they came, they are shooting everybody in the streets. chilling words from an eyewitness after government police crack down on protesters in libya. it s a story you ll only hear on cnn. my kid s not here, he s dead. because of him. he ruined by [ bleep ] life. i d like him to go to hell. wait until you hear the rest of what this mother told a judge who got kickbacks for sending kids to jail. one of those kids was her son, who committed suicide. and the controversial over the girl wrestler and it is ever and is it ever okay for a boy to fight a girl. we ll find out. dr. wendy walsh is here to weigh in on that. first we want to get you caught up on the top stories of the day. we start tonight in wisconsin where massive protests over the state budget bill are now in a fifth day. the bill would strip public workers are collective bargaining and force them to pay more for benefits. republican governor scott walker says the state needs to pay its bills and ultimately th
that s a big no-no. the startling truth about money secrets just ahead. but we start with a looming budget showdown on capitol hill. in a marathon overnight session, the gop-led house passed a spending measure with massive cuts. it slashes more than $60 billion in federal funding from the current fiscal year budget. it bars any federal agency from spending money on implementing the new health care law. it blocks all federal funding for planned parenthood and limits the activities from the environmental protection agency. the measure now heads to the senate where it s sure to meet heavy opposition from senate democrats who call the cuts, quote, extreme. if lawmakers fail to agree on this budget, the federal government could be shut down. congressional correspondent brianna keilar is live in washington. good morning. what are the chances that this battle could actually trigger a government shutdown? it s not a sure thing, but it is a possibility. that s what we can say. it
that priest was sent to a sex offender program. yet, monsignor lynn allegedly lied about what happened to parishioners and called it all a rumor. when that priest was released from the program, he was ordered to stay away from young people. yet just the opposite happened. the archdiocese assigned him here to st. jerome s church and school. according to the grand jury, that priest, father edward avery, allegedly raped a young boy here. that same boy was allegedly raped by another priest here and a lay teacher. bishop daniel thomas was assigned by the cardinal to talk with cnn about the grand jury s report. the bishop points out the ba credits the archdiocese with providing victim counseling and now reporting some accused abusers to police, including the four now charged. in response to the report, the archdiocese has just hired a former local prosecutor, who sits on a church board, to review the grand jury s recommendations. the bishop promises things will be different. why
right now on msnbc saturday, get ready to see more of this today in wisconsin. a day of massive protests are plan as a battle between the government and the unions intensifies. the fight is on overnight. republicans in the house passed a bill with sweeping budget cuts. it sets up a showdown with the president and could force the government to shutdown. don t go in the water. swarms of sharks spotted off south florida. why are they coming so close to shore? and guess who is not going to the wedding of the year? good morning, everyone. i m alex witt. we begin with tens of thousands of protoasters expected to hit the pavement in wisconsin today as opponents and supporters of a proposed budget bill go head to head. demonstrators have packed in and around the state capital for the last four days to speak out against the plan to cut pay and benefits for workers and restrict union rights. scott newman is live for us in madison, wisconsin, on this early morning. what is happe
place inside a situation not seen in most other high school sports in iowa. northrup s athletic director later commented on the decision. i m sure it was hard for him like it would be hard for anybody. but, you know, it s a decision and his family made and that is what it is. interesting. his family made the decision. northrup is still eligible to compete in the consolation round. monday, i will speak to this young man who made that controversial decision so set your tivo now. joel northrup will be in the newsroom 9:00 a.m. monday on make his case. migraine sufferers listen up. what if all this time it was more than a really bad headache? for one man it was. in fact, it was a knife in his brain. either opera is going camp or this may be a sign of the times. end times. a new show on a prestigious london stage. are you ready for the name of it?