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spent the last two days trying to reign in skeptical tea party members, who say the cuts are still not enough. >> its time to call the questions. >> the democrats say speaker daners bill has no chance of clearing the senate. but that does not mean republicans will have wasted their time. theres still a chance of final compromise could be crafted and ended before the august 2nd deadline. >> senator harry reid says his man represents a true compromise and is the best choice. >> democrats...

wasted time. there is still a chance a final compromise could be crafted from speaker boehners bill. >> senate majority leader harry reid says his plan is the best compromise and the best solution. >> holds many of the same as a technical default. democrats are not willing to put our economy on the line. >> reporter: u.s. treasury officials are already starting to decide which will trade and which wont. in washington, jay dow, wjz eyewitness news. >> here now is another live look at th...

israel, who has three children, thought, i cant sacrifice myself. >> i was puking. the smoke was crazy but i just wanted one more time. he needed one more time. >> reporter: but 16-year-old j.t. kept the momentum going. >> i think he is a big deal. he really is, because i was ready to quit. >> reporter: j.t. said the training he received in the u.s. naval cadet corps kicked in. what surprised him was finding the rock he used to break the window. >> its a lot heavier than i remember. bu...

>> we cannot let a small block of house republicans lead the whole nation off a cliff. >> reporter: the democrats competing plan also fell short of delivering all the promised savings in its congressional budget office review. the main difference with the gop plan is that it raises the debt limit in one step instead of two. >> theres only one bill in congress that is a through compromise -- true compromise. were running otoof time. its time to get serious about finding that compromise....

inferno of flames and smoke. now of discriminates burned. firefighters fought the six- alarm fire. three of the firefighters were treated for minor injuries. this happened at macro plastics in a light industrial area northwest at travis air force base east of i-80. anne makovec reports it may be weeks before we know if the air, soil or ground water was contaminated. >> reporter: it looks like a two-story building on fire but really its thousands of plastic crates stacked almost two sto...

from the scene. >> reporter: despite what may have been a close call catching the fire. a female and her boyfriend, also killed, both had extensive criminal records. police are focusing on someone who may have known them. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: and the homeowner who died, a 58-year-old male, may have been an innocent victim. in all of this, police say he had never had any run-ins with the law. live at police headquarters, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> the names of all three vic...

field. however, the weeds had been cut a while ago as a fire prevention measure so there was very little to burn and that fire was put out quickly. the hr director for macro plastic has nothing to say about how the fire started or their plans. but she was grateful that everyone got out okay. >> were just very thankful that all our employees evacuated safely and we didnt have any injuries or anything like that. >> reporter: every fire agency in solano county is represented here includin...

regarding the felony drug case against marion christopher berry. this morning, the son of councilmember marion berry pled guilty to drug charges. in may, authorities said they found five large bags of marijuana and a vial of pc, and in berriess apartment. officers were initially called to the apartment for dispute when the drugs were found. berry will be sentenced in september. were following a breaking story from germantown, maryland. dozens of people have been evacuated because of ...

>> reporter: criminal defense attorney, andy levy. >> the -- if the call had come from inside the house, i think police probably would have erred on the side of trying to go inside the house. >> reporter: one of the things investigators want to know is as responders were knocking on the front door, was the killer still inside? >> whats optimistic is we do have good physical evidence at the scene. >> reporter: police have strong leads, despite what may have been a close call catching th...

>> im not sure if i would have survived. >> reporter: at least 76 people died during the island rampage. and the bombing in oslo. the lawyer for confessed killer andes brevic claims his client is likely insane. >> he says the rest of the world dont understand his point of view. >> reporter: a handful of people are still missing. so the search continues. authorities say theyve combed the entire island and are now focusing their efforts on the water. >> we do the best we can. and so want...