they got their fiscal house in order. euro zone leaders wanted a treaty change signed by up a27 eu nations. at 5:00 a.m. in brussels, a weary nicolas sarkozy confirmed that britain was not playing ball. translator: david cameron requested something which we all considered unacceptable, namely that there be a protocol written into the treaty which enabled the uk to opt out of a certain number of rules applying to financial services. we re not able to accept that. we consider quite the contrary. so the 17 euro zone members along with 6 others in favor must now press on with what s being called an intergovernmental agreement. their goals, well, to introduce binding control on the budgets of those 17 countries, also to implement a new fund known as the european stability mechanism capped at 500 billion euros by july. to lend a further 200 billion euros to the imf with a view to supporting nations in need. and already the ecb s guidance to steer the current bailout fund, the e
and good morning. this is your am: wakeup call. from the time warner center in new york i m carol costello. here are top stories. reopening old wounds, a vigil at virginia tech university after another deadly shooting on campus. we re learning an officer and another person were shot by the same gun. the senate has voted down both republican and democratic compromise proposals to extend the payroll tax break into next year. you could lose $1,000 in take home pay if they don t agree on a deal. iran showing off what it claims is the top secret u.s. drone that went down within its borders. even though the u.s. admitted it lost an aircraft some experts are saying the one they re showing is phony. let s get a check of today s weather. rob marciano is in atlanta. so it s friday. it is friday. expecting great weather everywhere. not to get everybody robbed on the way home, today is payday. that is fantastic. i was reminded of that all morning. good morning. hope i
but one eu member, the uk, is refusing to give up any of its budget powers. we ll get details from our own richard quest just moments from now. and still no agreement in washington on the future of payroll tax cuts. both parties say they want to prevent what amounts to a tabs hike on 160 million americans come january 1st. but they differ on how to pay for it. democrats want a surtax on millionaires. republicans want spending cuts. well, now republicans in the house want to tie a tax cut extension to approval of a controversial oil pipeline. if nothing passes, anybody who draws a paycheck will pay 6.2% into social security in 2012. all this year we pay 4. 2%. that tax cut extension it on the lips of of the gop candidates campaigning in iowa today. front-runner newt gingrich is not there. he s signing copies of his book in washington, d.c. and just four weeks until the iowa caucuses we re seeing more attack ads. now rick perry is being attacked for his attack ad. i m not
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assistant basketball coach. zach tomaselli claims he was fondled when he was 13 years old. he plans to discuss these allegations very shortly. going to bring you his remarks live. we should note, however, that shorts are questioning tomaselli s credibility based on records from the syracuse basketball team s travel as well as hotel. also tomaselli announced this week he is going to plead guilty to sexually assaulting a boy in maine. the syracuse district attorney says he can t prosecute bernie fine for allegedly molesting two former ball boys. that is because the statute of limitations has now expired. bobby davis and mike lane claim that they were sexually abused during the 1980s. the d.a. does say he believes both guys are telling the truth. he told gary tuchman a nanny who worked in the fine home had suspicions. she didn t physically witness any molestation but clearly body language, affect, the way they talked to each other, the way they acted around each other, the c