Presenti prerogative. Calling for genocide of all jews is celebrating this decision. And celebrating it because it distances the chances of peace. Reporter we pitch pushed is on this decision that the u. S. Was behind it from the beginning. They have not put any evidence forward. In fact, saying in an odd twist, they will provide it to the next administration after this is out of office. Mean while, Obamas Administration going on television to defend their decision. By definition, this is not an ambush when President Obama and secretary kerry have been saying in hundreds of conversations and Public Comments that Israeli Settlement activity was pushing into the west bank in a way that was making the twostate solution unachievable. Netanyahu has made it clear he is not backing down. Last night, he called his
because im con iffdent if i f i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobile ey a majority of the American People. Trump said he should say that but i say no way. Jobs leaving, isis, obamacare, et cetera. Trump taking aim at the u. N. At the antiisrael resolution. Saying this, the u. N. Has great potential, but it is just a club for people to get together and talk and have a good time. So sad. There is more. Trump taking credit for the busy Holiday Shopping season. The world was a gloomy place before i won. There was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10 and Christmas Spending is over 1 trillion. No sourcing on that 1 trillion number. The National Retail federation
and as President Obama and japaneses Prime Minister shinzo abe visit pearl harbor and the uss arizona together. President obama arriving in Hawaii Monday for other ceremonial events. Among them, a visit to the cemetery where he laid wreaths to remember those killed in the pearl harbor attack. Today, he will mark the first formal trip by a japanese leader to the site of the japanese air attack that killed more than 2,400 americans and drew the u. S. Into world war ii 75 years ago. We get more from athena jones in honolulu. Reporter this visit by Prime Minister abe coming seven months after President Obama made historic trip to hiroshima. He became the first sitting u. S. President to pay respects to the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives there. Now Prime Minister abe will do the same at pearl harbor. The white house says these two visits which are serving as book
ends to one another highlight the power of reconciliation. The ability for former adversaries to become the closest of allies. President obama made the point at hiroshima that 75 years ago in the immediate aftermath of pearl harbor,lliance could never have been imagined. We expect the leaders to have a formal sit down. The white house calls a bilateral meeting. They will visit the uss arizona to visit and pay respects to those 900 soldiers who remain entombed in the watery grave. We will hear from President Obama and Prime Minister abe. We expect Prime Minister abes remarks to echo the message that President Obama delivered in hiroshima. Before coming here, Prime Minister abe said this visit will be a visit to soothe the
souls of the victims. We should never repeat the ravages of war. That is one of the themes we expect the Prime Minister to touch on in his remarks here. There are certainly people here in hawaii looking forward to the visit by Prime Minister abe. I spoke to a 95yearold witness to the pearl harbor attacks. He said it is a healing between the two countries. Back to you. Athena jones in honolulu. Thats a pretty good trip to do. Never got to do that. The weather looks great. Christmas is over. The Christmas Spirit vanishing quickly in malls across america. Violent fights and chaos breaking out in nearly a dozen cities. More coming up next. Money. Inauguration just a few weeks away, but the Cabinet Confirmation Process has a long and monumental journey ahead. The nominees include five billionaires and six mul multimillionaires. According to the wall street journal. Bernie sanders spoke out on twitter yesterday. Saying donald trump, the antiestablish republican is building a Cabinet Worth at least 13 billion. The hypocrisy astounds me. All this could be a slow process. To get through the lengthy application process, nominees have to list all of the organizations they have been affiliated with since they have been 18 years old. Name the clients who could pose a Conflict Of Interest and all Real Estate Holdings as well. It is unlikely the process could change the outcome of the
nominations, it could take a lot of time and that could slow trumps agenda in the end. That is the intangible of all of it. You have 100 days for the first president to make his initial mark and if his process of nominees get slowed down dramatically, it slows down the process and takes away from him trying to push the agenda. Trump has made promises he would do certain things on day one. I think reality is setting in, maybe that will not be possible. Speaking of reality, we have reality to tell you about on the day after christmas. Violence erupting at several malls across the nation. Just one day after christmas. Take a look at this video out of manchester, connecticut. You can hear people screaming. Punches thrown in the shops at buckland hills. A large chase ensues. Our affiliate in harthand says one was assaulted. A mall in texas on lockdown
