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. >> good morning, washington. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, november 17. i'm scott thuman. >> i am alison starling. the storm over night has anne arundel mills school closed because of storm damage. let's go to adam caskey. it was an unusual thunderstorm for november. >> temperatures rose last night. it was 64 degrees for the high temperature yesterday. there was atmospheric conditions conducive to the line of thunderstorms and a potential tornado here and there, they're going to conduct an official storm survey. temperatures are in the mid 50's right now. 56 at reagan national, 57 in la plata. if there's a wind advisories from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. fee in the county stated in light brown. there could be wind gusts from 30-50 miles an hour. 50 on the ridge tops. 30-45 locally. otherwise, sunshine. highs in the mid 60's. mid 50's tomorrow. downed trees and power outages today. >>> the storm was intense less night. coming alice of your neighborhoods will be the most challenging. the beltway travel and intersta

welcome to "washington journal". caller: i have one question, do you believe any of the war propaganda that you read on air? host: how about answering your own question? caller: i don't, given the record of not telling the truth. the question is, do you believe any of it? host: thanks for the call. we will go to james, independent line, washington, d.c. caller: i am calling to follow up on a couple of people discussed the opium crop in how we cannot seem to stem the flow of opium to the world market appear. anybody who has an idea of what happens when a country invade another country, case seek to exploit whatever natural resources are there. -- they seek to exploit whatever data resources are there, not to mention the profit that comes from illegal drugs. the british fought two wars to introduce and keep the flow of opium to china. and the u.s. smuggled opium and sold opium in order to support a secret war in laos using air america, a cia shell company, that france supported goods secretly into cambodia -- a secret

real presence in washington, d.c.'s, creative and social communities. webre has become a very charismatic leader and visionary for the one of the nion's top mid-size ballet companies. he has been credited with successfully helping to transform the nation's capital, widely known as the mecca of world politicsinto an up-and-coming, hip, and urban artistic community. quite an accomplishment for the seventh son and the seventh of 9 children, thus the name septime. >> it feels a little, like, awkward. like, it feels like it doesn't quite flow. my parents where good, sort of recently arrived cuban-american immigrants and expected me to become a lawyer or a doctor or a architect, and in fact, i had told them that i was going to be an attorney, and at a certain moment, i decided that i would pursue this ballet career. and i think my parents-- while they kw of my theatrical interests--had just imagined me as this high-powered lawyer, and it was probably 10 or 15 years into my dance career before they realized, "you know, i gues

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without washington's help. plus, the bush legacy from the financial crisis to his freedom agenda. does the former commander in chief have regrets? he tells our own jim strossel. welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. lawmakers return to washington for a post-election lame duck session, issue extending bush-era tax cuts will be at the top of the agenda. the white house signaled president obama may be ready to cut a deal, accepting a temporary extension of the cuts to win renewal of a tax break for the middle class. david axlrod is denying this is a retreat. why are liberals howling? joining the panel this week, dan henninger, james freeman, and washington columnist kim strossel.

but this term repudiation of washington. washington only does what's good for washington. washington this, washington that. when did that... this has always worked. republicans use it and it works. democrats out it and it works. liberals use it and it works. why does it always work. >> andrew jackson used it. it worked for him. well, it reflects, you know, i've said this before on the program but to me the most important political polling results of our lifetimes is they ask the question do you trust government to do the right thing most of the time? starting in 1932 straight through the '60s, 70 or 80% trusted government should do the right thing most of the time. that was easy to govern. now it's like 19, 20, 23% percent trust. that trust just isn't there. that's one of the things i think the obama administration misread and now realizes that. they're playing with something real. that doesn't mean people don't want to trust washington. i think they do. it means there's an incredible hostility. there's an assumption that there's corruption in washington and self-dealing.

