passes paul ryan s 2013 budget plan. i applaud my colleagues for the tough decisions they have made to try to do the right thing for the country. the problem is we already now how this story will end. zero democrats voted for this budget which means it s dead on arrival in the senate. democrats say it ends medicare as we know it. as for the president s budget, it s a no-go too. it s a campaign document that raises taxes and doesn t rein in spending. here s the bottom line. america hasn t had a budget in 1,065 days. both sides say this is a tragedy but instead of compromising or embracing the revenue raising and the blueprint of the gang of six or the simpson-bowles commission, both sides put their own budgets out knowing full well they won t pass. the blame, they say, goes to the other side of the aisle. we don t think that the president s led on this issue by virtue he s given us four budgets with literally no proposal to prevent a debt crisis, to get this debt under c
in the pews, where people first heard the incredible voice coming from the choir. janet jackson knew and admired her. i talked to her about her friend. and dr. pinsky helps us understand how the prescription drug she was taking might have played a role in her death and how houston s history with narcotics could have broken her body down over time. first, more on the very latest. the gold colored hearst carrying the body of whitney houston houston before fans last night as it pulled up to this funeral home in new jersey. houston s mother, cissy arrived earlier. friends say she is overwhelmed but staying song. newark is houston s hometown and a funeral will be held saturday at a place of private worship she attended as a child at new hope baptist church. how the singer died is still unclear and so far yielded few answers. authorities examining a bottle of prescription pills found inside her hotel room the day she died. friends said she was taking medication for throat infection
the world. also this morning. iran says it has produced and tested nuclear fuel rods. what does that mean for the u.s.? a live report from tehran coming up. and republican presidential candidate rick santorum seems to have the momentum. the last few days before the iowa caucuses tuesday. we ll take you live to des moines. but right now we get back to the new year celebrations. you were probably enjoying your own party so we wanted to show you how other folks celebrated. check this out. five, four, three, two, one. happy new year! that was the scene in times square. the ball dropped as it always does but this year there was something new. see if you see this in it. show that video. but it was the mayor, oh, there s mayor and there s lady gaga. no, cut away. they kissed. enough said. i wonder what his gir friend thought about that? anyway. nashville, that is what was happening there. the big twang, the biggie tar music note dropping. it was the third annual music ci
but one eu member, the uk, is refusing to give up any of its budget powers. we ll get details from our own richard quest just moments from now. and still no agreement in washington on the future of payroll tax cuts. both parties say they want to prevent what amounts to a tabs hike on 160 million americans come january 1st. but they differ on how to pay for it. democrats want a surtax on millionaires. republicans want spending cuts. well, now republicans in the house want to tie a tax cut extension to approval of a controversial oil pipeline. if nothing passes, anybody who draws a paycheck will pay 6.2% into social security in 2012. all this year we pay 4. 2%. that tax cut extension it on the lips of of the gop candidates campaigning in iowa today. front-runner newt gingrich is not there. he s signing copies of his book in washington, d.c. and just four weeks until the iowa caucuses we re seeing more attack ads. now rick perry is being attacked for his attack ad. i m not