after the fight involving 100 Middle School and High School Students. Where are their parents . Exactly. Maybe they should be in school. Officers had to go store to store to let people out once the lockdown was lifted. Look at aurora, illinois. This is the start of what evolved into a massive fight at fox valley ball. Teenagers sprint down the stairs after this fight breaks out. The mall was forced to close for the day. You know what it is . All of the kids are off school and nothing to do. You are looking at beechwood place mall in ohio. The mall on lockdown after unfounded reports of an active shooter. This started after a fight broke out among teenagers in the food court. And panic in chattanooga, tennessee. Shoppers mistook the fireworks for gunshots. The Aurora Town Mall in colorado evacuating after fights in the mall involving at least 500 people. It started with a social media post prophet muhammmising a fig. And in north carolina, people forced to evacuate after a fight in the food court. A report of a suspected gunman turned out to be false. Homework is the solution. Bloody Holiday Weekend in chicago. At least a dozen people shot dead. Authorities say it appears the majority of the shootings were targeted attacks by gang members against potential rivals who were at holiday gatherings. The police chief saying it is time to lay down the law. I just dont believe that we hold Repeat Gun Offenders accountable for their anxiousct. We dont. The Justice System in cook county is a joke. Until we change the narrative of individuals to make them not want to pick up a gun, we will continue to see this cycle. Chicago police say there were at least 27 shooting incidents all over the christmas weekend. Authorities in tennessee looking for the last remaining prisoners following the Christmas Day escape from the county jail. Suspect David Frazier along with five other inmates fled from the facility through a hole they discovered in the wall which led them outside. Apparently the hole was behind a toilet. The men managed to move the toilet back to cover the hole and conceal their escape. The other five are now back in custody. When you have a lot of time on your hands, you find the hole behind the toilet. The world is paying tribute to George Michael. Remembrances pouring in from around the world. We are live in london coming up next. London, people are coming. The weather and temperatures bitterly cold overnight. Through the night and morning, people are still leaving flowers and candles and messages expressing shock and grief and very much love and affection for the pop superstar. We heard tributes from fans and colleag colleagues. What we have heard are words of grief from those who knew George Michael best of all. Including the man who was with him on the day he died. His partner has posted this in a tweet overnight. He says it is a christmas i will never forget. Finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first things in the morning. I will never stop missing you. They had been together for a number of years. Prior to that, George Michael was in a relationship for 13 years with american kenny goss. He spoke over his heartbreak of losing a dear friend. He says this, he says, he was a major part of my life and i loved him very much. He was an extremely kind and generous man. The memories and music he brought to the world will always be an important part of my life and those who also loved and admired him. Now what people are still waiting for here are official answers on the cause of death at such a young age. That is expected to come with the results of the post mortem examination. Thank you for your report, phil black. This morning, Russias Defense Ministry says divers found the black box Data Recorder from the Russian Military jet that crashed into the black sea on sunday. The planes Cockpit Voice Recorder is still missing. Strong currents and deep water have complicated the search. Authorities say large pieces of the wreckage have been found in the water. The plane was carrying 92 people when it went down Sunday En Route from sochi to western syria. The passengers included more than 60 members of the red army choir. India announcing the latest test of the nuclear ability missile. Officials say it is the fourth successful test firing of the missile. Indias Prime Minister tweeting the test makes every indian proud saying it will add strength. In australia, seven people reported missing after heavy rain and flooding in the northern territories. In the meantime, the recordbreaking rainfall triggered flash floods and created Breath Taking images of Water Running off the iconic
sandstone rock formations. Beautiful, but scary. As for the weather back home, cooler temperatures moving in. Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the forecast. Good morning, karen. Joe and alison, it may not have been the heat wave we looked at on Christmas Day, but monday, the big shopping day, people heading back to work we saw a dozen states with record high temperatures. Shreveport, louisiana, 83 degrees. And houston, 84. Tupelo, 89. All of the records even into ohio. Columbus, ohio. A number of cities reported recordhigh temperatures. Wait. Frontal system will sweep through and as it does temperatures drop a bit. Nashville from 74 degrees on monday as we go into today with the temperatures only up to
around 51 degree. The Frontal System heads to the east. Colder air behind it. A bit of rainfall for new york, but later on in the week, there could be another system in new england. Could produce a bit of snow in new york and boston by thursday. Back to you. Karen, thanks very much. The warmer temperatures dont last here in the east. Not for long. In other news, Secretary Of State john kerry getting ready to layout a plan for peace in the middle east. Is it mysewise to float a plan before leaving office and after the u. S. Refused to protect israel at the u. N. . Thats coming up next. We live in a pick and choose world. Choose. Choose. Choose. But at bedtime. Why settle for this . Enter sleep number and the lowest prices of the season. Sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. She likes the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow only at a sleep number store, right now, save 600 on our best selling i8 mattress, plus 24 month special financing. Learn more at sleepnumber. Com know better sleep with sleep number. The frustration is starting to grow following the ant antiisrael resolution at the u. N. The Obama Administration is ignoring accusations it is behind the move. Now set to reveal the road map
