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Percent that is not a good place to be, but, white house aids say the president is not going to announce any new policies in this speech tomorrow, and, instead, will talk about a lost things he talked about before. getting congress to pass what is already on the table. here is jake carney. take a listen. >> recently put forward a set of ideas that congress could act on, to build on the measures he prepared last fall. congress should act on all of them. >> the problem for president is james car d...

The names of all the victims. when they are arraigned it will be a major policy shift for the obama administration. >> i would not have authorized the prosecution of these cases unless i was confident that our outcome would be a successful one. >> reporter: that was attorney general eric holder three and a half years ago making the case they should are tried in this court. after fierce resistance from capitol hill, they announced the men will now face military justice. >> i know this case in a w...

For example, building out the use of natural gas in cities to drive fleet vehicles, taxis, and so forth. >> youre a fan of governments paying this to happen? >> its going to have to be some sort of partnership. because if you create one natural gas gas station, it doesnt do any good. you have to create a network so you can drive up and down the coast. i can think of places where we should do that where it would be useful, but immediately, the congressman from southern indiana is going to say why...

>> i was sitting there watching tv. the tv went off. so i got up to go in the kitchen and get a cup of coffee. and all of a sudden, boy, the windows went out just like a big shotgun went off. and i told my wife, hit the floor. she says, im down there already. >> todays most devastating losses are in southern illinois. officials in harrisburg say a tornado with winds of up to 170-mile-per-hour stayed on the ground for several miles killing at least six people, injuring around 100. at on...

were in mesa, arizona, tonights cnn arizona republican presidential debate. its been about a among since they last faced off and since then even more upheaval. rick santorum is now the surging candidates and the one for mitt romney to beat tonight. both men we are campaigning down to the wire and may have given each other press ammunition. hes here with us, going through the details. whats the latest? >> for the top two candidates, the devil is in the debails. two potential flash point...

Support roles in iraq and afghanistan. now with this policy shift theyll have more opportunities open to them. the policy is expected to take effect later this summer. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> so you watched dont ask dont tell get repealed. now more women joining the forces. particularly in the army. it is the changing face of the nations defense. >> they say it wont open up the navy s.e.a.l.s or the army delta force to women but military officials say they may eventually be open ...

cred for the winner. three major contenders running bus towards, all with the exception of jon huntsman are there. ron paul, mitt romney, michele bachmann and rick santorum have events this hour. well dip into the events and delve into the latest campaign intrigues in our fair game segment just about a half an hour or so from now. remember all that fuss about raising the nations debt ceiling? well, guess what? it is time to ask for the final installment in a series of debt hikes auth...

Reforms. there are a couple ways you could looked at that u.s. officials are saying that italy is confident in its position and could be precues sore for italy asking for its own bailout. martha? martha: a tough, tough situation. thank you very much, wendell goler reporting from cannes. get together a few days to solve the european debt crisis. see how that goes. have a good weekend. bill: leaders of france and germany and the united states for that matter have just been put in a major pressure ...

standing ovation. the general assembly overwhelmingly accepted to vote for the credentials of the countrys new leadership which promises to form a new government in ten days. those are the headlines. im zain verjee, and "world business today" starts now. good morning from cnn london, im nina des santos. >> this is "world business today." these are your top stories on wednesday, september 21st. a disastrous day for insurers, earthquakes and extreme weather send lloyds of london deeply...

Paperback and whats happened in the year or so since this remarkable book came out. how have you seen policy shift in afghanistan? how have you seen americas view of afghanistan shift since you wrote your book? >> well, first of all, they pulled out of the copesh river valley and did a lot of development and changed the society actually and then they pulled out. i think the thinking, it was really a broad realignment of forces in afghanistan. what they realized was they were trying to deal with ...