>> the united states post office has an awesome program, every door. you can choose by mailing route which neighborhoods you want to choose and you can limit that just like with any other kind of mailing option. you can limit it to 1,000 households or 5,000 households, whatever your budget will meet. >> what do you do so you can keep them beyond the holiday season? >> one of the things i recommend is to literally create, it's really more possible than you think, a membership community, to keep them coming back for more. so, for example, one program i really like, you know, if you know the book of the month club. you can literally have a 12 days of your product type of a program that you offer. that not only exposes products and services that your customers may not know that you have offered. how often does that happen? i didn't know you had that. >> is there anything special you think they can do? >> i think the biggest advantage for a small business owner, entrepreneurial, got his feet on the ground and his hands in his business, is to understand that

from a muni bus camera like this, so the driver will get a 110 dollar ticket in the mail the united states poste will also get a ticket in the mail for parking in the bus zone, i always wondered about that in a undisclosed location in san francisco where for safty sake i have to not show the id of the parking inforcement officers who sole job is to go through hundreds of hours of video looking for transit lane violators anywhere there are transit lane like this one on market street the video is downloaded from these hard drives and if a violation is spotted a ticket is issued let see we got three six nine 12 14 vehicles most of them were double parkers and bus stops and by the way a bus stop ticket will set you back 267 bucks but now you have one more bus like to look out for, about a month ago the 9 and the 9 limited have tee-oh- el-ee-ant that stand for transit only lane enforcement and rest assured that if the city expands the transit only lanes and you are behaving badly you could get a little gift in the mail courtesy of a muni bus there is one important thing to note all the tickets issue

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griffin: this bill would designate the facility of the united states post office located at 600 east capitol avenue in little rock as the sidney sid sanders mcmath post office building. he was one of arkansas' finest sons and he served arkansas and our country. 34th governor of arkansas and received a silver star during the battle of peter thorpes. he was born in arkansas on june 4, 1912. in high school, he was a skilled boxer and wonder the state golden gloves title. he waited on tables, washed dishes and fighting in exhibition boxing matches. after college, he served as a marine during world war ii where he distinguished himself in combat and earned the silver star and legion of merit. in 1948, he was elected as the 34th governor of arkansas serving from 1949 to 1953. he was an advocate of civil rights and working to abolish the poll tax. after serving as governor, he continued as a member of the marine corps reserve rising to the rank of major general. he founded the marine corps junior r.o.t.c. at catholic high school for boys in little rock. many of the kids known as kid's kids h

from a muni bus camera like this, so the driver will get a 110 dollar ticket in the mail the united states poste will also get a ticket in the mail for parking in the bus zone, i always wondered about that in a undisclosed location in san francisco where for safty sake i have to not show the id of the parking inforcement officers who sole job is to go through hundreds of hours of video looking for transit lane violators anywhere there are transit lane like this one on market street the video is downloaded from these hard drives and if a violation is spotted a ticket is issued let see we got three six nine 12 14 vehicles most of them were double parkers and bus stops and by the way a bus stop ticket will set you back 267 bucks but now you have one more bus like to look out for, about a month ago the 9 and the 9 limited have tee-oh- el-ee-ant that stand for transit only lane enforcement and rest assured that if the city expands the transit only lanes and you are behaving badly you could get a little gift in the mail courtesy of a muni bus there is one important thing to note all the tickets issue

united states senator. united states senator. >> the "washington post" has come out against hagel.el utterances cast slur on the jewish americans. duel loyaltyment they don't want to see nominee force to withdraw after happened last week the potential secretary of state nominee ensneered in the benghazi controversy. white house mounted pre-emptive defense and lined up is porters to remind americans of the infantry service in vietnam. >> senator hagel has been servant to the country. recipient of two purple hearts. he fought for this country. has served the country admirably in number of capacities. >> he has been over the course of a long career in public service supporter of the state of israel and security requirements. he has spoken out forcefully about this and written about it in the book. >> white house cautioned that no decisions have been made about the top .post. bret? >> bret: thank you. vladimir putin says he knows when the world ends. and there are a lot of predictions about how that might happen. tomorrow. some students, though, are welcoming the fear. grapevine is nex

