i ask sir john to conduct a review, to look specifically at what most important cases. he's completed his work and i thank them for what he has done. more details will come from the ministry of defence in the new year, including how veterans can apply but i'm pleased to tell the house the following. on the arctic convoy sir john has recommended i fully agree there will be an arctic convoys star medal. >> here, here. >> i am very pleased some of the brave men of the arctic convoys will get the recognition they so richly deserve for the very dangerous work they did. on former commander, sir john concluded they been treated inconsistently with those who served in fighter command. he is recommended and i also agree that the heroic acts should be reward a bomber command class. i know this we've widely welcomed across the house. i pay tribute to my right honorable friend's, and members of the house on all sides who campaigned hard over these issues and i'm glad we reached a resolution and one that is popular and right. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, i want to start by joinin

sir john concluded that they have been treated inconsistently with those who served in fighter command. he has therefore recommended, and i also agree, that the bomber command be awarded a bomber command cross. i pay tribute to the members who campaigned hard over these issues and am glad we have released a resolution that is proper and right. >> ed miliband. >> i want to start by joining the prime minister in paying tribute to the troops in afghanistan who continued to show a huge courage and bravery. it is particularly important at this time of year to remember that and their families, many oftheir families are in all our thoughts. i also want to welcome the government announcement today on reducing the number of troops in afghanistan during 2013. we await the defense secretary's statement -- can the prime minister tell the house how many troops and civilians will be left with in afghanistan after the 2014 deadline, and whether they will be there under afghan-led command? >> i join the leader of the opposition in welcoming what our troops do. on afghanistan, we have to decisions to m

>> i spoke to sir john keegan. he was very encouraging. he has now left us. i have spoken to the great- grandson, randolph, who is in his early 40's. winston the third, as people call him, lived in west palm beach. i lived there. we get to know each other pretty well. he was a good source. we would go out to lunch and talk about his grandfather. >> i counted in the index, 16, 17, 18 interviews william manchester did in 1980. and then i counted not more than six that you did, obviously recently. who did you talk to that help you? >> a lot of the people bill spoke to argon. -- are gone. i spoke to the grandson of winston and to the daughter. i spoke to -- who else might be in there? one fellow i spoke to is dr. porter crow. he was a gi and later became a english professor down south. he had been bayoneted on borneo by a japanese soldier who was out of ammunition. he told stories that were just marvelous. it was from him that i learned that captains would allow the troops to play records on the epa system, but one record they would not allow was bing crosby sing

and now we see we in america are at the outword end of sir john gloves' 250 years, and we see the signs. we have passed through the ages of outburst, conquest, commerce, affluence, intellect, and we've come to the age of decadence. this in all empires, he writes can be identified by defensiveness, pessimism, materialism, frivolity, the welfare state, the dissolution of the armed forces, the weakening of religion and the attempt to curry favor in the world. but he also wrote a companion essay called the search or for survival in which he writes that every one of us contribute to the recovery of our country by working harder, by fostering a sense of comradeship and good work and that only a revival of spiritual devotion, not fashionableisms, can inspire service and even of us -- each of us can contribute by speaking and writing in that sense. if we have no reeders, we must go it alone. in the chicago public schools, we regularly read the lay of the last minstrel hoi ray shus of the bridge, and perhaps it is not quite the time to ask how can men die better or than by fiercing -- [inaudible

. >> i am on a scientific stream which sir john gurdon started 50 years ago. this stream has not been stopped. so we have to draw into clinics or into patients. >> gurdon said he thought what he started had no obvious value from a therapeutic view point, but he said it was completely transformed by professor yamanaka's discovery and he realized that his field could have enormous therapeutic benefits. >>> in the middle east, more than two weeks have passed since a cease-fire took effect in the gaza strip. now israel and hamas are discussing lifting the economic blockade that has choked gaza. hamas has managed to win strong support from ordinary palestinians and in neighboring arab countries. this has been achieved in part through its use of the media. nhk world's kohei tsuji reports. >> reporter: israel's bombardment of gaza lasted for eight days and killed over 170 palestinians. a radio station run by hamas remained on air throughout that time and has continued its anti-israel broadcasts even since the end of the fight. this is a radio station related to hamas

martin at sir john knollys' stable yard, st.nk this is full of drama, i really do-- "poor dear baba and tiny mama miss nana very much. hope she is well and not too sad." signed "princess of wales." would that be the sadness of queen alexandra's death? what's the date of that? 25. - yes, i suppose that's absolutely right, isn't it? - that's right. you're living with them. you're going to get that. absolutely marvelous. and that seems to be an absolute bombshell to receive, doesn't it? - that's right, yes. - and a bombshell to have taken down by the secretary at the postal office. i'm sure it was a very very exciting moment to receive that. similar excitement here. fantastically exciting invitation. it says, "at sandringham, the queen wishes to let nana know - that she's expected here as usual for christmas." - that's lovely. fantastic, isn't it? i mean, straight from the heart. - quite a closeness there. it's very very nice, yes. - absolutely. well, these were enormously important people that sent these telegrams, that gave these

