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live on capitol hill correspondent. youve been following ins and o outs. i want to begin with the one offered in the last hour we heard from senate majority leader harry reid. whats in the latest plan. >> i was realizing this is $2.7 trillion in proposed cuts, brooke, on two sides of a piece of paper. obviously details need to be filled in what they are proposing raise it by this month, cut by this month. the cuts include $1 trillion immediately in discretionary spending. also a lot of...

expected to roll out a plan to cut spending by $2.7 trillion while raising the debt by 274 trillion. reids plan would not include tax increases which republicans refuse to consider nor would it touch entitlements. my colleague, dan lothian is watching it all from his post at the white house. dan, what is the presidents position first on raising the debt in installments? >> reporter: he want it is to go through 2012 and there is a sense at the white house and treasury department in part...

place in one hour and it comes a day after the speaker, the house speaker, john boehner, walked away from the talks and it ended in a day with the two men going back back and forth in dual press conferences. also in norway, the royal family and members of the government have been meeting with survivors of those horrific attacks that killed at least 92 people. the prime minister says he personally knew some of the victims. police have one person in custody. he is going to be charged in ...

and good morning to you. boy, the temperatures, top story again. >> wow. >> sizzling heat, and most of the country right now is dealing with triple digits or at least feeling like triple digits. >> as weve been saying, not just uncomfortable, dangerous and deadly. welcome. friday, july 22nd. lets get right to it. intensely hot against across a huge portion of the country. it started in the midwest, its come heeft. washington, the high, 103 today but its going to feel like 115 with the ...

And, national correspondent catherine herridge is live, at the meeting site in washington and, good to see you this morning, tell us, what is the status of the review, right now? >> reporter: well, good morning, the meeting this morning in downtown washington is generally seen as a routine meeting, and, a business meeting with members of the commission and what we anticipated is a status report on their investigation into the voter intimidation case. they opened the meeting with a brief update, ...

Political shift. how last nights primary winners could set the stage for this falls elections. then, alaskas tragedy. a plane crash kills a former lawmaker. >> my motto has been here, to hell with politics. >> the unforgettable ted stevens. turf trend. its greener grass you dont have to cut or even water. its wednesday, august 11th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i wouldnt be surprised if after all the hot weather the entire nation has been struggling through if this turf tre...

Vaey roa a lawmakers legacy. the former alaska senator killed in a plane crash. how ted stevens will be remembered. then, airline anxiety. >> did he just swear at a passenger on the intercom? >> the melt-down that made a flight attendant famous. and, classroom gadgets. the latest in high-tech for back to school. its wednesday, august 11th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i dont know about you but like the biggest gadget when i was in school, the mechanical pencils came out, ...

Primary push. the political attitude after last nights key races. setting the stage for novembers vote. then, lost leader. the political veteran killed in an alaska plane crash. now, the challenging investigation. and, smartphone security. what you need to know before you download an app. its wednesday, august 11th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> more security problems with the iphone. really, all these apps? lots of danger in all that technology? >> just avoid it altogether ...

That would be another step toward ultimately killing it thad allen saying the ultimate death of this thing could come as early as august 11th when the relief wells are finished and they can start putting cement in to once and for all kill the well. this heavier drilling is holding it in. they are happy about that, thats the static kill. behind me you see crews are here not only in lafitte, louisiana but along the gulf coast hard at work with cleanup. there is still oil out there. they still have...

She was set to perform at august 11th at a birthday party for guess who? u.s. rep charlie rangel. >> oh. >> that may get postponed for other reasons. yeah. hope aretha gets better soon. this little update on the queen of soul there. feel better. >> i saw here when i was at the u.s. open. and she was there. i love her. a quote from her after this happened, i was looking forward to being in brooklyn and having a foot-long hot dog at coney island. thats where she was performing. >> that does not su...