All right, wolf, thank you very much. Israeli troops are amassing on the border, waiting for the world to shoulder their weapons and cross into gaza. For people in both gaza and israel, this war is well under way. That is what this war sounds like in israel. Wailing sirens warning an hamas ha rocket is only seconds away. This is video from the Israeli Defense force, a missile hitting a home of a hamas leader. Theyre proof that the exploesers are stored in buildings. Spearheading talks aimed at ending the violence. Its impossible to know how this will play out. Just remember that four years ago, the last time israel invaded gaza, 13 israelis were killed while 1400 palestinians died. Ben wedeman joins me. Does it look like were about to witness a ground war here . Well, it certainly looks like preparations are being made for it. We have seen a lot of heavy armor going by on the road right next to us, tanks, armors personnel carriers all evening long. Theres a lot of soldiers in the area,
Better to take the hit now, they argued, than in january with the World Economy in turmoil and second recession coming. Number two, john boehner, the speaker is claiming hes met obamas demand for higher taxes for the rich. Thats good. He agreed in principle the rich must pay more. Number three, theres talk for the Republican Leaders that they could vote to continue the tax cuts for the 98 now and therefore avoid the fiscal cliff and put off for now the top 2 . And the question then, let the debt ceiling not take effect. A tax cut delayed i argue is a tax cut avoided. Joining me with the republican defense highly tauted fan of the eagles, ed rendell and alex wagner of msnbcs now. Governor, i want you to read whats going on here. First Speaker Boehner defended the gops tax proposal saying it does take a bite out of the rich but president obama held firm to tax rate hike on the wealthiest. Lets listen to the back and forth. Revenues were putting on the table are going to come from, guess
Step down. Pappen day yew narrowly avoided a vote of confidence. And how the greek confidence could impact your wallet. 19 occupy protesters were arrested near a park in Downtown Atlanta Saturday Night. According to police, protesters were given verbal warning to be out of the park by 11 00 p. M. Or face arrests, leading some to pour into the streets, disrupting traffic. One protester was charged with aggravated assault and obstruction for assaulting a motorcycle officer. In central oklahoma, they are cleaning up from the strongest earthquake on record there. The 5. 6 Magnitude Quake Hit right before midnight eastern time. No one was seriously hurt, but some homes and businesses were damaged. And at least three sections of a u. S. Highway buckled there. People from texas to iowa felt the quake which has triggered at least 30 aftershocks. Coming up in about ten minutes, well give you a closer look at the damage from this recordbreaking quake. Entertainer Andy Williams has Bladder Cancer
Mislead filmmakers to show that perhaps torture was involved. And details in the highstakes trial weve been covering, the one of the woman accused of killing her boyfriend after he broke up with her. The strange call she made to a detective the day after the body was found. It was played in court yesterday. We have the very latest on that case coming up. We also have an astonishing medical mystery this morning. The High School Basketball star who cannot celebrate victories with his team because he has to rush to the tanning bed on doctors orders. You can see it there. Okay, were going to get to that. Lets get to josh and todays top headlines. Good morning to all of you. Were going to begin with the first major report on how the u. S. Economy is doing. Specifically when it comes to creating jobs. And theres some encouraging news. Weekend gma anchor Bianna Golodryga here with details. The Labor Department just reported that the economy created 155,000 jobs in december. Led by manufacturi
He also wrote in his alleged online manifesto that there would be no negotiating. An intense standoff with s. W. A. T. Teams at this cabin led to more shots being fired. Then, came this massive fire. Authorities tell abc news, the body is believed to be Christopher Dorner. But theyre still waiting to use forensic testing to positively identify the remains. Rob and diana . All right, brandi. Many thanks for that. Of course, were following all of the fastmoving developments in Southern California. Stay tuned for the latest update from police, coming up in a little while on good morning america. And our other main story this morning, the president s state of the union. Republican leaders were quick to criticize mr. Obamas speech. House Speaker John Boehner calling it, quote, little more than more of the same. Abcs Tahman Bradley joins us from washington with latest details. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, rob. Good morning, diana. What president obama said about guns is proba