there. in about 100 soldiers are on lockdown at a military base in washington state. that means no one in, no one out. commanders at joint base lewis mccord are looking for anyone who may have possession of some sensitive military equipment that didn t turn up during an inventory last month. and crowds of people packed public spaces across syria again today demanding the ouster of president bashar al assad. officials from the arab league are talking today about whether to increase the size of their monitoring mission in syria. a human rights group says 11 people died today in clashes between security forces and army defectors. all right there is a lot to digest in new hampshire where just hours ago the republican presidential contenders wrapped up unprecedented back-to-back debates. the two debates had striking differences, while the first last night on abc felt like a fight for second place, the latest, this morning, on nbc, appeared to be an all-out battle against can
the house takes up the senate bill tomorrow. a major snowstorm is brewing in the southwest. travel will become dangerous if not impossible across much of the region tomorrow. texas and oklahoma are expecting up to 15 inches of snow. so we begin our political hour with some key endorsements for republican presidential candidate mitt romney. the latest comes from former gop presidential nominee bob dole. dole announced his choice in an advertisement in today s des moines register. he says he s the best candidate suited to beat president obama in 2012. dole s public backing comes a day after the des moines paper announced its support for romney. the state s largest newspaper says the former massachusetts governor is the most qualified candidate competing in the caucuses. the conservative christian group the family leader is expected to release its endorsement in the next 24 hours. cnn political reporter shannon travis joins us from des moines. any word on who the family le
speaker john boehner accuses the senate of kicking the can down the road and says he s holding out for a full year extension. the house takes up the senate bill tomorrow. a major snowstorm is brewing in the southwest. travel will become dangerous if not impossible across much of the region tomorrow. texas and oklahoma are expecting up to 15 inches of snow. so we begin our political hour with some key endorsements for republican presidential candidate mitt romney. the latest comes from former gop presidential nominee bob dole. dole announced his choice in an advertisement in today s des moines register. he says he s the best candidate suited to beat president obama in 2012. dole s public backing comes a day after the des moines paper announced its support for romney. the state s largest newspaper says the former massachusetts governor is the most qualified candidate competing in the caucuses. the conservative christian group the family leader is expected to release its e
in this country, for the second time in less than 24 hours, an earthquake shakes central oklahoma. the latest one hit right before midnight eastern time, measuring a record 5.6. it was centered near sparks, about 45 miles from oklahoma city. and legendary performer andy williams says he s suffering from bladder cancer. williams broke the news to concertgoers last night during a christmas concert in branson, missouri. andy williams is 83. he has been seen professionally since childhood. good news. president obama creawe baulhaml completed his annual physical. he s in tip-top shape. but it doesn t look like his insurance company will pay for it. he listed a bad economy as a pre-existing condition. jay leno taking a jab at president barack obama. we re exactly one year away from the 2012 presidential election. and if you pay attention to either the white house or to national democrats, you ll notice a pattern. they generally ignore criticism coming from the various gop can
in this country, for the second time in less than 24 hours, an earthquake shakes central oklahoma. the latest one hit right before midnight eastern time, measuring a record 5.6. it was centered near sparks, about 45 miles from oklahoma city. and legendary performer andy williams says he s suffering from bladder cancer. williams broke the news to concertgoers last night during a christmas concert in branson, missouri. andy williams is 83. he has been seen professionally since childhood. good news. president obama creawe baulhaml completed his annual physical. he s in tip-top shape. but it doesn t look like his insurance company will pay for it. he listed a bad economy as a pre-existing condition. jay leno taking a jab at president barack obama. we re exactly one year away from the 2012 presidential election. and if you pay attention to either the white house or to national democrats, you ll notice a pattern. they generally ignore criticism coming from the various gop can