know, they call the oval office desk the resolute desk because queen victoria had it made from timber from the ship the resolute. he reminded the world of a failure to respond to atrocities. the president honored the speedispeed i swedish diplomat who saved thousands of lives before the holocaust. the president offered a traditional holiday greeting. so to all of our jewish friends here in sweden and the united states and around the world and especially in israel i want to wish you and your families a sweet and happy new year. happy new year to all of our jewish viewers here in the united states and around the world. remember you can always follow us on twitter. you can follow the situation
opportunity. likely that president obama will rush back on wednesday to come back to washington in hopes of debt deal by the end of the year. we ll see. doug: thank you very much. till ahead, bret baier brings in his family for special holiday greeting. but first, if you think there is consensus on where jesus was born, think again! [ mother ] you can t leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there s a better way. v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could ve had a v8. or.try kids boxes! you can stay in and share something. or you can get out there and actually share something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection.
to make. but the other is especially congress these days is so fractured, you showed senator schumer, a mang democratic leader, saying there s a chance he might oppose the nomination. the president has to get in the face of the members of congress, in the way that ljb did, especially in 1965 when he passed the great society. had he been more passive and quiet that, would not have happened. immigration reform is taking a back seat to the face call cliff these days, but how long will hispanics have put the president to reelection be willing to wait on that? i want to send a holiday greeting out to all my friends and family back if trenton ohio and the surrounding butler county. i love and miss all of you and hope to see you soon. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news
we need washington to solve this problem. again, it s not going to be a big deal within the time that s gin left. what can americans expect come payday in the new year? the affect that s going to be in their paycheck for tax reasons. we all know if there s not sthe they could come up with a short-term deal that really just pushes the whole thing off. it says this deadline is we re going to change the deadline. they can do that. i mean, whether they re going to do that or not, nobody is quite sure, but it does sound like the door is open for congress to come back in. it may not hit on january 1st the way people think, but this whole thing could unravel, you know, and this could be a temporary tax hike, and then we have to figure out how to make it retroactive, which is going to get very messy if that s what happens. rick newman, great to see you. thanks. appreciate it. christmas is, of course, a big celebration for catholics all over the world, and tonight pope benedict xvi
response. and the u.s. should not be concerned with russian issues. steve: the company o i wouldn t by lobby lost its appeal to be exempt from providing the morning after pill to employees. the chain asked to be relieved of the obamacare requirement which they say goes against their religious principles. at least those are the owners. family-owned business says it plans to take the case all the way to the supreme court. it s one of 42 legal actions filed since the requirement took effect. alisyn: how would you like to get this holiday greeting in the mail? u.s. ambassador to finland. he posted the muscle holiday card on facebook and also reportedly sent it to some friends. no surprise. when he s not in the office, he s a professional body builder. he was appointed to office by president obama in 2009. steve: unfortunate about his shirt being ripped like that in a nice picture.