Page 835 - Pointing News Today

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...

a moment on "world business today." in south korea, landslides and flooding sparked by heavy rain has killed at least 44 people. rescue workers are searching for survivors in and around the capital. hundreds of people have lost their homes and thousands dont have power. were getting the first videos of the moment of the bomb blast in oslo during fridays terror attacks. the norwegian prime ministers announced an independent commission to examine the killings there and on utoya islan...

evening here in the nations capital. just to underline the peril facing the united states economy, and the american people, democratic officials familiar with the presidents speech expect him to say the country right now is, quote, in imminent threat of default. with only about one week left for democrats and republicans to agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling. in a speech earlier today, the president alluded to the bitter political grid lock between both sides. >> are we a nation...

people listed as missing and the police are using all sorts of devices to try to find them including a mini submarine, but the death toll is at least at 86 as you said. anders be anders behreng breivik will be appearing in court. hell be pleading not guilty so hell get a chance to explain his extremely right-winged ideologies in court. thats why a lot of people are asking that this be a closed hearing. the police, for one, has a facebook page asking that no one be admitted into the cou...

police are urging folks to stay off their cell phones just in order to keep those networks free so some of the people in the area can call their loved ones, call their family, tell them theyre okay. but on top of all this, a person dressed up as a policeman walked into this youth camp attended by 700 people and just opened fire. everything is unfolding as we speak. i want to go to nima. bring us up to speed as far as whats happened. does the number seven fatalities, does that number ev...

way. todays cry for outrage go to democrats. of maryland who heres a surprise, doesnt like the proposed cuts in social programs. >> once again, the radical right is more worried about protecting their next election than protecting the greatest generation or investing in the next generation. what a sham. what a scam. id be tempted to just blow it off if it were not so cruel, stupid, and dangerous. >> and now tonight after all of these accusations and whining, were hearing the whole mess...

"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...

tough enough to withstand another financial shock. >> i think theyve injected themselves into a situation thats beyond their comprehension. >> plus a former fed boss paul volcker has a blunt message for the ratings agencies. quit meddling in things you dont understand. we have that candid interview in full. but first, though, we begin with the tide of debt that is causing problems on both sides of the atlantic. this of course with the results of the european banking stress tests out la...

hammered with angry questions. egyptians take security into their own hands. even some children are armed with illegal guns. the revolution giving way to a wild west mentality. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the united states is another day closer to a possible default on its debts. 19 days before the deadline theres no sign that political leaders are any closer to preventen an unprecedented and frightening train wreck. right now members of congress are in the fift...

Finger pointing and there were hard called facts. we begin our 2 hour report from jeff ashtons closing remarks. >> thank you for t time you have given us in this case. we have taken a-away from your families and lives for the last six week all of us appreciate the sacrifice you have made. i am happy to say we came in on the low end of our estimate. we said 6-8 and we came in on 6. our job here is virtually done and your work is about to start. >> from the beginning the prosecutor aimed squarely ...