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grilled and lambasteds by british law makers and now a whistleblower in the growing phone hackl scandal reportedly is dead. and a 77-year-old man defends his home and family from an intruder with a gun. stand by for the dramatic story. thats even more compelling because -- get this -- hes a member of the united states congress. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the u.s. defaulting on its debt for the first time in history? we cant state it enough, this has enormous cons...

allow the president to raise a debt ceiling and avert crisis. a vote on that could happen this week. the fallback plan would likely pass the democrat-controlled senate but face a bigger challenge in the house where republicans hold the majority. lets get the latest with brianna keilar. are we any closer to a deal? >> on a deficit reduction plan, kyra, it doesnt appear so. no announced meetings between the white house and congressional leaders over the weekend, there were staff-level me...

cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr spent time with a group of doctors, medics, nurses and medical teches who are all themselves now getting ready to deploy. for these men and women heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can be a perfect training ground. >> reporter: dr. john renshaw stops to check on one of his patients. he suffered massive injuries at his job when he was caught in a conveyer belt. his cousin translates into their native haiti. renshaw...

good evening, everyone. we begin tonight keeping them honest with the husband of presidential candidate michele bachmann speaking out about the counselling business they co-own. breaking his silence after months, mounting attention and allegations that clinic engages in so-called reparative therapy. the bachmanns own two clinics offering christian-based marriage counselling and including reparative therapy based on the theory that gay people can be turned into heterosexual through a co...

somewhere chairman mao is smiling. president obama went on record of his account of how last nights turbulent meeting ended. youll recall house majority leader eric cantor said the president sharply warned him not to call his bluff said "ill see you tomorrow" and walked out of the cabinet room. >> no. look. at the end of the meeting after wed already met for a couple of hours, what i said to the group was what i think the american people feel, which is we have a responsibility to do th...

she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. lets go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it time for law makers...

hammered with angry questions. egyptians take security into their own hands. even some children are armed with illegal guns. the revolution giving way to a wild west mentality. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the united states is another day closer to a possible default on its debts. 19 days before the deadline theres no sign that political leaders are any closer to preventen an unprecedented and frightening train wreck. right now members of congress are in the fift...

bridge collapses. sending a tourist bus plunging into the forest below and the death toll could get higher. clock is ticking and tensions are soaring and if you want an idea how things heat are over the debt crisis, listen to this. president obama storms out of yesterdays meeting vowing he will veto any extension of the debt ceiling that is only short term. reports say he said to aeric cantor, quote, many could bring down my presidency. the august 2nd deadline is looming and pessim...

awaken to elton john, first singing and then delivering a message of personal thanks. rupert murdoch built a media empire on the power of selling a scandal but now its his mighty news corporation that is under siege from london to washington. a prominent u.s. senator jay rockefeller wants to know if u.s. citizens fell victim to sleazy or illegal news gathering so he is calling for an investigation amid reports that victims of the 9/11 attacks are among the nearly 4,000 people who had...

"sister wives" says four wives and 16 children is none of the governments business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the governments credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moodys came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. >>...