that town's post office has been on the receiving end of thousands and thousands of condolence cards and gifts and well wishes. they are flooding in from all over the world. the united states postal service post office box has been set up just to handle the incoming volume there. and christine dugus a spokeswoman for the united states postal service is live with us from newtown to give me a sense of just what's happening there. christine, if you can, let me know what you're receiving. what sort of things you're seeing coming in and how much is coming in. >> we started out, ashleigh, receiving a few hundred pieces of mail. and now it's in the thousands every day. it ranges from packages to letters to cards as you say. much of it is becoming express mail. that's how important it is for people to send their love and support to the folks here in newtown to help them cope with the tragedy. >> and not to suggest with that many pieces of mail that you've been able to see. the addresses, who they're coming to, who they're coming from, but can you give me a sense of -- is this from all over the world? is it primarily from here in the united states? and who are they addressing it to

although the law is widely considered retaliation for the united states having a post sanctions and notowing russian officials involved in a prison death of a whistleblower what is more interesting the ban on american adoptions is surprisingly popular in russia. american familiares are dangero and cruel toward russian children. this in spite of the fact over 45,000 children have been adopted in american families over the past 13 years. one sadly involving a young boy mistakenly left in a parked car. the truth is there are nearly 750,000 orphans in russia many with disabilities. 50 to 90 percent of them become drug addicts alcoholics or commit suicide. this guy says the out pour of children threatens russih russis future. there are probably many places in the world where standards are better than hours. should we spend all children there or move there ourselves mr. put tin is better than the 3-year-old left to wander in his country than relatives who wouldn't take them. the judges approved the adoption the boy is scheduled to be brought to america next month. looks like that won't happen

on foreign policy, he emphasized the importance of japan posting relationship with united states. relationship with united states. >> i spoke to president obama on the telephone the other day. we have agreed to work to rebuild our relationship. i acknowledge before stepping reinforcing our relations with the u.s. is our priority. as prime minister, i must protect our citizens lives with determination. right now, are fearful -- airforce are protecting our sea and sky around the island. japan's security is not someone else's program. it is the crisis we have on our hands. >> this is "bbc world news." mohamad morsi has welcomed the vote in favor of a new constitution and he has called on those who opposed it to join in a national dialogue. another army massacre in syria as another person the facts. seeing the army has deviated from protecting the nation. a fire has destroyed a fireworks or house in nigeria. it killed at least one person and injured many more. it quickly spread to other buildings. he sent us this report. >> it was felt miles away and a thick cloud of smoke rose from t

but does the united states need new numbers of the low skilled immigrants in a post industrial economy the united states? it's mindless to say all immigrants are good. they are not. some are, some aren't. like all days are good. some days are good, some days aren't. we need and the republican party ought to be courageous enough to draw a distinction between people who add to the sum total of the american economy, buy in the culture, who improve the country and those who don't. there is a difference. >> bret: where is the screen? >> well, the screen begins with a conversation about outcomes. why is it that immigrants with certain countries have not thrived and immigrants from other countries have thrived? no one will have the conversation. when the future of the country is at stake, it's worth taking a rational, non-passionate and by the way, nonpolitical look at outcomes. ask real questions. why is it? you're not attacking anybody. these are questions that we need to ask, because the country is at stake. >> what do you do about the 12 million people here? this guy works for a yard land

been ruled to not be the most diplomatic person in what would be the leading diplomatic post of the united statesrtant supporter for that post, the president of the united states. >> is this the president showing weakness? as some people suggested? the president put into a corner by republicans who started immediately saying they wouldn't support her as secretary of state. >> the president is trying to pick the fights he can win. have yyou have to look at what happen with the fiscal cliff debate. the president has to choose where does he have to go on the mat? the fiscal cliff, issue of taxes. or two fights, one on susan rice? >> i think what would happen, the president decided she was probably not the best person to be secretary of state for the country, and for our diplomatic initiatives. she served extremely well at the u.n. and she is a terrific diplomat. but there -- john kerry should be secretary of state. perfect for it, and coming after hillary clinton, you need someone with a big international gravitas. and john kerry will be great. he's in. >> also, a lot of people haven't heard about h

