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republicans are obsessed with health care. killing it. the gop is salivating over a house vote to undo the presidents top achievement. but with democrats still controlling the senate and president obamas still in office at the white house, its just a symbolic vote. to say that -- well, well see. for democrat, however, its a second chance to build their case for health care reform and turn what was a political liability perhaps into an assets. can they do it? can they let the voters kno...

we begin this morning with back to work. after a ten-day hawaiian vacation, president obama returns to washington today to face a new year with new challenges. among them, republican promises to investigate and overhaul some of the landmark policies of his presidency. there is some housekeeping to take care of, including naming a new chief of staff. nbcs tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. as you see, when the ...

and total eclipse, sky gazers experience a once in a lifetime lunar event. good morning. im lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with old man winter. its only a day into the new season but already winter is off to a rough start across much of the nation, including central colorado where up to eight feet of snow is in the forecast. nbcs chris clacken has more. >> reporter: in the water logged west, its still raining an...

he took a sad song and made it better. lets play "hardball." good evening. im chris matthews down in washington. lame brain. it turns out more smarts in this lame duck than most people expected. this victory lap that were hearing about may be at least partially something thats well justified. tote up with what president obama has done since his shellacking at election day. oversaw the repeal of dont ask, dont tell. got the country behind on the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. he repreinvented...

good evening. im chris matthews in washington, d.c. leading off tonight, the democrats. for two weeks, president obama was taking heat from the democratic left over the tax bill. now, that its law today, the president sits atop the middle ground. can this give him an advantage as he begins his third year in the presidency? charles krauthammer, a man of the right, says it can and it does. also, the president may be about to chalk up another win that will convince some of those on the le...

math use down in washington. leading off tonight the last harrumph. over the tax plan reluctant house democrats are roaring their disapproval one last time before taking a deep breath and then probably voting for the bill. now heres the irony. the closer this gets to passage, the more its the republicans who are having second thoughts because politics again. they think its too good for president obama. uh-oh he likes it. the president likes it, there must be trouble in there somewhere....

in the middle. good morning. im lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning for better or worse, finally, a done deal. house lawmakers cleared the final hurdle last night, sending a sweeping bipartisan bill to extend busch era tax cuts for all americans to the presidents desk before they expire january 1st. tracie potts joins us from washington with those details and more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good mornin...

why is the minority making all the noise and why is the majority staying silent? two great questions. and speaking of todays poll, it has some surprisingly good news for president obama. contrary to the buzz, voters have not given up on the president. that includes independent voters. truly alarming, by the way, in terms of numbers, are the latest test scores that show american schoolchildren falling behind further and further the rest of the world. is it because unions keep us from fi...

ac it tore hugh jackman goes wrong shooting oprah winfreys show in australia. im lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin with legislative logjam. a final vote on the presidents tax cut plan should happen in the senate today. however a trillion dollar spending bill proposal and a plan to repeal dont ask, dont tell could keep congress on the hill into their holiday break. tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. tr...

matthews in washington. leading off tonight, now the hard part, the big tax deal brokered by the white house and senate republicans has just hit the 60-vote threshold. thats the magic number to beat a filibuster and head toward victory. so now the tough part in the house. can the democrats and republicans in that body deliver the 218 votes needed for that big package of cuts and income taxes, payroll taxes, added to of course a 13-month extensions of jobless benefits. thats our big sto...