once hoping that their latest emergency bailout fund for greece would go through smoothly, and protect the euro zone as a whole so there s obviously not good news for the euro zone as greece continues to act in turmoil and the next 48 hours, eric, right here in athens could prove pivotal not only to greece s future but the future of the euro zone itself. all right. good job. so we ll be following what s happening over there because, unfortunately, it affects us over here. now to your headlines. lawyers getting ready to deliver closing arguments in jackson s doctor, dr. conrad murray. if he s found guilty in his role in jackson s death, he could get four years in prison and lose his medical license. tugboat captain sentenced to one year in prison for plowing his barge into a duck boat in philly killing two tourists. the captain was distracted apparently making and receiving 21 phone calls with his wife while their 6-year-old son
breakthrough for mitt romney? he s ahead of his rivals in four early voting states. we have the results of the latest cnn/time/orc poll. plus, this is sure to wake you up. bp has gotten the green tlit drill in the gulf of mexico. good morning to you. it s thursday, october 27th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. wall street investors are waking up to some encouraging news to the delight of the united states and markets around the globe. unileaders have worked out a deal to resolve the debt crisis. the agreement came after ten hours of tough negotiations in brussels. as part of the plan, banks agreed to take a 50% loss on greek bonds. the region s banks also must raise about $150 billion in new capital to protect themselves from potential debt defaults. and the plan calls for expanding the region s emergency bailout fund. now this debt deal is full of complicated details which must be finalized in the coming days and weeks. joining us now from hong kong with his take on th