the video documentary competition is open to student grades 6 and 12. for details, go online. the house of representatives held a brief pro-forma session today in which democrats tried to get a vote on a bill to extend the payroll tax cut that passed the senate. here is that pro-forma session. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] the clerk: the speaker s rooms, washington, d.c. december 21, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable michael g. fitzpatrick to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the pray will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend michael wilker, lutheran church of the reformation, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. gracious god, you give us light in the darkness. we praise you for the galaxies, stars, planets, and moon that shine in the night. we bless you for lamps and candles that ill lieu min our communities. we thank you for the fir
lawyer just because everybody does it isn t a good defense. let s put that aside. more importantly why not just come out and tell the truth? from the allegations i hear one of the guys is claiming he bought the ticket when in fact that s not true. again it is not a crime. i don t see any civil liability at this point. jon: i have told many police officers that everybody else was speeding and it has never worked for me, fred. won t in the future. be careful, jon. jon: thanks, guys. we ll see what happens. we ll keep an eye on this story, see what happens with it, thank you. jenna: you never speed ever? jon: no, i have been caught once in a while. jenna: oh. jon: once in a while. jenna: just five miles. jon: a little bit above the speed limit. police departments in cities where the occupy movement is active, there is some reports that there they have been working together to organize a crackdown on the movement. catherine herridge with new information on that, whether or not that s t
court deciding, if he can live with his mom full-time. hinckley was lawyer, barry levin, told the judge in excess of o decades hinckley has not had a single incidence of violence and the risk of danger by giving him more freedom is decidedly low. the judge will hear more arguments over the next week or so and likely take time before deciding. jon. jon: that ruling is going to make waves i think either way. molly henneberg, thank you. jenna: how about this case, a murder suspect holds a couple hostage in their home he runs from police at the time but now he s back in prison and he s suing that couple. find out why, just ahead. and new antiamerican protests in pakistan, following nato s deadly air strikes on a military outpost. pakistan has nuclear weapons and terrorists who want them. stephen cohen from pakistan is our stephen companience says pakistan is
nice to start with a little green on the screen you know? jon: the dow tickling 12,000. jenna: that is not bad. we ll keep it there where we can and when we can to show you what is going on in the markets today. it is one of the biggest gains since august. we re glad you re with us everybody. i m jenna lee. jon: your 401(k)s are smiling. i m jon scott. happening now , surging newt beginning rich challenges mitt romney for frontrunner stat news in the gop presidential race. the former house speaker soaring to first place in polls in key primary states like south carolina and florida. for gingrich the challenge is staying on top. as washington times columnist charlie hurt says quote in the round-robin primary, all you have to do is stand in place long enough and you take your turn as the frontrunner. only thing primary voters agree on for any length of time they don t want to nominate mr. romney. other than deep antipathy with president obama, the discomfort with mr. obama i
than 400 points throughout the day today on fox news. nice to start with a little green on the screen you know? jon: the dow tickling 12,000. jenna: that is not bad. we ll keep it there where we can and when we can to show you what is going on in the markets today. it is one of the biggest gains since august. we re glad you re with us everybody. i m jenna lee. jon: your 401(k)s are smiling. i m jon scott. happening now , surging newt beginning rich challenges mitt romney for frontrunner stat news in the gop presidential race. the former house speaker soaring to first place in polls in key primary states like south carolina and florida. for gingrich the challenge is staying on top. as washington times columnist charlie hurt says quote in the round-robin primary, all you have to do is stand in place long enough and you take your turn as the frontrunner. only thing primary voters agree on for any length of time they don t want to nominate mr. romney. other than deep antipathy