pro-russian demonstrators have taken to the streets in celebration. the united states and the e.u. have denounced the vote and slapped sanctions on several officials from russia and ukraine. a putin aide calls the sanctions a, quote, great honor. at the oscar pistorius murder trial, a gun dealer told the court today the olympian knew south african gun safety laws restricting the use of force. pistorius said he accidentally killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after mistaking her for an intruder. prosecutors believe he intentionally killed her after an argument. meantime a law enforcement official says it appears that l wren scott committed suicide at her new york apartment this morning. the 49-year-old as mick jagger s girlfriend for more than a decade. also this morning anchors at ktla took cover under their desks when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the los angeles area this morning. no reports of major injuries or
quick check of some headlines, poppy harlow is here360 bulletin. russian president vladimir putin has signed a decree recognizing crimea as a sovereign state after its vote over the weekend to break away from ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators have taken to the streets in celebration. the united states and the e.u. have denounced the vote and slapped sanctions on several officials from russia and ukraine. a putin aide calls the sanctions a, quote, great honor. at the oscar pistorius murder trial, a gun dealer told the court today the olympian knew south african con safety laws restricting the use of force. pistorius said he accidentally killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after mistaking her for an intruder. prosecutors believe he intentionally killed her after an argument. meantime a law enforcement official says it appears that l wren scott committed suicide
inouye, all three of men received the honor, great, great honor, harris. harris: you ve cleared it up for us, ed henry. now we ll see the flip side of this and talk about what s going on here in the mainland. the president is on vacation obviously, but is he doing other work that might bring him back to bring us back from the fiscal cliff? might we see him before the new year? oh, i think it s almost a guarantee at this point. he ll be working the phones here in hawaii and he saw senator reed today at the memorial service, but told by white house aides it s likely the president will interrupt this vacation shortly after christmas and get back to congress washington on the 27th of december. because with this looming deadline at the end of the year unlikely to stay here in hawaii and in the meantime, trying to get in family time and a little golf and is now on a hike with the first family. but there s the big budget
massive cuts to planned parenthood and other abortion providers, it provides $260 million annually to family planning. federal funds can t technically go towards abortions already. but groups like planned parenthood still accept the money for other things like checkups. under the new proposal those services cannot be performed in the same place as abortions or the clinic will not get taxpayer money. the president turning part of his salary over to the troubled va. first-quarter pay of $100,000 will go to supporting the health of the caregiver program. donald trump spent time with veterans at walter reed medical center, the pres. calling it a, quote, great honor. he visited his wife who is recovering from a kidney procedure. rob: we are one day away from