Look at the street covered with bodies and terrified survivors. Witnesses say people were standing in lines for bread when a Syrian Military jet bombed the bakery where they were waiting. More than 100 people were reported dead. That number may go way up as night goes on. A full report from the region in just a moment here on cnn. Nine days left before you face a new year with higher taxes. Apparently a fiscal cliff solution is not wrapped up as a gift under your Christmas Tree. Lawmakers are home for the holidays. House Speaker John Boehner is in ohio, president obama is in his native hawaii. Youll hear about a last ditch effort that may happen after the holiday. That story just a few moments away here as well. A United States senator was arrested for drunk driving early sunday morning. Idaho republican mike crapo was taken to jail in alexandria, virginia, after midnight. He was stopped for running a red light and charged with driving under the influence. Senator crapo has issued an apology. He was released on 1,000 bond and he has a court date. Christmas, two days away, and for much of the country its going to be a white one. Heavy snowfall has blanketed several states, in the mountains of california up to five feet of snow is expected. Snow is also falling back east as well. Lakeeffect snow has blanketed areas around cleveland and buffalo. High winds are threatening to delay flights at airports in new york, philadelphia and washington. I have to warn you, the report youre about to see has some very graphic images of people hurt and dying. The latest from western syria, where more than 100 people were killed today as they waited in line for bread. Cnns Mohammed Jamjoon is in beirut. Reporter a scene filled with carnage. A massacre, screams the man. They targeted the bakery. A bakery where hungry civilians have been standing in line to get bread. One eyewitness outreached via skype to describe the grisly aftermath. Translator from 200 meters away, i could see corpses as i walked toward the bakery. Bodies piled on top of each other, it was an impossible scene. There was no word to describe it. He was one of the first on the scene filmed this video. The wounded are carried away as rebels and civilians dig up mangled corpses from the rubble. Shock and grief quickly turned to anger. Where are you, world ask this man, pointing to the destruction. Come see the bodies. They were waiting for bread. Activists tell cnn this town is full of antiregime sentiment. Translator halfaya was liberated a week ago. The regime surrounded it completely, cutting us off from the world no one was allowed in or out. Even water and bread were cut off. Were able to reach an Aid Organization and able to obtain dough. Reporter he said they were able to open one of the towns bakeries around 1 00 p. M. , and the rocket struck hours later. As nearby hospitals quickly filled up, activists began pleading for help. Now, as more and more rebel groups promise retaliation for this attack, fears mount in syria, which has already claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people will only get worse. Mohammed jamjoon, cnn, beirut. To washington now, and the big question looming over the quiet capitol, is Congress Ready to plunge over the fiscal cliff . Earlier i spoke with cnns brianna keilar, and i asked her what might happen as the holiday week rolls out . Well, theres one sort of last ditch effort possibility here, don, and that is when the Senate Reconvenes on the 27th, its possible that either they could try to pass something and sort of force it on the house or its possible that they could take a bill that theyve already passed back in july with the threshold of those tax hikes being at the 250,000 level. And that they could kind of say to the house, okay, now the ball is in your court. You have to deal with this, but its still very much a possibly, don, that this doesnt work out, that we go over the fiscal cliff, and that was reflected today on the sunday shows from both democrats and republicans. Take a listen. Passing plan b the other night would not have changed the outcome, were going to go over the cliff before, were going to go over the cliff now because its what the president wants. You cannot negotiate with someone who does not want to negotiate. In the aftermath of the House Republicans rejecting Speaker Boehners plan b, its the first time that i feel its more likely we will go over the cliff than not, and that if we allow that to happen, it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time. Maybe ever in american history. Officially, the president is expected to be here or is supposedly here in hawaii through the new year, but i think the expectation at this point is that with congress returning, president obama is likely to go back to washington to oversee things as perhaps they move or perhaps as the fiscal cliff comes nearer and the u. S. Goes over it. Can we expect, brianna, any other lawmakers to step up to the plate and kickstart negotiations . What about Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell . Well, the thing at this point and im told by sources is that there really are no negotiations going on between senator Mitch Mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, and senator majority leader harry reid, in hawaii for the funeral of Daniel Inouye and is now on his way back to