Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good morning. Im alison kosik. And im christi paul. It is 8 00 on the east coast. 5 00 for all you early birds out west, obviously. And its early. Yes. Start with negotiations going on this weekend to try and keep going off the fiscal cliff. The deadline is now just three days away. President obama is modestly optimistic. Our chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin has more on what needs to happen in order to make a deal. Reporter alison, christi, hi. The good news is things could have been worse. It doesnt seem to those of us watching from the sidelines as though time is running out, but congress does some of its best or at least its speediest work when the nations back is against the wall. After a Rare Oval Office meeting with top congressional leaders, the president said hes modestly optimistic a deal can come together. Emphasis on modestly. The American People are watching what we do here. Obviously, their patience is already thin. This is d
Snowstorm, are you one of them . You know forecasters are calling for another round this weekend. An additional 2 to 4 inches of snow, in fact, forecast from Southern Illinois to new jersey, a pretty wide swath there. The storm has brought heavy rains, tornadoes, which we dont hear a lot of this time of year and high winds to several areas of the country and its already being blamed for ten deaths. Regrettable, politically motivating, saddening, statements made by u. S. Officials about russias decision to ban americans from adopting russian children. Vladimir putin signed the ban into law on friday. Lawmakers there cite a history of abuse of russian children adopted by American Families. Many believe it was a retaliation about a law signed by president obama that poses u. S. Travel and financial restrictions on human right s abusers in russia. Good morning. You were in the process of adopting a 13yearold boy named and his name is daniel from an orphanage in siberia. Yes. Tell me the st
We continue right now. From cnn world headquarters, this is cnn saturday morning. Still waiting. Three days to go and no noon avert the fiscal cliff. What will lawmaker do to save you from more taxes and fewer benefits . The littlest pawns in a political fight. Well talk to one woman whose hopes for adopting a russian son may have just been shattered. And theyre back. Kathy griffin and Anderson Cooper ringing in new years eve. But why was kathys make itted on a. C. s naked on a. C. s couch . Well explain. Good morning, its 10 00 on the east coast, 7 00 on the west coast. Im alison kosik. Randi kaye is off today. Were just three days away from possibly crossing over the fiscal cliff. For the first time in weeks, theres some hope coming from washington. Senate leaders are negotiating a deal they hope can go to a vote, go to a vote soon. Cnn radio capitol hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins is in washington. You were on thrill yesterday for the Political Action between president obama, bet
Days headlines. I want you to watch this amazing new video that we just got in. Do you see that . That is dashcam video as a russian plane exploded and flaming parts landed on a highway near moscow. Four of the eight crew members on board were killed. No one on the highway, though, was hurt. There were no other passengers on the plane, similar in size to a 757. The plane broke into three pieces as it overshot the runway. The airliner was running from the czech republic. Amazing video. Also tonight, new video of a bronx woman who faces a seconddegree murder charge in what police call the hate crime death of a man shoved onto subway tracks. 31yearold Erika Menendez confessed to the crime saying she hates hindus and muslims. 46yearold sunando sen was pushed on to the tracks as an 11car train pulled into the station. Amazing grace how sweet the sound a serenade from the oak ridge boys. The group sang Amazing Grace over a speaker phone to former president george h. W. Bush. Hes still in a h
John boehner and House Democratic leader nancy pelosi met at the white house yesterday afternoon with the president and Vice President. Heres where things stand right now. The Senate Leaders are meeting aiming to avoid tax hikes. And they may vote on a deal sunday or perhaps on monday. Jessica yellin is our chief white house correspondent. Lisa day jar dayne is on capitol hill. The president used his bully pulpit to reinforce the idea that senators need to get busy. So lets listen. The American People are watching what we do here. Obviously, their patience is already thin. This is deja vu all over again. America wonders why it is that in this town for some reason, you cant get stuff done in an organized timetable, why everything always has to wait till the last minute. Were now at the last minute. And the American People are not going to have any patience for a politically selfinflicted wound to our economy. Not right now. So jessica, you were in the room for the president s remarks. O