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Why they didnt tell the president. >> dough you feel there -- do you feel the president knew earlier than the white house represented to us? >> i dont know. the foreign general didnt him, then he has to explane why. if he didnt tell him, they should explain why he didnt act. the version right now is the attorney general did not tell the president. to me the burden is on the attorney general. he had an obligation to tell the president. >> chairman, we thank you for your time. >> thank you, shanno...

We have to support them in any way we, and keep working on a very, very difficult problem. >> shannon: we do have reports that there are negotiations with egypt, trying to broker a cease-fire and indications that israel is preparing to prepare for a ground war offensive. how worried are you about that step playing out? >> well, very worried. the president said it best in the clips you were showing, we need to try to avoid that. israel has to defend itself. hopefully, we work with the egypts to b...

That would be a good thing and a huge blow to iran an hezbollah. elsewhere, we see challenges. hamas remain aster rorrist organization dedicated to the destruction of the fate of israel. if you look at theco innocent, they want to kill -- covenant, they want to kill jews throughout the world. not just in israel. there is no sitting down and negotiating with people. they shoot at us and they have to know they will take all measures to defend ourselves. that is what well do. >> shannon: you talk a...

Process and in cambodia, despite the lack of it, there was a wat pot monastery, with the reclining buddha and asked the monk there for prayers, for talks to avert the fiscal cliff. >> i always believe in prayer. i believe in prayer when i go to church, bam home and if a buddhist monk is wishing me well, i am going to take whatever good vibes he can give me. >> reporter: the president says hes confident he and the congress can reach a deficit reduction agreement. a lot of analysts think thats one...

>> we are all grownups. we have a responsibility to the american people. the elements for an agreement are there. time is of the essence, the quicker we do tthe more confidence we instill, the better it is for the economy and the american people. >> reporter: republicans, too, have expressed optimism that the fiscal cliff can be avoided and are open to signing legislation that includes new sources of revenue. but the president wants to raise most of that new money with $1.6 trillion over a decad...

Report and edited it. who was it? >> no ones admitting to that. i am not sure we are ready for a select committee. but a standing committee like homeland security, armed services need to get to the bottom of that. general petraeus is just the beginning. he showed -- he showed us that he knew it was a terroristac starks, from day 1. susan rice should have known that. and its troubling that she did not know that. i dont know if shes not listening to her intelligence briefings, or if she doesnt do ...

The bright orange glows from the gaza strip, the israeli airstrikes coming in. and the rockets heading out. one just headed for tel aviv, we think was intersepted by the iron dome missile defense system, which has saved countless lives here on the israeli side. there are peace talks going on right now, we are told there is an envoy in cairo, thats probably a positive sign, but prime minister netanyahu says he is ready to escalate into something like a ground war, in the next 24 to 36 hours. this...

Reform is on the post election radar for both political parties. a republican senator has come up with his alternative to the presidents plan. fox news chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel takes a look. >> with the election over, some republican laks are floating conservative alternative to president obamas dream act. supporters say achieve act would legalize status of undocumented children who grew up by giving them visas. after earning a degree or serving in the military they could e...

The republicans like defense spending and they like military preparedness. there is a growing number of people from the tea partyish brand. ask rand paul from kentucky what ought to be done with defense spending. for the folks, the president and the leaders in congress are going to find that when they say well, we cant cut defense spending there will be republicans that say yes, we can. >> shannon: yes, we can. >> yes, we can. >> shannon: borrowing a line from the other side of the aisle. maybe ...

>> eric: well have the latest on israel, coming up. >> jamie: have a good day. >> shannon: for a fifth straight day, the israeli military and militants in the hamas-ruled gaza strip are hammering away at each other by air and sea. dozens have died and neither side is showing any sign of letting up. an israeli official reportedly just landed in cairo, where egypt is trying to broke are a cease-fire. as israel signals it is open to negotiation, it is also preparing for the possibility of a ground ...