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We could be looking at severe weather today. in buffalo and syracuse. >> other other top stories congress rurps from the two-week recess today and we are getting right to work. talking the so-called buffet rule aimed at raising taxes on on millionaires. the president said it is not about class warfare but he plans to keep bringing up the so-called buffet rule again and again. the senate will take this up today but it is not likely to go anywhere. it is being done to coincide with the irs tax filing deadline this week. how much the federal government consumes over the course of the year. the ...

Wouldn't be any bonuses and they went out and gave themselves bonuses internally. >> has this been something that has been escalating over the last couple of decades or last couple of years? how do you see it? >> we certainly believe that, you know, from the whistle blowers that we've had come forward, they've told us that this is something that's happened over the last couple of years. it continues to escalate. i mean, certainly the las vegas vacation and the hawaii and palm springs, some of these lavish trips that they've had have been pretty expansive but we really don't know and we're goin...

How do we grow the economy so it's going to be prospering in this competitive 21st century environment and the only way we're going to do that is if people like me who have been incredibly blessed are willing to give a little bit back so that the next generation coming along can succeed as well. >> so a couple of points here, the president knows there's strong public support for this. more than 60% of all americans think this buffet rule should pass because of the way in which he's probably been describing it. another thing is harry reid won't bring up a budget in the senate but he'll bring up...

Attack on the subway system. prosecutors say he went to pakistan with two high school friends from queens, new york, so they could get military training from al-qaida. his two friends pleaded guilty and now they're expected to testify against him. talk about a hot ride. literally. a $376,000 lamborghini burns to the ground in a highway in california, the driver unharmed. get this, it wasn't even his car. he was taking it on a test drive and he says it spontaneously co combusted on when he was trying it out. it was a test drive, guys. >> i wonder if the salesman was right next to him. that's go...

They'll be able to figure out the loopholes so they won't end up paying 30% tax and you're not going to raise $45 billion that doesn't begin to solve our deficit. >> let alone the fact that it's taxing people on capital gains, money they've already earned or been taxed on, there''s a lower rate because the theory is people take that lower rate and they'll invest it again. something is going to pay the price for this. by the way, i don't think anyone has argued over the next 10 years, this will raise a grand total of $50 billion which does a lot for you individually. for the country, it's like ...