you are on "washington journal." caller: thank you for having me and i appreciate what c-span does for me because i get a chance to watch every morning and i really enjoy what you say from a political standpoint or non-political standpoint. host: please go ahead, ron. caller: i am a democrat but let -- be honest, i am happy the republicans won. i think the american people spoke up and they said what they needed to say. i voted straight down the democratic line. what i look at now is the party of no has got to step up. they can't do the job, then they will be in all this very long. that is going to be a given. guest: talking to republican aides particularly in the house, they are acknowledging that they don't have a long period of time to gain credibility. you will see right out of the gate john boehner and eric kanter pushing spending cut bills -- eric cantor. they feel that is what i have been sent to do and they will try to do that to gain credibility with voters, to show that the new republican party is not the sa

washington is mired in gridlock. the arguments raised over taxes, the size of government and foreign wars. but have we heard it all before? today, we step back from the headlines and offer perspective from four widely acclaimed authors: edmund morris, whose "colonel roosevelt," the third of his books on theodore roosevelt, is just out. ron chernow, author of the massive new biography of george washington; bob woodward, who has yet another best seller with "obama's wars;" and arianna huffington, whose provocative new book is "third world america." then, i'll have a final thought on thanksgiving and why it is my favorite holiday. but first, four authors talk about then and now on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. edmund morris, ron chernow and bob woodward are in the studio with us. arianna huffington joins us from los angeles. welcome to al

"the washington post" this morning. guest: washington post' is absolutely right. host: how you do that? guest: you are just march. after 9/11 the federal government was criticized because they had stovepipes of information. they said we have to focus on information sharing. the d.n.i. has talked about the constant tension between sharing information and giving information to people only for the need to know. this does not even come close to that tension. allowing a 22-year-old in baghdad to have access to the conversation of general petraeus and the president of yemen is absolutely crazy. you can create boxes of information and say this information is available to this group of people. you did not dump it all into one place and say everyone has access to all of this. there are other stories out there about people similar to this private first class in baghdad. just going through all of these cables, no need to know. it does not help them do their job. it just makes for interesting reading. they're just going to this and talking about it. it was ineffective, ineffi

washington dulles is number 136789 baltimore-washington bwi, 15. daily beas website came up with the best and worst list. at the top of the best is phoenix sky harbor international. worst airport for the second year running was newark liberty international airport. >>> the latest report of the oil disaster in the gulf says bp and its ntractors missed and ignored a series of warning signs prior to the blowout. the chair of e 15-member committee that conducted the study said the well continued to operate despite several indications of potential hazards. the report said it might never be able to determine what happened because much of the evidence was lost when 11 workers died and the rig sank pack in april. >>> first meeting between president obama and the congressional leaders since midterm elections has been moved to the end of this month. that meeting was supposed to take place at the whe house tomorrow. several asked that it be moved because of scheduling conflicts. it will focus on cooperation between the parties and the white house. energy poli

welcome the loner show get the real headlines with none of the mercy or can live out of washington d.c. now afghanistan not only afghanistan excuse me not only has a history with the us but with the soviet union as well and today the us has officially been fighting in the country for as long as the soviets did in the eighty's nine years and fifty days so will this be the graveyard for the american empire as it was for the soviets we're going to speak with afghan veteran barito and today is black friday the unofficial holiday dedicated to shopping but how do we get to be so shopping in sale obsessed to begin with and with the economic trends that we're seeing all americans ever shop so hard again canadian journalist gordon laird will join me with his thoughts on the topic then we'll ask should congress only be a part time institution louisiana governor bobby jindal raised the question recently and while some call them crazy it does bring up an important discussion how do we make it so the politics does not become a lifelong career we're going to talk about the pros and cons of such a ch

another beautiful day here in washington, 68. we almost hit 70 degrees. it started off cold. the suburbs in the 20s. a cold start to sunday. but, need to tell you about the end of this beautiful week >>> arizona voters approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana. it will allow patients with diseases like cancer to buy two and a half ounces of marijuana every two weeks or grow their own plants. arizona is the 15th state to approve medical marijuana. >>> the 10 and a half carat diamond engagement ring that bernie madoff gave to his future wife sold for $5,550,000. it was among thousands of items belonging to the investors that were auctioned off. proceeds will benefit 3,000 madoff clients who were swindled in that ponzi scheme. >>> the national park service is taking 400 d.c. students on canoe trips between now and thursday, 80 students each day will paddle the river in five handmade canoes. they will remove debris from the water. >>> a washington tradition resurfaced today along the national mall. dozens of people showed up at the ice rink opening. the rink features a sta

