we talked about the food, tamron. one thing that ken king, that gentleman joked about, he thought he was going to gain weight on the cruise, and he ended up losing weight. >> these are live pictures of the passengers getting off the vote. and stern reaction to the bipartisan deficit proposal to cut the national debt by $4. the chairman of the deficit commission just told working americans to drop dead. ten the conservative group, americans for tax reform say "this commission is merely an excuse to raise net taxes on the american people." among the proposals, raise the retirement age to 69. reduce the cost of living increases for all federal programs. and cut the cost of living. including the mortgage interest deduction on second homes and on mortgages over $500,000. also on this list, raising the federal gasoline tax and cutting $200 billion from federal programs. president obama reacted to the proposal while at the g-20 summit in south korea. >> before anybody starts shooting down proposals, i think we need to listen

i'm tamron hall. "news nation" is following the news as president obama plans to return from his trip to asia. right now he's making a stop after wrapping up his summit with world power leaders. first he failed to win a trade agreement with south korea. then he failed to win strong support for his get tough policy with china on tried and currency disputes. the president returns to washington sunday facing critical meetings next week with congressional leaders of both parties as they stake out positions on key shoes. chief among them, whether to extend busch-era tax cuts for wealthy americans. mike viqueira joins us from the white house. we heard the president a little testy in his answers regarding what's happening at home. we also know he's getting heat from progressives and liberals who say the president must keep his promise. >> beginning monday, tamron, we have to wait for the new year for the new republican majority to take over, but beginning monday it's in with the old. speaker pelosi will stil

she will probably not finish up her testimony today, tamron. into tomorrow, and then the defense will get a chance to question her as well. >> janet, how long are they expecting this trial to last? after all, she's waited these many years for justice here. >> it's amazing. it's been eight years. they will not finish up tomorrow. there's no court on thursday or friday because of veterans day. so this will definitely continue into next week, tamron. >> janet shamlian, thank you. >>> a nationwide sting turns the spotlight on the unimaginable crime of child prostitution in this country. the three-day operation resulted in the arrest of 99 suspected pumps and more than 800 other adults charged with sexually exploiting mi ining minors. 69 children were removed from prostitution rings in 30 different states. all the children rescued were placed in protective custody or returned to their families. >>> coming up, a horrifying story of a teenager brutally murdered outside a party. witnesses say he was randomly picked and killed for being the next person

tamron?> stephanie, this is the proposal at this point. what are the indications out there that they are prepared to go through with this tuition hike, especially in the wake of this violent reaction? >> it's probably going to go through, tamron. what the government is saying is that there are two reasons why they have to do this. one because of the current economic climate. they have to cut down on public sector spending. that's part of it. the second one, the university system as it is right now is unsustainable. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> a new report from federal health officials reveals some data that just might make you sick. nearly 59 million people went without health care coverage for a part of this year in this country. but with republicans vowing to roll back president obama's health care initiative and democrats vowing to dig in their heels even deeper, what sort of brain surgery f you will, is needed to remedy the problem that exists with uninsured people? i'm joined by de

it's ironic, tamron.on monday he stormed out of the trial saying because he did not have counsel, he did not want to go forward. after a two-year investigation, his colleagues decided the trial would go guard. especially since he asked for it for many, many months. an interesting development was mr. rangel came under really aggressive questioning. m m m mr. bonner from alabama said if someone in the private sector did not pay taxes for 17 years they would be held to a really high standard. another from texas asked why mr. rangel would not be considered corrupt. remember earlier in the week he said he was not corrupt and did not try to enrich himself personally. he felt if you didn't pay your faxes on a villa, that in fact you were corrupt. putting politics in there. that is what the recommendation was. the last time it happened was 1983. who is was given one after having an inappropriate with a 17-year-old male page. it is not a common occurrence here. that would be big news if charlie rangel does receive

i'm tamron hall.he "news nation" is also following a push to ditch the tsa in favor of private security firms to screen airline passengers. an airport official in florida is now requesting that switch. meanwhile, john micah is urging the nation's 100 busiest airports to ditch the tsa. >> tsa has overstepped its bounds. i have no problems with using the body advance imaging or pat downs, but it shouldn't be done for primary screening. it should be targeted people who pose a threat. who set off some alarm or are on a watch list. >> and larry dale is president of the sanford airport authority in orlando. he joins me now over the phone. thanks for joining "news nation" tod today. >> thank you. >> where do you stand? where does your airport stand regard getting rid of the tsa and going for a private company? >> well, it's not getting rid of the tsa. aviation and transportation security act of 2001 was originally written partially by john michael to be private screeners. >> right. >> the senate, if you reme

