countdown. netflix helping out parents new year s eve offering an on demand countdown. it can be started as early as you want. you get kids to bed right before midnight or way earlier. the countdown is hosted by madagascar s king julian. fooling the kids. thanks elisabeth. get ready to say goodbye to your favorite sprinkle doughnuts like these. the senator and i already ate one this morning. they are delicious. we feel fantastic. the f.d.a. is getting rid of doughnuts like these. the agency regulating america s intake of trans fat at such high levels, the amount needed to make something as small as a sprinkle on your doughnut may be bad. but doesn t the f.d.a. have more important things to do than regulate sprinkles? let s ask the author of the food police. nice to see you jason. let me play devil s advocate. people are saying it is the
on aaron rodgers ankle. this wasn t his first suspension for unnecessary roughness. he s appealing the decision. the liberty bowl making the highlight reel for the wrong reason this morning. a texas a & m student assistant caught on camera hitting two opposing players from west virginia on the sideline. the coach heard about it and told the assistant to stay in the locker room for the rest of the game. i don t think he ll be coming out for any games any time soon. thanks, scott. coming up here on the show. want to get the kids to bed before the ball drops on new year s eve? well netflix has you covered with bedtime trickery. we ll teach you. that s next. that s great.
what could be the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. good morning to you all. thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. i m t.j. holmes. we do need to start with a debate that was supposed to be over already. we are less than three days from a possible u.s. default. this clock is still ticking and a deal is not done. we are expecting a lot of action on capitol hill today. both houses in session, but whether there s going to be any real progress, that s anybody s guess. this is what we ve got going on today. the house starts debate at noon with the likely vote on a democratic proposal expected some time after 1:00 p.m. not expected to pass, however. then over on the senate side, they kick off debate on the democratic proposal around 1:00 eastern time. they could be debating that for up to 12 hours before they even vote on whether to vote. kind of a procedural vote would take place, possibly around 1:00 a.m. we did hear from president obama this morning