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the old washington phrase, mistakes have been made. mistakes have been made. you're the majority in 20 and you walk into a mid term election and it's the worst right direction wrong track number in the last five mid term elections in this country, including 2006 and 1994. >> but to get back to your question, mark, should they, should the president have been thinking about these things? since the polls -- >> yes, he should, yes, he did it openly and notoriously in an interview with peter baker in the sunday times magazine. you know, it would appear that he is, he accepted this verdict before democratic candidates whose names were on the ballot on tuesday even faced their fate. so i think they should have a plan developed, but our feeling is that he's got to work out a relationship with john boehner and with the republicans. >> we won't hold to you a date, unless you're prepared to give one now. for when the white house is ready to work with -- >> i think they will. and he said this, there are some issues upon which they can work together, i think they know that

good morning, washington. welcome back on this tuesday, november 16. i am alison starling. >> i am scott thuman. much more on that in a moment. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. a first check on the forecast with adam caskey. >> showers off and on all day, into the night. tapering off around this time tomorrow. rentals should be around 1 inch overall -- rain totals. in western loudoun county there is steady light rain. along the beltway and in the district as well. on the lower left of your screen is a yellow and orange. in culpeper, a moderate downpour. let's go to the forecast. we are in the upper 40's right now. mid 50's this afternoon off with a light southeasterly wind. if tomorrow will be pretty sunny overall, with windy conditions, as in the low 60's. in the 50's on friday. >>>270 southbound, a crash near 85 reported. farther south before the lane divide, there's a stalled car blocking the lanes. out of waldorf into brandywine, there's a vehicle blocking the northbound side near ok' ccoceek rd. there is a tunnel where a truck

washington secretly a spy for the british. [laughter] it's actually a series of forged documents released trying to undermine washington. we upon his retirement we seriously questioned whether you had any honor, whether you had any of honor or whether you simply lost did and this one. we pray for your eminent death. this is washington. that is the world that is created here. so adams comes in and they launched on him. john adams intends to make himself king and appoint himself as a successor for life. if every elective is known he has a boatload of 24 prostitutes he intends to bring to the mansion. [laughter] and reliable witnesses can testify that he is certifiably insane. remember eagle tannin 72? that's what the political culture is like, and in that moment, abigail is a lioness protecting her lair. she can't believe it is being said about her husband and her son. there's even a moment when a publisher newspaperman in new jersey, publisher of a newspaper called "the wasp," a great tidal, accuses adams of having a big if ass

"good morning washington" continues right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it is 6:00. we are all in the same boat together. november 19, friday. i am greta kreuz. >> i am alison starling. i am greta kreuz. >> i am alison starling.

and mark whitaker, our washington bureau chief. after the confetti is sweeped up, at the end of the line, what party does the republican party become? what has it become over the course of this election? >> before we forget the race in delaware and the loser, christine o'donnell, who we talked a lot about on television, all the talk of witchcraft. that was joe biden's seat. and when he didn't run -- when he pulled out and they nominated him, the republican side, mike castle, a moderate republican, who everybody thought very popular would win, was taken out by this new committeer, christine o'donnell and she lost tonight. as chuck said, the win for democrats in west virginia makes it very tough for the republicans to take back the senate. if they come close and the difference was that race in delaware and the tea party challenge, i think there's going to be a lot of questions about the new place in the tea party in the politics and i think that may also play in the debate going forward within the republican party, about who holds th

arlington county, upper 40s in washington. near 50 by the bay. and in montgomery and fairfax, low 40s. we have patchy dense fog. watch out for that. reducing visibilities a quarter mile. illy morning but no subfreezing temperatures from the mountains all the way to the lick beaches. and the view from space showing a few areas of low cloudiness across northern virgia. that fog should break up in the next, oh, about three hours or so perhaps by mid morning. partly cloudy after that. temperatures should climb into the low 60s by midafternoon. sunrise 6:51. sunset at 4:54. and we'll take a look at tonight into tomorrow. that will be coming up in ten minutes. how is the traffic, jerry? sampling inbound on 66. picking u vol. starting to see a few brake lights. haven't had any incints to report on in. pop over and check out the beltway. prince george's county. accident near landover road. should be out of the roadway. another on on connecticut avenue. that, too, has been cleared fro traffic. one more stop into the district or out of the district. both d

