Tonight the biggest names in politics. Word peace is something almost become fashion. Headline makers. If the president didnt know what happened, he sure as hell should have. Candidates. I was the perfect candidate for america. What if mitt romney isnt the best person . The idea that somehow making a business profitable is different than helping people. Its ridiculous for people to purchase a gun. Did you get up this morning and have a quick i probably did, i probably did. Piers morgan tonight the newsmakers starts now. Good evening. One of the great things about my job is that every night i get to sit down with movers and shakers, the men and women at the center of the biggest stories of the year. What do they have in common . Theyre all utterly fascinating. Tonight youll hear from some of my favorite guests. Well begin with the big man himself, governor chris christie. He found himself in a bit of hot water for making nice with president obama in the wake of hurricane sandy. 2. 8 Mil
Oh, my god. We need to be. Its right there. This ominous sight was videotaped from the interstate near mobile, alabama. The driver wisely stopped and turned around. I want you to listen to the funnel cloud as it approached the city. Christmas day tornado. Going through mobile. Oh, my god, look, thats a tornado. Oh, wow. Oh, jesus, look at that tornado. Look at that. It caused a lot of damage. And knocked out power to more than 20,000 customers. Incredibly, no one was killed, although at least two stormrelated deaths were reported elsewhere. But even natures most Destructive Forces can have a beautiful side. The storm generated this endtoend rainbow as it passed near jackson, mississippi. Lets get to alexandra steele. The legs on this thing are insane. Certainly one for the record books. On the snow side and on the severe side, mobile, two tornadoes, one yesterday and then one five days before that. It was the greatest Christmas Day tornado outbreak on the records, for the record books
Youre in the situation room, americans get ready for the new years eve ball to drop as president obama and republicans stare down the fiscal cliff deadline. Plus, a new worry for hundreds of American Families who want to adopt. Well tell you what is behind the controversial move by russian lawmakers. And a new exposes what it calls the gun next door. Is it a way to protect communities against gun violence . Welcome to United States and around the world, wolf blitzer is off. Im candy crowley. Youre in the situation room. Washington is a deadlineoriented city, and this coming week brings one that is a real doozy, billions in tax increases and acrosstheboard spending cuts take effect. It forces members of congress and president obama to spend the last few days of 2012 on the job. We want to bring in cnn chief white house correspondent, jessica yelen, we all know they would rather celebrate new years eve elsewhere. How did they get here . Reporter it is such a good question, you know, cand
Keep the country from going off the fiscal cliff . A dangerous winter storm roaring across the eastern half of the u. S. Bringing blizzard conditions and travel nightmares. Plus, the nras controversial proposal to put armed volunteers in every school, well go indepth with the man in charge of the National School shield program. Im joe johns. Youre in the situation room. The u. S. Is now just six days away from the socalled fiscal cliff. And a mad scramble is on here in washington to avoid the drastic tax hikes and spending cuts that many fear will plunge the economy back into recession. President obama flies back from hawaii tonight to be ready if the senate comes back with a plan when it returns to work tomorrow. And house leaders are huddling with members on standby to return. Senior Congressional Correspondent dana bash is following all of it for us. What are you hearing . There was a Conference Call of course members of the house leadership even, theyre back in their districts, but
House down. His chilling words left behind in a note. Aloha means goodbye. President obama cuts his hawaiian vacation short to deal with the fiscal cliff. It is already too late . Good morning, 7 00 in the east. Im alina cho. And im drew griffin. Soledad obrien is off today. Starting point begins right now. Our starting point, a cruel one. A onetwo christmas punch from mother nature. Tornadoes and blizzards tearing through the south and midwest. Oh, my god. We need to go. Its right there. Mobile, alabama, took a real beating. A twister blowing up transformers, leaving more than 25,000 customers without power. Reports to damage to homes, a high school, and church. It came in behind the church right there, and then all green fluorescent lighting and popping transformers left and right. And we heard the crashing and everything and the power went out. I prayed to god as loud as i could, and i was just praying for my safety, and i knew the church was shaking. I just prayed that the church s