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home for christmas after relentless campaign by the factor, the family of the u.s. marine held captive in a filthy mexican prison on a trumped up charge says they will all get to spend the holiday together. >> at some point we're going to have to address the spending problem that we have. but we can't cut our way to prosperity. we need real economic growth. how we get there, god only knows. >> laura: chaos in the g.o.p. as speaker john boehner fails to sell his colleagues on his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. so what now? >> rather than face her own moral failings the media demonize...

Nation releases a former u.s. marine from a notorious prison. his name is john hammar. police in mexico arrested him in august for carrying a type of gun that only the army can use. his family says it was an antique rifle that his great grandfather owned. they called the whole thing an honest mistake it was a technicality, really. he didn't register. this photo shows the former marine chained who his prison bed. a drug cartel reportedly runs the facility. his family says the cartel has threatened his life. today, these two g.o.p. lawmakers urged the travel boycott and earlier today on fox news...

plus, the deadly attack at our consulate in libya. whose fault was it? >> i cannot imagine that we had people out there with a lack of security existing. >> shepard: the attack in september killed four americans. >> we have learned some very hard and painful lessons in benghazi already acting on them we have to do better. >> shepard: now, officials admit they made mistakes but the senator who could eventu department says lawmakers need to share the blame. plus an enormous snow storm system dumping tons of snow and stranding holiday travelers. >> i want to get home. >> we found a rent...

Your medications, formula for your baby in your checked luggage. if at all possible have it in a carry on. if you are rerouted or put on a separate flight you will have the other thing with you. >> cell phone charger don't check that. >> all of your chargers. >> may need to make a lot of phone calls. lots of good information travelocity has the goods. travelocity senior editor thank you for being with us. go happy traveling, folks. talk about man's best friend. he save add puppy from afghanistan now the dog is returning the favor. now test the last chance to look at the question of the day. sh...

president biden in charge of pushing it a smart move? we'll have a debate. >> they told us they can't do anything. >> bill: is that right the state department can't do anything? >> over and over, yeah. >> bill: with an american marine veteran unjustly incarcerated in mexico why aren't secretary of state clinton and president obama getting directly involved with the case? we have the very latest. >> tell you how this works? >> do you think i'm a hero? >> on second thought, i would like to kill you. >> bill: scenes from a big new movie involving tom cruise reedited because the massacre...