Eastern time. And in europe some markets have already closed early. The nikkei did hit 15,000 briefly for the first time in six years. Our road map begins with Holiday Cheer for the market. It might sound like a broken record but once again stocks set to open at fresh highs. Today is another important day for retail. Some stores are staying open for as much as 100 hours straight to try to take advantage of the late rush. But with new data showing a drop in sales, will those extra hours be enough to boost holiday totals . And what was the most important story for your money . Its not over yet but weve got that answer for you. And were joined by Dennis Berman, Business Editor and columnist at the wall street journal. The bulls are in a pretty jolly move this Christmas Eve, nasdaq closing at its highest level in more than 13 years, all three major averages posting their strongest fourday winning streaks in over two months. For more on this record market rally, lets bring in paul hickey, c
Use an independent National Antidoping agency for olympic, paralympic and American Sports in nine states. The mission is to protect and preserve the health of athletes, the integrity of competition and the wellbeing of sports through the elimination of doping. For senator lugar. Ive often joked with him that hes been my secretary of state while ive served here in the United States senate because you could count on senator lugar to give good, unbiased advice on complicated Foreign Relations issues. And we will very much miss senator lugars voice here in the United States senate and also his better half, char lugar, who i think we all know is a bright light. So, senator lugar, it has been an honor and a privilege to serve with you, and i know that your voice will continue to be heard on the important issues of the day. So thank you for your service to our country and to your state, and thank you for being a good friend to me. Mr. President , we have this long tradition in the senate of s
Year and a great 2013. My colleague wolf blitzer and the situation room up now. Deb, thanks very much. Happening now how we solve this thing, then theyve got another thing coming. Thats not the way a president should lead. This is, these are draconian effects. A fever pitch here in washington with only eight hours left before the country tumbles over that socalled fiscal cliff. Were live with the very latest. Also, cries of outrage from americans across the country. What the impasse means for Small Business owners, and whos to blame. And a blood clot lands Hillary Clinton in the hospital this new years eve. Our dr. Gupta tells us just how serious this condition could be. We want to welcome viewers from the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were now less than eight hours away from what could be a dire moment for the United States economy, if president obama and the congress cant agree on a deal to keep the country from plunging over that f
Wire both sides saying lets just get this done and take this problem off of the table . I do not know. Anybody else there must be some insight regarding the reliability of the grid is reliable. I had no idea why they would go along with that. And from it is the lawyers. Doctor . I think as we look at the bigger picture, and the substances that are being used by athletes, we talked earlier about the supplement you can buy on the internet and in Health Food Stores that may or may not contain illegal substances. I think a lot of athletes that i talk with who have gotten caught in drug testing, they say that all i did was go to gnc and by a protein powder or a muscle product and i didnt know that it had anabolic steroids and and or whatever it was that broke the rule. I think there is some concern that this is the bigger issue in i think some athletes may be concerned that they are going to do the right thing, but also get caught doing something could be wrong. I think as we look at this,
Gentlelady from new york and the gentleman from connecticut also wish to speak. Mr. President , senators their states who have been very hard hit should have the opportunity to speak. Im going to take my rebuttal of the coburn amendments and just abbreviate them. With the exception of being willing to accept the amendment where you cant get Emergency Assistance if you are a tax cheater or if youve passed away, with the exception of a funeral benefit i really object to the coburn amendment. My objections have been so well articulated by the gentleman from new york, mr. Schumer; by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Menendez, im not going to preet them. Im going to ask unanimous consent that my written rebuttals be in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Mikulski and in the interest of time, i think were all agreed the very intent to save money by adding delay and bureaucracy will cost money and will cost time in terms of getting people back on their feet in both thei