And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washington was awhirl today with more talk of avoiding the muchdiscussed fiscal cliff. But as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. I believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks. In fact my hope is to get this done before christmas. You know me, i was born with the glass half full. Im an optimist. Brown hopeful signs emanated from the white house and the capitol today, about getting a deal before the new year brings automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. President obama offered his optimism at an event with middleclass americans whod be hit by any tax increase. Im glad to see if youve been reading the papers lately that more and more republi
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washington was awhirl today with more talk of avoiding the muchdiscussed fiscal cliff. But as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. I believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks. In fact my hope is to get this done before christmas. You know me, i was born with the glass half full. Im an optimist. Brown hopeful signs emanated from the white house and the capitol today, about getting a deal before the new year brings automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. President obama offered his optimism at an event with middleclass americans whod be hit by any tax increase. Im glad to see if youve been reading the papers lately that more and more republi
Turkish Security Guard and injuring those nearby. According to turkish prime minister, an outlawed Marxist Group is responsible for the violence. Our James Reynolds is on the scene and filed this report. Americas Foreign Missions are as much fortresses as embassies. This is why. This afternoon, a suicide bomber got to the gate of the u. S. Embassy but but no further. His explosives detonated as a checkpoint. The bomber and a turkish Security Guard were killed. I wasnt sure what the explosion was. So i ran to see. They were body parts on the road. Arms and legs but i didnt want to look any further. The attack on the embassy makes for a bitter last day of work for americas chief diplomats. I spoke with the ambassador and the team there. I spoke with my turkish counterparts and i told them how much we valued their commitment and their sacrifice. This is not the first time that western targets in curky have been hit turkey have been hit. In 2003 truck bombs hit targets in istanbul, includi
Cuccinelli has involved himself in a conflict ofonflictf interest that has put this casee at risk. Reporter the fbi is also al investigating on its own. Mccarty who has followed the case, all this hangs over todd snyder Current Situation anduatd could have a major impact on governor mcdonnell political future. Its very bad news for the governor, and it has hurt his reputation already. The longer it depose on, the th more its gsh goe it goes o its going to damage him. Ge reporter the judge appeared unmoved by the Defense Attorneys attempt to have this case dismissed. She will issue an order but for now she is keeping an gag orderr that previously was in place. As it stand right now, this case is scheduled to depo to cour gon october. What the Defense Attorneys are saying is fronsm their standpoint they are preventerre by the judges order from saying anything about this case, bute,u other figures have been making comments sporadically. Governor mcdonnell and ktich cuccinelli says he has
Borrowing. The United States was going into default. We defaulted on many obligations to foreign creditors and to our own soldiers. Brown plus, every month, 1,000 Young Americans are infected with h. I. V. , and most of those with the disease dont even know they have it. Hari sreenivasan looks at a new report from the c. D. C. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washingtons struggle to avoid going off the fiscal cliff resumed in earnest today. The president moved to draw on his reelection v