week following sandy hook elementary, there were 100 deadly shootings across the united states, as "the huffington post" reported and the total number of shooting deaths runs higher. every week 600 people die from gun violence according to statistics from the brady campaign. will the new concern about sandy hook draw new attention to this old and enduring problem? progress is the way we talk about this debate. here's new york mayor cory booker on sunday. >> what frustrates me about this debate is it's a false debate, this is a false debate. this is a convenient tip to try to split our country more. most agree to stop the carnage going on in cities all across america. >> booker's premise is there is a consensus on gun regulations but the nra has artificially frozen that debate. other reformers say for a real breakthrough, supporters of gun regulation need a clear political enemy to organize against. nick confessore, i'm going to you, nra has money and members and we talked a lot in the past days since this shooting about their role in the political debate. is it also possible, though, what's happened is

posted and one of our country's most fabled universities. each year more than a thousand cadets graduate here and become officers in the united states army. tonight, we will not only explore the rich history of west pointed and get a look at living traditions but also get to enjoy the music of the arm's oldest band. west point band is one of finest musical organizations. throughout the next hour we'll hear them on the field, in the hall, and on stage as they perform for the public in their annual holiday concert. >> jon: before we get to the music, let's go to washington, d.c. for a special message from general martin dempsey. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and west pointed graduate. >> thanks for the opportunity to showcase this national treasure during the holidays and, of course, to hear the music of the west pointed band. the army's oldest and one of the very best. i also don't want to miss this opportunity to highlight the service and sack why create ties of the millions of servicemen and women serving our nation at home and broad during the holidays. i wish them and their families happy holidays. >> jon: thank you. holiday se

one part might have book is these track things in the united states and the key one we're in now is the post911 era of war in iraq, war in afghanistan and it's not surprising to me that have a revisiting here of this more teddy roosevelt culture. >> we've got 20 seconds left and that's all. do you want to make a closing comment and i'll call on you for about 10 seconds. david. >> i think -- i do think the film is antisemitic in the sense that it does any more than any other jesus film in american history to exonerate pile last time and blame jesus. >> and yet there is so much a jewish jesus including questions from the passover, why ishis night different from all other nights and it's again this schizophrenia, we need to answer that question who is jesus and we're still working on it. that question who is jesus and we're still working on it. >> thank you so much, david, and

post-assad syria? >> i think the united states and its allies can have a great deal of influence on the shape syria takest-assad. i know from my own experience there has been an intensive amount of planning within the state department and other agencies of the executive branch across seven or eight major sectors, plans that include cooperation with allies in working to restore the syrian economy and help syrians get back on their feet. this has been a very, very serious effort. not much noted in the press but it's ongoing. >> brown: and it is widespread and looking at all facets of syria? >> it's looking at all facets of syria. >> brown: give us an example of what kinds of things we migigig have learned from past that you think we might apply in syria? >> i think one of the things we certainly learn from past experiences is that it's going to be very important to the extent possible to preserve as much of the state and the existing government as we can. now, when i say "existing government" i'm not talking about ret regime. >> brown: you're not talking about assad and those people. >> the regime we're ta

but think about the country like the united states we could have 2 miles -- mottoes. try to build a community but the other is post ratio of the by oppression. don't say a word. that is a very different project but they're both under that umbrella. >> host: go to the second example to ignore or not talk about race. >> it is important not to make a fetish but the danger is to imagine that is not already in the room. so we have to be careful to bracket out serious discussions is it is a historical position. that the only way to move forward is to not pretend for we have gone up already or for what we want the community to become we have to understand the differences. it is of fine nine to make a fetish but also the moment to feel everybody has a vested interest. >> host: professor jackson what is the role of political correctness with race? >> guest: it is easier to take a potshot. and tries to place a premium that we do not want to offend people or make them feel uncomfortable but the downside is when that is connected to any discussion of race at all. when you're not talking about race and the social network is no

the washington post wrote about the muted response from the united states through all of this saying, quote, the administration's rejoineder is that this isn't about america. egyptians and other arabs are writing their history now, and they will have to live with the consequences. moreover, the last thing secular protesters need is an american embrace. that's surely true, but it's crazy for washington to appear to take sides for those who want a liberal, tolerant egypt. somehow that's where the administration has ended up. we'll talk more about this with david ignatius coming up on "morning joe." >>> now to the hoax. it has two australian deejays apologizing for the first time. about time. the deejays said they were heart broken and saddened for the families of jacintha saldanha, one of the duchess of cambridge's nurses. they impersonated queen elizabeth and prince charles to try to get the nurse to give out information. three days later the nurse was found dead in an apparent suicide. the deejays said if they're responsible for any part of their death they're very sorry adding the pr

