Battles ranging in iraq have u. S. Officials concerned. The Iraqi Government is fighting alqaedalinked militants for control of parts of western iraq. You can hear the gunfire in fallujah where 8 have been killed. Fallujah is one of the two main cities in iraqs rambar province. Ramadi has been under siege. They are affiliated with alqaeda. They call themselves, the Islamic State of iraq and lamont. That grew wants to set up a sunni Islamic State in iraq and across the border. Alqaeda has taken over control of parts of syria as well. For more, we go to imran. The fighters claim they have taken over the main highway into the town of fallujah. One man shouts god is great as he gestures to a burntout vehicle they claim to be from iraqs army. They say they isnt reinforcements to battle tribuntribal fighters there. If the front line has moved to the outskirts. Sunni tribal leaders have so far not allowed iraqi fighters to enter the town saying they should head any operation. Its a sign of ho
Strategies and former White House Press secretary and Gerald Bernstein former economic adviser to Vice President joe biden. Gentlemen, thank you for being here with us and getting this special day of coverage kicked off for us. Rising early and rising above. Exactly. Lets talk about this. Jared, it seems like things have gotten quieter. Do you think thats the case . Is that a good sign . I think its probably a pretty good sign. If you look at this mornings papers, you see a number of articles suggesting that theres a bit more compromise in the air. My concern is that tomorrows papers may say the opposite. So interestingly, theres been some pretty leak free discussions going on, which i actually think is a good thing. Theyre obviously big, outstanding questions. You mentioned the tax rate issue. One question i keep coming up against is the president and john boehner are now supposedly having good, substantive discussions. Can boehner bring the troops along . If he agrees with the presid
Connell were back together. This is really, really exciting. You barely spoke to me all morning. Wouldnt make eye contact with me. Connell making it up for now. Not forcing eye contact. Look at camera. Dagen sane happiness. Connell very much. Dagen good morning, everybody. This is no laughing matter because for most of the country it is brutally cold outside and temperatures are dangerously low. Connell yes. You take a look at this, many in the Science Community blaming the cold on the polar vortex on this nasa image. Split two stormlike images. One going into the continental United States. This is your polar vortex. Dagen that is creating temperatures many of us battling with it. Jeff flock with the Business Impact of this weather from chicago. Look at memphis. Look at current winddhill temperatures in places. Folks dont have clothes in their closets to deal with temperatures that low. Connell today, it was ridiculous this morning it will be 50s and tonight, 8 degrees the same day. Da
Morning why she needs help. Hey, good morning, everybody. We are believe it or not heading into 24hour period where parts of america will see windchills near 60 below. We have a live shot of lambeau field. And check this out. This is a fountain in atlanta, georgia, frozen solid. Our extreme team is out in force. One person not out in full force, Ron Claiborne, lot of people worried about him yesterday. Youre okay. I survived. America can relax. Welcome back. Also ahead on the show what promises to be one of the most bizarre birthdays, ever, how north koreas young dictator plans to spend this weekend. The special gift Dennis Rodman has put together for his pal. But were going to to start with the extreme weather. Lifethreatening cold. Abcs gio benitez is in chicago where they could get another foot of snow. Gio, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, dan, yeah, the snow has been hammering all night long and now so the woind, you see that field of snow and ice behind me, thats actua
Im yellin timber hey, good morning, everybody. We are believe it or not heading into 24hour period where parts of america will see wind chills near 60 below. Weve got a live shot of green bays Lambeau Field where cheese heads will be armed with hand warmers, and cocoa and varieties of antifreeze. Ron claiborne will fill us in later. This is a fountain in atlanta, georgia, frozen solid. Our extreme team is out in force covering this for you. The forecast coming up for you this morning. One person not out in full force, Ron Claiborne, lot of people were worried about him yesterday. Youre okay. I survived. America can relax. Welcome back. We missed you. Also ahead on the show what promises to be one of the more bizarre birthdays ever, how north koreas young dictator kim jongun plans to spend this week with his friend, former nba star Dennis Rodman. The special gift that rodman has put together for his pal and what implications it could have on our relationship with the rogue nation. Well