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many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? ill ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. hes joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of...

this hour about the issues at hand. also meet the new generation of flash mobs. kids using social media to commit crimes. what happened to the days of dancing and singing in the middle of the mall? hello, everyone. im don lemon. we start with breaking news. theres a lot of news. i want to get you caught up. its out of libya tonight. a rebel spokesman says anti-government troops have now entered the capital. and cnns senior correspondent matthew chance is live in tripoli. we spoke w...

could affect all of us, including our own mail delivery. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." jtsdzer. it all begins in iowa. right now many of the republican presidential candidates are in that state, a state that holds the lead-off contest in 2012. theyre working the crowds at the state fair before tomorrows pivotal iowa straw poll. and theyre taking direct aim at president obamas handling of the debt crisis and the u.s. economy. listen to some of the republican hopefuls...

this year. there you can see him. its an extraordinary turn-around in the fortunes of hosni mubarak, from long-time iron-fisted ruler to inform, elderly defendant. he faces the death penalty if found guilty. cnns mohammed jamjoom is in cairo and he joins us. what can you tell us about these developments? >> reporter: we cant stress enough just how historic this is. its unprecedented a ruler like hosni mubarak, the deposed leader of egypt would be in that courtroom wearing a prisoners u...

9:00 am on the east coast, 6:00 am out west. marathon talks lead to a new debt deal. at least in theory. the president backs it. so do leaders of both parties. still, no reason to celebrate just yet. in syria, a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. more than 7 0 people killed and counting. and new this morning, a big change to health coverage. the federal government will require insurers who provide birth control without co-payments. now, in just a few hours, we could s...

marketsite. "american morning" starts right now. >> no vote on the debt plan again. im christine romans. as the u.s. economy lurches closer to a financial crisis, the political crisis continues. house speaker john boehner calls off a vote, unable to convince hardline conservatives in his party to sign on to his plan. >> im kiran chetry. more than 90% of texas is now in extreme drought. the state could sure use a lot of rain and now tropical storm don is expected to make landfall along ...

>> you bet. >> want to remind everybody we are watching whats taking place there now. full screen on your monitor, waiting for jay carney, white house press secretary, to come out and address reporters. well be back with much more right after this quick break. call overly protective. att especially behind the wheel. nothing wrong with that. in fact, allstate gives them a bonus -- twice a year -- for being safe drivers. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. welcome back. as prom...

boehners plan has now checked harry reeds. today those same bean counters are saying, yep, reeds numbers are wrong as well. but they also say that when its all said and done, reeds deficit cutting trumps boehners by, listen to this, more a trillion dollars. reeds plan, ten years, $2.2 trillion in net debt reduction. meantime boehners plan $850 billion. again, six days until default. so what about the white house here? no debt meetings, not today, at least not publicly on the presidents...

veterans group there at pennsylvania avenue being briefed on what could happen to their ranks if the debt ceiling is not raised. also cnn is learning some states making contingency plans. california specifically taking out a temporary $5 billion loan just to help pay its bills in case congress fails to act and turmoil in the credit market makes it difficult to borrow money after august 2nd. take a walk with me. i want to look at what exactly is proposed here. we have two different plan...

of space shuttles. stay tuned. lit take as you little while. we are still working on it but keep watching. we will be launching again. >> we will stay in the business, as they said, the united states is not out space business. >> absolutely. we have proven for 30 years that we know how to get to lower orbit. we built this fantastic international space station. lit keep operating at least through 2020, conducting research in this incredible laboratory with the micro gravity environment ...