country road near turkey s border with syria. he told us that until 2008, he was a chief of staff in the chemical weapons program. he said he worked on the defense side, in charge of preparing troops for dealing with attacks and safety equipment. what specific chemical weapons does the assad regime have? he said they have mustard gas, along with a highly toxic nerve agent, vx, sarin and tabun. the regime has started to fall and deteriorate, he argues. it s highly possible assad will start using chemical weapons to kill his own people. i think it s a last-ditch effort and one they don t want to use but are considering it. reporter: if the regime crumbles, the u.s. fears the weapons could be transferred to hezbollah or fall into groups like al qaeda. knowing what you do about the
last week is still the gop s position in the fiscal cliff talks. that plan offers a total of $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade, including $800 billion in new tax revenue, but no increases on the top 2% of taxpayers. that s where the stalemate seems to be centered. president obama insists taxes on the wealthy must go up. but when they start making a million or 10 million or 20 million, you can afford to pay a little more. reporter: several republicans indicated that s a concession they re willing to make. will i accept a tax increase as a part of a deal to actually solve our problems? yes. reporter: if nothing is done by january 1, income taxes will go up on almost all americans. there are no meetings scheduled this week between the president and house speaker john boehner. rob and paula, back to you. the navy s.e.a.l. who died in that mission to rescue a kidnapped american doctor has been identified. nicholas checque was just 28
santa claus is coming to town, santa claus is coming to town christmas is just two weeks away and for the next 14 days, santa will be getting a lot of help from the u.s. post office u.p.s. and, of course, fedex. have you been naughty or nice this year? a little of both. these shipping elves are taking care of business. reporter: the story of a pie in a box at christmastime. and of the many people who help get it from point a off to honolulu. reporter: to point b. which is the story of fedex, which, like u.p.s. and the u.s. postal service, is how christmas
little harsh on beyonce yesterday in the skinny. we ll share some good beyonce news this morning. i don t think she s really worried. she s doing her thing. but first, some very telling words from those who left syria s regime. one defector is saying, the revolution will be victorious. another is confirming the worst fears about the regime s potential use of deadly chemical weapons. his words come amid some big rebel advances. reporter: the rebels have taken the fight to syria s biggest cities, battling assad s strong holds, his palace in damascus, while fighters have overrun one of the largest military bases outside the city of aleppo. american officials fear the likelihood of assad using chemical weapons is rising. they say they have proof they ve been prepared. we went to meet a man who shares those fears. driving along a dark back
amish to be the next big thing for reality tv. reality television and the amish is a match made in heaven. reporter: national geographic s amish out of order and tlc s breaking amish have also focused on the wilder side of amish life. it a controversial concept, and reality feeds on controversy. it s outrageous. it s mysterious. it s unexpected. reporter: the network s website acknowledges most of the show is re-enactments, but according to levi, all the stories are the god s honest truth. linsey davis, abc news, new york. hope you caught that last word re-enactment. so you re not actually watching it. but they insist the stories are true. but you re not actually watching it unfold. it s reality, it s rob s reality with lebanon levi in your household, isn t it?