i'm uma pemmaraju. it's all about the politics with republicans and democrats arguing more within their own ranks rather than debating key issues like the funding, the department of homeland security, pork spending, and battling into the night to work it all out. >> before the senate today is a $1.1 trillion bill. full of christmas presents. for the lobbyists and special interests here in washington. >> i will not be voting for the bill. i am frustrated we've gone through, now, eight years of domination by the majority leader in the senate, denying even simple amendments to be allowed to be voted on. >> i certainly don't see any reason why we should agree to move forward then and not have any assurance that we would at least have an opportunity to vote. on an amendment that would impose a spending limitation on the president's ability to implement his executive amnesty action. >> i'm sorry, that's -- we're in the senate and we're going to have to rearrange our schedules for the weekend. >> so here they

. >>> hello, everybody, i'm uma pemmaraju in washington. here's what's coming up on "anhqdc." american hostage has died after a failed rescue mission. a fox news source saying u.s. special forces rescued luke somers but died as he was being transported for medical treatment. that rescue operation ordered after it was believed he was in imminent danger of being executed by those terrorists. "rolling stone" magazine now forced to backtrack on a dramatic report of a gang rape at the university of virginia. after a chorus of critics raised troubling questions about the victim's account of what happened. we'll take a closer look at this developing story. >>> and at least 17 states suing the president over his executive actions on immigration, claiming these actions are unconstitutional and saying the president needs to go through congress. we'll talk to mississippi governor. >>> do it for the gipper. a democrat and republican using reagan to help push a gas tax hike, suggesting he'd back the plan. americans finally getting some relief at the pump and now they want to squeeze us aga

i'm uma pemmaraju.litics with republicans and democrats arguing more within their own ranks rather than debating key issues like the funding, the department of homeland security, pork spending, and battling into the night to work it all out. >> before the senate today is a $1.1 trillion bill. full of christmas

hello, everybody, i'm uma pemmaraju. america's news headquarters live from the capital starts right now. we begin with this fox news alert. an american hostage killed after a risky u.s.-led rescue attempt in yemen. president obama authorizing the mission to save photographer luke somers when it became clear his life was in imminent danger. peter deucy standing by with more on this developing story. >> officials here in washington took al qaeda's threat on thursday that they would kill luke somers in three days if their ransom demands were not met very seriously. so they planned a daring raid with their yemeni counterparts and actually got to summers while he was still alive but severely wounded because these terrorists shot the american journalist as american and yemeni commandos approached. the american team was able to get somers to a navy ship in the area. but his injuries proved fatal and that's where he died. this is the second time the pentagon has tried to pull luke somer also os out of yemen. the defense secretar

hello, everybody, i'm uma pemmaraju. "america's news headquarters" live from the nation's capital begins now. >>> north korea says it can prove that it is not behind the sony hack. and offers to help investigate. plus, we are hearing from sony entertainment ceo michael lynton for the first time. our west coast bureau with much more on the latest development. >> north korea going as far as to call for a joint investigation with the united states. now, this companies on the heels of federal authorities coming out yesterday and pointing the finger directly at north korea for the massive cyberattack at sony and for making terrorist threats against people who would go to see the movie "the interview" on christmas day. that mt proprompted the movie t pulled from theaters. president obama came out and said he had no indication any other country was working with north korea. he also had strong words for sony, saying it was a mistake to not release the movie. sony execs quickly fired back. >> we have not caved. we have not given

i'm uma pemmaraju in washington. week ago today when officer ramos and his partner were murdered in ambush attack following increased threats against law enforcement amid a climate of mistrust and racial tensions. this tragedy capturing the nation's attention as hundreds of fellow officers from states across the country attending the funeral services for their brother in blue. a dedicated officer who was also studying to be a pastor. joining us with more, brian ennis in new york. share with us the mood as the nypd grieves for one of its own. >> hi, uma. right now, what you're seeing behind me is the motorcade of hundreds of motorcyclists that are going in front of what's really the hearse holding the body of officer ramos. this, as two hours into the funeral services here at the christ tabernacle church here in queens, new york. the officers, thousands, thousands of them, up to 25,000, are just seen blocks and blocks surrounding the church that officer ramos attended for 14 years. in utter silence now as the motorcad