united states senator. >> as republicans continue their post-election soul searching, news broke yesterday the king of theea party is leaving congress. jim demint never achieved much legislatively but made himself as a name of a republican king maker, picking winners and losers on primary battles. his track record was decidedly mixed. an early and enthusiastic backer of marco rubio, rand paul, ted cruz, pat toomey and mike lee, all elected to the u.s. senate. he also endorsed candidates including kr christine i'm not a witch o'donnell, todd legitimate rape akin and richard god intends for you to get raped mourdock. demint couldn't help himself on the way out giving speaker boehner one poke in the eye on the rush limbaugh show yesterday. >> i think it's safe to say boehner is not forcing either of you guys out, right? >> that's pretty true. might work a little bit the other way, rush. >> zing. is demint more of a threat to his party now he's outside the senate? as lbj famously said of jay edgar hoover probably better to have him inside the tent out, than outside the tent in. joining us is former chairman o

united states. we'll keep you posted. >>> wreaths across america. become part of the healing process for military families around the holidays. today's giving in focus takes a look at a tree farm in maine that helps turn greece into finding peace. >> i know when chris died, we kept thinking about how we were going to remember him. and we kept thinking that his spirit was moving through the trees every time you saw them moving. i seem to be drawn to maine even though i've never lived here. it's pretty amazing. >> we're in the wreath business and have been since 1971. columbia falls is a little town in coastal washington county. the perfect little country town kind of thing. we're looking for 12 to 18-inch pieces. as fast as this brush is coming in, we're using it on the other end. we're out on the land that produces the tips for national wreaths across america day. >> each wreath is made of balsam that is picked off of our own land. it began as a family tradition to donate 5,000 wreaths to arlington national cemetery. >> a great source of pride for m

we've seen post-revolutionary egypt work with the united states to help israel broker a ceasefire and protect egypt's peace treaty with israel. we have seen cutting-edge defenses protect israel, cities and rural areas. we have seen israel fight for and win a stop to rocket fire from gaza. but we've also seen the challenge of turning a ceasefire into a lasting calm; of helping palestinians committed to peace find a more constructive path to pursue it; of putting israel's peace with egypt on a stronger foundation; of making sure that iran can never acquire a nuclear weapon. and just yesterday, as you know, the united nations general assembly voted to grant the palestinian authority non-member observer state status, a step that will not bring us any closer to peace. when it comes to a region full of uncertainty, upheaval, revolution, this much is constant and clear -- america and israel are in it together. this is a friendship that comes naturally to us. americans honor israel as a homeland dreamed of for generations and finally achieved by pioneering men and women in my lifetime. we sha

state. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations was once considered a front-runner to take secretary of state hillary clinton's poster comments following the deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi sparked a washington firestorm making her confirmation questionable. >> i withdraw my name because i think it's the right thing for the country and i think it's the right thing for the president and putting those things together that makes it the right thing for me and my family. >> there's a lot of speculation that senator john kerry may be a possible successor to outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton. rice says it's her intention to remain the ambassador to the united nations. >>> the "fiscal cliff" is just 18 days away. and neither side appears willing to give much ground. cbs reporter tara mergener has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner left the capital thursday evening for a face-to- face "fiscal cliff" talk with the president. earlier in the day president obama told cbs' minneapolis station wcco he is hopeful they will make a deal. >> the big problem right now is that

ship ownership that are at least as high as those in the united states sounds pretty compelling right it sounded so solid that the washington post as her kline quoted it in an op ed for that publication right after the newtown murders and then he discovered that just because something comes from the former charles koch foundation now the cato institute doesn't mean that it's true in an article titled myth busting israel and switzerland are not gun toting utopias mind set the record straight when he interviewed us is a professor of epidemiology at the school of public health at the state university in new york and general rosenbaum who i interviewed also on my radio program today for about a quarter hour she's an expert who's actually researched the issue of gun control and gun violence in israel and switzerland that lived in israel in both countries there is no equivalent of our second amendment as interpreted by the supreme court in allaround than two years later in mcdonald in other words there is no right for an individual to own a gun in either of those nations it's worth noting the both countries recognize physical and ment

