Imagine that, what would you do if Stevie Wonder walked into your recording session. C en newsroom starts right now. Good morning, everyone, from washington, im don lemon. Carol is off today. We begin this hour with spiraling concerns over syria and a desperate regime trying to hold on to power. This morning, washington announces its deploying two Patriot Missile batteries and 400 troops to our nato ally turkey. It will bolster defenses to syria against its scud missiles and possible chemical weapons. Its a challenging time. Its a challenging time. Its a critical time. We Just Announced, Just Announced this morning that we are deploying two patriot batteries here to turkey, along with the troops that are necessary to man those batteries so that we can help turkey have the kind of Missile Defense it may very well need in dealing with threats that come out of syria. To cnns Nick Paton Walsh in beirut following the latest developments. Nick is on the phone, what can you tell us . We dont know the exact location where the american troops are going to be stationed but the German Parliament ratified part of its contribution, there will be three nato nations giving troops toward this. The u. S. Two batteries and 400 troops, the germans are expected to make a similar contribution as well as the netherlands as well. It puts nato forces in the volume tire area. The back story how we got to here two months ago there were exchanges of fire, the syrian army accused of shelling areas inside turkey, causing destruction and injury to turkey, and turkey firing back and asking for nato backup. There was never any doubt nato would come to turkey. We have a substantial manpower and weaponry right on the syrian border. Nato very clear its purely for defense of turkey, not meant to enforce what people are saying might be a no fly zone. You heart secretary of defense leon pa net ta, concerns of chemical weapons use. The u. S. Has a plan to respond. Not clear if patriots will be involved but certainly in this 21monthlong revolt, nato, the biggest machinery in the world in that volatile area. Nick paton walsh, thank you very much. In washington a withdrawal and a surrender. Ambassador susan rice drops out of the running for secretary of state. The job seemed to be hers but then there was a dead lay tack on its u. S. Consulate in libya, days after u. S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other ericans were killed, rice said it was a spontaneous protest that got out of hand rather than a planned terrorist attack. Republicans say she was lying to downplay her bosss failed policies. Rice defends her handling even now. I was very careful to explain that the information was preliminary, and it could change and yet i think it was misconstrued and contorted into something much more nefarious that was never indeed the case nor my intention. Well the backlash against rice only grew after she met with concerned lawmakers behind close doors. The odds of a confirmation had grown so bleak the white house never went through a formal nomination. I hadnt made a decision about who would be my next secretary of state. Theres no doubt that susan was qualified. There are other people who are qualified as well. Her interest is in serving me, but most importantly serving the country and shes done an outstanding job. I could not be prouder with her. She will continue to be one of the top members of my National Security team. We are covering all angles with Foreign Affairs reporter alyse lavitt and Brianna Keilar. Briana, the president was vocal in his support. After two months, a lack of confidence here . Reporter i think definitely there was a lack of confidence, that this was a fight that the president wanted to have right now. Its obvious that president obama has a great affinity for ambassador rice. You can see that when he talks about her. He came to her defense in the last month quite a bit but i think there was a lot of concern about the timing and whether this was a fight that he wanted to have. He had said in his first, in his press Conference Following his reelection that if he thought she was the best person for the job, that he would nominate her but he went on to not pin himself in, not to make a decision, and some of the critics who were in the corner of susan rice say this may have actually sealed her fate. She ended up heading up to capitol hill trying to defend herself against her role immediately following what happened in benghazi and trying to explain that on behalf of the administration. When she went up to capitol hill to meet with lawmakers the visits backfired. They raised a lot of questions and she was there to try to answer them and try to assuage concerns, that was true with senator Susan Hollins of maine, a republican but a moderate and that was seen as very troubling in all of this process. Some critic also say, don, that without the nomination, she was left twisting in the wind but theres also this sense that president obama has a whole lot on his plate. Hes obviously involved in this fight over the striking a deal on the fiscal cliff, and then going into next year, a lot of goals obviously to follow on that entitlement reform, spending cuts, tax reform and dont forget Immigration Reform is also a priority, so i think there was a sense that do you really spend all of this Political Capital on this fight when theres so many other things to do. And so she referenced that as well in her letter that she put out yesterday. Alyse, you cover the state department. Who is on the short list to be nominated here . John kerry of course. Well, don, hes really the only name on the short list. Senator kerry as the chair of the Senate ForeignRelations Committee has a lot of world stature, has a lot of relationships with World Leaders and in the past hes really done a lot for president obama. If you remember, when john kerry was running for president in 2004, he gave then senator obama his first kind of shot on the world stage at the democratic convention. Hes also been president obamas partner in terms of prepping for the debate. He served in as mitt romney, and also senator kerry has also done a lot of work for the administration in terms of troubleshooting around the world. This guy got afghan President Hamid karzai to agree to a runoff election. He meets with the pakistanis whenever there is a problem, met with Bashar Al Assad at one point. So hes really seen as although susan rice was seen as someone who could have been the president s first choice hes certainly a candidate that is up to the task and has a lot of Foreign Policy credibility around the world. Don . Elise labott and Brianna Keilar thanks oboth of