Were still trying to sort out exactly why he was here, but he wasnt here for very long, it seems. He left in the last hour. Also, we were able to see some of senator mcconnells staffers. I was able to speak to one of them coming in and out of these kind of closeddoor planning meetings. He said theyve been here since 9 00 a. M. They plan to work all day and we may see his boss, senator mcconnell, later today. That shows us kind of where things stand. I wanted to break this down simply because theres so much that complicates the story. Lets look really quickly at a graphic of the basics, whats happening right now. Heres where we stand with the fiscal cliff. First of all, whos doing the negotiating . Ice the top two senators, senator reid for the democrats, senator mcconnell for the republican, and it is their staff who are working out details right now. What are they talking about . Mainly trying to find a way to avoid those tax hikes for most americans. That could also include an extens
Its robust jobs growth were still waiting for. Are you feeling the recovery . Find us on facebook and twitter, our handle is cnnbottomline, my handle is christineromans. Ill be back at 1 00 with your money and ali will interviewer the House Majority leader about the budget, debt, the way forward in washington. Well discuss why congressman cantor might be the most powerful republican in washington. Cnn saturday morning with around randi kaye continues right now. Flights canceled, hundreds of car wrecks. All the result of an arctic blast along the east coast. Are we close to a thaw or more of the same . A teenager makes a stunning announcement to a high school crowd. Now the video, the admission is viral. Well talk with him live. Its a movie winning acclaim, racking up nominations and now being invoked by the secretary of state s. Ill talk with the writer of argo. Good morning, everyone, im randi kaye. It is 10 00 on the east coast. Thank you very much for starting your morning with us.
Ive survived so far. Thank you so much. Have a great afternoon. Have a lovely day. Thank you. Well, its 12 00 p. M. In the east, 9 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im Miguel Marquez in for fredricka whitfield. If youre just tuning in, thank you for joining us. These are the top stories were following right now in the cnn newsroom. A secret group has fired a public and embarrassing shot across the bow of the Justice Department. The group hacked into one of dogs sites belonging to the u. S. Sentencing commission. There it posted a threat to release sensitive materials about the Justice Department if prosecutors dont stop going after hackers. Cnns nick valencia is covering this for us in the newsroom. A poke in the eye to the Justice Department. What does the fbi have to say . Good afternoon. This is a poke in the eye of the Justice Department and a slap in the face to the u. S. Government. The Hacker Group Anonymous chose this u. S. Federal sentencing website. They said it was a symbolic move
What were they thinking . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Today we may be at the Tipping Point for one of the most important decisions president obama needs to make as he begins his second term. On capitol hill republicans including moderate republicans are sending the president a clear warning, dont nominate susan rice to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Rice is the current u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She spent a second day meeting with senators trying to explain some of her inaccurate comments she made after the september 11th terrorist attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya. Cnns senior Congressional Correspondent dana bash is joining us now from capitol hill with the very latest. What happened today, dana . Reporter wolf, it was one thing for susan rice to be criticized harshly yesterday by the three republicans she met with because they had been among her harshest critics, senators graham and mccain. Todays meeting was different be
This is kpix5 news on the cw. Cant trust the police to solve crimes. Some people in one local community is playing the role of detectives themselves. Plus, more questions than answers about a family lost at sea. Search crews cant find a shred of evidence off the california coast. And a bald eagle flies the coop. How the zoo knew she would find her way home. Im elizabeth cook. Heres how bad oaklands crime problem has gotten. Some people arent even bothering to call police anymore. Instead, they are trying to solve their own cases. Thats right. Kpix5s Kristen Ayers on the every day people now playing detective. Reporter its 7 00 and half a dozen neighbors are walking the streets. Never has it seemed more necessary than now. One home was burglarized twice in 24 hours. Once while this womans nephew was inside. He was on with 911 when the men tried to kick into his room. Surveillance cameras captured these images of three men casing the place moments before the home was ransacked. One of 25