post soviet world. >> we have to understand the role that the united states has played since the end of the second worldar and still plays today and that is as a provider of security. not only to itself but to lots of nations around the world. and i think that the general global stability that we've enjoyed since the second world war is largely due to america's ability to play that role and that's what the defense budget pays for. (slow instrumental music) >> but the attacks of september 11, 2001 gave rise to a new enemy, islamic terrorism. and military leaders struggled over how to even find this foe, much less fight it. >> all of a sudden these various groups got swept up together in a larger war on terror. and since 9/11 over the past decade we've spent billions of dollars in pursuit of a very difficult goal which is eradicating these small groups that seek to create overreactions on the part of governments. >> one of the reasons we're in so much trouble in afghanistan is because we went well beyond our mission. we accomplished the mission, but we took our eye off the ball when we intervened, invaded

united states reviews, only about 6%-7% are ever modified. so, the vast majority of investment coming into the united states is not problematic. we very much welcome that. in fact, we at the embassy just posted a huge ambassadors' forum on investment in to the united states, to which we had attending about 80 of the top chinese entrepreneurs and investors. we had about 24 different states making presentations and showcasing a whole list of different products and opportunities for investment in those states, from real estate to food processing plants, high- tech firms, biotech firms looking for investment and for capital. we very much welcome chinese investment, especially in factories that create jobs here in america. we have many examples of successful chinese companies, for example, one is opening a huge steel base in texas. a big automotive company has been in the united states for many years in the detroit area, employing thousands and thousands of american workers. that is the type of investment we very much encouraged. we have japanese auto makers building cars here in the united states, german companies with steel plants, russian companies with steel plants. we very much want that too

posted. >> hundreds of firefighters from across the united states and canada heading to webster, new york, a second day, for the wake and funeral services of these two fallen heroes you're looking at. the two volunteer firefighters were killed in a christmas eve ambush when they responded to a house fire and gunned down by 62-year-old william spa spankler and police arrested a woman for purchasing the gun. and they're making sure that the visiting firefighters have a place to say. hampton inn in webster expecting between 100 and 150 of the firefighters and thanks tonations lot will stay free of charge. local fire departments are offering lodging for out of town firefighters. >> some new information on the deadly subway push in new york city. police now say that they have a woman in custody who they say made a statement implicating herself in the murder. this is surveillance video showing what appears to be the suspect right there, running from the platform, the sketch that you just saw earlier was what she may look like. a medium built woman believed to be in her 20's and witnesses claim s

blizzard and winter storm warnings are posted for a wide swath of the united states. right along where kind of that rain-snow line, that's where the front is and just north of that, that's usually where the axis of the heaviest snow will be and we're going to see that from cincinnati north of that through indianapolis, cleveland and into buffalo. all part of the deadly system that erupted christmas day with snow, freezing rain and high winds and spawning multiple tornadoes. >> oh, my god, look, that's a tornado. oh, wow. jesus look at that tornado wrp are daylight wednesday came the reality of just how much damage was done. at this mobile high school, portable classrooms inner ruins, windows are missing and roof tiles are shattered. >> i just don't know what we're going to do with the kids when it's time to come back. this is a dangerous situation. >> reporter: dangerous situations unfolding from texas to the great lakes. in this storm system is not -- and this storm system is not finished yet. >>> and we're looking for some fog late tonight and eltomorrow morning. a

ambassador to the united nations susan rice wrote quote the posts of secretary of state should neverbe politica political. i'm sad we have reached this point even before you have decided whom to nominate. and she shared the news on nbc. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged. very politica political, very distracting. very disruptive because there are so many things we need to get done as a country. >>reporter: just weeks ago rice tough smart rising star in the obama administration was the president's top choice to serve as next secretary of state. but she grew a lightning storm of republican criticism for repeating talking points on the intelligence community that seemed to critic to down play the terrorist attack on the diplomatic compound in libya. >> what this began as was spontaneous. >> the concerns i have are greater today than they were before. we are not even close to guest the basic answers. >> it's clear the information that she gave the american people was in correct. >>reporter: the president in a statement today praised wloois will stat s

