The jewish people so much deserve in this part of the world so its a win win win win situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin. Out of that good morning just to talk here in moscow you watching the international now the u. S. President donald trump has pulled the plug on afghan peace talks with the taliban which it was hoped would bring americas longest war to an end he blamed the terrorist groups recent attack on kabul in which an american soldier was killed the taliban mourns that scrapping talks will result in more u. S. Losses. They admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers and 11 other people if they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks then they probably dont have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway the us president called off the peace dialogue this will lead to more losses to the us his credibility will be affected his anti peace
has died at the age of 95. we will have a live report from the vatican in just a moment. plus, new year and even more legal troubles for the former president of the united states after decades of flying under the radar was 2022 the year that accountability finally caught up to donald trump? plus, the halls of congress will be crawling with election deniers in 2023. with a divided republican party set to take over the house, you can put democracy at the bottom of the gop agenda. good morning. it is saturday, december 31st, new years eve. i am mehdi hasan, sitting in for my friend ali velshi this morning. not only is today the last day of the year, it also marks the official end of the january 6th committee. it s a series of blockbuster public hearings dominated the news this year with its many revelations about donald trump s desperate and anti-democratic attempts to cling on to power. the committee repeatedly made the case that trump was culpable and liable for the insurrec
Hd. A little hazy. But no fog. Just in santa rosa at threequarters of a mile. Temperatures in the 40s and fists through 7 00. Get ready for sunshine. Have the sunglasses handy. Mid60s and mid70s. Mid60s at coast at 4 00. Upper 80s inland and warming trend again the first day of fall. More of that in the three day forecast. We are looking at the richmondsan rafael toll plaza before you get to the bridge it looks empty. That is good news. Out of the view, we have a tractor trailer fire and it sounds like the brakes were on fire and the flames are now out. We do have possible slowing near the scene of the fire and expect some delays if the Fire Department needs to come out. We will take you to the Altamont Pass where you have a high wind advisory in effect and you could be putting on the brakes more than usual. We have extra minutes tacked on because of the commute that is growing. We have breaking news from hayward and Unincorporated Community of Alameda County right here, firefighters a
To date on all of the latest news of the day and take your calls at 186655press. And word is out this morning that roger ails told David Petraeus when he was still in iraq that he should quit and run for president of the United States against barack obama and if he did so, roger ails said he would quit fox news and run his campaign. How about it. Dont tell me fox news is not the broadcast arm of the Republican Party. That proves it all right. Well get into that and a whole lot more here. First we get the latest current news update from Lisa Ferguson out in los angeles. Hi lisa. Good morning. Hey bill. Good morning everyone. So far the president seems to be staying strong when it comes to taxes. As you all know by now House Republicans sent in a fiscal cliff counter offer yesterday but the white house is calling it no good. I want to give you an idea of where the two sides stand right now. Boehners new plan would raise 2. 2 trillion. Now it would extend the bush tax cuts for everyone an
Written about independent bookstores, and it occurred to me i would have to deliver a brief encomium to bookstores that are sort keeping flame of bookselling alive and i thought i might compare them to the monasteries in medieval england which were these islands of learning and scholarship and a horrible ravaged countryside. Been a member henry viii actually toward the monasteries and seized all their property and through the monks out into the countryside. Im sure we know who henry viii is in this particular comparison, but anyway, i wish politics and prose a long and happy life, much longer impact than the monasteries in medieval england. Theres three parts to what id like to do tonight. Im going to explain how i came to this book, which is a a question some people are asked me about, but its a question that really interests mormons, members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, whom ive been speaking to in recent days. Secondly, i want to explain all of mormon history