you. When it comes to the fiscal cliff still no deal and now the debt ceiling is caught in the crossfire here. Specifically a part of the white houses fiscal cliff plan that would give the president the power to increase the debt limit without congress that is. Boehner making it clear that it is not up for a debate. Do you think that senator reid or then senator obama would have ever given to president george w. Bush the unlimited ability to raise the debt limit . I know theyre talking about doing it now. Do you think theres any chance that senator reid or then senator obama would have done that . Zero. Congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. So for president obamas part, he is digging in as well on an area that has been key Sticking Point and thats taxes. The most important thing we can do right now is make sure that middle class taxes do not go up. Thats the best thing for the economy, best thing for American Families and if we do that, senates already passed this bill. House democrats are ready to pass t im ready to sign it. The only holdouts are the house republicans. If we get that done that will take the edge off things. Well still have to deal with deficit and debt problems. 98 of americans, 97 of Small Businesses will not see their taxes go up. We should get that done. The house is scheduled to go home for the year today but House Majority leader eric cantor says members could be working longer with the fiscal cliff still unresolved. Do you know this man . It could be worth 5,000 to you. The fbi is hoping the reward will lead to an arrest of a robber who has hit 13 banks from virginia to california. Hes being called the ray bandit because of his big sunglasses and differing disguises. A funny moment from the Cincinnati Bengals fill eagles game. The helmets of andre smith and Brandon Graham got stuck together. 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Family members say he and brown were best friends. The mall in oregon where the shooting rampage took place will reopen in a few hours. Tuesday a man shot and killed two people in a rampage and killed himself. Several mall workers say theyre hesitant about returning to the mall. Attorney general eric holder facing Harsh Criticism from a Top Republican after failing to pursue criminal charges against hsbc. The bank admits laundering money from iran, libya and myanmar. Chuck grassley calls the lack of charges a declaration that crime does pay. The Justice Department did not comment but defends its nearly 2 billion settlement with the bank. Two massachusetts costco workers are splitting a 50 million powerball prize. Rosa deleon buys two tickets every day and shares them with her coworker reginald. On wednesday the tickets finally paid off. The two will each get 11 million after taxes. Congratulations to them. Very lucky. There is a machine that could one day be used to make homemade guns, not only that, it could make plastic guns that a metal detector wont find. You can believe some people are worried about it. Here is joe johns with more. Reporter in the this Northern Virginia gun store you can buy all sorts of weapons but what if you could make weapons in your own home using a threedimensional printer. Sounds like Science Fiction but to some its not farfetched. Primarily 3d printers are used to manufacture parts for antique cars. You think our killer printed a gun. Multiple guns, identical disposable untraceable. Reporter it could also be undetectable. 3d printers make Solid Objects from digital models and plans and whats manufactured could be all plastic like this little gadget with all these moving parts that Work Together perfectly. So a plastic gun manufactured with this technology might not necessarily be picked up by your garden variety metal detector at an airport or public building. Its a potential game changer in the gun control debate. Were trying to produce guns with this technology. Reporter advocates of the printable gun Like University of texas student cody wilson see it as a rights issue. I believe in the universal access to arms and as far as its possible for me this will be completely unable to be regulated. Reporter hes behind defense distributed, a Nonprofit Organization dedicated to creating what wilson called the wikiweapon, a firearm with a design that can be distributed on the internet and manufactured using a 3d printer. Hes already built part of an ar15 using the technology. Democratic congressman steve israel has taken notice. I want to make it impossible for people to use threedimensional printers to manufacture gun components which was done and six bullets were fired from one of these components. Reporter thats why congressman israel is pushing to renew the undetectable firearms act a law passed a quarter of a century ago banning plastic firearms that will expire next year. Defies common sense, safety and logic to make it easier for criminals to manufacture the components of guns which could be brought on to our planes and buildings. Reporter pro gun advocates say to date no one using a 3d printer has manufactured a working firearm completely out of plastic. One 3d printing expert says it might not even be possible any time soon. I dont feel this technology is going to be there next year but in my estimation we have time and ways to go to get there. Reporter wilson worries about the Chilling Effect of new ideas. Mr. Israel says we should prevent the development of a whole branch of technology. Hes ridiculous. Dont count the twinkie out just yet. Which big named Companies May be bidding on hostess, the iconic snackmaker. People have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. 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Theres still value, twinkie, ding dongs, hohos. Before they went under they had 2 aboutle in annual sales. Theres still a market. The problem with hostess was their cost structure. They had plants spread across dozens of states, not exactly efficient and the Companies Said labor costs were the major issues. We might see it start to play out, the last batch of twinkies hit stores in chicago this week. The lines they were out the door and wednesday they were all sold out. Maribel thank you very much, appreciate it. A critical day for Health Care Reform as states decide to take part in a key portion of president obamas Affordable Care act. Well explain how it could affect you. So now i can be in the scene. Advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. Unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an antiinflammatory and a longacting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. 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