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we begin with the escalating battle over tax cuts. the senate began debate on a reworked plan last night and plans to vote on it monday. but, angry house democrats defied the president, pledging to prevent the measure from reaching the floor. terrell brown is in washington with more on this. terrell, how serious are the democrats about blocking this? >> reporter: house democrats mean business here, betty. not only did they reject the proposal, they wont even schedule a vote, democrats ...

politics. well be talking about this one detail in detail in just a moment. you may have heard that the senate will take up the vote for the bill. the national defense act. it passed every year for 48 years. senate republicans filibuster meant that it may not pass this year. most of the attention the bill received is because a portion of it would allow the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell. repeal passed the house months ago. today it came up for a snap vote in the senate. after all th...

plus, what exactly is going on here? a well-known man is the face of a watch company even after that face has been beaten and bloodied. well explain. but first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. senate democratic leaders are moving forward with a vote on president obamas tax deal with republicans despite something of a rebellion within their own party. majority leader harry reid says he hopes to bring the measure to the floor today or tomorrow. a sign he is...

you dont like the presidents decision? i say go for it. but then the question, whats the alternative? specifically, what could president obama have done? what could he do as of this moment to get what he and the progressives want? to end the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. should he really have waited out the republicans till next year? should he do it now when they will control the house of representatives, thats what happened in the election, and by the way, in the latest counts, the ...

serious? lets get to kelly odonnell, nbc news capitol hill correspondent. so we see something of a democratic revolt on the house side. how real is this, kelly, that house democrats refuse to bring this deal to the floor? >> reporter: well, there are a limited number of things that house democrats can do to get their message across. theyve met with the vice president who essentially said, take it or leave it. that wasnt satisfactory. so today they met privately and they decided that as...

of the show, larry king just continues to crank out television magic. last night, larry and wes lesnipes sit down to -- wesley snipes sit down to talk tax evasion, with a special appearance by joe brown. think youll enjoy. it. first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. vice president joe biden heads to capitol hill today to convince angry democrats to support the administrations tax -- at a closed door meeting last night, democratic house members slammed the whi...

december morning, december 8th, the rescue efforts early this december morning, december 8th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs good wednesday morning. im erica hill. >> im harry smith. good morning, everybody. >> good to have you with us this morning. of course 24 hours ago we sat here at this desk and told you elizabeth edwards had stopped her cancer treatment. turned out she had much less time left than thin could have guessed. her three surviving children were told were at her side ...

american people and i was not willing to see them get harm. >> republicans have praised the deal. >> im very hopeful and optimistic that members of the republican conference will find this proposal we are supporting. >> so have others, like former clinton chief of staff, john poe testa, who compare it had to a second stimulus plan. economists at citigroup and goldman sachs upgraded their predictions for next years growth in job creation. >> this is a serious attempt to create jobs, whi...

change of power already beginning to take place. >> absolutely. while the president was speaking we had a statement. chuck todd is joining us now. harry reid issued a statement the president is negotiating with congressional republicans who are willing to risk everything to ensure tax cuts for the wealthiest of all americans whachl is your analysis of what we heard from the president saying at least this is not a fight going away. this is a fight i chose to handle this way, but i will ...

years it will stan at 35%. that includes a five million dollar exemption clause this is a huge political victory for republicans. tonight, as the potential deal was announced, i think i heard a sigh of relief from small business owners and families across the country. nothing in stone yet. the president has come under fire from some in his own party over the compromise. he addressed these concerns earlier tonight. >> the president: i know there are some people in my party and the other...