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Demand at booktv. Org. [applause] good morning. We this is the last regular convocation of the semester, right, david . [cheers and applause] and huh . [inaudible] i know. They had to use their gifts by the end of semester, right . Okay. So i see a lot of them are using them today. [laughter] but thats my fault. I gave didnt we give them an extra one . We gave them an extra convos gift, corey and david, because they turned out in such big numbers. A lot of them are using it today. Personally, its just the end of the semester. Weve got some very special gives here today. First, i want to mentio...

Is along the waterfront in San Francisco where fireworks will cap off the night. Thats where we find abc7 new reporter lilian kim for us live. Lilian, have you noticed any extra security yet . Reporter we certainly have. A big Police Presence to go along with the big crowds that will be gathering here tonight. The fireworks will be launched from pier 14 starting at midnight. The fireworks will last 15 minutes. Fog or low clouds are not expected to be an issue this year. Among the concerns is security, especially in light of the foiled isisinspired Christmas Day terror plot that the fbi says wa...

We have two reports. Diana olick on the state of real estate. But first, Steve Liesman, on where the economy may go next. A look ahead is this weeks reporter 2018 could be a year of big change for monetary and fiscal polha first, growth in the u. S. Could average 2. 5 to maybe as much as 3 as the u. S. Gets a lift from overseas growth, better domestic demand and stimulus from a tax improvement from the past several years. The question is whether those gains can last or if theyre second, the u. S. Budget deficit is likely to rise next year and will need better growth to bring in more revenue to...

The future of dreamers as Congress Considers a fix to the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. Then representative paul gosar discusses immigration policy and how it could impact a possible government shutdown. Host members of a congressional delegation from puerto rico plan to present credentials to the house and senate today in an attempt to be recognize, which would give them Voting Rights. It is reported to be a larger effort to have the territory be recognized as a state. This is the washington journal. You are watching a threehour program today. The president met with house an...

And the idea was the president letd have discretion to certain people stay here for a temporary period of time because of something in their country that makes it difficult to go back. This is been used for a number of different countries. It has been used with civil wars in africa, natural disasters in Central America to give people a chance tuesday. Host the program came under scrutiny this week, including with the issue with the el salvador ins el salvadorians. Guest it has been going on since 2001. The white house made the decision it was not temporary, it had gone too long and they would ...