washington. It would come down to the senate doing something. There would be a possibility that Senate Mcconnell might allow this bill i mentioned that i already passed in july, was a threshold for tax hikes, being at the 250,000 level, he may allow democrats to say, the house has to take this, or if there is some sort of vote on another measure, while Mitch Mcconnell would be unlikely to personally support it, perhaps he might let some of his republican senators do that, now, this is sort of thinking, coming from democrats, this is not something that Mitch Mcconnell at this point is planning to do, and its very much unclear. The fact is, though, it doesnt just matter what the senate does, don. The house would have to pass something, and whatever were to come out of the senate at this point would require not just republican support, they made that clear last week when they didnt support Speaker Boehners plan b. It would also require democratic votes, and that means it would come down to Speaker Boehner deciding whether or not he would allow some sort of measure to go to the floor. And that is especially uncertain. Cnns brianna keilar. Tonight one of the u. S. Navys deployed special forces commanders is dead. He was in afghanistan and military investigators are working on the belief that he took his own life. Heres our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr with what few details we have so far. Barbara . Don, very sad news this Holiday Weekend for u. S. Navy s. E. A. L. S. The navy is investigating the death in afghanistan of one of its most senior deployed s. E. A. L. Officers as an apparent suicide, a u. S. Military official tells cnn. Navy commander joe w. Price, 42 years old, died december 22nd, while serving as the Commanding Officer of s. E. A. L. Team 4, a group of more than two dozen commandos conducting combat operations in the Southern Region of the country. While the death remains under formal investigation, that u. S. Military official whos directly familiar with the event said the family has been notified of the death, and has also been notified it is being investigated as an apparent suicide. There is no indication at this time that commander price was involved in any militaryrelated investigations or any controversies the officials said. All indications are, when he did not appear at an expected time, other military personnel went to look for him and discovered his body with an apparent gunshot wound. Don . Barbara, thank you. The president wants a group, headed by the Vice President , to bring him recommendations on what to do about gun violence. But what will congress do with any idea they might come up with . Thats next. Not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib Atrial Fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. I dont think so. 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Its not just one political partys problem, not a republican or a democratic problem. I talked with cnn contributors about the politics of gun control. It has been democrats and republicans who havent done anything with gun control. Including our president , who four years ago was campaigning against people who wanted to cling to their guns and religion, and now in november we saw him wanting to cling to the votes of the people who cling to their votes and their religion. We saw shootings in the midst of this campaign, don. We saw the aurora shooting, we saw the sikh temple shooting, happened smack in the middle of this campaign, and this issue not be discussed, not be debated in what was a very long and testy, heated campaign. So i dont think its true, or right to say its the democrats or the republicans. What we cannot have is a conversation where were blaming each other, where the media is blaming the guns, where the gun industry is blaming the liberals, where the liberals are blaming the violent video games. We have to have a comprehensive conversation, and it be a constructive conversation. Not one where people are trying to escape their responsibility and blame it on some other industry or some other faction. Well, i think in your well, i in your response, theres a different between democratic and republican lawmakers. I will agree with you republicans and democrats who are lawmakers are not doing anything when it comes to gun rules or gun legislation. Republicans and democrats who are citizens in this country and voters would like to see something different, the majority of them when it comes to gun rules. On the side of people who and were going to have to make it happen. Let me finish. On the side of people who dont want any changes with gun rules, most of those people are republicans and gun enthusiasts. Go ahead. I wanted to say that we citizens are going to let anna respond and ill let you go, lz. Go ahead, anna. Don, we have right now three different chambers, you know, three different areas of government. Theres a lot that the executive branch can do. Theres a lot of leadership that president obama can provide that he has not provided on this issue, and yes, theres a lot of hearts and minds that have to change in congress, a lot of them republican, and also some democrats. I think its up to us as citizens if we want to see changes happen, to take off the party label and demand it of our elected officials and the people representing us. A lot of times