. >>> i'm tamron hall. we're following the high drama on capitol hill as house democrats meet to elect their leadership for the next congress. the meeting comes amid increasingly public rising tensions over current house speaker nancy pelosi's bid to become minority leader. luke russert joins us now live from capitol hill where democrats have been meeting for several hours now. luke, what are you hearing? >> well, tamron, there was recently a vote that the members within the democratic caucus offered up to delay the leadership elections until december. as one of those members who offered up this amendment said to me, we've got to figure out where the heck we are. that amendment was voted down 129-68, but it tells us that 68 members of the democratic caucus, a third of those who are left, have a problem with electing nancy pelosi as the leader this quickly. they really wanted time for the democratic caucus to sort of regroup, if you will, and figure out the best way moving forward. what we can report, the de

tamron? thank you. >>> and you may want to take time out this holiday weekend to take a close look at your bank statement if you haven't done so lately. some people are paying higher fees than ever despite laws designed to protect you, the consumer. lisa myers is live with more. >> hey, tamron. the government recently cracked down on banks imposing tough new regulations, limiting what they could charge for credit cards and overdrafts. are consumers paying lower fees now? in many cases, no. banks found new ways to rake in money. what put patty over the edge is when her son, a college student, was charged $2 just to check his account balance before he withdrew money from his bank's atm. >> so to try to be a responsible banking participant, they penalize you for $2. that's wrong. >> when he used another bank's atm he sometimes used $8 to get $40 out in cash. >> $2.95, $2.50. $2. >> it's insane. >> the bank recently at lly add monthly fee of $8.95 for what had been called totally free checking. >

tamron hall is at the news desk. good morning to you. >>> a south korean island is smoldering this morning after north korea issued one of its worst attacks since the war ended half a century ago. >> reporter: even for the unpredictable north korea, this latest action is alarming. the north korean military pounded a south korean island with as much as 100 artillery shells killing two north korean marines and several civilians. the south koreans shot back and scrambled their f-16 fighter jets. earlier this morning the white house issued a statement condemning the attack and telling the north koreans to a lot their belligerent actions. >> and this comes right on the heels that north korea has built a nuclear facility. >> reporter: north korea is seeking world status, they often use -- all this could spiral well out of control and only yesterday the state department told north korea that it will not reward bad behavior. and it doesn't get much worse than this, tamron. >> thank you, mick. >>> and cambodia's mourning toda

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amanda, good morning. >> good morning to you, tamron. that's right. of course, the north korea attack earlier this week and ireland's debt problems are going to keep investors cautious, buts there a heavy slate of economic news at home to ponder as well. the negative reaction to north korea yesterday really overshadowed the good economic growth revision, so let's hope that any good news we get on the economic front today will be well received. back to you. >> thank you, amanda. >>> if there's one thing not to be thankful for this week, it is the weather. at leastweek, it's the weather. snow is blowing in sideways in the sierra mountains. not a good weather picture, at least in that video. >> that's highway 88 in the sierras and it's closing for a while. we're going to see ome showers, but those aren't going to happen sun til after the thanksgiving day parade is over. midsection of the cotr y, you can see those storms starting to build up, we have got clouds moving in the pacific northwest, clouds building in the plains, in the center of the country, a

i'm out on the plaza along with tamron hall and al roker. and they want you to sing another song.s will sing more a little bit later on. as i mentioned later on in the hour. a lot of people are talking about it, as thanksgiving travel approaches. at the airport, a lot of people do not like those full body scans and pat downs. we're going to talk more about that subject. will they make some adjustments in that procedure based on complaints from traveling passengers? we're going to find out in a little while. >> i think i'm going to be with my mom who was planning to sleep out at walmart in texas. be there or be square. it's a big deal, some of the big deals that are out there. on black friday, we have got some advice. >> thanksgiving at the hall family. >> and in "today's" real estate, we have got advice on everything from making your house stand out from the pack, or whether flipping properties is a good idea in this market. barbara corcoran has answers to your questions. she'll be joining them at the walmart. >> good morning to you all guys. in the news this morning, iran has a s

