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college and the need to head off a spike in student loan interest rates. well take the president as soon as he steps up to the mike. we are watching an animal preserve in ohio. two leopards, two monkeys and a bear will be returned to the widow of the man who turned his pets loose before taking his own life. sanford, florida has a new police chief. were watching the live pictures from there. richard meyers is being introduced at a news conference, all three stories happening right now...

you think the white house is getting their point across? that is a countdown clock showing nine days that that is how much time the white house has to extend the payroll tax cut or your taxes are going to go up. americans can go to this site and actually share their stories of what will happen to them if they lose their $40 per paycheck. thats the average an american will lose. let me bring in dan lothian and, dan, this seems like a full-on pr campaign by the white house and theyre kee...

their recovery. in other news now, the senate has agreed to extend the federal payroll tax cut but only for two months instead of a year. the house hasnt scheduled a vote on the measure yet and many house republicans arent happy with the temporary extension. president barack obama backs the deal, but hes calling on law makers to do more. >> im very please ad to see th work the senate has done. while this agreement is for two months, it is my expectation, in fact, it would be inexcusa...

federal justice department probe more than three years in the making, detailed in a 22-page letter to the maricopa county attorney, detailing "a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against latinos at the mcso," thats the maricopa county sheriffs office, "that reaches the highest levels of the agency." it goes on, "sheriff arpaios own actions have helped nurture mcsos culture of bias." in addition, it details a study commissioned by the department of justice that found latino drive...

it comes from a federal justice department probe more than three years in the making and is detailed in a 22-page letter to the maricopa county attorney. detailing, "a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against latinas at the mcso," the maricopa county sheriffs office, "that reaches the highest levels of the agency." in addition, the letter details a study commissioned by the department of justice that found latino drivers, quote, are four to nine times more likely to be stopped ...

Investigators are looking into alleged hazing at florida a&m university. theyre launching a new probe into possible fraud at the school and heres the background. police are investigating last months death of marching band drum major, robert champion. weve talked a lot about that. already this week officers arrested three band members for the beating after freshman, bria hunter. they think that might be involved in the hazing as well. steve harrigan live from miami. steve, anymore details around ...

these items. the payroll tax cut before the holidays. party leaders in the senate now say theyre trying to come up with terms -- come to terms with something and that may be more likely now that democrats have given up trying to pass a new tax on millionaires. but wait, there is more. in less than 36 hours, much of the federal government will run out of money. the latest as seven budgetary stop gaps runs ot out at midnight tomorrow night. while lawmakers scramble to come up with a pl...

this is t.j. back in atlanta. you hearing me okay? arwa damon is not hearing me right now. arwa damon one of a number of cnn correspondents who spent a lot of time in iraq over the last several years reporting there literally from the very beginning of that war and throughout. well try to get her back in a moment. a historic day we saw even though a few thousand american service members in iraq. they will make their way out, many of them this weekend and, again, formally, it is over. l...

bruised, battered and possibly in champions case, beaten to death. >> okay. is he awake? >> he wasnt responding. we thought he was breathing. he was making noises. but i dont even know if hes breathing now. >> okay. is he awake? do you know? >> his eyes are open. his eyes are open. hes not responding. >> okay. but is he breathing? >> i have no idea. i cannot tell you that. >> that was the 911 call november 19th, after a game as robert champion lay dying on the band bus. other members s...

prafr -- kind of prafrnk thats you use with that word. even though year after year young men and young women are bruised, batters and in champions case, beaten to death. >> okay. is he awake? >> he wasnt responding. we thought he was breathing. he was making noises. but i dont even know if hes breathing now. >> okay. is he awake? do you know? >> his eyes are open. his eyes are open. hes not responding. >> okay. but is he breathing? >> i have no idea. i can not tell you that. >> that wa...