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[ everyone talking at once ] >> thats over $700 billion. thats a big chunk of the money. now look, the bipartisan groups have said you need balance. if you want to come to the table, we have a forum. the vice presidents leading some talks. the republicans have said that theyre not going to deal with revenue as part of that. democrats have said were prepared to deal with the cuts, were prepared to make cuts. >> on the entitlement side. >> its a two-way street and -- >> let me ask, congressman -- ...

Story and the republicans are trying to tell a deficit story. thats the distinction. >> another candidate, jon huntsman, of course, the returning ambassador for the obama administration in china. he was in new hampshire this past week. hes positioning himself for a run. hes in a gun store in new hampshire. he was a former governor of utah, so hes trying to shore up those prudentials, but whats interesting is hes positioning himself not as a gun-toting conservative candidate, but as a more pragma...

Leadership potential? there was a lot of criticism that he wasnt seen as a strong enough leader. will this impact his leadership? >> it has gone up. pat has just said it has gone up. how long it will last, again, open question. people are basically saying you have done a great thing, now prove to us with you can bring the bacon home. >> the problem with having the bump in the leadership is then you have to go and lead. that gets us back to the economy. the budget, and whether or not he can get t...

Some of the flood waters are as deep as 15 feet deep. when you travel through 330 homes in all, we are told by local officials tonight, 25, 25 of those 330 families have flood insurance. those families are cranky tonight. theyve been out of their homes for days and are not allowed to go back. they are not allowed to go into that neighborhood because the sewage is turned off, the power is turned off. they are grumpy because they are awaiting a disaster declaration from the federal government. fam...

With the rebels in retreat now and gadhafi forces on the offensive, and we just heard a reporting that the rebels are not going to be satisfied just holding on to the east. they want to go all the way to tripoli. what i think is becoming apparent is they cant get to tripoli unless nato and the united states included go -- you know, do this militarily. and last night in the presidents speech, he specifically said, broadening the mission, the military mission to regime change would be a mistake. i...

Where the epa -- several states have reported perhaps radiation from the fukushima plant being detected particles. these are the ones that the epa has confirmed. >> right. >> any risk at all to anybody in the united states? should they be worried? >> no. people in public health do not feel theres a high enough risk anywhere in the united states. we can take this to the bank at the moment. its a fluid situation. its not out of the question that a more serious question could happen at fukushima th...

We know that libya and we know that gadhafi in particular has survived decades of sanctions and diplomatic efforts before he surrendered his weapons program. so we have no reason to believe thats going to work now. the question really is, will the president permit a more expansive use of military power? its a problem. because gadhafi is a direct threat to the west and to the united states. he has said that he will retaliate for the no-fly zone. he has successfully pulled off attacks in pan am 10...

United states says it isnt ready to take that step just yesterday. today after her meeting with the opposition leader, hillary clinton said the administration first needs to know more about the oppositions goals and its plans. >> we dont know as much as we would like to know and as much as we expect we will know. we are picking up information. a lot of contact is going on. >> cnns paula newton was at the london summit and is with us live. paula, first question, we heard all this optimistic talk ...

President survive by offering an olive branch of sorts, by offering compromise, by offering reforms. the question is, will these protesters who havent really gone out in the streets over the last few days be satisfied with some of the promises, consider them genuine? the other question is, what forum will this president use to address his compatriots, his syrian countrymen and women? will he use the parliament, this is tradition, or will we address them obama-style, directly into the lens of the...

Libyan crisis, telling abc he thinks moammar gadhafis inner circle understands, quote, the noose is tightening, and that their days, quote, are probably numbered. nasas messenger spacecraft today unpacked its cameras and send home its first pictures since asorbiting the planet mercury this month. and actor george clooneys name is on a list of potential witnesses for the italian leader for a trial. and syrias president resigned today. hes expected to propose reforms. the question is, will t...