. >> congressman john yarmuth from kentucky. thank you, sir. >> thank you, martin. >> next, vice president joe biden breaks bread with middle class americans. has the gop completely lost the battle for america's heart? stay with us. thank you, sir. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. thank you, sir. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80%

sir. >> so, john, as a hoaxer, we don't -- that makes it hard for us to know whether you're just playingther you're eccentric or crazy or whatever. what -- >> sir, let me -- >> what about the bath salt stuff, then i heard you hadn't done any drugs in 30 years. you are known, just google it, a bath salts enthusiast. is this kind of part of the hoax? >> well i did a hoax on bath salts once, absolutely. but let's -- okay. bath salts are used by people that don't have a lot of money in order to get high in a way that makes you want to eat people's faces. you know, if i decided to start doing drugs again, i have the resources to do good drugs. absolutely. i did a hoax on a website called blue light where a drug called mtpb-10. eleven years ago there was a hoax by a couple of british people who claim to have discovered this drug that had irrational properties, got you high, made you sexual, increased your intelligence, and then it disappeared. it was not real. so i made a hoax to pretend that i in the jungle of belize had discovered the formula for it. it was a fun joke. it went on for months,

. >> sir, john. >> -- we heard about the number of troops that we might need in afghanistan come 2015 and, obviously, there's a lot of discussion on that particular topic these days. but there's a question that goes along with that which people don't seem to be addressing, at least as straightforwardly, which is how long do you think we will need to have a force presence in afghanistan to accomplish what it is that we want to accomplish there? >> great question. i will tell you up front, i'm not qualified to answer that. i really am not. what i've done in my -- and i told dr. kagan, i'm perpetrating intellectual fraud by being a fellow at stanford. but if they're going to make me do research, what i have concluded looking at nato documents and others is nato leadership is already talking about a transition decade. i'm not quite sure what that means, i don't know if that means 2014-2017, i've seen that number. i personally think the time is less important than the conditions -- as a military guy -- conditions on the ground and what that means. i think there's a really good thought proc

sir elton john calls for an end to the stigma attached to aids and hiv. >> the scene has changed.ts are great. we have this disease by the scuff of the neck now. we have made so many medical advances but some people are being left behind. is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> which political story makes headlines the next 24 hours? jonathan capehart is back with us. hot note off the press. kelly o'donnell says the president will make a smaller offer without the $400,000 threshold. we don't know the rate will be and a smaller offer meant to avert some of the most serious things of going off the fiscal cliff. i think it's hard for republicans to agree to anything that's not an ex

. >> reporter: john mcafee media sir success is on u.s. soil and its ring master promises to not stop talk being. >> i'm going to speak out big time. >> reporter: at the miami airport john mcafee was the first one off the plane. by morning throngs of media and admirers gathered outside his hotel. >> i want to make this clear, i have absolutely nothing to do with the murder in belize. >> reporter: on november 11th his neighbor was found dead, shot in the back of the head. he had complained about mcafee's guards and barking dogs. authorities in belize want to question mcafee, but he refuses. >> people are shot by police constantly. >> reporter: after the neighbor's murder mcafee illegally entered guatemala. he admits to faking two heart attacks while there. >> the issues with your heart. >> of course it was a ruse. the pressure gave me a heart attack and i had one. >> reporter: mcafee whose software fortune once estimated at $100 million says he abandoned everything in belize and now is broke. he faces questioning from the fbi about the murde

john. >> yes, sir, boss.eeping yourself fresh is a difficult thing, and finding things that are hard for you is something that you have to do or elts else you just repeat yourself. >> lift-off, america's first woman astronaut. ♪ >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. ♪ >> it's time for america's favorite dance party, american bandstand. >> dick clark coming to you live from times square in new york city. ♪ >> so long. >> so long. >> for now, dick clark, so long. ♪ >> we'll all be remembering dick clark as we ring in the new year next week. that is the broadcast for friday night. i'll see you here this weekend. from diane sawyer and all of us here at abc, have a good evening. goodnight. >>> tonight the upside of wet weather, reservoirs set a high water mark. >> we're in the sierra tonight. more storm watch coverage. what you can expect if new year's plan include a ski trip. >> damage from severe weather on the coast. there is still clean frup a rare california tornado. >> and abc 7 news

