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lawmakers are not mincing words. less than five days to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on government bills. today the house is due to vote on speaker john boehners plan. as his own party holds the majority of votes he is really getting frustrated with the divisions that threaten its passage. in a closed door meeting, boehner actually told the feuding republicans, quote, get your ass in line. then veteran senator john mccain who blasted republicans quoting an article owe tea ...

could make or break the debt crisis and i know youre saying ive heard this before. but here is the deal today. lawmakers are not mincing words. less than five days to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on government bills. today the house is due to vote on speaker john boehners plan. as his own party holds the majority of votes he is really getting frustrated with the divisions that threaten its passage. in a closed door meeting, boehner actually told the feuding republicans, qu...

$1,250 plate gala in manhattan. and we are now talking to a former senior adviser to president bill clinton to these issues on the phone. what out come do you expect in new york. if this is approved, what do you think governor cuomo did right to pull this off his way? >> well, were very optimistic. although its not a done deal until both houses of the legislature approve it. i think what he did is he was able to skillfully take advantage of the poll numbers, which show increasing suppo...

block. and we saw firsthand how officers struggled cash strapped. a brand new suv stolen and followed until it crashed into a pole. their radios clicking constantly so they cant hear or be heard. >> we were able to transmit. i wouldnt say we failed. >> reporter: but where the on star system could have stopped the vehicle, they could not get the word out. radio failures aren a ongoing problem. >> sometimes they dont work, sometimes they are in and out. sometimes they bleed over each oth...

what police had to encounter as they cornered a criminal in the act. >> reporter: they searched dozens of backyards on the block. and we saw firsthand how officers struggled cash strapped. a brand new suv stolen and followed until it crashed into a pole. their radios clicking constantly so they cant hear or be heard. >> we were able to transmit. i wouldnt say we failed. >> reporter: but where the on star system could have stopped the vehicle, they could not get the word out. radio fail...

what has happened? i know theyve been kind of reliving and replaying to you all afternoon what they went through in just a matter of 30 seconds. >> reporter: well, you can imagine how difficult it is for all these people. you can just see the task in front of this neighborhood. all these homes leveled. this house, you can see is standing, but its going to have to come down as well. i want to show you what it looked like inside as things were collapsing, if you will, as soon as the torn...

destination. how does this happen? how do intelligent, conscientious people, miss what is in front of them? it has to do with the way our brains process information. tonight well prove that you cant always believe what you see and what you hear. and youll have a chance to put yourself to the test. it all comes down to the fact that at any given time our brains are bombarded by all kinds of sights, sounds, and smells. many happening all at the same time and it is impossible to cons...

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