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Balance. there has been rumbling out of russia those children will not be allowed to leave even though they were close to being able to. the u.s. government is going to fight very hard to make sure those cases do come through, that those kids come here. but the law goes into effect january 1. >> heart-rending for those parents. amy, thank you. a temporary deal stopped a pending shutdown of major u.s. ports that could have cost the economy billions. dock workers threatened a strike to freeze op...

Have pass the house, probably not pass the senate if you have to go with of say 60 vote threshold. >> the fact both the house leaders left without taking a microphone, is that a bad sign? >> we may have lost his audio. again, well let you know nancy pelosi and john boehner have left the meeting from the white house. senate leaders are still inside and well monday store the white house. well keep an eye on things and let you know. in the meantime, a massive container crisis averted. the powerfu...

Us in the house. >> im on the senate side. we should be right here with four days to go before the fiscal cliff strikes. >> all right. always a pleasure. thank you, sir. >> good to be with you. major break today in negotiations between dock workers and port operators puts off at least for now a port strike that would have shut down nearly all shipping traffic along the east and gulf coast. a federal mediator says that the union and group representing the shipping lines agreed to a 30-day cont...

And so, theres a lot of stuff that could be unleashed immediately if congress would get its act together but they havent. they cannot. its holding back consumers. thats why spending at christmastime was evidently restrained as it was and holding back businesses, as well. >> cnbcs tyler matheson, always appreciate your perspective. >> thank you, craig. dock workers threaten to strike and shut down ports. but it didnt happen. but it could happen again. well talk about that. no deal in sight be...

Looming fiscal calamity. youre damaging the economy at the time its already suffering damage. >> is what the unions do? think about what weve experienced the last year. l.a. airport strike happening on the busiest travel day of the year. a chicago teacher strike when kids were going back to school and wal-mart trying when christmas was hitting. unions hitting you see us when were vulnerable. >> theyre exercising maximum leverage at the point of maximum vulnerability in terms of employers just li...

Previous guest was talk. >> 64,000 for the longshoremans union. but havent unions priced themself out of market? they made themself obsolete. you pointed out, if you dont want to do business here, go to china. >> heres the deal, you have to import goods in the united states. what theyve done is through automation, they have less and less dock workers. what the dock workers got as a concession was you have to give us a royalty on shipments given youre using automation. no you have owners of dock ...

Heather: welcome back. an update now on former president george h.w. bush who spent christmas in the hospital. a spokesman said that the fever that kept him from going home is now gone. thats good news. the 88-year-old former president has been hospitalized since end of november with bronchitis and a cough. doctors remain cautious hi optimistic about his recovery. no discharge date has yet been set. ♪ gregg: wish him well. a looming strike by thousands of dock workers could have a huge impact ...

Pouring in. one womans emotional story how the elf meant tri tri schools principal helped save her life. heather: bracing for what could be a big strike at some of the biggest ports in america. dock workers could be hitting the picket lines on the east and gulf coast this week. well take a closer look what kind of impact that could have on the economy. gregg: mother nature not making it easy for millions of folks rushing to get home for christmas. were live at the nations busiest airport. [ roas...

And mary sherlach were among the six adults shot and killed in that terrible massacre. heather: in other news, we are hearing warnings this morning that the u.s. economy is about to take a hit that it can hardly afford. after going on strike out west, remember that? dock workers, they are gearing up to do it on the east and gulf coast by the end of the week. now the work stoppage threatens vital shipments and is predicted to show up from our factories to our storefronts. dennis kneale from the f...

A small percentage of americans claim it after all. all. 37% in maryland and 15% in north dakota. 73 per of americans are opposed to changing that. martha: the owner of popular restaurant chains claims complaints about obama-care have been hurting the companys bottom line. the head of darden says part of the blame is the negative coverage on the companys position on obama-care. we are just beginning on this wednesday morning. dock workers getting back on the