sir. >> john? >> thank you. the world's financial community is watching this fiscal cliff process closely with concern. the parties fail to reach a deal before jan -- january 1, what assurances do you have that america will not default on its debt? >> well, we addressed the issue of the debt ceiling, and the president's firm belief it is unconceivable that -- and unacceptable that leader in congress want to engage in brinksmanship witnessed in 20 # 11 on the issue of making sure the united states continues to pay its bills and does not default. the president calls on congress to do its job, and to take care of raising the debt ceiling. that's part of the end of the year deal because this is not something that the greatest nation on earth should be engaged in in a regular way where the whole world has to hold its breath to find out whether a faction in the house of representatives is going to force us into default. it's just not the way we should be doing business. thank you, all. [inaudible conversations] >> gov

but those are things that we need to do to honor these victims. >> connecticut state senator john mckinney. sir, thank you for your time this morning. i do appreciate it. >> thank you, thomas. >>> want to bring in today's power panel. congressman gerald nadler of new york, jackie hilling and ezra klein, msnbc policy analyst and "washington post" columnist. jackie, i want to start with you. last night was the fourth time we as a country have watched this president have to address a national tragedy like this. i want to remind everybody of the last three times that we have seen the president take to a mic to comfort the country. >> it may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy, but this much we do know. no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts. >> this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should. let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. >> i hope that over the next several days, next several weeks and next several months, we all reflect on how we can do something about some of the senseless violence. >> can we recognize the president's words l

sir? >> you mentioned the name john hancock in connection with the boston tea party, and john hancock, i take it, the leading mother chapter, perhaps in the colony. what was his part in the boston tea party? >> well, he was -- he wanted no part of it. he wanted to continue smuggling and making money. he was arguably the wealthiest banker. there was no hard currency in the hemisphere at the time, so fer chants, everything on barter, and merchants, large merchants like hancock would provide, seed, or tools to, say, a farmer or a smaller merchant, and against, for example, the farmer's crop in the spring, futures, and that's why they were falled merchant bankers because they were lending money. they were doing role of the modern merchant. his uncle built the business, and the house of hancock was the largest merchant bank in america. now suddenly, these rioters were all over the place, and they are threatening any merchant who does business with england, and he tried to strait l the rogue longs he could, but as the mobs became more and more powerful and begin burning down the mansions, they burn

john, you're always welcome here, sir. >>> up next, something else that won't help republicans out ofheir mess, u.s. congressman louie gohmert is out there suggesting the obama administration is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. who is buying this malarkey? malarkey is a good word. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." first, after president obama and mitt romney got together for their post-election lunch yesterday, jon stewart reflected on the event with help from the '80s movie "coming to america." >> the event was actually closed to cameras, but we have some footage of governor romney arriving to the white house. i believe that's him there, and then he's getting out, and then -- the campaign is over so he doesn't have to pretend anymore. he can finally wear that serengeti lion sash he hadn't been wearing. >>> also we've heard from republicans who are ditching grover norquist' no tax pledge, but how one of them freed himself without admitting he was backpedaling. from chris gibson, representative gibson signed the pledge as

sir. all right, representative john yarmuth, thank you sir. >> i love him. [ applause ] >> stephanie: lookye, an unsolicited testimonial. dave in new hampshire is on to my scam. dear ms. miller, i stumbled on to your program six or seven years ago. it is crystal clear that something afoot. i don't mean your hammertoe. we record your tv show on current to watch after work. oh, thank you. you can watch it because it repeats right after so it is on -- what is it, 9:00 to noon eastern and noon to 3:00 again. >> six hours. >> holy crap. >> stephanie: we purchased a soda stream. er with adding a second rescue drug. met you, john and aisha in boston. appeared at your test mony. my wife and i are from chick wag ga. coincidence? i think not. >> stephanie: they're supporting a hometown girl. thank you to you and your lovely wife. how lovely of you. let's go to chase in providence, rhode island. >> caller: good morning, you sexy liberal. >> stephanie: thank you. you, too. >> caller: i'm a little offtoppic from the fiscal cliff but i think i can bring us back. >> stephanie: all right. >> caller: there

john, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: dan, good morning. a lot of activity this morning. this is fedex's third-largest hub in the country. and a plane just dropped off a shipment. workers are sorting it out right now. we're starting to see an increase in online shopping, fedex expects to set a record number for packages they handle this holiday season. these employees are working overtime and around the clock, to make sure your package is delivered on time. with three days until christmas, santa's little helpers are hard at work. >> i know him. >> reporter: no, not those helpers. these helpers. delivery companies like u.p.s. and fedex are scrambling to get packages out of their trucks and under your tree. delivering more than 500 packages per second on their peak day alone. >> u.p.s. is on top of this. hopefully you're home when we get there. >> reporter: l.l. bean sold so many holiday gifts, even its ceo had to help wrap and pack. all this, begging the question. >> will this make it for christmas? >> reporter: that question particularly hairy this year, as last-minute sh

