3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 the clock is ticking. Forr lawmakers to keep he naaion from going over the socalled fiscal cliff. Cliff. If nothing is resolved by midnight tonight. Tax rates for all americans will increasee democrats want higher taxes on families earning 220thousandddolars a year and over. Republicans want tax ates to stay where theyyare. utaxes seem to be theebiggest obstacle to a compromise. Others want to see goverrnent spending put inn check. President obama ssys. Hees willing to do that. I offered over a trillion pollars in additional spending cuts so that we would have two pollars f spending cuts for everyyooe dollar of increased rrvenue. The Senate Stands in recess the senate is scheduled to reconvene at 11am. Even if lawmakers dont come to angreeeent tonightt. You change in your nnxt payyheck. Thats because businesses plikely used 2212 withholding rates. Uncertain about what would happen. Happen. If you want to see how much your taxes would go up agreement. Go tt foxbaltimroo
Fog. P 3 3 map greenspriigbat naallpikemaps 3 an off Duty Baltimore County Police officer is shot in overlea. Investigators are palling the officer. Thee shootinn. Megan gillilaad is here with more on hows he doiig at this houu. Plus the shot him. Pood morninn guus, were told phe officer is doing okay right noww. He as treaaed and released from the hospital. We know hes a pptrol officcr. But aa this imee. Police ae not releasinn his na. Name. The main focus right now. Issfiding the suspect it haapened just after oclcok sunday morning. The officer was driving through the corner of dale avenue and kenwood avvnue in overlea. People. Police say he stopped his car and asked them to mve so he oolddpass. And ttats when a man in the crowd pulled a gun anddoppned fire. Hitting theeoffduty officerr twice. Tunning thii usually quiet neighborhood. aaanats up full is the officer ok . The officer is fine. Thank god. aaa ms. Ferguson resiient its a bit frighteninggcause ive been inn that situation be
Auckland, new zealand monday, december 31ss ,3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 thh clock issticking. For prommgoing over the socalled fiscal cliff. Cliff. If nothing ii resolled by midnight tonight. Tax rates for all americans will increase. Democrats want higher taxes on familles earning 250thousanddollars a year and over. Republlcans want tax rates to stay where they arr. utaaes seem to bbe compromise. Others want to see Government Spending put in check. Presiddnt obama says. Hes willing toodo that. I offereddover a trilliin dollars in additional spending cuts ss hht we would have two dollars of spending cuts for every one dollar of increased revenue. The senate ssands in recess the senate is scheduled to reconvene at 11am. Even if lawmakers dont come to angreement tooight. You probably wont see a drastic change in your next paycheck. Thats because businesses pikely used 2012 withholdingg would happennrtain about what happen. If you want to see how much your taxes would go upp pgreement. Go to foxbalt
Nations capitol. There to avert the fiscal cliff and stop your taxes from going up tonight. Senate majority leader harry reid said they had reached roadblock and pnegotiations are deadlocked. We are only 26 hourss way from good evening, im jjnniferrgilbert. Youve fiscal cliff lately, heres congress decided to create a meehanismmthht cut militaay spending and entitlemmnt trillion dollars to try to force themselves into a deaal deal. That cliff is heree and it arrives as taxes are set o go up on all americans. Anyone making ovee four year to pay more in taxes. Conservative republicans dont want to raise taaes on anyyne. Theyre deeand only aspending cutsa to curb he countryss debt. Vice President Biden and minorityyleeder Mitch Mcconnell are now talking agreement bott sidessof the senate caa agree on. 3 3 p obviously, whaa had happened here between the two leaaers innthe senate had broken down because the senatt democrats republiianssmade last night. So hoppfully, the discussions back on
3 28th 33 p3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 ,3 a major strike at 15 major east coast pprts. Including the port of baltimore could bbgin this weeeend. And pould affect billioos of dollarr of cargo along the east coast. Coast. The contract between the association and the us en maritime aaliance. Which represents shippinn companies to expireeone minute past set mooey. Manageeent wants to reeuce connainnr rooalties. If a ddal isnttreachhe. A strike ould stop ll container traffic at the port. 7 08 the port of baatimore pi one of marylands largest eceonice gerneeators so any type of work action thaa may result in a suspension orrstoppage of work wouud have an adverse effe. Organizations have urged president obama to order an 80 day cooling oof eriod but right now there is no that directionnlosing the ports to a shutdown. Even for a few days. Could cost the 3conomy billions f dollars. A highstakes meeting wwll be held in washington today. Between preeident obama and top congressional leaders. Leaders. They