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Debates wont be quite as pleasant because of that. >> greta: we only have a minute and-a-half. and i wanted to get to this earlier. the chaos on capitol hill. do you have thoughts or reflections as everyone battles over the payroll tax extension? >> first of all, john boehners right and the republicans are right. pass a one-year extension. this idea of a two-month extension is absurd. the senate is utterly responsible, the idea that they pass something and go home. the presidents being cynically...

Debates wont be quite as pleasant because of that. >> greta: we only have a minute and-a-half. and i wanted to get to this earlier. the chaos on capitol hill. do you have thoughts or reflections as everyone battles over the payroll tax extension? >> first of all, john boehners right and the republicans are right. pass a one-year extension. this idea of a two-month extension is absurd. the senate is utterly responsible, the idea that they pass something and go home. the presidents being cynically...

Great. >> i can tell-all of you that those of us in doris home, we were captivated by the stories she told. the reflections of the past and lessons for the future. you can watch the rest of my interviews on msnbc.com. in just a moment, mitt romney says hes the perfect tea party candidate. say what? how is that? well talk about that on "weekends with alex witt." i was in south korea. i was in germany. i was in iraq. i think the hardest transition as you get further into the military is... you k...

over and out. the u.s. military lowers the flag in baghdad. the final u.s. troops leaving iraq with pride. and putting a fragile nation in the rear view mirror. >> breaking news for your paycheck. big compromise on capitol hill that could put $1,000 or more back into your paycheck next year. occupy gingrich. newt gets heckled by wall street protesters. they get it back on this "american morning." good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 15. welcome to "american morning." go...

mentioned, one of the largest sports organizations, nonprofits in the country. this investigation started after two men came forward to espns outside the lines, saying that they had been sexually abused by dod back in the 1980s when they were teen agers. both now grown men say they decided to come forward because of the sex abuse scandals that we have seen play out at penn state and syracuse universities. now, one of the men decided to speak anonymously to espn and ralph west spoke on ...

lockdown. this is because there were shots fired on campus. we dont know by whom but we do know by the website the suspect is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with a neon brim and some type of maroon hoodie and also carrying a pack back. apparently the suspect is on foot. we dont know how many shots were fired. but as you know, virginia tech certainly on high alert in the years following the 2007 incident. there were no classes -- there are no classes toda...

Sun shines on a stadium where a baseball game between the fairbanks gold panners and the anchorage bucks is under way. in addition to baseball tonight, the stadium complex is housing soccer and track and field events and its filled with fans. >> theres a lot of events going on. theres a lot of people outside that day. >> back in the plane, ron and mark cross the cook inlet and enter anchorage air space. >> the suns hitting on anchorage. all the buildings have the reflections. probably the pretti...

commissioner is 177 demonstrators arrested, and 5 officers injured. but new york mayor michael bloomberg says that isnt the real story. >> so far the real story is there have been, i think its fair to say, minimal disruptions to people and most protesters have, in all fairness, acted responsibly. >> as we said, it is coast to coast. in los angeles, about 300 protesters marched a half mile from city hall to the wells fargo center. crowds gathered in the streets of portland, oregon, thre...

and so its with great respect that i speak of him and proud to say that i worked for him. >> its been a seismic cascade of events since last weekends arrest of a former penn state defensive coordinator on charges of raping and molesting a number of other boys. two of the university officials are charged with failure to report those crimes. paterno is charged with nothing, but says he wishes that he had done more than simply tell his superiors what an assistant reported to him back in 2...

today bennett said that their client waived confidentiality but would not be saying anything beyond the brief statement she co-wrote with him. here is a portion. >> she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances from the ceo. those complaints are resolved in an agreement with her acceptance of a monetary settlement. she and her husband see no value in revisiting this matter now nor in discussing the matter any further publicly or priv...