Carter. With a record of service that has spanned more than 30 years as a public servant, as an adviser, as a scholar, ash is rightly regarded as one of our nations foremost National Security leaders. Heather well, and then ash carter spoke himself, and he promised the president , quote, candid advice. Molly henneberg is live at the white house. Hi there, molly. Reporter hi, heather. President obama says the u. S. And Ashton Carter, if hes confirmed as defense secretary, would face no shortage of challenges, from how to contain or fight the Islamic State or isis to ebola in west africa to budget constraints. Carter accepted the president s offer in part because he respects and his high regard for the president s leadership, and he spoke today of what he believes his role would be as defense secretary and as an adviser to the president. If confirmed in this job, i pledge to you my most candid strategic advice. And i pledge also that you will receive equally candid military advice. And finally, to the greatest fighting force the world has ever known, to you i pledge to keep faith with you. Reporter for his fourth secretary of defense, president obama has selected someone whos an academic. Carter has never served in the military, nor has he been elected to congress as his predecessor, chuck hagel, had. But carter has forged his reputation as a defense strategist and a nuclear expert. Hagel, who did not attend the event today, is leaving after less than two years at the job but will stay on until a new secretary is confirmed. Thats when lawmakers likely will ask Ashton Carter very pointed questions about just what kind of advice he would offer the president on issues like isis, afghanistan and gitmo. Heather . Heather Molly Henneberg at the white house. Molly, thank you. Jon well, people who count on obamacare could see their premiums go up next year, but the white house says the market is more competitive and stable and consumers could find better deals by shopping around. In fact, the growth rate of Health Care Spending now at the lowest rate on record, but that hasnt kept fellow democrats from questioning the wisdom of the administrations focus op obamacare during the on obamacare during the depths of the financial crisis. Ed okeefe with the Washington Post, what about these numbers, first of all, ed. Roughly a 5 increase on average for most peoples premiums next year under obamacare. Is the white house proud about that or concerned . Well, they say theyre, they dont really say because they say essentially, look, if your premiums are going up, you could always shop around, and you very well may find a lower price. Of course, there are going to be people who see big percentage increases, but there will be people who have their price go down a little bit. 5 is the average, and just like anything else theyre encouraging people to shop around. I think more than anything people at the white house, across the administration, Congressional Democrats breathing a sigh of relief that at least so far the healthcare. Gov web site is working much better than it did last year, and people are able to more seamlessly shop around, sign up and move on. Obviously, price increases happen. I think the fact youre seeing the market stabilize, that was one of the goals of the law, and so far at least that appears to be holding steady. Jon republicans seem to have moved on from their efforts to try to repeal this thing. Well, they have at least for this calendar year. It was pointed out to the speaker yesterday, john boehner, that you go to capitol hill right now, you talk to republicans, all theyre really upset about and focused on is doing something regarding what the president did about immigration. They said hold on a second, arent these the republicans who were running against obamacare and vowing to repeal it . The speaker didnt rule that out. Next year we will work on some ideas to do that. And certainly, weve been told to expect attempts to repeal the final law which ultimately would probably fail, and the president would veto that. But then youll probably see them work on chipping away at specific parts of the law or at least fix parts of it. I think the big one well see a lot of support on is doing something about that tax on medical devices. Ive talked to democrats who say its something that really infuriates them either from a business perspective or a patient perspective. Why should you be taxing oxygen tanks, people need to breathe, why should there be a tax on that . I think you will see attempts to work on that. It would be a sign potentially of some bipartisan agreement, but certainly not yet, and that is notable given that youve got this big spending bill coming up, really the first one republicans will put their fingerprints on. Jon and its not just republicans who have been squawking about obamacare and its cost. You had Chuck Schumer on the democratic side, you have now tom harkin, the longtime democratic senator from iowa criticizing the focus they put on obamacare. Yeah. A longtime champion of health care reform. Schumers argument, i think, is a little more strategic politically. When we were doing this as a democraticcontrolled congress, the economy still wasnt in great shape, perhaps we should have focused on that, and i think, look, most democrats would say looking at the results of the 2010 elections and the recent elections when the Health Care Law was a big concern, yeah, from a crass political perspective, we should have been focused on other issues. But i think once you talk to, you know, the grand majority of democrats, they would say, look, it was still a good thing to do this. Weve tried to address it. Sure there have been problems, but over the long term we expect it will work out. I think schumers point is we probably would have done better in the polls in november if we had focused on broader Economic Issues and not just this law. Jon all right. Its going to be a fascinating couple of months sure will be. Jon especially as the new Congress Comes in and they try to decide what to do about the president s executive action on immigration as well. Ed okeefe from the Washington Post, have a good weekend. You too, jon. Take care. Heather new information coming in on a second night of nationwide protests closing down streets and tying up a whole lot of traffic. This following that new york grand jurys decision not to charge a white Police Officer in the death of eric garner. Rick leventhal is covering this story for us. He is live in new york city with the latest where new york looked quite a bit, well, quite different from ferguson. Hi there. Reporter certainly calmer today, heather, but dramatically larger crowds last night on the streets of new york and several other major cities with protesters trying to disrupt the lives of others in order to draw more attention to their cause, the outrage over the lack of an indictment in the garner case on the heels of another grand jury clearing the officer in the death of Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri. A could estimated of more than 7 a crowd estimated of more than 7,000 clogged the brooklyn bridge, the holland tunnel and the west side highway. There were more than 200 arrests by the nypd, most for disorderly conduct, some