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Tonightonworldnewsdonedealbreakingnewsaboutthosetaxcutstheywillstayinplaceforev
irinadaycanreduceyourriskandwealsohavenewstonightaboutElizabethEdwardswordthats
hehastakenaseriousturnfortheworseclosinginwiththeleastotherJulianaside,readytot
urnhimselfin,outrapeaccusationsasmoreleaksithiswebsiteanddandyDonrememberingDon
Meredith,theglamorousquarterbackwhomadeuslaughasheMondaynightFootball.
>>.
>>
,in
cludingthewealthiestAmericans,,whatelsewasthrowninduri
ngthelongbehindthescenesnegotiations?JakeTapperisattheWhiteHousetonightwithever
ythingthat'shappened,?
>>That'sright,Diane,PresidentObama'sexpectedtocomebeforethecamerasmomentarilyto
announcethatadealisathand.
SourcestellABCNewsthatthedealincludesnotjustextendingtheBushtaxcutsforeveryonef
mploymentinsurancebenefitsforanadditional13monthsforapproximately9millionAmeric
-yearpayrolltaxdeductionforemployees,%%.$120billionworth.
ThismeanseveryworkingAmericanwillkeepanadditional2%ofthefirst$106,000oftheirinc
%
ngtaxcreditsforcollegetuition,
sayPresidentObamadidn'tgetenoughconcessionsoutoftheRepublicansbecausehetooquick
lysignaledhewaswillingtocaveonthetaxcutsforthewealthierAmericans.
>>IthinkalotofpeoplearewonderingwhyPresidentObamadoesn'tfightforwhathebelievesi
.
>>AllpartiesinthenegotiationssupportcontinuingthelowerBushtaxratesonincomeunder
$250,$49,777willcontinuetokeepits
taxcutof$2,$
250,000ayearshouldincrease.
>>WewilltakethosetaxbreaksawayfromthewealthiestAmericansandputtheminthepocketso
fhard-workingAmericans.
>>
an$311,000ayearwillkeep$9,318,asopposedtothe$8,
$
tokeepmorethan$666,000ofthat,asopposedtothePresident'soriginalpositionofletting
himkeepjustover$8,000ofthat.
And,Diane,theWhiteHousesaysPresidentObamawouldhavegladlysignedjustthetaxextensi
ons,taxcutextensionsformiddleclassAmericans,butthevotessimplywerenotthereandthi
?
>>Allright,Jake,.
,asJakeintimatedthere,
Jon,?
>>Well,Diane,Democratsdidn'texpecttolikethisdealbutnowthatthey'rehearingthedeta
ils,'texpect
regardingtheestatetaxorasRepublicansliketocallit,
osedtogoupto54%%andonlyapplytoestates
valuedatover$,that'sjustanotherbigtaxcutto
thewealthyandintheirviewanotherreasontoopposethis.
>>SowhatfacesthePresidentintheweeksahead?
>>Well,'mtoldVicePresidentBidenwillbeupheret
,it'sexpectedthathewi
llgetthevotesheneedshereintheSenatebutitwillbetough,couldbeclose,andit'sanopenq
uestionoverwhetherornotthiscouldevenpassintheHouse.
>>Still,,JonKarl.
We'
cinecabinetofAmerica,andtonightthereisbreakingnewsaboutaspirinandtheriskofcance
-doseaspirinaday,thekindmillionsofpeopletakef
orhearthealth,couldalsosignificantlycuttheriskofdeathfromsomeofthemostcommonfor
.
>>Thestunningfindingcameasresearcherswerestudying25,000peopletakingdailyaspirin
,reducingthedeathr
atefromcaneraswell.
>>Whatwefoundwasinthetrialswherepeopletakeanaspirin,four,five,six,sevenyearsona
verage,theriskofdyingofcancerwasreducedbyabout25%.
>>Inotherwords,forevery1,000peoplewhotookaspirineverydayforatleastfouryears,23e
,includingcolo
n,
6peoplewhotookaspirineverydayforfiveyears,
ustbeconsidered.
Oneofpossiblesideeffectsfromaspirin?
>>Themostimportantsideeffect,bleeding,’repotentia
llylethal.
>>ForGeorgeCainalreadytakingaspirintopreventheartdisease,today'sstudyiswelcomen
ews.
>>,that’showIworryfeel.
>>Sowhydoeseveryoneathomedonowiftheyhaveitintheircabinetoriftheywanttogobuyit?
