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Willing to cut back on these comfortable welfare programs for the middle class, such as medicare because thats where the deficit is coming from. >> i think in the real world, you are not going to cut back sharply on medicare. i just dont think -- as a political reality? >> yeah. >> thats sad. >> well have to figure out a way to solve this problem. thanks very much, will and bob. one big city is becoming a hotbed for technology jobs. you might be surprised. building up our wireless network all ...

>> gregg: he did well in the only debate we had so far. he has charisma and personality. some of the other candidates are arguely devoid of all of the above. all right. >> heather: well see what happens. >> gregg: fox news alert now. more bloodshed out of syrias hotbed. we are hearing that security forces opened fire at a massive funeral today. sources there say three people were killed during the shootings. the funeral was for eight antigovernment protesters killed yesterday. human rights group...

some serious concessions from democrats. >> we have over $50 trillion in unfunded liabilities. all of them are unsustainable. we need to raise the debt ceiling -- both short term, medium term and long term. thats what it would take to get my vote. >> will cain is a cnn contributor. secretary geithner said not raising the debt ceiling would be catastrophic for the economy. he concedes no one knows for certain in the event that its not raised. are republicans willing to risk sending this...

Partner in that hotbed in the middle east there, and getting those reassurances from the jordanian leader. well have more after this quick break. whats this option? thats new.

Owners can still lock out the players while they appeal one judges decision to end the standoff. breaking news coming to us out of that accusation against the former imf managing director, dominique strauss-kahn, that he sexual a attacked a maid at a manhattan hotel. a lot of questions had been raised since he was french whether or not he was capable of getting immunity, some sort of diplomatic immunity. were getting a statement from the international monetary fund now, william murray, the imm...

>> reporter: open floodgates, thousands hit by floodwaters so new orleans stays dry. the alternative, city officials say, would have been worse than katrina. >> water is pouring through 15 of 125 floodgates at morganza, louisiana right now, a quarter of the gates will eventually be opened. downstream, water from the spillway is already overrunning some homes. as many as 25,000 could go under water in the next few weeks. president obama is welcoming jordan king abdallah to the white h...

This dual suicide bombing. you can see cars strewn along the road here that have been blown out. a lot of damaged buildings up in here. this is the worst attack of its kind for this year in pakistan. the number of dead has continued to rise throughout the day. scores more people have been wounded and injured and theyve been ferried to hospital. people have been milling around here just pondering exactly what happened. and weve had a warning now from the taliban to expect more. they have accepted...

Scores more people have been wounded and injured. and theyve been ferried to hospital. people have been milling around here just pondering exactly what happened. and weve had a warning now from the taliban to expect more. they have accepted responsibility for this attack. they have linked it directly to the killing of osama bin laden. they are saying that this is revenge for his death. theyre warning, as i say, both pakistan and the united states, to expect more. this whole area is a hotbed of i...

the killing of osama bin laden, new details. we have correspondents covering all angles. theyll join us at the top of the hour. but first politics. ron paul wants president obamas job. he announced his intentions earlier today and plans a news conference at the top of the hour. the republican congressman joins newt gingrich in the gop race for the white house. a long time political observer, broadcaster and businessman has a new book, fail up, lessons from building successes from fai...

mississippi river. >> our hearts go out to everybody downstream. this is monumental water. never been seen before. >> that man flilives in morganz louisiana, home of the morganza spillway. it now seems likely that sometime over the weekend the army corp of engineers will open that structure for the first time since 1973 lessening the force and volume of the mighty mississippi, thus lessening the flood risks to the downstream cities of baton rouge and new orleans. but the waters got to ...