after skirmishes with police. And there were other large demonstrations in washington, boston, chicago and San Francisco all with a common theme, protesters chanting no justice, no peace, no racist police. The nypd has launched a retraining program and has begun an internal investigation into the actions of Police Officer who was the subject of the grand jury case after his apparent chokehold of eric garner. There are many who say race had nothing to do with garners case, that he had 31 prior arrests and was clearly resisting, and the Police Union President says the mayor has thrown cops under the bus. If youre speaking, you can breathe. Unfortunately, he died for a number of reasons, and as the grand jury saw and the medical examiner said, it was not a chokehold that killed that person. So we feel badly that there was a loss of life. But unfortunately, mr. Garner made a choice that day to resist arrest. Reporter and the officers Attorney Says he doesnt believe the federal civil investigation will lead to charges against his client calling it a, quote, regular street encounter that doesnt fit the parameters. Heather. Heather Rick Leventhal in new york city, thanks. Jon new details about the woman accused of butchering an American Teacher in abu dhabi. Her dramatic arrest and what police there are now saying about her alleged plans to target more americans. Leland vittert live from washington with details on that. Leland . Reporter well, jon, police in abu dhabi have wasted no time on this investigation that was made all the more difficult because the killer covered herself or in a burka. Police say the suspect has confessed and targeted the victim simply because she was an american. In an overnight raid, they stormed a house and captured what they describe as a 38yearold United Arab Emirates citizen of yemeni origin. Police in abu dhabi believe she had help but believe the house that they raided was the base of operations. Police believe the suspect also planted a relatively crude bomb outside the home of an american doctor that was defused before it could hurt anyone. This woman theyve arrested is allegedly the woman seen in the mall surveillance tape in the killing of an american schoolteacher who was 47 years old, originally from hungary, an american citizen. She was a Kindergarten Teacher and mother of twin 11yearold boys. Their father has flown to abu dhabi to pick up his sons. The u. S. Embassy had noted calls on social media for attacks against teachers in the region, and the leader of isis has made continued calls for lone wolf attacks. They are inherently uncoordinated. Obviously, the emirates makes a ripe target as there are a lot of americans, it is a relatively open society with shopping malls, beaches, glitzy hotels, and the uae is also part of the bombing coalition against isis. The embassy there has advised americans to now keep a low profile in public. Jon . Jon lets hope they have the right woman. Leland vittert, thank you. Heather back here at home jobs are up and the economy seems to be growing, but a lot of us want to know when the paycheck will finally catch up with our bills. Plus theres this, a teenager is dead after a horrible hit and run crash, and now police are wondering if he was targeted because of his faith. You get sick, you cant breathe through your nose suddenly, youre a mouth breather. A mouth breather well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. Cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow, it opens your nose up to 38 more. 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The search is on in houston for 25yearold doctor. The pediatric intern. Her dark gray toyota camry is also missing. And closing arguments set for tuesday in the murderforhire trial in detroit. Hes accused of hiring someone to kill his wife. Testimony wrapped up yesterday after eight weeks. Heather a fox buzz alert to bring you this morning with some great news on the job front. The labor market says the u. S. Added 321,000 jobs in the month of november, the most in nearly three years, and that is a sign of a growing economy. But the question a lot of folks are asking, when will paychecks catch up . Joining us from the fox business network, fox Business Correspondent peter barnes. Thats a good question, when are Companies Going to feel comfortable in paying people more . Reporter well, wages did start to catch up last month, average hourly wages rose to 46. 66 24. 66, the increase was double what analysts were expecting, and they welcome the news as a sign worker incomes might finally start to pick up. President obama also welcomed the report which showed broadbased job gains across most sectors of the economy and the biggest monthly increase in payrolls in nearly three years. Overall wages are rising, a very welcome sign for millions of americans. So weve got an opportunity to keep up this progress if congress is willing to keep our government open, avoid selfinflicted wounds and Work Together to invest in the things that support faster job growth in high paying jobs. Reporter but yearoveryear wages are still stuck in low gear, up just about 2 which is slightly ahead of inflation. House Speaker John Boehner said, quote middle class families across the country are struggling to get by on wages that havent kept pace with rising costs. 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And Yemeni Forces rescued a few hostages, but summers wasnt there. Some are now saying that the pentagon and the white house simply took too long to make the decision. Lets bring in mike baker, a former cia covert Operations Officer and president of diligence llc, a Global Intelligence security firm. Hi, mike, lots of complaints about this between the time it was believed that the intelligence came out that it was believed he was at this location in yemen and the time this was officially signed off on took about a week or so. Can you explain sort of the chain of command and how long Something Like that should take to act upon . Sure. Well, first of all, its not like the movies, so you dont suddenly get action able intelligence, boom, up go the choppers on Something Like a hostage rescue. Each case is different, presents unique problems based on the ground truth in that particular location and Resources Available and how good the intel is. And if we look at this timeline that were dealing with and its interesting that the pentagon and the white house have put out this information about this unsuccessful mission from last month, in part because some of the information was leaking out but its interesting because the credible, potentially credible information about where luke summers was located in yemen, where he was being held by alqaeda, aqap, surfaced about the 17th. And then if you look at the timeline, it took the pentagon about four days or so to look at that intelligence, determine whether its credible, look for any other potential corroborating source, develop an operational game plan, how would we carry out this rescue attempt based on the intel that we have, and the intel is never going to be as good as you want it. If you wait for the intel to be good and absolute, something bads going to happen. Heather i guess youre never going to have it at 100 , but according to the wall st