i m katty kay in washington. christian fraser is off. it s not entirely clear why relations between germany and america have deteriorated so fast this week, but there s no doubt they have. both angela merkel and donald trump today continued their war of words. for the american president, that meant taking to twitter. we have a massive trade deficit with germany, plus they pay far less than they should on nato & military very bad for us this will change. the german foreign minister wistfully suggested it isn t helpful for the two countries to be communicating with tweets but his chancellor restated her view that europe now has to look out for itself. translation: transatlantic ties are of paramount importance to us. the only thing i did was to say that the current situation gives more reasons for us in europe to take our destiny in ourown for us in europe to take our destiny in our own hands. so what is germany and the rest of europe making of the apparent us german row. j
frederick thomas, region five national vice president. cheryl moody, recent six national vice president. and the shields, national financial secretary. let s give these folks a run of applause. [applause] are second-tier, thomas lake nasser and, also washington d.c. chapter president. national association representative. believe a gun, special assistant for the national president and northern virginia chapter president. seymour jones, says to the national president. excuse me, special assistant to the national president. national president for international affairs. major general you see boulder, united states army. jeffrey s. shank, director of united states national central bureau. guide jake trout, chief postal inspector united states postal inspector. thomas e. bratton excuse me, thomas brennan, deputy director of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives. david harlow, deputy director u.s. marshals service. sophia jones, assistant administrator transportation security a
historical turning points of the past year. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. 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. woodruff: the old year ticked down today, and with it went any hope of meeting the midnight fiscal cliff deadline. house republicans opted not to hold any votes on the issue tonight. so officially, at least more than $600 million in tax hikes and spending cuts begin taking effect tomorrow. in the meantime, senate republicans and the white house continue working on a possible deal. . are running out of time. americans are still threatened with a ta
that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. 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. woodruff: the old year ticked down today, and with it went any hope of meeting the midnight fiscal cliff deadline. house republicans opted not to hold any votes on the issue tonight. so officially, at least more than $600 million in tax hikes and spending cuts begin taking effect tomorrow. in the meantime, senate republicans and the white house continue working on a possible deal. . are running out of time. americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a few hours. new year s eve
thrush of politico. their new e-book focuses on the crucial final month of the presidential race between barack obama and mitt romney. test. barack obama didn t perform that well until late and romney didn t perform the campaign well. campaign management is more important than an individual candidate s performance. woodruff: from boston, hari sreenivasan reports on a city- wide effort to keep kids engaged in education through meaningful work experiences. we re starting at the very early ages to try to help young people speak. that is a direct relationship to being successful in school and being successful in your life woodruff: and we close out 2012 with two takes on history, first, a look at the emancipation proclamation on the eve of the 150th anniversary of president lincoln s action to end slavery and the civil war. woodruff: plus michael beschloss and richard norton smith talk about potential historical turning points of the past year. that s all ahead on ton