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tom davis. im candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." the president said he wanted a deal by friday so lawmakers met with him at the white house day after day after day. they took a break friday, and the president pushed again. >> if washington operates as usual and cant get anything done, lets at least avert armageddon. >> joining me now, white house budget director jacob liu. thanks for being here this morning. >> good to be with you, candy. >> we are told by hill sources th...

that outbreak probably wont help. the woman caught on tape attacking the judge sentencing her and her husband is right there watching. youre going to see how the whole thing played out. and one more bit of news in the unfolding saga that is casey anthony. as people turn out for a memorial for her murdered daughter, she plans to get out of jail in just a few hours. were live for you in orlando tonight. plus the pictures that you have to see to believe, a giant telephone tower goes up ...

out a plan palatable to both sides, and theres a separate push for the balanced budget amendment. the president suggested this morning that the u.s. doesnt have time have for any proposals. >> we dont need a constitutional amendment to do our jobs. the constitution already tells us to do our jobs and to make sure that the government is living within its means and making responsible choices. so it this notion that were going to go through a multi-year process instead of seizing the mome...

believe that it would have a happy ending. now syria is a much, much different picture. tonight, ill take a close look at where the arab spring went wrong as the threat of outright war hangs over a region, that at least for a moment thought change was coming. more in just a moment. but, first, a look at the other stories that were covering tonight. mitt romney made it official. hes running for president but with sarah palins bus tour in new hampshire, will anybody notice? and today the...

im mitt romney. i believe in america. and im running for president. >> romney made his big announcement on a sunny farm but his speech was heavy on the gloom and doom, a long series of attacks on president obama whom romney repeatedly accused of thinking like a european. were joined now by long time new hampshire conservative activist lafontaine and romney media adviser russ reefer. im going to start with you. you are one of his top campaign strategists. i was interested in the tone of...

Andrew gordon of hammond, louisiana. >> the 9-year-old is being credited with saving his mothers life, calling 911. gordon swung into action performing cpr after hearing his mother fall to the floor. she suffered an adverse reaction to a new prescription. >> also, the 911 operator there said that he was surprised by andrews maturity. for his part, andrew learned all he needed to know about emergencies in a school class. >> amazing wherewithal to have that poise and calm to be that sort of aware ...

Weight needed to be loss, and according to a spokesman, they are conducting clinical trials on teenaged patients and asking the fda to approve lap band surgeries for those 14 and younger. so the question for the stream team is are 14-year-olds too young? and we are joined by a doctor and a physician and nutrition specialist. doctor, is 14 too young for the lapband surgery? >> well, you know, it may be young for some individuals, but when you study a patient and do all of the appropriate tests, i...

Supreme court has been clear in case after case after case that the government cannot discriminate against students who want to engage in religious speech. theyve had all kinds of precedence over this. we dont understand why these school officials are trying to change decades old law but its been clearly established for decades that elementary school kids have first amendment rights and that includes being free from religious censorship. >> well, if, you know, the school regards it as, you know,...

Quit making promises we cant keep. this is how we got to this point. $14.3 trillion, you spend a buck and borrow 41 cents? i go around the country. you dont need charts and power point and all that jazz. if you spend more than you earn, you lose your butt. and if you spend a buck and borrow 41 cents, youve got to be stupid. and that means republicans, democrats and the white house have to be stupid if youll let your country go like that. >> you know, everyone knows that this problem exists. ever...

>> absolutely. i think we can safely say gone are the days we can go to college and study latin for the fun of it. we need to come out and still be able to pay our bills and student loans and things like that. >> this is a professor at the university of steinhart. you tell us college would not be a big deal if we were getting more for our money. >> thats right. i think one of the big problems facing american families is the fact that college tuition is going up quite a bit, almost ever...