good morning, washington. thanks for being with us on this monday morning, i am alison starling. >> i am scott thuman. we begin with traffic and weather. it's foggy this morning, adam caskey. >> it is foggy with a dense fog advisory until 11:00 a.m. when it is this stick and at this time of year, its leaders of while. -- it lingers. there's half mile visibility in gaithersburg. reaganles at dull international. it is 50 degrees at reagan national, 48 in gaithersburg. out west.earing 36 in cumberland. high temperatures in the mid- 60s. becoming partly cloudy. we will see sunshine by the afternoon. >> now to lisa baden. >>> visibility is poor. some of that is at ground level. there are lots of deer running around. drive defensively. the beltway at colesville road, looks like springfield, va., not much happening between a woodbridge and --. we will keep an eye on what we can. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the top story is a thanksgiving travel season approaching. people are not thrilled with the the new rules at

keig. >>> and we are back with the archbishop of washington. the pope has calleall of the cardinals together for a day of reflection and prayer. one of the topics is religious freedom. your eminence, let me ask you, do you think we are becoming less tolerant of one another as a people in this country and throughout the world? >> i think that's a very serious problem. and i'd like to address it the way you describe it. first of all, around the world. we take here in the united states for granted our religious freedom, constitutionally guaranteed. but that's not the case in large parts of the world. there are large parts where minority faith communities simply can't practice their faith. and our holy father keeps calling us to recognize that the human spirit -- the human spirit needs to be able to express itself in its relationship to god in freedom. and so there shouldn't be legislation that prohibit freedom of worship. there shouldt be countries and areas of countries where you simply can't practice your faith but closer to home think our chall

the "washington post" reports most of metro's escalators are a model. it was discontinued 30 years ago. experts say it suffered brake failures in other systems and requires a high level of maintenance. in 200711 were injured when brakes failed on two subway he is kaors in atlanta. >> a teen who was shot after stumbling into the wrong apartment in gaithersburg is recovering this morning. people living at the apartment thought he was intentionally breaking in so they started firing a shotgun loaded with pellets. the teen got the wrong address because he was drunk. he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. >> president obama is back at the white house after his 10-day trip to asia. he visited an iconic giant buddha which he last saw when he was a child. the last meeting was with the russian president. he once again called on the national to ratify a new nuclear weapons treaty between those two countries. >> 6:05 now and 46 degrees. when we return, congress gets back to work and counting down the last days of democratic control. why i

. >> couric: tonight, a power shift in washington as republicans take the house. i'm katie couric. can the president and the new speaker find common ground or are we headed for gridlock? we're about to find out. >> i do believe there's hope for progress. >> we've come to take our government back! captioning sponsored by cbs >> couric: good evening, everyone. today, we saw a humbled and introspective president obama after a major political defeat. at a news conference, he didn't try to sugar-coat the republican sweeping victory in taking back the house of representatives. he called it a shellacking and he took responsibility for it. and while the president spoke of seeking common ground with the new majority, presumptive speaker john boehner said the g.o.p. victory is a rejection of the obama agenda. he called the president's signature achievement, the health reform law, a monstrosity. chip reid is at the white house tonight. chip, this is something new for a president who for the first two years had his party in control of both houses of congress. >> reporter: well, katie, it's a w

president obama is back in washington tonight after returning from his ten-day-trip to asia. during the flight, mr. obama praised israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for backing a u.s. proposal for a 90 day freeze on west bank settlements. >> and of course mr. obama returns home to a politically divided washington. and today some new folks came to town. the congressional class of 2011. wyatt andrews has more. >> hi. >> hi, todd. >> good to see you. >> reporter: it's the largest freshman class elected to the house in more than 60 years. almost one fourth of the house, at least 93 new members. are streaming into washington for orientation, collecting new laptops, blackberries and a crushing load of reading on how to set up their offices and even how to behave. >> this is just the ethics manual. >> that's the ethics manual. so i get congress needs to learn a little more about ethics than most other folks. >> reporter: the 93 new members are mostly republican. only 9 are democrats. the class includes a former star of the mtv show real world. there's one former star from the

