Bill former u. N. Ambassador john bolton speaking with make began. He says our u. S. Foreign policy is to blame for a lot of this. Watch. This is the consequence of years of neglect. And withdrawal of american influence. Were not entirely capable of changing everything. When the night walks away from the middle east it is further invitation to chaos and that is exactly with were getting. Bill now what . John huddy live in the middle east newsroom. What does King Abdullahs death mean for the United States. Chaos and transition of power comes at a time when u. S. Led Coalition Forces including saudi arabia continue battle against isis. Of course growing worsening situation that is going on in yemen. You know, King Abdullah as we know a key ally of the United States helping with the war on terror. The hope is that crown prince salman who is taking over will continue to have a Good Relationship with the United States and the fight against terror groups like isis and al qaeda but there is a
he was beginning to talk about this is the beginning of the end of the war in afghanistan with the first lady at his side the crowd in the marine base in hawaii erupted we have been in continuous war now for 13 years, over 13 years and next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. we are safer. it is not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. reporter: but attacks are obviously still a big concern globally as isis continues kidnapping and beheading westerners and doing their best to inspire lone wolves. as the taliban keeps making headlines, most notably two weeks ago with their ruthless assault on a pakistani school that left more than 100 students dead. christmas provide a one-day distraction. the president used it to celebrate the sacrifices made by it members of the american military. in fact as he wrapped up his remarks he said the best present the country got on this christmas is the
we get them here. wtxf with a live picture. meantime, it is a friday morning and this is not a game. words from john bain other as we get react on fiscal cliff talks that exploded in the open. saying that it reads like a democratic wish-list and could plunge the economy back into recession. oh joy. welcome here. i m bill hemmer. live in america s newsroom. . martha: good morning, bill. bill: we ll find the silver lining in this, aren t we? martha: we are. bill: that is our quest. martha: i m martha maccallum. here are the basics when they put forth through tim geithner yesterday from the president. 1.6 trillion in new taxes. that is the opening part of the deal. 50 billion in new stimulus spending. we already had a lot of backlash in stimulus in previous packages. this is interesting element here. new executive power to raise the debt limit. that is what caused so many of these discussions because they bump up against the debt limit and not be able to go back this. there is
when planned parenthood will give its endorsement to the president. president obama is proceed choice, mitt romney is pro-life. romney trails the president in polls among women and the so-called gender gap is a very big deal. the president s campaign will hit romney over abortion again and again, planned parenthood is on the air with this attack spot listen. when mitt romney says. planned parenthood we ll get rid of that. romney says he s deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they respond on. when romney says. do i believe the supreme court should overturn rowe v wade. yes. reporter: they are both expected to be very close. it s a $1.4 million ad bite. that sound like a lot. but when you put it in the context of the analysts projections that the spending on tv ads could easily exceed 2, perhaps 3 and be as much as $4 billion before its done, this will be the beginning of a lot of tv commercials. jenna: are we just getting out of a recession? where is
and good morning to you, governor mitt romney seals the deal and president obama picks up a key endorsement. i m jon scott. jenna: i m jenna lee. with his victory in the section as prime aver primary governor romney gets what he needs to clinch the nomination. reportedly they are ready to shell out a billion dollars. planned parenthood is showing its support behind the president. carl cameron is live in washington with all of that. carl, the abortion debate does surface in presidential elections. tell us a little bit about what is going on today. reporter: the timing is exactly right, you nailed it. yesterday mitt romney clinches the republican nomination and today the abortion debate looms when planned parenthood will give its endorsement to the president. president obama is proceed choice, mitt romney is pro-life. romney trails the president in polls among women and the so-called gender gap is a very big deal. the president s campaign will hit romney over abortion again a