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of a lifetime. a family spending new years rounding the volcanic wide island off new zealands coast. january 1, 2010. this girl, then 15, decided to spend the morning alone in her cabin. and the trip of a lifetime turned to terror as her locked door to cabin 3073 suddenly clicked. >> i didnt hear the card key go in but i did hear like the door open and like the lock like -- and i thought it was my brother or sister at first. and then when i saw the guy come in, i didnt recognize the ba...

the initial attempt to get rid of the law came in january of 2011, two weeks after the gop took control of the house. that vote passed and died in the senate however as it has every other time that the house has tried to repeal the law. president obama says he has a sure-fired way to help middle-class taxpayers to help families making less than $250,000 a year, and get rid of tax breaks for the wealthy. i want to bring in jessica yellin who is in new york today. he talked about this ...

today when he speaks in the white house rose garden. hes going to be calling for an extension of tax cuts only for people earning $250,000 a year or less. >> so the president is totally committed to getting rid of the tax cut for those making $250,000 or above. >> lets make progress on our spending by doing away with tax cuts for people that quite frankly dont need them and that havent worked and have them pay their fair share? >> that a yes or no. the president is completed committed ...

>> brooke, because they feel that history is on their side and that any time the discussions about tax cuts or more specifically tax hikes, any time they can paint democrats as wanting to raise taxes its bad for democrats. and i just want to show you a quote from one of the top republicans to give you an illustration of how theyre framing it on the republican side. this is from the number two republican jon kyl who said president obamas push to raise taxes on those earning more than $2...

wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individual...

and then after shots ring out you can hear men will cheer. human rights activists and officials are expressing horror today after what some are calling an honor killing. i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent. what are you learning about this video of the woman who was executed and the circumstances? >> well, very disturbing to watch but many officials believe it under scores the real brutality of the taliban. this woman apparently was killed, executed by the taliban because the...

frightening infection that kills within days. and later, it might be cool temperatures at wimbledon, but its hot on the court. for the first time in 73 years, a brit will -- 74 years, a brit will play in the mens final. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast. 4:00 a.m. in the west. thanks for starting your morning with us. we start this morning with extreme weather. record temperatures being blamed for as many as 30 deaths across seven states. the heat ...

records across the country. but the weather was still deadly last night the small po town of cuba. a new mother riding out the storm in her car in a food store in a parking lot was killed when debris crashed through her wind field and hit her in the chest. buildings and cars were up-ended around the small town. six nato troops were killed today when the roadside bomb blew up in the eastern side of the country. in word yet on the nationality of the troops killed. the attacks come as s...

and fled the city. >> in chicago it was 105 and it felt like 112. we came up here to escape the heat a little bit. >> reporter: but a cold front is expected in the coming days. >> looking forward to the 8 0 agrees. even 89 degrees would be great. >> reporter: they say the cooler air will move into the great lakes, northeast and into the east. bringing comfort for hundreds of thousands who are still without power after last weekends storms. in west virginia, more than 160,000 people rem...

a penalty, not a tax. >> the law is clear. its called a penalty. >> the massive so-called tax increase theyre talking about is the freeloader penalty. >> people who can buy health insurance should take responsibility to do so. >> im saying it was set up as a penalty for people who choose not to buy insurance. >> its a penalty. >> whatever you call it a mandate or a tax, its a penalty. >> in case you missed it, its a penalty and not a tax. thats whats being said, right? as for the repub...