washington, michigan, oklahoma, utah, and new york. a 23.5-ounce can of four loko is the equivalent of four beers, a red bull and a shot of espresso, all for less than three dollars. the caffeine masks the alcohol created what the fda calls wide-awake drunks. >> what happens is that the caffeine makes you more awake. the caffeine gives you more pep. caffeine reverses some of the sedative effects of alcohol and, therefore, makes it much easier to have four times as much you would have without the caffeine. >> ramapo college in new jersey, central washington university and university of rhode island banned the drink from their campuses after dozens of students got sick. the manufacturers now have 15 days to change the formula. four loko promises to drop caffeine. >> i think people will still drink it but probably will be a lot of complaints and it will probably be way less popular. >> reporter: that could spell the end of four loko and other similar drinks for good. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> a new government survey out this mo

washington, michigan, oklahoma, utah, and new york. a 23.5-ounce can of four loko is the equivalent of four bores, a red bull, and a shot of express so, all for less than three dollars. the caffeine masks the alcohol created what the fda calls wide-awake drunks. >> what happens is that the caffeine makes you more awake. the caffeine gives you more pep. caffeine reverses some of the sedative effects of alcohol and, therefore, makes it much easier to have four times as much you would have without the caffeine. >> ramapo college in new jersey, central washington university and university of rhode island banned the drink from their campuses after dozens of students got sick. the manufacturers now have 15 days to change the formula. four loko promises to drop caffeine. >> i think people will still drink it but probably will be a lot of complaints and it will probably be way less popular. >> reporter: that could spell the end of four loko and other similar drinks for good. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> a new government sur ray out thi

heavy rain, gusty winds from boston to washington, d.c. showers extending down through the carolinas and florida. cooler around the great lakes, with light rain around milwaukee, chicago, detroit and indianapolis. >> 41 in the twin cities. 44 in fargo. 51 in omaha. mostly 50s from new england to atlanta. 84 in miami. and just shy of 70 in new orleans. still hot in the southwest. 93 in l.a. 88 in phoenix. >>> and when we return, your business news. one auto giant gets the green light to fly its private jets again. >>> plus, washington, d.c.'s newest sniper case. who is now targeting military buildings? >>> and new video from cuba overnight. two nations, one shared love of dance. [ sighs ] morning! mor-ning? i'm your genie. you're wishing for a deliciously, cereal. i am. well, you don't want that one. new kellogg's fiber plus cereal®. the delicious taste of berries, plus yogurty clusters, plus 40% of your daily fiber... plus wait for it... antioxidants! so, two more wishes! mmmm. mmmm. maybe later, then. [ female announcer ] new kellogg's f

washington is shut down between davis and montgomery. and beginning around 10:00 this morning, that's when they are going to stop allowing cross street traffic on montgomery and market. the main lines along the parade route. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flood the streets there of downtown san francisco. let talk a little bit about how to get there. mass transit is going to be a great option. golden gate larkspur ferry, they are offering two extra departures and 7:30 a.m. and 9:45. bart is running longer trains. be aware, though, that park lots fill up quickly and if you are coming from the peninsula, caltrain, muni metro, also a good idea. stay off the roads, getting home is going to be another huge issue as well once the parade wraps up. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. warm across the bay area. concord average daytime my november 71 degrees. 70 in santa rosa, 69 san jose, 67 in san francisco. here's a look at today's highs: 80 in concord, 82 in santa rosa, 83 in san jo

