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Comforting thoughts that before he died he had a relationship with god. >> reporter: after looking at damage, investigators say it is amazing those two were able to get out of this plane at all. hanna is still heavy sedated. she is off the breathing tube, but she has not told her side of the story. there is a strong belief when she tells what happened and how they got out of that plane that this hero story will be magnified. austin anderson, a 27-year-old marine, one of four who died in that cra...

political turmoil brings economic hardship in syria. we speak to the people who are feeling the pain. >> and the captain of the capsized cruise ship in italy reportedly says that he abandoned ship after tripping and falling into a life boat. first up, though, the imf says it needs more money to safeguard the euro zone and the wider global economy. but in order to keep a large chunk of the developed world affront, it seems as though developing world countries will be footing much of t...

cruise liner is suspended. rescue diver face new difficulties while the captain may face years of prison. im wolf blitzern charleston, south carolina. youre in "the situation room." just releasing right now, a latest poll showing a tightening race. newt gingrich is charging ahead, trying to keep the fight for the republican nomination going, and the new cnn/time/orc poll shows him closing the gap here in south carolina. mitt romney remains the front-runner with 33%. gingrich up now, ...

council claims 50,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in february. so far cnn is unable to confirm that figure. rebels are giving gadhafi loyalists until saturday to surrender the town of sirte and others they control. sirte is colonel gadhafis hometown and one of the places he may be hiding. the ntc says its trying to avoid bloodshed but threatens an all-out attack if the loyalists fail to disarm. syrian opposition forces say security forces cracked down on anti-gov...

what could be the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. good morning to you all. thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. im t.j. holmes. we do need to start with a debate that was supposed to be over already. we are less than three days from a possible u.s. default. this clock is still ticking and a deal is not done. we are expecting a lot of action on capitol hill today. both houses in session, but whether theres going to be any real progress, thats anybodys gue...

lawmakers are in session this afternoon, trying to end a tense political standoff over the debt ceiling. so far, we have only been hearing more contentious remarks from both sides. well take you there live in a moment. many of you are expressing frustration with the debt impasse in washington. and with members of congress who have yet to reach a deficit reduction deal. vernon hill says he wants lawmakers to get the u.s. out of debt or resign. >> the united states of america is about ...

There are a lot of women who are running for either the senate or for governor. and it will be interesting to see how many women win on the republican side. it could very well be a year of the republican governor. taxpayer outrage continues in bell, california. its a tiny town that was paying out massive government salaries. the up roar all started after a los angeles times report revealed the citys police chief was making 457,0$457,000 a year. the citys chief administrative officer was making...

Scenario. a leak in the pipeline itself because then you have mini leaks springing up, and that is a disaster i dont want to even think about. that would make it much worse. irreversible damage to that pipe. >> and it would severely limit the number of options left to bp and the federal government in terms of how to resolve this. >> thats right. it depends on where the leaks are. when we have the relief well, we finally choke it off at the bottom. hopefully the leaks will be on top of where the ...

But she does have a new prosthetic leg, one of 400 artificial limbs, provided so far in haiti by the hanger prosthetics, a u.s. company donating its own funds and supported by several charities. therapist anna says the kids will need to keep getting updated replacements. >> depends on how fast they grow. its like saying how soon would they need a new pair of tennis shoes. >> reporter: crystal says other kids in the orphan age still tease her. holding baby kevin the director chris covern says it ...

Expecting much lower power bills. >> during the day we wont even turn lights on here to have classes and activities during -- during the day. our classrooms are the same way. we really dont know if well have to turn a light switch on during the day in the classroom. >> reporter: thats a big savings. >> well, we hope. >> reporter: one of the towns many new wind turbines represent up to 30% of the new hospitals electricity, while power- and water-saving utilities dominate. mary sweet runs the plac...