From NPRnews in Washington I am Nora Raum, president Obama says he still believescongress can prevent the tax hikes and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff.But NPR news Jim reports time is running out to reach a deal, speaking in hisweekly radio address, the president says congress leaders are working on a planto resolve their budget difference, I believe such proposal could pass bothhouses with by partisan majorities as long as these leaders are allowed to cometo a vote. But if no agreement is forced coming, he says he will ask the senateto hold a up and down vote on the package he favors which includes middle classtax cuts and extension of unemployment benefits in response to republicansenate Roy said that if the tax hikes take place, it would be because of thepresident hasn’t shown strong leadership. Jim, NPR news.

 

　　Snow is fallingagain over much of the northeast U.S and the upper river valley, nationalweather service meteorologist Brian says some areas will get quite a bit more, weare looking at some pretty good accumulation since a four to eight inches snow.And we expect the accumulation to kind of walk away northeast towards much ofNew York State and much of New England. A major storms hit the same areas aswell as the Middle Western south earlier this week, officials report at leastsixteen weather related death. Utility official in A says there are stillhundreds of thousands of customers without electricity after a storm onChristmas day. And they warn they may not get power restored for everyone untilNew Year’s Day.

 

　　The United Nationenvoy for Syria met with Russian foreign minister in Moscow today, later bothmen say the twenty-one months crisis in Syria can only be settled fornegotiations. They both admitted neither the government nor the rebels appearwilling to compromise.

 

　　Russian officialssay four people are dead and four are injured after an ? engine passenger yetcrash the airport runway outside Moscow. Jessica Gallaher reports only crewmembers were on board, Russian news agency says Two Polof 204 belonging to redwing airlines caught fire after it ran off the run way at airport during white snowfall,officials say they are investigating the cause of the accident, Russia has seena string of air disasters in recent years. In one incident, forty-four peopledied after the yard of forty-two they are flying in crashing into a river,federal investigator found the pilot and co-pilot had been given permission tofly the plane based on fake documents. Officials blame the country’s poor airsafety record and lack of standard infrastructure and corruption. For NPR news,I am Jessica Gallaher, Moscow.

 

　　Six men in custodyfor their rape and beating of a woman in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago couldbe sentenced to death if convicted of her murder; she died in a hospital ofSingapore, where she was treated for massive internal damage and brain injury.This is NPR news.

 

　　Many officesissuing marriage licenses in Mei are open today to accommodate couples who wantto get married, a new law allowing same sex marriage went into effect atmidnight, Steve and Michael were the first in line in Poland and got marriedright there. To the cheers of about 200 people waiting in line, they have beentogether for nine years. They wore T-shirt saying love is love, in November, votersin May, Maroland and Washington state approved same sex marriage, which isalready legal in New York, Connecticut, [url=]Massachusetts[/url],New, Vermont Iwan and district of Colombia.

 

　　There may be hopeagain for a national hockey league season, Dan reports NHL players areconsidering a new offer from the owners. The players negotiating committee andexecutive board had held a conference call with NHL today and could be face toface earlier Sunday. NHL official are not commenting on their latest offer, butsources say their hardline position is solved on a compliance bio and less restrictrules on player contracts. Major issues are divided two sides. The proposallength of the agreement would be ten years with either side opting out aftereight, the offer is contingent on the players signing off by January 11th,training camps within the open next day with the shorten season to begin onJan.19th. The two sides are just over two weeks left to reach a dealbefore the entire season is lost. For NPR news, Dan, in Toranto.

 

　　Incollege football, the ball game continue today including the fight hunger ballin San Francisco, getting Arizona state against Navy, organizers say it’s theonly board game dedicated to raising awareness about hunger in U.S, I am NoraRaum, NPR news in Washington.

 

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