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July 18, 2011
york. glad youre with outside this monday. its july 18th. a lot going on. nice to see you as well. >> nice to see you. christines still off, i guess. two more casualties in the uk hacking scandal leaving rupert murdocks empire reeling this morning. rebekah brooks arrested. reported friday she had resi resigned. shes been released on bail. its not clear if shell testify tomorrow. last night in a shock move that has left scotland yard for accepting almost $20,000 in hospitality from a ...
July 18, 2011
security officers to the rescue. >> she was not remorseful at all actually. >> and what is she thinking with these nails? >> do you frighten children ever? >> one on one with the nail lady. its all right here, right now on cnn. good evening, everyone. im don lemon. we begin with the stunning turn of events and the deepening and embarrassing hacking and bribery scandal infecting fox news channels parent company news corp. tonight, rebecca brooks who headed up the newspapers is out on ...
July 18, 2011
foreclosures, and he had a winning streak on a game show. what is the consumer financial protection bureau? it aims to put a stop to predatory lending. it will keep an eye on credit card fees and student loans and keep an ear on consumer complaints. because a whole lot of centers dont like the bureau, the confirmation could be, dare i say, in jeopardy. dan, tell us first why this nomination is not going to elizabeth warren? >> reporter: well, certainly the white house saw her as somebo...
July 18, 2011
says the reporter who blew the whistle on the uk hacking scandal has been sound dead. his name is john ford, he was found today in his london home. police are calling his death unexplained. this is important because were going to have much more on this story, got a lot of questions for our correspondent in london, well bring that to you coming up. but i want to begin this hour with a warning. i want you to listen to a warning. this is a warning that im about to show you a video of 16 m...
July 17, 2011
who had once been an executive editor of the "news of the world" paper. and that brings us to rebecca brooks. at the top of the murdoch food chain, and possibly the linchpin in an unfolding drama already ensharing britains corridors of power. brooks is answering police questions. >> reporter: in the cozy world of british politics and media, rebecca brooks was at its very center. she wined and dined the rich and powerful on behalf of her boss and mentor, rupert murdoch. brooks first cam...
July 17, 2011
wont support deep cuts without increases in taxes. >> if you are trying to get to 2.4 trillion without any revenue, then you are effectively gutting a whole bunch of domestic spending that is going to be too burdensome and not something that i would support. >> david gergen is the cnn political analyst. there was a time when john boehner and president obama both talked of doing something big to change americas unsustainable economic path. what do you think? do that you think that oppor...
July 16, 2011
right now on cnn, what is going on in rochester, new york? >> im not deserving what theyre doing, and theyre arrested me. i dont understand whats going on. i did nothing. i did nothing. >> all right. thats not good -- being arrested for videotaping an arrest from her own front yard. ill talk with a local lawmaker who says hes been the target of police retaliation. plus, we investigate deeper. the outburst you see there probably wont help this womans case. shes accused of attacking he...
July 16, 2011
to be severe. welcome to "your money." im ali velshi. august 2nd is the day the treasury department says it will no longer be able to pay all of our nations bills. and the united states will default on its debt. republicans are going to vote on their own plan this week, complete with spending cuts. but president obama says he wont support deep cuts without increases in taxes. >> if youre trying to get to $2.4 trillion without any revenue, then you are effectively gutting a whole bunch ...
July 15, 2011
The day that the u.s. would actually hit the debt ceiling and start going into default and shutting down is august 2nd but this does mean we have until august 2nd before we lose our national credit have until august 2 before we lose our national credit rating. that could just happen right now. because of the uncertainty and because of how long it is taking to get this done. right now, politicians in washington are trying to avoid default by striking a grand bargain on big spending issues and big...
July 15, 2011
out a plan palatable to both sides, and theres a separate push for the balanced budget amendment. the president suggested this morning that the u.s. doesnt have time have for any proposals. >> we dont need a constitutional amendment to do our jobs. the constitution already tells us to do our jobs and to make sure that the government is living within its means and making responsible choices. so it this notion that were going to go through a multi-year process instead of seizing the mome...