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sir. yeah, wait for the microphone. >> dr. john deally, and i love action. >> i'm sorry, can't hear -- it's a little bit too close. >> is this better? >> yeah. >> okay. dr. john deally, and i love action. >> good. >> i'd like to ask each one of of our panelists what is one thing that the people here tonight can do before we go to tomorrow -- before we go to bed tomorrow night to move us toward president bush's dreams which are talked about in the book. >> okay. what is the one thing people here in this room can do before they go to bed tonight to advance us toward president bush's dream, our dream of 4% growth? >> [inaudible] >> yes, sir. >> i don't mean it to be glib. buy two copies of the book. keep one and give one to your neighbor. [laughter] [applause] >> there you go. >> i don't mean this to be glib, but one of the things we are not having in this country is a concerted, real dialogue and discourse about the problems we have. we really need to have a discussion. you're not getting out of washington today. you're getting left/

. >> sir, if you could come to the podium and without objection. >> thank you, john. >> issue of developing the property. the main reason we're here today is because we had one day's notice. saturday we all got letters that this meeting was taking place and that the chair would entertain a motion to have the full board review it tomorrow. that doesn't give us any time to give our objections that we were supposed to give after the meeting on june 6th, which never happened. how can you go from june 6 to december 7th and send a letter out to the people that are being affected by this without telling them a word in between? that's what we got from dpw >> let me ask a question. if a continuance is granted, what do you expect to happen in between the period of time --. >> well, the neighbors can be notified there's going to be a meeting. >> i'm sorry, can you speak into the mic? i can hardly hear you. >> the neighbors can have adequate notice to attend that meeting and voice their concerns that despite what it said in the email from eleanor tang have not been addressed to the neighborhood. we've

sir. >> thank you. >> greta: former u.n. ambassador john bolton is here. >> glad to be here. >> greta: you heard me say to the senator nher letter to the president, she has an op-ed piece in the washington post, politicizing, irresponsible distraction, critics of her and in the washington post article, she refers to the debate about her as being a political football. how do we know if she is right or whether or not there is a fair scrutiny of a government employee. >> i think it's always fair scrutiny. everything you say in public when you are a senior government official is open to question. and in fact here, the administration tried to have it both ways. they tried to get their story line out that the killings in benghazi were caused by the muhammad video. when the data showed that that was fantasy, they tried to stonewall past the election to stonewall past the possible nomination of secretary of state and it has fallen apart. susan rice may be an unfortunate victim. but this is all due to the president's own strategy. >> greta: you know

and john, you're always welcome here, sir. >>> up next, something else that won't help republicans outf their mess, u.s. congressman louie gohmert is out there suggesting the obama administration is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. who is buying this malarkey? malarkey is a good word. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." first, after president obama and mitt romney got together for their post-election lunch yesterday, jon stewart reflected on the event with help from the '80s movie "coming to america." >> the event was actually closed to cameras, but we have some footage of governor romney arriving to the white house. i believe that's him there, and then he's getting out, and then -- the campaign is over so he doesn't have to pretend anymore. he can finally wear that serengeti lion sash he hadn't been wearing. >>> also we've heard from republicans who are ditching grover norquist, but how one of them freed himself without admitting he was backpedaling. from chris gibson, representative gibson signed th

john: they break the rules. barry marshall who cured all sirs' realized it was bacteria and not stress broke what to rule? >> the ethical rule to do an experiment. to get preapproved all but to win his nobel prize he'd drink a cup full of bacteria and the colleagues had to go with it. "don't ask, don't tell". john: they took samples. he did not even tell his wife. john: but if they goodness. all of these people who were drinking milk ulcers are gone. john: talk about fighting, fraud, lies and deceit? >> there is deceit and fraud going on. 1/3 are committing research fraud. another survey disclosing for themselves. is what you have to do to get the job done. sedated is not replicate. your colleagues are out to get you. you have to work hard. john: my brother is upset about financial disclosure that if there is money to be made it by science. but we want to kill each other and my colleagues will run over their grandmother for the advancement. [laughter] >> absolutely. there is not very many rich scientist. you have your place in fame but it is the discovery. john: why don't people know about anarchy? >> it

