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Starting with the greek financial crisis European Finance ministers are calling for Economic Reforms and the greek Prime Minister says he is ready to compromise. The latest round of talks has been going on for more than 14 hours with a few breaks. A leaked document outlines the terms for greece to receive an estimated 96 billion over the next three years they include spending cuts and tax hikes to be enacted this week. Richard quest is following all the developments in brussels and has details on the two stumbling blocks at this point. Reporter the two big issues that we understand. First the specific mention of the imf involved in any future negotiations any future bailouts any future arrangements. The greek government loathes the imf and even though it owes them 1. 6 billion euros from a recent default it doesnt want a mention of them. The second big issue is the Privatization Fund. Under the agreement it is said that 50 billion euros of assets are put in a fund which is sold off and
He ran the Sinaloa Drug Cartel in mexico a group that is thought to have brought as much as half of the Illegal Drugs to american streets. After Osama Bin Laden was killed el chapo game the most wanted man in the world. Mexican police say he escaped through a whole in his cell connected to a tunnel that was lit and ventilated for nearly a mile. Authorities have acted fast to close the local airport remembering that the last time he escaped he did so by hiding in a laundry cart. It was 13 years after that escape before police finally caught him back in 2014. Lets get straight to waun carlos lopez in washington. Lets talk about first of all, the kind of cell he was in. When you think of how this escape could have happened someone who had previously escaped from prison was he in isolation, was he being monitored 24 hours, or was he allowed to roam and meet with visitors . Reporter according to the mexican authorities, this prison a maximum security prison had a special treatment area and
We charge mexico 100,000 for every person they send over. One republican rival says its time for the party to reject trump, or the partys candidates will lose. We break it down with our political panel. Plus a car caught on camera driving in reverse on a winding l. A. Road. The question whos behind the wheel. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone and thanks for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. One of the worlds most dangerous and powerful drug kingpins the subject of a massive manhunt right now. Joaquin guzman better known as El Chapo Escaped from a maximum Security Federal prison just west of mexico city. During a routine check guards noticed he was missing and found a hole in his cell. The hole led to a roughly milelong tunnel that had lights and ventilation. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel considered one of the most powerful and violent in mexico. It is also known for being a major heroin supplier to the u. S. Guzman is wanted here on american soil on mul
We charge mexico 100,000 for every person they send over. One republican rival says its time for the party to reject trump, or the partys candidates will lose. We break it down with our Political Panel. Plus a car caught on camera driving in reverse on a winding l. A. Road. The question whos behind the wheel . Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again everyone. Thanks so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. One of the worlds most dangerous and powerful drug kingpins is on the run. El chapo escaped from a maximum Security Federal prison near mexico city. Guards discovered a hole in his cell this morning. It led to a mile long tunnel that had lights and ventilation. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Its also known for being a major heroin supplier to the u. S. El chapo is wanted here on multiple federal Drug Trafficking and organized crime charges and theres a 5 million bounty on him. Juan carlos lopez is following the story from washington for us. How did it happen . S