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Going forward, come things down and say well give it a chance and implement it and that is what we do once we have a law passed in the congress and the supreme court uphold it. now, others might choose to have a debate. i think the american people want us to focus on the economy and creating jobs and moving forward. now, we have sent congress plans, if they would have enacted, would have increased jobs, in firemen and policemen and, enhancing and building our roads and it is time to worry what t...

Pushes so forcefully, it sucks davids legs into the drain. >> i jumped into the water to try and help remove him from the drain. his legs were wedged into the pipe. >> firemen, the roadworkers, they all just dived in and just trying to pull him up. >> fighting the incredible force of water, the workers are able to get his head up. hes gasping for air, and then suddenly, he goes under again. >> give me the line. give me the line. >> he was wedged into the drain up to his hips and his head wasç a...

governors whose states have been hit hard. and also, a talk with john hickenlooper about the wildfires in colorado. this is state of the union and im candy crowley. white a fight in the white house. a major victory in the supreme court followed by a victory of a different sort on the house floor. the president used the trappings of this case in the formality of the east room to suggest in history and words that the supreme court settled the controversy over his health care law. >> to...

whose states have been hit hard. >> and finally, colorado on fire with their governor. im candy crowley. and this is state of the union. twice a week for the white house, a major victory in the supreme court followed by history of a different sort on the house floor. the president used the trappings of the white house in this case the formality of the east room to suggest in picture and in word that the supreme court ruling settled the controversy over his health care law. >> todays de...

cnns athena jones is live in rockville, maryland and lets talk about how extensive the damage is right now and what folks are telling you on the ground there. >> reporter: one thing we should let you know about is that the death toll has risen. in virginia there are six confirmed deaths in that state and thats come coming from governor bob mcdonald and that governor has declared a state of emergency in virginia. there are 1 million people without power and more deaths in washington, d....

dangerous situation for those suffering through record-breaking heat. triple digit temperatures are making life absolutely miserable for about 100 million americans this weekend. thats about a third of our population. heres a look at todays predicted highs across the united states. lets go first to cnns reporter live in atlanta in a cooling center where the heat is expected, nick, to hit 106 degrees. that makes me think back to the record here in atlanta in 2007. lets talk about how da...

world heard of osama bin laden there was shake omar, a blind egyptian cler irk who was the spiritual leaders of the 1993 world trade center bombers. he was later convicted of plotting to blow up other new york city landmarks and is serving a life sentence in the u.s. but now a surprise development. egypts first democratically elected president, who will be sworn in tomorrow, is vowing to free him whom he calls a political prisoner. our cnn senior international correspondent, dan rivers...

We will run out of cash. we need to make hard decisions so that we can restructure our finances and go forward. and more importantly, continue the services that our citizens have, today, and, so, we need to make sure that we dont cut anymore in our police and fire and other services because the health and safety of our community is crucial and, so, that is why we are looking at a budget that looks out to other creditors for relief from the situation that we have. >>neil: the alternative if do yo...

Policemen, firemen, between dont want that. that was the last thing in the world he wanted to say. he is prom owing ignorance in austerity ignorance that holds somehow or another the lack of demand in the economy is to have less demand in the economy. thats what is happening in europe and happening in britain which was coming out of recession in much better shape than we were in may of 2010 when a conservative government came in and slashed the budget and now they are back in recession. >> now, ...

Ever seen. no. if i could have seen them, i would have gone in. i mean -- its impossible to describe how it is that you cant go in and save your own children, but i couldnt get through that smoke. i couldnt. i couldnt. i knew i would die. and i also remember thinking that i had to stay alive because no one else was there to tell them where they were if the firemen came, to tell them where to go and look for them and save them. >> reporter: this video from a neighbors cell phone catches the inten...