Political geek talk just 24 7. Then it gives us something to talk about the following week. We create havoc and debauchery and then we we can talk about it it. Hmm. Stephanie now you set off the perv boss. Jacki schechners. Shes in pants. Its not pantsless friday. You cant see her. Stephanie we just took a peek. Wow, here is Jacki Schechner in the current news center. President obama is travel to go hatfield, pennsylvania to tour and give a speech at at the factory that makes tinker toys and other connect brands. Its a Third Generation Family Business and employs 150 people at that particular facility. The president s visit would highlight the impact that the taxes would affect the season. Its all to garner public support and back republicans into a corner as fiscal cliff negotiations continue. Tim geithner went up to the hill yesterday and laid out the president s offer. This is what it looks like. The goal is to get to 1. 6 trillion in revenue. Letting the tax cuts expire for the top
Theres too much football. Dont you love it . Good morning. Welcome to early start, im john berman. And im zoraida sambolin. 5 00 a. M. In the east. So lets get started. They are back. Our Lame Duck Congress returning to capitol hill today. The senate in session this afternoon. The house back tomorrow. And with 35 days left, as john just reminded us, before we plunge down the fiscal cliff, two prominent republican senators, Lindsey Graham and Saxby Chambliss are signaling they are willing to give a break the no tax pledge. That is a hopeful sign, folks, because a new cnn orc poll shows more than two thirds of americans believe a trip over that cliff would create major problems, perhaps even a crisis. Cnn Political Editor Paul Steinhauser is live from washington, d. C. This morning. Nice to see you, paul. So the fiscal cliff triggers backbreaking tax hikes and massive spending cuts. Youve got more numbers that show what type of budget plan americans actually prefer. Exactly. One of the b
Guest, Peter Billingsley from a christmas story, and grinle College Hoops star jack taylor. Remember him . Big game he had the other day. And the one and only tony bennett, monday, november 26th. Welcome, everybody, starting point this morning. Is that a hint of compromise in the air on capitol hill . 35 days left till we reach the fiscal cliff. And a couple of key republicans are now suggesting that theyre willing to forego their no tax pledge to try to get a budget deal done and avoid massive tax hikes, and spending cuts that will come in the new year. Brandnew cnn orc poll shows that is, in fact, affecting the American People. 68 say they believe falling off the fiscal cliff could trigger major problems for the country, maybe even a crisis. Brings us to dan lothian at the white house this morning. Dan, good morning. Senate goes back to work this afternoon. The house will return tomorrow. What could really be done by Lame Duck Congress . Well, look, the hope is that there will be som
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Afternoon. Sue what about the commute . So far, so good, very thick fog, good morning this is the you cant tell this is the san mateo bridge, just about 20 minutes ago we could see the fog has settled on to the span, very, very slow, traffic moving, but you should take it slow, it is thick in waves and you come up on it, so fast, limited visibility on all San Francisco, all bay area bridges i should say, here is the bay bridge, metering lights just turned on, traffic beginning to back towards the overcrossing, metering lights will be slowing you as you head towards San Francisco and thick fog on the deck. Looking at our waze app getting under the fog showing your commute a lot of our Traffic Cameras are fogged in this is looking at 238 in hayward, 580 out of Castro Valley reporting heavy traffic here. 580 towards san leandro, foggy. To download this app, it is tree on the app store or gaggle help it is free, on the app store or google, help navigate your commute. Dense fog advisory in