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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...

we have breaking news youll be following and other stuffs. >> thanks so much. see you over the weekend as well. breaking news from studio 7. im fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. two explosions have rocked central oslo in the last hour wounding at least eight people. reports from norway say govrt buildings were targeted, one houses the prime ministers office and most of the windows were blown out. reuters reports a mangled car outside one building suggesting a possible car bo...

Jenna: well, this just in, "happening now," questions over a death in the san francisco bay area. a man jumps into the frigid waters of the bay in if an apparent suicide attempt. dozens of people watch him struggle, including firemen and the police and locals, but its what they did or didnt do that is leading to a whole host of questions today. harris, what do we know? >> reporter: well, jenna, what were told is that the water in the bay was 54 degrees, and thats important. witnesses say raymond...

whats going on in our city that no one would take the time to help this drowning man. >> could we have done more when the gentleman became unconscious? certainly theres that opportunity for us to have gone out and do more. were looking at that. >> alameda officials say theyll reinstate the water rescue training. >> 911 whats your emergency? >> i called a little bit ago. i found out my granddaughter has been taken. she has been missing. her mother finally admitted shes been missing. >> ...

Firemen and their heroism and the widows or the kids of the firemen. but never about people that were directly affected but had nothing to do with death. pretty much just starting to interview some of my friends from school and i interviewed kids from other schools and kind of just grew larger and larger and larger. >> shepard: it also features a close personal friend. a new york city firefighter who worked in a firehouse just blocks from ground zero. >> was that at a time when yourself -- showe...

Firemen and their heroism and the widows or the kids of the firemen. but never about people that were directly affected but had nothing to do with death. pretty much just starting to interview some of my friends from school and i interviewed kids from other schools and kind of just grew larger and larger and larger. >> shepard: it also features a close personal friend. a new york city firefighter who worked in a firehouse just blocks from ground zero. >> was that at a time when yourself -- showe...

Firemen and their heroism and the widows or the kids of the firemen. but never about people that were directly affected but had nothing to do with death. pretty much just starting to interview some of my friends from school and i interviewed kids from other schools and kind of just grew larger and larger and larger. >> shepard: it also features a close personal friend. a new york city firefighter who worked in a firehouse just blocks from ground zero. >> was that at a time when yourself -- showe...

And we went out to look for his car. that was the first thing because it was key to know whether or not he was really missing or if we just couldnt get in touch with him. we walked two miles through the zone here with my daughter, our youth minister and his two best friends. and after two miles of searching the rubble, we found his blue car on the south side of the road near the high school. and then we dug for two hours. and then some firemen said, "we need to check the hospital. we know that p...

they need answers. tonight i hope to get some. my interview with the man this charge in a moment. first, a look at the other stories were drilling down on tonight. the stories are gut wrenching. >> cant go home. its gone. >> the images unforgettable -- ill ask dr. gayle salt, is there such a thing as disaster overload. [ chanting ] and remember sfwhisk. >> recall! >> the republican governor tried to bust the union. jeffrey tubin says a new ruling could wring them back stronger than...

Missouri as families struggle to get answers about missing loved ones. just ahead were going back to joplin for a live report. a notorious international fugitive captured after a decade on the run. the former cnn journalist christiane amanpour is here, and she is weighing in. the firemen are waging their war with very few weapons. there arent enough trucks -- the u.n. has authorized. membership rewards points from american express. theyre a social currency with endless possibilities.