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motes. 22 republicans voted against it and all of the democrats. just before the vote, speaker boehner blamed president obama at the talks aimed at a bipartisan deal. >> i stuck my neck out a mile and i put revenues on the table. in order to try to come to an agreement to avert us being where we are. but a lot of people in this town can never say yes. a lot of people can never say yes. this house has acted and it is time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the ais...

could make or break the debt crisis and i know youre saying ive heard this before. but here is the deal today. lawmakers are not mincing words. less than five days to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on government bills. today the house is due to vote on speaker john boehners plan. as his own party holds the majority of votes he is really getting frustrated with the divisions that threaten its passage. in a closed door meeting, boehner actually told the feuding republicans, qu...

kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. hes providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washing...

john boehner, still a few votes short as he tries to muscle his plan through the house of representatives and send the message to the democrat-controlled senate and the democratic-controlled white house. however, were in limbo tonight as this drama plays out. the speaker in his office with his top deputies. were told pizza brought in a short time ago. theyre trying desperately to round up the last few votes they need to get this vote through the house tonight. the vote has been delayed...

kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. hes providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washing...

spending cuts in ten years. reid would hike the debt by $2.7 trillion now and mandate an equal amount of cuts. but the congressional budget office says the boehner plan would trim spending by $850 billion, and the reid plan by $2.2 trillion. boehner went back to the board and postponed the vote that was supposed to happen today. reids plan cant pass the house, and not only is boehners plan doomed in the senate, a great many house republicans dont like it either. so what happens now? we...

shows the moment of impact. 76 people were killed in the bombing and shooting rampage on an island near oslo. survivors are describing the terror. >> when the shooter got closer, i was left with only one question. how would i like to die. i mean, let him shoot me or shall i just drown in trying to escape. the violence just wont stop in syria. at least eight more people including an 11-year-old boy were shot and killed by security forces outside damascus today. that is according to a ...

offer the spending and deficit cuts that republicans thought it would. cnns chief white house correspondent jessica yellin spends the next 18 seconds giving us the big picture. >> reporter: whats happening now is democrats are waiting. theyre just waiting to see what happens with the republicans bill before making their own move in the senate. the big picture here is neither the republicans bill in the house nor the democrats bill in the senate seems to have the votes to get through bo...

impact nationwide on an all fragile recovery. >> a default and the ripple effect i think would be impactful and representing our consumers, we think that that would be very, very difficult for the american economy to withstand at this point in time in our history. >> thats here at home. then there are global worries. concerns that a default or even a close call here could rattle international markets and international economies like that domino effect back after the big wall street m...

getting the mage? weve got new polling that says all of that. and this is important. recent polling may also explain why we havent got an deal yet. well tell you what were talking about. in any case, americans are speaking out today. >> good morning, speaker boehners office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volu...