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Meeting, they decide the the u.s. and russian militaries will communicate to avoid fighting each other in battling isis. putin calling this face-to-face time with president obama "meaningful" and surprisingly frank. >> reporter: the relationship hasnt changed much. its still described as business-like. what they share is a goal, although the u.s. has skepticism over whether russias words will be matched with actions. because there always seems to have to be a divergence in how each side sees the...

Days. >> thats awful. also breaking overnight, incredibly tense moment at new yorks jfk airport. an aer lingus flight was forced to make a landing. the jetliners brakes overheated, caught fire after landing. the firefighters put out the flames. luckily no one was hurt. >> new this morning, a tropical storm has formed in the atlantic. lets take a look at where its headed and what it means for the residents of the east coast. cnn meteorologist chad myers joins us. joaquin is the tropical storms ...

Heart conservative who changed america. >> he would hate this. he never went negative. he was all about optimism and growth and the idea of calling people pigs or calling them stupid, he is the absolute anti-trump. >> he was old school statesman. >> he was very nonpartisan for a guy very conservative, yet, he didnt use partisan argument. he would dislike the refusal of president obama to change his policy and cut taxes rather than raise them to generate growth. instead, weve had 6 1/2 years of v...

Congress is close to passing a stop gap bill to avoid an immediate government shutdown. the measure keeps government funding at current levels through december 11th. cleared a key procedural hurdle in the senate on monday and could be approved in the house as early as today. this lasts until december where there could be huge fights over funding planned parenthood, raising the debt ceiling and more. with new leadership in place by then, a shutdown becomes a real possibility. on the same note, ...

Still get in. >> yes. >> its not wise. >> it would almost be political malpractice to say, yes, were going to get in but well blow the first chance to talk to 20 million people, well come in at some later time because that will somehow be better for us. >> errol, sara, thank you for being with us. appreciate it. i hope your taxes get cut no matter who is elected president. post your comment on facebook.com/newday or tweet us #newdaycnn. mark your calendar, cnn and facebook host the first dem...

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To take part. >> how do you exclude the sitting vice president from the democratic debate? you just cant do it. its impossible. if he decides to get in three days, four days before the debate, thats a big deal. thats someone who is a credible candidate and should be on stage. this was a smart decision. not just because i work with you. >> he has to say at some point, i cant imagine him not saying anything until the 13th at 7:59 p.m. and saying, well, yes or well, no. this forces some kind of dec...

Them around. theyll be probably some going down in different places. >> reporter: the faa just released a video and website as part of a safety campaign days before christmas. theres reason for concern. >> we had a drone come within 50 feet of us. >> reporter: from july to november, there were more than two dozen reports of drones nearly hitting commercial passenger planes. >> put yourself in the position of where you would be if you were flying and think to yourself is that safe? >> reporter: t...

Jennings, everyone who has helped me along the way. a shout-out to my family in jacksonville, florida. i love you guys, i miss you guys. merry christmas. the ebola epidemic was easily the biggest headline in health news this year. other stories made long lasting impressions. cnns sanjay gupta and elizabeth cohen count down the top ten. >> if you are what you eat, then what you probably are is confused. 2014 finally brought some transparency to our food. in february the food and drug administra...

United states from liberia. they survived, followed by others thanks to the selfless work of doctors, nurses and other health care workers who literally put their own lives on the line. as 2014 comes to a close, the world health organization tallies more than 6,000 deaths among roughly 18,000 sick. the outbreak in west africa is far from over, but early stage vaccine trials are under way, and they do look promising. >> you can catch the top ten of 2014 special with brooke baldwin on cnn sunday e...