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>> reporter: i dont think that it is ever true. we were on the ground when that announcement was made and we were still hearing mortars going off after the announcement was made and then it was more quiet for a couple of hours, three to four hours but then overnight things started to heat up. if anything, it has escalated over the course of the day. were monitoring the situation for a long time today and we saw a lot of artillery strike and mortar fire going both directions but then also the use...

Were ten people. do you think one blanket per person will be enough. these could be the rebels final days in aleppo as the syrian army continues to hit them hard bringing more weapons into position. a senior general telling cnn he believes his forces could take the entire city soon. it wont be long until we get it back he says. it might be a matter of weeks but not more than that. as the international community continues to try to broker a truce for aleppo the reality on the ground shows an esca...

Wasnt trying to bail out any bank or an investment bank. the reason we did this was because of the american people, they were going to pay the price if the system collapsed. and that wasnt -- that point wasnt made. >> reporter: it certainly wasnt made fredricka, i think it still hasnt properly been made. the obama administration is trying, but secretary paulson said another issue that is still at the forefront of americans minds is compensation. he did admit, he said, listen, compensation always...

Extra leg room for a fee. the amount of fees and price will depend on the flight. we are in the green, the early numbers. not a stellar start, but in the green nonetheless. well keep our eyes on it, fred. >> since you are wearing green, maybe we will stay in the green. >> i try to do my part. top executives at citigroup have explaining to do. they will answer questions about the $47 billion in bailout funds the company received. they paid back only $20 billion in a deal struck with the u.s. go...

But youve seen the administration trying to make the case to the general public that we are here for you. the obama administration has proposed a tax on banks. they have also proposed the volcker rule saying you cant take peoples deposits and use them for your own trading mechanisms to make money. but this administration is trying to undo in a sense some of the harm that was caused when the bailout happened. but what was clear in hearing from treasury secretary paulson is the american people did...

So its critical if you look at the timetable, that this happens in the next couple of weeks, two or three weeks. that is what the president is going to push for because, fred, they realize theyre going to lose the momentum if they dont push and move on this soon. >> suzanne malveaux at the white house, thanks so much. well, if you watched any of those town hall protests last summer, you probably saw it. pictures of president obama as the joker. well, get ready to see a lot more of this. and th...

It dumped a foot of snow in places like heavenly over the last 24 hours. its spreading into salt lake and were looking at winter storm warnings and watches and 20 inches of snow in some of the intermountain west. nice weather across the central part of the country. big blue h in control. thats driving in below average temperatures all the way down to south beach where temperatures were in the upper 40s in miami this morning and that doesnt include the windchill, so temps felt like they were in t...

Directly to the american people, fred. hes going to be visiting in philadelphia and st. louis to make the case that health care, insurance reform, all these things are very necessary for the american people. thats the first part. the second part is what were going to see here today. obviously the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, meeting with the ceos of those big insurance companies. they are going to have to curb their behavior. this is all a part of the legislation. t...

Elections and a voting constituency, the democratic base, asking them what have you gotten done and can you govern. you are in the majority, why cant you get this done. that is the case that the white house is making in pushing those democrats to move forward on, this fred. >> and whats the timetable that the white house is pushing for? >> reporter: well, the president is leaving for indonesia in two weeks, march 18th. what hed like to see is the first step of the process, and that is for the ho...

Position in defense of liberty without any provocation. our president should make it clear that he stands for the liberty of the egyptian people. this is one of the greatest defining moments. i can tell you, i have been covering and studying arab politics for something like the bulk of my life. this is the most remarkable moment in recent arab history. theres no violence. theres not suicide martyrs. these are not ideologues, they are not shouting "death to america," they are not shouting "death ...