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hey, kiera. >> good morning, guys. great to see you. heres some of the stories that have us talking this morning. nervous investors awaiting this hours opening bell on wall street. the doll plunged 266 points yesterday for its eighth consecutive loss. trial under way for former egyptian president hosni mubarak. the ailing hue mark could face execution if convicted in the deaths of anti-government protesters. florida watching tropical storm emily as it approaches the northern caribb...

>> another possible republican challenger is riled up, too, because of tea party criticism during the debt ceiling debate. >> yeah, right. independent patriotic americans who desire fiscal sanity in our beloved nation being called terrorist. if you were a real domestic terrorist -- >> we begin overseas tonight with two dramas unimaginable just months ago in syria, a vicious regime crackdown designed to crush an anti-government protest movement that is standing firm despite the deadly r...

leaders each get to name three members. meaning the panel will be evenly split, 6-6 along party lines. theyll have until thanksgiving to come up with a package of cuts and/or taxes to get the $1.5 trillion. now, congress would then vote up or down on the entire chunk. they have to vote. but remember, the supercommittee was set up to do what congress and the white house failed to do. keeping them honest tonight, its not like this is the first time politicians have decided to set up a co...

9:00 am on the east coast, 6:00 am out west. marathon talks lead to a new debt deal. at least in theory. the president backs it. so do leaders of both parties. still, no reason to celebrate just yet. in syria, a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. more than 7 0 people killed and counting. and new this morning, a big change to health coverage. the federal government will require insurers who provide birth control without co-payments. now, in just a few hours, we could s...

can pass it in the next day or two and avert the first default on our national debt in history. >> i am worried about the size of defense cuts that may be contemplated, but that doesnt mean im therefore rejecting the agreement. im just worried. >> this is a head scratcher. stocks take a tumble after the debt relief rally that happened earlier this morning. the dow surged more than 120 points, but a weak manufacturing report, just sanction the market. stocks posting the worst weekly per...

a once top-secret military program thats enlisting animals to protect the country. but first, inside a polygamous sect. >> were dealing with the exploitation of children of young girls for sexual purposes. >> reporter: gary tuchman takes you where most people never go -- exposing polygamys dirty secrets. >> reporter: the scenery is spectacular and the polygamist families who live here along the utah/arizona border have been able to live their lives with little interference from the o...

the process, for that, i want you to take a look here. i will not try and walk you through it. its a mess. the bottom line is 917 billion dml spending cuts with a special committee in charge of finding $1.5 trillion cuts by the end of the year, and the debt limit rises by $900 billion now, and $1.5 later. already, there is one potential wrinkle here. the nonpartisan budget congressional office says the plan would cut spending only by 1.5 trillion, not 2.4 trillion. we are following all...

this "american morning.". busy weekend. good morning, august 1st. a lot going on today. >> it was an agonizing weekend and we were all up late last night. e-mails flying at midnight. >> it was busy. >> but things are a little brighter today than they were last night and saturday night and a little brighter. >> tiny bit. we start with that possible break-through in the debt ceiling crisis. in a few hours the house and senate are expected to vote on a plan by president obama and congre...

>> were dealing with the exploitation of children of young girls for sexual purposes. >> reporter: gary tuchman takes you where most people never go -- exposing polygamys dirty secrets. >> reporter: the scenery is spectacular and the polygamist families who live here along the utah-arizona border have been able to live their lives with little interference from the outside world for generations. stepping into their world is both jarring and surreal. how many brothers and sisters do you ...

and the lead economic adviser. and then mark sandy to tell us whether a deal with save the u.s. credit rating, and finally presidential politics. candy crowley in iowa with candidate, tim pawlenty. >> you can be both strong and pleasant and nice. those are not contradictory things. >> i am gloria borger in for candy crowley, and this is st e "state of the union." mitch mcconnell yesterday demanded that president obama get personally involved in the debt talks and he soon got his wish, ...