the landscape changing near the washington convention center. officials broke ground there on the new washington marriott marquee hotel. the project will key ate 1600 construction jobs and 1,000 hotel jogs. it is expected to open up in the spring of 2014. >>> a new imax film opened up in d.c. that focuses on how our rivers are doing. there is a problem with rivers out west and here in d.c., specifically the anacostia. >> this goes through the nation's capital through some of the most beautiful landscapes and neighborhoods that really could use a recreational resource in the backyard. but it has been neglected like those neighborhoods. the minorities in our country always shoulder the disproportionate portion of our nation's problems. >>> brad paisley won the top honor last night named entertainer of the year. he has been nominated for the past five years but always walked away empty handed until last night. last 199, he tearfully thanked his fans. he also served as a host of the evening alongside carrie underwood. that is gwyneth paltrow. she ma

just near washington west into the mountains. temperatures with the cloud cover acting like a blanket holding in the warmth. the flow of the atmosphere coming from the northwest. it's going to keep things cold. you can see the cloud cover to our west. we'll have clouds this morning. suthavrng. sunrise, 6:55. sunset, 4:52. full moon up tonight. mid-30s by dawn saturday. saturday andsunday, sunshine. highs upper 50s tomorrow. mid-50s on sunday. a bit milder on monday. then tuesday and wednesday, as we get into the big travel days we could get some rain. and it does look like rain is possible as well on thanksgiving day perhaps with blustery winds. how is the traffic? >>> we continue to follow out of laurel, maryland where the southbound lanes baltimore-washington parkway remain closed for trffic. you can see from these lives pictures. the investigation is well under way. a pedestrian was struck and kld in the 1:00 hour forcing officials to close th southbound b.w. parkway. southbound b.w. parkway te tour, 198 to 197. you can al use

whit johnson in washington sh, whit, thank you. >>> before leaving washington, mr. obama called on senate republicans to ratify a nuclear arms treaty with russia by january 1st. the treaty would cut both arsenals from 2200 warheads to 1500 with inspectors to verify compliance. former top officials from both parties joined the president in support of the ratification. >> the key point here is this is not about politics. it's about national security. this is not a matter that can be delayed. every month that goes by without a treaty means that we are not able to verify what's going on on the ground in russia. >> mr. obama needs at least eight republican senate votes to ratify the treaty. >>> rescue efforts are under way this morning in new zealand where 27 coal miners are missing after a mine explosion. the mine is near a town on the western side of new zealand's south island. local authorities say if there are survivors, they could be trapped nearly a mile underground. the mine has emergency exit tunnels but it's unclear if the miners could reach them. >>> in haiti,

. >> reporter: but the ensuing buzz is all about the prospect of sarah palin's washington, d.c. and over the weekend, she fueled it further, while pushing back against a karl rove critique. appearing on your own reality show on the discovery channel, i'm not certain how that fits into the american calculus of that helps me see you in the oval office, he told a british paper. there are high standards that the american people have for the presidency and they require a certain level of gravitas. >> those standards have to be high for someone who would ever want to run for president. wasn't ronald reagan an actor? wasn't he in "bedtime for bonzo," bozo? ronald reagan was an actor. >> reporter: reagan was also governor of california for eight years. >> ronald reagan used to say status quo is latin for "the mess that we're in." >> reporter: can a governor who quit office after 2 1/2 years really reshape his party in her image? well, the first indication will come tomorrow. 50 candidates around the country are running with a palin endorsement. >> we need people like sharron angle and j

back to jeff brown here in washington. jeff, we know that the republicans are rolling out some of their principal spokes people. haley barbour, the head of the governors association and soon tonight i think you're going to hear from mitch mcconnell the senate majority leader. i think you mentioned earlier john boehner. is there a theme to the message you're expecting to hear from them? >> well, the theme started early on from the first speakers which was it's really what we've been hearing throughout the campaign. time to end democratic rule. time to roll back many of the president's policies. and most of all listen to the american people. again this goes back to what you and i talked about earlier tonight, judy, and to your interview last night with haley barbour who will be speaking here in a little while. the notion that, yes, we expect to win tonight. let's not say it's all about us. let's listen to the american people. they want change. we must hear them. we'll go forward on that. that goes back to... i said it's not