i'm here with tamron hall and al roker.atalee is in buckingham palace in london where all the action today. after the announcement of william and kate, there's a little bit of a media presence here? >> reporter: they have been expecting this engagement for a long time. it's been widely reported in some media outlets here for a while as well as you know with a proposal that happened back in october, but we're of course only finding out all the details now. but it's been widely reported that this was sort of a secret engagement, but the world media has descended here and this is a little glimpse or glimmer of what's to come over the next couple of months. the wedding could happen as soon as spring or summer. wedding plans are fast in the works and a lot of anticipation and excitement building. >> tamron said bob marley called and wants his hat back. we all think it looks great. >> we like it. >> it's adorable. >> you flew overnight. come on. we're going to check in with natalee in just a couple of minutes. anyway help for you

tamron hall has a look at what's coming up next on "news nation." >> i got my phone, i was looking forussian spy. >> not anywhere close. >> all right. thank you. i'm going to talk with the first person to officially announce he's challenging michael steele to be the next chairman of the republican party. he says the rnc needs to change how it's doing business. how may he make the change? >>> plus, we'll look at what president obama faces in washington as he returns from his trip to asia this weekend. what he is saying now about where he stands on the bush tax cuts. >>> plus the nfl could be ready to make a move on brett favre. the woman who said she received inappropriate text messages and voicemails reportedly has turned over everything she has related to the sex scandal to the nfl. the "news nation" is moments away. [ female announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan that has the lowest national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month. so you can focus on the things that really matter. go to walmart.com for details.

my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's coming up next on "news nation.". in our next hour we are waiting to hear from police in ohio. an ohio man is under arrest after police find a 13-year-old tied up in a basement. the girl's mother, brother and a family friend are still missing. this is breaking news. a live update from police investigating this tragedy. >>> and drama on capitol hill. new york congressman charlie rangel walks out of his own ethics hearing moments after it started. why? >>> and a "news nation" gut check update for you. a little boy whose principal said he couldn't fly the american flag on the back of his bike for veterans. wait until who you hear showed up to escort him to school. he brought some serious backup. "news nation" begins in three minutes. is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign y

. >> as a person who wore sbrass for at least seven years, i think could i -- >> they worked, tamron.they did something. thank you very much. they proved that pictures can be entertaining years later. >>> so what does your gut tell you, should children's school pictures or even holiday photos be air brushed to improve a child's looks or is this really sending the wrong message? cast your vote. >>> and coming up, mitt romney tweets a shout out to sarah palin the day before her book is released. what he said. and we've got a new poll that takes a look at what palin's chances are if she goes one-on-one with president obama. plus dozens of workers trapped in a flooded mine are finally free. the news nation back after a quick break. [ sneezes ] client's here. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multiple cold fighters, plus a powerful pain reliever, wherever you need it! [ both ] ♪ oh what a relief it is! >>> welcome back. palin predictions. does the former governor stand a chance in a presidential runoff against president obama that took place today? >>> plus hollywood

my colleague, tamron hall is here with what's next on "news nation." >> hey, andrea.aking news from boston. also i'm going to talk with velma. she is president obama's supporter who said she was tired of defending him. now she's been laid off from her job. she's among the millions unemployed. what is she saying now about the president's efforts to improve the economy and get folks back to work? and slight changes to the controversial tsa pat downs. >>> and in the last 24 hours, several lawsuits filed over charlie sheen's out of control night at a new york city hotel. we have the scoop on what he is saying and the adult film the star who wants to sue him. quite a story there. "news nation" starts in three minutes. let's support the small business owners getting our economy booming with the first ever small business saturday. on november 27th, shop small. it's going to be huge. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence] ah, this is hey guys. what the eightsorry we're late. milk looks warm. finally got the whole gang together. maple brown sugar, strawberry delight, bl

hi, tamron. >> hi there, andrea.ing with republicans since the midterm elections. it was canceled. one report says the republicans felt they would be ambushed by the president. we'll go live to the white house for more on that. >>> plus, an update on the democratic leadership battle happening in the house. >>> and also developing right now, the fda tells the makers of a controversial alcoholic energy drink to stop production after reports of college students being hospitalized from drinking this beverage. >>> and we're expecting a former reality tv show producer to appear in court. he is accused of murdering his wife. seven months ago at a mexican resort. the "news nation" is moments away. ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ look, they fit! oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? how'd you do it? eating right...whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have healthier body weights. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories. more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. m

