Former vermont governor howard dean, former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, todd purdum of vanity fair and Maggie Haberman of politico. Vanity fair and man of politico. And Maggie Haberman of politico. You are looking at live pictures of capitol hill over the next 12 hours, what happens there or what doesnt happen will cut to the very heart of your financial future and the fate of our struggling economy. Good morning, im Jonathan Karl with a special edition of this week. George is off for the holidays. The world is watching and waiting to see what happens here today in washington. At this hour, congressional leaders are working to find Common Ground desperate for some sort of compromise, my sources tell me this morning the odds of a deal are still no better than 50 50. The senate will convene today at 1 00 p. M. , the house back in at 2 00 p. M. Stock measures around the world are on edge. The dow down five days in a row falling nearly 160 points friday and early indications are those
My suspicions are growing and growing by the minute. So, who was behind all this . Plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, anger, jealousy, greed. Someone had 10 million reasons to kill. We look back and said, my god, i couldnt believe what i saw. Youre not going to believe it either because in this case, there is a final terrifying twist. I see them with a crowbar. Will you see it coming . Im lester holt. And this is dateline. Tonight, family affair. Here is dennis murphy. If ever there was a little girl lost, it was maya bod. From when i was little, i was always in the way. She survived a mother Daughter Relationship quite unlike any youve ever heard. My mother is like trying to hug a cactus. You will eventually get hurt. And if the intersection of blood and money intrigues you, pull up a chair and stay awhile because theres plenty of both just ahead in this story. Its really an amazing, unusual, frightening story. What ended so badly in a darkened hotel room with the curtains draw
With its hot bodies and pulsating dance clubs. Thats all a marketing reinvention of a much older miami beach. No, we need to go back 50 years or month when caddies with tail fins were pulling into the newest, glitziest hotel in the west. The fountain bleu. Steven gaines wrote about the era in his book fools paradise. It became a destination for the rat pack, frank sinatra, major stars were a at the fountain bleu, and lots of movies were being filmed there as well. He needed a queen to preside over his palace. He found one in a former cocacola model named bernice. With her beauty and effortless charm, bernice turned out to be the perfect host to entertain the gangsters and guests who made the fountain bleu in its day. They lived in the hotel in a penthouse suite. Then came along a young prince, ben novak, jr. Ben jr. Would be trotted out to shake the hands the likes of jfk, then it was back in the Hotel Elevator to home. Birthday cakes came from room service. And the kids who came to th
Now police said she was next. Someone in the shadows gunning for her. My suspicions are growing and growing by the minute. So, who was behind all this . Plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, anger, jealousy, greed. Someone had 10 million reasons to kill. We look back and said, my god, i couldnt believe what i saw. Youre not going to believe it either because in this case, there is a final terrifying twist. I see my mother with a crowbar. Hello and welcome to dateline. Ben novak jr. Was a successful entrepreneur and the wealthy son of a famous miami businessman. Then he was found bound and bludgeoned to death in a new york he tole room. Who wanted ben novak dead . In this case, there was no shortage of suspects or possible motives. But a mysterious letter would lead detectives in a direction no one expected. Here is Dennis Murphy with family affair. If ever there was a little girl lost, it was maya bod. From when i was little, i was always in the way. She survived a mother Daughter
Providing for them. That was the mayor early this morning on cnn responding to the acting Homeland Security secretary, elaine duke, who had said this i am very satisfied. I know its a hard storm to recover from, but the amount of progress thats been made and i really would appreciate any support that we get. I know it is really a good news story in terms of our ability to reach people. But, lane duke, who but elaine duke, who is in puerto rico today, clarified in a News Conference as long as people are struggling, we will never be satisfied. This back and forth as millions of americans are rationing lifesaving resources, they are going to bed hungry, thirsty, still without power, water, and gas. These pictures and stories we are getting from cnns teams on the ground speak for themselves. Reporter you you cant believe whats happening here. Theres no power. Theres no water. Shes a diabetic. She doesnt have insulin. She has an infection that account threaten her life. That could threaten