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just 59 in los angeles. highs in chicago and detroit will be right around the freezing mark. and the northeast will be in the upper 30s before arm hits later in the weekend. starbucks is adding a new item to its coffee menu. the flat white. it s been available in the uk and australia for years. coffee lovers here in the u.s. can t seem to agree on exactly what a flat white is. most of them call it a cappuccino variant but instead of the flavorless airy foam it has a dense foam that is mixed evenly through the drink. i saw this when i was on assignment in london in august. i didn t know what it was. i was asking them and they couldn t quite explain it. a lot of baristas don t really know how to make it. that may be why they weren t able to explain it. some say it s not a cappuccino but just a small latte. a small latte. and it s all about there s a caramelized layer of coffee that rises to the top of the foam. that sounds complicated. apparently you can get it st ....
price of gas is now 53 cents cheaper than a month ago. the national average is $2.24 a gallon. down almost 9.5 cents since last week. that steady decline could change. many states are raising gas taxes, including areas that the highest prices in the country. so what s certainly not plunging is price of prescription drugs and not just the brand name drugs either. generic drugs which used to be a no-brainer for patients looking to save some cash are becoming less and less of a barring ain. here s abc s rebecca jarvis. reporter: brother and sister glen and beth ran this small pharmacy in new york for the last decade. the sign used to be up there. another little gold sign that says rx. reporter: but it s out of business. cost of drugs are skyrocketing. especially jenner ics. reporter: shutting its doors last year they largely blame the skyrocketing cost of some of their most popular generic drugs and say insurer reimbursements haven t kept up with th ....
and the public ceremonies will be held here on the west side of the capitol. and that swearing in will be held in about a week officially it will be held on the 20th but that falls on a sunday this year so the public ceremonies and parade will be held on monday 21st. of course president obama and vice president biden swearing in for their second terms will be the 57th inauguration and you can watch the public ceremonies including the swearing in at noon eastern here on c-span. we ll also show you the luncheon in the u.s. capitol and the afternoon parade that s going to be up pennsylvania avenue and throughout the day on monday 21st we ll be take yourg phone calls. you can comment on our facebook page and twitter. all of that starting january 21, 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can listen on c-span radio or watch a live stream on c-span.org. and vice president biden is expected to make recommendations to the president this week on how to deal with gun issues in the u.s. calif ....
to close guantanamo bay. listening to you, it is a little murky. i m not so sure whether you are concerned about the civil rights of the prisoners or the fact that guantanamo bay itself is something the u.s. should not keep open. so my question, is it closing guantanamo bay or giving justice to the people and the 186 people? when you go on that track, and everybody loses track of what is really the issue. i don t understand the distinction. it s not just to hold people indefinitely without. guantanamo is the symbol of that. you ve got to get them out of there and close it. i don t want to get in an argument. your first point about the cost, not the economic cost that you can put a dollar figure on but the cost to america, the intangible cost. i think we saw that not long ago with the man extradited from the u.k. to america. i guess the u.k. is our closest allies in the war on terror and our closest ally made us promise that before they would extradite him we would ....
schools, our communities, children and families must be safe. i respectfully ask my colleagues to make this issue of violence a priority and to support our nation s leadership as they work through resolving this challenge which should not be difficult. if we compromise and keep focusing on saving lives. madam chair, i pledge to support you and to support all my other colleagues with the congressional black caucus to make a difficult task safe and to protect the lives of our children and families from gun fire and a culture of violence. . ms. fudge: i thank the gentlelady from ohio for participating. we certainly know how difficult this is going to be as we move forward, but i m pleased. thank you so much. i yield to the gentleman from new jersey who has joined our caucus. representative donald payne junior. pain pain mr. speaker, let me mr. payne: let me begin by thanking my chairwoman, fudge for anchoring this evening s special order on the culture of violence. comin ....