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not to waste their time on a symbolic vote due to happen very soon. im woft blitzer here in "the situation room." >> rupert murdoch says this is the most humble day of his life. a titan of news business, he was called on the carpet before the british parliament today over the phone hacking scandal that shocked and afalled the world. along with a son and former chief executive, murdoch was hammered with questions about alleged crimes that brought down his popular tabloid, "the news of t...

"the guardian." how much is the press being spun by the president and the republicans. im howard kurtz. this is "reliable sources." the murdoch media empire is in all-out damage control mode as the scandal at the british papers continues to spread on this side of the atlantic, the fbi opened a preliminary investigation on whether phone hacking took place in the u.s. and the dizzies pace of developments has made headlines around the world. >> mps finally forced murdoch to withdraw his...

verdict that is letting anthony go free this weekend. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." one of the worlds biggest media empires in crisis now. rupert murdoch publicly apologizing for serious wrongdoing and is now the front tabloid, the news of the world. the new ad in british newspapers coming days before he and his son are scheduled to face members of parliament. our correspondent brian todd and...

bare bones bargain. if not, payments to critters, bill payments, you name it, there is not enough income to cover all that. every month we come up $125 billion short. if we cannot borrow to bridge the cap, 40% of the monthly obligations could not be paid, and that could include social security checks due to go out on august 3rd. the stakes we just laid out are monumental, so both sides have to give ground and risk their jobs for the good of the country. what is so hard about that, righ...

In the meantime they are putting into gaza 10,000 rockets. which they fire on us. theyve already fired 6,000 rockets on her, they are an passing more. they are -- i dont think anybody listening to us and anybody in washington, any fair-minded viewer or observer of the middle east would expect israel to do this. they dont. fair-minded governments dont expect that. but i think it was important that this was said by president obama. i think that is very, very important. >> sean: coming up, terror t...

In the meantime they are putting into gaza 10,000 rockets. which they fire on us. theyve already fired 6,000 rockets on her, they are an passing more. they are -- i dont think anybody listening to us and anybody in washington, any fair-minded viewer or observer of the middle east would expect israel to do this. they dont. fair-minded governments dont expect that. but i think it was important that this was said by president obama. i think that is very, very important. >> sean: coming up, terror t...

Both women are tea party drar darlings, and both will make political history if they run for president on the republican ticket. leslie sanchez is the author of "youve come a long way," a book about women in politics, and also a longtime political observer. welcome. >> thank you! great to be here on this special d day. >> great to have you. okay, mccain says palin could beat president obama. is that possible? >> it would be a steep challenge. he is correct, i like that he used the word "fierce,"...

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. lets talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memoria...

Involved. the situation is more complicated in pakistan. >> is it -- but there is obvious frustration and concern in america, not least because it was pakistan has a reputed -- at least 100 nuclear weapons. if the country continues to deteriorate in terms of stability it becomes a very dangerous situation for the world. >> if pakistan disintegrates, then it can be dangerous. otherwise if pakistans integrity is there and which im sure it will be there, the armed forces of pakistan are there, ther...

Complicated. in that there is al qaeda and taliban and -- taliban spreading talibanization into -- and then theres extremist in our society. and then there are mujahadin involved. the situation is more complicated in pakistan. >> is it -- but there is obvious frustration and concern in america, not least because it was pakistan has a reputed -- at least 100 nuclear weapons. if the country continues to deteriorate in terms of stability it becomes a very dangerous situation for the world. >> if pa...