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>> steve: dont know. >> brian: it was a good idea. the president and republican congressional leaders will meet with several ceos to brain storm how to avoid falling off that fiscal cliff. doug is joining us live from washington with the latest. are we going over the cliff or is this a slope? >> its that thelma and louise moment. yeah. just over a month to go before we reach the cliff, if it gets that far. these are obviously the key players in all this, president obama and congressional leaders...

And a lot who work at these schools, whats the real politics going on here, sister? >> i think this is mostly related to the project that the bishops have coming out in june, which theyre calling the fortnight of freedom. they want to raise up this idea that we in the united states are religiously persecuted. i find that quite offensive because we have connections with people all around the world who are actually persecuted, so the catholic bishop saying they are suffering under this persecution...

Grave trouble. more than 1 million people want him out. so hes on a massive pr blitz. in the last few days hes been everywhere. i mean this guy is all over the air waves. hes playing the victim. he says unions are out to get him and he says the people of wisconsin really like him. >> the big government union bosses thats drove this election and the opportunities in the state of wisconsin in the democratic party ultimately want us to fail. >> we chose to think about our kids and grandkids. >> the...

murdochs protege rebekah brooks to show up tomorrow to answer questions. despite her arrest over the weekend, her spokesman says she will be there. shes denying she knew her reporters hacked phones for scoops while she was the newspapers editor. rupert murdoch, chairman of news corp, and his son james are expected to testify alongside brooks tomorrow. they will appear before parliaments media committee. a heatwave hitting the middle of u.s. extremely high humidity makes it feel as ho...

He said if this fails in congress, it would result in smaller paychecks for americans, fewer jobs. he stopped short of that tenant put forth yesterday by larry summers, saying they would end up in a double dip recession. lets hear more of what the president had to say just minutes ago. >> every economist that ive talked to or that ive read over the last couple of days acknowledges that this agreement would boost economic growth in the coming years and has the potential to create millions of jobs...

Anyones best interest and he ran the compensation fund, after 9/11 and there was a similar rule in that fund. gregg: rod blagojevich not shying away from the media spotlight, even though he could be facing a retrial in his corruption case. his bizarre new pr blitz, and, all of the latest from planet blago... next. martha: and the obama administrations cash for clunkers program hitting major snag, why government auditors say tens of millions in rebates may be ineligible. gregg: plus democrats goi...

In two days got as much rain as they get for an entire year. i dont know if you can see it or hear it behind me but those rains continue to come down today. more rain in the forecast in northwest pakistan, central pakistan, areas that have already been ravaged by floods, rescued recovery efforts continue today. also today, pakistans president on sort of a pr blitz to make up for his much criticized absence two weeks ago when these floods hit. pakistans president visiting northwest pakistan, hand...

In memphis already, back to you guys. bill: thank you, janice. walking to work, you walk a block or two and its like holy cow. martha: its center -- its summer, right? its july. bill well complain about that! martha: all right, back to our top story now, the white house is starting a pr blitz to sell the stimulus, saying it created or saved millions of jobs. not everyone agrees with the administrations assessment of this, including the number three republican in the house, hes going to join us a...

Applicable laws and regulations. today began a pr blitz as tony hayward, the c ceo, hit the morning airwaves. >> it wasnt our accident but we are absolutely responsible for the oil, for cleaning it up. >> this is not our accident but its our responsibility to deal with it. this wasnt our accident, this was a drilling rig operated by another company, it was their people, their systems, their processes. >> mr. hayward treading that very thin line simultaneously taking responsibility and assigning ...

Today began a pr blitz as tony hayward hit the morning airwaves. >> it wasnt our accident but we are absolutely responsible for the oil, for cleaning it up. >> this is not our accident but its our responsibility to deal with it. this wasnt our accident, this was a drilling rig operated by another company, it was their people, their systems, their processes. >> mr. hayward treading that very thin line simultaneously taking responsibility and assigning blame to transocean, the worlds largest drill...