Congress is back and the Republicans are in control. They promise pushback on President Obama's agenda, including his attempts to reduce the number of prisoners at Guantanamo. We'll talk to Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg about the latest flurry of Guantanamo releases and what they spell for the future.
Also today, Germans speak out against xenophobia a day after thousands of protesters in several German cities rallied against Muslim immigration. We get the latest from the ground plus Marco chats with New Yorker writer George Packer about his reporting on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Veteran North Korea watcher Barbara Demick tells us what The Interview got right. And we find out what's been going on the Gambia, a tiny country in West Africa where a failed coup attempt has just transpired. Two Americans have been charged with trying to help overthrow the government.
Israel prepares for snow. Heavy snow. No joke. They're even bulldozing sand into barriers on the beach in Tel Aviv to prevent flooding. Daniel Estrin has a weather report from Jerusalem.
And our own William Troop remembers the great Italian singer and songwriter Pino Daniele, who has died at the age of 59.