to achieve peace as israelis put working ties on the countries voted in favor of the measure. Donald trump out of the public eye, but by no means silent. Unleashing a tirade with the media and u. N. And President Obama. He is doing it on twitter. And a historic moment in hawaii today. A visit by japans Prime Minister to the site of the attack on pearl harbor more than 75 years ago. We will have a preview from h honolu honolulu. Good morning. Welcome back to early start. Im joe johns. Im alison kosik. It is tuesday, december 27th. 30 minutes past the hour. John and christine are off. Despite the administration having less than a month to go on the job, Secretary Of State john kerry is expected to deliver a speech later this week outlining the Obama Administrations vision for peace in the middle east. This comes as relations with the u. S. And israel appear more
strained than ever. With israeli officials claiming there is proof the Obama Administration pushed for the u. N. Resolution condemning settlements. In the meantime, Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu ordering a limit on all working ties with the 12 nations which backed the u. N. Vote. Oren liebermann is live for news jerusalem. Oren, it looks Like Netanyahu is escalating this controversy by limiting these working ties with the countries that voted for the resolution. Reporter he hasnt backed down at all. Under terms of what he said lashing out at the u. S. And showing angry remarks at countries that voted for it. He act the diplomatically. Summoning the ambassadors of the countries that voted for it on Christmas Day and wrapping up the visits of the countries that voted for it. As for how his response is being taken, he says he is not concerned about that. He says his response is quote responsible and vigorous and stood by it at every point. What is the next step . It could be Secretary Of State john kerrys vision for peace. He would lay that out in a speech with his view of the conflict. Netanyahus team not backing down in the last weeks of the Obama Administration. They accuse obama and his administration of being behind this u. N. Resolution. Drafting it, writing it and pushing it. Here is the netanyahu spokesperson david keyes. We have ironclad information from sources in the arab world and internationally. We will share that information with the Incoming Administration through the proper channels. If the new administration chooses to share that information, thats their prerogative. It should give us pause that a terrorist organization like hamas which is calling for genocide of all jews is celebrating this decision. Celebrating it because it distances the chances of peace. Reporter as for what that evidence is, this information,
evidence they have of the Obama Administration is behind this u. N. Security council resolution, they have not put that evidence or information forward. We pushed israeli officials here in israel and jerusalem and officials in the u. S. So far all they say is they will present it to the next administration. Obamas team has taken to the air in the u. S. And here to defend their decision to abstain. Here is what ben rhodes had to say. It is not an ambush when obama and kerry have been saying if hundr in hundreds of conversations Israeli Settlement was pushing into the west bank that was making the twostate solution unachievable. Reporter we knew the relationship was strained. Now we are seeing how quickly it is falling apart. Netanyahu is clearly making it
known he is thrilled to work with Incoming Trump administration. Should israel be concerned about other moves that the United Nations could take in the next few weeks . Reporter alison, you are right. This resolution is essentially a recommendation or guideline. It has no teeth. There are no punishments in here. Israels concern is the followup on parameters. Setting conditions for negotiations with israelis and palestinians. That would address the sensitive issues. Thats what israel is concerned about. They know that could come in the next few weeks. It seems unlikely the Obama Administration would want to do that after what they had to go through with this one. Israel knows the possibility is still out there. It is something they are trying to avert. Originalen, thank you. It is back to work for the Trump Transition Team today. 24 days before he takes the oath of office. Spending the holiday at the maralago resort out of the public eye, but not on twitter. The president telling the podcast he could have beaten trump believing his message of hope could resonate if a third team was allowed. Listen. I am confident in this vision because im confident if i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobilized the majority of the American People to rally behind it. Trump not buying it. Tweeting. This President Obama said he thinks he would have won against me. He should say that, but i say no way. Jobs leaving, isis, obamacare, et cetera. Trump taking aim at the israel resolution. Saying United Nations has great
