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Bills and day-to-day necessities. >> for others who represent districts we high unemployment, the extended unemployment benefits is attractive. they want them to be able to see their doctors so they had to fix something that would have punished doctors known as the doc fix in medicare. >> as you said, mike, the bill had blende of support in the house and senate. explain some of the no votes. >> it was interesting because of some the democrats who represent the washington, dc area did not like the idea of paying for part of this package by asking new federal employees to contribute more to thei...

Today's arrest. authorities say they have been monitoring the suspect for some time. and there was never any danger. catherine herridge is working sources and we'll have the latest information on developing story. lawmakers in the house and senate meantime passed the extension of the payroll tax cut. unemployment benefit and the medicare doc fix. mike emanuel has that story from capitol hill. a look at how important is it to keep your big political supporters in libe. carl cameron tells us about two great examples of the presidential campaign. president obama wrapping up a three-day west coast...

And on the payroll tax cut, basically two-thirds of the package, it isn't paid for. i does just ad to the deficit. they found pay-fors when it comes to unemployment benefits s and the doc fix. in september, the republicans opposed this. the democrats beat them up about it. and then the republican leadership had to surrender and say late have the sense. we can't be in the position of opposing a tax cut extension, and they just gave in, and as it happened again, while the negotiated it, in the end i think that the speaker boehner, and cantor, the house republicans decided this just isn't a fight...

Extending those issues, unemployment, the payroll tax and also the medicare doc fix, and she says it does so in a way that is acceptable to most democrats. jenna: we'll continue to watch it mike. thank you very much. late night for you and everything, we appreciate it. jon: maybe the democrats but not so much the doctors. the prosecution wrapped up its case, now it is the defense team's turn in the uva murder trial. our legal experts take a look at the very latest from the courtroom and what we can expect from the days ahead. jenna: as steve centanni was just mentioning, the u.s. and afghan ho...

Things like this. but let me ask you about both sides, obviously not getting what they wanted. and a couple of things that were sources of contention. under the deal states can require drug tests to get unemployment benefits. new federal workers will be required to contribute more to their pensions. $5 3w8 billion slashed from part of president obama's signature health care law. did democrats give up too much? >> again, we're still going through it and trying to calculate what this compromise really means. i can say that a made-up crisis was averted apparently. do nothing republican congress i...