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chats. the house speaker -- >> continue. >> reporter: thank you. john boehner came out and said that house republicans, they oppose the two-month extension over the weekend because it doesnt provide the certainly that americans need, the kind of stimulate the economy in the way that the payroll tax extension they would hope would do. so he made it very clear that they are not ready to budge from their decision. he says they have acted and now its time for the president and senate democ...

north korea tonight. some of them bizarre, others terrifying. if you want to see what sets the kingdom apart from the rest of our socially networked planet, consider this, king jong eel died two days ago. thats how tightly controlled the media is. when word did arrive the dear leader was dead, his brainwashed followers mourned him like the god theyve been told he was. >> the grieving is intense for a leader they were told walked at three months of age, talked at two weeks. those who ar...

1st, 160 million american workers will see their paychecks shrink. an average of $1,000 over the course of a whole year and no politician wants to take the blame for that. >> heres where the debate is. the senate wants to punt the ball. they want to do a 60-day extension. house republicans, frankly, this is one of the few times we agree with the president. we want to extend it for a full year. thats what the american people ask for, its what the president agreed for. >> kate bolduan is...

tearful broadcaster broke the news last night on north koreas state-run tv. she reported that the 69-year-old died of a heart attack on saturday. he was a reclusive dictator who starved his own people while building a nuclear weapons nation. bill richardson who has traveled to north korea many times points to several major concerns now. >> the peninsula is a tinderbox. this we knew was coming because of the health of kim jong il. the issue is going to be will there be stability in the ...

clinton is just wrapping up a meeting with the japanese foreign minister at the department of state. a joint statement is expected to follow shortly. earlier president obama called south koreas president to re-affirm his commitment to koreas security and stability. when it comes to the payroll tax cut, its one step forward and two steps back in congress. the house is expected to reject the senates two-month extension of the payroll tax cut. house speaker john boehner says the house w...

a handful of people whos been into north korea and very familiar with the region. >> i am and i have to say quite a shock. he had been sick since 2008 officially. had suffer add stroke there, but i think it came to a shock to a lot of people including south korea and we do begin with this breaking news thinking morning. some hope, some fear and lots of uncertainty. people are reacting worldwide to the death of north korean dictator kim jong-il. his 17-year reign of power is over. >> th...

Educating ourselves on this. so people are getting educated as to what exactly is the problem, diagnotes problem, help educate the public as to what exactly the fiscal problem is and then weve got work on over the course of this summer and into the fall, solutions to this problem. >> yeah. again, i guess one of the -- and this is a preemptive concern on my part, i dont have evidence for it at this point and although ive seen it in the history politically as you go for the low-hanging fruit which...

Republican leadership is whipping the vote to get all their members to vet against that, too. it is literally their own workplace that was attacked by a mob that was among other things shouting at the time they wanted to hunt down and hang the vice president from their own party. the republicans do not want the look into it. they will not vote for any inquiry, earth a nonpartisan or bipartisan or select committee to look into what happened there. they will not hear it. i love the beltway press s...