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In the morning. the isis militants had killed 44 prisoners by throwing grenades at them. that turned out to be government propaganda but it was in fact government security forces of police who shot the prisoners and isis was trying to get in to release them. it was the shiia guards killing the sunni prisoners. there's also reports of gun battles goes on around the oil refinery. iraq's largest oil refinery that produces 40% of the gasoline used by cars in this country. a very significant piece of infrastructure. we're expecting a statement by prime minister nuri al maliki, his weekly address. p...

Minimum wage. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner made a special appearance on the air waves today, giving the republican weekly address. he also focused on jobs and wages but pointed a finger in the other direction. >> i know why americans are still asking the question, where are the jobs? for the last five years, we've had an administration in washington that acts as if everything can be done from the top down. from the stimulus to obamacare, it's a record littered with promises that never panned out. and pain for people trying to get by on payroll. republicans, we've kept our pledge. w...

Troops. they say they won't stay unless the united states leaves forces there. there's a lot of people in the administration that would like to leave several thousand troops for training missions and once someone replaces karzai, i think you might see the administration send different signals. >> that's why this is ultimately a very real military plan, but one with a diplomatic undertow. john boehner, you mention him, we're looking at live pictures of him with his big weekly address there, and as we mention, his first big press remarks since that meeting with the president. we will dip in if n...

We turn to politics now. and new today, president obama wrapping up his year of action with a focus on raising the minimum wage. his weekly address, the president applauded the gap's decision this week to raise wages for its employees beginning this year. also renewed his call on congress to pass a minimum wage hike for the rest of the country. >> in the year since i first asked congress to raise the minimum wage, six states have passed laws to raise theirs, and more states are working on it, as we speak. but only congress can finish the job and lift americans' wages across the country. >> and...

Like immigration, like the economy, his weekly address focusing on the economy. we'll hear more about that on the run up to the state of the union address. >> thank you so much. let's go to our big story of the day. allegations levied against two officials in the new jersey governor chris christie's administration. in an exclusive interview on "up with steve kornacki", the democratic mayor of hoboken, new jersey, accused the countries thee administration of blacking hurricane sandy relief money because she did not approve a plan that had ties to allies of the governor. >> the lieutenant gove...