whatever, kyle. merry christmas in case i don t see you. happy holidays. piles of debris line the streets and are hit hard by superstorm sandy. more than one month after it struck. but funding could soon be on the way to help get things back to normal. now more from washington. in a letter to congress, the white house has requested $60.4 billion to help all states affected by superstorm sandy. the white house says these are funds necessary to finance a needed recovery effort and to help the region prepare for future challengeds including future challenges including future storms and coastal flooding as well as a changing climate. keep in mind that money is tight in dc right now. speaker baner says we have the request and will review it. the chairman of the house approprations committee and hal rogers said it is critically important for congress to fulfill its
a republican theme in this fiscal cliff argument. if we raise taxes on the top two rates which is about a million small businesses who employ 25% of the workforce, it will cost us over 700,000 jobs and reduce economic growth and lower take home pay. that s a bad scenario. the lead negotiator on the republican side of the table facing mr. obama says raising taxes on upper income americans will not fix the huge problems this country is facing. even if the president got the tax rate hike he wanted, understand that we would continue to see trillion-dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see. washington has a spending problem and not a revenue problem. for many top democrats it is all about taxes and not spending cuts in averting the fiscal cliff. the facts are that at this point the 39.6% does produce the revenue. the differentiation between the 39 pin 6% and the 28% that
telephone regulations and apply it to the vibrant network. in a statement posted to the u.n website even before the conference began, the secretary general said the conference is not about giving governments control of the web. it must be to ensure communication technology including the two-third of the world population currently not on-line. critics say the conference raises a specter of china and russia replacing innovation and openness with sensorship. and while the u.n maintains this is not about controlling the web. analysts say the conference appears to be a steady part of the drip drip that under cuts free do. in washington, fox news. tragedy overshadowing the duchess of cambridge s baby joy. we now have a picture of the british nurse who is believed to have taken her own life following a senseless phone call prank. plus what the royal couple is now saying about the nurse.
not much higher than the lunar missions that have been flown robotically. because this is a commercial venture it will be marketed. who knows? the next man on the moon may bewaring a nike swoosh with your favorite colors and planning a nascar flag with a golden spike. in washington, doug mcelway, fox news. and for more on the future of space travel, tune in tomorrow for fox news reporting in fly me to the moon. it is hosted by neil kavudo and airs tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. that s eastern time. and neil said this is one of the best projects and one of his favorite things he worked on since he has been here on fox news. that says a lot. have you finished your holiday shopping yet? we have great tips on the hottest gift ideas. that s straight ahead. and the supreme court will weigh in on same-sex marriage. what it could mean for the state and constitution. and struggling over a deal
billion for sandy relief is a good start. rick? thanks very much. peter doosey in cash in washington. december 1972, and a hope to return. a private company is picking up the mission and planing to make lunar travel affordable to anyone with an extra $1.5 billion. doug mcelway has the story. we realize it is the stuff