Connecticut, where the first of the victims from the tragedy here were laid to rest today. This grieving town begins the process of saying goodbye, investigators continue their search for how and why it all happened here. Ill have more coming up. Devastation of Superstorm Sandy, but wait until you hear about all the pork loaded into this 60 billion sandy relief bill. Hardly any of it gets to sandy and the actual survivors. Well get to all that. The kudlow report begins right now. First up, 14 days and the clock is still running for a deal to prevent the nations economy from falling off the tax and fiscal cliff. President obama, Speaker Boehner, they huddled at the white house today once again, but are we really any closer to a compromise . We go back to cnbcs eamon javers who joins us from washington with all the details. Good evening. Reporter good evening, larry. Youre right, they did meet today. It was a surprise meeting not announced as the previous meetings between the two men hav
Next. Gerri hello, everybody. I am gerri willis. It is a war of words over the fiscal cliff in washington. The president blasting republicans today for their refusal to take his latest offer, calling it puzzling. Republicans are doubling down on the plan b. He called the veto threat bizarre and irrational. 500 billion in tax hikes closer to every american. There has to be a recognition on the part of my republican friends that take the deal. But they keep on finding ways to say no. I dont know how much of that just has to do with this. It is very hard for them to say yes to me. Gerri what he stated that . It is incredibly sad and frustrating, thats what that is. The president , through the entire campaign, says he wants a balanced approach. We have increased spending from 2007 to 2012. 1 trillion. Year over year. A trillion dollars. Revenues at record highs. Lets talk for a second about the republican response. Gerri white house is opposition for the backup plan. It is growing more biz
Gerri hello, everybody. I am gerri willis. It is a war of words over the fiscal cliff in washington. The president blasting republics today for their refusal to take his latest offer, calling it puzzling. Republicans are doubling down on the plan b. He called the veto thrt bizarre and irrational. 500 billion in tax hikes closer to every amerin. There has to be a recognition onhe part of my republican friends that take the deal. But they keep on finding ways to say no. I dont know how much of that just has to do with this. It is very hard for them to say yes to me. Gerri what he stated that . It is incredibly sad and frustrating, thats what that is. The president , through the entire campaign, says wants a balanced aproach. We have increased spending from 2007 to 2012. 1 trillion. Year over year. A trillion dollars. Revenues at record highs. Lets talk for a second about the republican response. Gerri white house is opposition for the backup plan. It is growing more bizarre and irrationa
Invite me any where. I will stay here and i will try to rebuild the General Organization of the church. A manager. For a manager, for a manager. Benedicts successor will need to make his mark by bringing order to the religious version of corporate chaos. Allen pizzey cbs news rome. Jeff we are joined now by Washington Post reporter Jason Horowitz who has been following the politics of the vatican. Jason, allen called this a sort of corporate chaos. In your estimation what kind of shape is the vatican in right now . Well with the vatican were talking about a 2,000yearold institution. And it operates literally behind closed walls. So the power games that you see in any institution are much more fierce there because theres no turn over. People have been plotting and looking for power for a very long time. So in benedict you will someone who at the end of his papasee tried to introduce some reforms that would perhaps create some more transparency and root out some of what some called corru
If I asked you to close your eyes and imagine Christmas, what would you see? You'd probably imagine a picturesque snowy village, illuminated by the glow of candles. The candles are probably perched in the windows of colonial-style homes lined up one after the other. That is an idealized vision of Christmas; and for many Americans it looks nothing like reality.