. >> tamron called her catherine yesterday. am just following the tamron style guide. >> he's going to get something, right? duke and duchess of something before she's princess. >> these going to get something. besides will's. i'm waiting for my something, something but it hasn't come yet. >> she's going to get something, i don't know what it is. >> what else did you talk to him about? >> i talked to him about what he does and how if he ever becomes king is he ever going to stop these passions and how did he know how to do his current role? >> what do you see as the job description of prince of wales? >> well, it isn't a job description, so you have to rather make it up as you go along, which doesn't always, doesn't always appeal to everybody else. >> do families like yours talk about how to be a monarch? >> no. i suppose, really, you pick it up as you go along. from a very young age and it gradually dawns on you that what is actually all about or what the implications are. you know, you watch and you learn. >> you know, i didn

tamron hall is at the news desk. >> good morning.yone protesting full body scans will cause delays for travelers trying to get home for the holiday. rescuers are searching a muddy river for survivors today after panic spread through a crowd of thousands attending a festival monday causing a stampede across a bridge. at least 375 people were killed and hundreds more were injured. tension on the korean peninsula escalated today. south korea says it returned fire and scrambled fighter jets. >> it's more than a decade since suuchi saw her son. they were reunited today greeted by well-wishers. the nobel peace prize laur yept has been in detention. she was freed earlier this m. charlie sheen filed a lawsuit for extortion against the adult film star found in his hotel room. a tearful capris anderson appeared saying that the actor yelled racial slurs and grabbed her by the throat. sheen claims she is trying to extort to keep quite. the first major snowfall of the season left drivers stuck in traffic overnight on a washington state highway. a

tamron hall is at the news desk. >>> the tsa is hoping to keep security lines moving at airports across the country ahead of tomorrow's peak travel day. the agency says that anyone protesting full body scans will cause delays for travelers trying to get home for the holidays. >>> rescuers are searching a muddy river for survivors after a panic spread through a crowd of thousands causing a massive stampede across a narrow bridge. at least 375 people were killed and hundreds more were injured. >>> tensions on the korean peninsula -- setting homes ablaze. south korea says it returned fire and scrambled fighter jets. >>> it's been more than a decade since myanmar's pro democracy leader last saw her son. the two were reunited today at myanmar airport. greeted by throngs of well wishers. the nobel prize laureate has been in detention for much of the last 24 years. >>> a tearful capri anderson appeared on national television monday saying that the actor had raged -- he claim -- self states are recovering from severe weather today, the first major snowfall of the season left drivers stuck in tr

follow the show online, tamron hall as a look at what's next on "news nation." >>> great show, good to. we're watching developing stories in the next hour. any minute now president obama is set to award the military's highest honor to u.s. army staff sergeant giunta. he's the only living medal of honor winner in this war. plus prince william and his new fiancee's first interview. ah, this is just what the eight layers needed. hey guys. sorry we're late. milk looks warm. finally got the whole gang together. maple brown sugar, strawberry delight, blueberry muffin. yeah, a little family reunion. [ wind rushes ] whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa! we're cereal here! what? just cooling it down. enough said. gotcha. safety first. whoo-hoo! watch the whole grain! [ female announcer ] try kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats® hot. just add warm milk and you've got a hot way to keep your kids full and focused all morning. oops. dude your eight layers are showing. [ female announcer ] mini-wheats® hot. keeps 'em full, keeps 'em focused. >>> developing news now on "news nation." >> it was very romantic. >> it is o

i'd like to apologize to tamron hall for returning her segment on the beer caffeine drink four loko intoimmy fallon show" across the hall. i had no idea that the british voice they heard a few nights ago was daniel radcliffe or i would have tried to score an autograph for our sons. fallon must have a happening program. i've never watched but i intend to because the night after i missed "harry potter" there was a guystrumming an acoustic guitar beheinz a closed door from across from where i'm now seated. it was bruce springsteen i didn't meet him either. the closest i came was giving a little nod to little stephen van zant who always for me will always be silvio. speaking celebrity moments i had a brief but nice chat with rachel maddow but about maybe when i met brian williams i shouldn't have led with, hey i loved you on 30 rock." was not to create anything for youtube. i thought that i made it until the producer named chris pendy told me that he cut some tape of me exhibiting a few of my ideosyncracies during commercial breaks. >> [ humming ] ♪ do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ bah, bah, b

