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the debris, but the odds of it actually hitting you, we took this a step further. thats one in several trillion, trillion with a t. chad myers, so the news today, we are now in the strike zone. is that for now or for good? >> that will be for good, until it falls out of the sky and well know. we were doing this little tweet thing back and forth a little bit ago about how the earth is not round. the earth is not round. its fatter at the equator. so this thing will be closer to the atmos...

ties to the terrorist group in afghanistan. top officials have indicated this week that there is evidence that pakistans intelligence agency is supporting what is called the haqqani network and now going one step further saying they believe that the support is coming from the agencies highest ranks. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by with the latest. barbara, a lot at stake right now, and what are the officials saying? >> well, wolf, pakistan is supposed to be one ...

economic forecast. lets get to alison kosik. shes monitoring everything today where at one point today, the dow tanked morning 500 points. whats going on? >> thats right. these worries about a recession were ampfullied today. not just in the u.s., but overseas as well. the federal reserve spooked everybody first. this was yesterday. the fed giving a really bleak assessment of the u.s. economy warning of significant downside risks to the economic outlook. translation there that the econ...

offduty police officer in 1989. working to stop the execution. also have breaking news on the other big story. the release of two american hikers in iran. josh fattal and shane bauer were escorted to their family. well begin with the extraordinary troy davis take. i want to go straight to david mattingly outside the prison in jackson, georgia. there seems to be increased activity in the last hour. apparently family members arriving, a lot of state police arriving. what is your feeling ...

he was executed just under an hour ago in the u.s. state of georgia. troy davis was convicted in 1991 of the killing of an off duty police officer. the supreme court rejected his last ditch appeal, the state went ahead with this controversial execution. he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes...

he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes it was all over. >> he said the incident that night was not my fault, i did not have a gun. and thats when he told his friends to continue to fight and look deeper into this case so you can really find the truth. for those about to take my life, may god...

individuals. they claim that only their views, approaches or prescriptions can save humanity and the world economy. their colleagues and friends dont you think that the root cause of the problems must be solved in the prevailing international order? or the way the world is governed? i would like to draw your kind attention to the following questions. who abducted tens of millions of people from their homes in africa during the dark period of slavery making them a victim of their materi...

Independent palestinian state too as long as they know they can be secure in their homes, in their communities, sending their children to school? because the israelis. you look at public opinion polls, israelis dont want to be occupiers anymore. its not in their nations best interest. >> we have said repeatedly that we understand israeli legitimate security concerns. we have been so forthcoming and creative about accepting guarantees by third party. we said that we will never accept an israeli m...

Dana milbank, you did a column today, how how have you taken the clothes off, if you will, about this argument that everybody who makes 200, 250 a year is a job creator. >> mitt romney is correct, people are corporations, but guess what? more than 21 million of those are actually non-employer corporations, like me. that means its just the guy who owns the business or the guy who is the business. you know, guess what? you can reduce my taxes to zero or -- >> you think its a tax dodge? >> because ...

versus looking at what you could earn on that money. >> you learn something there with clyde this morning. >> yes. >> its not all the same for everybody. maybe you should pay off and be safe. >> whatever you feel comfortable with. >> fredricka, its all yours. >> keep that credit score up, too. >> yes. good to see you. >> you as well. well see you in new york tomorrow for the 9/11 marking of ten years. >> yes. security is stepped up across america this weekend after what officials cal...