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Why are all the people out there on the street corners livid over this new idea? >> i live in new york city. i passed a vendors and they didnt seem that livid. there is more to it than saving money. the point is, the government can save money on landfill. its terrible for the environment and public policy has to take into consideration what is best for the long term well-being for the earth. >> i dont think this is really about mayor bloomberg saving the environment. if he was, he would stop fly...

>>heather: hello, welcome to brand new hour inside americas news headquarters. >>gregg: topping the news, a stark warning from a top senator deciding the fate of the presidents defense and c.i.a. nominees. he says the obama administration must be more forthcoming on benghazi. or else. >> i dont think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of state until the white house gives us an accounting, did the president pick up the phone and c...

Their life. i dont think he has done that or any intention to. >> heather: you have the ban on big gulps and now styrofoam, what do you think? >> this is based on the demur. this is based on those who manufacturer and use this in the food business and the fact is, the epa has 57 chemicals that has caused disease that is used in the chemical that what it is made up. it takes up 35% of landfill, it costs the taxpayers money, they would save the taxpayer money and plus what the city is doing is giv...

Right now they have 200,000 people still without power. that is a big difference compared to 400,000 people without power during the storm. some of those folks may have to wait until tuesday. we had a tweet saying possibly thursday for a small amount of people. some could be in the dark until at least tuesday night. >>gregg: not comfortable at all. thank you, molly. heather? >>heather: a horrible tragedy over the weekend. an 11-year-old boy died of carbon monoxide poison near boston. he and his ...

Are more sedentary online and sitting at home. >>guest: exactly, at age 45 i started doing triathalons to be an example. i did it to get more active. i am training around 10 hour as week or more. if i can find time as a single mom and a physician, dont tell me you dont is five hours a week. i am sorry, going up and down the subway stares does not count unless you do it for a good half hour straight. >>heather: get active? >>guest: i tell people to start with again minutes every day. every day. >...

>>heather: you mention that mail volume was down 25 percent last year but online retail sales are expected to go up 12 percent so that means delivery of the items, so that is why this is so important? >> they may get a package at noon that has to be delivered by 3:00, so the postman gets to the post office at 8:00 and he doesnt come back until 5:00, they have to figure a way to get from here to here to here. >> right. canceling saturday deliver, will that help? >> i dont think -- it may save som...

Akron, ohio. the sisters say that they hope their boys will be as close as they are. >> were best friend. >> yeah. >> yep. >> now our babies are going to be best friends. >> hopefully. >> the new moms say they never planned to be pregnant at the same time, it just happened. and the due dates were actually a week apart, so -- bill: they got it working. heather: sometimes you just cant explain how things happen. bill: that you cant. h-plee birthday next year around. just about everyone has grabbed...

Told other people in her party suffered -- rick: is in the kind of condition -- is in the kind of condition that could in any way cause limitations for secretary clinton? >> well, i hate to speculate in that vein because, really, what were dealing with here is a very transient condition. but if she had a pro-coagulant or what i explain to patients as a sticky blood condition, this would have consequences for her going forward. and im sure her doctors are actively investigating this possibility. ...

Something now that the house can consider and it could be viewed as positive depending where you sit. heather: have a feeling it will be another long day. we left out the most important element. that would be the american people. yet to be determined if they are winners or losers in this. thank you so much for joining us. >> heap knew year. heather: yes, you too. rick: poor, leon lett i bet he thought people forgetten about that. of course tony reminded everybody. colorado seeing a definite in s...

Fight now moves to the house after the senate overwhelmingly approving a last minute deal with the white house to avert tax 3450eubg hikes on most americans, but the fight is or far from over. the bill now goes to the republican-controlled house of representatives where its future is much less certain. good morning, im rick folbaum here in this special new years day edition of "americas newsroom." heather: im heather childers, bill and martha are off this morning. it was a knockdown, dragout bat...