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now, actually pretty good since where it started pretty much in the 100 level, stocks are negative even though one of the big three credit agencies affirmed the u.s. governments aaa rating today, calling its credit worthiness exceptional. thats a sharp contrast to this months downgrade by standard & poors. we told you this this was going to happen yesterday. it did. protesters make san franciscos rush hour commute a mess. bay area rapid transit shut all four downtown b.a.r.t. station...

word. >> the truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to happen. >> as makeshift memorials spring up across norway, police and the public are searching for answers to fridays deadly attacks. the lawyer and suspect, anders breivik, the lawyer said his client is in insane. the suspects father, who doesnt want to be identified, agrees. >> translator: no, ill never have more contact with him in my darkest momen...

to see former massachusetts ♪ governor mitt romney formally thats why right here, in australia, announcing hes a candidate for chevron is building the republican presidential one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. nomination. staffers say romney will enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. telecrowd at a new hampshire whats it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. farm. weve got to be smart about this. an...

whats going on in our city that no one would take the time to help this drowning man. >> could we have done more when the gentleman became unconscious? certainly theres that opportunity for us to have gone out and do more. were looking at that. >> alameda officials say theyll reinstate the water rescue training. >> 911 whats your emergency? >> i called a little bit ago. i found out my granddaughter has been taken. she has been missing. her mother finally admitted shes been missing. >> ...

about 40 minutes from now. were taking a look at live pictures showing you there the flag set up, the podium set up, waiting for the president to be speaking. that will be happening momentarily. now, of course were taking a look at how the events a world away impact your security, our standing in the world. weve got a few details ahead of the speech. the president is expected to say that the post-bin laden area is a time to reject terror and extremist views. the president will emphasiz...

Polarization of the parties and rise of the internet have created a cannibalistic feeding frenzy. maybe thats why mike huckabee decided to bow out. his wife warned him, it would be brutal. he surely realized that, saying on fox: -- >> only when i was alone in quiet and reflective moments that i have not only clarity, but an inexplicable inner peace. a peace that exceeds human understanding. >> that wouldnt come in a run for president. on the republican side. talk back today. is hyper partisanshi...

>> reporter: open floodgates, thousands hit by floodwaters so new orleans stays dry. the alternative, city officials say, would have been worse than katrina. >> water is pouring through 15 of 125 floodgates at morganza, louisiana right now, a quarter of the gates will eventually be opened. downstream, water from the spillway is already overrunning some homes. as many as 25,000 could go under water in the next few weeks. president obama is welcoming jordan king abdallah to the white h...

Youve been sounding out on our talk-back question today. carol costello has the responses. >> quite a few responses. the talk-back question, does it matter if bin ladens killing was legal? scott says i dont believe there was a choice. if he had been captured or put on trial, bin laden would have been prime ransom demand. a potential rash of american kidnappings or as a means to end terrorist attacks against the united states, its allies and assets. and this one says as kids we are taught to lead...

Russian rockets to get to the international space station. so talk back today. what will the last space shuttle mission mean for america? facebook.com/carolcnn. ill read your comments this hour. >> very interesting question. bush administration wanted to send us to mars and the obama administration says hold on. >> the space program has always been symbolic of something bigger. its what america does. if we put our minds to it, we can do it. what does it symbolize now? >> right. great question, c...

401 never made it out of committee. ron paul himself told politico, im not a good legislator. but he is a great presidential candidate. last time around, ron paul got virtually no publicity, and he still had a big impact. at one point, his campaign was raising $3,000 a second online. people liked his anti-war message and fiscal conservatism, and felt he influenced other political candidates to talk about these things. but still, he lost the republican nomination by a land slide. and now hes prob...