post-dispatch is best books of 2012. in the last great senate courage and statesmanship in times of crisis. a former senate staffer recounts the successes of the united states senate during the 1960's and 70's. neurologist oliver sacks examine the causes of hallucinations in his book hallucinations. in little america, the war with in the war for afghanistan, "washington post" senior correspondent reports in the military and government failings in the war in afghanistan. nancy gives, editor at large and michael duffy, executive edit

so you read it and you learn about how many post offices there were in the united states and how much money came into the government and how much one out but then when he gets to the end that is what he spent that time working on. the heat of the struggle he asked his countrymen to imagine the incredible thing that they could accomplish with this mighty engine of economic liberty if only they would see the were through to victory. the day would come he predicted, 70 years or more away, but the day would calm when the united states would be more prosperous than all of europe combined. and we will reach this he said, accurately, if we do not ourselves relinquish the chance by the folly and evil of this union. in closing that message, lincoln offered a call to action that has rung down the ages. fellow citizens, we cannot update history. we shall nobly save or mainly lose the last hope of earth. by the end of 1862, abraham lincoln had guided the united states from his darkest day to perhaps its proudest. january 1, 1863, the day he signed the emancipation prop nation. now that day did no

having to take mexican people with their posted problem to the united states. now it wasn't just intellectual ministers and middle-class northern reformers making these critiques. one of the contributions i think my book makes a showing the world the soldiers are not serious played in the revolution of this antiwar movement so this brings me colonel john harden, an illinois children and introduce you to and with kind to know very well after spending many hours of this family papers in chicago. how hard and from jacksonville was a farmer with congressman, part of the wealthy and can stooges family, related to henry clay through marriage and blood and tightly woven kentucky aristocracy. harden was the first man in illinois to volunteer to fight the u.s.-mexico war. in fact, he was volunteering to fight for the war before it started. he was writing letters to stephen douglas, even though he was a democrat, he was a good friend of his. he had military experience. he fought in the black hawk war and he actually was in charge of taking the morbid side of the state of

post office again. >>> i now ask that the united states senate observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of the hook elementary school tragedy. >> senate majority leader harry reid marking a moment of silence a few moments ago to honor the victims of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. just within the last hour, the white house given a timeline when it plans to start taking on gun violence. white house spokesperson jay carney called it a complex problem that will require complex solutions and said gun legislation is only part of the equation. white house correspondent peter alexander joining us. peter, as we understand it, the white house planning to make a move within the weeks ahead. what does that mean? >> good question. that's the question we need posing to white house press secretary jay carney a moment ago. he referred to this as a complex problem needing complex solutions and said no single piece of legislation and one policy to handle this. he was peppered with questions, among other things asking specifically what the president meant when he said he would use all of the power

school, banks, post office, all closed for christmas as well as the courthouses and government offices, wall street and other united states markets also shut down. you can still find some retail businesses open, people should also expect trash pick up to be a day late this week. >>> coming up, new details in the ambush of two new york firefighters. the note the killer left behind. >>> and netflix crashes on christmas eve. what they are saying about a massive outage. >> showers earlier. now the rain starting to pick up. it could be a rocking afternoon. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,, did you get chips for the party? nope. cheese plate? cheese plate...nope. i made something better. ♪ you used the oven? boom ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits population has voted to app the referendum on a new constitution. the vote sparked protests b . >> egypt said 63% of the population voted to approve the new constitution. g

state department post. and then this bombshell... >> good day. we're coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united ambassador susan rice, has transmitted word to the president of the united states that she is withdrawing her own name from any future consideration for nomination to become perhaps the next secretary of state. >> jennifer: wow! and then president obama in response to her letter, released a statement saying... >> jennifer: he is, of course, referring to the relentless attacks from republicans who suggested that she purposely misled the country about the benghazi attack that killed ambassador christopher stevens. joining me now is bill press. he's most of current tv's "full court press." he's author of "the obama hate machine." the lies, distortions and personal attacks on the president and who is behind them and he's somebody who follows this stuff night and day in d.c. bill, so glad to have you back inside "the war room." especially on an unbelievable news breaking day like today. >> bill: hey governor, it is great to join you. thank you. >> jennifer: are you surprised by susan rice

