the previous front runner was un ambassador susan rice but she withdrew her name from consideration last week. >> we are just 15 days away from the fiscal cliff. president barack obama and house speaker john been our meeting of the white house now. this comes as we learn more about john boehner's new proposal that includes $1 trillion and higher tax revenue and an increase in the top tax rate for americans making more than $1 million. in return, he wants $1 trillion in cuts from government benefit programs like medicare. democrats rejected his initial offer. >> governor bob mcdonnell has announced a modest revisions to the virginia two-year budget ahead of the potential fiscal cliff. he targeted slight spending increases for into -- indigent health care, raises for teachers and $128 million deposit into state's reserve. still to come -- >> our great grocery giveaway is reaching its peak and i will let you know how wjla and save what are making a difference. >> plus, we will let more on the big redskin win against the browns. >> jacqui jeras will be back with a look at the full forecast.

. >> were on this election comes two days after three previous front runner, un ambassador susan ricedrew her name from consideration. >> some gop leaders are angered over initial accounts rice made about the deadly attack on u.s. consulate and libya. >> confirmed by the senator, that 69 year-old replace arecoline place to step down soon, a formal announcement will come as early as next week. >> president obama offered condolences and were discovered last night to the people in town during a moving moral service. >> he commemorated the school staff who did not flinch when danger or ride in the halls of sandy hook elementary school. >> show me your smile. (cheers and applause) president obama read aloud the names of those killed inside the school. president obama added he would use the power of the presidency to make changes to prevent more tragedies like this happened on friday. >> the time now is 4:41. we will be back on the kron for mfor morning news. the first a look at the weather. we have showers around the bay area. when we come back erica will have your forecast when we come ba

. >> today after un ambassador susan rice withdraw her bid for secretary of state. john kerry got lesser to becoming secretary of state. >> tonight there were two people on the list two minus one is one. >> in other words, senator john kerry is virtually certain to be nominated secretary of state. here is senator kerry tonight. >> and i'm going to continue to do my work. >> senator kerry's statement red are in part as someone who was weathered my share of political attacks and understands how difficult politics can be. >> i know that she will continue to serve with great distinction and passion. >> today i made the decision that it was the best thing for our country, for the american people that i not continue to be considered by the president for a nomination of secretary of state. i didn't want to see a process that was very prolonged and distracting and disruptive. because there are so many things we need to get done as a country. >> ambassador rice said this. >> did you want the job? >> i would have been very honored to serve in that job. yes, sure. how can you

un ambassador susan rice took herself out of contention a few days ago. a defining morninr egypt.eople headed to the polls to decide on a draft constitution . it pitted slam slamic supporters of the chapter against those who fear the'm incoming religious rule. and back to huckabee, i will heather childers with the latest on the school shootings in newtown, connecticut. >> we are back with a special live edition of huckabee. we'll show you grace mcdonald. gracey's family issued a statement. we are overwhelmed with the outletpowering and love and support for so many people. our grace was the love and light of our family. words cannot adequately express our sense of loss. darryl scott's daughter rachel was one of the 13 victims of the bine boin victims in april 20th, 1999. >> darryl, i appreciate you being here. it causes you to relive painful moments 13 years ago. i want to begin bying what that moment was like when you realized that rachel, your daughter was one of the victims in the columbine shooting? i think the first thing that happens, you experience such a shock and there is

the white house signaled that un ambassador susan rice will be the choice . eek, the president voiced ut most confidence in her. >> susan rice is extraordinary . couldn't be prouder of a job done. >> also this week another republican senator expressed major doubts about rice not only about the bengazi terrorist attack but because of the africa section during the terrorist attack in the embassy in kenya when they pled for better security. susan collins teled the message to the administration about the secretary of state opening. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and easily confirmed by the colleagues. >> there are other key cabinet picks. secretary of the defense will have to contend with a destabilized middle east and rising threats from asia when big defense cuts are anticipated. former republican chuck ha gel of nebraska and ashton carter and michelle florinoid . act being director michael more accident orell . homeland security advisor michael vickers and former senator chuck hagel if he doesn't get the defense job. thosen will show ho

. >> republicans attacks against un ambassador susan rice boxed you in a corner, would it look like akness if you didn't appoint her to secretary of state? >> i don't really spend a lot of time on, you know, what folks say on cable news programs attacking highly qualified personnel like susan rice. i'm going to make a decision about who is going to be the best secretary of state. > >> greta: you heard right. president obama blaming cable news for the ambassador's problem. what do you think about that? go to gretawire.com. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel®, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, event

it's not super news but state senator john kerry, un ambassador susan rice. i asked the president whether or not he felt the republican criticisms and attacks on susan rice has sort of boxed him in a corner, make it so that he looks weak if he doesn't go ahead and nominate her. he tried to brush that aside but said, sang her praises and also said he hasn't made an announcement yet. so there's a bit of a trying to shuffle positions around here because one decision, if you name susan rice secretary of state then that opens the door, officials are saying, you could see kerry as defense secretary or he could bring in republican former senator chuck hagel is also a name for secretary and also potentially a name for c.i.a. as well. >> rose: in term of the treasury the name you most frequently higher is the chief of staff jack lou. is that the name you're hearing the most. >> that's the name we're hearing but it gets calculated because jack lou is a principal negotiator in the fiscal cliff talks. he was a negotiator back in the debt limit talks back in the summer of

. >> republicans attacks against un ambassador susan rice boxed you in a corner, would it look like aof weakness if you didn't appoint her to secretary of state? >> i don't really spend a lot of time on, you know, what folks say on cable news programs attacking highly qualified personnel like susan rice. i'm going to make a decision about who is going to be the best secretary of state. > >> greta: you heard right. president obama blaming cable news for the ambassador's problem. what do you think about that? go to gretawire.com. we're back in ninety seconds. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. ro price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. you can stay in and share something... ♪ ♪ ...or you can get out there with y

