put some things in perspective here. we will be talking more about him throughout the morning here. turn now to capitol hill. lawmakers there are deciding whether to grant president obama s request for military action against isis. the president is asking congress to authorize a three-year military assault including limited ground combat operations. this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. it supports the comprehensive strategy we have been pursuing with our allies and partners. as you can imagine, there s a lot of skepticism from both parties on capitol hill. the vote is not expected until spring. now to the threat at home. a top fbi official is warning about foreign fighters who train with isis and then return to the u.s. here s abc s pierre thomas. it s a clear and present danger and rare for fbi officials to talk in such stark terms, but there are so many radicals who have gone to syria who could try to come to the u.s., the fbi simply can t keep up. a
here. we will be talking more about him throughout the morning here. turn now to capitol hill. lawmakers there are deciding whether to grant president obama s request for military action against isis. the president is asking congress to authorize a three-year military assault including limited ground combat operations. this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. it supports the comprehensive strategy we have been pursuing with our allies and partners. as you can imagine, there s a lot of skepticism from both parties on capitol hill. the vote is not expected until spring. now to the threat at home. a top fbi official is warning about foreign fighters who train with isis and then return to the u.s. here s abc s pierre thomas. it s a clear and present danger and rare for fbi officials to talk in such stark terms, but there are so many radicals who have gone to syria who could try to come to the u.s., the fbi simply can t keep up. and top intelligence officials
the health care law in all of this, or would you be willing to move ahead on a couple of other things if the health care law is taken way from the negotiations? from the day that the president gave the businesses a special deal and delayed for them a year of the mandate, i ve been calling for a delay for a year of the individual mandate. i think that the workers ought to be treated the same way. this is a matter of fairness for the american people. i think the american people are right to demand that they be treated fairly, no special deals for members of congress or for businesses that the president has gone outside the law to grant. jenna: we ll see what stays and goes as we continue to march along here. nice to hear there are conversations and maybe some progress happening. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. jon: there s a new admission from the feds on obamacare for the first time the government acknowledges it had to fix design and software problems that have stopped
be more wounded. we will work details on that story and bring them out to you. emotional statements out of a south african sort morning as they argue about whether to grant bail to os ka pistorious, the so-called blade runner seen here arriving for today s proceedings in police custody with his head covered and charged with premeditated murder in the death of his model girlfriend reevarks steenkamp. he said he shot his girlfriend by mistake. all this unfolding as steenkamp is laid to rest nearby in port elizabeth by her family. today we heard oscar speak for himself, michelle? reporter: well, he did but through a statement read by his attorney. this is where he just reached
determine whether to grant john hinckley, jr. more freedom to leave the mental hospital where he spent the past three decades. the year was 1982. the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity. s he allowed to visit his mother in virginia from time to time, but the secret service claims that last saw he saw john hinckley, jr. in front of a bookstore checking out books on assassination. a shake-up at the top of the company that makes blackberries, the research in motion company has had a very tough year, but what will the changes mean for the devices you may already own? that s ahead. a high stakes standoff in one of the world s most important waterways. new threats from iran and what threats from them could mean for all of us and for oil prices. copd makes it hard to breathe,