Hi, everybody. So glad youre with us today. Im alina cho. Lets get started. Four days before the fiscal cliff. Four hours before a lastditch meeting at the white house. Its still not clear whether a lastminute deal is even possible or whether this is now all about shifting blame. President obama and Vice President biden are sitting down with house leaders. The guest list includes harry reid, who this time yesterday said he didnt see any way the fiscal cliff could be avoided. Whatever the case, our chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin will be watching. What can we really expect to come out of this meeting this afternoon . Well, alina, were not sure what really will come out of it. The ideal scenario would be if all sides agree to a scaleddown version of the fiscal cliff agreement that the president and spe Speaker Boehner had been discussing weeks ago and then senator mcconnell would agree that no republicans would block it in any way if he can promise that. He argues that he
Year and a great 2013. My colleague wolf blitzer and the situation room up now. Deb, thanks very much. Happening now how we solve this thing, then theyve got another thing coming. Thats not the way a president should lead. This is, these are draconian effects. A fever pitch here in washington with only eight hours left before the country tumbles over that socalled fiscal cliff. Were live with the very latest. Also, cries of outrage from americans across the country. What the impasse means for Small Business owners, and whos to blame. And a blood clot lands Hillary Clinton in the hospital this new years eve. Our dr. Gupta tells us just how serious this condition could be. We want to welcome viewers from the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were now less than eight hours away from what could be a dire moment for the United States economy, if president obama and the congress cant agree on a deal to keep the country from plunging over that f
Little bit on this friday. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for being with me. Im brooke baldwin. Now we take you to washington. Wolf blitzer. The situation room. Brooke, thanks very much. New plans for ending the war in afghanistan. President obama meets with the afghan President Hamid karzai. The white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. And a new report on the flu. We now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Its the longest war in u. S. History and now were learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the United States. After meeting with hamid karzai at the white house, the president said the u. S. Will probably be able to speed up, to accelerate plan troop withdraws. Some americans will remain, presumably, their role, though, potentially becoming clearer. Our White House Correspondent Bria
Organizations, but he never publicly voiced those concerns because he thought it would take away from the civil rights fight that was gripping the country. Youre in the cnn news room. Im drew griffin in for don lemon tonight. Gun rights activists on one side, people calling for tighter gun control on the other. This is the week the two sides will butt heads again when the Vice President and his task force send recommendations to the oval office. The head of the nra says he is ready to fight. The likelihood is they are not going to be able to get an assault weapons ban through this congress. Stay right there. More voices from the gun control debate in a minute. First, police in san diego were forced to shoot a man with a gun who ran inside a movie theater. It happened yesterday. Police responding to a domestic call chased the armed suspect into a crowded theater. Witnesses say moviegoers poured out as police raced inside. An officer shot the suspect, the suspect survived but is in criti
I lost him. Well, that pair endured nearly 30 minutes in that frigid water before they were rescued. Both were treated at a local hospital. They are doing just fine. Unbelievable. Another miracle on the hudson. We like to hear that. That will do it for us. The situation room with wolf blitzer starts right now. Pop tea, thanks very much. Happening now, president obama talks about Immigration Reform and draws a line in the sand for congress to take quick action. Also, her final days on the job as secretary of state. Hillary gives an exit interview to cnn. A huge steroid scandal explodes, including big names like Alex Rodriguez. Now the league is speaking out. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. A major speech on a hot button issue. President obama speaking out a while ago in las vegas about comprehensive Immigration Reform. His remarks come one day after a Bipartisan Group of senators laid out a framework for a possible bill that would be a path to citizenship to increase borde