Christmas. Stories were watching in the newsroom on this Christmas Day. Pope benedict xvi tells people not to up hope even in the worlds most troubled reasons. His appeal for peace. And its not the grinch stealing christmas cheer. Its the weather. Blizzard warnings may turn your White Christmas into a travel nightmare. And tornados threaten the south. Your forecast is coming up. And were seven days away from going off the fiscal cliff and with washington in a political gridlock were getting closer and closer. The question, how will it affect you and your paycheck . The images, the words, the names, highlights and low lights of 2012. Newsroom starts now. Good morning to you. Im Carol Costello wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and we begin with Pope Benedict xvi using his an ill christmas message to speak about the hope for peace even in the most difficult times and situations. Translator in this world theres a good soil which god has prepared just hours ago the 85yearold pope spok
To hear your experience as youve dealt with those online exchanges. The phone lines are open. You can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media sites, on twitter, on facebook and on email. The story of the president s address and the problems the ongoing problems with the healthcare exchanges. Of thea front page atlanta journalconstitution. Over to the denver post. The front page of usa today calls for help for healthcare websites. That store noting that the white house yesterday signaled a shift in its tone in acknowledging the problems with the launch of the Affordable Care act. The front page of the i will readpost you a little bit of that post by amy goldstein. The front page of todays Washington Post. The speech is expected to take place at 11 25 today and you will be able to watch it here on cspan. We are taking your calls. What you want to hear the president say . What do you want to hear from that speech . Already getting a few comments on our Facebook Page alread
Like Honey Boo Boo and im watching its. I think that is a huge part of the experience and i think it is sold short. I still think a lot of americans love the enjoyment of escapism and being able to roam around the tv jungle finding things they did not know were there. Michael powell on the future of television. On cspan2. Now a forum on highly skilled immigrants on the u. S. Economy. A panel talks about how immigration laws affects mat scuents. Well hear from mark warner. Hosted by the university of virginias center this is about an hour and 20 minutes. Thank you, david. Good evening. Welcome to the National Press club for the keynote round tail. I would like to pay special tribute to mark kaplan whose vision has made this annual conference possible. His commitment to Public Service has been stead fast through the years and were grateful for his abiding friendship. I also want to recognize, as david has, the hard work of david, mike, jeff, of the center. Who is responsible for convenin
The Muslim Brotherhood current a victory and the first round of voting on the constitution must weaken. Monday experts reviewed the latest and spoke about what they may mean for the future of the country. The Brookings Institution and the state Department Official thank you so much for coming on a rainy monday morning. Can everyone hear me . Is this microphone working . In the back . Good. Okay. Well, welcome to the saban center for middle east policy at the Brookings Institution. Were here on the monday morning after egyptians began, although they havent finished, voting on whether or not to approve the draft constitution produced by the constituent assembly over the last several months. Were going to talk today about how that constitution was drafted, about what its content says. But what i hope well be able to focus on in our discussion is not only how we got here but what it means for the future. If were learned anything over the last two years of watching egypt undergo this roller
Happening now, volunteers in San Francisco are busy in the kitchen getting ready to serve about 5,000 meals tomorrow. They are marking 50 years giving back to the community. For many, volunteering is a longtime holiday tradition. They helped me get my life together. This is my way of giving back. Reporter earlier today, about 3,000 people enjoyed the Christmas Eve prime rib lunch, donated by San Franciscos house of prime rib. Theres also a lastminute push to gather toys for needy children. Cabbies were among those tributing to luckys. They will be expecting 10,000 toys to hand out tomorrow. And there are still a do you mean of hours left couple of hours left to hit the malls. Toys r us stays open until 9 00 tonight. And we saw some dedicated shoppers getting ready to make the rounds. A christmas tradition is up in smoke tonight our continued stag nan weather pattern is stagnant weather pattern is leading to another burn ban. If you dont have a gasburning fireplace like this one, youre