Supported by senators from both parties. But bipartisanship will go on the back burner. In the fight ahead on defense spending, entitlement cuts and the debt ceiling. Republicans warned president obama you got your tax hikes on the rich. Its time for deep spending cuts. The first step is for democrats to get over their fanatical commitment to guarding every single time the government ever got its hands on. Reporter in the senate and house action no big changes in the democrat republican balance. Thats a guarantee of continued gridlock. Soon this could shuffle down government and imperil the u. S. Economy. Im Steve Handelsman s. News4, capitol hill. Senator mark warner now becomes virginias center senator after just four years in office. Well hear his thoughts off immediate budgetcutting challenge facing the congress. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton is expected to return to work next week. Her spokeswoman says details are still being worked out. The secretary was released last night
More done. Danielle nottingham reports from capitol hill. Reporter the 113th congress opened today with dozens of new members. Former congressmen jim nustle says the first order of business is basic. Where is my new committee, the office, the bathroom. Reporter the new congress is one of the most diverse ive recollected including a diverse ive recollected including elected including women. The challenges are enormous. What just happened with the debt and deficit and taxes, that doesnt go away. Reporter the 113th Congress Begins work after one of the least productive terms in history. The last group passed just 151 bills, the fewest in 65 years. That Left Congress with an Approval Rating of 10 last year, lower than past Approval Ratings for the i. R. S. , lawyers, and even paris hillton. Just lake is starting his first day in the jus lake is starting his first day in the senate. He believes the fiscal cliff fight was a preview of the things to come. This will not be the last high wire a
After reading every word of the case he believes the federal judge got it wrong. Ray morrogh says he can retry wolfe without the testimony of barber because barbers former girl friend can confirm that wolfe did hire him to kill petrole. I dont know if im surprised. Im more grateful, just grateful that its maybe finally over. Reporter all that hope yesterday now turned to great disappointment. I did speak with their attorney, kimberly irving. She said this is something the family and n the back of their mines thought could in the back of their minds thought could happen, so they werent totally surprised. What it does, this stay just slows everything down. Justin wolfe stays behind bars and that family will keep fighting to have him released. In the meantime the commonwealth will be filing briefs to fight judge jacksons order for his release and also the removal of the charges against him. The commonwealth will continue to try to retry justin wolfe. Im peggy fox reporting live and ill ha
Now with saber traffic. I have a friend who bikes to work every day and he said only when it is below 22 he will not bike to work. We dont have to worry about that but you are beginning to see some brake lights on the southbound sides of 270 and you are doing just fine through german town into rockville. Lets go to the maps and this time we will head to the eastbound side of 66 as you come in from i75 and northbound they are starting to slow down and there is an accident at smoke town and you will want to watch for that accident there. I will be back with more traffic in a few minutes, back to you. This morning we have a story on 44 children rescued from ice acts in an exploit station ring. Nearly 250 people are under arrest from the United States but there are still more child predators out there. Live in the satellite center, here is more. Reporter good morning, it is a tough story to repeat and we have been telling you about this all morning long and you may not want your children a
And made his way up the steps to get back to work. The nation hoping the rest of congress can do the same. They face a real laundry list of top issues. You have the debt, obamacare sequestration, immigration, all of them but Congress Gets back to work tomorrow and they are screded to take their first vote squeded to take their first vote of the sandy relief package. Thank you. Among the new members sworn into today tim kaine to take the oat of office. Jim web is was on hand today swearing in he defeated george allen for the senate seat. The i. R. S. Is trying to figure out if tax refunds will be delayed because of the lastminute fiscal cliff deal. They are reviewing details and will issue new guidelines soon. Several items are listed as reserved because they are waiting on a resolution to the fiscal cliff. One day after being released from the hospital seak of state Hillary Clinton is making plans to go back to work. She plans to go back to work some time next week. She is resting at h