we tackle that on "washington week." welcome to wash. >> never been in the capitol. >> where everything old is new again, can at least when it comes to party leadership. >> in the 2008 session, we have two republicans. >> we look forward to hearing their ideas on job creation and deficit reduction. >> but is this what the voters wanted? >> i think we missed an opportunity today to send a signal to america. -- that we understand what happened this past election. >> on the docket, a trillion dollar budget bill, a tax cut debate, an ethics debate and a troubled nuclear deal. >> for anyone to think that we can postpone it or we can avoid it, is i'm afraid vastly underestimating the continuing threat that is posed to our country. >> and in a setback for u.s. terror prosecution, a former guantanamo detainee tried in civilian court gets a split verdict. >> it is a less than satisfactory outcome to what i think is a very unwise and dangerous gambit. >> covering a complicated week, john harwood of the cnbc and the "new york times

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good morning washington begins right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. 6:00 on this friday. november 12. i am greta kreuz. >> i am alison starling. glad you are joining us. we will check in with lisa baden in a moment. we begin with adam caskey. welcome back. congratulations on the baby. >> teddy is a proud big brother. we are thrilled. in the belfort furniture weather center, 38 in the district, 25 in frederick. annapolis, 42. warmer all water. sunny and perfect to date. highs in the low to mid 60's. climbing through the morning and midday. tonight, upper 20's in outlying areas, mid to upper 30's downtown. now to lisa baden. >>> delays are calling out of oxon hill across the hudson bridge. coming out of maryland there's a crash on the inner loop in virginia, at telegraph road. local lanes are the way to go even oxon hill to get to telegraph road. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:01. details of breaking news we are following out of northeast washington. police are investigating a deadly overnight shooting. a man was sho

to cross talk i'm peter lavelle a new and invigorated republican party will soon make itself felt in washington how will this impact u.s. foreign policy in the ongoing war in afghanistan it could go either way obama could stick to his withdrawal dates or see his political opponents demand victory in a country that knows nothing of peace. and you can. discuss afghanistan after the u.s. midterm elections i'm joined by kelly lagos in washington she's an analyst with antiwar dot com in philadelphia we go to justin quin he's an award winning journalist and in dubai we cross the dina hum not a professor at ziad university and another member of our cross talk team you know on the hunger justin if i can go to you first i haven't seen too many people actually talk about the issue we have a triumph in victory for many tea party candidates closely aligned with the republican party obviously and they didn't talk much about foreign policy during the campaign now they're going to be inaugurated in january what do you think speculation because we haven't heard much from the tea partiers themselves and the rep

>> there are no more washington nationals. >> that woolworths or the washington nationals. >> the fact of the matter is you don't like me modelling it, right? >> right. >> why don't we bring out a real model who can model it. how about melanie ulnich. >> nice. walk over here to the camera. >> do you like that a little bit better? >> you know because i am not wearing it. >> now i have changed my mind. >> now you leak it because melanie is rocking it? >> yes. how is your cardiovascular? >> not so good. >> he may not be able to finish it. >> do you want it in the small size? >> you can't fit it. melanie is rocking the real washington nationals. no curly and no more dc anywhere. >> we know where they are. >> we know where they are. look. >> all right. melanie ulnich on off the wall. we appreciate it. >> i want to ask you, don van mcnabb taken a lot of criticism in the last two weeks. is he open for criticism? can his head coach criticize the quarterback. >> the head coach can criticize and do whatever he wants, okay? except more lie. >> okay. >> and tell stories to the public and deceive p

tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post congressional reporter paul cain looks at the agenda for this month's lame duck session in congress. republican senator elect mike lee of utah talks about his election to the senate, the tea party movement, and the balanced budget initiative. democrat, but the congressman in electhansen clarke talks about legislative priorities in the democratic party. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the deputy prime minister said it was his aim to end university tuition fees. can he update the house? >> mr. speaker, of course i acknowledge this is an extraordinarily difficult issue. i have been entirely open about the fact that we have not been able to deliver the policy that we held in opposition. >> now, "prime minister's questions" from the british house of commons. more than 50,000 students and reporters protested in london over the tuition hike. the plan will increase tuition fees to $14,000 a year, three times the current rate. debbie prime minister and nick clegg stood in for prime minister david cameron who was on

