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these folks werent rioting like we have seen the past several days. they were there to clean up. now the problem is that the violence, looting and arson has spread to sever other british cities besides london. also a nationwide manhunt for two brothers and their older sister accused much opening fire on a florida police officer, then robbing a georgia bank. youre seeing the three siblings there and authorities do consider them armed and extremely dangerous. all right. wall street d...

That subsidy ends at $16,000 a year. so its phased out. >> its people under the poverty level to get the extra subsidy. people who are sick getting a higher number they make. but the number is premiseed on the idea that the competition never works. its premiseed on the idea that medicare will keep growing at the rate its growing and nobody is suggesting it will. it is on faulty idea it will keep growing. the 640 number is a myth. its not going to happen. especially president obamas budget acknow...

Lets see how much money we can save shut down for a little while. it wouldnt and bad idea for a lot of these politicians to take a weeks pay and give it to the government. >> were getting lots of feedback from cnn i-reporters as the clock ticks down towards a government shutdown. right now lets look at the medical impact for that, well turn to our tom foreman, he joins us from the shutdown desk in washington. tom, we know scientists are involved in critical medical research. what happens if the ...

Paycheck, but a government shutdown would mean the military paychecks also stop. >> there wont be enough for food. >> or for rent. >> or rent or the car insurance. >> reporter: the shutdown will stop new funding for medical research and hope for desperate patients. dr. robert comas, an oncologist in philadelphia may have to cancel his federally funded clinical trial for a promising new cancer drug. >> every minute we wait risks the opportunity for patients and if this new treatment is better it ...

How much is that per person? >> the average refund is actually about $640, which is not as much as the average refund was in 2007 as a whole, but this is no chump change here. in some states, its over $700, new hampshire, wyoming. >> if you want to give me $640, ill take it. >> its easy money for people who didnt file their taxes. theyve got to get out there and claim this money. >> are they worried theyre in trouble because they didnt file in 2007? >> a lot of people dont file for any number of...

Up for us >> reporter: line of unemployment benefits is getting shorter. 20,000 fewer people filed claims. the total 368,000, is near a three-year low. a sharp rise in oil prices is likely to hit airlines bottom line. industry forecasters say profits could drop by half a billion dollars this year and expect airlines to pass the fuel bill on to passengers. many major carriers have raised fares or added fuel surcharges six times already this year and if you are one of the 1.1 taxpayers who failed ...

Claims this week. the total 368,000, is near a 3-year low. a sharp rise in oil prices is likely to hit airlines bottom line. industry forecasters say profits could drop by $500,000 this year. and expect airlines to pass the fuel bill on to passengers. many major carriers have raised fares or added fuel surcharges six times already this year. and if you are one of the 1.1 taxpayers who failed to file their 2007 taxes, you could be missing out on a nice refund. the irs says about half of the non-f...

Crisis, cholera epidemic and stalled earthquake reconstruction. tunisia, getting a new government. riots forced the president who fled to saudi arabia on friday, interim leaders hoping a new government includes opposition leaders for the first time to stabilize that country. and to brazil, devastation continues as unrelenting rains slow rescue efforts for hundreds stranded by massive mudslides. heavy rain flooded the region wiping out neighborhoods and killing more than 640 people. for now, ...

Trace. >> reporter: and, jon, super size might be an understatement. they call this the 8th wonder of the world. you can see the buildings, that is downtown new orleans. and then from there you come down here, this is the intra coastal water way. ill swing you over here, this is lake born. that goes out into the gulf of mexico, and this is where during katrina the most dangerous storm surge came through with 18 feet. we all know the rest, it pushed through into the canals and busted those levees...

Can support missiles and have range of 640 miles. troubling news concerns the massive egg recall. 1300 people have become sick from salmonella. two iowa farms together recalled half a billion potentially tainted eggs have several links to suppliers of chicken and feed, the farm that issued the first recall has been cited for numerous health violations in the past. those are the top stories right now. back to you, shannon. >> shannon: julie kirtz, thank you very much. ten suspects are in custody ...