And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Warner five days and counting with plenty of titfor tat charges, but no agreement in sight. That, in short, summed up the state of affairs in washington today as the fiscal cliff deadline loomed, january first. It would mean more than 600 billion in acrosstheboard tax increases and automatic spending cuts. Come the first of this year, americans will have less income than they have today. If we go over the cliff, and it looks like thats where were headed. Warner this morning, the senates democratic majority leader, harry reid, was blunt about chances for a deal. And he blamed House Speaker john boehner. Just before christmas, boehner floated his socalled plan b letting taxes rise on millionaires. But faced with opposition in republican ranks, he pulled it, and sent th
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Warner five days and counting with plenty of titfor tat charges, but no agreement in sight. That, in short, summed up the state of affairs in washington today as the fiscal cliff deadline loomed, january first. It would mean more than 600 billion in acrosstheboard tax increases and automatic spending cuts. Come the first of this year, americans will have less income than they have today. If we go over the cliff, and it looks like thats where were headed. Warner this morning, the senates democratic majority leader, harry reid, was blunt about chances for a deal. And he blamed House Speaker john boehner. Just before christmas, boehner floated his socalled plan b letting taxes rise on millionaires. But faced with opposition in republican ranks, he pulled it, and sent th
Decade. The pope compares sex abuse to performing a satanic mass and announced that he will meet a group of victims next month. Its the second and final day of egypts elections. Former army chief abdul fatah alsisi who led the coup last july looks set to win a landslide victory. The brotherhood asked followers to boycott the vote. The European Unions lead electi election. One of the main things of democracy is freedom of speech. Of course, we are extremely worried about the all the International Community is worried about the facts of hundreds of sentences announced by a judge. But this is not exactly the scope of an election observation, but, of course, we are we are politicians. So we have our own political judgment. We, of course we regret and condemn the fact that some of your colleagues, in the case of al jazeera, are in gaol at this moment. Well, abdullah is an assistant professor of history in qatar. Thank you for making it into the studio. It seems like it is a foregone conclus
President ial elections are prepared for in egypt. Thats the subject of the week ahead our sunday night special. I know its a little late, but i was in the neighbourhood and thought id stop by. Im here on a Single Mission that is to thank you for your extraordinary service. Well, he was in the neighbour hood and u. S. Troops in afghanistan were in for quite the surprise. They got a visit from president obama who thanked them for their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their family. They addressed the question on everyones minds, which is when are the troops coming home. Mike viqueira has more. Reporter it was president obamas fourth trip to afghanistan. Each and every time its cloaked in secrecy for security purposes much the first trip in almost two years, visiting the troops, their commanding officers, the American Ambassador there, speaking to the troops at bagram. It was decidedly focused on american troops, this memorial day weekend, not getting involved in meeting with afghan offi
India. Caught in the crossfire a report on the battle for control of donetsk airport. It was the second and final day of egypts president ial election former army chief who led the coup against the Muslim Brotherhood looks set to win a landslide victory. The brotherhood asked followers to boycott the vote. The European Unions lead election person says the detention of political journalists and activists is a concern. Of course, one of the main things of the democracy is the freedom of speech. Of course, we are extremely worried about the International Community, all the International Community is worried about the hundreds of death sentences pronounced by a judge. This is not the scope of an election observation. We are politicians. We have our own political judged. We regret and condemn the fact that some of your colleagues, journalist colleagues, are in gaol at this moment. As you heard, press freedom is a concern in egypt. Four al jazeera journalists remain in prison. Their trial ha