potenti potential, but right now it is a club for people to get together and talk and have a good time. So sad. Wait, there is more. Trump taking credit for the busy Holiday Shopping season. The world was gloomy before i won. There was no hope. Now the market was up 10 and Christmas Spending is over 1 trillion. So theres no sourcing for that 1 trillion. There was a survey predicting it would be spent. This survey was done in september. I digress. The Retail Federation close to 655 billion. It is a good year. Still not in line with the tweet. Trump defending the charity days after announcing plans to dissolve it to avoid impression of Conflict Of Interest. He said this. I gave millions of dollars to djt foundation. Raised or received millions more. All of which given to charity and media wont report. Djt foundation, unlike most foundations, never paid fees, rent, salaries or expenses. 100 of money goes to wonderful charities. Trump hasnt donated to the foundation since 2008 according to the Foundation Tax reports. Then there, non tweeted development. Steve miller will write the inauguration speech. We are told this one will address trumps stump and thank you speeches. A day of remembrance and reconciliation and President Obama and japans Prime Minister shinzo abe visit pearl harbor and the uss arizona together. Abe arrived in Hawaii Monday for events. Among them, a visit to the cemetery where he laid breawrea
to remember those killed in pearl harbor attack. Today is the first formal trip by the japanese leader to the site of the japanese air attack that killed more than 2,400 americans and drew the u. S. Into world war ii 75 years ago. We get more from athena jones in honolulu. Reporter this visit by Prime Minister abe coming seven months after President Obama made a trip to hirmoshima. The first sitting president to pay respects to Tens Thousands of people who lost their lives. Now Prime Minister abe doing it at pearl harbor. The white house says the visits serve as book ends to one another highlight the power of reconciliation. The former adversaries to become the closest allies. 75 years ago in the aftermath of pearl harbor, the close friendship and alliance with the two countries could never have
been imagined. As for what is on the agenda, we expect them to have a formal sitdown. After they, they will visit the uss arizona to pay respects to the 900 soldier whos who remain entombed in the watery grave. We will hear from President Obama and Prime Minister abe. We expect Prime Minister abes remarks to echo the remarks from hiroshima by President Obama. Before coming here, Prime Minister abe said this visit will be a visit to soothe the souls of the victims. We should never repeat the ravages of war. That is what we expect the Prime Minister to say here. There are people in hawaii looking forward to the visit by Prime Minister abe. I spoke to a 95yearold witness to the pearl harbor attacks who
said Prime Ministers visit is the greatest thing in the world and culmination of the healing of the two countries. Back to you. Thank you, athena. A crazy day after christmas or violence breaking out across malls across america. What sparked the chaos that played out in nearly a dozen states. More next. Time for an early start on your money. Inauguration is coming up in a few weeks. The Cabinet Confirmation Process still a long way to go. So far, the president elects nominees include five billionaires, six multimillionaires. According to the wall street journal. That sis a net worth close to 0 billion. Bernie sanders tweeting yesterday. Saying this, donald trump, the antiestablish republican is building a Cabinet Worth 13 billion, he is saying. The hypocrisy astounds me. Sifting through the holdings could be a slow process for the nominees. They have to pay enormous legal fees and also make sure their books are in order. Also on the list of things they need to do, they have to talk
about all of the organizations they have been affiliated with since the age of 18. They have to name clients who pose conflicts of interest and all Real Estate Holdings as well. Wh while it is unlikely it will change the nominations, it will take time. That could slow trumps agenda. It will take time and money for the nominees who have to shell out money to make sure the ts are crossed and is are dotted. This is why public life is hard Coming Out Of Business Into government. They start getting into your business. There is all this information that maybe you would not like everybody to know about at the end of the day. Still possible. Violence erupting at malls across the nation one day after christmas. Look at this video. Manchester, connecticut. You hear the people screaming and punches thrown in the shops
at buckland hills. Our affiliate in hartford says an officer was assaulted. A mall in ft. Worth, texas on lockdown following the fight involving 100 Middle School and High School Students near the food court. Officers had to go store to store to let people out once the lockdown was lifted. In aurora, illinois, this evolved into a brawl at fox valley mall. Teenagers sprinted down the stairs to get out of the mall. Take a look at beechwood place mall. The mall in ohio was put on lockdown after reports of an active shooter. All this started after a fight broke out among teenagers in the food court. Then panic at Hamilton Place mall in chattanooga, tennessee. Teenagers setoff fireworks. Shoppers mistook the sound for
