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Entile, 67 , more than 2 in 3 favor a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. Thats what they say Real Progress would look like. Keeping them honest, though, Real Progress is one thing, washington progress is another. So far at least, were seeing much more of the second and the first and were getting late new word that any progress might be stalled. More on that shortly. First, a good example of washington progress. Republican lawmakers standing up in a limited way to a beltway power broker name...

Favor a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. Thats what they say Real Progress would look like. Keeping them honest, though, Real Progress is one thing, washington progress is another. So far at least, were seeing much more of the second and the first and were getting late new word that any progress might be stalled. More on that shortly. First, a good example of washington progress. Republican lawmakers standing up in a limited way to a beltway power broker named Grover Norquist over the 198...

Good morning, everyone. Our starting point today, more republicans seeming to break their no tax pledge but still bickering with democrats over the socalled fiscal cliff. And just under 35 days now america falls off that cliff. Youve heard the menacing sound right there. This triggers drastic spending cuts and tax hikes. Now there are some signs of compromise on capitol hill. Several Top Republicans saying theyre willing to at least consider raising tax revenues to get a spending plan passed wit...

And the odds, unfortunately, of taking home the jackpot are really, really, really, really, really, really low. 175 million to one. Alison kosik is monitoring powerball fever live in new yorks times square for us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. You know the odds are pretty clinton but its not keeping people away from buying the Powerball Tickets, soledad. I bought one ticket. And one is all you need. You got to be in it to win it. Im in it at least with one ticket. A lot of people comi...

Person. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Its friday. Happy friday. John berman is hosting starting point at 7 00. The middle east is getting ugly. Insult and finger pointing in the fiscal cliff debate. Tax rates spike and spending slashed. Congress is breaking for the holidays in two weeks. It could send the economy spinning in directions. 1. 6 trillion in tax hikes. He will travel to pennsylvania to sell it to you. Republicans arent buying it. Listen to House Speaker, ...

Road, well definitely be stronger. You know we have to be stronger. Good evening, everyone. We are live once again tonight from newtown, connecticut, a community struggling with grief, reaching out to one another for comfort, beginning the long, long process of saying goodbye to so many young lives cut far too short. Makeshift memorials we mind the people of this community that theyre not alone in their grief. People stop by to leave candles and flowers, teddy bears, notes of comfort. Its a daun...

It is 10 00 in newtown, connecticut, a Community Still struggling with grief and still reaching out to one another for comfort and beginning the long process of saying goodbye to so many young lives, lives cut far too short. Makeshift memorials remind the people of this community they are not alone in their grief and people stop by to leave candles and flowers and teddy bears and notes of comfort. It is a daunting concept, the idea of trying somehow to move on without the 26 six and 7yearolds th...

People of this community they are not alone in their grief and people stop by to leave candles and flowers and teddy bears and notes of comfort. It is a daunting concept, the idea of trying somehow to move on without the 26 six and 7yearolds that lost their lives friday and trying to move on without the six adults also killed at sandy hook elementary. Moving on may not be possible for a very long time if ever. It is not clear just when the students of sandy hook will return to class but when the...

Welcome, everybody. A special edition of starting point, live this morning from newtown, connecticut, the site, of course, where an unthinkable massacre at an Elementary School has really shifted the landscape in the gun control debate. Here is the latest on that president Obama Meeting with senior staff and cabinet members yesterday, to see proposals that will include reinstating a ban on automatic weapons. Overnight, weve learned Dicks Sporting Goods has banned the sale of ar15 rifles and othe...

Welcome back, everybody. Our starting point is the state department. Now blasted for systemic failures that led to the deadly september 11th attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi. An independent review board determining that security at the physician facility grossly inadequate that leaders in washington ignored repeated requests to add personnel there and after the tragedy that claimed four american lives, there was a lack of transparency, responsiveness, and leadership at the senior levels...