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Te the escalating unrest there in the area. they spent 60 hours aboard thatç vessel. a day of rage in iraq has now turned deadly. officials say security forces killed at least five people while trying to turn back angry protesters in the northern part of the country. there were demonstrations across the country today as hundreds vented anger over unemployment, corruption, and poor public services throughout the country. u.s. troops in afghanistan are pulling out of an insurgent hot spot. "the...

Of sexual assault two women claimed against him. assange is fighting extradition, he now has seven days to appeal the court ruling. we have seen some of the aftermath, but we are now getting new looks at the moments when the quake was happening in new zealand. take a look here at the surveillance video. this is in a store where you can see the shelves begin to shake, bottles start falling and breaking. meanwhile, 98 people are confirmed dead after that 6.2 magnitude earthquake. the search cont...

You say youve never known freedom. you would like to know freedom. i thank you for joining me and contacting us here at cnn. and now, if its interesting, if its happening this second, youre about to see it. "rapid fire," lets go. lets take a look at some live pictures out of ohio. this very second leaders are said to be holding a third and final hearing on that controversial plbill that would end collective bargaining for workers. teachers could strike and could we get a decision very soon? il...

>> someone that disagrees with that is newt gingrich. joining us a little later on and beware of the wild animals because wild man dan stockdale will be here and i think hes bringing a critter or two. i>> yesterday, we had a tiger, a live tiger in the studio and brian took it into its arms with about 15 seconds left. >> and dropped him. >> thank goodness he did not. >> theres been a powerful earthquake in new zealand leaving 65 people dead. dozens more still trapped. >> earth trembling and the r...

President hosni mubarak resigned after the biggest popular uprising in the modern arab world. mubarak is at a seaside resort 250 miles away. a powerful earthquake rocking southern chile, the 6.2 magnitude quake could be felt hundreds of miles away in the capitol of santiago. no word on injuries or damage. it is the site of a massive earthquake a year ago that killed more than 500 people. im marianne rafferty, now back to "on the record." >> greta: it isnt just arizona cracking done on illegal im...

Because they are generating because of low capital gains. and then one of the fourth things that i would have done, this 2% tax, payroll tax holiday, that a bone to the american people. i would have made it 6.2% the entire payroll tax for a year for the employee and a year for the worker -- for the employer. that would have been a direct stimulus -- >> it still doesnt help the deficit. none of what you mentioned helps the deficit. >> youre absolute right but once you get the economy growing fast...

Anyone earning more than $50,000 to $100,000 and 1% income tax from income of anyone earning $100,000 or more. now, this tax will not apply to those directly hit by the floods. and after this, charles and john, the aussie dollar slipped after the announcement with concern about pressure on domestic spending in australia. >> indeed, well, lets -- john, lets bring you in. you were telling us a moment ago about the decision to suspend trading on the cairo stock exchange after a sharp drop. in fact,...

6.2% higher. dr. jeff guardier, contributor to the "today" show. good morning. whats with the daughters versus sons? >> they dont know quite what the statistics mean. it shows in fact there are higher divorce rates when it comes to having daughters. some of the researchers believe that its this phenomenon of praising sons more and giving more value to having sons. in certain parts of the world they put infant daughters to death. so they believe thats part of this reason. the other part of the re...

Annual peach tree road race. an ethiopian runner won beating a competitor from kenya by a half step. they finished the 6.2 mile race in under 28 minutes. in the weather center, it wasnt incredibly hot for the peach tree race, was it? >> no, it wasnt. it was kind of cool. >> mild actually. with pictures on the overnighter in the 60s, thats typical. typically they are in the low to mid 70s. take a look at this. i dont know if you have been to the ceremonial guard at the tomb of the unknown at arli...

>> im so sad you have to work. >> 7:30. it starts. you can run out there and get those 6.2 miles. >> yeah, right. >> still, people enjoy this tradition, but it can be dangerously hot. >> absolutely. there is so many water stations. then theres a place called cardiac hill many front of piedmont hospital. its like almost the very end, and you have to go up this long hill, and there are water stations all the way up. >> its the end of the race. >> some friend of mine. im not an expert. >> you haven...