. >> un ambassador susan rice is out of the running for secretary of state.e have what rice's withdrawal meaning for the president's cabinet. >> reporter: we have been waiting to hear what the decision would be on a job that is obviously the most highley prized one. secretary of state. we had gone through the meeting that had happened in recent weeks between rice and republicans which we are still hearing details they didn't go well and yesterday rice pulled the plug on the idea of her being secretary of state. what this does now is it sort of clears the way for other things to fall and for the president to make his choices for his national security team. the leading candidate for secretary of state now, now seems to be the senator from massachusetts, john kerry who ran for president in 2004. he seems to be the insider. also being talked about is somebody else for the defense secretary job is a former united states senator, a republican from nebraska named chuck hagel. two name that are out there right now. it may well be that rice's decision was sort of the

. >> president robert obama is meeting privately today with un ambassador susan rice a day after sheew her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state. her decision came after weeks of criticism from republican senators and said they'd fight her nomination because our initial assessment of the attack on the american consulate and libya. she said she was using intelligence reports and incorrectly. >> a man convicted of sexually assaulting three women and sampras is cosmo's in this it will learn his fate this afternoon. frederick dozer jr. was found guilty of 25 felony counts including sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery for attacking three women last year. this afternoon he will be sentenced for those crimes intemperances the court room. the teenager who ran over and killed a nine year-old concord girl and her father and injured her sister while there were biking is back in court this afternoon. 18 year-old david rosen has a restitution hearing. on april 7th resin was the country the boulevard in concord when he lost control of his vehicle hitting and killing 41 year

news that the president may nominate united states un ambassador susan rice to secretary of state.ion fights to begin a second term is not a good thing. fdr needed senate approval and that derailed his first. president bush had the fight with john tower in the first term. not a great way to start it. foreign policy is usually the time presidents get tripped up. it happened with truman and rgan and bush in iraq. foreign policy surprises can derail a second term. the president will have to be careful of benghazi. >> gretchen: you would think if they were concerned about legacy they would do things they know they can control. nick, thank you for your thoughts. >> thank you. >> gretchen: she should have died, the cheerleader who fell 40 feet from a window . he used the gun to save his boss. how was he rewarded? he was fired. happy birthday to johnnie resneck of the goo-goo dolls. he's 47. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> now that the election is over i am getting the impression that president obama is getting a little cocky. >> working to get public support for the tax and spending proposal. president obama a

most people talk about with a cover up is the fact that administration officials, including un ambassador susan rice, attributed this to the spontaneous reaction to an anti- islam video that had caused a protest in cairo. we all know that story. susan rice said that she said that based on intelligence talking points at the time which turned out to be wrong. republicans in congress and mitt romney decided to accuse the administration of intentionally trying to mislead the american people. i cannot say that they were honest 100% of the time, or that they lied about this or that -- we just do not know. we know that their understanding of the sequence of events from september 11 have evolved, as the state department makes clear. there was the protest, it was not related to what was going on in cairo for this film, and there was some level of coordination and planning. was that coordination a few hours, a few days or months? we do not know. that is not inside the scope of the state department report. that is the scope of a separate fbi and cia investigation. a big part of the story is that the and that's

. >>> coming up, past performance by susan rice as un ambassador provides any hint as what she would be like as secretary of state,at fasten your seat belts, folks, and take out truth serum. a un insider weighs in. >>> the state department is throwing anyone and everyone under the bus for the benghazi attack including your grandmother. could hillary clinton be at the wheel? wheel? ]n when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> ambassador susan rice and her qualifications to be the next secretary of state have dominated the headlines. with me now is the man uniquely qualified to weigh in on the debate. he's the m former spokesman for four ambassadors to the united nations, richard grinnell. good evening, richard. >> hey, judge, how are you? >> good. i understand i'm supposed to call you rick. >> all my friends call me rick. call me

susan rice. were you surprised that the un ambassador is now not going to be in contention for secretary of state> no. >> bill: why aren't you surprised? >> they didn't want to put up with a big battle in the senate when they've got a lot of other things going on. john kerry is a good fallback. that will be where they're going to go. >> bill: president obama was mad. he would have liked to have had susan rice in that spot. >> i think he would have. >> bill: he said he'snk ashamed she was unfairly treated. do you believe she was unfairly treated. >> oh,ir yes. sure. >> bill: how was she unfairly treated? >> people made accusations about what she said in the talk shows. she was speaking directly from the intelligence reports she was given. > >> bill: why didn't she correct the record like a week later. >> she did correct the record. >> bill: when? where? >> first of all, she was -- i think it was in the un. >> bill: that'snotthe point. i said the>> you want to fight s benghazi thing all over again? >> bill: i don't want to do anything. i want to know t where she corrected the record. >> bill: was i

susan rice, the un ambassador being considered but dropped out of the running after being critized after blaming the benghazi attack on a spontanous attack. a soldier touches down to see his new born baby girl enter into the world. sergeant karick had been away in stan stan. >> it was special and i can't explain it the timing was amazing and just being able to come home. >> i was thought daddy here's macy. they ran on to him and done bother. >> gretchen: the red cross arranged the flight. his daughter nine pound three ounces and joining twos and a brother. it is a great way to end the first flock when you see the family coming back together. >> peter: she saw the sandy hook shooter and somehow survived. >> you know, it is a horrible feel just like a nightmare and i couldn't believe and i think it is a bad dream. >> peter: how she made it out alive. >> brian: the search for answers continue . how did an honor roll stune turn into a madman and mass killer . begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of