value at just less than three grand. if you don t like it, return it within three days. i never even imagined i would see this, but great. i m not sure how it s useful, but i m intrigued. reporter: if you re used to getting chocolate that melts, remember the only bar you get won t melt in your mouth or your hands, lots of news this hour, including an historic vote in the senate to end don t ask, don t tell. i m drew griffin in for fredricka whitfield. let s get right to it. we re monitoring capitol hill, where the senate is set to begin a final vote to repeal the pentagon s controversial don t ask, don t tell policy on gays in the military. it should be just a formality because of what happened earlier today in the senate. right now let s bring in cnn s congressional correspondent brianna keilar on capitol hill. brianna, i said it should be a done deal. that s the a it looks, right? reporter: it basically is. even though the senate hasn t had the vote and we are await
president confidence this is going to get done in the package he did negotiate with republicans? reporter: he s seeing possible changes around the edges, as brianna mentioned, that is pleasing some of the democrat senators, those on the senate side. 11 energy tax credits that have been added on. i spoke with robert gibb, the white house press secretary earlier today in a briefing and he says the white house is pleased about that and they believe they re going to have this package with additional goodies. they re not talking about fundamental changes. but additional goodies they re going to pass in the senate side on to the house and there s going to be enough political pressure from the revolting democrats for them ultimately to hold their noses and go ahead and pass this thing because they believe they don t want to be these democrats don t want to be held responsible for tax increases come january. so the president is still expressing confidence and resolve that he does think fun
i m here in spirit. you know, that holiday spirit. all right. thank you so much. hello to you all. live from studio 7 cnn world headquarters, we have the news and information you need for this friday, the 10th day of december. first, this story, we have been following this for quite sometime and we could see some fin nallty coming up. we are talking about a homeless street preacher accused of snatching a 14-year-old girl from her bedroom at 95 point. that 14-year-old girl, elizabeth smart. the jury begins a second day of deliberations in that trial today. out of work, out of the luck, even if congress extends unemployment benefits, you could get less money if your state s economy is improving. what sense does that make? also, lighting up for the holidays. a christmas display that s not just for show. good morning to you all, i m t.j. holmes in today for my good friend tony hairs. those stories and your comments right here right now in the cnn newsroom. it s their jo
taxpayers. and anger exploding on the streets of london, but british lawmakers are taking a big step to try to rein in spending anyway. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s begin with the breaking knew the united states senate killing hopes for repealing don t ask, don t tell any time soon. the senate democratic leader holding a critical vote. just moments ago, a vote virtually certain he and his party and his president would lose. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is standing by in capitol hill. let s go to our pog correspondent, barbara starr, first. barbara, this is not only a setback for the president, the vice president but for the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs. absolutely, would. and at this hour, no word at all from defense secretary robert gates, admiral mullin, chairman of the joint chiefs about the vote on capitol hill within the last several minutes. within with the hour, secretary gates traveling ov
it s quite exciting. and the numbers the government does not want you to see. we have a federal report that says the stimulus created no jobs. that s right. zero. fox & friends is not a zero and it starts right now. good morning, everyone. thanks for sharing your time today. the latest on a major fox news alert. wikileaks leader julian assange behind bars arrested on an international warrant issued by sweden ironically on rape charges. we go to our own kelly wright live in the d.c. bureau. it s breaking fast. good morning to you as well. you know, we re getting reports out of london right now including our own skye news, reports that julian assange was due to appear before magistrates later today. police say wikileaks founder julian assange surrendered to british police as part of, as you mentioned, gretchen, a sweden sex crimes investigation. he was arrested around 9:30 a.m. today and due to appear at west ministries court later today. he has been hiding out an undis