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The u.n. peace envoy. >> yeah. the peace envoy currently a man much more given to diplomatic language. this time is he saying that syria, quote: will be be transformed into hell. this coming year if the international community doesn't act other officials predicting that the death toll could rise as high as 100,000 civilians currently estimate human rights observers being something like 45,000 civilian deaths which, of course, is all evidence of what he says syria has been hell for quite some time already. trace. >> trace: what about bashar assad, jonathan. any sign that he is losing the will f...

Lieberman and siewngeg collins write that senate investigators are also being denied a detailed time line on the cia talking points. specifically how the talking points were massaged with terms like al qaeda dropped. the report says the administration has, quote: spent weeks debating internally whether or not it should turn over information considered deliberative to the congress the report also concluded that the military report for africa had no idea of the depth and breath of the cia operation and that the defense department would be called on to evacuate two dozen americans on such short n...

Hurdles to go, trace. >> republicans were none to please on what they called a campaign rally the president had today. >> white house officials insist the president was just sort of restating his principles in this whole deal. republicans saw him with middle class families here at the white house. they were cheering and applauding when the president said look, we're always goods to have a balanced approach as long as i'm president and i'm going to be the president for the next four years. it sounded like a victory lap to republicans. and that's why they teed off. take a listen. >> it's time to...

White house and vice president joe biden here, we should vote on this tax part tonight. trace? >> trace: rich edson live for us on capitol hill. thank you. as lawmakers continue working on a compromise, much of the nation getting ready to watch the ball drop in times square. and security in new york city as tight as a drum. a few hours ago, the nypd started allowing revelers into times square. we're told thousands of extra cops are on duty. radiation detectors. of course, if everything goes without a hitch, the 1 billion people expected to watch the ball drop won't even know the security is th...

Put this gang activity a huge priority because of the violence in our communities. violent crimes a huge priority. we got to keep the dopers on their heels. because that's the power, that's the money. it all works together. >> and, trace, these same local law enforcement will tell you they are worried about the change south of the border. the mexican border may not crack down now that they have new leadership. >> trace: sounds like a troubling trend what are they doing to combat it? >> working together. the study you mentioned in the intro how many people in the southwest are involved with gan...