launch that happened. a lot of people thought it wouldn t take place until the end of december, that s what they said and that it might not succeed, which it appears it did. would he this kind of technology give us a better sense of what is going on 0 on the ground in places like that? as you know we have many overhead platforms that do various series of missions and this would add to our capability going forward. martha: general, thank you. pleasure to have you with us today. thank you. bill: one took off from california a few years ago and flew around for a year and a half. who he now. jon scott is coming up eleven minutes away. what is happening. jon: the speaker of the house john boehner says it is going to be a long month. he s warning lawmakers, be prepared to spend christmas in washington. more on the new developments on the fiscal cliff. plus north korea successfully launches a rocket, cheers erupt in yeongpyeong, another escalation in the korean nuclear
secret talks happen all the time, and 99% of them fail. but we are rooting for the 1% chance that these finally succeed. because america needs a grand bargain to prevent our debt rising to twice the size of our economy and to prevent a recession really, really soon. today fed chief ben bernanke, the man who has twisted and turned to get interest rates to zero to try to help this country said now congress must act. i urge congress to come to agreement on that well in advance so as not to push us to the 12th hour. if no action were taken and the fiscal cliff were to kick in in its full size, i think it would be very likely that the economy would begin to contract. contract means get smaller. it means recession. and people talk a whole lot about this fiscal cliff, but sometimes, you know, it kind of blurs together. so what exactly are we talking about? to be honest, this cliff is like we re on the top of mt. everest staring down a 29,000-foot crevasse. at the end of this yea
right now. outfront next, secret talks to save america from economic disaster going on tonight. and bill clinton says i m very sorry. but does his apology add up? and reports of a growing problem with american soldiers using a drug linked to the zombie-like attack in miami. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, secret talks. secret talks in congress to save america from fiscal implosion. secret talks happen all the time, and 99% of them fail. but we are rooting for the 1% chance that these finally succeed. because america needs a grand bargain to prevent our debt rising to twice the size of our economy and to prevent a recession really, really soon. today fed chief ben bernanke, the man who has twisted and turned to get interest rates to zero to try to help this country said now congress must act. i urge congress to come to agreement on that well in advance so as not to push us to the 12th hour. if no action were taken and the fiscal cliff were to k
outfront tonight, secret talks. secret talks in congress to save america from fiscal implosion. secret talks happen all the time, and 99% of them fail. but we are rooting for the 1% chance that these finally succeed. because america needs a grand bargain to prevent our debt rising to twice the size of our economy and to prevent a recession really, really soon. today fed chief ben bernanke, the man who has twisted and turned to get interest rates to zero to try to help this country said now congress must act. i urge congress to come to agreement on that well in advance so as not to push us to the 12th hour. if no action were taken and the fiscal cliff were to kick in in its full size, i think it would be very likely that the economy would begin to contract. contract means get smaller. it means recession. and people talk a whole lot about this fiscal cliff, but sometimes, you know, it kind of blurs together. so what exactly are we talking about? to be honest, this cliff is
and donald trump s reality attempt at a debate might not be big after all. michele bachmann became the final to say no after perry turning down an invitation. just two candidates have said yes. newt gingrich and rick santorum have agreed to attend. we ll see if it still goes on and we ll see if trump really moderates it. the president and first lady hosted a hanukkah celebration at the white house last night admitting they were quote, jumping a gun by holding it 12 days early. my kids wouldn t mind 20 days of hanukkah. he preferred to think of it as extending the holiday spirit. now to the standoff on capitol hill over the payroll tax holiday. president obama warning lawmakers to get the deal done. for more on that and the field, i m joined by congressman tom cole from oklahoma. serves on appropriations and budget committees. more importantly in my world southeast a former pollster.