would cost for a one-year extension of this program. that s the sticking point. republicans want to find other cost savings and demand democrats take subsidies out of the farm bill or other areas where they might find compromise. david knack cure may with the washington post, nice to see you. coming up next, bill karins and richard louis joins us for first buzz including two boys close encounter at a california beach.
maybe immigration reform. a few other things. i imagine. thank you. appreciate your insight. coming up, richard will be back for first buzz and we ll tell you what caught our eyes including a military couple separated by thousands of miles on this holiday. they are together in spirit. we ll tell you all about it. b, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. you need a bunch of those to clean this mess. then i ll use a bunch of them. then how is that a bargain? [ sighs ] no, that s too many it s not gonna fit! whoa! cascade kitchen and math counselor. here s a solution. one pac of cascade complete cleans tough food better than six pacs of the bargain brand combined. so you can tackle tough messes the first time. that is more like it. how are you with taxes? [ laughs ] [ counselor ] and for even more cleaning power, try cascade platinum.
administration. nbc political team has their predictions for the top political stories of 2014. i want to ask you. what issues do you think will be front and center this coming year? three things, the nsa is not going away. there s lawsuits making their way through the court systems. senator rand paul says they might be sueing the nsa. that could be another lawsuit for a contender. obama care, which we just talked about. i think this whole idea of russian olympics. i think there s going to be a lot of politicking with that as we head into midterm year and all of that. so a ton of stuff to look forward to not to meenntion the debt ceiling. thanks so much for your time as always. thanks for having me. coming up, bill karins will be here for first buzz. we ll tell you about the stories that caught our attention this morning. oh, did you want it? yeah. we ll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light,
politician would you say gave us the best gift in 2013? there are so many, but i think my vote would go for theirry read. mr. personality himself. he is the one who gave us the end of the filibuster and that is a gift to anybody, and that will include me, who has ever covered the united states senate. just the fact that we will no longer be treated to rand paul and ted cruz and any of the other people out there trying to talk forever to try to sometime any legislation is probably not only good for those of us who are reporter, but probably good for the country, too. my choices are a little more low brow. i ll go with anthony weiner and rob ford just for shear entertainment. goes to show where your mind is. exactly. thanks so much. appreciate your time. first buzz is coming up next. we ll have the cutest picture you ll see all day. plus a drinking game straight from the white north. ng three te than they say to and the clothes still weren t as clean as with tide.
sure all the glitches for the obama care website are ironed out. yeah, i think the president wants santa to bring him new approval numbers. that s a good one, too. thank you for your time, appreciate it. thanks for having me. richard lui will be back for first buzz. why the queen went nuts about nuts. a holiday surprise for beyonce fans. don t go anywhere. [ female announcer ] let betty do the measuring and get a head start on delicious homemade cookies. visit bettycrockercookies.com for fun holiday ideas. betty crocker cookie mix. just pour, mix.love. betty crocker cookie mix. if hey breathing s hard.me,