After the plan laid out by the white house. And she helped care for more than 140 children whose parents are behind bars in nepal. Now shes got a new title. Cnn hero of the year. Cnn hero of the year. Newsroom starting now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good morning. Thank you so much for joining me. Im carol costello. Concern this morning that a young womans death will be overshadowed by fame. By now, even if youre not a football fan, you know the name Jovan Belcher. You know he killed the mother of his child and then committed suicide. But what do we know about his girlfriend . His partner . The mother of his child, Kasandra Perkins . According to the Kansas City Star perkins and belcher were madly in love but argued of late. The star added many people knew that belcher owned guns and enjoyed shooting but theyd never known him to be violent. Not even close. Nbcs bob costas on sunday night football took on the gun issue and started a twitter firestorm. You want some actual perspec
Republicans and democrats remain far apart. And over the weekend, there was worry negotiations may actually fail. I think were going over the cliff. Its clear to me they made a political calculation. Before president obama and his team are demanding that they allow bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 of americans expire. Theres no way we can govern this country with those low rates in place for future generations. Those rates have to go up. Reporter but republicans have drawn a line in the sand in raising tax rates. Instead, signaling theyre open to raising revenue by limiting the tax code. Its a major sticking point. Holding up a deal. Right now, id say were nowhere. Reporter president obama is looking for 1. 6 trillion in new tax revenue over ten years. Speaker boehner is offering half of that. Theres 600 billion. The speaker says thats not enough. Although he hasnt outlined what he thinks should be cut. If they cant avoid the fiscal cliff, it means on january 1st, every american
Today, but that highstakes stalemate is not getting any better. That fiscal cliff, just 29 days until everyones taxes go up and the white house and congress are absolutely deadlocked right now. Both sides seeming farther apart than ever. Both sides saying, its your turn to blame. Well see what happens. Also this morning, startling video. Its a little tough to watch but it is okay. Its a prank by a Television Host setting this magicians hair on fire. Now, the magician is okay. Hes recovering in the hospital. Wow. What . But he is accusing the host of that show of a criminal act. Looking at that videotape, its hard to believe this was any kind of a stunt, as the host claims. Hard to believe hes okay. Thank goodness hes okay. Wow, also ahead on the show. Very special guest today. Heidi klum is with us live. Heres what she was up to this weekend. Looking so glorious. You remember that was supposed to be her halloween costume. Hurricane sandy put it on hold and she did a wonderful benefit.
Belcher pulled the trigger while his coach and general manager watched in disbelief. Im dhchoosing not to answer any questions about what i saw. It wasnt a pretty site. Southern california got pounding rain and downed trees and power lines. Where is it all coming from . An Evacuation Order remains in effect in louisiana as authorities rush to secure 6 Million Pounds of gun powder. And 8yearold girl bitten by a dolphin at seaworld and its all caught on tape. An incident involving a magician, a tv host dropped flammable liquid on his head. All that the ball is loose picked up by claiborne the Dallas Cowboys turn it into a touchdown. Thats going to secure a dallas victory. And all that matters. The stars were out in washington for the Kennedy Center honors. I partied with wolf blitzer last night. Led zeppelin and tvs david letterman. You are an american treasure. Like the grand canyon. Chicago skyline. Or the top two kardashians. Welcome welcome to cbs this morn on fing. On friday we told
The sewol ferry disaster. The french open, Venus Williams is on the court now. Major International Tournament for the first time ever. So in egypt, the concerns for a low turnout has considered extending polls for another day. Voting with their feet and staying at home. This report from omar al sallay. Third day of voting for choosing a new president in egypt. But theres a growing debate about the low turnout in the last couple of days. There are around 50 million registered voters and state media and talk shows were encouraging people to come out. An official at the Election Commission say 37 of people have voted. While the Opposition Alliance including the muslim brotherhood, insist that less than 10 of people showed up. Alsisi is expected to win, he needs mower people to legitimize his election. The people turn their backs to sisi. Five elections before and all had gone in vein. The only other candidate is hamdin sabahi. Refused to pull out of the president ial race. The boycott is