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The region braces for bitter cold. windchills as low as 50 below zero in the forecast, a dangerous deep freeze closing out the year with more to come. >> nbcs steve patterson reports for us there. president biden signs $768 billion defense spending bill into law. the statement reads in part, unfortunately the act helicopters to bar the use of funds to transfer guantánamo bay detainees to custody or effective control of certain foreign countries and unless certain conditions are met. i urge cong...

Maxwell faces 6 separate charges based on activation of four women who claim she was involved in jeffrey epsteins sexual misconduct. benjamin: president biden sends the $70 billion defense bill that neither here nor the military are satisfied with. all those details in jerusalem. >> reporter: yesterday president biden assigned a $768 billion defense bill though he is complaining it doesnt provide many to remove detainees from guantánamo bay. in a state with the president said the bill constrain...

Better life. julie. >> julie: trey yengst, thank you. ben. >> benjamin: president biden signing the national defense act into law yesterday. the $768 billion package provides more money for ukraine as russia masses troops at its border sparking fears it may invade. the defense act adds funding for fighter jets and other military equipment amid chinas development of hypersonic missiles. lets bring in national security institute founder and executive director. nice to see you again, sir. it is a l...

2:30 out west. im jonathan lemire. president joe biden signed into law a $768 billion national defense authorization act. he issued a statement supportive of the measure overall but critical provisions that effectively prevent him from closing the guantanamo defencing facility. it bars the use of funds to transfer detainees into the united states unless certain conditions are met. i urge the congress to eliminate these restrictions as soon as possible. the bill authorizes $740 billion for the de...

Whatever you want to call them, socialists, are out of tune with the rest of the country. the rest of the country doesnt like what those people are pushing. the democratic leadership cant get those people angry or otherwise they lose their votes. only because of those people they hold onto power. the democrats are between a rock and a hard place. yes, compromise would be great but these radicals think that compromise is just weakness and they dont want to compromise. they want to push ahead even...

Saying, look at the world. its not just the russia and ukraine situation. there are a lot of hot spots. we need our people in place. they havent pulled the trigger. >> how? >> force it through the senate. the white house hasnt provided a clear answer why it hasnt happened. a lot is, as aides said, this is still joe biden, always a senator, being deferential to the process there. it has not happened yet. >> well, this is a process. like, you dont want to -- im serious. >> are they worried about t...

Uh, they are a little tight. like, too tight? might just need to break em in a little bit. you dont want em too loose. for those who were born to ride theres progressive. with 24/7 roadside assistance. -okay. think im gonna wear these home. -excellent choice. >> john: top stories: the house has passed a 768-billion dollars defense authorization bill with overwhelming bipartisan support and orders an independent review of the war in afghanistan and president bidens botched exit. the bill goes to ...

I hope you had a relaxing holiday weekend, because things in washington are about to get at the very least tense. the house and senate return from their thanksgiving break this week. at the top of their agenda, staving off an impending government shutdown. funding expires on december 3rd and you wont be surprised to hear that congress remains at a standstill about what to do. the senate also needs to consider the $768 billion national defense authorization act which funds the military, but ironi...

At the very least tense. the house and senate return from their thanksgiving break this week. at the top of their agenda, staving off an impending government shutdown. funding expires on december 3rd and you wont be surprised to hear that congress remains at a standstill about what to do. the senate also needs to consider the $768 billion national defense authorization act which funds the military, but ironically that very pricey defense bill is actually expected to pass and is not causing nearl...

Flew quietly under the radar like an f-32 stealth bomber when it works. it authorized $740 billion for the defense department. $768 billion total. president biden submitted a $715 billion budget to congress for the defense department to which members of both parties said as if and just threw in $25 billion extra that they found under the couch cushions presumably. yeah, in a supposedly divided congress, they gave bipartisan support to spend more money on bombs and bullets, humvees and fighter je...