Imagine spending an entire year away from your family and friends, everything that you love all in the name of science. Newsroom starts now. Good morning. Thank you so much for being with me. Im carol costello. This should be interesting. Speaker john boehner meets this morning with House Republicans who are angry at his new pitch to raise 800 billion in tax revenue in the fiscal cliff negotiations. President obama has said there will be no deal unless taxes are raised on the wealthiest americ americans. But staunch conservatives dont want any kind of new taxes. Thats where speaker boehners job gets really tough. On piers morgan tonight Newt Gingrich said if all else fails, go over the cliff. I think that no deal is better than a bad deal. I think going off this cliff is less dangerous than letting things build up for a year or two years to an even bigger cliff. I think that the president clearly has staked out a position of nonseriousness. And i think that its very difficult for the H
Are old enough to drink, you can consume as much as one ounce of pot in Washington State but you still cant grow it and you still cant sell it. Technically, you still cant buy it and youre not supposed to light up in public either. What are you all doing out there at that party . My colleague was there. He was on the not so mean streets when the law took effect. Ill be interested to find out what the absentee rate is at seattle workplaces today, miguel. Reporter i think most people are going to work here. Its not quite as crazy as that. Its cold and rainy. Puts a damper on things. There were a lot of parties across the entire state and a lot of those issues you raised will be taken care of in the near future. Last night was a night for celebration for these folks. Four, three, two, one. Reporter the moment recreational pot, anything less than an ounce no longer illegal in Washington State. Its amazing. Im not a criminal anymore. I cant go to jail for small amounts of marijuana. Im free
Leaders. Lets see what he has to say. Jim, thanks for your leadership. You know, originally my team had prepared some remarks, they always get nervous when im out there on my own, never know what i might say. But given the dialogue that we had the last time, i thought it was useful for me to abbreviate my remarks, speak off the cuff at the top and then most of the time just having a conversation. Let me begin by saying all of you in this room are not just Business Leaders, not just ceos of your companies but youre also economic leaders and thought leaders in this country and i recognize that all of you have an enormous investment not only in your own companies but in the wellbeing of america. There are a lot of patriots in this room and people who care deeply about not only your bottom lines but also the future of this country. Youve shown that over the last four years. Weve gone through as difficult of an economic period as weve seen in most of our lifetimes and weve emerged not yet w
Colleague, richard quest, who will join me live from london. Just such an incredibly sad development to that story. We also have big news developing here on this continent. The new report out surprising one on the jobs. Wow. Check out the growth of the jobs in the United States in november. Look at that number. Triple digits. We werent even sure if it dwoubl digits. 146,000 new jobs. It is more than twice what the economists were expecting. Certainly this has got to be a good surprise. 25 days before those tax hikes and spending cuts and the white house and congress trying to avoid and the speaker of house about to address perhaps this and other things. Our economy and threatening jobs and the white house has wasted another week. You know, eight days ago secretary of state geithner came here to offer a plan that had twice the tax hikes the president campaigned on. And they had more stimulus spending than it had in cuts. And indefinite, infinite, increase of the debt limit like forever.
You can tell its friday because you guys are out of control. Have a great one, soledad. Ill be watching. Thank you. Whos black in america as well. November numbers. New jobs report now out. And its surprise. What role could it play in the fiscal cliff negotiations . Major earthquake rattles nerves and shakes buildings in japan in the same area as nearly two years ago. Fiscal cliff for air travelers, ground your trip or compromise air safety. Be careful what you write on review websites. One woman is being sued for almost 1 million for posting a nasty review online. Find out which side the judge is taking. Taking. Newsroom begins right now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good morning. Thanks for joining us. Im don lemon in for Carol Costello this morning. The Labor Department this morning says 146,000 jobs were added in november and unemployment fell to 7. 7 . So, lets put this all in perspective for you just one month earlier. In october, 138,000 jobs were added. So were going to be