those things are not something that we can set aside. and so in on issues like ukraine, on issues like syria, we ve had very significant differences. and my hope is the president-elect coming in takes a similarly constructive approach. finding areas where we can cooperate with russia. where our values and interests align. but that the president-elect also is willing to stand up to russia where they are deviating from our values and international norms. and i don t expect that the
now to other national news, president obama is on a two-week vacation in hawaii, but when he gets back to washington he ll face tax reform obamacare and now. now the big question for next year will the president and the gop be able to work together perhaps on some of and these on some of these issues? dan springer is now live in honolulu with the very latest. hi, dan. reporter: yeah, hi, eric. the republican congress and the president will be under pressure to show the american people they can work together and get things done together. this last year was the least product hiv of congress since the 1940s. gridlock was the rule and approval rates were in the tank. mitch mcconnell will be the senate majority leader. he and president obama met at the white house and both were talking about finding areas of agreement. but then just a couple of weeks later, mr. obama picked a major fight over immigration. with an executive action that gives amnesty to up to 5 million illegal immigrants.
it s john lubbocks at snl. he s morphed into an uncle that i feel sorry for. come on, tell andy the truth. we have to hope and pray that the national restaurant association does not void the confidentiality agreements and allow these alleged victims of herman cain s to speak or this will continue for another two or three weeks. this will become beyond a feeding frenzy. let s end the madness. david has the final point. i think that s part of the point here is there really is a strategy that s being devised on the fly. if you want to run for the presidency and bone up on foreign policy, you probably should start doing that before you actually get into the race. and instead he s actually, you know, he s finding areas that are blind spots. and it s not normally how it s done. you start preparing at a different time. they are actually in some ways using these sexual harassment claims to craft a new strategy, to now i mean, they
family. take a look at this just released video. are london rioters firing at police helicopters. a live report in just a moment. severe storms strike the northeast, unleashing deadly flash floods and it s not over yet. the ohio valley could be next. but we start with the sputtering economy. president obama says there are steps we can take to spark the economy. watch. there are things we can do right now that will mean more customers for businesses and more jobs across the country. we can cut payroll taxes again so families have an extra thousand dollars to spend. we can pass a road construction bill so construction crews who are now sitting idle, can head back to the work site, rebuilding roads and bridges and airports. that s when the president s weekly address. ohio governor john kasich gave this morning s republican weekly address. the rebuttal, if you will. he says the real problem is leadership. white house correspondent dan lothian joins us now in martha s vi
can pass it in the next day or two and avert the first default on our national debt in history. i am worried about the size of defense cuts that may be contemplated, but that doesn t mean i m therefore rejecting the agreement. i m just worried. this is a head scratcher. stocks take a tumble after the debt relief rally that happened earlier this morning. the dow surged more than 120 points, but a weak manufacturing report, just sanction the market. stocks posting the worst weekly performance in more than a year in a debt stalemate last week. the dow is at 12:07. down 70 points. new reports of gunfire after what s described as a nationwide offensive against government protesters. sunday s clash killed more than 70 people in that country and at least 50 of them in the city. security forces were responding to armed groups who terrorized citizens by firing from the roof tops of buildings. that s according to government there. egyptian security forces shut down protests in ca