gunshots. The Aurora Town Mall in colorado. Closed and evacuated after fights broke out in the mall involving 500 people. Police say it all started with a social media post promising a fight. And in fayetteville, north carolina, people forced to va evacuate after a fight in the food court. The suspected Gunman Report Touch turned out to be false. Where is the holiday spirit . Bloody Holiday Weekend in chicago. A dozen people shot dead. Authorities say it appears the majority of the shootings were targeted attacked by gang members over rivals at holiday gatherings. The police chief says it is time to lay down the law. I just dont believe that we hold Repeat Gun Offenders accountable for their actions. I dont. They think that Justice System in cook county is a joke. Until we change the mental narrative of individuals to make them not want to pick up a gun, we will continue to see this cycle. Chicago police say there were at least 27 shooting incidents all over the christmas weekend. Authorities in tennessee are looking for the last remaining prisoner following a brazen Christmas Day escape from the county jail. David fritz azier along with fi other inmates fled the facility through a hole they discovered in the hole which led them outside. Apparently the hole was behind a toilet. The men managed to move the toilet back to cover the hole and conceal their escape. The other five are now back in custody. They have too much time. Absolutely. They caught them. They were not that smart. Exactly. The dow has been pushing closer to 20,000. Could today finally be the day it gets there . We will check on cnn money next. If you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what . You could apply for a Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Medicare doesnt cover everything. And like all standardized Medicare SupplementInsurance Plans, these help cover some of what medicare
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and affection. The question is why did he die at such an early age. That hasnt been answered beyond the suspicion of those who knew him who say they suspect it was heart failure. We are waiting for a formal response from authorities. Formal reports of the post mortem. People are keen to know what the Funeral Service will be and perhaps a wider public event. We dont have those details yet. You can be sure it will be an emotional vastly attended event. Joe. Phil black in london. Thank you. This morning, russias Defense Minuistry says divers found the black box from the jet that crashed into the black sea on sunday. The Cockpit Recorder is still missing. Deep water and currents have complicated the search. The plane was carrying 92 people
when it went down sunday. It was en route from sochi to western syria. The passengers included more than 60 members of the russias famed red army choir. Despite growing concern of nuclear proliferation, india announcing the most powerful Nuclear Capable missile. It is the forurth Success Frfult of the missile. In australia, seven people reported missing after days of heavy rain and flood in the countrys northern territories. Meantime, the recordbreaking rainfall triggered flash floods in the National Park in central australia. Creating breathtaking images of Water Running offer t the iconi sa sandstone. As for the weather here at home, cooler temperatures coming
in. Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the forecast. Dont put the winter coats away. Christmas got off to a very crazy start with the very mild temperatures across the southeast and midatlantic and deep south. Say goodbye to the fairly mild temperatures. Colder air starts to move in behind it. You will definitely need the coats. In the meantime, a lot of people trying to head home from the holidays. Shreveport managed to see a record high. 83 degrees. The old record was last year. Even all the way into detroit with temperatures in the upper 50s for detroit. Day after christmas. Not so bad. Louisville, kentucky, 56 degrees. A dozen states with recordhigh temperatures. Not so fast. Chicago, 55 degrees. That was yesterday. Today, 34. Still looking pretty good. Nashville from the 70s to the 50s. Bundle up. Well see a bit of Leftover Rainfall in new york city and boston. A dry spell. A cold spell. A Clipper System by thursday. Sn joe and alison. Lets get a start on your money. Markets reopening today. The question is does the dow have a chance to hit 20,000 before the year is up . There is not much significance to the 20,000 number other than an impressive way for the stocks to finish the year. We are not holding our breath. The week between christmas and new year is quiet. Ta tax planning could make it dichlt sto. Stocks in europe and asia are up. And the worlds biggest banks agreed to pay 60 billion if fi in fines to the department of
justice. The multibillion investments will go toward programs that are designed to help homeowners and borrows. Next could be barklclays. And trumps twitter fingers are causing trouble for businesses. After he wanted to break the government contract with boeing, we saw shares dip, but recovered. He said he may tap boeing to replace lockheed martin. Tall though trump has been a boo boone for the market at large, the tendency to single out companies have the Companies Fearing his twitter wrath. The stocks of ten u. S. Companies that trump took jabs at during the campaign and after, they
actually rose on average 9 in the month after election. It really points out how a president s words can move markets. And his words matter. Early start continues right now. The diplomatic fallout grows following the antiisrael resolution at the u. N. The jewish state putting limits on working tie was countries that voted in favor. Now where the u. S. Could be ready to rock the boat more. We have more from jerusalem. Donald trump unleashing on twitter. Going after the u. N. , media and President Obama. Well tell you why. And a historic moment on tap today in hawaii. Japaneses Prime Minister set to visit the site of the attack on pearl harbor