columnist for "the wall street journal" peggy noonan and "washington post" associate journal" peggy noonan and "washington post" associate editor, bob woodward. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. before departing to hawaii to join his family for the christmas holiday, the president picked up several major legislative victories during this lame duck session of congress, repeal of the ban on gays in the military and the s.t.a.r.t. arms control treaty with russia. >> a lot of folks in this town predicted that after the mid-term elections, washington would be headed for more partisanship and more gridlock. instead, this has been a season of progress for the american people. >> and here to talk with us about the president's agenda, heading into 2011, top white house adviser and close friend of the president, valerie jarrett. happy holidays, valerie and welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you, david. >> the president was talking about a shellacking that he was responsible for in the mid-term election and then to victories in the lame duck session. what happene

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peggy, andrea? >> thank you. >>> one day was not enough to keep bret favre's amazing streak alive. >> plus, a top maryland assistant is being courted for a head coaching job elsewhere. brett haber has the details in in the morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. in minnesota they were saying even god is a bret favre fan and that's why the collapsed the roof on the metrodome so bret favre could have an extra day to heal the shoulder. unfortunately a day was not enough and thus ends his streak of 297 consecutive starts the longest ever. london fletcher now has the longest streak at 205. the game last night, jackson starting in place of favre. how's this for a beginning. he trips peterson and they both get hurt but both return. not that it would matter. manning threw the double coverage to kevin boss. they went over hundred yards rushing like against the skins. giants take the vikings, 21- >>> franklin is the front runner for the head coaching job at vanderbilt. this after the auburn assistant tur

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peggy, andrea? >> here's a look at the stories we are following for you while you slept. >> reporter: richard holbrooke is in critical condition this morning. he had surgery to repair a torn artery. he observes as a special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan. he's perhaps best known for helping to broker the 1995 agreement thanked the war in bosnia. >>> in sunday night football, philadelphia took a half game lead over the giants in the nfc east with a 30-27 win over dallas. jackson had a 91-yard touchdown pass in the longest play from scrimmage this season in the nfl. jackson had 210-yards in reception. today will be the first real test for the tax deal president obama brokered with republican lawmakers. the measure is scheduled for a preliminary vote in the senate but several house democrats say they plan to make changes to the wording of the bill. >> the white house tax cut proposal is expected to pass the first key test. >> i can say we have a good cross section of the senate democratic caucus fr

. >>> i'm peggy fox. coming up, hear what the doctor said about the blood clots they found. >>> but first, the makers of some herbal supplements could face some charges under a government crackdown. we'll talk about which one. stay with us. >>> the product marketed as herbal or all natural, but they actually contain powerful drugs with dangerous side effects. >>> about 48 million americans, that's one out of six of us get sick from food-born illnesses. the agency says that the vast majority of the cases are not really bad, but about 3,000 do end in death. salmonella and e. coli are the most common culprits. tips from preventing food-born illnesses start in the kitchen, including separating raw meat and produce while preparing foods using different utensils and cooking meat and poultry to the right internal temperatures. >>> snowy roadways caused slow downs for drivers all across our area today. can we expect another hit of winter weather this coming weekend? tom has your full forecast after the break. >>>

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i'm surae chinn, i'll have that story for you coming up. >>> i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. so your kid wants an ipad touch or a nintendo dsi for christmas, but is that such a good idea with obesity rates on the rise? wouldn't a tennis racket be better? those are just a few ideas to help get your kids moving instead of sitting. a parent can help set the stage with a gift. for more ideas, just go to my video blog on the front page of momslikeme.com. >>> welcome back. three years ago, a little boy was born without fingers on one hand. but a step-by-step procedure is allowing this child to grow new ones. in tonight's health alert, how doctors are giving children normal fingers for their hands. >> you expect them to come out with ten fingers and ten toes. when they don't, it's just a shock. i never really knew anyone else that had the same situation. he had no fingers at all on his hand at all. >> reporter: andrew's mother, lorie, spent hours on the computer looking for a solution. >> i didn't know what i was looking for. i had never heard of anything like this. >> reporter: whe

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peggy fox joins us from the news room. peggy, i take it those people were very late and frustrated this morning? >> reporter: exactly. it was a lousy morning for lots of people in the langston brown neighborhood which is next to ballston. and it's happened before to some of the same people, which makes it worse. >> right there. they cut a big square in my tire. >> reporter: it was an unwelcome surprise this morning. forced to brave the blustery weather, drivers bundled up to change wheels before starting their day. >> i was running late this morning and i rode through the neighborhood and a guy told me they slashed tires again. >> i didn't want to get up this morning and do this. >> reporter: others called in professional help. >> it said all i did was change your tire. >> reporter: but what makes people on culpeper, 19th and cameron streets even more upset is waking up to slashed tires is becoming a common occurrence. >> most of my friends up the street here, my buddy's father got his for the fourth time. >> reporter: thi

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