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Extraordinary warning to president vladimir putin-- cut it out on the border of ukraine or face new economic punishment that the biden administration says goes beyond the traditional sanctions and could cripple the russian economy. youll recall, putin inveiledded and annexes ukraines crimea region in 2014. tonight, putin says he has no intention of attacking ukraine but is pressing for guarantees that ukraine will not join the western nato alliance. president biden has been working the phones wi...

From the white house. >> reporter: ask about the failed program to train and equip syrian fighters, president obama told "60 minutes" sunday that he never believed in the plan in the first place, despite its billion and a half price tag. >> this is why ive been skeptical from the get-go about the notion that we were going to effectively create this proxy army inside of syria. >> reporter: but if youre so skeptical of the strategy, which already has cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, he ...

>> sony releases course and will give you the interview at select theaters. and a look back at the silver linings for the terrible, horrible, almost no good year that was 2014. tonight, good news for the holidays. the kbrosz do megsic product rose 5% in the third quarter of 2014. thats the strongest groit rate since 2003. the dow jones industrial average hitting record highs today. consumer spending koblted to make solid gains.

This stage whos doing what and to what extent. it could even be the chinese. theyre pretty angry at north korea for a lot of their provocations in recent years. and they may have concluded that this was -- this sony attack was a violation of their major objectives in northeast asia of stability and peace. >> bruce bennett, fran townsend. thanks to both of you. thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. just ahead, well shift gears. something to make you smile. anderson has been asking you to vote onli...

Youve been voting online. for your favorite one of 2014. tonight we start counting down your top five. coming in at number five, a real career highlight for our own randi kaye. heres anderson from back in january. >> time for "the ridiculist." tonight wed like to take a moment to acknowledge the dedication that one of our intrepid reporters recently displayed. im speaking about randi kaye, who spent last week in college reporting on the newly legal business of recreational marijuana. for starter...

Objectives in northeast asia of stability and peace. >> bruce bennett, fran townsend. thanks to both of you. thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. just ahead, well shift gears. something to make you smile. anderson has been asking you to vote online for your favorite ridiculist of 2014. tonight we start counting them down. your pick for number five, thats next. new cadillac ♪ drove up in a brd ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac ♪ ♪ ♪ look here daddy, im never coming back ♪...

Kilmeade and i decided to get together for a good cause. go to bill oriley.com for tickets. and i will tell you what bill says to me at the start of each show when i am on his set. the start of each show when i am on his set. and welcome to "hannity," tonight we have a jam-packed edition of the show. america, are you ready? lets roll. two hours to go until the clock strikes the obamacare deadline. >> if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor. >> they have been dishonest from the get-go....

And just 3% called the state of the nation strong. more respondents called it divided, troubled and deteriorating. 90% of folks we asked could only give us a negative word on the choices we offered them. 71% say they are dissatisfied with the state of the economy. so tonight the question is, will a country so dissatisfied listen? psychological reassurance rather than searching for a specific policy. respondents gave nine of 15 issues we tested majority support as far as prioritization for 2014. ...

War officially came to an end. one of obamas most important campaign promises had been kept. >> the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high and proud of their success in knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. >> the country was still engaged in afghanistan, with what seemed no end in sight. then on the one-year anniversary of osama bin ladens death, in may 2012, the president made a surprise visit to bagram air forc...

>> in december 2011, obama was able to claim another key achievement. after nine years and thousands of lost american lives, the iraq war officially came to an end. one of obamas most important campaign promises had been kept. >> the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high and proud of their success in knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. >> the country was still engaged in afghanistan, with what seemed no end in ...