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To mention the 2 million americans who would directly benefit from that assistance. but instead relief, those americans of americans are getting hit again today with a tax bill. msnbcs susie kim explains all federal jobless benefits are taxed just like wages. 33 states plus the district of columbia fully tax their unemployment insurance as well. one of the millions of jobless americans who will be having a tough time april 15th is mary mitchell. mitchell estimates shell owe some $3,000 in taxes ...

Number of heroin users 12 and older from 2007 to 2012. joining me now is dr. drew pinsky. >> lets talk about that data, first. thats a story of pills. most of those overdoses were pills. and most of the reason that people get to heroin, they start with pills and graduate to heroin, because its a cheaper, higher high. >> is it the same sort of high that -- >> all opiates and open yoids, really no difference. the fact that people dont understand that is what drives me to distraction every day. >> ...

Problem, of course, but there are signs that its getting worse, at least where heroin is concerned. deaths from drug overdoses increased 200% between 1999 and 2010. more people than ever apparently using heroin. they found a 79% jump, the number of heroin users 12 and older from 2007 to 2012. joining me now is dr. drew pinsky. >> lets talk about that data, first. thats a story of pills. most of those overdoses were pills. and most of the reason that people get to heroin, they start with pills an...

Rebels executing soldiers loyal to the assad regime. what the "times" describes as the brutal and ruthless tactics adopted by groups in syria. the images are incredibly disturbing. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> the video obviously got a dramatic response from everyone up to and including secretary of state john kerry. its a video the "times" said was filmed in april of this year but now, the "times" has issued a correction saying the video was actually made in the spring of 2012. joining...

Opinion george zimmerman would, quote, find himself lacking during a physical altercation with trayvon martin in february 2012. joining us now is nbcs craig melvin in sanford, msnbc legal analyst, lisa bloom and professor cobb. professor cobb, thanks so much for joining us today. from what youve seen so far with the defense about to rest its case, how do you assess how this trial has gone so far from the standpoint of the prosecution and the defense? >> well, i mean, i think there was kind of an...

It matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glenn dougherty and tyrone woods who were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >> joining me now, pennsylvania congressman, democrat and member of the committee that held the hearing today, thank you so much congressman for your time. republicans have said these witnesses will bring to the table new information that, in a sense, would make the case that they have attempted to make and that this is some type of cover-up. was th...

Tomorrow, tomorrow, the pentagon will release the annual report of sexual assaults in the military, which will show that sexual assaults in the military rose 6% from 2011 to 2012. joining me tonight, anu bagwadi. youve been very outspoken, youre a veteran, and youve been working on this issue. first, i want to get your reaction to this news tonight which had all of us shaking our heads that it was not an onion headline or something. >> it is shocking. but not surprising. we have been working on ...

Military, which will show that sexual assaults in the military rose 6% from 2011 to 2012. joining me tonight, anu bhagwati. executive director of service womens action network. good to have you here. youve been very outspoken, youre a veteran, and youve been working on this issue. first, i want to get your reaction to this news tonight which had all of us shaking our heads that it was not an onion headline or something. >> it is shocking. but not surprising. we have been working on this for seve...

Regret in hindsight. take a look. some of our most embarrassing moments of 2012. >> joining us, our permanent, permanent, permanent new anchor of "world news now" -- >> settle down. >> im so excited because youre from the great city of chicago. im going to way it like oprah, everybody, welcome paula faris! ♪ celebrate good times >> from abc news, this is a special 20th birthday edition of "world news now." >> his liveliness, smoking, sleeping, breathing -- >> rob, rob. >> oh, lord have mercy. ...

Bond flick a boater newscast a stunt to put out a boat fire. the driver creates a huge wave over the flames. he did it three times to completely put out the fire and save the boat. im impress. >> very clever. >> looks like something from the a-team. >> as the year comes to a close we look back at the lives and leg he is of some of those we lost in 2012. joining us is entertainment jurisdictionist aadora. good to see you. >> start off with andy griffith. he is a legend. >> multitalented actor, ...