says, quote, i here by order that the flag of the united states at half staff at white house and all public buildings and grounds at all military posts and naval stations and on all naval vessels of the federal government and the district of columbia and throughout the united states and the territories and possessions until sunset december 18th, 2012. again, the flag here at the white house will be flown at half staff and the other flags here throughout the capital. president obama making it clear that the federal government stands with connecticut as it endures this tragedy. and tries to cope with this tragedy. the president was alerted about this situation at 10:30 this morning by the national security adviser. he's watching the developments unfold. he's been updated on the situation throughout the day and also been in contact with the folks in connecticut calling the governor there a little bit earlier on this afternoon. but his press secretary jay carney making the point that the president is watching this tragedy unfold, not just as the commander in chief, as the president of this country, but also as a father who has two daught

how serious this diplomatic row is they had posted yesterday evening it is quote perplexing and propose to hear human rights complaints from the united states where torture and kidnappings are illegal in the twenty first century they went on to tweet that quote apparently washington has forgotten what year it is and still thinks the cold war is going on the u.s. decision to impose visa and financial sanctions on certain russian citizens is like something out of the theater of the absurd russian foreign minister say to sergey lavrov had said that in response russia will be imposing a similar travel ban against american officials accused of human rights violations now we have more details on that from an unnamed government source who had said the number on the russian list will be sort of tit for tat it will be exactly the same as the number on the americans list according to the source it will involve judges for instance responsible for unjust verdicts in abuse cases of adopted russian children also people associated with the case of viktor boots a russian businessman who was jailed on charges of arms smuggling in the united states the sourc

post office again. >>> one of the ways the united states congress reacted to the spying shenanigans of richard nixon waslled the foreign intelligence surveillance act. it was introduced by former senator ted kennedy and the idea was to provide some overnight over the government's spying activities when it was americans who were getting spied on. the act was known as fisa. it forced the government to get permission from a special fisa court if, for example, they were tapping the phone of foreign agent and that guy happened to call an american. in the u.s., you need a warrant for that. president carter signed the bill into law in 1978. it was the law of the land for more than 20 years, until it got amended under president george w. bush. you might remember this. a patriot act and a number of other congressional acts vastly diminished fisa's privacy protections and expanded the goth's ability to spy on you and on me and all americans to tap our phones and read our e-mails. and in the end, you would probably never even know they were doing it. and we as a country, at that time, we had a huge fight about it.

united states during the holidays. so we never forget that sacrifice. there is the connection of the cadet, the future leader of those soldiers who are deployed. >> walking through the postrk, quizes, tests, everything getting ready for finals. your far away and you're not with your real family, the people around you make it feel like the the holidays. it's beautiful. rare moments when you feel like all the people around you, 4,000 of us are really a family. jon: there is one december tradition that everyone looks forward to. >> every year the cadets have a holiday dinner where they get dressed in their best uniforms, washington hall will be decorated beautifully. jon: and washington hall is no ordinary dining club. >> the entire core of cadets, roughly 4400 of us eat in that dining hall for every meal. >> christmas meal is the best night all cadets can remember. >> one of the traditions that happens at. is that they come into the mess hall. >> they wrap everything in wrapping paper. >> competition to decorate the christmas table with the most decoration stkpwhr-s they use their cry eight teuft and create a beautiful table for us. >> one of the most amazing things is to

. >> we're in a post denomination al phase in many ways in the united states.religion is very diverse and clear differences between the buddhists and mormons. >> reporter: charles kimball is the director of religious studies at the university of oklahoma. while he says most his students still respect religious organizations as a power to do good in the world, it's often their stand on social issues, especially abortion and gay rights, that he feels are driving the young away. >> the vast majority of students, even people coming out of pretty traditional religious background, don't see these as a big deal, they don't get what's the issue here. they don't understand it. >> in my experience a lot of my friends have become nuns. >> reporter: we gathered a few of his students together. all say they believe in god but agree that organized religion has largely failed to adapt to a changing culture. she grew up a conservative christian. >> i don't understand like how a loving god can send people to hell. i'm pretty sure if i disobeyed my parents they would not throw me