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Ginger zee in times square. And, so long. So long. So long. So long. The man who said himself, the show must go on. The first new years without dick clark, as we heard tonight from his wife. She answers the one question she says so many have been asking her. Good evening on this new years eve. Diane counting down with her family. Tonight, the other countdown here. The one in washington. Tonight, no deal. Lawmakers are taking this country over the fiscal cliff. As one senator said today, something has gone terribly wrong when the biggest threat to our economy is our congress. Lets get right to abcs chief White House Correspondent jon karl covering this every step of the way. Jon, many angry americans watching all of this. Reporter well, david, they just blew it. It is now clear that congress will fail to pass by midnight tonight something to prevent virtually everybodys taxes from going up. They have known for more than ....
So long. So long. The man who said himself, the show must go on. The first new years without dick clark, as we heard tonight from his wife. She answers the one question she says so many have been asking her. Good evening on this new years eve. Diane counting down with her family. Tonight, the other countdown here. The one in washington. Tonight, no deal. Lawmakers are taking this country over the fiscal cliff. As one senator said today, something has gone terribly wrong when the biggest threat to our economy is our congress. Lets get right to abcs chief White House Correspondent jon karl covering this every step of the way. Jon, many angry americans watching all of this. Reporter well, david, they just blew it. It is now clear that congress will fail to pass by midnight tonight something to prevent virtually everybodys taxes from going up. They have known for more than a year that tonight was the deadline and they just ....
Not even the little boy, stunned by his new years surprise. Good evening. Diane is back here tomorrow night. And we begin tonight on this first evening of the new year, when so Many Americans make resolutions to change, but it appears not much has changed in washington. When that famous ball dropped at midnight, taxes went up for every american. This evening, after the Vice President jumped in, a giant setback. So, lets get right to abcs chief White House Correspondent jon karl tonight. It would seem like theyre playing with fire now. Taxes, at least, for this evening, have gone up and the stock market already seeing jitters leading up to the cliff. Reporter they are certainly worried about the market reaction. Washington went over the fiscal cliff last night, triggering tax increases for virtually everybody. ....
By his new years surprise. Good evening. Diane is back here tomorrow night. And we begin tonight on this first evening of the new year, when so Many Americans make resolutions to change, but it appears not much has changed in washington. When that famous ball dropped at midnight, taxes went up for every american. This evening, after the Vice President jumped in, a giant setback. So, lets get right to abcs chief White House Correspondent jon karl tonight. It would seem like theyre playing with fire now. Taxes, at least, for this evening, have gone up and the stock market already seeing jitters leading up to the cliff. Reporter they are certainly worried about the market reaction. Washington went over the fiscal cliff last night, triggering tax increases for virtually everybody. And despite some hopeful signs ve ....
Well, i think he is going to talk about how our founding principles and values can still guide us in todays modern and changing world. We do look at this in the state of the union as a package, so i think in the inaugural hell allow his vision for a second term. The detailed blueprint and ideas will be in the state of the union so i think you have to view this as a package and say that our political system does not require us to resolve all of our differences or settle all of our disputes but it is absolutely imperative that our leaders try and seek Common Ground when it can and should exist. An important part of the speech. Youve been with the president all through this journey and i was struck something his biographer David Marannis noted. He said in the second term, it is less likely to contradict his will to do good. Hes going to act with more assurance, and hes going to s ....