The White House Briefing room. I just had a good and constructive discussion here at the white house with start and house leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class. Im optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. Senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. But if an agreement isnt reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an upordown vote. One that protects the middle class from an income class hike. One that extends it to 2 million americans looking for a job and lays the groundwork for more Economic Growth and debt reduction. That leads to the insistent park, asking reith who control the Senate Agenda and has a majority to pass things gets you most of the way through the senate. Clearly the president wants mcconnell and the republicans not to filibuster and to be a senate vote, which leads to the mo
District near wheeler road and southern avenue. News4s Jackie Bensen is at a gas station in northeast where a woman may have been robbed by the tame suspects moments before the crash. Reporter police do believe that is the case. The woman was robs of her purse here at this bp gas station. She said something to him to the effect of justice is going to catch up with you. It did, and she was there to see it. Im okay now. I just thank god he didnt hurt me. Reporter when Sharon Gardner saw this maxima, it was speeding away from the bb gas station, with the man who would just stolen her purse in the backseat. I was in between vacuuming my car out, i was going from my drivers side to my passenger side. By the time i got to the trunk of my truck, he had immediately hurried up and took my pocketbook. I had it on the floor. I had it covered up. Reporter someone had jotted down the tag number. Gardner called the cops. While the responding officer wall street still at the scene, the radio crackled
After a lastditch fiscal k cliff meeting with president obama. The closed door meeting was an attempt to avoid the automatic tax headaches and spending cuts set to king at the start of the new year. With just three days to go republicans and democrats are still blaming each other. I want to thank all of you for being here to call upon the republicans not to drop the ball on the middle class. Reporter there was a new years eve style rally saying the fiscal cliff ball is in the republicans court. Its republicans who are holding hostage the middle class in america so that the wealthy dont have to pay their fair share. We need two words. President ial leadership, while not just taxing rich people. Reporter tennessee republicans Lamar Alexander and bob corker said the president has to take the lead. Corker was not optimistic about the white house meeting. Were going end one a small kick the can down the road bill that creates another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. Reporter tod