country. is the speaker of the house and putting our institutions at risk? and leo per. elon musk pinpoints what is wrong with the work ethic in the u.s. in a reality check of four americans pray but first fox news alert. we are learning more about some of the ten victims of the shooting at a grocery store in buffalo, new york. a retired police officer ahead of a food pantry and x of fire chiefs mother are among the dead predict cues a government pleading not guilty we are learning he was hospitalized and underwent a mental health evaluation last year after making a threat in his hometown. now this attack is being investigated as a hate crime. it must all work together to address the hates there remains a stain on the soul of america for. alexis mcadams is live in buffalo, new york with the latest hi alexis pray. very tragic day here in buffalo, new york. people of this community are grieving the loss of ten innocent lives investigators telling us they believe thi
less than one year ago on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning. it s friday, december 23rd. i m deb feyerick an with alina cho on this american morning. good morning to all of you out in. so glad you re with us. up first, an early christmas present for 160 million americans. the house is expected to vote today on extending the payroll tax cut that divided washington for weeks. house republicans caved yesterday after a lot of arm-twisting by president obama who stead was the disgust of the american people that broke the log jam. boehner saying his side still wants a one-year extension but saw the political reality. we have fought the good fight. i talked to a number of members over the past 24 hours who believe that, hey, we don t like this two-month extension, we don t like this reporting problem in the senate bill, and if you can get this fixed, why not why not do the right thing for the american people, even though it s not e