Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown the u. S. House of representatives headed toward approval this evening of a tax plan that republicans backed and democrats said was a waste of time. The division demonstrated that efforts to get a bipartisan agreement and avoid the fiscal cliff are stuck in stalemate. The house will be in order. Brown House Republicans pushed their plan b. Despite a veto threat from the white house and the strong opposition of senate democrats. Speaker john boehner insisted the president had left him with no alternative. For weeks the white house said if i moved o
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown after talks between president obama and Congressional Republicans stall, the house moves toward a vote on Speaker Boehners planb for limited tax increases. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we sort through the state of play and the latest political maneuvering with congress watcher Norman Ornstein and Political Editor christina bellantoni. Brown then we look at the suspension of the u. N. s Polio Eradication Campaign in pakistan, after the killings of nine aid workers. Suarez from capitol hill, kwame holman reports on two congressional hearings today where state Department Officials accepted blame in failing to protect the u. S. Diplomatic mission in libya. We have to do better. We owe it to our colleagues who lost their lives in benghazi. We owe it to the security professnals who acted with such extraordinary heroism that awful night to try to protect them, and we owe it to thousa
3, 2, 1. This was the scene just about an hour ago in new yorks times square. The iconic ball dropped to ring in 2013. Good evening, im gasia mikaelian. Im frank somerville. Julia is off tonight. Its just two hours and counting until 2013 in the bay area. The crowd is really starting to gather along San Franciscos waterfront. Live at Justin Herman plaza. That is the prime viewing location for the fireworks. Reporter a lot of people are definitely coming out here to check out that show. We watched the crowd steadily grow out here. Right next to several muni lines. We can tell you muni is running free overnight tonight. Just up market street, thats where bart is. Bart is going to be running until 3 00 a. M. , tomorrow morning to help people celebrate safely. The light show is just beginning along San Franciscos waterfront. A preview for tonights 15 minute fireworks display at midnight. San Francisco Police are estimating as many as 250,000 could turn out for the big show. Just the excite
White house counsel. Not even permission from the acting attorney general, james comey was supposed to be working for, sally aids, flynn was treated differently. They wanted to catch him. They wanted him to make a mistake. We are not a country with two justice systems. If you wouldnt do it to your friends, you shouldnt do it to your enemies. The doj dismissed the case against Michael Flynn but that was even tied up in court. The president s pardon ends this legal saga for Michael Flynn. And making the announcement the president tweeted it is my great honor to announce that general Michael Flynn has been granted a full pardon. Congratulations to general flynn and his wonderful family. I know you will now have a truly fantastic thanksgiving. And our own sean hannity writing happy thanksgiving to general flynn and the family. His family the way they were treated by the government of the United States, the deep state, and democrats has been a repulsive injustice. After four years of, they
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