christmas along the battle line in afghanistan. the general told troops there was no place he d rather be than at the focus of the war evident sghcht countless americans prepare to travel home and many are thinking of last year s christmas day bombing attempt from alabama to detroit. intelligence officials say they are monitoring threats. we want the american people know we re on the job. the nation top intelligence official left in the dark about a major terror plot in britain. we have a former counterterrorism chief of the f.b.i. thank you for coming in. you re welcome. shannon: let me ask you about that. has it been blown out of proportion? it was. it s embarrassing for the top official not to know what is
this is translated to a lot of problems at the airport as well. raleigh durham. 850 flights delayed or canceled. the crews are working overtime. crews are out and about shovelling the roads. as soon as they shovel and salt them, they are filled up with snow again. they are encouraging everyone to stay at home if they can. good advice. thank you for being out there to do tough duty. one of the toughest assignment in reporter land. hopefully you have coffee nearby. more than 90 million americans are hitting the skies and the roads. east coast will be problematic. joined by nancy white for public relations for triple-a to give advice.
conditions. benjamin netanyahu has not commented on that position. the u.s. back peace talk fell apart and not be revived despite recent visit by secretary of state hilry clinton. eight americans are dead and 21 others are injured after the tour bus crashed in a truck in southern egypt. state news agencies say many injured have been flown to military hospital for treatment. site of two temples and deadly accidents like this are common in egypt because of the dangerous driving and poor vehicle maintenance. a man wielding shot gunz was shot and killed by police. they saw the man and called authorities. the misarrived and the suspect was rupping with the gun and refused to put the weapon down. they feared for safety and then they shot the man. missay the vehicle was filled with gun, ammunition and sword. shooting is under investigation.
pay doctors who advise on end of life care. it could involve controversial issue of opting out of life sustaining three-points. the white house saying in part that this benefit was first signed into law under the bush administration and first authorized in the year 2003. it has become a holiday tradition for the obamas, the president and first lady spent part of their hawaiian vacation visiting troops yesterday. the first couple visited marine corps base in hawaii, meeting for about an hour with troops and thanking them for their service. funeral dates set for two chicago firefighters who died battling a fire in a vacant building. the two men died wednesday when the roof of the building they were in collapsed. and christmas may be over but the shopping continues on. americans expected to head out today in search of post holiday markdowns and to spend gift cards. shoppers along the east coast might want to rethink the retail plans today as much as the region is, indeed, bracing
from conservatives. they will be pushing as far as th can to make sure that all of this pork being spent is no longer being petn, $300 million a year for planned parenthood. $700 million for abortion funding, organizations abroad. eric cantor are has a site where americans can go in and suggest the kind of cuts they want to see and i hope people will utilize that. tough decisions have to be made in the next congress. this is not for the weak of heart. we have got to get this under control in order to protect the future of our kids. shannon: people have to across-the-board, both parties middlerybody in the milwoodle have to make difficult decisions. democrats are not the only ones with pork. republicans have plenty tucked in as well. also, when we talk about cuts, you cut pork or ear marks, these really are just nibbling around the edges. it is not the problem.