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im pleased to be a co-sponsor of the american heroes cost of living adjustment act. and i again want to thank the chairman and ranking member for bringing this forward. yesterday i had the opportunity to visit arlington national cemetery with other members of congress and had the opportunity to place a wreath on the too many -- tomb of the unknown soldier. this incredibly moving experience reminded me of the ultimate sacrifice given by so many of our veterans. for those that return fro...

what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> an emergency cash injection which portugal asks for a bailout from europe as its debt crisis mountains. troops are on the move to oust ivory coasts laurent gbagbo. >> and a mass grave is discovered. welcome to "bbc world news." im peter. also hunting a serial killer. eight bodies are found in a u.s. area. and learning to curtisy. -- curtsy. a royal. >> the cost of borrowing inside the euro zone is probably getting more expensive ...

for tomorrow. well have those details in a couple of minutes. allison? >> tucker, thank you. the shutdown of the federal government happens tomorrow night at midnight. if lawmakers cant agree on a compromise, there is a vote in the house today on another temporary spending bill. but the white house and democrats in the senate oppose this. they want a full deal that funds the government for the rest of the fiscal year. we get more now on the shutdown from fox 5s sarah simmons live on ...

Can a car simultaneously adjust the speed of each front wheel? this one... just did. the all-new ford focus with torque vectoring control. breaking news from the west african nation of ivory coast where opposition forces have now stormed the residence of laurent gbagbo. hes the long-time president whos refusing to leave office after losing an election in november. gbagbos been holed up in a bunker in his residence, surrounded by troops supporting the winner of the election, alassane ouattara. ...

Voice any opinions against the government. that voice has been snuffed out, crushed, removed. the same way this building has been reduced to rubble. nic robertson, cnn, zawiya, libya. were keeping a close eye on what could be a key meeting between libyas leader moammar gadhafi and a former member of the u.s. congress, kurt weldon. now he served hts in the house of representatives for 20 years and written an opinion piece in "the new york times" saying this, ive met gadhafi enough times to know...

Killing their livelihood. essentially killing the ocean outside of japan. remember, seafood is -- this is the number one consuming seafood nation in the world and yet on top of that, it exports a lot of seafood. nobody, they say, is going to want japanese seafood now. levels of radiation have been detected in fish. some fish, 43 miles away from the plant, were found to have levels of radio iodine in them that exceeds the japanese limit. at least twice. so this is, of course, raising the concern ...

Situation in a hurry before someone got hurt. >> im sure what he was doing wasnt right but he is 8 years old. in newport beach, california, billionaire richard branson announces plans to splor the bottom of the sea in a solo submarine. he and explorer krit welch will take separate trips in the virgin oceanic sub in the deepest parts in all five oceans. coming up, suzanne malveaux will talk to richard branson about his goals and so much more. we told awe former congressman is in libya meeti...

You had a chance to see what gadhafi was like, how he operates. this former congressman is going. what do they do? do they walk him up and, you know, introduce him? how does that work? >> reporter: well, representative curt weldon was this nch after the turnover of weapons in libya. i suspect what is publicly reported that weldon was actually invited. weldon made sure he is not representing the state department or the administration but going as a private citizen. he has laid out publicly what h...

He is the incumbent who has refused to surrender power after losing an election despite massive pressure from world bodies like the united nations. ouattara is hoping to capture gbagbo and end whats turned into a bin ladloody civil confl. nothing has convinced moammar gadhafi to step down as libyas dictator but former u.s. congressman curt weldon thinks he might be able to persuade him. hes meeting with the dictator today and asking gadhafi to leave power. weldon says hes going there on the in...

Conversation with western powers about a transition. >> fran, you know, being under the bush administration and working for former president bush is it harmful or helpful to have a private citizen involved with the gadhafi regime? we know the state department and white house is aware of his visit. does it help you have a private citizen somewhat going rogue? >> reporter: no. i will tell you similar things happened during the bush administration. typically, what happens is the leaders who are des...