and john, you're always welcome here, sir. >>> up next, something else that won't help republicans outtheir mess, u.s. congressman louie gohmert is out there suggesting the obama administration is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. who is buying this malarkey? malarkey is a good word. this is "hardball," the place for politics. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. y'know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yeah, i know. oh, you're good. [ laughing ] good luck! [ male announcer ] priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪ >>> back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." first, after president obama and mitt romney got together for their post-election lunch yesterday, jon stewart reflected on the event with help from t

former un ambassador john bolton joins us. good evening, sir.there any sort of terrific surprise out of this news? >> no. this has been a risk every since the overthrow o of gaddafhi that libya will be sufficiently destabilized that the central government could regain control and you'd have a circumstance like in somalia where there's no central government and al-qaeda and other terrorist groups could take root. i think this process has been underway for some time, and we saw its first real fan festation in -- manifestation in the attack on benghazi on september 11th. >> greta: in looking at libya, i don't know who is running the country. it's hard to negotiate the workout solutions or to do anything unless we have someone to work w. >> well, i think after the overthrow of gaddafhi, the opposition which was always a fractionated from the outset was unable to come together. the country has been historically divided between east and west since the breakup of the roman empire 1600 years ago. nothing new in that sense. the united states, the west as

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sir. >> thank you very much. >>> john berman has an update on stories. >> big news about syria's ongoingunited states. defense secretary leanne panetta signed an order for two patriot missile batteries and 400 american troops. this move was expected as the rebellion in syria destabilizes the assad regime. nick patton walon walsh, what i pick snur. >> the germans are expected to contribute patriot missiles. we're looking at seeing a variety of nato nations contribute troops to the area, the u.s. not sure where they'll station there. this brings u.s. troops into the volume tire area. let me give you the back story, about two or three months ago there were exchanges of fire when the syrian army was accused of shooting into turkey, trouble concerned they may try to draw turkey into the war. leon pa net ta saying there is a plan in place in case the assad regime uses chemical weapons. nato says they're there purely to defend turkey. >> nick paton walsh this morning. >>> president obama will meet with susan rice this morning, withdrawi ining her name to rep hillary clinton as secretary of stat

john walsh thinks. what's your top pick of the year, sir? >> bullish across all the understand i ises. why not? >> john walsh is bullish. why not? we still appreciate you coming in. arnab das, from robini global economics. >>> straight highway on the program, the storm clouds are darkening in d.c. as house speaker john boehner saufrs a major rebuke from his own party over efforts to pass a tax bill. how much harder does this make it in the white house? we'll get the latest from ug wa, next. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express ecember 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." ross westgate is away. i'm kelly evans and these are your headlines from around the world. a setback for negotiations between congress and the white house as house speaker john boehner's plan b fails with just ten days left until the fiscal cliff deadline. >>> markets are trading lower around the world on that news. ars, ars

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joining me for more is republican senator john hoeven of north dakota. and very simply, sir, we appreciate you being here but is harry reid right? are we going off the cliff? >> well, adam i hope he is not right. at this point president obama indicated he is going to call and talk to our leader, mitch mcconnell, senator mcconnell and make a proposal. we're very interested to see what that proposal is. we put revenues on the table. there needs to be some savings. and i believe we can get a deal so let's go. adam: what will the do look like? the president at one point actually upped what he was willing to tax. he wants taxes. originally saying on incomes of 250,000 and up. then he went to 400,000. what kind of compromise do we need from both side to get a deal done so that i don't have to keep boring people with this term fiscal cliff? >> right. to really get the deal done right you need about 4 troll trillion to get us back on track. that means pro-growth tax reform, entitlement reform and better control of savings of the proposals at this point are not at that level. they're

jay john allen for politico. how are you, sir? >> doing very well. i was concerned about the wheel of misfortune there on the fiscal cliff. >> i'm worried about it, too. but let's talk about that. how much leverage do the republicans have? we know that the president has leverage because elections matter but what kind of leverage do the republicans have? >> i think the president wants to get this taken care of, not worry about a debt ceiling in the future and the republicans with their effort in that debate and some negotiating room for the republicans. they would like to see serious entitlement reforms or a movement in that direction and a system set up to try to do major tax reform. i think some of that may happen. we are seeing some democrats show some willingness to tinker around with medicare and social security perhaps. >> john, we can't top talking about the cliff negotiation that's all we've been talking about lately and i have something to bring to the table about that. keep rolling up right there. we're stuck between clifs and it makes me th