>>,hereisanotherreasonthatyoushouldbetaking
,youshouldreallythinkabouttakingaspirinandt
'tknowtheriskfactorsforheartdiseaseorcancer,yo
,Iwouldn'tjumpin
tothatlightly.
>>Sothesideeffectswilltakethemveryseriously.
>>Therearebleedingandstroke,
thatthebenefitisthereforyou.
>>Allright,,sothisisabigstudytonight,thankyou.
Andaswesaidearlier,wedohaveanotetonightaboutawomanwhoshownenormousstrengthbattl
ingcancerinthepubliceyesince2004,,
includingherestrangedhusband,
,
aying“Thedaysofourlives,forallofus,,yes,therearecert
'scalle
…thedaysIdohavearem
.”
Andinothernews,lessthanaweekintoDecember,halfthecountryisshiveringthroughbonech
illingdeadofwintercoldblastingdownfromCanadaallthewaytoFlorida,wherethelowstoni
.
>>Hey,goodevening,'saraceagainstthatcoldandgrowershereareusingthesespri
nklerstotrapcooties,theseoranges,justalittlebitofwarmth,andwhatwe'retalkingabou
tisjusttheSoutherntipoftheshotofairblastingthroughtheEasternhalfofthecountry.
SnowgridlockBuffalocourtscarcrashesinIndiana,evencourtinNorthCarolinaandPreside
ntObamaoffguard.
>>Although,Ihavetosay,'ssnowdoingonth
egroundinNorthCarolina?Comeon,now.
>>AroundthegreatLakes,snowfalltonightandtomorrowwillbemeasuredinfeetnotinchesan
dit'sgoingtogetworse.
>>WedobelievethattherewillbeanothershotofevencolderaircomingdownintothedeepSout
haswegetlaterthisweekendandearlynextweek.
>>AndwiththejetstreamshootingArcticblastasfarsouthasFlorida,thehomelessareespec
iallyvulnerable.
>>.
>>Florida'
rops.
>>Wefoundthatthetemperaturegetsdowntothemid-20s,westarttogetconcerned.
>>ButforotherFloridians…
>>ItgetsmeinthemoodforchoppingforaChristmastreewithdegreesinhumans.
>>NowthetemperatureshereinFloridasinkdownintothe20s,recordtemperature,mostlyacr
,ifitdoesn'tkillthesetree
s,makethemsterile,itcouldmakethisfruit,Diane,evensweeter.
>>Allright,MattGutmanalreadyinhissweaterreportingforusfromFloridatonight.
Andnow,theABCNewsexclusivereportingthisweekonAmerica'slongestwar,
dourquestion,canwewin?Morethannineyearsintothewar,welaunchedahigh-riskandground
breakingeffortonceagaintopolltheAfghanpeopleabouttheUSandtheirviewaboutthiswar.
'
62%ofAfghansstillsupportthepresenceofUSforcesintheircountry,that'sdroppedfromah
ighof78%,andtheciv
'
,economicdistress,as40%ofAfghanssay
theTalibanstrongholdofHelmandProvince,,wheretheUSpresenc
ehasincreasedwiththesurge,
evenwiththelongwarandsomuchpoverty,amajority,61%ofAfghans,saytheystillhavefaith
intheprospectthatsomedaythey'llliveinsecurityandpeace.
AndmycolleagueGMAco-anchorGeorgeStephanopoulosisonthegroundinAfghanistan,spendi
ngtimewiththeUSmilitarymeninchargethere,
talkabouttheprogress,.
>>Diane,ourpollhassomerevealingfindingsonhowtheAfghanpeoplefeelabouttheTaliban.
Fewerthan10%
,Iaskedhimif
hethoughtthatwaspossible,orifhethoughttheTalibanhadtobedefeatedonthebattlefield
.
>>Well,itdependswhatyou'-integrationofir
,mid-levelleadersandbelow…Well,yo
uknow,
abletoreconcilewiththemidlevelleadersinthepopulationthatinsomecaseswasopposingt
,youtakeit,plantthef
uiresaverycomprehensiveapproach.
>>Whatisitlooklikethevictory?
>>Well,itlookslikeAfghanistanthatcansecureandgovernitself.
>>Andyou'reconfidenttheAfghangovernmentwillbeabletotakeover,Afghanarmywillbeabl
etotakeoverby2014?
>>Idon'tknowthatyousayconfident,Ithinknocommandereverisgoingtocomeoutandsay“Ia
mconfidentthatwecandothis.”Idon'tthinkthere'reanysurethingsinthiskindofendeavo
randIwouldn'tbehonestwithyouandwiththeviewersifIdidn'tconveythat.
