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ceiling averting a potential default on the united states financial obligations. >> its just been amazing to watch and see the president come out on a sunday night like this, wolf. well have complete coverage on every single angle of this story, whats in the deal, lou it finally came about and how all the various players in this debate are reacting tonight. several asian markets already opened, others will be opening soon. well take you there live to see how the traders are reacting ...

says a tentative agreement is in place to raise the nations debt ceiling averting a potential default on the united states financial obligations. >> its just been amazing to watch and see the president come out on a sunday night like this, wolf. well have complete coverage on every single angle of this story, whats in the deal, lou it finally came about and how all the various players in this debate are reacting tonight. several asian markets already opened, others will be opening so...

it either. kate baldwin looks ahead. >> reporter: if it does pass in the house, it has the potential of hitting a huge road block as soon as it gets to the senate. at the same time, that house speaker john boehners office was putting out this release, the good news about the cost estimate, senate democrats released a letter at almost the same time with 53 signatures on it saying they dont support the plan in the senate and really essentially making clear that it cannot pass. so while a...

Came and went and its got to be tense for them tonight? >> absolutely, harris, it feels like pressure is certainly ratcheting up. as you mentioned top two democrats in the congress have been meeting with the president and vice-president in the oval office for just over an hour at this point. we know senator harry reid has come up with his own fallback plan which we understand would cut two and a half trillion dollars and run the government until early 2013, it would not increase taxes, today the...

cybercrime claims while sony investigates yet another suspected batter attack. >> >> and groupon is hoping that investors will go crazy for coupons. now at least 16 people are dead, more than 1500 are ill in an industry that earns $5 billion from exports to just one market is at risk. an outbreak of what scientists are calling a super toxic strain of e. coli bacteria has spread to ten western european nations with 15 fatalities reported in germany and one in sweden. researchers say t...

Of the families in town, i know that the memorial services will have to do for now, because funerals are on hold. it is a tough situation. >> absolutely, brooke. it is heartbreaking. imagine losing a husband and father to one of the worst tornadoes in history, and then having that pain amplified by the fact that you cant even have a funeral for your loved one. >> reporter: hours after the tornado struck joplin, missouri, we met a distraught 17-year-old andrea osborne outside of a demolished home...

orlando, florida, isp wrapping up this afternoon, and today kicked off with at battle of emotions with the prosecutors asking the judge to limit defense attorneys jose baezs cross-examination, and motion granted. with the response of a motion of his own. watch this with me. >> so far the state has put on a case solely of dealing with the bad character of my client or the attempted character assassination of her past conducts, boyfriends, people she slept with, and things that have abso...

Central united states yesterday destroying a number of homes in the suburbs of oklahoma city. >> you visualize where you are and now its all gone. there is nothing. and you cant find it or its pounded into the ground. and its really destructive. i cant believe how destructive this has been. >> shepard: that area alone, storms killed at least 8 people and injured dozens more. our kris gutierrez on the ground there live canadian county it is in oklahoma. whats it looking like tonight? windy, for s...

A washer and dryer, my neighbor. his legs were trapped. i instructsed everybody to get to their cars because it was really the only safe place to get away from the lightning. unfortunately, the cars were all completely full of debris and there were no windows in the cars. it was very difficult even after that difficult situation and having to see what you had seen, to try to find shelter from, you know, the hail and the lightning and everything that came afterward. >> i just had this awful pictu...

Likely that theres an ef3 or other tornado which we would call a major tornado, moved through a very large scale area. search and rescue continues to go on at this hour. reports of people trapped in their homes and reports of people trapped in their vehicles as well, so this is going to be ongoing tonight. now that the sun is down, its going to be hard to find these people. communication is very spotty. power is out through many, many parts of the city here. and there are so many people injured....