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my colleague, tamron hall, has a look at what's next. >> coming up on news nation, the thanksgiving travel8 hours away and there is still of course that growing debate over those tsa pat downs and the body scanners. we have new comments from homeland security secretary janet no papolitano. plus a vatican insider says pope benedict is trying to, quote, kick start a debate by suggesting that using condoms could be acceptable in some cases. news nation starts in three. milk looks warm. finally got the whole gang together. maple brown sugar, strawberry delight, blueberry muffin. yeah, a little family reunion. [ wind rushes ] whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa! we're cereal here! what? just cooling it down. enough said. gotcha. safety first. whoo-hoo! watch the whole grain! [ female announcer ] try kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats® hot. just add warm milk and you've got a hot way to keep your kids full and focused all morning. oops. dude your eight layers are showing. [ female announcer ] mini-wheats® hot. keeps 'em full, keeps 'em focused. the doctor leaned over and said to me, "you just beat the widow-make

tamron hall is next on "news nation." great to see you last night in new york.ow? >> congratulations to you being named one of the top most powerful wim omen in 2010. >>> breaking news out of florida. police have lifted the lockdown on schools in the broward county school district. we'll have the latest on why they locked down that school district in the first place. >>> then a new report finds nearly 59 million americans don't have health insurance. will this help democrats fight off republicans who say they will repeal health care reform? >>> and the pentagon released a new statement just a short time ago about that mysterious sight in the skies off the coast of california. what the official word is. i can't believe i used to swing over those rocks... took some foolish risks as a teenager. but i was still taking a foolish risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more... and now i'm also taking lipitor

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and waters was ill suited for the television audience and apologize to tamron hall for turning her segmentto a primer on whippets. they do jimmy fallon across the hall. i had no idea that the voice i heard was daniel radcliffe or i would have tried to score an autograph for my sons. he must have a happening program. the night after i missed harry potter, there was an acoustic act, it was bruce springsteen. i didn't meet him either. the closest i came was giving a nod to little steven van zant who for me will always be silvio. i had a nice but brief chat with rachel maddow. but maybe when i met brian williams, i should not have led with "hey, i love you on 30 rock." i thought i had made it until a producer named chris pendi told me he cut some tape of me exhibiting a few of my idiosyncrasies during commercial breaks. ♪ ♪ >> i'm going home now. but not before i stroll past the 75-year-old norway spruce that's in a stand out front next to the ice rink. some look to the white house. but for me the nation's christmas tree has always been the one right here

i'm here with tamron hall and al roker.ll as you know with a proposal that happened back in october, but we're of course only finding out all t details now. but it's been widely reported that this was sort of a secret engagement, but the world media has descended here and this is a little glimpse or glimmer of what's to come over the next couple of months. the weddi could happen as soon as spring or summer. wedding plans are fast in the works and a lot of anticipation and exciteme building. >> tamron said bob marley called and wants his hat back. we all think it looks great. >> we like it. >> it's adorable. >> you flew overnight. come on. we're going to check in with natalee in just a couple of minutes. >>> good morning. here we've got the bright sunshine, and winds will gradually be increasing into this morning. this afternoon we may have gusts over po miles an hour. right now it's near 60 throughout much of the area. it niece the 50s. near 60 by the washington bay and lots of sunshine. a few clouds may develop and race th

. >> and tamron hall was katie perry.t the same. anyway, we have -- let's move on and check what's coming up this half hour. we're going to be talking about the greatest moments in fashion and they can be so defining. the past 100 years have revolutionized the way we dress and has been documented in the bible called women's wear daily and we take a look at the evolution of style in this half hour. >>> also ahead, if track or treating yield you tons of candy, we're going to show you some recipes that will satisfy the sweet tooth of kids of any age. >> and also we're going to hear an old favor that will turn you into a true believer, we have got one more song from neil diamond. but first, i hate the interrupt him. but first we have a final check of the weather. >> we have got showers in the pacific northwest, but the western 2/3 of the country are going to be above normal below normal in the mid-atlantic states, by the midweek, that wet weather spreads up and down the eastern seaboard but the western 2/3 of the country stay