harris: president obama cutting his vacation short to avoid the fiscal cliff but house speaker john boehner says the people who need to take action are not in the oval office. as the investigation continues into the deaths of four americans in libya we re learning people who were initially blamed are back on the payroll with little or no punishment. unbelievable video. some aquariumgoers getting way too close to a real live shark. as close as you can get without becoming dinner. it is all happening now. harris: hello, everyone, i m harris faulkner, in today for jenna lee. jon: nice to have you up here in the big studio instead of down in the newsroom. harris: good to be here. jon: i m jon scott. there is deadly weather pounding the united states. a powerful winter storm bringing snow and driving rain to the northeast. blizzard conditions in some areas. it is the same system that brought winter storms and tornados to the south and midwest. at least 12 people have died in