Im really feeling for them. Raw and emotional. Two radio hosts talk about the family of the nurse who took her own life after getting duped by their prank call. Good morning, to you. Welcome to early start. Welcome back, mr. Berman. It is great to be here. I was on vacation for a week. Now im back. Im john berman. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. I am feeling that. But this, they are talking for the first time in over three weeks. President obama and House Speaker john boehner looked each other in the eye and actually had a conversation. Now thats a really big deal when it comes to the fiscal cliff crisis. Because in just 22 days americans face severe tax hikes and spending cuts unless these two leaders can find a way to compromise. Now neither side would discuss specifics about their conversation. But after yesterdays white house meeting, a spokesman for the president said the lines of communication remain open. Now that may be music to the ears of former white house chief of staff erski
Beautiful star to the morning. At a wednesday. Let us get more on your Weather Forecast with erica. We are seeing Clear Conditions around the bay off. Temperatures for the most part in the 40s and 30s. In to the afternoon expected Clear Conditions to continue mainly sunny skies with the mid to upper 60s. Another pleasant day on tap. Clear conditions will stick around as we head into tonight. As we step out the door 39 santa rosa. 50 degrees in haywood. I will show you were the numbers are expected to go in to the afternoon coming up in my next report robyn. Thank you erica here at the bay bridge a hot spot. Because of three earlier stalls. It has backed up your ride into San Francisco. The drive time has doubled within the last hour. The traffic is backed up to the 80 over crossing. The back of stretches into the oakland maze. We have a stall near Treasure Island was at the incline and one on the span all out of the way. The damage is done. Light on an traffic backed up. Give yourself
Speaker john boehner. Reporter president obama headed to detroit this morning to seek support from auto workers for his plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. The president s latest Campaign Style appearance follows a weekend white house meeting with House Speaker john boehner. Sources tell cbs news both sides remain hopeful but little progress was made. If they cant reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, taxes for all americans will go up and across the board spending cuts will kick in on january 1. Economists say that combination could plunge the country back into a recession. There are signs some republicans are now willing to compromise on taxes if they can secure cuts to social security, medicare and medicaid. The rate increase on the top 2 that the president is talking about and all of a sudden the shift goes back to entitlements. Reporter one proposal under discussion, raising the eligibility age for medicare is not going well for some democrats and advocates fo
Dreary look day and we will have the chance for showers to move in as well and also we have a warm front thats going to move through the area. Thats going to warm the temperatures up but we will have a cold front slicing through the area as well. And thats going to make for difficult times as well. Because theres a chance for thunder and lightning to move into the area as well. But, this morning, we are talking about temperatures coming in at 46 degrees in glen burnie. That humidity is 100 . So we have saturated air. Thats why we are dealing with the fog. We cant hold that moisture and you see it at the surface. And thats what we are going to be seeing every where. So even mount airy 100 with temperatures at 47. And the last stop this morning comes to west friendship. 45 degrees, 100 . That dew point at 45. Stepping out the door this morning, the temperatures are above average. You dont need the biggest coat in your closet just take the jacket. Lets check the abc2 timesaver traffic wit
Military attacks on their tribal areas along the border. The good news and its very little good news it may be over. The taliban said they sent six attackers in. An hour ago we got word that six had been killed. Katy tur is tracking this for us from london. Richard engel has lived in the region for nearly two decades. Hes our chief Foreign Correspondent. Katy, lets start with you. Can you give us the latest details on the attack . Well heres what we know as of now. The attack on pakistani officials is what theyre saying now six terrorists are dead. That could be all of them. But they are going room to room to clear the situation. Its a slow and meticulous operation. There are reports that the rooms have been booby trapped. As for the dead its a staggering number. 135. Most of them are children. Another 150 injured. But again this is a fluid situation. The numbers have been changing all day. The gunman went in wearing suicide vests and went classroom to classroom, shooting some students