That what happened in benghazi was in fact initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in cairo. Now sparking a war of words with the president , senators are threatening to block her potential nomination as secretary of state. The reason i dont trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she didnt know better, she shouldnt be the voice of america. Senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. Well talk to senator Lindsey Graham exclusively this morning. Plus, the key figures trying to get to the bottom of benghazi and the petraeus affair. Chair of the Senate Intelligence committee senator Dianne Feinstein of california. And chair of the house Intelligence Committee, congressman mike rogers of michigan. Then after the election, will washington get anything done . Talks start on how to avoid the fiscal cliff, as mitt romney draws fire from fellow republicans by accusing the president of doling out,
He presented his views on that issue. . When we were asking about the chicago teachers strike before the election, you said it was a local issue and the president has, quote, not expressed any opinion or made any assessment about this particular incidence incident going on in his hometown. Why is this different . Its playing out in michigan, we saw in it wisconsin several months ago. I understand he was in the state of michigan but hes from chicago. Why the president s position on righttowork laws is well known he stated it before, he stated it again yesterday. The specific teachers strike was one where he called on all sides to Work Together to reach a compromise in the interest of the children who had the most to lose from a prolonged strike and he welcomed the resolution of that strike. Yesterday, we saw a memo from a Campaign Official urging the president s supporters to contact members of congress and express support for the president s view of proposal for resolving the fiscal cl
And is the fivesecond rule for real . Cheers. If you drop your food on the floor, how much time do you actually have before you can no longer eat it . The new study, this morning. Good morning, everybody. Were distracted by the fivesecond rule. I like sara haines saying, cheers. Well finally address this. Cheers. Only sara can make dropping food on the ground, an occasion. We love that. Thats coming up later in the half hour. First, we have a lot of new details to tell you about in what has become the worlds most baffling aviation mystery ever. The investigation now focusing on the pilot and the copilot. The pilot, his name is captain zaharie ahmed shah. He is a 53yearold grandfather. He has a Flight Simulator in his home. He has over 18,000 hours of flying time. Neighbors say hes a wellrespected father and neighbor in the community. However, there are questions this morning about his ties to a controversial political party. And the copilot, fariq ab hamid. A 27yearold copilot who live
The air force aspirated fees air force aspirated these and their unfunded requirements. It was not under dana chairman smark where the base bill so what i have done because there is such limited funding has gone into operations and maintenance for the Defense Contract Management Agency the Defense Information Systems Agency the defense media activity, the office of the secretary of defense, the Washington Headquarters services, the executive general and special schedules, printing and reproduction purchase communications, in management professional support services. Hitting all of those we have come up with 120 million which is the cost for the eight unfunded reapers that the air force has requested. This is a choice by thing for us between good graphics at the pentagon or a uav that is tried and true that has led the uav boom that we have had in this country. It is the predator which is the reaper. It doesnt need any more development. Our soldiers sailors and marines use it every sing
You know, Disaster Relief was something that you didnt play games with, but now in this current atmosphere everything is the subject of oneupsmanship. And for the political game and its why the American People hate congress. Its why they hate them. Stuart awe, the fight over sandy relief. Three sides to the outrage. Why hasnt congress acted . Why is the pibill so stuffed wi pork . And why is it loaded like a Christmas Tree . Thats the news, new york, new jersey and others will get money, the fight, thats laid bare americas fundamental problem. Even with trillion dollar deficits congress cant put limits on its spending so we may get another downgrade. Ratings agencies repeated the warning because we cant get a grip on spending and debt and then there is al gore. Hes selling his tv network to aljazee aljazeera, is that an Inconvenient Truth . Varney company is about to begin. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters . Maybe you want to incorporate a business. Orrotect your