I work for 47 different companies. Well, technically i work for one. That company, the United States postal service®, works for thousands of home businesses. Because at usps. Com®, you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. I can even drop off free boxes. I wear a lot of ts. Well, technically i wear one. The u. S. Postal service®, no business o small. Tax tra keeps rolling along but spending cuts gets derailed, im david asman in for neil cavuto, now they have the republicans number. Senate democrats push to delay automatic spending cuts, for another three months, and the same time they demand tax hikes to be in go kind of shortterm deal. Sounds like groundhog day, and john lay feel said that would drive the economy into the ground, mattie, andoirk connel oh, connel are joining us thank you. We know what the democrats want. They want more responding and higher taxes anyway they can get it. The question is what the republicans are going to do about it. So far they h
Morning. As we come on the air this morning, america and the west are facing the most perilous confrontation with russia since the cold war. President obama spent a tense 90 minutes on the phone with Vladimir Putin yesterday, warning him to withdraw from the ukraine. The Unsecurity Council has been meeting in an emergency session, but russia is not backing down. On the move, surrounding Ukrainian Military bases. The new Ukrainian Government put its forces on display too. Its a highstakes and dangerous standoff. We have Alex Marquardt in cri a crimea. Reporter when the u. S. Says russia has invaded, this what they mean. They have circled this base, demanding their surrender. Russia this morning tightening its grip. A dangerous standoff in crimea, these troops lining the outer wall of a Ukrainian Naval base. No one going in or out. At another base this it commander said he was told twice to surrender. But he said his orders were to hold the base and he was ready to fight. They have been
Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening, im lester holt in tonight for brian. In newtown, connecticut, this was a day filled with trepidation and deep emotions as the pupils and staff of sandy hook elementary returned to class for the First Time Since the mass murder there. Tomorrow will mark three weeks since the rampage that left 20 children and 6 adults dead. The building where it happened remains off limits tonight, still an active crime scene. And so for the time being, sandy hook has a new home. It also has a community of supporters and wellwishers that now extends across the country. All anxious to help the young survivors feel safe, loved and protected. Nbcs rehema ellis is in monroe, connecticut tonight. Reporter good evening, lester. Reporters and camera crews were asked to give the school some space today so that teachers, parents and police could get the students back to a normal routine. There was some anxiety as Newtown School buses rode through the communit
Jab at city officials. He denies it. Im going toist in everybody. Reporter some people saying the closure is good. Its too much partying going on. Its bad enough. Adding more increasing the chances of more violence or whatever it may be is always bad. Reporter the coowner is not sure what he would do. He said he could open a different business. Right now, they are using it as a Zumba Fitness class location. Other than the issues they may have had inside, what was business like . Were they bringing in money . Reporter they said they lost a lot of money after their name their reputation pretty much tarnished according to the owner. Now, a lot of folks didnt show up. They said that in 2011 they had 11 christmas parties. Last year, they had 0. So folks stopped coming over to this place. All right. Da, thank you. Well, theres anger and frustration tonight over the lack of police help dealing with a rash of burglaries and the thought that it may have led to a deadly apartment complex shootin
Charges. Live in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. Oakland police got more than they bargained for on new years eve when they sent a team out to track down celebratory gunfire. The departments Shotspotter Technology led them to a home on 84th avenue just seconds after a gun battle erupted outside. It was so accurate, it led officers straight to the shell casings. So without this, some great luck and nighttime, im not sure if officers would have been able to find the shell casings there. We would not have found that physical evidence. Two suspects were arrested a short time later after ramming a pursuing police cruiser. Officers also recovered a 100 round assault rifle. The men had tossed it out of their car. The other shooter got away. Tonight police are looking for five men who stormed into a San Francisco home, they dragged eight people out of bed holding them at gunpoint at the living room at the Outer Richmond district house overnight. Police say the men stole cash, electronics and lug