host: you live in both washington, d.c., and washington state? where do you vote? guest: washington state. host: the project -- >> guest: that was nice. host: cameron, a republican. caller: thank you for taking my call and the morning, mr. kinsley. i have enjoyed your debate over the years. and i will say you are recovering and barely noticeable and keep of the good fight. i first wanted to debate you a little bit when he said there is sort of a zero sum game between tax cuts and government spending. i think the reality is if there was not so much government failed spending, the tax cuts would not even be an argument because we would not have the big bill to pay at the end of the month. as an example, the post office was established in 775 and they had 234 years to get it right and it is broken. social security was established in 1935 and they had 74 years to get it right and it is broken. fannie mae was established in 1938 and they had 71 years to get it right and it is broken. war on poverty started in 1964, 45 years to get it right, trillion dollars confiscated

mark halperin is in washington. out of sight, out of mind. >> that was weird. >> washington's own mark halperin who actually got in three words last hour. we're going to let him talk a little more. >> so handsome. >> we did get him in on the most important item of the day is how they still let you smoke inside in vegas. >> i want to hear with him on that. >> god bless las vegas. also at the table, the host of the dylan ratigan show, dylan ratigan. mika, before we go to break, i want to say to you, everybody loves bad news. >> death and destruction. >> everybody said after the election the end was near. >> democracy would be over. >> i'm excited because this deficit commission came out with proposals that were austere. they were tough. i actually think they should have been tougher on the retirement age, but a lot of things that are politically impossible to implement. yet, look what's happened. >> who put together this deficit commission? >> barack obama. >> look what happened. these people come out, they give their

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mid and upper 50s closer to washington. over the last 12 hours, all of this coming from a spin in the atmosphere. low pressure sweeping across ohio and western new york state. that's wha whipped that front through and gave us storms overnight. it will continue to deepen and give u blustery winds today gusting 30 miles per hour. low and mid-60s by early to midafternoon. we'll take a look at the rest of the ek and peek at the weeken in ten minutes >> could be a very tough commute. interstates look good. back of the neighborhoods where we have big trees that are down. we'll follow those throughout the morning. 95 and 5 looking pretty good and beginning to dry out a little bit. elsewhere, capitol beltway between college park, silver spring, down to the wilson bridge, pretty quie a lot of leaves came down back in the neighborhoods, making the roads just like ice. some of the storm dins are clogged. we'll keep you updated. >>> today juro will deliberate th fate of chandra levy's accused killer. attorneys made their final argument

in washington, yes, and across the country. for starters, there are a lot of new faces trading places in the capital. that's where our own kelly o'donnell is stationed again tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. looking at the lineup of winners and losers from across the country tells us what made voters so angry and what makes them demand change again. while the victory party moment passes quickly, the newly elected insist they know what voters want -- >> we need to restore fiscal sanity to this nation. >> reporter: and what voters reject. >> they're tired of games. they're tired of people that go to washington, d.c. and forget everything they ran on. >> reporter: now that voters turned to republicans to clean house -- >> retire nancy pelosi. >> reporter: today, with a more gracious tone -- >> we need to listen to the american people. >> reporter: speaker in waiting john boehner was more measured on an issue that ignited voter outrage, health care reform. >> we have to do everything we can to try to r

but washington and the media saw it differently. they called it the "cornhusker kickback." >> prostitution has been legalized in washington, d.c. >> is this deal for ben nelson, forever and ever, amen? >> forever and ever, and onlydm for nebraska. >> you've got to compliment ben nelson for playing "the price is right." >> it's not a pretty process. there is deal-making. that's the way it's been done for a long, long time. but those deals that get done in your front parlor can be pretty smelly. the public was already up to here with what they were seeing in washington, and i think it just put them over the side. most people in this country. they realized that this was not the way to legislate. ( gavel pounds ) >> mr. mcconnell. no. mr. menendez? >> aye. >> the senate convened to send president obama a hard-fought christmas present. >> mrs. mikulski. no. >> it's first roll call vote on christmas eve since 1895. >> mr. nelson of nebraska? >> aye. >> the ayes are 60, the nays are 39. h.r. 3590 is passed. ( applause ) >> tonight, the aye

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