nearly all mainstream medical and psychological associations say there s no evidence that works. and there s plenty of evidence that it can be hurtful and harmful. this might not even be a story except mr. bachmann has denied the clinic he and his wife own practice reparative therapy. now congresswoman bachmann is refusing to answer questions about it. neither one is talking about it now. what s surprising is for years congresswoman bachmann and her husband have spoken extensively publicly about their views on sexual orientation which they clearly believe is not something that people are born with and which they believe can be treated. here s some of michele bachmann s comments in the past. this is an earthquake issue. this will change our state forever. because the immediate consequence if gay marriage goes through is that k-12 little children will be forced to learn that homosexuality is normal and natural and that perhaps they should try it. if you re involved in the g
investigation of rupert murdoch s media empire as the company pays a new price for its phone hacking scandal. could a massive probe now under way in britain happen here in the united states? and the obama money-maybing machine. who s behind the cash and can the republicans compete? president obama and the congressional leadership are under enormous pressure right now, about 40 minutes into their latest round of debt crisis talks. they haveless than three weeks until the deadline to raise the legal limit on the federal debt. and by all accounts, they re still very far apart. what if anything emerges from this meeting? consider the very dire warnings from the chairman of the federal reserve. ben bernanke using very strong words today, telling congress that the global financial system would be thrown into enormous disarray. that s a direct quote, if the u.s. treasury is deadbeat on its debt. ff we went so far as to default on the debt, it would be a major crisis. the treasur
sister wives says four wives and 16 children is none of the government s business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the government s credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moody s came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. failure to do that would certainly throw the financial system into enormous disarray and have major impacts on the global economy. but up first tonight, riveting and exclusive cnn images from the battlefield in libya. new u.s. intelligence assessments show cracks in the regime that suggest moammar gadhafi might finally be ready to discuss an exit strategy. well, perhaps. but our ben wedeman and his crew saw a short time ago an effort by pro-gadhafi forces to retake the town 60 miles south o
security checks but veterans benefits, other right. that s a scary process. starts to get mathematical. we have to figure out what gets paid and what doesn t get paid. another big story right now, a massive and dangerous heat wave is gripping much of the nation. here s how it looks and feels across the country. take a look at the red quarter. temperatures expected to reach 104 degrees in parts of texas today, in the southeast, temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s and more than just uncomfortable, it s dangerous. heat has already claimed the life of at least one person in illinois and adding to that, the heat is causing drought conditions in the deep south to intensify. also this morning, hundreds of thousands still without power in the chicago area after strong thunderstorms rolled through. officials warn the power there might not be back on until saturday. let s go live to rob marciano outdoors this morning, silly rob, in atlanta s piedmont park. sun stil
rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. first, i want to begin with this. let s just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one hour, and by all accounts, they are becoming more tense, more heated, more testy, the closer we get to the deadline. you know the date by now, august 2nd. august 2nd, a potential default of the u.s. treasury if congress will not approve more borrowing. joining me now from the u.s. capitol building is congressman paul brown, republican of georgia. congressman brown, nice to see you. good to have you on. it s nice to be with you. i don t believe the august 2nd deadline frankly, and we don t default even if we pass the august 2