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the viewers may understand, it basically means that rebekah brooks and her husband, charlie, have been charged with effectively concealing evidence from the police, as they looked into phone hacking at the disgraced tabloid owned by rupert murdoch, "the news of the world." that tabloid closed down last summer but the repercussions of the phone hacking scandal continue to ripple through british society, and internationally as well, of course, but this is significant, because its the fir...

we begin this evening with two important political disputes. one of them a fascinating family feud. president obama out on the west coast fundraising. his team believes those efforts will be helped by the news he supports same-sex marriage. behind the scenes at the obama white house, a rift with the vice president for forcing the president to speed up that announcement. jessica yellin has just learned new details. the vice president just trying to make up by going into the oval office ...

we begin tonight with new details about president obamas personal evolution on a potent political issue, same-sex marriage. >> i have just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> with that in that oval office vint with abc news, the president officially switched his position. in 2008, he ran as i acandidate who opposed same-sex marriage. cnn is told he is ready to support it and gre...

Almost half the country. 10% will be at least 100 pounds overweight. and a new government report shows highway deaths in the united states reaching an all time low compared to the number of miles driven. safety experts say that is because people are driving less and using seat belts more. president obama quick to congratulate frances president-elect francois hollande. he invited him to the white house ahead of the g8 economic summit at camp david later this month. already some economists and pol...

This follows the votes in france and greece that could have a huge impact on plans to resolve europes debt crisis. the french voters fed one the drastic cuts there ousted president nicolas sarkozy in favor of socialist. francois hollande is planning to ease it. the associate press bureau chief joins us now live by skype from paris. how are plans to resolve europes debt crisis now be threatened by the outcome of the elections in france and greece? >> reporter: hi there. well, first of all, you as...

in the last two years, 13 governments in the european union have either collapsed or been voted out of power. today, french president nicolas sarkozy is caught in a runoff with francois hollande that cast him his job. under sarkozy, frances unemployment climbing to 10%, while economic growth ground to a halt. also today, greece, a national election taking place in a society crushed by debt. greek unemployment now at 21%. up from just 9% before bailouts and austerity brought protesters ...

People to work harder give them more. why is it if you screw the poor people theyll somehow be whipped into action somehow? >> yeah, if youre trying to look for a logical explanation, youre not going to find it. but youre going to ask, who are the masters, whose interest are the parties serving? and its pretty clear. the republican party given a choice between what makes sense economically and what redistributes income from the poor to the rich, reverse robin hood, you know which one theyre goin...

Gsa contractors. >> i think this is the tip of the iceberg, jon, i really do. when you shine a light on something it often leads you to something else. and i think that these committees are now engaged up on capitol hill to continue looking. i think this is just so brazen it has really struck a chord with people around the country, and that picture of the supervisor sitting in the tub is now infamous. but it will probably raise the curtain on a number of different organizations inside government...

Has record unemployment. lets look at the unemployment situation in america when president obama took office. jobs were in a freefall in 2008. remember these days? i do. once president obamas policies got under way, things started to turn around. the stimulus programs kicked in. lets not forget how the righties vilified the auto industry bailout. no, it was a loan, and it worked. and the republicans had nothing to do with it. the payroll tax cut, well, that was suspended. and there, of course, i...

Situation in america when president obama took office. jobs were in a freefall in 2008. remember these days? i do. once president obamas policies got under way, things started to turn around. the stimulus programs kicked in. lets not forget how the righties vilified the auto industry bailout. no, it was a loan, and it worked. and the republicans had nothing to do with it. the payroll tax cut, well, that was suspended. and there, of course, is no way around it. president obama is the job creator....