have saved the evidence and if they bring it forth. jon: joining us now, shannon mcfar land, a r

richard hickock and perry smith who you see on the screen were convicted and executed.he notorious killers were made famous in truman capote's novel, "in cold blood". the novel comes to play. just a month after the clutter killings, the walker family were murdered also inside their home. this time near sarasota, florida. investigators say the walker murders share striking similarities to the clutter case. the two men convicted and executed were on the run there in sarasota at the time the walker family was killed. so now investigators say this. in florida they want a kansas judge to give the okay to exhume the bodies of the killers to see if their dna ties them to the dna found at the walkers murders that are yet unsolved. dr. michael baden, forensic pathologist, fox news contributor. perfect person to talk to this. what do you think about the trail we laid out? >> i think it is very interesting because in 1959 when the clutter case came and in 1960 where the current case they're interested in, there was semen on the panties of the murdered wife in sarasota. jenna: that

probably get preferential seating because ned rocknroll works for uncle richard's company, virgin galactic. his birth name was able smithzier. >> harris is not your original. >> it was changed from rocknroll. now, it's harris. >> unbelievable. >>> i don't know about you guys. but at 10 years old, i tried to get out of this chore. hitting the laundry room, doing good, old-fashioned laundry. but get a load of this kid rocking out in the laundry room. he's apparently been taking drum lessons for over a year. and he owns a set of drums. but uses the percussion of his family washing machine. >> pretty good. >> listen to this. >> really good. i think he's really good. really, really good. >> oh, wow. >> i was thinking, maybe you guys could get in on the act, too. and help this kid out. >> people are probably wondering why we have washing boards. >> let's see your skills. >> there you go, ron. >> oh. >> ron can actually do it. >> i like it. >> maybe beyonce will have you guys at her super bowl halftime show. >> backup. >> i'm just saying. >>> be right back with more percussion and scintillating facts. percussion and scintillat

smith at this. we have the ceo of fast space signs and jamie richard sign, president of white castle. ne, you were saying afraid of speaking out either from a backlash of customers or social media or the government or groups that support them. fred smith at fedex is doing exactly the opposite in my opinion. he is somebody who has been a champion of free enterprise in the past but he is out now saying there is lot of mythology in washington. going on to say the vast majority of jobs in the united states are produced by capital investment and equipment and software, not small business. it is done by big business. and he is trying to make the point that there's a lot mythology in washington about rising taxes, eliminating jobs. that it is just not the case. i'm, catherine, do you believe he believes this? and do you think he is saying it to try and, you know, toe the party line and make everyone happy? >> well, i can't speak for him but i'm going to respectfully disagree. according to the u.s. department of labor, 65% of all net new jobs comes from small businesses. i don't know where he

eastern shore republican richard cullburn has a measure to make the soft shell crab the official maryland sandwich. in 2008, state lawmakers making the smith island cake the official dessert, please take the shell off first before you put it on bread. >>> here is terry morean with a look at what they are on at night line. >>> roosevelt coming up, for those experiencing holiday spending remorse, we bring you the cheap no thrills dollar store. >>> we got a match made in comedy heaven, bet middler and billy crystal coming up on night p on night line right after abc2news. >>> abc2news is brought to you by basset furniture. >>> we have words and phrases we can't stand, for instance i just loathe the word artisnal. a new poll lists several words to be banned and the most hated were yolw and gangham style that the little guy is dancing around, billions watched it and the third word was literally and apple wood smoked bacon. get rid of that phrase. we want to know what words you can't stand. post them on facebook and let people know. >> apple wood bacon is good. >> it is in everything. >> too much. >> it is almost a cliche. the storm is forming in

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upgraded to questionable - 50/50 smith hasn't missed a game in 11 years - so obviously defense the year cam newton and the carolina panthers without defensive tackle richardnjured knee and hamstring the raiders are 8 1/2 point it's an annual shoveling the snow out of .a's owner lew wolff says he plans to stay in oakland the next five years. >> this is the third quarter, center for come off u c f throwing the 5 yd touchdown. 38-17. ucsf and beef o'grady's--beef o 'brady's... is one of the fastest-growing sports restaurant. >> also was exciting of the oakland coliseum. their lease expiresthe current lease is up after the upcoming season so wolf has asked for a five year extension that is if they grant those rights from the giants. the bottom line is that there will probably be staying put for a while and the giants have a new pitcher. for nowrosario 5 teams in 2 months- five teams in two months.quite a ride for new giants pitcher sandy rosario the giants claimed rosario off waivers from the cubs how about checking of the warriors scored? 58-49. david lee is leading the way. and we do have highlights of the next in with an exciting finish of the boston celti

richard coburn, eastern shore republican, will try to make the softshell crabs sale was to the official state sandwich. it would be the latest eastern shore culinary victory. in 2008 passed legislation to make the multilayered smith island kate the officials they deserve. time for the regular check out of the san diego zoo's. the cubs that we sort of adopted. i cannot say his name as well namemindy does. he played -- spent a good portion of the exam playing with a stick of bamboo. he weighs in at 15.4 pounds and officials say the little guy is among the smaller size but he is crawling pretty normally and he is becoming more mobile and beginning to explore more of his living area. he is so cute. 34 degrees at the airport. still ahead, a look at the morning's top stories. >> and we will also take a look at your morning commute. we will update you on any problems to avoid coming up. the much lighter winds as high pressure builds in, and then a chance of snow tomorrow. first, a live look at sunrise. beautiful. 39 downtown and 33 at the >> welcome back. in the headlines this morning -- a contract remains in a coma after being beaten inside a house in west baltimore. authorities say they found him unconscious inside a