Joining me is pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr and intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. Welcome to you both. Barbara, this is really fascinating me. So general petraeus who has been at the center of this huge scandal tomorrow morning will testify at a congressional hearing about benghazi, and your information from a very good source, i think is really, really significant. Its basically, i have been listening to you for the last couple of hours, petraeus basically says he knew the moment this happened that it was a group called answar al sharia and that after that there was a stream of other intelligence saying it may be linked to the video we all knew about but his belief was always that it was this group and they had to rule out the other intelligence before they could officially confirm it. Is that right . Thats pretty close to it, piers. Very good source of mine who is directly familiar with what general petraeus plans to try and say on capitol hill tomorrow behind closed d
International and domestic news is all on the table for you this morning as we open up the phone lines. Also, send us a tweet. Or post your comment on facebook. Or send us an email. We will get back to that New York Times story. First, some other headlines on the domestic front. Here is the Washington Times. Also, sticking with the senate, the Baltimore Sun reporting this headline in politics, here is the denver post open phones before the first 30 minutes. We have a short show because the house is coming in at 9 00. Steve in gaithersburg, maryland, a republican caller. Caller host when did the Republican Party become the party that restricts poor . I understand the tax cut for the rich is important to some people, but i feel the good thing would be unlimited in of government at the federal level. That has nothing to do with this. That would be more on the spending cuts. Host what do you make of the back a plan being reported by the New York Times saying if we cannot come to some sort
Im really feeling for them. Raw and emotional. Two radio hosts talk about the family of the nurse who took her own life after getting duped by their prank call. Good morning, to you. Welcome to early start. Welcome back, mr. Berman. It is great to be here. I was on vacation for a week. Now im back. Im john berman. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. I am feeling that. But this, they are talking for the first time in over three weeks. President obama and House Speaker john boehner looked each other in the eye and actually had a conversation. Now thats a really big deal when it comes to the fiscal cliff crisis. Because in just 22 days americans face severe tax hikes and spending cuts unless these two leaders can find a way to compromise. Now neither side would discuss specifics about their conversation. But after yesterdays white house meeting, a spokesman for the president said the lines of communication remain open. Now that may be music to the ears of former white house chief of staff erski
When we first arrived there, there was not a lot of security to guard. And there were three children that came out, one of them was, had a very bloody face. It was a very violent scene. And there were two other ones that they were, you know, they were in the arms of a state trooper. They did not move. Their face was very pale. It was very tragic. Reporter welcome back, everybody. Youre watching our special coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that happened 90 minutes north of new york city. I want to update you on the very latest we know. A couple things we are waiting for, we are expecting a press conference from law enforcement. They have been doing them regularly. They are now 90 minutes delayed or so on that. We are waiting to hear the very latest inside that scene because they have obviously closed down that scene. And its being treated as a crime scene. They have been trying to process the crime scene as the last thing they have told us. We are waiting on the upd
Ahead. A packed two hours for you. New york mayor cory booker will join us. And poet journalist, angela davis will join us as well. Gold medal olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas has written a new book. And judy chu is with us, and the macks join us, and singer adam lambert. Monday, december 10th. And starting point begins right now. Wow, thats an ominous little graphic right there. Yes that is because the fiscal cliff is what were talking about this morning. Thats the starting point. President obama and the House Speaker speaking face to face for the first time in more than three weeks. The two men who stand between millions of americans and the fiscal cliff sat down, had a conversation. A Critical Development 22 days away from the cliff, which means severe tax hikes and spending cuts unless the two can find a way to compromise. Nobody is saying much. But spokesperson says the lines of communication remain open Erskin Bowles said this. You know, they have started to tango now and any time h