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Hope that thesis the creasefire holds, and as connected as we all are we hope right along with them. [ theme music ] jennifer we are in the war room, but there is good news out of the middle east tonight, which is that the region is calm for the first time in eight days. There are no rocket blasts piercing the quiet night. There are no missiles streaking across the sky mother on both sides of the border can look up at the same bright star and breathe just a little bit easy ere because their chil...

Jennifer leaders from israel and gaza met in egypt today to discuss a possible drawdown with u. S. Secretary general. For now, though the fighting continues. Israeli air strikes killed nearly 40 people today, groups in gaza respondented by shooting nearly 100 rockets in israel. And on the israeli side of the border things appeared remarkably calm today. This picture has caused a stir online. It shows israelis watching passively as incoming missiles sail over head. So why to israelis feel so comf...

Jennifer humbug. There is big news on the environmental frown front today. So first bp, the worlds Third Largest oil Company Announced it was going to pay 4. 5 billion in fines and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges connected to, of course, the giant oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Thats number one. Meanwhile, in new york, the president surveyed the damage from hurricane sandy. Of course, which was everybody knows, precipitated by Climate Change. He met storm victims in staten island, one of t...

Jennifer more than 30 michigan schools will close two days early for the holiday break this year. Why . Well, it is not to give students an early Christmas Gift. It is because officials are concerned about copycat killers following the newtown tragedy. Now, the superintendent of one of the districts issued a statement saying. John fuglesang my friends has it really come to this . That kindergarteners cant go to school because we, as a country cant ensure theyll be safe from semiautomatic weapon ...

Which side are you on, boy which side are you on jennifer lets start tonight with one of californias most significant contributions to the world. Blue jeans during the gold rush, bavarian immigrant began making durable cotton pants for miners seeking their fortune in the california hills. That man was levi strauss. Now, 140 years later 450 million pairs of jeans are sold every year in the u. S. Alone. Now, you would think with that volume, the manufacturing process would be totally mechanized bu...

Jennifer im jennifer granholm. Tonightt in the war room, well at the end of the fight, the best way to figure out who won and lost is to look at who is smiling and who is not. And honestly i cannot remember the last time i saw john boehner even crack a grin. [ theme music ] jennifer 24 hours after Congress Finally did something, the rightwing is up in arms the reports headline was republican horror new year. Scary stuff. And it only got spookier from there as republicans turned on their own. Rep...

To betty white, and the cast of the shahs of sunset. Jennifer im jennifer granholm. Tonight in the war room, president obama nominates a republican war hero for defense secretary, and republicans say they dont like it. Honestly, what is wrong with these people . [ theme music ] jennifer today the president nominated normer nebraska senator, chuck hagel for defense secretary so he would be the first enlisted soldier to leave the department. And also the first vietnam department. He has gotten end...

The Muslim Brotherhood count saying as many as 600 dead. The clash began last night when troops swarmed two pro morsi encampments and opened fire. The white house condemned the violence and urged egypt to find peace instead of imposing a state of emergency. Josh earnest had this to say this morning. We believe that the state of emergency should end as soon as possible. Violence is simply not a solution in egypt or anywhere else. Violence will not create a road map for egypts future. Violence onl...

Jennifer oh, governor, you feeling okay . I imagine it must be difficult keeping the lies straight not knowing what you said or even when you said it or even what you stand for, especially when you run for president. And people keep asking you all of those pesky policy questions. But luckily president obama md has identified the disease afflicting him. He is changing up so much and backtracking and side stepping. We got we have got to name this condition he is going through. I think i i think it...

, rocker pat benatar and mrs. Brady herself florence henderson. Its the behar bunch. Only on current tv. Jennifer this week certain republicans gave their own party a bad name, even more than usual. Listen to these three examples. Well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you are proud of being president of the United States i applaud colin for standing with him. I struggled with it for a long time, but i came to realize that life is a gift from god, and even when life begins in...