politicians act because the citizens are demanding it and crying out for it. Right. Thats what has to happen on this issue. I think, youre right, this is not we have to lead and they will follow. This is not a democrat or republican issue, taken is, its going to take all of us to do it. And we have to take the politics out of it. L. Z. , ill give you the last word. Go ahead and go on as long as you want. Sorry i cut you off. What she described is a microcosm of whats wrong in washington. Theres this notion that the nra is a defender of the Second Amendment and the fact is that our elected officials and the president are supposed to be defenders of the Second Amendment, defenders of the constitution, not a lobbying group but its the lobbyists who have our government by the throats, not the voters but the lobbyists. Youre seeing politicians make decisions based on what they think the money is going to say from the lobbying groups. The nra is one example. Once upon a time, we were against Cigarette Companies and Tobacco Companies to do the right thing. What were experiencing right now, is the same thing were going to continue to experience until we get serious about the way were being governed and whos actually governing us. L. Z. Granderson and anna navarro, thank you. Their job was to make people laugh, but not these days. How a connecticut morning radio show has become a way for listeners to heal. Powerful words coming up. Connecticuts number one fm radio show usually sounds like a fraternity show. After the sandy hook shooting, the two radio hosts got serious and started taking calls from people trying to deal with the tragedy. We like to call it a town hall meeting held in a frat house. Friday was strange. We went from in the morning doing one of the most happy, upbeat, fun shows of the year. Next years going to be even better. To in the afternoon doing the saddest show of our careers. He was one of the First Responders to the scene. How are you . Im doing okay. Never in your life could you imagine youd pull up to a scene so horrific . Absolutely not. Theres certain things that people just shouldnt see. Every moment it was getting worse and worse, we couldnt help but feel, okay, did we reach the bottom . My sisters behavioral therapist, sandy hook elementary. Is that right . Is she okay . We dont know. We havent heard from her. How long ago did she start there . Its her second week there. Shes probably very busy right now. Absolutely. Shes probably will be very terrified when she gets home, but right now her priority is her children. Monday we had her on the show, and she was not okay. Im so sorry for your loss. Thank you. Thank you very much. Were all surprised and shocked. Theres almost like a threshold for a nightmare. This left nightmare in the rearview mirror. My heart goes out to parents, because theyll never be the same. The fact that folks were able to call in and get it out of their system, to talk about it instead of keeping it bottled in. I think it helped them, it helped us. Jim in sandy hook. Im a father of a third grader that attends the school. You can imagine how our worlds have been turned upside down. Frank in shelton. Hey, how are you doing guys, very close family friend of ours lost his son. Gretchen in seymour. Caller you bring hope to all of us who remain a little bit hopeless. Barry, today . Caller i dont know how any of these parents are doing what theyre doing. A tough day, and then another tough day and then a harder day. Caller im choked up as we speak and i cant get over whats happened. Scott in roxbury. Caller a close friend of mine thought his son was one of the victims. Mary. Caller how are you . Were hanging in. Caller we all are, its really tough. At the cemetery also, there was probably 200 to 300 firefighters. All lined up along the funeral route. Theyre having their service for his son today in newtown. It was a lovely poem. May i share it with you. Please. Please dont cry, we went on a field trip today. I know this is christmas and here and there are toys to be given so please tell santa to send them to heaven. Just ahead on cnn. Were here. No rapture, no giant asteroid, was it all an apocalyptic lie . We ask a family who has been prepared for the end of days for decades. One hour. Thats how long the messer family dedicates each day prepping for the end. But its not what you think. They dont believe in a Zombie Apocalypse or a giant asteroid hitting the earth. They believe in something much more down to earth, Global Economic collapse. And they are ready for the civil unrest they believe will follow it or could follow it. Mike and lisa messer join me now. So for you its almost like the Great Depression when people are starving and theyre having to ration things, you will have supplies that you can rely on in case that happens . Well, thats true, and we do have a lot of supplies that are out there, my wife and i made a decision a long time ago. We have people we care about, we have friends and neighbors. And those are things were going to try to keep as best we can together. Give me an idea of some of the things a list of some of the things that your family is doing to prepare . Oh my goodness, couponing, we do a lot of that stuff. Thats how we get a lot of our supplies. Our college students. We just prepare them even just to move out of home, so that they are more awa