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we want to get you caught up right now. survivor describing how he avoided the gunman that shot up a youth camp in norway. 85 people died following a bombing in the capital of oslo which claimed seven lives. police have suspect in custody. michael, whats happening now? >> reporter: yeah. i can tell you, weve just heard on local media here that the lawyer for the suspect in this case, his name is anders behring breivik, the lawyer is telling the local television here that the shooting...

one republican plan gets a firm smackdown in the u.s. senate. and some surprising new movement in the republican presidential race. were going to tell you whos suddenly making a strong impression on potential voters. im wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegia...

How the speed of the new cycle is accelerating the thirst for details from the very outset, is accelerating. sometimes the old media, if you, will you had stories but it really was then a week late we are the newsmagazines you had -- you were then able to clarify all the details. now you want details from an instant. you have a late-evening news conference by the president followed by an even later evening background briefing by senior administration officials. its just the nature of the 24/7 ac...

For part of history. >> reporter: the students say the death of bin laden doesnt really end the story, more like choses a chapter. instead, day say the story will continue to be written through the rest of their lives. in sarasota, im martin savidge. and, again, this reminder, our barbara starr is at the pentagon where intelligence officials are holding a background briefing right now on that raid that ultimately killed osama bin laden. were hoping to hear from barbara shortly on the details b...

32 minutes past the hour. a look at some of the stories making headlines. thousands of people along the mississippi river have left for higher ground as the river keeps rising. its going up a foot a day in some places and, today, rain is making matters even worse. its been decades since the mississippi has been so high. a high-profile visitor in another zone. bill cosby toured parts of alabama hit hard by last weeks tornado outbreak. got an up-close look at the damage. largest tornado outbreak...

Matches. done before the full dna testing and were expecting a background briefing tomorrow and well have a full report. >> bret: excellent, thank you. we dont know if this is tied to that intelligence but the u.s. tried to get the al-qaeda second in command ayad anwar. they are saying that there is a drone assault and would be the first assault since bin laden death in pakistan. provincial police in afghanistan said afghan police killed ten people near pakistani border. today, president obama h...

Matches. done before the full dna testing and were expecting a background briefing tomorrow and well have a full report. >> bret: excellent, thank you. we dont know if this is tied to that intelligence but the u.s. tried to get the al-qaeda second in command ayad anwar. they are saying that there is a drone assault and would be the first assault since bin laden death in pakistan. provincial police in afghanistan said afghan police killed ten people near pakistani border. today, president obama h...

Releasing information on the raid in abbottabad, we were supposed to get new details this hour. as we await that briefing from the defense department, lets go to catherine herridge, live from washington, she has been doing digging on her own and has new information. >> i combined a department and cia briefing and were told we can anticipate a background briefing, a briefing not on the record or on the camera sometime in the next few days,. understand youve got an amount of information and a loss...

The west wing and sort of an off camera background briefing. look, heres the way they portrait the presidents activities, actions, posture during these last few days of very tense negotiations. a very firm fist that has sort of covered in a velvet glove. they want to emphasize on the one hand the president was very tough when he needed to be tough, but on the other hand, he acted as a p consill ator, and thats what the american public wants, and that is essential the message that the white house...

>> well, randi, this is all about a shutdown if it happens, a background briefing is going on down the hall where we are. senior pentagon officials are briefing the news media of what will happen to the u.s. military and one surprising new detail. if there is a government shutdown, and the money is not available to be spent, one of the things that will be stopped, the $100,000 death benefit for families of the fallen. under the life insurance plan of the u.s. military, there is a death benefit t...