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>> they are attacking our american values, our schools, our economy, our security. >> we are a failing nation. we are a nation in decline. >> it does not have to be this way. our decline as a country is not inevitable, it is a choice and i think we can choose a better pathway. lawrence: it's up to us. we travel near and far to celebrate the season. >> supper is good, warm. going to the beach. going on my boat. >> sleeping in for sure. >> eating outside and having a good time. small boat, sunset, glass of wine. >> a cold yoana outside. >> the troops and all the people, and the boats. ...

Police confirmed that the number of stabbings and slashings is up more than 20 this year over the same period last year. Theres another frightening attack on the subway. This time a woman had to fight to keep from getting thrown on to the tracks allegedly by a homeless man. The Victim Told Police an angry homeless man pushed her toward the tracks at the borough hall station last night. But she managed to hold on to a pillar and stay on the platform. She rode the next train to union square where she got hold of the police. Some riders we spoke with say more needs to be done to keep people safe....

Morning. Lets begin at the white house. Athena jones with the tributes to the fallen senator. I know you have reporting on what took the president so long to issue that statement and to ask again that the flags be flown at halfstaff. Good morning, erica. Our reporting is showing there was discomfort here behind the scenes at the white house with the president s handling of this. It was remarkable learning Even White House staffers were hoping the president would issue a fuller respectful statement honoring senator mccain along with a proclamation that the flag should be lowered to halfstaff. O...

I'm not sure what it would take, and i'm not sure the current bodies of power have the ability to make the changes that are necessary to affect veterans for real change. i don't know if that's even possible. what i do know is at a very minimum, you know, putting this conversation on the table will hopefully get the ball rolling in the right direction. i just feel like i know that my experience is not special. it happens hundreds of times a day. that veterans are told they can't see their primary healthcare providers and are no longer authorized to go back to that individual. there was no way i...

HBO’s Watergate Drama, ‘White House Plumbers,’ Gets Debut Trailer – Watch Now! The trailer for HBO's new limited series, White House Plumbers, has just dropped. The limited series takes the viewer behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal…