Companies at the direction of the iranian government. Among the banks were citibank, bank of america, capital express, ing, wells fargo, pnc bank, jpmorgan. When the sites crashed hundreds of thousands of customers were unable to access their accounts and banks were forced to spend millions to get them back online. Although the men have not been arrested, investigators say the case demonstrates the reach of the global hackers as well as the reach of the law enforcement. No matter where they are, well try to reach them. No matter how hard they work to try to hide their identity and trade craft, well find ways to pierce that shield and identify them. The fact is the hackers may never be arrested. Prosecutors admit that. But this case shows whats possible and more needs to be done to protect our now to the terror investigation in brussels. Police say the second man seen on video in the subway station along with another bomber before the explosion. Paris terror attack suspects Salah Abdesl
Back our efforts to provide Health Insurance to folks who dont have it. Its all about rolling back the Affordable Care act. This more than anything else seems to be with what the Republican Party stands for these days. I know its strange but one party would make some people uninsured the centerpiece of their agenda but that apparently is what it is. Of course what is stranger still is that shutting down our government and it doesnt accomplish their stated goal. The Affordable Care care act as a law that passed the house and passed the senate and the Supreme Court ruled the constitutional. It was a central issue in last years election. It is settled and it is here to stay. Because of its Funding Sources its not impacted by a Government Shutdown. These americans are here with me today because even though the government disclosed part of the Affordable Care act is now open for business. For them millions like them this is a historic day for a good reason. Its been a long time coming. Toda
Want this to end . This is a republican crisis right now. And the Republican Party is desperate to get out of the crisis of their own making. When does john boehner finally say screw you guys . Lets dive in for the very latest details on this. We have nbc capitol hill correspondent Kelly Odonnell and White House Correspondent Kristen Welker standing by. Kelly, let me start with you. It looks like there are about five possible scenarios or solutions that could come out of this. Kelly, what are you learning is likely through today . Reporter one of the things thats been so difficult, thomas, in most crises we can see the leap frog of likely steps. Even if theres some heat and fire in between, you sort of know where its headed. This has been more difficult. Part of what could happen is what has been requested but flatly denied. The whole idea of just simply republicans folding, passing funding for the government with nothing else attached. That seems less and less likely by the day. Some
December 31, 2012. Its down to the wire. We are less than 24 hours away from hitting the socalled fiscal a cliff right now. The house and senate are striking a deal oh avoid massive tax hikes and spending cuts. Derek ward is live with more on whats happening today. The end is near. Thats the end of the year, of course. What about the path that ends at the end of the fiscal cliff. Senators should be back at it. The house reconvened this morning. Such new years eve appearances are on the hill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and joe biden kept in place to avoid 200 billion in tax increases. Broad stroke spending cuts and domestic and defense spending. They would take effect gradually over a period beginning at midnight if the white house and congress cant reconcile their differences. It appeared to have been movement on the cost of living increases for Social Security recipients. Opposition to the white houses proposed rate of increase was dropped but the Common Ground is even sha
Antonin scalia hunting and vacationing at the sebola ranch. Thats a ranch in martha, texas. I have been down there. Its a pretty remote area of this country in the big bend area of texas as arthel said. He was with some friends and apparently was found this morning. We are told a hearse from the town nearby was seen at the site in the last couple of hours. So as we are sadly reporting today, Antonin Scalia, a legal giant born in trenton, new jersey, grew up in queens, new york, then off to georgetown and harvard making an impact on all the lives of americans in our country. Absolutely. Nominated by president ronald reagan. John roberts is in South Carolina in anticipation of tonights gop president ial debate. And, john, i know earlier we were speaking and you were telling me that you were following tweets and various postings to this reaction of this sad news. Good evening to you, arthel. Obviously, the twitter responses are short from the campaigns but we are getting something substan