Happening now, new details of the meeting between president obama and congressional leaders for what could be a lastditch effort to avoid the fiscal cliff. Families in the making ripped apart. Russia officially bans the adoption of russian children by americans. And for the second time in a month, a man pushed to his death from a new york city subway platform in the path of an oncoming train. Wolf blitzer is off. Im Candy Crowley. Youre in the situation room. All eyes on that white house this hour. And the meeting that may be the last best chance to keep the country from going over the fiscal cliff. Right now, the leaders of the house and senate are sitting down with president obama in a search for an 11th hour deal to prevent severe tax hikes and spending cuts from automatically kicking in with the new year. Cnns chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin is getting new details. Jess can ka, what are you hearing about that meeting . Reporter candy, the president is going to explai
That does it for 360. Erin Burnett Outfront starts now. The president makes a statement putting the pressure squarely on the senate to broker a deal for the fiscal cliff. Senator reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. But if an agreement isnt reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an upordown vote, one that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends unemployment to the 2 million americans looking for a job and lays groundwork for more Economic Growth and deficit reduction. Just moments ago, senator harry reid says hes readying a bill for a vote by monday. All this follows a rare facetoface closed door meeting at the white house today between all the key players, the president , the Vice President , the treasury secretary and all four congressional leaders huddled together with just four days to go before we all go overs fiscal cliff. That meeting lasted
And from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, this is early start weekend. Still waiting, three days to go, and no plans to avert the fiscal cliff, what will lawmakers do to save you from more taxes and fewer benefits . A young woman wins a restraining order against her parents. Is this a case of abusive parents or overly entitled child . You wont believe her complaint. And the new years almost here, the number one resolution, weight loss, of course. The secret to slheding the pouns and keeping them off. Its saturday, december 29th, good morning, im alison koski. Randi and victor are off today. Thank you for starting your day off. Happy to be here. We have to talk about money, your money, specifically, and sadly still not good news. And its about the fiscal cliff. Negotiations going on this weekend to try and keep from going off the fiscal cliff. The deadlines now just three days away. President obamas modestly optimistic the top democrat and republican in the senate can work things out.
Eat the cake. We are on Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Breaking news. The president holds a lastminute press conference and calls on the senate to act on the fiscal cliff. But with four days to go, will his push make a difference . Plus, politicians promised that the newtown shooting would change our National Debate on guns. Are those just empty promises . We count down the top five political rivalries. Who won, who lost, what it means for 2013. Lets go outfront. Breaking news. The president makes an 11th hour announcement tonight putting the pressure squarely on the senate so broker a deal on the fiscal cliff. Senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. But if an agreement isnt reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up or down vote, one that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends the vital life line of Unemployment Insurance to 2 mi
Job and lays groundwork for more Economic Growth and deficit reduction. Just moments ago, senator harry reid says hes readying a bill for a vote by monday. All this follows a rare facetoface closed door meeting at the white house today between all the key players, the president , the Vice President , the treasury secretary and all four congressional leaders huddled together with just four days to go before we all go overs fiscal cliff. That meeting lasted for an hour and five minutes. On a story where every second and every maneuver counts, lets get chief to White House Correspondent jessica yellin. Jessica, the president says hes modestly optimist being but each also presented a backup plan. Does the president really think it will come to that . At this point, no, they dont, john, because the white house is hopeful that the agreement that the senators are working on can actually move forward after the meeting here. There is a modest uptick in enthusiasm about that possibility. But as