and the congress. a few months ago after a long negotiation between myself and republican speaker, of the house of representatives, we came to agree on a budget agreement precisely to avoid a manufacturing crisis that we just witnessed. for the last few days and weeks of extreme republicans tried to walk away from that deal, voting for deep drastic spending cuts from 30 80% that would have been devastating for millions of americans. they felt again and we stopped. but i m under no illusions that they will be backing it. illusions that they will be backing it illusions that they will be backin: it. ,. ., ., ~ backing it. eschol parkl spoke with an analyst backing it. eschol parkl spoke with an analyst to backing it. eschol parkl spoke with an analyst to ask- backing it. eschol parkl spoke with an analyst to ask how - with an analyst to ask how global markets will react to the latest development out of washington. indie the latest development out of washington- the lates
here. disney dragging the dow today. espn has lost seven million subscribers in the last two years. we ll discuss whether direct consumer strategy could help turn things around. and while some may think december is a good month tore discretionary stocks, think again. we have the three best performing stocks in december over the last ten years. some of them may surprise you. i think it will surprise me. i love surprises. courtney reagan, at a mall in illinois. bill gray at a mall in the twin cities. surveying the big box stores. he is in detroit. courtney, start things off for us. the holiday season is officially underway here. maybe less of the door buster the traffic is picking up. probably at the highest point it s been since the predawn hours here. somewhere ll says that 90% of it s retailers are reporting that traffic is the same as last year, possibly even a little stronger. not all analysts are saying they agree. fbr suszan anderson is out around the d.c. area
chp says the tour bus company never told the commission bit. something the cpuc says the company was required to do. last week, the bus crashed into a bicyclist, other cars and scaffolding. the bus driver says the brakes failed. how are you brakes? fine. the ceo says city sight seeing insuspects vehicles every 45 days or less and says they inspected that bus that crashed october 25th. that is registered with the dmv. the state says that is not enough. investigators are also looking at bus 223, the run away bus that was crashed into. there was body damage and dents to the top deck. maintenance worker jose santos says he s thinking about his friends. i m sad. reporter: and like investigators trying to figure out how it occurred. we never do nothing to hurt nobody. france launched new air strikes against islamic state targets in syria. video shows large buildings being destroyed by bombs. ten fighter yets are involved but a french aircraft carrier will add two do
double decker bus checked out. good evening, i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. the bus company could face hefty fines. three people remain in critical condition, and two in serious condition following the crash. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has information on the investigation you ll see only on abc7 news. reporter: tonight, the california public utilities commission says city sight seeing could be seeing up to $20,000 in citations if investigators found violations they could choose to open an even more formal investigation that doesn t limit the fine. investigators are taking pictures and examining the twisted tour bus with dozens of exposed wires, searching for clues. san francisco police, patrol and cal public utilities commission are on the scene. chp says the tour bus company never told the commission bit. something the cpuc says the company was required to do. last week, the bus crashed into a bicyclist, other cars and scaffolding. the bus driver says the brake
when i look at the current debate, syria has fallen off the radar. a racket is taken dominance in public and policy iraq has taken prominence in public and policy debates. the public has not well analyzed there is not great interest. look at the number of journalists who have written about that compared to the cover job syria. dangerous lot more place. on balance, what is happening inside syria is not getting enough coverage and policy attention it deserves. i will spend most of my time doing that, because i think it is fundamental to understand what is happening there. the reasons for the conflict are there to last many more years. the spillover cannot be contained. containment is not the strategy. it is an avoidant strategy actually. fewme start by making a points of warning. the first one is there is a tendency to embrace broad narratives when it comes to syria too easily. the narrative was that the rebels were winning and the region was collapsing. in recent months, i