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But we could all sit idly back and watch the clock tick away, or we can do something about it. stand up, tell our stories and vote. we can vote, things like that, one thing standing in our way as you mentioned, speaker john boehner is defending doma as wasting taxpayer dollars. as we speak, we can vote, make changes in the house and the law if the supreme court doesnt overturn it. i think it will, but i think more of us need to come forward and tell stories because that is the way to change hear...

A deal that would keep taxes, tax rates from going up for 98% of the people in this country. harry reid saying they are in a worse place in negotiations than they have been in quite some time. as we watch the clock tick, we were hoping for encouraging word, this is what we are getting. let me bring in the big three on the topics. this weeks must reads, the panel. joining me, msnbc contributor and bush-cheney adviser. aaron mcpike. i want to start with you jimmy. you have been talking to people o...

Thought the clock was ticking down. >> the part there, its hard to imagine being in a worse place than before. we are watching the clock tick. if we are in a worse place, where does this leave us? does this mean, listening to you right now, kelly, i know you are just reporting as you see it, but it sounds ominous and sounds like we might have to fall back to the presidents plan, send a simple package over. what was supposed to happen in the senate? are we close to shutting down negotiations? >> ...

Respective conferences, announce the deal and spread the word and hopefully the senate will vote on it tomorrow, new years eve. the house could take up the same deal tomorrow afternoon, late afternoon, early evening or into the night, whatever need be and get it done so that all of our taxes do not go up on new years day. we are still on that stand by. we are watching the clock tick. lets get to the white house. kristin is keeping an eye on things that morning. sounds like as we talked about yes...

Knowing that there will be federal cuts, give us some flexibility on our state programs. we believe that the states can be laboratories for democracy and for government reform. theres great practices out of states that we believe we can suggest to the president and congress that can be helpful in making tough decisions. >> governor, let me get you in on this. you met with the president and members of congress. is the overall message can you all get along? that sounds great on paper. great when s...

On principle, and im going to stick to my guns. >> michael, off of that, when does the clock tick in john boehners head and he says okay, look it, ive had it with this. ive got 75, 80 votes, whatever number of votes he has in his caucus that will go with him, and he says to the tea party republicans, fine. do what you want to do. im taking my 75 or 80 votes, and were going over to this side to get this deal done because you are going to destroy our party. does that happen? >> i think he is with ...

hour two. welcome. im brooke baldwin. families are reacting as the man accused of carrying out the massacre officials hears the charges against him. 124 counts including two dozen murder charges. well talk about that in just a moment. first, to syria. we have been talking about the commercial hub of this country, that being aleppo. so far they have failed to rest control of the city from the increasing confident rebels. take a look at this video. far from hunkering down and taking a ...

verdict to their advantage. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. it is 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. we start in colorado, where daylight brings new dangers along the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far, and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. cnns rob marciano has been in colorado springs all week for us. rob, the firefighters get a bit of a break overnight with...

tsunami, no. emergency, yes. a massive earthquake rattled the coast of indonesia today not far from where the killer quake and tsunami hit back in 2004. the ground has not stopped shaking yet. were hearing about aftershocks several hours since the initial quake. disaster officials are fearing a repeat of 2004. they sent out a tsunami warning to the entire indian ocean. so far no reports of serious damage or injuries. syrian government says it will end fighting by tomorrows deadline. ...

brooke baldwin, sitting in for erin burnett. breaking news tonight, george zimmerman has just launched a website to plead his innocence and ask for donations in his defense. the website has been going offline all day because presumably it cant handle all the traffic. a statement from zimmerman, as a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, ive been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family, and ultimately my entire life. he goes on, i have created a payp...