>>ThebottomlineforGeneralPetraeus:Hedoesn'tseethiswarendingwithsomekindofParisp
,sotheywil
lfeelconvinced,theyhavetoreconcilewiththeAfghanpeopleandstoptryingtodominatethe
mandalsosoAfghanistancanneveragainbecomewhatwemostfear,asafeheavenforAlQaeda,Di
ane.
>>Thankyou,George,andIknowwe'
alseries“Afghanistan,CanWeWin?”Itcontinuesallweek.
Now,newstonightthatWikileaksfounderJulianAssangeisonthevergeofbeingtakenintocus
ritishpolice,
.
>>TonightthelegalnetistighteningaroundJulianAssange,hisarrestimminent.
>>TheBritishauthoritiesareobliged,undertheagreement,
andtocomplywiththewarrant.
>>ButnotbeforetheWikileaksfounderreleasedperhapsthemostcontroversialleaksyet,al
istofsitesaroundtheworldidentifiedbyUSdiplomatsascriticaltoAmerica'spublichealt
h,.
S.,afirminScotlandsupplyingnuclearpoweredsubmarines,thelargestcrudeoilplantinth
eworldinSaudiArabiaandamineintheCongoforcobalt,acommodityusedineverythingfromje
fgatheringintelligence,USofficialsseeitasaidingandabettingterrorists.
>>Itspublicationwithoutregardtotheconsequencesisdeeplydistressing.
>>TodaytheSwissgovernmentfrozeAssange’’steamseesallofthis
pressureasacoordinatedefforttosilencehim.
>>There'sbeenanincitementtocommitmurderbypeopleinhighplaceswithhis
>>Tostrikeback,Assangehashisso-called“DoomsdayPlan”,vowingthatifhissideorheis
harmedinanywayhe'llreleaseanentirelynewcacheofdocuments,revelationsaboutBPandBa
nkofAmerica,secretmilitarypapersontheGuantanamoBaydetentioncenter,videoofaUSair
strikeoncivilians.
>>Morethan100,
enitisthepasswordvirtuallyunbreakable,'swhatAssangesay
shewillsendouttotheworldifanythinghappenstoWikileaks,Diane,ortohim.
>>,JimSciuttoreportingfromLondontonight.
TherewaswordtodaythatthehighestcourtinthelandandWal-Mart,thelargestprivateemplo
herasexualdiscriminationcaseagainstWal-Martshouldproceedasaclassactionsuit,andt
hatwouldbethelargestofitskindinhistory,
meremployees,everywomanemployedatanyWal-Martforanylengthoftimeoverthepastdecade
.
Andalsointhenewstonight,sharkscirclinginEgypt'
alistsareontheroutetoSharmElSheikh,abigforeigntouristdestination,tosolvethemyst
rsarerare,andexpertstheorizeoverfishingandglobalwarmingcouldbedrivingthemcloser
toshore.
Andthereisprooftodaythatnopartofmakingmoneyiseasy,
osenewhigh-techonehundreddollarbills,theonesthatwerebuiltinsecuritymeasuresmean
ttofoilcounterfeiters,-Dsecuritystripsarecaus
ingincreases,,morethanonebillionbillshav
ebeenquarantinedandmayeventuallyhavetobeburned,andthatmistakethatcosttaxpayers$
120millionupinsmoke.
Andfinally,,DonMeredith,asyouknow,w
asfamousforhismovesonthefieldandthen,whenhemovedfromtheCowboystotheTVscreenat“
MondayNightFootball”,hischarmssecurehisplaceinhistoryandourallAmericansportsst
.
>>Amanwithatwinkleinhiseye,
dhisnickname,,hewentontobetheDalla
sCowboys,,andsoonlandedthejobt
hatwouldmakehimevenmorefamous,aregionalannouncedteamforABC's“MondayNightfootba
ll.”
>>Howisitgoing?
>>It’sgladtobeback,Imissyou.
>>Ididn’tknowyoucan.
>>ItwasaTVrevolution,footballinprimetime,andamanofMondaynightweretreatedlikeroc
,Meredithwastheperfectfoiltohowit,offeringmoreentertain
inginthegame.
Heoncesaid,“Idon'tknowhowbadlyIfeel,thefightwasn’trememberedatall”.Well,heis
,ABCNews,NewYork.
>>,we'llseeyouheretomorrow
night.
