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Now time for the good stuff. >> waiting for it. >> yes. part of the show where we feature stories about some of the good news going on out there. first up, nick balinger, star pitch for braddock high school in burke, virginia, paralyzed last summer when he accidentally dove into shallow water almost completely severing his spinal cord. >> he set a goal for himself to walk to get his high school dploma. after a year of intensive physical therapy, he did just that. >> ever since i first went back ...

Senate rules to these kind of presidential nominees are approved with a simple 50 vote vote. you have the vice president. on the senate floor today we got a preview of how nasty the fight could get. first up, harry reid call out his republican counterpart, minority leader mitch mcconnell with this. >> he should take a long look in the mirror and he should spend some time in honest reflection of republicans own contributions to the gridlock threatening this historic institution where he claims, q...

Harry reid is fed up with the foot dragging of president obamas judicial nominees and he may be ready to do something, harry reid, historic. in the way republicans treat three upcoming high profile nominees, richard cordray, upcoming high profile nominees, richard cordray for consumer financial protection bureau chief. thomas perez for labor secretary. gina mccarthy to head the epa will determine whether reid takes the unusual step to change senate rules to these kind of presidential nominees ar...

Atlanta, class 2013 on today. were going to let you hear some of those remarks in a moment. youre going to hear that. michelle obama spoke at buoy state in maryland. she had very blunt advice for her audience an the rest of us. we have gathered three of our favorites to listen to their remarks and give us their reactions. first up, anna, elzy, for cnn. you know their story. you watch them every weekend on cnn and other platforms as well. terence moore is with me as well, longtime writer and colu...

Of police rushing into that house of horror and whisking two women to twooemd freedom. cleveland workers close up the house of horrors. neighbors want it gone. first up, cnns exclusive interview with pedro and onil castro. police have publicly feared them. they fear they are doomed to a lifetime of whispers and suspicion. martin savidge has their story in their own words. marty, before you begin, why do they want to talk? why do they want to tell the world their story? >> reporter: yeah, two rea...

Smith didnt fly that week, thats costing us. i think the whole thing is silly. >> first up, gary we knew you werent going to fly anywhere, anytime. >> true. >> neil: you happen to live in the d.c. area and you know that, for instance, u.s. air has a hub at national airport and yes, about 4 to 8% of their traffic is related to the government. period of time direct or indirect and military by the way, lets not forget that. u.s. air, basically, the numbers have been going up, im using the graphic h...

Years during the leader of north korea. he manufactured and managed a lot of crises himself, but one thing thats important here is were at a very early stage of new leadership around the region, so the testing and probing and assessing is something thats going to cause a lot of heart burn, but for the north koreans is an important type of exercise to see what they are dealing with, as well. the more he can protect his book of flinches, the more he can calibrate crises going forward. >> all right...

All right, first up, disgraced cyclist lance armstrong keen to get back to competitive sports, trading his bike for a swim suit. he entered a masters swimming contest in austin, texas, just this weekend, but folks there werent too happy about hitting the pool with a man accused of running one of the most sophisticated doping programs in sports. this time, armstrong refused to fight, withdrawing voluntarily. the man known as the craigslist killer was sentenced to death today. in 2011, richard j...

All right, that is an oldie but a goody from diddy. real name, of course, sean combs. hes just joined the long list of stars that have been swatted. a prankster reported an assault at combss home yesterday and ktla is reporting a slew of cops showed up, through there wasnt any crime. no crime has been commit. other vi oth other. los angeles lakers retired shaquille oneals jersey. alongside magic johnsons number 32 and seven other jerseys, but if you look closely, oneal and number 34 are on the...

From capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase every day. told you id get half. whats in your wallet? ha! back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. first up, jon stewart went after egypts president mohamed morsi for his governments recent detention of a popular political comedian with his own television show. for stewart the attack hit a little close to home. lets listen. >> is there anything else he may have done here, perhaps concerning the ...